82 FR 12422 - National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List: Partial Deletion of the North Penn Area 6 Superfund Site

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 41 (March 3, 2017)

Page Range		12422-12423
FR Document		2017-04120

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region III announces the deletion of a portion of the North Penn Area 6 Superfund Site (Site) located in Lansdale Borough, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, from the National Priorities List (NPL). The deletion affects approximately 6.5 acres located at 135 East Hancock Street (the ``Administrative Parcel''). 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). This partial deletion pertains to the soils and groundwater of the Administrative Parcel portion of the Site. The other portions of the Site will remain on the NPL and are not being considered for deletion as part of this action. The EPA and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, through the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP), have determined that all appropriate response actions under CERCLA, other than monitoring and five-year reviews, have been completed. However, the deletion of the Administrative Parcel does not preclude future actions under Superfund.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[EPA-HQ-SFUND-1989-0008; FRL-9959-86-Region 3]


National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; 
National Priorities List: Partial Deletion of the North Penn Area 6 
Superfund Site

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region III announces 
the deletion of a portion of the North Penn Area 6 Superfund Site 
(Site) located in Lansdale Borough, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 
from the National Priorities List (NPL). The deletion affects 
approximately 6.5 acres located at 135 East Hancock Street (the 
``Administrative Parcel''). 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). 
This partial deletion pertains to the soils and groundwater of the 
Administrative Parcel portion of the Site. The other portions of the 
Site will remain on the NPL and are not being considered for deletion 
as part of this action. The EPA and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 
through the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection 
(PADEP), have determined that all appropriate response actions under 
CERCLA, other than monitoring and five-year reviews, have been 
completed. However, the deletion of the Administrative Parcel does not 
preclude future actions under Superfund.

DATES: This action is effective March 3, 2017.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket 
Identification No. EPA-HQ-SFUND-1989-0008. All documents in the docket 
are listed on the http://www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed 
in the index, some information is not publicly available, i.e., 
Confidential Business Information or other information whose disclosure 
is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted 
material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available 
only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are 
available either electronically through http://www.regulations.gov or 
in hard copy at the site information repositories. Locations, contacts, 
phone numbers and viewing hours are:
     U.S. EPA Region III, Superfund Records Center, 6th Floor, 
1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029; phone (215) 814-3157, 
Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
     The Lansdale Public Library, 301 Vine St., Lansdale, PA 
19446; phone (215) 855-3228, Monday through Friday 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 
p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Huu Ngo, Remedial Project Manager 
(3HS21), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch 
Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029; (215) 814-3187; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The portion of the Site to be deleted from 
the NPL is approximately 6.5 acres located at 135 East Hancock Street, 
within the former Tate Andale Property of the North Penn Area 6 
Superfund Site, Lansdale Borough, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. A 
Notice of Intent for Partial Deletion for this Site was published in 
the Federal Register (81 FR 94295) on December 23, 2016.
    The closing date for comments on the Notice of Intent for Partial 
Deletion was January 23, 2017. Two public comments were received, which 
expressed concern regarding environmental risk and groundwater 
contamination. EPA responded to these comments by citing the soil and 
groundwater cleanups that have occurred, and the determination that, 
for the Administrative Parcel, the remedial action objectives for the 
soil and groundwater cleanups have been met and no further Superfund 
response actions are needed to protect human health and the 
environment. A responsiveness summary was prepared and placed in both 
the docket, EPA-HQ-SFUND-1989-0008, on www.regulations.gov, and in the 
local repositories listed above.
    EPA maintains the NPL as the list of sites that appear to present a 
significant risk to public health, welfare, or the environment. 
Deletion of a site from the NPL does not preclude further remedial 
action. Whenever there is a significant release from a site deleted 
from the NPL, the deleted site may be restored to the NPL without 
application of the hazard ranking system. Deletion of portions of a 
site from the NPL does not affect responsible party liability, in the 
unlikely event that future conditions warrant further actions.

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.

    Dated: February 22, 2017.
Cecil Rodrigues,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
    For reasons set out in the preamble, 40 CFR part 300 is amended as 
follows:

PART 300--NATIONAL OIL AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES POLLUTION 
CONTINGENCY PLAN

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1. The authority citation for part 300 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(d); 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.

Appendix B to Part 300--[Amended]

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2. Table 1 of appendix B to part 300 is amended by revising the entry 
for ``PA,'' ``North Penn Area 6,'' ``Lansdale'' to read as follows:

Appendix B to Part 300--National Priorities List

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                                       Table 1--General Superfund Section
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                State                         Site name               City/county              Notes  (\a\)
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PA...................................  North Penn Area 6......  Lansdale...............  P
 
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(\a\) = Based on issuance of health advisory by Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (if scored, HRS
  score need not be greater than or equal to 28.50).
P = Sites with partial deletion(s).

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Issued at Washington, DC, on February 27, DATES: This action is effective March 3, remedial action objectives for the soil
2017. 2017. and groundwater cleanups have been
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development ADDRESSES: EPA has established a met and no further Superfund response
Corporation. actions are needed to protect human
docket for this action under Docket
Carrie Lavigne, Identification No. EPA–HQ–SFUND– health and the environment. A
Chief Counsel. 1989–0008. All documents in the docket responsiveness summary was prepared
[FR Doc. 2017–04069 Filed 3–2–17; 8:45 am] are listed on the http:// and placed in both the docket, EPA–
BILLING CODE 4910–61–P www.regulations.gov Web site. Although HQ–SFUND–1989–0008, on
listed in the index, some information is www.regulations.gov, and in the local
not publicly available, i.e., Confidential repositories listed above.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Business Information or other EPA maintains the NPL as the list of
AGENCY information whose disclosure is sites that appear to present a significant
restricted by statute. Certain other risk to public health, welfare, or the
40 CFR Part 300 material, such as copyrighted material, environment. Deletion of a site from the
[EPA–HQ–SFUND–1989–0008; FRL–9959– is not placed on the Internet and will be NPL does not preclude further remedial
86–Region 3] publicly available only in hard copy action. Whenever there is a significant
form. Publicly available docket release from a site deleted from the NPL,
National Oil and Hazardous materials are available either the deleted site may be restored to the
Substances Pollution Contingency electronically through http:// NPL without application of the hazard
Plan; National Priorities List: Partial www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at ranking system. Deletion of portions of
Deletion of the North Penn Area 6 the site information repositories. a site from the NPL does not affect
Superfund Site Locations, contacts, phone numbers and responsible party liability, in the
viewing hours are: unlikely event that future conditions
AGENCY: Environmental Protection • U.S. EPA Region III, Superfund warrant further actions.
Agency. Records Center, 6th Floor, 1650 Arch
ACTION: Final rule. List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300
Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103–2029;
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection phone (215) 814–3157, Monday through Environmental protection, Air
Agency (EPA) Region III announces the Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. pollution control, Chemicals, Hazardous
deletion of a portion of the North Penn • The Lansdale Public Library, 301 waste, Hazardous substances,
Area 6 Superfund Site (Site) located in Vine St., Lansdale, PA 19446; phone Intergovernmental relations, Penalties,
Lansdale Borough, Montgomery County, (215) 855–3228, Monday through Friday Reporting and recordkeeping
Pennsylvania, from the National 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. requirements, Superfund, Water
Priorities List (NPL). The deletion FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Huu pollution control, Water supply.
affects approximately 6.5 acres located Ngo, Remedial Project Manager (3HS21), Dated: February 22, 2017.
at 135 East Hancock Street (the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cecil Rodrigues,
‘‘Administrative Parcel’’). The NPL, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
promulgated pursuant to section 105 of Philadelphia, PA 19103–2029; (215)
the Comprehensive Environmental 814–3187; email: ngo.huu@epa.gov. For reasons set out in the preamble,
Response, Compensation, and Liability 40 CFR part 300 is amended as follows:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is portion of the Site to be deleted from the PART 300—NATIONAL OIL AND
an appendix of the National Oil and NPL is approximately 6.5 acres located HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
Hazardous Substances Pollution at 135 East Hancock Street, within the POLLUTION CONTINGENCY PLAN
Contingency Plan (NCP). This partial former Tate Andale Property of the
deletion pertains to the soils and North Penn Area 6 Superfund Site, ■ 1. The authority citation for part 300
groundwater of the Administrative Lansdale Borough, Montgomery County, continues to read as follows:
Parcel portion of the Site. The other Pennsylvania. A Notice of Intent for
portions of the Site will remain on the Partial Deletion for this Site was Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(d); 42 U.S.C.
9601–9657; E.O. 13626, 77 FR 56749, 3 CFR,
NPL and are not being considered for published in the Federal Register (81 2013 Comp., p. 306; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757,
deletion as part of this action. The EPA FR 94295) on December 23, 2016. 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; E.O. 12580, 52
and the Commonwealth of The closing date for comments on the FR 2923, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 193.
Pennsylvania, through the Pennsylvania Notice of Intent for Partial Deletion was
Department of Environmental Protection January 23, 2017. Two public comments Appendix B to Part 300—[Amended]
(PADEP), have determined that all were received, which expressed concern
■ 2. Table 1 of appendix B to part 300
appropriate response actions under regarding environmental risk and
is amended by revising the entry for
CERCLA, other than monitoring and groundwater contamination. EPA
‘‘PA,’’ ‘‘North Penn Area 6,’’ ‘‘Lansdale’’
five-year reviews, have been completed. responded to these comments by citing
to read as follows:
However, the deletion of the the soil and groundwater cleanups that
Administrative Parcel does not preclude have occurred, and the determination Appendix B to Part 300—National
future actions under Superfund. that, for the Administrative Parcel, the Priorities List
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TABLE 1—GENERAL SUPERFUND SECTION
Notes
State Site name City/county ( a)

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PA ........................................... North Penn Area 6 .......................................... Lansdale ................................. P

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(a) = Based on issuance of health advisory by Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (if scored, HRS score need not be greater
than or equal to 28.50).
P = Sites with partial deletion(s).

* * * * * Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of from the fishery. The Acting Assistant
[FR Doc. 2017–04120 Filed 3–2–17; 8:45 am] Alaska (FMP) prepared by the North Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Pacific Fishery Management Council (AA), finds good cause to waive the
under authority of the Magnuson- requirement to provide prior notice and
Stevens Fishery Conservation and opportunity for public comment
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Management Act. Regulations governing pursuant to the authority set forth at 5
fishing by U.S. vessels in accordance U.S.C. 553(b)(B) as such requirement is
National Oceanic and Atmospheric with the FMP appear at subpart H of 50 impracticable and contrary to the public
Administration CFR part 600 and 50 CFR part 679. interest. This requirement is
The A season allowance of the 2017
impracticable and contrary to the public
50 CFR Part 679 total allowable catch (TAC) of pollock in
Statistical Area 620 of the GOA is interest as it would prevent NMFS from
[Docket No. 160920866–7167–02] responding to the most recent fisheries
34,549 metric tons (mt) as established
RIN 0648–XF253 by the final 2017 and 2018 harvest data in a timely fashion and would
specifications for groundfish in the GOA delay the closure of directed fishing for
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic (82 FR 12032, February 27, 2017). pollock in Statistical Area 620 of the
Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical In accordance with § 679.20(d)(1)(i), GOA. NMFS was unable to publish a
Area 620 in the Gulf of Alaska the Regional Administrator has notice providing time for public
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries determined that the A season allowance comment because the most recent,
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and of the 2017 TAC of pollock in Statistical relevant data only became available as
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Area 620 of the GOA will soon be of February 24, 2017.
reached. Therefore, the Regional The AA also finds good cause to
Commerce.
Administrator is establishing a directed
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure. waive the 30-day delay in the effective
fishing allowance of 34,049 mt and is
date of this action under 5 U.S.C.
SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting directed setting aside the remaining 500 mt as
bycatch to support other anticipated 553(d)(3). This finding is based upon
fishing for pollock in Statistical Area the reasons provided above for waiver of
620 in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This groundfish fisheries. In accordance with
§ 679.20(d)(1)(iii), the Regional prior notice and opportunity for public
action is necessary to prevent exceeding comment.
the A season allowance of the 2017 total Administrator finds that this directed
allowable catch of pollock for Statistical fishing allowance has been reached. This action is required by § 679.20
Area 620 in the GOA. Consequently, NMFS is prohibiting and is exempt from review under
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local
directed fishing for pollock in Statistical Executive Order 12866.
time (A.l.t.), February 28, 2017, through Area 620 of the GOA.
After the effective date of this closure Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
1200 hrs, A.l.t., March 10, 2017.
the maximum retainable amounts at Dated: February 28, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josh § 679.20(e) and (f) apply at any time Karen H. Abrams,
Keaton, 907–586–7228. during a trip. Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
Classification Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
manages the groundfish fishery in the
[FR Doc. 2017–04145 Filed 2–28–17; 4:15 pm]
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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Rules and Regulations
Action		Final rule.
Dates		This action is effective March 3, 2017.
Contact		Huu Ngo, Remedial Project Manager (3HS21), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029; (215) 814-3187; email: [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 12422
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