[Federal Register: August 10, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 153)]
[Proposed Rules]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 300
[FRL-7799-2]
National Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan
National Priorities List
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice of Intent to Delete the San Fernando Valley Basin Area
3, Verdugo Study Area Superfund Site from the National Priorities List
(NPL).
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region IX is
publishing this Notice of Intent to Delete the San Fernando Valley
Basin Area 3, Verdugo Study Area Superfund Site (Site) from the
National Priorities List (NPL), and requests public comments on this
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action. The Site is in the eastern portion of the San Fernando Valley
Basin in Los Angeles, California.
The NPL, promulgated pursuant to section 105 of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of
1980, as amended, is found at Appendix B of 40 CFR part 300, the
National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP).
The NCP sets criteria that must be met to delete a site from the NPL.
EPA, in consultation with the State of California, has determined that
the Site meets the following criterion for site deletion: ``The
remedial investigation has shown that the release poses no significant
threat to public health or the environment, and, therefore, taking of
remedial measures is not appropriate.'' However, this deletion does not
preclude future actions under Superfund, based on new information or
conditions.
In the Rules and Regulations section of today's Federal Register,
we are concurrently publishing a Direct Final Notice of Deletion for
the Site, because we view this as a noncontroversial action and
anticipate no adverse comments. This is a streamlined approach for site
deletion. We have provided further information on the Site and
explained our reasons for this deletion in Section IV. of the Direct
Final Notice of Deletion.
If we receive no adverse comment(s) on this Notice of Intent to
Delete or the Direct Final Notice of Deletion, the deletion will become
final 30 days after the end of the public comment period. If we receive
adverse comment(s), we will publish a timely withdrawal of the Direct
Final Notice of Deletion before it takes effect. We will, as
appropriate, prepare a Responsiveness Summary to address public
comments and continue with the deletion process on the basis of the
Notice of Intent to Delete and the comments already received. There
will not be another comment period on the Notice of Intent to Delete/
Direct Final Notice of Deletion. Any parties interested in commenting
must do so at this time.
DATES: Comments concerning deletion of this Site must be received by
September 9, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to Jackie Lane,
Community Involvement Coordinator, U.S. EPA Region IX (SFD-3), 75
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California 94105, (415) 972-3236.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charnjit Bhullar, Remedial Project
Manager, U.S. EPA Region IX (SFD 7-1), 75 Hawthorne Street, San
Francisco, California 94105, (415) 972-3960.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional Site information, see the
Direct Final Notice of Deletion which is located in the Rules and
Regulations section of this Federal Register.
Information Repositories: Information supporting the deletion is
available in the Deletion Docket at the EPA Region IX Records Center
and at the Information Repositories. The Information Repositories have
been established to provide comprehensive Site related information, at
the following addresses:
U.S. EPA Superfund Record Center, 95 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco,
California 94105-3901, (415) 536-2000.
La Canada Library, 4545 Oakwood Ave., La Canada CA 91011, (818) 952-
0603.
Los Angeles Department of Water and Powers, 111 North Hope Street, Rm.
516, Los Angeles, CA 90012 (213) 367-1995.
Glendale Public Library, 222 East Harvard Street, Glendale, CA 91205,
(818) 548-2021.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Chemicals,
Hazardous waste, Hazardous substances, Intergovernmental relations,
Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Superfund, Water
pollution control, Water supply.
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(c)(2); 42 U.S.C. 9601-9657; E.O.
12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; E.O. 12580, 52 FR
2923; 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 193.
Dated: July 29, 2004.
Keith Takata,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
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