[Federal Register: June 24, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 121)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 35279]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 300
[FRL-7777-2]
National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan;
National Priorities List
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice of intent for a partial deletion of the U.S. Radium
Corp. Superfund Site from the National Priorities List.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 Office is
issuing this notice of intent to delete the property known as 475 South
Jefferson Street in Orange, New Jersey, which is part of Operable Unit
Two of the U.S. Radium Corp. Superfund Site, from the National
Priorities List (NPL) and requests public comment on this action. The
U.S. Radium Corp. Site is listed on the NPL as located in Orange, New
Jersey, but is composed of contiguous and non-contiguous properties in
the municipalities of Orange, West Orange, and South Orange. The NPL
constitutes Appendix B to the National Oil and Hazardous Substances
Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP), 40 CFR part 300, which EPA
promulgated pursuant to section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended.
EPA and the State of New Jersey, through the Department of
Environmental Protection, have determined that all appropriate remedial
actions related to the U.S. Radium Corp. Site have been completed at
475 South Jefferson Street and no further fund-financed remedial action
at this property is appropriate under CERCLA.
In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of today's Federal
Register, we are publishing a direct final notice of deletion for the
property known as 475 South Jefferson Street without prior notice of
this action because we consider this is noncontroversial and anticipate
no significant adverse comments. We have explained our basis for this
deletion in the preamble to the direct final deletion. If we receive no
significant comments on this notice of intent to delete, the direct
final deletion, or other notices we will issue, we will not take
further action on this notice of intent to delete. If we receive
significant adverse comment(s), we will withdraw the direct final
notice of deletion and it will not take effect. We will, as
appropriate, address all public comments. If, after evaluating public
comments, EPA decides to proceed with deletion, we will do so in a
subsequent final deletion notice based on this notice of intent to
delete. Any parties interested in commenting must do so at this time.
For additional information, see the direct final notice of deletion
which is located in the rules section of the Federal Register.
DATES: Comments concerning the partial deletion of the U.S. Radium
Corp. Superfund Site must be received by July 26, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be mailed to: Stephanie Vaughn,
Remedial Project Manager, New Jersey Remediation Branch, Emergency and
Remedial Response Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 2, 290 Broadway, 19th Floor, New York, New York 10007-1866.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Vaughn, Remedial Project
Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2, 290 Broadway,
19th Floor, New York, New York 10007-1866, phone: (212) 637-3914; fax:
(212) 637-4393; e-mail: vaughn.stephanie@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information, see the Direct
Final Notice of Deletion which is located in the rules section of this
Federal Register.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9601-9657; 33 U.S.C. 1321(c)(2); E.O.S
12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; E.O. 12580, 52 FR
2923, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 193.
Dated: June 10, 2004.
Anthony Cancro,
Acting Regional Administrator--Region 2.
[FR Doc. 04-14217 Filed 6-23-04; 8:45 am]
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