[Federal Register: January 13, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 8)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 300
[FRL-7608-6]
National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan;
National Priorities List
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice of partial deletion of the Del Monte Corporation (Oahu
Plantation) Superfund Site from the National Priorities List.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 announces
the deletion of the Poamoho section of the Del Monte Corporation (Oahu
Plantation) Superfund Site (the Site) from the National Priorities List
(NPL). The NPL, promulgated pursuant to section 105 of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9605, is codified at Appendix B
of the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan
(NCP), 40 CFR part 300. This partial deletion is consistent with the
EPA's Notice of Policy Change: Policy Regarding Partial Deletion of
Sites Listed on the National Priorities List. 60 FR 55466 (November 1,
1995). This partial deletion pertains to the Poamoho section of the
Site. This partial deletion does not pertain to the Kunia section of
the site. The Kunia section of the site will remain on the NPL, and
response activities will continue at that section. With the concurrence
of the State of Hawaii through the Hawaii Department of Health (DOH),
the EPA has determined that Site investigations show that the Poamoho
section of the Site poses no significant threat to public health or the
environment; consequently, pursuant to CERCLA section 105, and 40 CFR
300.425(e), the Poamoho section of the Site is hereby deleted from the
NPL.
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 13, 2004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Rosati, Remedial Project
Manager, (415) 972-3165, or toll-free (800) 231-3075, U. S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, Mail
Code SFD-8-2, San Francisco, CA 94105. Information on the Site is
available at the local information repository located at: Wahiawa
Public Library, 820 California Avenue, Wahiawa, HI 96786, (808) 622-
6345. Site information is also available at the U.S. EPA Records
Center, 95 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, (415) 536-2000.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The site to be partially deleted from the
NPL is the Del Monte Corporation (Oahu Plantation) Superfund Site,
Kunia, Honolulu County, Oahu, Hawaii. This partial deletion pertains to
the Poamoho section of the Site. This partial deletion does not pertain
to the Kunia section of the Site. This partial deletion is in
accordance with 40 CFR 300.425(e) and the Notice of Policy Change:
Partial Deletion of Sites Listed on the National Priorities List, 60 FR
55466 (Nov. 1, 1995). A Notice of Intent to Partially Delete this Site
was published in the Federal Register on October 30, 2003 (62 FR
60058). The closing date for comments on the Notice of Intent for
Partial Site Deletion was December 1, 2003. The EPA received two
comment letters which supported the partial deletion.
EPA identifies sites that appear to present a significant risk to
public health, welfare, or the environment and
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it maintains the NPL as the list of those sites. Sites on the NPL may
be the subject of Fund-financed remedial actions. Section 300.425(e)(3)
of the NCP, 40 CFR 300.425(e)(3), states that Fund-financed actions may
be taken at sites deleted from the NPL in the unlikely event that
conditions at the site warrant such action. Deletion of a site from the
NPL does not affect responsible party liability or impede EPA efforts
to recover costs associated with response efforts.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Chemicals,
Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Intergovernmental relations,
Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Superfund, Water
pollution control, Water supply.
Dated: January 2, 2004.
Laura Yoshii,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 9.
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For the reasons set out in the preamble, 40 CFR part 300 is amended as
follows:
PART 300--[AMENDED]
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1. The authority citation for part 300 continues to read as follows:
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.
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2. Table 1 of Appendix B to part 300 is amended by revising the entry
for ``Del Monte Corp. (Oahu Plantation)'' to read as follows:
Appendix B--[Amended]
Table 1.--General Superfund Section
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State Site name City/county Notes \1\
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HI............. Del Monte Corp. (Oahu Honolulu County. P
Plantation).
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\1\ A = Based on issuance of health advisory by Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry (if scored, HRS score need not be
<=28.50).
P=Sites with partial deletion(s).
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