82_FR_36254 82 FR 36106 - National Priorities List

82 FR 36106 - National Priorities List

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 148 (August 3, 2017)

Page Range36106-36111
FR Document2017-16171

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA'' or ``the Act''), as amended, requires that the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (``NCP'') include a list of national priorities among the known releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants throughout the United States. The National Priorities List (``NPL'') constitutes this list. The NPL is intended primarily to guide the Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'' or ``the agency'') in determining which sites warrant further investigation. These further investigations will allow the EPA to assess the nature and extent of public health and environmental risks associated with the site and to determine what CERCLA-financed remedial action(s), if any, may be appropriate. This rule proposes to add four sites to the General Superfund section of the NPL and withdraws a previous proposal to list one site on the NPL.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 148 (Thursday, August 3, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 148 (Thursday, August 3, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2017-0073, 0074, 0075 and 0076; EPA-HQ-SFUND-1994-0003; 
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National Priorities List

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act (``CERCLA'' or ``the Act''), as amended, requires that 
the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan 
(``NCP'') include a list of national priorities among the known 
releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances, pollutants or 
contaminants throughout the United States. The National Priorities List 
(``NPL'') constitutes this list. The NPL is intended primarily to guide 
the Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'' or ``the agency'') in 
determining which sites warrant further investigation. These further 
investigations will allow the EPA to assess the nature and extent of 
public health and environmental risks associated with the site and to 
determine what CERCLA-financed remedial action(s), if any, may be 
appropriate. This rule proposes to add four sites to the General 
Superfund section of the NPL and withdraws a previous proposal to list 
one site on the NPL.

DATES: Comments regarding any of these proposed listings must be 
submitted (postmarked) on or before October 2, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Identify the appropriate docket number from the table below.

                  Docket Identification Numbers by Site
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                                City/county,
          Site name                state             Docket ID No.
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Newark South Ground Water     Newark, DE.....  EPA-HQ-OLEM-2017-0073.
 Plume.
American Creosote DeRidder..  DeRidder, LA...  EPA-HQ-OLEM-2017-0074.
Mississippi Phosphates        Pascagoula, MS.  EPA-HQ-OLEM-2017-0075.
 Corporation.
Eagle Industries............  Midwest City,    EPA-HQ-OLEM-2017-0076.
                               OK.
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    Submit your comments, identified by the appropriate docket number, 
at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for 
submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or 
removed from Regulations.gov. The EPA may publish any comment received 
to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you 
consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia 
submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written 
comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and 
should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will 
generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of 
the primary submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or other file sharing 
system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment 
policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general 
guidance on

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making effective comments, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
    To send a comment via the United States Postal Service, use the 
following address: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Superfund 
Docket Center, Mailcode 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20460.
    Use the Docket Center address below if you are using express mail, 
commercial delivery, hand delivery or courier. Delivery verification 
signatures will be available only during regular business hours: EPA 
Superfund Docket Center, WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004.
    For additional docket addresses and further details on their 
contents, see section II, ``Public Review/Public Comment,'' of the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION portion of this preamble.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terry Jeng, phone: (703) 603-8852, 
email: [email protected], Site Assessment and Remedy Decisions Branch, 
Assessment and Remediation Division, Office of Superfund Remediation 
and Technology Innovation (Mailcode 5204P), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
or the Superfund Hotline, phone (800) 424-9346 or (703) 412-9810 in the 
Washington, DC, metropolitan area.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Contents

I. Background
    A. What are CERCLA and SARA?
    B. What is the NCP?
    C. What is the National Priorities List (NPL)?
    D. How are sites listed on the NPL?
    E. What happens to sites on the NPL?
    F. Does the NPL define the boundaries of sites?
    G. How are sites removed from the NPL?
    H. May the EPA delete portions of sites from the NPL as they are 
cleaned up?
    I. What is the Construction Completion List (CCL)?
    J. What is the Sitewide Ready for Anticipated Use measure?
    K. What is state/tribal correspondence concerning NPL listing?
II. Public Review/Public Comment
    A. May I review the documents relevant to this proposed rule?
    B. How do I access the documents?
    C. What documents are available for public review at the EPA 
Headquarters docket?
    D. What documents are available for public review at the EPA 
regional dockets?
    E. How do I submit my comments?
    F. What happens to my comments?
    G. What should I consider when preparing my comments?
    H. May I submit comments after the public comment period is 
over?
    I. May I view public comments submitted by others?
    J. May I submit comments regarding sites not currently proposed 
to the NPL?
III. Contents of This Proposed Rule
    A. Proposed additions to the NPL
    B. Withdrawal of Previous Proposal to list a Site on the NPL
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
    A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review and 
Executive Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review
    B. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
    C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
    D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA)
    E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
    F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination with 
Indian Tribal Governments
    G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children from 
Environmental Health and Safety Risks
    H. Executive Order 13211: Actions that Significantly Affect 
Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use
    I. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA)
    J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions to Address 
Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income 
Populations

I. Background

A. What are CERCLA and SARA?

    In 1980, Congress enacted the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9601-9675 (``CERCLA'' or 
``the Act''), in response to the dangers of uncontrolled releases or 
threatened releases of hazardous substances, and releases or 
substantial threats of releases into the environment of any pollutant 
or contaminant that may present an imminent or substantial danger to 
the public health or welfare. CERCLA was amended on October 17, 1986, 
by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (``SARA''), Public 
Law 99-499, 100 Stat. 1613 et seq.

B. What is the NCP?

    To implement CERCLA, the EPA promulgated the revised National Oil 
and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (``NCP''), 40 CFR 
part 300, on July 16, 1982 (47 FR 31180), pursuant to CERCLA section 
105 and Executive Order 12316 (46 FR 42237, August 20, 1981). The NCP 
sets guidelines and procedures for responding to releases and 
threatened releases of hazardous substances or releases or substantial 
threats of releases into the environment of any pollutant or 
contaminant that may present an imminent or substantial danger to the 
public health or welfare. The EPA has revised the NCP on several 
occasions. The most recent comprehensive revision was on March 8, 1990 
(55 FR 8666).
    As required under section 105(a)(8)(A) of CERCLA, the NCP also 
includes ``criteria for determining priorities among releases or 
threatened releases throughout the United States for the purpose of 
taking remedial action and, to the extent practicable taking into 
account the potential urgency of such action, for the purpose of taking 
removal action.'' ``Removal'' actions are defined broadly and include a 
wide range of actions taken to study, clean up, prevent or otherwise 
address releases and threatened releases of hazardous substances, 
pollutants or contaminants (42 U.S.C. 9601(23)).

C. What is the National Priorities List (NPL)?

    The NPL is a list of national priorities among the known or 
threatened releases of hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants 
throughout the United States. The list, which is appendix B of the NCP 
(40 CFR part 300), was required under section 105(a)(8)(B) of CERCLA, 
as amended. Section 105(a)(8)(B) defines the NPL as a list of 
``releases'' and the highest priority ``facilities'' and requires that 
the NPL be revised at least annually. The NPL is intended primarily to 
guide the EPA in determining which sites warrant further investigation 
to assess the nature and extent of public health and environmental 
risks associated with a release of hazardous substances, pollutants or 
contaminants. The NPL is only of limited significance, however, as it 
does not assign liability to any party or to the owner of any specific 
property. Also, placing a site on the NPL does not mean that any 
remedial or removal action necessarily need be taken.
    For purposes of listing, the NPL includes two sections, one of 
sites that are generally evaluated and cleaned up by the EPA (the 
``General Superfund section''), and one of sites that are owned or 
operated by other federal agencies (the ``Federal Facilities 
section''). With respect to sites in the Federal Facilities section, 
these sites are generally being addressed by other federal agencies. 
Under Executive Order 12580 (52 FR 2923, January 29, 1987) and CERCLA 
section 120, each federal agency is responsible for carrying out most 
response actions at facilities under its own jurisdiction, custody or 
control, although the EPA is responsible for preparing a Hazard Ranking 
System (``HRS'') score and determining whether the facility is placed 
on the NPL.

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D. How are sites listed on the NPL?

    There are three mechanisms for placing sites on the NPL for 
possible remedial action (see 40 CFR 300.425(c) of the NCP): (1) A site 
may be included on the NPL if it scores sufficiently high on the HRS, 
which the EPA promulgated as appendix A of the NCP (40 CFR part 300). 
The HRS serves as a screening tool to evaluate the relative potential 
of uncontrolled hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants to 
pose a threat to human health or the environment. On December 14, 1990 
(55 FR 51532), the EPA promulgated revisions to the HRS partly in 
response to CERCLA section 105(c), added by SARA. The revised HRS 
evaluates four pathways: ground water, surface water, soil exposure and 
air. As a matter of agency policy, those sites that score 28.50 or 
greater on the HRS are eligible for the NPL. (2) Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
9605(a)(8)(B), each state may designate a single site as its top 
priority to be listed on the NPL, without any HRS score. This provision 
of CERCLA requires that, to the extent practicable, the NPL include one 
facility designated by each state as the greatest danger to public 
health, welfare or the environment among known facilities in the state. 
This mechanism for listing is set out in the NCP at 40 CFR 
300.425(c)(2). (3) The third mechanism for listing, included in the NCP 
at 40 CFR 300.425(c)(3), allows certain sites to be listed without any 
HRS score, if all of the following conditions are met:
     The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 
(ATSDR) of the U.S. Public Health Service has issued a health advisory 
that recommends dissociation of individuals from the release.
     The EPA determines that the release poses a significant 
threat to public health.
     The EPA anticipates that it will be more cost-effective to 
use its remedial authority than to use its removal authority to respond 
to the release.
    The EPA promulgated an original NPL of 406 sites on September 8, 
1983 (48 FR 40658) and generally has updated it at least annually.

E. What happens to sites on the NPL?

    A site may undergo remedial action financed by the Trust Fund 
established under CERCLA (commonly referred to as the ``Superfund'') 
only after it is placed on the NPL, as provided in the NCP at 40 CFR 
300.425(b)(1). (``Remedial actions'' are those ``consistent with 
permanent remedy, taken instead of or in addition to removal actions. * 
* *'' 42 U.S.C. 9601(24).) However, under 40 CFR 300.425(b)(2) placing 
a site on the NPL ``does not imply that monies will be expended.'' The 
EPA may pursue other appropriate authorities to respond to the 
releases, including enforcement action under CERCLA and other laws.

F. Does the NPL define the boundaries of sites?

    The NPL does not describe releases in precise geographical terms; 
it would be neither feasible nor consistent with the limited purpose of 
the NPL (to identify releases that are priorities for further 
evaluation), for it to do so. Indeed, the precise nature and extent of 
the site are typically not known at the time of listing.
    Although a CERCLA ``facility'' is broadly defined to include any 
area where a hazardous substance has ``come to be located'' (CERCLA 
section 101(9)), the listing process itself is not intended to define 
or reflect the boundaries of such facilities or releases. Of course, 
HRS data (if the HRS is used to list a site) upon which the NPL 
placement was based will, to some extent, describe the release(s) at 
issue. That is, the NPL site would include all releases evaluated as 
part of that HRS analysis.
    When a site is listed, the approach generally used to describe the 
relevant release(s) is to delineate a geographical area (usually the 
area within an installation or plant boundaries) and identify the site 
by reference to that area. However, the NPL site is not necessarily 
coextensive with the boundaries of the installation or plant, and the 
boundaries of the installation or plant are not necessarily the 
``boundaries'' of the site. Rather, the site consists of all 
contaminated areas within the area used to identify the site, as well 
as any other location where that contamination has come to be located, 
or from where that contamination came.
    In other words, while geographic terms are often used to designate 
the site (e.g., the ``Jones Co. Plant site'') in terms of the property 
owned by a particular party, the site, properly understood, is not 
limited to that property (e.g., it may extend beyond the property due 
to contaminant migration), and conversely may not occupy the full 
extent of the property (e.g., where there are uncontaminated parts of 
the identified property, they may not be, strictly speaking, part of 
the ``site''). The ``site'' is thus neither equal to, nor confined by, 
the boundaries of any specific property that may give the site its 
name, and the name itself should not be read to imply that this site is 
coextensive with the entire area within the property boundary of the 
installation or plant. In addition, the site name is merely used to 
help identify the geographic location of the contamination, and is not 
meant to constitute any determination of liability at a site. For 
example, the name ``Jones Co. Plant site,'' does not imply that the 
Jones Company is responsible for the contamination located on the plant 
site.
    The EPA regulations provide that the remedial investigation 
(``RI'') ``is a process undertaken . . . to determine the nature and 
extent of the problem presented by the release'' as more information is 
developed on site contamination, and which is generally performed in an 
interactive fashion with the feasibility Study (``FS'') (40 CFR 300.5). 
During the RI/FS process, the release may be found to be larger or 
smaller than was originally thought, as more is learned about the 
source(s) and the migration of the contamination. However, the HRS 
inquiry focuses on an evaluation of the threat posed and therefore the 
boundaries of the release need not be exactly defined. Moreover, it 
generally is impossible to discover the full extent of where the 
contamination ``has come to be located'' before all necessary studies 
and remedial work are completed at a site. Indeed, the known boundaries 
of the contamination can be expected to change over time. Thus, in most 
cases, it may be impossible to describe the boundaries of a release 
with absolute certainty.
    Further, as noted previously, NPL listing does not assign liability 
to any party or to the owner of any specific property. Thus, if a party 
does not believe it is liable for releases on discrete parcels of 
property, it can submit supporting information to the agency at any 
time after it receives notice it is a potentially responsible party.
    For these reasons, the NPL need not be amended as further research 
reveals more information about the location of the contamination or 
release.

G. How are sites removed from the NPL?

    The EPA may delete sites from the NPL where no further response is 
appropriate under Superfund, as explained in the NCP at 40 CFR 
300.425(e). This section also provides that the EPA shall consult with 
states on proposed deletions and shall consider whether any of the 
following criteria have been met:
    (i) Responsible parties or other persons have implemented all 
appropriate response actions required;
    (ii) All appropriate Superfund-financed response has been 
implemented and no further response action is required; or

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    (iii) The remedial investigation has shown the release poses no 
significant threat to public health or the environment, and taking of 
remedial measures is not appropriate.

H. May the EPA delete portions of sites from the NPL as they are 
cleaned up?

    In November 1995, the EPA initiated a policy to delete portions of 
NPL sites where cleanup is complete (60 FR 55465, November 1, 1995). 
Total site cleanup may take many years, while portions of the site may 
have been cleaned up and made available for productive use.

I. What is the Construction Completion List (CCL)?

    The EPA also has developed an NPL construction completion list 
(``CCL'') to simplify its system of categorizing sites and to better 
communicate the successful completion of cleanup activities (58 FR 
12142, March 2, 1993). Inclusion of a site on the CCL has no legal 
significance.
    Sites qualify for the CCL when: (1) Any necessary physical 
construction is complete, whether or not final cleanup levels or other 
requirements have been achieved; (2) the EPA has determined that the 
response action should be limited to measures that do not involve 
construction (e.g., institutional controls); or (3) the site qualifies 
for deletion from the NPL. For more information on the CCL, see the 
EPA's Internet site at https://www.epa.gov/superfund/superfund-remedial-performance-measures#cc_anchor.

J. What is the Sitewide Ready for Anticipated Use measure?

    The Sitewide Ready for Anticipated Use measure (formerly called 
Sitewide Ready-for-Reuse) represents important Superfund 
accomplishments and the measure reflects the high priority the EPA 
places on considering anticipated future land use as part of the remedy 
selection process. See Guidance for Implementing the Sitewide Ready-
for-Reuse Measure, May 24, 2006, OSWER 9365.0-36. This measure applies 
to final and deleted sites where construction is complete, all cleanup 
goals have been achieved, and all institutional or other controls are 
in place. The EPA has been successful on many occasions in carrying out 
remedial actions that ensure protectiveness of human health and the 
environment for current and future land uses, in a manner that allows 
contaminated properties to be restored to environmental and economic 
vitality. For further information, please go to https://www.epa.gov/superfund/about-superfund-cleanup-process#tab-9.

K. What is state/tribal correspondence concerning NPL listing?

    In order to maintain close coordination with states and tribes in 
the NPL listing decision process, the EPA's policy is to determine the 
position of the states and tribes regarding sites that the EPA is 
considering for listing. This consultation process is outlined in two 
memoranda that can be found at the following Web site: https://www.epa.gov/superfund/statetribal-correspondence-concerning-npl-site-listing.
    The EPA is improving the transparency of the process by which state 
and tribal input is solicited. The EPA is using the Web and where 
appropriate more structured state and tribal correspondence that (1) 
explains the concerns at the site and the EPA's rationale for 
proceeding; (2) requests an explanation of how the state intends to 
address the site if placement on the NPL is not favored; and (3) 
emphasizes the transparent nature of the process by informing states 
that information on their responses will be publicly available.
    A model letter and correspondence from this point forward between 
the EPA and states and tribes where applicable, is available on the 
EPA's Web site at https://www.epa.gov/superfund/statetribal-correspondence-concerning-npl-site-listing.

II. Public Review/Public Comment

A. May I review the documents relevant to this proposed rule?

    Yes, documents that form the basis for the EPA's evaluation and 
scoring of the sites in this proposed rule are contained in public 
dockets located both at the EPA Headquarters in Washington, DC, and in 
the regional offices. These documents are also available by electronic 
access at https://www.regulations.gov (see instructions in the 
``Addresses'' section above).

B. How do I access the documents?

    You may view the documents, by appointment only, in the 
Headquarters or the regional dockets after the publication of this 
proposed rule. The hours of operation for the Headquarters docket are 
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday excluding federal 
holidays. Please contact the regional dockets for hours.
    The following is the contact information for the EPA Headquarters 
Docket: Docket Coordinator, Headquarters, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, CERCLA Docket Office, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., William 
Jefferson Clinton Building West, Room 3334, Washington, DC 20004; 202/
566-0276. (Please note this is a visiting address only. Mail comments 
to the EPA Headquarters as detailed at the beginning of this preamble.)
    The contact information for the regional dockets is as follows:
     Holly Inglis, Region 1 (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT), U.S. EPA, 
Superfund Records and Information Center, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 
100, Boston, MA 02109-3912; 617/918-1413.
     Ildefonso Acosta, Region 2 (NJ, NY, PR, VI), U.S. EPA, 290 
Broadway, New York, NY 10007-1866; 212/637-4344.
     Lorie Baker (ASRC), Region 3 (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV), 
U.S. EPA, Library, 1650 Arch Street, Mailcode 3HS12, Philadelphia, PA 
19103; 215/814-3355.
     Cathy Amoroso, Region 4 (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN), 
U.S. EPA, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Mailcode 9T25, Atlanta, GA 30303; 404/
562-8637.
     Todd Quesada, Region 5 (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI), U.S. EPA 
Superfund Division Librarian/SFD Records Manager SRC-7J, Metcalfe 
Federal Building, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604; 312/
886-4465.
     Brenda Cook, Region 6 (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX), U.S. EPA, 1445 
Ross Avenue, Suite 1200, Mailcode 6SFTS, Dallas, TX 75202-2733; 214/
665-7436.
     Kumud Pyakuryal, Region 7 (IA, KS, MO, NE), U.S. EPA, 
11201 Renner Blvd., Mailcode SUPRSTAR, Lenexa, KS 66219; 913/551-7956.
     Victor Ketellapper, Region 8 (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY), 
U.S. EPA, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Mailcode 8EPR-B, Denver, CO 80202-1129; 
303/312-6578.
     Sharon Murray, Region 9 (AZ, CA, HI, NV, AS, GU, MP), U.S. 
EPA, 75 Hawthorne Street, Mailcode SFD 6-1, San Francisco, CA 94105; 
415/947-4250.
     Ken Marcy, Region 10 (AK, ID, OR, WA), U.S. EPA, 1200 6th 
Avenue, Mailcode ECL-112, Seattle, WA 98101; 206/463-1349.
    You may also request copies from the EPA Headquarters or the 
regional dockets. An informal request, rather than a formal written 
request under the Freedom of Information Act, should be the ordinary 
procedure for obtaining copies of any of these documents. Please note 
that due to the difficulty of reproducing oversized maps, oversized 
maps may be viewed only in-person; since the EPA dockets are not 
equipped to both copy and mail out such maps or scan them and send them 
out electronically.
    You may use the docket at https://www.regulations.gov to access

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documents in the Headquarters docket (see instructions included in the 
ADDRESSES section). Please note that there are differences between the 
Headquarters docket and the regional dockets and those differences are 
outlined in this preamble, Sections II.C and D.

C. What documents are available for public review at the EPA 
Headquarters docket?

    The Headquarters docket for this proposed rule contains the 
following for the sites proposed in this rule: HRS score sheets; 
documentation records describing the information used to compute the 
score; information for any sites affected by particular statutory 
requirements or the EPA listing policies; and a list of documents 
referenced in the documentation record.

D. What documents are available for public review at the EPA regional 
dockets?

    The regional dockets for this proposed rule contain all of the 
information in the Headquarters docket plus the actual reference 
documents containing the data principally relied upon and cited by the 
EPA in calculating or evaluating the HRS score for the sites. These 
reference documents are available only in the regional dockets.

E. How do I submit my comments?

    Comments must be submitted to the EPA Headquarters as detailed at 
the beginning of this preamble in the ADDRESSES section. Please note 
that the mailing addresses differ according to method of delivery. 
There are two different addresses that depend on whether comments are 
sent by express mail or by postal mail.

F. What happens to my comments?

    The EPA considers all comments received during the comment period. 
Significant comments are typically addressed in a support document that 
the EPA will publish concurrently with the Federal Register document 
if, and when, the site is listed on the NPL.

G. What should I consider when preparing my comments?

    Comments that include complex or voluminous reports, or materials 
prepared for purposes other than HRS scoring, should point out the 
specific information that the EPA should consider and how it affects 
individual HRS factor values or other listing criteria (Northside 
Sanitary Landfill v. Thomas, 849 F.2d 1516 (D.C. Cir. 1988)). The EPA 
will not address voluminous comments that are not referenced to the HRS 
or other listing criteria. The EPA will not address comments unless 
they indicate which component of the HRS documentation record or what 
particular point in the EPA's stated eligibility criteria is at issue.

H. May I submit comments after the public comment period is over?

    Generally, the EPA will not respond to late comments. The EPA can 
guarantee only that it will consider those comments postmarked by the 
close of the formal comment period. The EPA has a policy of generally 
not delaying a final listing decision solely to accommodate 
consideration of late comments.

I. May I view public comments submitted by others?

    During the comment period, comments are placed in the Headquarters 
docket and are available to the public on an ``as received'' basis. A 
complete set of comments will be available for viewing in the regional 
dockets approximately one week after the formal comment period closes.
    All public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper 
form, will be made available for public viewing in the electronic 
public docket at https://www.regulations.gov as the EPA receives them 
and without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted material, 
confidential business information (CBI) or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute. Once in the public dockets system, 
select ``search,'' then key in the appropriate docket ID number.

J. May I submit comments regarding sites not currently proposed to the 
NPL?

    In certain instances, interested parties have written to the EPA 
concerning sites that were not at that time proposed to the NPL. If 
those sites are later proposed to the NPL, parties should review their 
earlier concerns and, if still appropriate, resubmit those concerns for 
consideration during the formal comment period. Site-specific 
correspondence received prior to the period of formal proposal and 
comment will not generally be included in the docket.

III. Contents of This Proposed Rule

A. Proposed Additions to the NPL

    In this proposed rule, the EPA is proposing to add four sites to 
the NPL, all to the General Superfund section. All of the sites in this 
proposed rulemaking are being proposed based on HRS scores of 28.50 or 
above.
    The sites are presented in the table below.

                                            General Superfund Section
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                  State                               Site name                          City/county
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DE......................................  Newark South Ground Water Plume.  Newark.
LA......................................  American Creosote DeRidder......  DeRidder.
MS......................................  Mississippi Phosphates            Pascagoula.
                                           Corporation.
OK......................................  Eagle Industries................  Midwest City.
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B. Withdrawal of Previous Proposal To List a Site on the NPL

    The EPA is withdrawing its previous proposal to add the Burlington 
Northern Livingston Shop Complex site in Livingston, Montana to the NPL 
because the potentially responsible party, Burlington Northern Santa Fe 
Railway Company, will complete the remaining actions to investigate and 
clean up contamination at the facility pursuant to the State of Montana 
Comprehensive Environmental Cleanup and Responsibility Act (CECRA) and 
the 1990 Modified Partial Consent Decree and subsequent Statements of 
Work. The rule proposing to add this site to the NPL can be found at 59 
FR 43314 (August 23, 1994). Refer to the Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-SFUND-
1994-0003 for supporting documentation regarding this action. Other 
information regarding this site can be found on the Montana Department 
of Environmental Quality Web page at http://deq.mt.gov/Land/statesuperfund/bnlivingston.

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Additional information about these statutes and Executive Orders 
can be found at https://www.epa.gov/laws-regulations/laws-and-executive-orders.

[[Page 36111]]

A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review and Executive 
Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review

    This action is not a significant regulatory action and was 
therefore not submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review.

B. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)

    This action does not impose an information collection burden under 
the PRA. This rule does not contain any information collection 
requirements that require approval of the OMB.

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)

    I certify that this action will not have a significant economic 
impact on a substantial number of small entities under the RFA. This 
action will not impose any requirements on small entities. This rule 
listing sites on the NPL does not impose any obligations on any group, 
including small entities. This rule also does not establish standards 
or requirements that any small entity must meet, and imposes no direct 
costs on any small entity. Whether an entity, small or otherwise, is 
liable for response costs for a release of hazardous substances depends 
on whether that entity is liable under CERCLA 107(a). Any such 
liability exists regardless of whether the site is listed on the NPL 
through this rulemaking.

D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA)

    This action does not contain any unfunded mandate as described in 
UMRA, 2 U.S.C. 1531-1538, and does not significantly or uniquely affect 
small governments. This action imposes no enforceable duty on any 
state, local or tribal governments or the private sector. Listing a 
site on the NPL does not itself impose any costs. Listing does not mean 
that the EPA necessarily will undertake remedial action. Nor does 
listing require any action by a private party, state, local or tribal 
governments or determine liability for response costs. Costs that arise 
out of site responses result from future site-specific decisions 
regarding what actions to take, not directly from the act of placing a 
site on the NPL.

E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism

    This rule does not have federalism implications. It will not have 
substantial direct effects on the states, on the relationship between 
the national government and the states, or on the distribution of power 
and responsibilities among the various levels of government.

F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With Indian 
Tribal Governments

    This action does not have tribal implications as specified in 
Executive Order 13175. Listing a site on the NPL does not impose any 
costs on a tribe or require a tribe to take remedial action. Thus, 
Executive Order 13175 does not apply to this action.

G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From Environmental 
Health and Safety Risks

    The EPA interprets Executive Order 13045 as applying only to those 
regulatory actions that concern environmental health or safety risks 
that the EPA has reason to believe may disproportionately affect 
children, per the definition of ``covered regulatory action'' in 
section 2-202 of the Executive Order. This action is not subject to 
Executive Order 13045 because this action itself is procedural in 
nature (adds sites to a list) and does not, in and of itself, provide 
protection from environmental health and safety risks. Separate future 
regulatory actions are required for mitigation of environmental health 
and safety risks.

H. Executive Order 13211: Actions That Significantly Affect Energy 
Supply, Distribution, or Use

    This action is not subject to Executive Order 13211, because it is 
not a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866.

I. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA)

    This rulemaking does not involve technical standards.

J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address Environmental 
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations

    The EPA believes the human health or environmental risk addressed 
by this action will not have potential disproportionately high and 
adverse human health or environmental effects on minority, low-income 
or indigenous populations because it does not affect the level of 
protection provided to human health or the environment. As discussed in 
Section I.C. of the preamble to this action, the NPL is a list of 
national priorities. The NPL is intended primarily to guide the EPA in 
determining which sites warrant further investigation to assess the 
nature and extent of public health and environmental risks associated 
with a release of hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants. The 
NPL is of only limited significance as it does not assign liability to 
any party. Also, placing a site on the NPL does not mean that any 
remedial or removal action necessarily need be taken.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Chemicals, 
Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Intergovernmental relations, 
Natural resources, Oil pollution, Penalties, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Superfund, Water pollution control, Water 
supply.

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(d); 42 U.S.C. 9601-9657; E.O. 13626, 
77 FR 56749, 3CFR, 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: July 27, 2017.
Barry N. Breen,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Land and Emergency 
Management.
[FR Doc. 2017-16171 Filed 8-2-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                 listed in this document will be                                       PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,                             ACTION:   Proposed rule.
                                                 published subsequently in the Order.                                  B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
                                                                                                                       TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND                                 SUMMARY:    The Comprehensive
                                                 Regulatory Notices and Analyses
                                                                                                                       REPORTING POINTS                                            Environmental Response,
                                                    The FAA has determined that this                                                                                               Compensation, and Liability Act
                                                                                                                       ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR
                                                 regulation only involves an established                                                                                           (‘‘CERCLA’’ or ‘‘the Act’’), as amended,
                                                                                                                       part 71 continues to read as follows:
                                                 body of technical regulations for which                                                                                           requires that the National Oil and
                                                 frequent and routine amendments are                                     Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103,               Hazardous Substances Pollution
                                                                                                                       40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,
                                                 necessary to keep them operationally                                                                                              Contingency Plan (‘‘NCP’’) include a list
                                                                                                                       1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.
                                                 current, is non-controversial and                                                                                                 of national priorities among the known
                                                 unlikely to result in adverse or negative                             § 71.1       [Amended]                                      releases or threatened releases of
                                                 comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a                                 ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in                      hazardous substances, pollutants or
                                                 ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under                               14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11A,                          contaminants throughout the United
                                                 Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a                                   Airspace Designations and Reporting                         States. The National Priorities List
                                                 ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT                                        Points, dated August 3, 2016, and                           (‘‘NPL’’) constitutes this list. The NPL is
                                                 Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44                                effective September 15, 2016, is                            intended primarily to guide the
                                                 FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3)                                 amended as follows:                                         Environmental Protection Agency
                                                 does not warrant preparation of a                                     Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas                       (‘‘EPA’’ or ‘‘the agency’’) in determining
                                                 regulatory evaluation as the anticipated                              Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More                      which sites warrant further
                                                 impact is so minimal. Since this is a                                 Above the Surface of the Earth.                             investigation. These further
                                                 routine matter that will only affect air                              *        *          *      *       *                        investigations will allow the EPA to
                                                 traffic procedures and air navigation, it                             ASW LA E5 Boothville, LA [New]                              assess the nature and extent of public
                                                 is certified that this rule, when                                                                                                 health and environmental risks
                                                                                                                       Boothville Heliport, LA
                                                 promulgated, would not have a                                                                                                     associated with the site and to
                                                                                                                         (Lat. 29°21′15″ N., long. 89°26′09″ W.)
                                                 significant economic impact on a                                                                                                  determine what CERCLA-financed
                                                                                                                         That airspace extending upward from 700
                                                 substantial number of small entities                                  feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile                    remedial action(s), if any, may be
                                                 under the criteria of the Regulatory                                  radius of Boothville Heliport.                              appropriate. This rule proposes to add
                                                 Flexibility Act.                                                                                                                  four sites to the General Superfund
                                                                                                                        Issued in Fort Worth, TX; on July 27, 2017.
                                                 Environmental Review                                                  Walter Tweedy,                                              section of the NPL and withdraws a
                                                                                                                       Acting Manager, Operations Support Group,                   previous proposal to list one site on the
                                                    This proposal will be subject to an                                ATO Central Service Center.                                 NPL.
                                                 environmental analysis in accordance                                  [FR Doc. 2017–16285 Filed 8–2–17; 8:45 am]
                                                 with FAA Order 1050.1F,                                                                                                           DATES:Comments regarding any of these
                                                 ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and
                                                                                                                       BILLING CODE 4910–13–P                                      proposed listings must be submitted
                                                 Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final                                                                                               (postmarked) on or before October 2,
                                                 regulatory action.                                                                                                                2017.
                                                                                                                       ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                                 List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71                                    AGENCY                                                      ADDRESSES:Identify the appropriate
                                                                                                                                                                                   docket number from the table below.
                                                  Airspace, Incorporation by reference,                                40 CFR Part 300
                                                 Navigation (air).                                                     [EPA–HQ–OLEM–2017–0073, 0074, 0075
                                                 The Proposed Amendment                                                and 0076; EPA–HQ–SFUND–1994–0003;
                                                                                                                       FRL–9965–36–OLEM]
                                                   Accordingly, pursuant to the
                                                                                                                       National Priorities List
                                                 authority delegated to me, the Federal
                                                 Aviation Administration proposes to                                   AGENCY: Environmental Protection
                                                 amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:                                      Agency (EPA).

                                                                                                                    DOCKET IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS BY SITE
                                                                                     Site name                                                 City/county, state                             Docket ID No.

                                                 Newark South Ground Water Plume ......................................                    Newark, DE ...........     EPA–HQ–OLEM–2017–0073.
                                                 American Creosote DeRidder .................................................              DeRidder, LA .........     EPA–HQ–OLEM–2017–0074.
                                                 Mississippi Phosphates Corporation .......................................                Pascagoula, MS ....        EPA–HQ–OLEM–2017–0075.
                                                 Eagle Industries ......................................................................   Midwest City, OK ...       EPA–HQ–OLEM–2017–0076.



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                                                 the appropriate docket number, at                                     Confidential Business Information (CBI)                     consider comments or comment
                                                 https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the                               or other information whose disclosure is                    contents located outside of the primary
                                                 online instructions for submitting                                    restricted by statute. Multimedia                           submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or
                                                 comments. Once submitted, comments                                    submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be                    other file sharing system). For
                                                 cannot be edited or removed from                                      accompanied by a written comment.                           additional submission methods, the full
                                                 Regulations.gov. The EPA may publish                                  The written comment is considered the                       EPA public comment policy,
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                                                 making effective comments, please visit                    I. May I view public comments submitted            The most recent comprehensive revision
                                                 https://www.epa.gov/dockets/                                  by others?                                      was on March 8, 1990 (55 FR 8666).
                                                 commenting-epa-dockets.                                    J. May I submit comments regarding sites
                                                                                                               not currently proposed to the NPL?                As required under section
                                                    To send a comment via the United
                                                                                                         III. Contents of This Proposed Rule                   105(a)(8)(A) of CERCLA, the NCP also
                                                 States Postal Service, use the following
                                                                                                            A. Proposed additions to the NPL                   includes ‘‘criteria for determining
                                                 address: U.S. Environmental Protection                     B. Withdrawal of Previous Proposal to list         priorities among releases or threatened
                                                 Agency, EPA Superfund Docket Center,                          a Site on the NPL                               releases throughout the United States
                                                 Mailcode 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania                      IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
                                                 Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460.                                                                             for the purpose of taking remedial
                                                                                                            A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory
                                                    Use the Docket Center address below                        Planning and Review and Executive               action and, to the extent practicable
                                                 if you are using express mail,                                Order 13563: Improving Regulation and           taking into account the potential
                                                 commercial delivery, hand delivery or                         Regulatory Review                               urgency of such action, for the purpose
                                                 courier. Delivery verification signatures                  B. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)                   of taking removal action.’’ ‘‘Removal’’
                                                 will be available only during regular                      C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)                actions are defined broadly and include
                                                                                                            D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act                    a wide range of actions taken to study,
                                                 business hours: EPA Superfund Docket
                                                                                                               (UMRA)                                          clean up, prevent or otherwise address
                                                 Center, WJC West Building, Room 3334,                      E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
                                                 1301 Constitution Avenue NW.,                              F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation
                                                                                                                                                               releases and threatened releases of
                                                 Washington, DC 20004.                                         and Coordination with Indian Tribal             hazardous substances, pollutants or
                                                    For additional docket addresses and                        Governments                                     contaminants (42 U.S.C. 9601(23)).
                                                 further details on their contents, see                     G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of
                                                                                                                                                               C. What is the National Priorities List
                                                 section II, ‘‘Public Review/Public                            Children from Environmental Health and
                                                                                                               Safety Risks                                    (NPL)?
                                                 Comment,’’ of the SUPPLEMENTARY
                                                 INFORMATION portion of this preamble.                      H. Executive Order 13211: Actions that
                                                                                                               Significantly Affect Energy Supply,                The NPL is a list of national priorities
                                                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                                                              among the known or threatened releases
                                                                                                               Distribution, or Use
                                                 Terry Jeng, phone: (703) 603–8852,                         I. National Technology Transfer and                of hazardous substances, pollutants or
                                                 email: jeng.terry@epa.gov, Site                               Advancement Act (NTTAA)                         contaminants throughout the United
                                                 Assessment and Remedy Decisions                            J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions          States. The list, which is appendix B of
                                                 Branch, Assessment and Remediation                            to Address Environmental Justice in             the NCP (40 CFR part 300), was required
                                                 Division, Office of Superfund                                 Minority Populations and Low-Income             under section 105(a)(8)(B) of CERCLA,
                                                 Remediation and Technology                                    Populations
                                                                                                                                                               as amended. Section 105(a)(8)(B)
                                                 Innovation (Mailcode 5204P), U.S.                       I. Background                                         defines the NPL as a list of ‘‘releases’’
                                                 Environmental Protection Agency, 1200                                                                         and the highest priority ‘‘facilities’’ and
                                                 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington,                    A. What are CERCLA and SARA?
                                                                                                                                                               requires that the NPL be revised at least
                                                 DC 20460; or the Superfund Hotline,                        In 1980, Congress enacted the                      annually. The NPL is intended
                                                 phone (800) 424–9346 or (703) 412–                      Comprehensive Environmental                           primarily to guide the EPA in
                                                 9810 in the Washington, DC,                             Response, Compensation, and Liability                 determining which sites warrant further
                                                 metropolitan area.                                      Act, 42 U.S.C. 9601–9675 (‘‘CERCLA’’ or               investigation to assess the nature and
                                                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              ‘‘the Act’’), in response to the dangers of           extent of public health and
                                                 Table of Contents                                       uncontrolled releases or threatened                   environmental risks associated with a
                                                                                                         releases of hazardous substances, and                 release of hazardous substances,
                                                 I. Background                                           releases or substantial threats of releases
                                                    A. What are CERCLA and SARA?                                                                               pollutants or contaminants. The NPL is
                                                    B. What is the NCP?
                                                                                                         into the environment of any pollutant or              only of limited significance, however, as
                                                    C. What is the National Priorities List              contaminant that may present an                       it does not assign liability to any party
                                                       (NPL)?                                            imminent or substantial danger to the                 or to the owner of any specific property.
                                                    D. How are sites listed on the NPL?                  public health or welfare. CERCLA was                  Also, placing a site on the NPL does not
                                                    E. What happens to sites on the NPL?                 amended on October 17, 1986, by the                   mean that any remedial or removal
                                                    F. Does the NPL define the boundaries of             Superfund Amendments and
                                                       sites?
                                                                                                                                                               action necessarily need be taken.
                                                                                                         Reauthorization Act (‘‘SARA’’), Public
                                                    G. How are sites removed from the NPL?
                                                                                                         Law 99–499, 100 Stat. 1613 et seq.                       For purposes of listing, the NPL
                                                    H. May the EPA delete portions of sites                                                                    includes two sections, one of sites that
                                                       from the NPL as they are cleaned up?              B. What is the NCP?                                   are generally evaluated and cleaned up
                                                    I. What is the Construction Completion List
                                                       (CCL)?                                              To implement CERCLA, the EPA                        by the EPA (the ‘‘General Superfund
                                                    J. What is the Sitewide Ready for                    promulgated the revised National Oil                  section’’), and one of sites that are
                                                       Anticipated Use measure?                          and Hazardous Substances Pollution                    owned or operated by other federal
                                                    K. What is state/tribal correspondence               Contingency Plan (‘‘NCP’’), 40 CFR part               agencies (the ‘‘Federal Facilities
                                                       concerning NPL listing?                           300, on July 16, 1982 (47 FR 31180),                  section’’). With respect to sites in the
                                                 II. Public Review/Public Comment                                                                              Federal Facilities section, these sites are
                                                    A. May I review the documents relevant to            pursuant to CERCLA section 105 and
                                                                                                         Executive Order 12316 (46 FR 42237,                   generally being addressed by other
                                                       this proposed rule?
                                                    B. How do I access the documents?                    August 20, 1981). The NCP sets                        federal agencies. Under Executive Order
                                                                                                         guidelines and procedures for                         12580 (52 FR 2923, January 29, 1987)
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                                                    C. What documents are available for public
                                                       review at the EPA Headquarters docket?            responding to releases and threatened                 and CERCLA section 120, each federal
                                                    D. What documents are available for public           releases of hazardous substances or                   agency is responsible for carrying out
                                                       review at the EPA regional dockets?               releases or substantial threats of releases           most response actions at facilities under
                                                    E. How do I submit my comments?                                                                            its own jurisdiction, custody or control,
                                                    F. What happens to my comments?
                                                                                                         into the environment of any pollutant or
                                                    G. What should I consider when preparing             contaminant that may present an                       although the EPA is responsible for
                                                       my comments?                                      imminent or substantial danger to the                 preparing a Hazard Ranking System
                                                    H. May I submit comments after the public            public health or welfare. The EPA has                 (‘‘HRS’’) score and determining whether
                                                       comment period is over?                           revised the NCP on several occasions.                 the facility is placed on the NPL.


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                                                 D. How are sites listed on the NPL?                     9601(24).) However, under 40 CFR                      addition, the site name is merely used
                                                    There are three mechanisms for                       300.425(b)(2) placing a site on the NPL               to help identify the geographic location
                                                 placing sites on the NPL for possible                   ‘‘does not imply that monies will be                  of the contamination, and is not meant
                                                 remedial action (see 40 CFR 300.425(c)                  expended.’’ The EPA may pursue other                  to constitute any determination of
                                                 of the NCP): (1) A site may be included                 appropriate authorities to respond to the             liability at a site. For example, the name
                                                 on the NPL if it scores sufficiently high               releases, including enforcement action                ‘‘Jones Co. Plant site,’’ does not imply
                                                 on the HRS, which the EPA                               under CERCLA and other laws.                          that the Jones Company is responsible
                                                                                                                                                               for the contamination located on the
                                                 promulgated as appendix A of the NCP                    F. Does the NPL define the boundaries
                                                                                                                                                               plant site.
                                                 (40 CFR part 300). The HRS serves as a                  of sites?                                                The EPA regulations provide that the
                                                 screening tool to evaluate the relative                    The NPL does not describe releases in              remedial investigation (‘‘RI’’) ‘‘is a
                                                 potential of uncontrolled hazardous                     precise geographical terms; it would be               process undertaken . . . to determine
                                                 substances, pollutants or contaminants                  neither feasible nor consistent with the              the nature and extent of the problem
                                                 to pose a threat to human health or the                 limited purpose of the NPL (to identify               presented by the release’’ as more
                                                 environment. On December 14, 1990 (55                   releases that are priorities for further              information is developed on site
                                                 FR 51532), the EPA promulgated                          evaluation), for it to do so. Indeed, the             contamination, and which is generally
                                                 revisions to the HRS partly in response                 precise nature and extent of the site are             performed in an interactive fashion with
                                                 to CERCLA section 105(c), added by                      typically not known at the time of                    the feasibility Study (‘‘FS’’) (40 CFR
                                                 SARA. The revised HRS evaluates four                    listing.                                              300.5). During the RI/FS process, the
                                                 pathways: ground water, surface water,                     Although a CERCLA ‘‘facility’’ is                  release may be found to be larger or
                                                 soil exposure and air. As a matter of                   broadly defined to include any area                   smaller than was originally thought, as
                                                 agency policy, those sites that score                   where a hazardous substance has ‘‘come                more is learned about the source(s) and
                                                 28.50 or greater on the HRS are eligible                to be located’’ (CERCLA section 101(9)),              the migration of the contamination.
                                                 for the NPL. (2) Pursuant to 42 U.S.C.                  the listing process itself is not intended            However, the HRS inquiry focuses on an
                                                 9605(a)(8)(B), each state may designate                 to define or reflect the boundaries of                evaluation of the threat posed and
                                                 a single site as its top priority to be                 such facilities or releases. Of course,               therefore the boundaries of the release
                                                 listed on the NPL, without any HRS                      HRS data (if the HRS is used to list a                need not be exactly defined. Moreover,
                                                 score. This provision of CERCLA                         site) upon which the NPL placement                    it generally is impossible to discover the
                                                 requires that, to the extent practicable,               was based will, to some extent, describe              full extent of where the contamination
                                                 the NPL include one facility designated                 the release(s) at issue. That is, the NPL             ‘‘has come to be located’’ before all
                                                 by each state as the greatest danger to                 site would include all releases evaluated             necessary studies and remedial work are
                                                 public health, welfare or the                           as part of that HRS analysis.                         completed at a site. Indeed, the known
                                                 environment among known facilities in                      When a site is listed, the approach                boundaries of the contamination can be
                                                 the state. This mechanism for listing is                generally used to describe the relevant               expected to change over time. Thus, in
                                                 set out in the NCP at 40 CFR                            release(s) is to delineate a geographical             most cases, it may be impossible to
                                                 300.425(c)(2). (3) The third mechanism                  area (usually the area within an                      describe the boundaries of a release
                                                 for listing, included in the NCP at 40                  installation or plant boundaries) and                 with absolute certainty.
                                                 CFR 300.425(c)(3), allows certain sites                 identify the site by reference to that                   Further, as noted previously, NPL
                                                 to be listed without any HRS score, if all              area. However, the NPL site is not                    listing does not assign liability to any
                                                 of the following conditions are met:                    necessarily coextensive with the                      party or to the owner of any specific
                                                    • The Agency for Toxic Substances                    boundaries of the installation or plant,              property. Thus, if a party does not
                                                 and Disease Registry (ATSDR) of the                     and the boundaries of the installation or             believe it is liable for releases on
                                                 U.S. Public Health Service has issued a                 plant are not necessarily the                         discrete parcels of property, it can
                                                 health advisory that recommends                         ‘‘boundaries’’ of the site. Rather, the site          submit supporting information to the
                                                 dissociation of individuals from the                    consists of all contaminated areas                    agency at any time after it receives
                                                 release.                                                within the area used to identify the site,            notice it is a potentially responsible
                                                    • The EPA determines that the release                as well as any other location where that              party.
                                                 poses a significant threat to public                    contamination has come to be located,                    For these reasons, the NPL need not
                                                 health.                                                 or from where that contamination came.                be amended as further research reveals
                                                    • The EPA anticipates that it will be                   In other words, while geographic                   more information about the location of
                                                 more cost-effective to use its remedial                 terms are often used to designate the site            the contamination or release.
                                                 authority than to use its removal                       (e.g., the ‘‘Jones Co. Plant site’’) in terms
                                                 authority to respond to the release.                    of the property owned by a particular                 G. How are sites removed from the NPL?
                                                    The EPA promulgated an original NPL                  party, the site, properly understood, is                 The EPA may delete sites from the
                                                 of 406 sites on September 8, 1983 (48 FR                not limited to that property (e.g., it may            NPL where no further response is
                                                 40658) and generally has updated it at                  extend beyond the property due to                     appropriate under Superfund, as
                                                 least annually.                                         contaminant migration), and conversely                explained in the NCP at 40 CFR
                                                                                                         may not occupy the full extent of the                 300.425(e). This section also provides
                                                 E. What happens to sites on the NPL?                    property (e.g., where there are                       that the EPA shall consult with states on
                                                    A site may undergo remedial action                   uncontaminated parts of the identified                proposed deletions and shall consider
                                                 financed by the Trust Fund established                  property, they may not be, strictly
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                                                                                                                                                               whether any of the following criteria
                                                 under CERCLA (commonly referred to                      speaking, part of the ‘‘site’’). The ‘‘site’’         have been met:
                                                 as the ‘‘Superfund’’) only after it is                  is thus neither equal to, nor confined by,               (i) Responsible parties or other
                                                 placed on the NPL, as provided in the                   the boundaries of any specific property               persons have implemented all
                                                 NCP at 40 CFR 300.425(b)(1).                            that may give the site its name, and the              appropriate response actions required;
                                                 (‘‘Remedial actions’’ are those                         name itself should not be read to imply                  (ii) All appropriate Superfund-
                                                 ‘‘consistent with permanent remedy,                     that this site is coextensive with the                financed response has been
                                                 taken instead of or in addition to                      entire area within the property                       implemented and no further response
                                                 removal actions. * * *’’ 42 U.S.C.                      boundary of the installation or plant. In             action is required; or


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                                                   (iii) The remedial investigation has                  K. What is state/tribal correspondence                William Jefferson Clinton Building
                                                 shown the release poses no significant                  concerning NPL listing?                               West, Room 3334, Washington, DC
                                                 threat to public health or the                             In order to maintain close                         20004; 202/566–0276. (Please note this
                                                 environment, and taking of remedial                     coordination with states and tribes in                is a visiting address only. Mail
                                                 measures is not appropriate.                            the NPL listing decision process, the                 comments to the EPA Headquarters as
                                                                                                         EPA’s policy is to determine the                      detailed at the beginning of this
                                                 H. May the EPA delete portions of sites
                                                 from the NPL as they are cleaned up?                    position of the states and tribes                     preamble.)
                                                                                                         regarding sites that the EPA is                          The contact information for the
                                                    In November 1995, the EPA initiated                                                                        regional dockets is as follows:
                                                                                                         considering for listing. This
                                                 a policy to delete portions of NPL sites                                                                         • Holly Inglis, Region 1 (CT, ME, MA,
                                                 where cleanup is complete (60 FR                        consultation process is outlined in two
                                                                                                                                                               NH, RI, VT), U.S. EPA, Superfund
                                                 55465, November 1, 1995). Total site                    memoranda that can be found at the
                                                                                                                                                               Records and Information Center, 5 Post
                                                 cleanup may take many years, while                      following Web site: https://
                                                                                                                                                               Office Square, Suite 100, Boston, MA
                                                 portions of the site may have been                      www.epa.gov/superfund/statetribal-
                                                                                                                                                               02109–3912; 617/918–1413.
                                                                                                         correspondence-concerning-npl-site-
                                                 cleaned up and made available for                                                                                • Ildefonso Acosta, Region 2 (NJ, NY,
                                                 productive use.                                         listing.
                                                                                                            The EPA is improving the                           PR, VI), U.S. EPA, 290 Broadway, New
                                                 I. What is the Construction Completion                  transparency of the process by which                  York, NY 10007–1866; 212/637–4344.
                                                 List (CCL)?                                                                                                      • Lorie Baker (ASRC), Region 3 (DE,
                                                                                                         state and tribal input is solicited. The
                                                                                                                                                               DC, MD, PA, VA, WV), U.S. EPA,
                                                    The EPA also has developed an NPL                    EPA is using the Web and where
                                                                                                                                                               Library, 1650 Arch Street, Mailcode
                                                 construction completion list (‘‘CCL’’) to               appropriate more structured state and
                                                                                                                                                               3HS12, Philadelphia, PA 19103; 215/
                                                 simplify its system of categorizing sites               tribal correspondence that (1) explains
                                                                                                                                                               814–3355.
                                                 and to better communicate the                           the concerns at the site and the EPA’s                   • Cathy Amoroso, Region 4 (AL, FL,
                                                 successful completion of cleanup                        rationale for proceeding; (2) requests an             GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN), U.S. EPA, 61
                                                 activities (58 FR 12142, March 2, 1993).                explanation of how the state intends to               Forsyth Street SW., Mailcode 9T25,
                                                 Inclusion of a site on the CCL has no                   address the site if placement on the NPL              Atlanta, GA 30303; 404/562–8637.
                                                 legal significance.                                     is not favored; and (3) emphasizes the                   • Todd Quesada, Region 5 (IL, IN, MI,
                                                    Sites qualify for the CCL when: (1)                  transparent nature of the process by                  MN, OH, WI), U.S. EPA Superfund
                                                 Any necessary physical construction is                  informing states that information on                  Division Librarian/SFD Records
                                                 complete, whether or not final cleanup                  their responses will be publicly                      Manager SRC–7J, Metcalfe Federal
                                                 levels or other requirements have been                  available.                                            Building, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
                                                 achieved; (2) the EPA has determined                       A model letter and correspondence
                                                                                                                                                               Chicago, IL 60604; 312/886–4465.
                                                 that the response action should be                      from this point forward between the                      • Brenda Cook, Region 6 (AR, LA,
                                                 limited to measures that do not involve                 EPA and states and tribes where                       NM, OK, TX), U.S. EPA, 1445 Ross
                                                 construction (e.g., institutional                       applicable, is available on the EPA’s                 Avenue, Suite 1200, Mailcode 6SFTS,
                                                 controls); or (3) the site qualifies for                Web site at https://www.epa.gov/                      Dallas, TX 75202–2733; 214/665–7436.
                                                 deletion from the NPL. For more                         superfund/statetribal-correspondence-                    • Kumud Pyakuryal, Region 7 (IA,
                                                 information on the CCL, see the EPA’s                   concerning-npl-site-listing.                          KS, MO, NE), U.S. EPA, 11201 Renner
                                                 Internet site at https://www.epa.gov/                   II. Public Review/Public Comment                      Blvd., Mailcode SUPRSTAR, Lenexa, KS
                                                 superfund/superfund-remedial-                                                                                 66219; 913/551–7956.
                                                 performance-measures#cc_anchor.                         A. May I review the documents relevant                   • Victor Ketellapper, Region 8 (CO,
                                                                                                         to this proposed rule?                                MT, ND, SD, UT, WY), U.S. EPA, 1595
                                                 J. What is the Sitewide Ready for
                                                                                                            Yes, documents that form the basis for             Wynkoop Street, Mailcode 8EPR–B,
                                                 Anticipated Use measure?
                                                                                                         the EPA’s evaluation and scoring of the               Denver, CO 80202–1129; 303/312–6578.
                                                    The Sitewide Ready for Anticipated                   sites in this proposed rule are contained                • Sharon Murray, Region 9 (AZ, CA,
                                                 Use measure (formerly called Sitewide                   in public dockets located both at the                 HI, NV, AS, GU, MP), U.S. EPA, 75
                                                 Ready-for-Reuse) represents important                   EPA Headquarters in Washington, DC,                   Hawthorne Street, Mailcode SFD 6–1,
                                                 Superfund accomplishments and the                       and in the regional offices. These                    San Francisco, CA 94105; 415/947–
                                                 measure reflects the high priority the                  documents are also available by                       4250.
                                                 EPA places on considering anticipated                   electronic access at https://                            • Ken Marcy, Region 10 (AK, ID, OR,
                                                 future land use as part of the remedy                   www.regulations.gov (see instructions in              WA), U.S. EPA, 1200 6th Avenue,
                                                 selection process. See Guidance for                     the ‘‘Addresses’’ section above).                     Mailcode ECL–112, Seattle, WA 98101;
                                                 Implementing the Sitewide Ready-for-                                                                          206/463–1349.
                                                 Reuse Measure, May 24, 2006, OSWER                      B. How do I access the documents?                        You may also request copies from the
                                                 9365.0–36. This measure applies to final                  You may view the documents, by                      EPA Headquarters or the regional
                                                 and deleted sites where construction is                 appointment only, in the Headquarters                 dockets. An informal request, rather
                                                 complete, all cleanup goals have been                   or the regional dockets after the                     than a formal written request under the
                                                 achieved, and all institutional or other                publication of this proposed rule. The                Freedom of Information Act, should be
                                                 controls are in place. The EPA has been                 hours of operation for the Headquarters               the ordinary procedure for obtaining
                                                 successful on many occasions in                         docket are from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,               copies of any of these documents. Please
                                                 carrying out remedial actions that
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                                                                                                         Monday through Friday excluding                       note that due to the difficulty of
                                                 ensure protectiveness of human health                   federal holidays. Please contact the                  reproducing oversized maps, oversized
                                                 and the environment for current and                     regional dockets for hours.                           maps may be viewed only in-person;
                                                 future land uses, in a manner that                        The following is the contact                        since the EPA dockets are not equipped
                                                 allows contaminated properties to be                    information for the EPA Headquarters                  to both copy and mail out such maps or
                                                 restored to environmental and economic                  Docket: Docket Coordinator,                           scan them and send them out
                                                 vitality. For further information, please               Headquarters, U.S. Environmental                      electronically.
                                                 go to https://www.epa.gov/superfund/                    Protection Agency, CERCLA Docket                         You may use the docket at https://
                                                 about-superfund-cleanup-process#tab-9.                  Office, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW.,                 www.regulations.gov to access


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                                                 documents in the Headquarters docket                                    F. What happens to my comments?                                           the public on an ‘‘as received’’ basis. A
                                                 (see instructions included in the                                         The EPA considers all comments                                          complete set of comments will be
                                                 ADDRESSES section). Please note that                                    received during the comment period.                                       available for viewing in the regional
                                                 there are differences between the                                       Significant comments are typically                                        dockets approximately one week after
                                                 Headquarters docket and the regional                                    addressed in a support document that                                      the formal comment period closes.
                                                 dockets and those differences are                                       the EPA will publish concurrently with                                       All public comments, whether
                                                 outlined in this preamble, Sections II.C                                the Federal Register document if, and                                     submitted electronically or in paper
                                                 and D.                                                                  when, the site is listed on the NPL.                                      form, will be made available for public
                                                 C. What documents are available for                                                                                                               viewing in the electronic public docket
                                                                                                                         G. What should I consider when                                            at https://www.regulations.gov as the
                                                 public review at the EPA Headquarters                                   preparing my comments?
                                                 docket?                                                                                                                                           EPA receives them and without change,
                                                                                                                            Comments that include complex or                                       unless the comment contains
                                                    The Headquarters docket for this                                     voluminous reports, or materials                                          copyrighted material, confidential
                                                 proposed rule contains the following for                                prepared for purposes other than HRS                                      business information (CBI) or other
                                                 the sites proposed in this rule: HRS                                    scoring, should point out the specific                                    information whose disclosure is
                                                 score sheets; documentation records                                     information that the EPA should                                           restricted by statute. Once in the public
                                                 describing the information used to                                      consider and how it affects individual                                    dockets system, select ‘‘search,’’ then
                                                 compute the score; information for any                                  HRS factor values or other listing                                        key in the appropriate docket ID
                                                 sites affected by particular statutory                                  criteria (Northside Sanitary Landfill v.                                  number.
                                                 requirements or the EPA listing policies;                               Thomas, 849 F.2d 1516 (D.C. Cir.
                                                                                                                         1988)). The EPA will not address                                          J. May I submit comments regarding
                                                 and a list of documents referenced in                                                                                                             sites not currently proposed to the NPL?
                                                 the documentation record.                                               voluminous comments that are not
                                                                                                                         referenced to the HRS or other listing                                      In certain instances, interested parties
                                                 D. What documents are available for                                     criteria. The EPA will not address                                        have written to the EPA concerning sites
                                                 public review at the EPA regional                                       comments unless they indicate which                                       that were not at that time proposed to
                                                 dockets?                                                                component of the HRS documentation                                        the NPL. If those sites are later proposed
                                                   The regional dockets for this proposed                                record or what particular point in the                                    to the NPL, parties should review their
                                                 rule contain all of the information in the                              EPA’s stated eligibility criteria is at                                   earlier concerns and, if still appropriate,
                                                 Headquarters docket plus the actual                                     issue.                                                                    resubmit those concerns for
                                                 reference documents containing the data                                 H. May I submit comments after the                                        consideration during the formal
                                                 principally relied upon and cited by the                                public comment period is over?                                            comment period. Site-specific
                                                 EPA in calculating or evaluating the                                                                                                              correspondence received prior to the
                                                                                                                           Generally, the EPA will not respond                                     period of formal proposal and comment
                                                 HRS score for the sites. These reference                                to late comments. The EPA can
                                                 documents are available only in the                                                                                                               will not generally be included in the
                                                                                                                         guarantee only that it will consider                                      docket.
                                                 regional dockets.                                                       those comments postmarked by the
                                                 E. How do I submit my comments?                                         close of the formal comment period. The                                   III. Contents of This Proposed Rule
                                                                                                                         EPA has a policy of generally not                                         A. Proposed Additions to the NPL
                                                   Comments must be submitted to the                                     delaying a final listing decision solely to
                                                 EPA Headquarters as detailed at the                                     accommodate consideration of late                                            In this proposed rule, the EPA is
                                                 beginning of this preamble in the                                       comments.                                                                 proposing to add four sites to the NPL,
                                                 ADDRESSES section. Please note that the                                                                                                           all to the General Superfund section. All
                                                 mailing addresses differ according to                                   I. May I view public comments                                             of the sites in this proposed rulemaking
                                                 method of delivery. There are two                                       submitted by others?                                                      are being proposed based on HRS scores
                                                 different addresses that depend on                                         During the comment period,                                             of 28.50 or above.
                                                 whether comments are sent by express                                    comments are placed in the                                                   The sites are presented in the table
                                                 mail or by postal mail.                                                 Headquarters docket and are available to                                  below.

                                                                                                                                GENERAL SUPERFUND SECTION
                                                               State                                                                                   Site name                                                                              City/county

                                                 DE ................................    Newark South Ground Water Plume ..............................................................................................                    Newark.
                                                 LA .................................   American Creosote DeRidder .........................................................................................................              DeRidder.
                                                 MS ................................    Mississippi Phosphates Corporation ...............................................................................................                Pascagoula.
                                                 OK ................................    Eagle Industries ..............................................................................................................................   Midwest City.



                                                 B. Withdrawal of Previous Proposal To                                   the State of Montana Comprehensive                                        regarding this site can be found on the
                                                 List a Site on the NPL                                                  Environmental Cleanup and                                                 Montana Department of Environmental
                                                                                                                         Responsibility Act (CECRA) and the                                        Quality Web page at http://deq.mt.gov/
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                                                   The EPA is withdrawing its previous
                                                 proposal to add the Burlington Northern                                 1990 Modified Partial Consent Decree                                      Land/statesuperfund/bnlivingston.
                                                 Livingston Shop Complex site in                                         and subsequent Statements of Work.                                        IV. Statutory and Executive Order
                                                 Livingston, Montana to the NPL because                                  The rule proposing to add this site to                                    Reviews
                                                 the potentially responsible party,                                      the NPL can be found at 59 FR 43314
                                                 Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway                                    (August 23, 1994). Refer to the Docket                                      Additional information about these
                                                 Company, will complete the remaining                                    ID Number EPA–HQ–SFUND–1994–                                              statutes and Executive Orders can be
                                                 actions to investigate and clean up                                     0003 for supporting documentation                                         found at https://www.epa.gov/laws-
                                                 contamination at the facility pursuant to                               regarding this action. Other information                                  regulations/laws-and-executive-orders.


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                                                 A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory                    F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation                not assign liability to any party. Also,
                                                 Planning and Review and Executive                       and Coordination With Indian Tribal                   placing a site on the NPL does not mean
                                                 Order 13563: Improving Regulation and                   Governments                                           that any remedial or removal action
                                                 Regulatory Review                                         This action does not have tribal                    necessarily need be taken.
                                                   This action is not a significant                      implications as specified in Executive                List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300
                                                 regulatory action and was therefore not                 Order 13175. Listing a site on the NPL
                                                                                                         does not impose any costs on a tribe or                 Environmental protection, Air
                                                 submitted to the Office of Management                                                                         pollution control, Chemicals, Hazardous
                                                 and Budget (OMB) for review.                            require a tribe to take remedial action.
                                                                                                         Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not                  substances, Hazardous waste,
                                                 B. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)                        apply to this action.                                 Intergovernmental relations, Natural
                                                                                                                                                               resources, Oil pollution, Penalties,
                                                   This action does not impose an                        G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of               Reporting and recordkeeping
                                                 information collection burden under the                 Children From Environmental Health                    requirements, Superfund, Water
                                                 PRA. This rule does not contain any                     and Safety Risks                                      pollution control, Water supply.
                                                 information collection requirements that                   The EPA interprets Executive Order                   Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(d); 42 U.S.C.
                                                 require approval of the OMB.                            13045 as applying only to those                       9601–9657; E.O. 13626, 77 FR 56749, 3CFR,
                                                 C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)                     regulatory actions that concern                       2013 Comp., p. 306; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757,
                                                                                                         environmental health or safety risks that             3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p.351; E.O. 12580, 52 FR
                                                    I certify that this action will not have             the EPA has reason to believe may                     2923, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p.193.
                                                 a significant economic impact on a                      disproportionately affect children, per                 Dated: July 27, 2017.
                                                 substantial number of small entities                    the definition of ‘‘covered regulatory                Barry N. Breen,
                                                 under the RFA. This action will not                     action’’ in section 2–202 of the                      Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of
                                                 impose any requirements on small                        Executive Order. This action is not                   Land and Emergency Management.
                                                 entities. This rule listing sites on the                subject to Executive Order 13045                      [FR Doc. 2017–16171 Filed 8–2–17; 8:45 am]
                                                 NPL does not impose any obligations on                  because this action itself is procedural
                                                                                                                                                               BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                                 any group, including small entities. This               in nature (adds sites to a list) and does
                                                 rule also does not establish standards or               not, in and of itself, provide protection
                                                 requirements that any small entity must                 from environmental health and safety
                                                 meet, and imposes no direct costs on                    risks. Separate future regulatory actions             DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                 any small entity. Whether an entity,                    are required for mitigation of
                                                                                                                                                               National Oceanic and Atmospheric
                                                 small or otherwise, is liable for response              environmental health and safety risks.
                                                                                                                                                               Administration
                                                 costs for a release of hazardous                        H. Executive Order 13211: Actions That
                                                 substances depends on whether that                      Significantly Affect Energy Supply,                   50 CFR Part 680
                                                 entity is liable under CERCLA 107(a).                   Distribution, or Use
                                                 Any such liability exists regardless of                                                                       RIN 0648–BG84
                                                 whether the site is listed on the NPL                     This action is not subject to Executive
                                                 through this rulemaking.                                Order 13211, because it is not a                      Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
                                                                                                         significant regulatory action under                   Zone off Alaska; Bering Sea and
                                                 D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act                         Executive Order 12866.                                Aleutian Islands Management Area;
                                                 (UMRA)                                                                                                        Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab
                                                                                                         I. National Technology Transfer and
                                                    This action does not contain any                     Advancement Act (NTTAA)                               Rationalization Program
                                                 unfunded mandate as described in                           This rulemaking does not involve                   AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries
                                                 UMRA, 2 U.S.C. 1531–1538, and does                      technical standards.                                  Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
                                                 not significantly or uniquely affect small                                                                    Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
                                                 governments. This action imposes no                     J. Executive Order 12898: Federal                     Commerce.
                                                 enforceable duty on any state, local or                 Actions To Address Environmental
                                                                                                                                                               ACTION: Notice of availability of fishery
                                                 tribal governments or the private sector.               Justice in Minority Populations and
                                                                                                         Low-Income Populations                                management plan amendment; request
                                                 Listing a site on the NPL does not itself                                                                     for comments.
                                                 impose any costs. Listing does not mean                    The EPA believes the human health or
                                                 that the EPA necessarily will undertake                 environmental risk addressed by this                  SUMMARY:   The North Pacific Fishery
                                                 remedial action. Nor does listing require               action will not have potential                        Management Council (Council)
                                                 any action by a private party, state, local             disproportionately high and adverse                   submitted Amendment 48 to the Fishery
                                                 or tribal governments or determine                      human health or environmental effects                 Management Plan for Bering Sea/
                                                 liability for response costs. Costs that                on minority, low-income or indigenous                 Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
                                                 arise out of site responses result from                 populations because it does not affect                (Crab FMP) to NMFS for review. If
                                                 future site-specific decisions regarding                the level of protection provided to                   approved, Amendment 48 would revise
                                                 what actions to take, not directly from                 human health or the environment. As                   the Crab FMP to specify how NMFS
                                                 the act of placing a site on the NPL.                   discussed in Section I.C. of the                      determines the amount of limited access
                                                 E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism                    preamble to this action, the NPL is a list            privileges held and used by groups in
                                                                                                         of national priorities. The NPL is                    the Western Alaska Community
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                                                   This rule does not have federalism                    intended primarily to guide the EPA in                Development Quota Program (CDQ
                                                 implications. It will not have substantial              determining which sites warrant further               Program) for the purposes of managing
                                                 direct effects on the states, on the                    investigation to assess the nature and                the excessive share limits under the
                                                 relationship between the national                       extent of public health and                           Crab Rationalization (CR) Program.
                                                 government and the states, or on the                    environmental risks associated with a                 Amendment 48 is necessary to make the
                                                 distribution of power and                               release of hazardous substances,                      Crab FMP consistent with Magnuson-
                                                 responsibilities among the various                      pollutants or contaminants. The NPL is                Stevens Fishery Conservation and
                                                 levels of government.                                   of only limited significance as it does               Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens


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Document Created: 2017-08-03 07:24:51
Document Modified: 2017-08-03 07:24:51
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionProposed rule.
DatesComments regarding any of these proposed listings must be submitted (postmarked) on or before October 2, 2017.
ContactTerry Jeng, phone: (703) 603-8852, email: [email protected], Site Assessment and Remedy Decisions Branch, Assessment and Remediation Division, Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation (Mailcode 5204P), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; or the Superfund Hotline, phone (800) 424-9346 or (703) 412-9810 in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area.
FR Citation82 FR 36106 
CFR AssociatedEnvironmental Protection; Air Pollution Control; Chemicals; Hazardous Substances; Hazardous Waste; Intergovernmental Relations; Natural Resources; Oil Pollution; Penalties; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements; Superfund; Water Pollution Control and Water Supply

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