81 FR 6827 - National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List: Partial Deletion of the California Gulch Superfund Site

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 26 (February 9, 2016)

Page Range		6827-6827
FR Document		2016-02599

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 is issuing a Notice of Intent to Delete the Operable Unit 1 (OU1) Yak Tunnel/Water Treatment Plant; and Operable Unit 3 (OU3), Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Company (D&RGW) Slag Piles/Railroad Easement/Railroad Yard, of the California Gulch Superfund Site (Site), located in Lake County, Colorado, from the National Priorities List (NPL) and requests public comments on this proposed action. The NPL, promulgated pursuant to section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is an appendix of the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP). The EPA and the State of Colorado, through the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment, have determined that all appropriate response actions at OU1 and OU3 under CERCLA, other than operation, maintenance, and five-year reviews, have been completed. However, this deletion does not preclude future actions under Superfund.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 26 (Tuesday, February 9, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 9, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 6827]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02599]



[[Page 6827]]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[EPA-HQ-SFUND-1983-0002; FRL-9936-88-Region 8]


National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; 
National Priorities List: Partial Deletion of the California Gulch 
Superfund Site

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of intent.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 is issuing 
a Notice of Intent to Delete the Operable Unit 1 (OU1) Yak Tunnel/Water 
Treatment Plant; and Operable Unit 3 (OU3), Denver & Rio Grande Western 
Railroad Company (D&RGW) Slag Piles/Railroad Easement/Railroad Yard, of 
the California Gulch Superfund Site (Site), located in Lake County, 
Colorado, from the National Priorities List (NPL) and requests public 
comments on this proposed action. The NPL, promulgated pursuant to 
section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is an appendix of the 
National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP). 
The EPA and the State of Colorado, through the Colorado Department of 
Public Health and the Environment, have determined that all appropriate 
response actions at OU1 and OU3 under CERCLA, other than operation, 
maintenance, and five-year reviews, have been completed. However, this 
deletion does not preclude future actions under Superfund.

DATES: Comments must be received by March 10, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID no. EPA-HQ-
SFUND-1983-0002, by mail to Linda Kiefer, Remedial Project Manager, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8, Mail Code 8EPR-SR, 1595 
Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO 80202-1129. Comments may also be submitted 
electronically or through hand delivery/courier by following the 
detailed instructions in the ADDRESSES section of the direct final rule 
located in the rules section of this Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Kiefer, Remedial Project 
Manager, Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8, Mail Code 8EPR-SR, 
1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO 80202-1129, (303) 312-6689, email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the ``Rules and Regulations'' Section of 
today's Federal Register, we are publishing a direct final Notice of 
Partial Deletion for all of OU1 and OU3 of the California Gulch 
Superfund Site without prior Notice of Intent for Partial Deletion 
because EPA views this as a noncontroversial revision and anticipates 
no adverse comment. We have explained our reasons for this partial 
deletion in the preamble to the direct final Notice of Partial 
Deletion, and those reasons are incorporated herein. If we receive no 
adverse comment(s) on this partial deletion action, we will not take 
further action on this Notice of Intent for Partial Deletion. If we 
receive adverse comment(s), we will withdraw the direct final Notice of 
Partial Deletion and it will not take effect. We will, as appropriate, 
address all public comments in a subsequent final Notice of Partial 
Deletion based on this Notice of Intent for Partial Deletion. We will 
not institute a second comment period on this Notice of Intent for 
Partial Deletion. Any parties interested in commenting must do so at 
this time.
    For additional information, see the direct final Notice of Partial 
Deletion which is located in the Rules section of this Federal 
Register.
    This partial deletion pertains to all of OU1 and OU3. Operable Unit 
2 (OU2), Malta Gulch Tailing Impoundments and Lower Malta Gulch Fluvial 
Tailing; Operable Unit 4 (OU4) Upper California Gulch; Operable Unit 5 
(OU5), ASARCO Smelters/Slag/Mill Sites; Operable Unit 7 (OU7), Apache 
Tailing Impoundment; Operable Unit 8 (OU8), Lower California Gulch; 
Operable Unit 9 (OU9), Residential Populated Areas; and Operable Unit 
10 (OU10), Oregon Gulch, were previously deleted from the NPL. Operable 
Unit 6 (OU6), Starr Ditch/Stray Horse Gulch/Lower Evans Gulch/Penrose 
Mine Waste Pile; Operable Unit 11 (OU11), Arkansas River Floodplain; 
and Operable Unit 12 (OU12), Site-wide Surface and Groundwater Quality, 
are not being considered for deletion as part of this action and will 
remain on the NPL.

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. 
13626, 77 FR 56749, 3 CFR, 2013 Comp., p.306; 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: January 15, 2016.
Shaun L. McGrath,
Regional Administrator, Region 8.
[FR Doc. 2016-02599 Filed 2-8-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6560-50-P

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 26 / Tuesday, February 9, 2016 / Proposed Rules 6827

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, Deletion. Any parties interested in
AGENCY identified by Docket ID no. EPA–HQ– commenting must do so at this time.
SFUND–1983–0002, by mail to Linda For additional information, see the
40 CFR Part 300 Kiefer, Remedial Project Manager, direct final Notice of Partial Deletion
[EPA–HQ–SFUND–1983–0002; FRL–9936– Environmental Protection Agency, which is located in the Rules section of
88–Region 8] Region 8, Mail Code 8EPR–SR, 1595 this Federal Register.
Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO 80202–
This partial deletion pertains to all of
National Oil and Hazardous 1129. Comments may also be submitted
Substances Pollution Contingency OU1 and OU3. Operable Unit 2 (OU2),
electronically or through hand delivery/
Plan; National Priorities List: Partial Malta Gulch Tailing Impoundments and
courier by following the detailed
Deletion of the California Gulch Lower Malta Gulch Fluvial Tailing;
instructions in the ADDRESSES section of
Superfund Site Operable Unit 4 (OU4) Upper California
the direct final rule located in the rules
Gulch; Operable Unit 5 (OU5), ASARCO
section of this Federal Register.
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Smelters/Slag/Mill Sites; Operable Unit
Agency (EPA). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
7 (OU7), Apache Tailing Impoundment;
ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of intent.
Linda Kiefer, Remedial Project Manager, Operable Unit 8 (OU8), Lower California
Environmental Protection Agency, Gulch; Operable Unit 9 (OU9),
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Region 8, Mail Code 8EPR–SR, 1595 Residential Populated Areas; and
Agency (EPA) Region 8 is issuing a Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO 80202– Operable Unit 10 (OU10), Oregon
Notice of Intent to Delete the Operable 1129, (303) 312–6689, email: Gulch, were previously deleted from the
Unit 1 (OU1) Yak Tunnel/Water kiefer.linda@epa.gov. NPL. Operable Unit 6 (OU6), Starr
Treatment Plant; and Operable Unit 3 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Ditch/Stray Horse Gulch/Lower Evans
(OU3), Denver & Rio Grande Western ‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ Section of Gulch/Penrose Mine Waste Pile;
Railroad Company (D&RGW) Slag Piles/ today’s Federal Register, we are Operable Unit 11 (OU11), Arkansas
Railroad Easement/Railroad Yard, of the publishing a direct final Notice of River Floodplain; and Operable Unit 12
California Gulch Superfund Site (Site), Partial Deletion for all of OU1 and OU3 (OU12), Site-wide Surface and
located in Lake County, Colorado, from of the California Gulch Superfund Site Groundwater Quality, are not being
the National Priorities List (NPL) and without prior Notice of Intent for Partial considered for deletion as part of this
requests public comments on this Deletion because EPA views this as a action and will remain on the NPL.
proposed action. The NPL, promulgated noncontroversial revision and
pursuant to section 105 of the anticipates no adverse comment. We List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300
Comprehensive Environmental have explained our reasons for this
Response, Compensation, and Liability Environmental protection, Air
partial deletion in the preamble to the pollution control, Chemicals, Hazardous
Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is direct final Notice of Partial Deletion,
an appendix of the National Oil and waste, Hazardous substances,
and those reasons are incorporated Intergovernmental relations, Penalties,
Hazardous Substances Pollution herein. If we receive no adverse
Contingency Plan (NCP). The EPA and Reporting and recordkeeping
comment(s) on this partial deletion requirements, Superfund, Water
the State of Colorado, through the action, we will not take further action
Colorado Department of Public Health pollution control, Water supply.
on this Notice of Intent for Partial
and the Environment, have determined Deletion. If we receive adverse Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(c)(2); 42 U.S.C.
that all appropriate response actions at comment(s), we will withdraw the 9601–9657; E.O. 13626, 77 FR 56749, 3 CFR,
OU1 and OU3 under CERCLA, other 2013 Comp., p.306; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757,
direct final Notice of Partial Deletion 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p.351; E.O. 12580, 52 FR
than operation, maintenance, and five- and it will not take effect. We will, as
year reviews, have been completed. 2923, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p.193.
appropriate, address all public
However, this deletion does not comments in a subsequent final Notice Dated: January 15, 2016.
preclude future actions under of Partial Deletion based on this Notice Shaun L. McGrath,
Superfund. of Intent for Partial Deletion. We will Regional Administrator, Region 8.
DATES: Comments must be received by not institute a second comment period [FR Doc. 2016–02599 Filed 2–8–16; 8:45 am]
March 10, 2016. on this Notice of Intent for Partial BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS

VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:10 Feb 08, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\09FEP1.SGM 09FEP1

Document Created: 2018-02-02 14:30:43
Document Modified: 2018-02-02 14:30:43

Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Proposed Rules
Action		Proposed rule; notice of intent.
Dates		Comments must be received by March 10, 2016.
Contact		Linda Kiefer, Remedial Project Manager, Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8, Mail Code 8EPR-SR, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO 80202-1129, (303) 312-6689, email: [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 6827
CFR Associated		Environmental Protection; Air Pollution Control; Chemicals; Hazardous Waste; Hazardous Substances; Intergovernmental Relations; Penalties; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements; Superfund; Water Pollution Control and Water Supply