82_FR_61147 82 FR 60901 - National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List: Deletion of the C&D Recycling Superfund Site

82 FR 60901 - National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List: Deletion of the C&D Recycling Superfund Site

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 246 (December 26, 2017)

Page Range60901-60906
FR Document2017-27801

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region III is publishing a direct final Notice of Deletion of the C&D Recycling Superfund Site (Site), located in Foster Township, Pennsylvania, from the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL, promulgated pursuant to section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is an appendix of the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP). This direct final deletion is being published by EPA with the concurrence of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Commonwealth), through the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP), because EPA has determined that all appropriate response actions under CERCLA have been completed. However, this deletion does not preclude EPA from taking future actions at the Site under Superfund.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[EPA-HQ-SFUND-1987-0002; FRL-9972-38-Region 3]


National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; 
National Priorities List: Deletion of the C&D Recycling Superfund Site

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region III is 
publishing a direct final Notice of Deletion of the C&D Recycling 
Superfund Site (Site), located in Foster Township, Pennsylvania, from 
the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL, promulgated pursuant to 
section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is an appendix of the 
National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP). 
This direct final deletion is being published by EPA with the 
concurrence of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Commonwealth), through 
the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP), 
because EPA has determined that all appropriate response actions under 
CERCLA have been completed. However, this deletion does not preclude 
EPA from taking future actions at the Site under Superfund.

DATES: This direct final deletion is effective February 26, 2018 unless 
EPA receives adverse comments by January 25, 2018. If adverse comments 
are received, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of the direct final 
deletion in the Federal Register informing the public that the deletion 
will not take effect.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
SFUND-1987-0002 at http://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 making effective comments, please visit http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Voigt, Remedial Project 
Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, Mail Code 
3HS21, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19013, (215) 814-5737, email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents

I. Introduction
II. NPL Deletion Criteria
III. Deletion Procedures
IV. Basis for Site Deletion
V. Deletion Action

I. Introduction

    EPA Region III is publishing this direct final Notice of Deletion 
of the C&D Recycling Superfund Site, from the National Priorities List 
(NPL). The NPL constitutes Appendix B of 40 CFR part 300, which is the 
Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP), which 
EPA promulgated pursuant to section 105 of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 
1980, as amended. EPA maintains the NPL as the list of sites that 
appear to present a significant risk to public health, welfare, or the 
environment. Sites on the NPL may be the subject of remedial actions 
financed by the Hazardous Substance Superfund (Fund). As described in 
Sec.  300.425(e)(3) of the NCP, sites deleted from the NPL remain 
eligible for Fund-financed remedial actions if future conditions 
warrant such actions.
    Section II of this document explains the criteria for deleting 
sites from the NPL. Section III discusses procedures that EPA is using 
for this action. Section IV discusses the Site and demonstrates how it 
meets the deletion criteria. Section V discusses EPA's action to delete 
the Site from the NPL unless adverse comments are received during the 
public comment period.

II. NPL Deletion Criteria

    The NCP establishes the criteria that EPA uses to delete sites from 
the NPL. In accordance with 40 CFR 300.425(e), sites may be deleted 
from the NPL where no further response is appropriate. In making such a 
determination pursuant to 40 CFR 300.425(e), EPA will consider, in 
consultation with the state, 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 Fund-financed response under CERCLA has been 
implemented, and no further response action by responsible parties is 
appropriate; or
    iii. The remedial investigation has shown that the release poses no 
significant threat to public health or the environment and, therefore, 
the taking of remedial measures is not appropriate.
    EPA may initiate further action to ensure continued protectiveness 
at a deleted site if new information becomes available that indicates 
it is appropriate. Whenever there is a significant release from a site 
deleted from the NPL, the deleted site may be restored to the NPL 
without application of the hazard ranking system.

III. Deletion Procedures

    The following procedures apply to deletion of the Site:
    (1) EPA consulted with the Commonwealth prior to developing this 
direct final Notice of Deletion and the Notice of Intent to Delete co-
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today in the ``Proposed Rules'' section of the Federal Register.
    (2) EPA has provided the Commonwealth 30 working days for review of 
this direct final Notice of Deletion and the parallel Notice of Intent 
to Delete prior to their publication today, and the Commonwealth, 
through PADEP, has concurred on the deletion of the Site from the NPL.
    (3) Concurrently with the publication of this direct final Notice 
of Deletion, a notice of the availability of the parallel Notice of 
Intent to Delete is being published in a major local newspaper, the 
Standard Speaker. The newspaper notice announces the 30-day public 
comment period concerning the Notice of Intent to Delete the Site from 
the NPL.
    (4) EPA placed copies of documents supporting the proposed deletion 
in the deletion docket and made these items available for public 
inspection and copying at the Site information repositories identified 
above.
    (5) If adverse comments are received within the 30-day public 
comment period on this deletion action, EPA will publish a timely 
notice of withdrawal of this direct final Notice of Deletion before its 
effective date and will prepare a response to comments and continue 
with the deletion process on the basis of the Notice of Intent to 
Delete and the comments already received.
    Deletion of a site from the NPL does not itself create, alter, or 
revoke any individual's rights or obligations. Deletion of a site from 
the NPL does not in any way alter EPA's right to take enforcement 
actions, as appropriate. The NPL is designed primarily for 
informational purposes and to assist EPA management. Section 
300.425(e)(3) of the NCP states that the deletion of a site from the 
NPL does not preclude eligibility for future response actions, should 
future conditions warrant such actions.

IV. Basis for Site Deletion

    The following information provides EPA's rationale for deleting the 
Site from the NPL:

Site Background and History

    The C&D Recycling Superfund Site (the Site) (CERCLIS ID 
PAD021449244) encompasses approximately 110 acres and is located in a 
rural area along Brickyard Road in Foster Township, Luzerne County, 
Pennsylvania. From 1963 to 1978, Lurgan Corporation operated a metal 
reclamation facility at the Site. In 1979, the business was conveyed to 
C&D Recycling, Inc. Both Lurgan Corporation and C&D Recycling, Inc.'s 
operations involved the reclamation of metals (i.e., copper and/or 
lead) from cable and/or scrap metal transported to the Site. Available 
documentation suggests that lead was recovered from cable and wire 
until the mid-1970's, after which limited burning of lead cable at the 
Site occurred. Typical Site operations involved mechanical removal of 
the outer plastic casing and burning of the inner lining, sheathing or 
insulation to expose the copper cable in one of five furnaces located 
at the Site. The copper was returned to the generator and the plastic 
casing was stockpiled at the Site. Site operations ceased in 1984. 
Currently, portions of the Site are being used as a wildlife refuge, 
while other portions are either undeveloped, or contain private 
residences.
    EPA and PADEP collected analytical data in 1984 and 1985 to 
evaluate the relative hazards posed by the Site in the Hazard Ranking 
System (HRS). An HRS score of 43.92 was calculated for the Site in 
April 1985, based primarily upon the elevated levels of contamination 
in Site soils, and sediment suspended within the shallow dairy farm 
well existing at the Site. In September 1985, EPA proposed the Site for 
inclusion on the NPL (50 FR 37630). The Site was placed on the NPL on 
February 21, 1990 (55 FR 6154). In April 1986, PADEP requested that EPA 
take the lead on the Site response action.
    EPA entered into an Administrative Order on Consent, Docket Number 
III-87-30-DC, on September 1, 1987, which was subsequently amended in 
June 1988, Docket Number III-87-31-DC, (collectively Consent Order) 
with AT&T Nassau Metals Corporation (Nassau) under which Nassau was 
required to: (1) Implement erosion controls and security measures to 
stabilize the Site; and (2) investigate the nature and extent of 
contamination and risks and develop alternatives to address the 
contamination at the Site. Nassau was the only potentially responsible 
party (PRP) to cooperate with EPA with respect to Site response 
actions. At the time of the Consent Order, Nassau was a wholly owned 
subsidiary of Lucent Technologies, Inc. (Lucent). Lucent subsequently 
merged with Alcatel SA of France on December 1, 2006 to form Alcatel-
Lucent SA. For clarity, Nassau and Lucent will hereinafter collectively 
be referred to as the PRP.
    The PRP conducted the following removal action activities under the 
Consent Order:
     Consolidation and covering of ash piles at the Site;
     Construction of sedimentation and erosion controls to 
minimize migration of contaminated soil from the Site in surface water 
runoff;
     Installation of fencing and seeding to prevent exposure to 
contaminated soil areas; and
     Removal of piles of cable casings and transport off-site 
for recycling.

Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study (RI/FS)

    The RI/FS was initiated at the Site in September 1987. The final 
RI/FS Report was completed in January 1992 and approved by EPA in March 
1992. The area of contamination identified in the RI/FS Report included 
the following:
     Approximately 26,273 cubic yards (yds \3\) of soil 
contaminated with lead, copper, antimony and/or other contaminants;
     Several small piles of ash (approximately 165 yds \3\) 
resulting from the burning of material at the Site contaminated with 
lead, copper, and low levels of dioxins and furans;
     Approximately 1,200 linear feet of Mill Hopper Creek (the 
Creek) containing sediment contaminated with lead, copper, and zinc;
     A 0.5-acre pond (Mill Hopper Pond or the Pond) with 
contaminated sediment (approximately 1,900 yds \3\);
     Abarn and milkhouse used when the property at the Site was 
a dairy farm;
     A main facility building including four furnaces used to 
burn cable;
     An underground storm water sewer system, which contained 
approximately 24 yds \3\ of contaminated sediment; and
     A small isolated furnace once used to burn cable.

Selected Remedy

    EPA issued the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Site on September 
30, 1992. The Remedial Action Objectives (RAOs) specified in the ROD 
consisted of:
    1. Protection of human health and the environment;
    2. Source control and prevention of migration of contamination from 
the Site via wind and surface water transport;
    3. Source control of contaminants in soil such that leaching of 
contamination to groundwater will not occur in the future;
    4. Source control of soil, sediment, and ash with lead 
concentrations greater than 500 parts per million (ppm);
    5. Decontamination of Site buildings; and
    6. Prevention to exposure to contaminants.
    The remedy selected in the ROD (Selected Remedy) addressed 
contaminated soil, ash, sediment,

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buildings, and structures and consisted of the following components:
    1. Confirmation, e.g., via sampling, of the areal limits of soil 
and sediment with lead contamination above 500 ppm (including soil 
beneath buildings and concrete slabs constructed after 1963 as well as 
pavement and sediment in Mill Hopper Creek and wetlands);
    2. Performance of a Phase 1B archeological survey in areas 
possessing high or moderate archeological sensitivity potentially 
impacted by the Remedial Action;
    3. Removal and off-Site disposal and/or recycling of casing and 
wire;
    4. Excavation of all soil with lead contamination above 500 ppm 
resulting from Site operations (excluding soil beneath buildings and 
concrete slabs constructed after 1963, or pavement which shall 
otherwise be maintained to prevent migration of contamination from the 
Site);
    5. Excavation of sediment from the banks of Mill Hopper Pond with 
lead levels greater than 500 ppm and excavation of the top two feet of 
sediment (or an amount sufficient to secure a new substrate) from the 
pond bottom to ensure that pond water quality is not impacted;
    6. Removal of sediment within Mill Hopper Creek contaminated with 
lead above 500 ppm;
    7. Removal and sampling of all sediment located within the storm 
water sewer system located at the Site and evaluation of the system's 
integrity (including drainage ditches) to determine the potential for 
releases of hazardous substances from the Site into the soil and ground 
water and any necessary response actions;
    8. Excavation of all ash located at the Site;
    9. Post excavation/removal sampling to confirm that ash, soil and 
sediment cleanup levels are met;
    10. On-Site stabilization of the contaminated soil and sediment, 
excavated and removed as described above, to remove any characteristic 
of hazardous waste;
    11. On-Site stabilization of the contaminated ash, excavated as 
described above, to remove any characteristic of hazardous waste;
    12. Off-Site disposal of stabilized soil, sediment, and ash into a 
non-hazardous (RCRA Subtitle D) waste disposal facility;
    13. Decontamination of Site buildings with lead levels in walls and 
floors above 500 ppm, including dismantling of non-structural 
components and removal of equipment and debris which may inhibit 
decontamination to required levels, or demolition of buildings that 
cannot be cleaned to 500 ppm lead;
    14. Dismantling of the old furnace and other structures, as 
necessary, which inhibit soil or sediment remediation and which shall 
not be maintained, as necessary, to prevent migration of contaminants 
from the Site;
    15. Off-Site disposal of material generated from dismantling of 
Site buildings into a non-hazardous (Subtitle D) waste disposal 
facility or decontamination and recycling of dismantled material;
    16. Performance of biota toxicity tests on remaining soil and 
sediment to ensure that remediated soil (i.e., soil with lead levels no 
higher than 500 ppm) does not pose a threat to the environment 
(procedures to be determined during Remedial Design);
    17. Site grading, revegetation, and related work, to ensure that 
Site topography and drainage ways adequately convey water from the 
Site, and that soil excavation does not result in low lying areas;
    18. Air monitoring during on-Site activities, and implementation of 
dust control or other necessary abatement actions to prevent migration 
of contaminants to the surrounding community during the Remedial 
Action;
    19. Abandoning wells which serve no useful long-term purpose;
    20. Periodic monitoring of ground water and surface water; and
    21. If the soil beneath pavement, or soil beneath buildings and 
concrete slabs constructed after 1963, contains concentrations of lead 
greater than 500 ppm and these structures are not demolished, then 
institutional controls, (e.g., deed restrictions) will be implemented 
to prevent residential use potentially affecting the protectiveness of 
the Selected Remedy, and to ensure that Site contaminants which may 
remain beneath buildings and pavement are properly identified.
    Consistent with the Site RAOs, the Selected Remedy included 
decontamination and/or demolition of contaminated buildings and 
structures; stabilization of contaminated soil, ash, and sediment with 
lead levels greater than 500 ppm, as needed; and disposal of the 
stabilized and/or decontaminated material into an off-Site landfill. As 
stated in the ROD, EPA determined that the selected soil cleanup level 
of 500 ppm lead (i.e., no confirmatory sample collected shall exceed 
500 ppm) is protective of human health and would not impact the 
environment. The cleanup level of 500 ppm ensures that the average soil 
lead level remaining on any two-acre plot is less than approximately 
235 ppm, including theoretical residential plots located on the Site. 
Thus, EPA determined that residual soil lead levels remaining at the 
Site are protective.

Response Actions

    All Remedial Design (RD), Remedial Action (RA) and Operation and 
Maintenance (O&M) activities for the Site were conducted in accordance 
with a Unilateral Administrative Order (UAO) which was issued to the 
PRP on August 9, 1994 (EPA Docket No. III-94-18-DC). The UAO was 
subsequently converted to a Consent Decree that was signed and lodged 
with the District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on 
July 22, 1998 (Consent Decree) (Civil Action No. 3:96-CV-562).
    The RD was performed from October 1996 through February 1997 and 
approved by EPA on May 8, 1998. During the RD phase, Site preparation 
work involved the removal of various types of debris and cable casings 
from the Site, as well as demolition and off-Site disposal of the old 
furnace.
    Construction of the RA was conducted between February 1998 and 
August 1999. EPA approved the September 27, 2000 Remedial Action 
Completion Report (RACR) documenting completion of the RA. Biotoxicity 
sampling of the Pond and Creek and well abandonment, as selected in the 
ROD, were completed in 2003 and 2002, respectively. In June 2016, EPA 
approved the Work Completion Certification and Report (WCCR) 
documenting completion of these remaining components of the Selected 
Remedy.

Performance Standards

    The 2000 RACR documented that the RA had attained the following 
Performance Standards as specified in the ROD:
    1. The Phase IB Archeological Survey shall comply with Guidelines 
on Archaeology and Historic Preservation, 48 FR.44716-42 (September 29, 
1983), 36 CFR parts 65 and 800.
    2. Site activity shall not cause exceedance of Pennsylvania Water 
Quality Standards in Mill Hopper Creek, 25 PA Code Sec. Sec.  93.3 
through 93.8, or exceedance of background water quality in Mill Hopper 
Creek should background quality exceed Pennsylvania Water Quality 
Standards, 25 PA Code Sec.  93.5 and water quality criteria for toxic 
substances of 25 PA Code Chapter 16. However, compliance with Chapter 
16 regulations will consider the ambient background water quality of 
Mill Hopper Creek and Mill Hopper Pond.

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    3. The stabilization process and/or earth moving shall not generate 
dust exceeding National Ambient Air Quality Standards within 100 feet 
of the Area of Contamination [Clean Air Act section 109, National 
Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards for lead, 40 CFR 
50.12, and particulate matter, 40 CFR 50.6 and 40 CFR part 52, subpart 
NN] [Pennsylvania's Air Pollution Control Act, 25 PA Code Sec. Sec.  
123.1 et. seq, and 131.1 et. seq.]. Dust suppression methods, e.g., 
wind screens, water spray, or chemical agents, shall be utilized to 
minimize dust. Air monitoring shall be performed in accordance with 40 
CFR part 50, Appendix G [25 PA Code Sec. Sec.  123.1 et. seq. and 131.1 
et. seq.].
    4. Excavation and consolidation of the soil, sediment and ash shall 
comply with the Pennsylvania Erosion Control Regulations, 25 PA Code 
Sec. Sec.  102.1 et. seq., Pennsylvania's Air Pollution Control Act, 25 
PA Code Sec. Sec.  123.1 et. seq. and 131.1 et. seq.
    5. Diversion of Mill Hopper Creek during implementation of Selected 
Remedy shall comply with Pennsylvania Dam Safety and Waterway 
Management Regulations, 25 PA Code Sec.  105.1 et. Seq.
    6. Disposal of hazardous waste debris generated from the 
decontamination, dismantling and/or demolition of Site buildings, the 
old furnace and any other structures, shall comply with the Land 
Disposal Restriction requirements of 40 CFR part 268.
    7. The stabilized soil, sediment, and ash shall be analyzed using 
the Toxic Characteristic Leaching Procedure. No sample of leachate from 
tested stabilized material shall exceed the levels specified in Table 
20, below.
    8. Cleanup levels for contaminants of concern in soil and sediment 
(Table 20) shall not be exceeded in any soil or sediment sample, 
excluding areas not impacted by the Site, remaining after Site 
remediation.

     Table 20--Cleanup Levels for Contaminants of Potential Concern
  Contributing Excess Cancer Risk Greater Than 1 x 10-6 or Hazard Index
                             Greater Than 1
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              Media                   Contaminant       Clean-Up Level
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Soil............................  Lead..............  500 ppm.
                                  Copper............  3300 ppm.
                                  Antimony..........  35 ppm.
                                  PAHs..............  1 ppm.
                                  PCBs..............  2 ppm.
Sediment........................  Lead..............  500 ppm.
                                  Copper............  2900 ppm.
                                  Antimony..........  35 ppm.
                                  PAHs..............  1 ppm.
Stabilized Ash, Sediment and      Arsenic...........  5 mg/L.
 Soil (Extract).
                                  Barium............  100 mg/L.
                                  Cadmium...........  1 mg/L.
                                  Chromium..........  5 mg/L.
                                  Lead..............  5 mg/L.
                                  Mercury...........  0.2 mg/L.
                                  Selenium..........  1 mg/L.
Building Surfaces...............  Lead..............  50 ug/m3, or 500
                                                       ppm.
                                  Copper............  1000 ug/m3, or
                                                       3300 ppm.
                                  Antimony..........  500 ug/m3, or 35
                                                       ppm.
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    Post-RA sampling data demonstrated that the Selected Remedy 
achieved the RAOs selected in the ROD. Protection of human health and 
the environment (RAO #1) and prevention to exposure to contaminants 
(RAO #6) were achieved by ensuring that all performance standards 
selected in the ROD were met, as explained in Section 5.0 of the RACR. 
Source control RAOs (RAO #2, #3, and #4) were achieved by stabilizing 
contaminated soil, ash, and sediment with lead levels greater than 500 
ppm, as needed; and by disposing the stabilized material into an off-
Site landfill, as explained in Sections 3.4 and 3.5 of the RACR. 
Decontamination of on-Site buildings (RAO #5) was achieved by ensuring 
that all on-Site building surfaces were free from Site contaminants, as 
explained in Section 3.3 of RACR.
    During the RA, Site soils and sediments with identified lead 
concentrations of greater than the Site clean-up level of 500 ppm were 
excavated, stabilized as appropriate, and transported off-site for 
disposal at an approved facility. Soil was excavated to depths of up to 
four feet resulting in the removal of approximately 43,800 cubic yards 
of material. A total of 267 post-excavation soil samples were 
collected, and confirmed that all identified contamination was removed 
from the Site, and that the cleanup level for lead of 500 ppm selected 
in the ROD was achieved.
    As part of the RI/FS at the Site, a monitoring well network 
consisting of 17 wells was completed. The wells were sampled multiple 
times during the course of the RI/FS. In the ROD, EPA determined that 
the data obtained during performance of the RI/FS demonstrated that 
groundwater had not been impacted by Site activities. The ROD required 
additional monitoring of Site groundwater for lead to evaluate any 
possible impacts caused by the RA. One pre-construction and two post-
construction groundwater sampling events were conducted. Four on-site 
shallow wells were sampled for lead to monitor groundwater quality. The 
groundwater sampling results confirmed that Site construction 
activities during the RA did not impact the groundwater underlying the 
Site. Since all of the groundwater monitoring activities selected in 
the ROD were completed, the remaining monitoring wells located on-Site 
were subsequently abandoned on August 26 through August 29, 2002.
    The ROD also selected the ``performance of biota toxicity tests on 
remaining soil/sediment to ensure that remediated soil (i.e., soil with 
lead levels no higher than 500 ppm) does not pose a threat to the 
environment''. The biotoxicity testing procedures employed at the Site 
in order to meet the above-described ROD requirement were established 
in the Biotoxicity Testing Plan (BTP).
    The baseline biotoxicity sampling/evaluation was conducted in May 
1998 prior to the start of the RA. This testing

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was conducted for the purpose of establishing the baseline biotoxicity 
of Site sediments that were known to contain lead concentrations that 
exceeded the Site cleanup goal of 500 ppm. The evaluation was conducted 
on samples collected at the Site and at a nearby off-site reference 
location (a pond approximately eight miles from the Site).
    The biotoxic effect threshold of Site sediments was established to 
be 842 ppm lead based on the results of the baseline biotoxicity 
evaluation. Three additional biotoxicity sampling events were conducted 
after the August 13, 1999 RA completion date in accordance with the 
BTP. The Year 1 event occurred on August 30, 2000, the Year 2 event 
occurred on September 20, 2002 and the Year 3 event occurred on October 
29, 2003.
    During these three post-RA sampling events, three out of a total of 
52 sediment sample results from the Pond and Creek were found to 
contain lead in excess of the 500 ppm Site cleanup level. In each 
instance, when an elevated sample result for lead was identified, the 
PRP performed additional sediment sampling to delineate the extent of 
lead sediment concentrations in excess of 500 ppm and then implemented 
a focused excavation program to remove these sediments from the Site. A 
total of eight sampling rounds associated with the three biotoxicity 
sampling events were conducted after completion of the RA.
    All lead analytical results of sediments remaining in place after 
the focused removal of sediments from the Pond and Creek were less than 
the Site lead cleanup goal of 500 ppm. Therefore, subsequent bioassay 
testing of the Year 1, 2 and 3 samples was not performed.
    Finally, sampling conducted by the PRP in 1989 as part of the RI/FS 
showed the isolated presence of low levels of dioxin in the ash piles 
stored on-Site. Specifically, two dioxin samples were collected at the 
Site in 1989 from two separate ash piles (designated ASH-B and ASH-F) 
which were subsequently excavated. The piles were analyzed for 2,3,7,8-
tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), 2,3,7,8,-tetrachlorodibenzofuran 
(TCDF) and specific 2,3,7,8-dioxin congeners. Both of the samples 
contained low levels of chlorinated dioxins/furans. After issuance of 
the 2012 preliminary remediation goals for dioxin in soil, by letter 
dated July 24, 2014, EPA required the PRP to collect additional soil 
samples at the Site to confirm that the Selected Remedy was protective 
of human health and the environment. By letter dated October 13, 2015, 
EPA informed the PRP that the sampling results indicated that dioxin 
did not exceed residential or commercial screening levels in any of the 
samples collected from native soil at the Site.
    EPA subsequently issued a Final Close Out Report (FCOR) for the 
Site dated October 4, 2016. The FCOR summarized all of the remedial 
activities conducted at the Site, and concluded that EPA has 
successfully completed all response actions for the Site in accordance 
with Close Out Procedures for National Priorities List Sites (OSWER 
Directive 9320.2-09A-P).

Operation and Maintenance

    An O&M Plan dated April 29, 1998 was approved by EPA as part of the 
RD. The O&M Plan identifies the O&M activities that would be performed 
at the Site after the RA was completed. The O&M activities were 
intended to address: (1) Erosion and sedimentation control measures 
until sufficient vegetative cover had re-established itself; (2) post-
remedy ground water sampling; and (3) the sampling/inspection 
requirements specified in the BTP.
    RA activities were completed on August 13, 1999. Lucent conducted 
inspections of the Site for the first year after completion of the Site 
remediation activities. These inspections were conducted on a monthly 
basis and after known significant storm events (e.g., rain events over 
one inch), as outlined in the O&M Plan. Inspections were not performed 
during winter months when the ground was frozen or snow covered. After 
the first year of monthly inspections, quarterly inspections of the 
Site were conducted for the following four years as required by the O&M 
Plan. During each Site inspection, the vegetative cover, drainage 
channels and swales, and remediated Creek downstream of the Pond were 
inspected to verify that they were in good condition and functioning 
properly.
    In accordance with the O&M Plan, the revegetated Site was to be 
left in its natural state and not mowed and no future O&M is required.

Institutional Controls

    The ROD selected ICs if soils containing concentrations of lead 
over 500 ppm remain beneath the pavement, or buildings and concrete 
slabs constructed on-Site after 1963. Since all Site soils with lead 
concentrations in excess of 500 ppm were removed from the Site during 
implementation of the Selected Remedy, no ICs are required at the Site. 
However, as an added precaution, in March 1999, the then-current owner 
of the original 46-acre C&D property which contains the main C&D 
Recycling building and several abandoned farm structures, known as Tax 
Parcel 11, filed a deed restriction in the land records for that 
parcel. This deed restriction limits access to the Site, and prevents 
the Tax Parcel 11 from being used for residential, commercial, 
agricultural and/or recreational purposes.
    In May 2002, Tax Parcel 11 was purchased at a tax sale, and title 
to the property was redeeded under a corporation named ``Green Meadows 
Conservancy, Inc.'' on July 10, 2006. Tax Parcel 11 property is now 
classified as a wildlife preserve and there are no plans for its 
redevelopment.
    Based on the above information, EPA has determined that there are 
no hazardous substances present on-Site above levels allowing for 
unlimited use and unrestricted exposure now that the Selected Remedy is 
complete. The Site is, therefore, protective of human health and the 
environment. No Five-Year Reviews have been performed and they are not 
required pursuant to CERCLA section 121(c).

Community Involvement

    EPA community relations staff conducted an active campaign to 
ensure that the residents were well informed about activities at the 
Site. Community relations activities included the following:
     Public Meetings: May 1997.
     Township Supervisor Meetings: April 1997 and May 1998.
     Fact Sheets: April 1998, December 1998, and June 1999.
    Additionally, during the RA, EPA's Remedial Project Manager (RPM) 
met with Foster Township representatives on a weekly basis to provide 
an update on the work accomplished and the upcoming scheduled work.
    In accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR 300.425(e)(4), EPA's 
community involvement activities associated with this deletion will 
consist of placing the deletion docket in the local Site information 
repository and placing a public notice (of EPA's intent to delete the 
Site from the NPL) in the Standard Speaker, a local newspaper of 
general circulation.

Determination That the Site Meets the Criteria for Deletion in the NCP

    Construction of the Selected Remedy at the Site has been completed 
and O&M was completed in accordance with the EPA-approved O&M Plan. All 
RAOs, Performance Standards, and cleanup goals established in the ROD 
have been achieved and the Selected Remedy is

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protective of human health and the environment. No further Superfund 
response is necessary to protect human health and the environment.
    The Site Deletion procedures specified in 40 CFR 300.425(e) have 
been followed for the deletion of the Site.

V. Deletion Action

    EPA, with concurrence of the Commonwealth through PADEP, has 
determined that all appropriate response actions under CERCLA, have 
been completed. Therefore, EPA is deleting the Site from the NPL.
    Because EPA considers this action to be noncontroversial and 
routine, EPA is taking it without prior publication. This action will 
be effective February 26, 2018 unless EPA receives adverse comments by 
January 25, 2018. If adverse comments are received within the 30-day 
public comment period, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of this 
direct final notice of deletion before the effective date of the 
deletion, and it will not take effect. EPA will prepare a response to 
comments and continue with the deletion process on the basis of the 
notice of intent to delete and the comments already received. There 
will be no additional opportunity to comment.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300

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

    Dated: December 1, 2017.
Cosmo Servidio,
Regional Administrator, EPA Region III.
    For the reasons set out in this document, 40 CFR part 300 is 
amended as follows:

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

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

    Authority:  33 U.S.C. 1321(d); 42 U.S.C. 9601-9657; E.O. 13626, 
77 FR 56749, 3 CFR, 2013 Comp., p. 306; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 
CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; E.O. 12580, 52 FR 2923, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., 
p. 193.

Appendix B to Part 300--[Amended]

0
2. Table 1 of appendix B to part 300 is amended by removing ``PA'', ``C 
& D Recycling'', ``Foster Township''.

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                                             contracts, chain of contracts, or                       appropriate response actions under                    Substances Pollution Contingency Plan
                                             equivalent arrangements (when the                       CERCLA have been completed.                           (NCP), which EPA promulgated
                                             movement occurs between parties                         However, this deletion does not                       pursuant to section 105 of the
                                             controlled by the same corporate or                     preclude EPA from taking future actions               Comprehensive Environmental
                                             legal entity).                                          at the Site under Superfund.                          Response, Compensation and Liability
                                             *     *     *    *     *                                DATES: This direct final deletion is                  Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended.
                                                                                                     effective February 26, 2018 unless EPA                EPA maintains the NPL as the list of
                                             ■ 7. Amend § 262.84 by revising                                                                               sites that appear to present a significant
                                             paragraphs (b)(4) and (f)(8) to read as                 receives adverse comments by January
                                                                                                     25, 2018. If adverse comments are                     risk to public health, welfare, or the
                                             follows:                                                                                                      environment. Sites on the NPL may be
                                                                                                     received, EPA will publish a timely
                                             § 262.84   Imports of hazardous waste.                  withdrawal of the direct final deletion               the subject of remedial actions financed
                                             *     *     *     *     *                               in the Federal Register informing the                 by the Hazardous Substance Superfund
                                               (b) * * *                                             public that the deletion will not take                (Fund). As described in § 300.425(e)(3)
                                               (4) A notification is complete when                   effect.                                               of the NCP, sites deleted from the NPL
                                             EPA determines the notification satisfies                                                                     remain eligible for Fund-financed
                                                                                                     ADDRESSES:   Submit your comments,
                                             the requirements of paragraphs (b)(1)(i)                                                                      remedial actions if future conditions
                                                                                                     identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
                                             through (xiii) of this section.                                                                               warrant such actions.
                                                                                                     SFUND–1987–0002 at http://                               Section II of this document explains
                                             *     *     *     *     *                               www.regulations.gov. Follow the online                the criteria for deleting sites from the
                                               (f) * * *                                             instructions for submitting comments.                 NPL. Section III discusses procedures
                                               (8) Upon request by EPA, importers or                 Once submitted, comments cannot be                    that EPA is using for this action. Section
                                             disposal or recovery facilities must                    edited or removed from Regulations.gov.               IV discusses the Site and demonstrates
                                             submit to EPA copies of contracts, chain                The EPA may publish any comment                       how it meets the deletion criteria.
                                             of contracts, or equivalent arrangements                received to its public docket. Do not                 Section V discusses EPA’s action to
                                             (when the movement occurs between                       submit electronically any information                 delete the Site from the NPL unless
                                             parties controlled by the same corporate                you consider to be Confidential                       adverse comments are received during
                                             or legal entity).                                       Business Information (CBI) or other                   the public comment period.
                                             *     *     *     *     *                               information whose disclosure is
                                             [FR Doc. 2017–27525 Filed 12–22–17; 8:45 am]            restricted by statute. Multimedia                     II. NPL Deletion Criteria
                                             BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                  submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be                 The NCP establishes the criteria that
                                                                                                     accompanied by a written comment.                     EPA uses to delete sites from the NPL.
                                                                                                     The written comment is considered the                 In accordance with 40 CFR 300.425(e),
                                             ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                official comment and should include                   sites may be deleted from the NPL
                                             AGENCY                                                  discussion of all points you wish to                  where no further response is
                                                                                                     make. The EPA will generally not                      appropriate. In making such a
                                             40 CFR Part 300                                         consider comments or comment                          determination pursuant to 40 CFR
                                                                                                     contents located outside of the primary               300.425(e), EPA will consider, in
                                             [EPA–HQ–SFUND–1987–0002; FRL–9972–
                                             38–Region 3]                                            submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or               consultation with the state, whether any
                                                                                                     other file sharing system). For                       of the following criteria have been met:
                                             National Oil and Hazardous                              additional submission methods, the full                  i. Responsible parties or other persons
                                             Substances Pollution Contingency                        EPA public comment policy,                            have implemented all appropriate
                                             Plan; National Priorities List: Deletion                information about CBI or multimedia                   response actions required;
                                             of the C&D Recycling Superfund Site                     submissions, and general guidance on                     ii. All appropriate Fund-financed
                                                                                                     making effective comments, please visit               response under CERCLA has been
                                             AGENCY: Environmental Protection                        http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/                          implemented, and no further response
                                             Agency.                                                 commenting-epa-dockets.                               action by responsible parties is
                                             ACTION: Direct final rule.                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      appropriate; or
                                                                                                     Gregory Voigt, Remedial Project                          iii. The remedial investigation has
                                             SUMMARY:   The Environmental Protection                                                                       shown that the release poses no
                                                                                                     Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection
                                             Agency (EPA) Region III is publishing a                                                                       significant threat to public health or the
                                                                                                     Agency, Region III, Mail Code 3HS21,
                                             direct final Notice of Deletion of the                                                                        environment and, therefore, the taking
                                                                                                     1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA
                                             C&D Recycling Superfund Site (Site),                                                                          of remedial measures is not appropriate.
                                                                                                     19013, (215) 814–5737, email:
                                             located in Foster Township,                                                                                      EPA may initiate further action to
                                                                                                     voigt.gregory@epa.gov.
                                             Pennsylvania, from the National                                                                               ensure continued protectiveness at a
                                             Priorities List (NPL). The NPL,                         SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                                                                           deleted site if new information becomes
                                             promulgated pursuant to section 105 of                  Table of Contents                                     available that indicates it is appropriate.
                                             the Comprehensive Environmental                                                                               Whenever there is a significant release
                                                                                                     I. Introduction
                                             Response, Compensation, and Liability                   II. NPL Deletion Criteria                             from a site deleted from the NPL, the
                                             Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is                    III. Deletion Procedures                              deleted site may be restored to the NPL
                                             an appendix of the National Oil and                     IV. Basis for Site Deletion                           without application of the hazard
                                             Hazardous Substances Pollution                          V. Deletion Action                                    ranking system.
                                             Contingency Plan (NCP). This direct
                                             final deletion is being published by EPA                I. Introduction                                       III. Deletion Procedures
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                                             with the concurrence of the                               EPA Region III is publishing this                      The following procedures apply to
                                             Commonwealth of Pennsylvania                            direct final Notice of Deletion of the                deletion of the Site:
                                             (Commonwealth), through the                             C&D Recycling Superfund Site, from the                   (1) EPA consulted with the
                                             Pennsylvania Department of                              National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL               Commonwealth prior to developing this
                                             Environmental Protection (PADEP),                       constitutes Appendix B of 40 CFR part                 direct final Notice of Deletion and the
                                             because EPA has determined that all                     300, which is the Oil and Hazardous                   Notice of Intent to Delete co-published


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                                             today in the ‘‘Proposed Rules’’ section                 Inc.’s operations involved the                        of contaminated soil from the Site in
                                             of the Federal Register.                                reclamation of metals (i.e., copper and/              surface water runoff;
                                                (2) EPA has provided the                             or lead) from cable and/or scrap metal                  • Installation of fencing and seeding
                                             Commonwealth 30 working days for                        transported to the Site. Available                    to prevent exposure to contaminated
                                             review of this direct final Notice of                   documentation suggests that lead was                  soil areas; and
                                             Deletion and the parallel Notice of                     recovered from cable and wire until the                 • Removal of piles of cable casings
                                             Intent to Delete prior to their                         mid-1970’s, after which limited burning               and transport off-site for recycling.
                                             publication today, and the                              of lead cable at the Site occurred.
                                                                                                                                                           Remedial Investigation and Feasibility
                                             Commonwealth, through PADEP, has                        Typical Site operations involved
                                                                                                                                                           Study (RI/FS)
                                             concurred on the deletion of the Site                   mechanical removal of the outer plastic
                                             from the NPL.                                           casing and burning of the inner lining,                 The RI/FS was initiated at the Site in
                                                (3) Concurrently with the publication                sheathing or insulation to expose the                 September 1987. The final RI/FS Report
                                             of this direct final Notice of Deletion, a              copper cable in one of five furnaces                  was completed in January 1992 and
                                             notice of the availability of the parallel              located at the Site. The copper was                   approved by EPA in March 1992. The
                                             Notice of Intent to Delete is being                     returned to the generator and the plastic             area of contamination identified in the
                                             published in a major local newspaper,                   casing was stockpiled at the Site. Site               RI/FS Report included the following:
                                             the Standard Speaker. The newspaper                     operations ceased in 1984. Currently,                   • Approximately 26,273 cubic yards
                                             notice announces the 30-day public                      portions of the Site are being used as a              (yds 3) of soil contaminated with lead,
                                             comment period concerning the Notice                    wildlife refuge, while other portions are             copper, antimony and/or other
                                             of Intent to Delete the Site from the                   either undeveloped, or contain private                contaminants;
                                             NPL.                                                    residences.                                             • Several small piles of ash
                                                (4) EPA placed copies of documents                      EPA and PADEP collected analytical                 (approximately 165 yds 3) resulting from
                                             supporting the proposed deletion in the                 data in 1984 and 1985 to evaluate the                 the burning of material at the Site
                                             deletion docket and made these items                    relative hazards posed by the Site in the             contaminated with lead, copper, and
                                             available for public inspection and                     Hazard Ranking System (HRS). An HRS                   low levels of dioxins and furans;
                                             copying at the Site information                         score of 43.92 was calculated for the                   • Approximately 1,200 linear feet of
                                             repositories identified above.                          Site in April 1985, based primarily upon              Mill Hopper Creek (the Creek)
                                                (5) If adverse comments are received                 the elevated levels of contamination in               containing sediment contaminated with
                                             within the 30-day public comment                        Site soils, and sediment suspended                    lead, copper, and zinc;
                                             period on this deletion action, EPA will                within the shallow dairy farm well                      • A 0.5-acre pond (Mill Hopper Pond
                                             publish a timely notice of withdrawal of                existing at the Site. In September 1985,              or the Pond) with contaminated
                                             this direct final Notice of Deletion                    EPA proposed the Site for inclusion on                sediment (approximately 1,900 yds 3);
                                             before its effective date and will prepare              the NPL (50 FR 37630). The Site was                     • Abarn and milkhouse used when
                                             a response to comments and continue                     placed on the NPL on February 21, 1990                the property at the Site was a dairy
                                             with the deletion process on the basis of               (55 FR 6154). In April 1986, PADEP                    farm;
                                             the Notice of Intent to Delete and the                  requested that EPA take the lead on the                 • A main facility building including
                                             comments already received.                              Site response action.                                 four furnaces used to burn cable;
                                                Deletion of a site from the NPL does                    EPA entered into an Administrative                   • An underground storm water sewer
                                             not itself create, alter, or revoke any                 Order on Consent, Docket Number III–                  system, which contained approximately
                                             individual’s rights or obligations.                     87–30–DC, on September 1, 1987, which                 24 yds 3 of contaminated sediment; and
                                             Deletion of a site from the NPL does not                was subsequently amended in June                        • A small isolated furnace once used
                                             in any way alter EPA’s right to take                    1988, Docket Number III–87–31–DC,                     to burn cable.
                                             enforcement actions, as appropriate.                    (collectively Consent Order) with AT&T
                                                                                                     Nassau Metals Corporation (Nassau)                    Selected Remedy
                                             The NPL is designed primarily for
                                             informational purposes and to assist                    under which Nassau was required to: (1)                  EPA issued the Record of Decision
                                             EPA management. Section 300.425(e)(3)                   Implement erosion controls and security               (ROD) for the Site on September 30,
                                             of the NCP states that the deletion of a                measures to stabilize the Site; and (2)               1992. The Remedial Action Objectives
                                             site from the NPL does not preclude                     investigate the nature and extent of                  (RAOs) specified in the ROD consisted
                                             eligibility for future response actions,                contamination and risks and develop                   of:
                                             should future conditions warrant such                   alternatives to address the                              1. Protection of human health and the
                                             actions.                                                contamination at the Site. Nassau was                 environment;
                                                                                                     the only potentially responsible party                   2. Source control and prevention of
                                             IV. Basis for Site Deletion                             (PRP) to cooperate with EPA with                      migration of contamination from the
                                                The following information provides                   respect to Site response actions. At the              Site via wind and surface water
                                             EPA’s rationale for deleting the Site                   time of the Consent Order, Nassau was                 transport;
                                             from the NPL:                                           a wholly owned subsidiary of Lucent                      3. Source control of contaminants in
                                                                                                     Technologies, Inc. (Lucent). Lucent                   soil such that leaching of contamination
                                             Site Background and History                                                                                   to groundwater will not occur in the
                                                                                                     subsequently merged with Alcatel SA of
                                                The C&D Recycling Superfund Site                     France on December 1, 2006 to form                    future;
                                             (the Site) (CERCLIS ID PAD021449244)                    Alcatel-Lucent SA. For clarity, Nassau                   4. Source control of soil, sediment,
                                             encompasses approximately 110 acres                     and Lucent will hereinafter collectively              and ash with lead concentrations greater
                                             and is located in a rural area along                    be referred to as the PRP.                            than 500 parts per million (ppm);
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                                                                                                        The PRP conducted the following                       5. Decontamination of Site buildings;
                                             Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. From                      removal action activities under the                   and
                                             1963 to 1978, Lurgan Corporation                        Consent Order:                                           6. Prevention to exposure to
                                             operated a metal reclamation facility at                   • Consolidation and covering of ash                contaminants.
                                             the Site. In 1979, the business was                     piles at the Site;                                       The remedy selected in the ROD
                                             conveyed to C&D Recycling, Inc. Both                       • Construction of sedimentation and                (Selected Remedy) addressed
                                             Lurgan Corporation and C&D Recycling,                   erosion controls to minimize migration                contaminated soil, ash, sediment,


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                                             buildings, and structures and consisted                 buildings that cannot be cleaned to 500               theoretical residential plots located on
                                             of the following components:                            ppm lead;                                             the Site. Thus, EPA determined that
                                                1. Confirmation, e.g., via sampling, of                 14. Dismantling of the old furnace and             residual soil lead levels remaining at the
                                             the areal limits of soil and sediment                   other structures, as necessary, which                 Site are protective.
                                             with lead contamination above 500 ppm                   inhibit soil or sediment remediation and
                                             (including soil beneath buildings and                   which shall not be maintained, as                     Response Actions
                                             concrete slabs constructed after 1963 as                necessary, to prevent migration of                      All Remedial Design (RD), Remedial
                                             well as pavement and sediment in Mill                   contaminants from the Site;                           Action (RA) and Operation and
                                             Hopper Creek and wetlands);                                15. Off-Site disposal of material                  Maintenance (O&M) activities for the
                                                2. Performance of a Phase 1B                         generated from dismantling of Site                    Site were conducted in accordance with
                                             archeological survey in areas possessing                buildings into a non-hazardous (Subtitle              a Unilateral Administrative Order
                                             high or moderate archeological                          D) waste disposal facility or                         (UAO) which was issued to the PRP on
                                             sensitivity potentially impacted by the                 decontamination and recycling of                      August 9, 1994 (EPA Docket No. III–94–
                                             Remedial Action;                                        dismantled material;                                  18–DC). The UAO was subsequently
                                                3. Removal and off-Site disposal and/                   16. Performance of biota toxicity tests            converted to a Consent Decree that was
                                             or recycling of casing and wire;                        on remaining soil and sediment to                     signed and lodged with the District
                                                4. Excavation of all soil with lead                  ensure that remediated soil (i.e., soil               Court for the Western District of
                                             contamination above 500 ppm resulting                   with lead levels no higher than 500                   Pennsylvania on July 22, 1998 (Consent
                                             from Site operations (excluding soil                    ppm) does not pose a threat to the                    Decree) (Civil Action No. 3:96–CV–562).
                                             beneath buildings and concrete slabs                    environment (procedures to be                           The RD was performed from October
                                             constructed after 1963, or pavement                     determined during Remedial Design);                   1996 through February 1997 and
                                             which shall otherwise be maintained to                     17. Site grading, revegetation, and                approved by EPA on May 8, 1998.
                                             prevent migration of contamination                      related work, to ensure that Site                     During the RD phase, Site preparation
                                             from the Site);                                         topography and drainage ways                          work involved the removal of various
                                                5. Excavation of sediment from the                   adequately convey water from the Site,                types of debris and cable casings from
                                             banks of Mill Hopper Pond with lead                     and that soil excavation does not result              the Site, as well as demolition and off-
                                             levels greater than 500 ppm and                         in low lying areas;                                   Site disposal of the old furnace.
                                             excavation of the top two feet of                          18. Air monitoring during on-Site
                                                                                                     activities, and implementation of dust                  Construction of the RA was
                                             sediment (or an amount sufficient to                                                                          conducted between February 1998 and
                                             secure a new substrate) from the pond                   control or other necessary abatement
                                                                                                     actions to prevent migration of                       August 1999. EPA approved the
                                             bottom to ensure that pond water                                                                              September 27, 2000 Remedial Action
                                             quality is not impacted;                                contaminants to the surrounding
                                                                                                     community during the Remedial Action;                 Completion Report (RACR)
                                                6. Removal of sediment within Mill
                                                                                                        19. Abandoning wells which serve no                documenting completion of the RA.
                                             Hopper Creek contaminated with lead
                                                                                                     useful long-term purpose;                             Biotoxicity sampling of the Pond and
                                             above 500 ppm;
                                                                                                        20. Periodic monitoring of ground                  Creek and well abandonment, as
                                                7. Removal and sampling of all
                                                                                                     water and surface water; and                          selected in the ROD, were completed in
                                             sediment located within the storm water
                                                                                                        21. If the soil beneath pavement, or               2003 and 2002, respectively. In June
                                             sewer system located at the Site and
                                                                                                     soil beneath buildings and concrete                   2016, EPA approved the Work
                                             evaluation of the system’s integrity
                                                                                                     slabs constructed after 1963, contains                Completion Certification and Report
                                             (including drainage ditches) to
                                                                                                     concentrations of lead greater than 500               (WCCR) documenting completion of
                                             determine the potential for releases of
                                                                                                     ppm and these structures are not                      these remaining components of the
                                             hazardous substances from the Site into
                                                                                                     demolished, then institutional controls,              Selected Remedy.
                                             the soil and ground water and any
                                             necessary response actions;                             (e.g., deed restrictions) will be                     Performance Standards
                                                8. Excavation of all ash located at the              implemented to prevent residential use
                                             Site;                                                   potentially affecting the protectiveness                The 2000 RACR documented that the
                                                9. Post excavation/removal sampling                  of the Selected Remedy, and to ensure                 RA had attained the following
                                             to confirm that ash, soil and sediment                  that Site contaminants which may                      Performance Standards as specified in
                                             cleanup levels are met;                                 remain beneath buildings and pavement                 the ROD:
                                                10. On-Site stabilization of the                     are properly identified.                                1. The Phase IB Archeological Survey
                                             contaminated soil and sediment,                            Consistent with the Site RAOs, the                 shall comply with Guidelines on
                                             excavated and removed as described                      Selected Remedy included                              Archaeology and Historic Preservation,
                                             above, to remove any characteristic of                  decontamination and/or demolition of                  48 FR.44716–42 (September 29, 1983),
                                             hazardous waste;                                        contaminated buildings and structures;                36 CFR parts 65 and 800.
                                                11. On-Site stabilization of the                     stabilization of contaminated soil, ash,                2. Site activity shall not cause
                                             contaminated ash, excavated as                          and sediment with lead levels greater                 exceedance of Pennsylvania Water
                                             described above, to remove any                          than 500 ppm, as needed; and disposal                 Quality Standards in Mill Hopper Creek,
                                             characteristic of hazardous waste;                      of the stabilized and/or decontaminated               25 PA Code §§ 93.3 through 93.8, or
                                                12. Off-Site disposal of stabilized soil,            material into an off-Site landfill. As                exceedance of background water quality
                                             sediment, and ash into a non-hazardous                  stated in the ROD, EPA determined that                in Mill Hopper Creek should
                                             (RCRA Subtitle D) waste disposal                        the selected soil cleanup level of 500                background quality exceed
                                             facility;                                               ppm lead (i.e., no confirmatory sample                Pennsylvania Water Quality Standards,
                                                13. Decontamination of Site buildings                collected shall exceed 500 ppm) is                    25 PA Code § 93.5 and water quality
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                                             with lead levels in walls and floors                    protective of human health and would                  criteria for toxic substances of 25 PA
                                             above 500 ppm, including dismantling                    not impact the environment. The                       Code Chapter 16. However, compliance
                                             of non-structural components and                        cleanup level of 500 ppm ensures that                 with Chapter 16 regulations will
                                             removal of equipment and debris which                   the average soil lead level remaining on              consider the ambient background water
                                             may inhibit decontamination to                          any two-acre plot is less than                        quality of Mill Hopper Creek and Mill
                                             required levels, or demolition of                       approximately 235 ppm, including                      Hopper Pond.


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                                               3. The stabilization process and/or                                        Appendix G [25 PA Code §§ 123.1 et.                                        dismantling and/or demolition of Site
                                             earth moving shall not generate dust                                         seq. and 131.1 et. seq.].                                                  buildings, the old furnace and any other
                                             exceeding National Ambient Air Quality                                         4. Excavation and consolidation of the                                   structures, shall comply with the Land
                                             Standards within 100 feet of the Area of                                     soil, sediment and ash shall comply                                        Disposal Restriction requirements of 40
                                             Contamination [Clean Air Act section                                         with the Pennsylvania Erosion Control                                      CFR part 268.
                                             109, National Primary and Secondary                                          Regulations, 25 PA Code §§ 102.1 et.                                          7. The stabilized soil, sediment, and
                                             Ambient Air Quality Standards for lead,                                      seq., Pennsylvania’s Air Pollution                                         ash shall be analyzed using the Toxic
                                             40 CFR 50.12, and particulate matter, 40                                     Control Act, 25 PA Code §§ 123.1 et.                                       Characteristic Leaching Procedure. No
                                             CFR 50.6 and 40 CFR part 52, subpart                                         seq. and 131.1 et. seq.                                                    sample of leachate from tested stabilized
                                             NN] [Pennsylvania’s Air Pollution                                              5. Diversion of Mill Hopper Creek                                        material shall exceed the levels
                                             Control Act, 25 PA Code §§ 123.1 et.                                         during implementation of Selected                                          specified in Table 20, below.
                                             seq, and 131.1 et. seq.]. Dust                                               Remedy shall comply with                                                      8. Cleanup levels for contaminants of
                                             suppression methods, e.g., wind                                              Pennsylvania Dam Safety and Waterway                                       concern in soil and sediment (Table 20)
                                             screens, water spray, or chemical agents,                                    Management Regulations, 25 PA Code                                         shall not be exceeded in any soil or
                                             shall be utilized to minimize dust. Air                                      § 105.1 et. Seq.                                                           sediment sample, excluding areas not
                                             monitoring shall be performed in                                               6. Disposal of hazardous waste debris                                    impacted by the Site, remaining after
                                             accordance with 40 CFR part 50,                                              generated from the decontamination,                                        Site remediation.

                                                    TABLE 20—CLEANUP LEVELS FOR CONTAMINANTS OF POTENTIAL CONCERN CONTRIBUTING EXCESS CANCER RISK
                                                                        GREATER THAN 1 X 10-6 OR HAZARD INDEX GREATER THAN 1
                                                                                                Media                                                                           Contaminant                                    Clean-Up Level

                                             Soil ...........................................................................................................   Lead ...............................................   500 ppm.
                                                                                                                                                                Copper ...........................................     3300 ppm.
                                                                                                                                                                Antimony ........................................      35 ppm.
                                                                                                                                                                PAHs ..............................................    1 ppm.
                                                                                                                                                                PCBs ..............................................    2 ppm.
                                             Sediment .................................................................................................         Lead ...............................................   500 ppm.
                                                                                                                                                                Copper ...........................................     2900 ppm.
                                                                                                                                                                Antimony ........................................      35 ppm.
                                                                                                                                                                PAHs ..............................................    1 ppm.
                                             Stabilized Ash, Sediment and Soil (Extract) ...........................................                            Arsenic ...........................................    5 mg/L.
                                                                                                                                                                Barium ...........................................     100 mg/L.
                                                                                                                                                                Cadmium .......................................        1 mg/L.
                                                                                                                                                                Chromium ......................................        5 mg/L.
                                                                                                                                                                Lead ...............................................   5 mg/L.
                                                                                                                                                                Mercury ..........................................     0.2 mg/L.
                                                                                                                                                                Selenium ........................................      1 mg/L.
                                             Building Surfaces ....................................................................................             Lead ...............................................   50 ug/m3, or 500 ppm.
                                                                                                                                                                Copper ...........................................     1000 ug/m3, or 3300 ppm.
                                                                                                                                                                Antimony ........................................      500 ug/m3, or 35 ppm.



                                               Post-RA sampling data demonstrated                                         excavated, stabilized as appropriate, and                                  events were conducted. Four on-site
                                             that the Selected Remedy achieved the                                        transported off-site for disposal at an                                    shallow wells were sampled for lead to
                                             RAOs selected in the ROD. Protection of                                      approved facility. Soil was excavated to                                   monitor groundwater quality. The
                                             human health and the environment                                             depths of up to four feet resulting in the                                 groundwater sampling results confirmed
                                             (RAO #1) and prevention to exposure to                                       removal of approximately 43,800 cubic                                      that Site construction activities during
                                             contaminants (RAO #6) were achieved                                          yards of material. A total of 267 post-                                    the RA did not impact the groundwater
                                             by ensuring that all performance                                             excavation soil samples were collected,                                    underlying the Site. Since all of the
                                             standards selected in the ROD were met,                                      and confirmed that all identified                                          groundwater monitoring activities
                                             as explained in Section 5.0 of the RACR.                                     contamination was removed from the                                         selected in the ROD were completed,
                                             Source control RAOs (RAO #2, #3, and                                         Site, and that the cleanup level for lead                                  the remaining monitoring wells located
                                             #4) were achieved by stabilizing                                             of 500 ppm selected in the ROD was                                         on-Site were subsequently abandoned
                                             contaminated soil, ash, and sediment                                         achieved.                                                                  on August 26 through August 29, 2002.
                                             with lead levels greater than 500 ppm,                                          As part of the RI/FS at the Site, a                                        The ROD also selected the
                                             as needed; and by disposing the                                              monitoring well network consisting of                                      ‘‘performance of biota toxicity tests on
                                             stabilized material into an off-Site                                         17 wells was completed. The wells were                                     remaining soil/sediment to ensure that
                                             landfill, as explained in Sections 3.4                                       sampled multiple times during the                                          remediated soil (i.e., soil with lead
                                             and 3.5 of the RACR. Decontamination                                         course of the RI/FS. In the ROD, EPA                                       levels no higher than 500 ppm) does not
                                             of on-Site buildings (RAO #5) was                                            determined that the data obtained                                          pose a threat to the environment’’. The
                                             achieved by ensuring that all on-Site                                        during performance of the RI/FS                                            biotoxicity testing procedures employed
                                             building surfaces were free from Site                                        demonstrated that groundwater had not                                      at the Site in order to meet the above-
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                                             contaminants, as explained in Section                                        been impacted by Site activities. The                                      described ROD requirement were
                                             3.3 of RACR.                                                                 ROD required additional monitoring of                                      established in the Biotoxicity Testing
                                               During the RA, Site soils and                                              Site groundwater for lead to evaluate                                      Plan (BTP).
                                             sediments with identified lead                                               any possible impacts caused by the RA.                                        The baseline biotoxicity sampling/
                                             concentrations of greater than the Site                                      One pre-construction and two post-                                         evaluation was conducted in May 1998
                                             clean-up level of 500 ppm were                                               construction groundwater sampling                                          prior to the start of the RA. This testing


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                                             was conducted for the purpose of                        letter dated October 13, 2015, EPA                    current owner of the original 46-acre
                                             establishing the baseline biotoxicity of                informed the PRP that the sampling                    C&D property which contains the main
                                             Site sediments that were known to                       results indicated that dioxin did not                 C&D Recycling building and several
                                             contain lead concentrations that                        exceed residential or commercial                      abandoned farm structures, known as
                                             exceeded the Site cleanup goal of 500                   screening levels in any of the samples                Tax Parcel 11, filed a deed restriction in
                                             ppm. The evaluation was conducted on                    collected from native soil at the Site.               the land records for that parcel. This
                                             samples collected at the Site and at a                     EPA subsequently issued a Final                    deed restriction limits access to the Site,
                                             nearby off-site reference location (a                   Close Out Report (FCOR) for the Site                  and prevents the Tax Parcel 11 from
                                             pond approximately eight miles from                     dated October 4, 2016. The FCOR                       being used for residential, commercial,
                                             the Site).                                              summarized all of the remedial                        agricultural and/or recreational
                                                The biotoxic effect threshold of Site                activities conducted at the Site, and                 purposes.
                                             sediments was established to be 842                     concluded that EPA has successfully                      In May 2002, Tax Parcel 11 was
                                             ppm lead based on the results of the                    completed all response actions for the                purchased at a tax sale, and title to the
                                             baseline biotoxicity evaluation. Three                  Site in accordance with Close Out                     property was redeeded under a
                                             additional biotoxicity sampling events                  Procedures for National Priorities List               corporation named ‘‘Green Meadows
                                             were conducted after the August 13,                     Sites (OSWER Directive 9320.2–09A–P).                 Conservancy, Inc.’’ on July 10, 2006.
                                             1999 RA completion date in accordance                                                                         Tax Parcel 11 property is now classified
                                                                                                     Operation and Maintenance
                                             with the BTP. The Year 1 event                                                                                as a wildlife preserve and there are no
                                             occurred on August 30, 2000, the Year                      An O&M Plan dated April 29, 1998                   plans for its redevelopment.
                                             2 event occurred on September 20, 2002                  was approved by EPA as part of the RD.                   Based on the above information, EPA
                                             and the Year 3 event occurred on                        The O&M Plan identifies the O&M                       has determined that there are no
                                             October 29, 2003.                                       activities that would be performed at the             hazardous substances present on-Site
                                                During these three post-RA sampling                  Site after the RA was completed. The                  above levels allowing for unlimited use
                                             events, three out of a total of 52                      O&M activities were intended to                       and unrestricted exposure now that the
                                             sediment sample results from the Pond                   address: (1) Erosion and sedimentation                Selected Remedy is complete. The Site
                                             and Creek were found to contain lead in                 control measures until sufficient                     is, therefore, protective of human health
                                             excess of the 500 ppm Site cleanup                      vegetative cover had re-established                   and the environment. No Five-Year
                                             level. In each instance, when an                        itself; (2) post-remedy ground water                  Reviews have been performed and they
                                             elevated sample result for lead was                     sampling; and (3) the sampling/                       are not required pursuant to CERCLA
                                             identified, the PRP performed                           inspection requirements specified in the              section 121(c).
                                             additional sediment sampling to                         BTP.
                                             delineate the extent of lead sediment                      RA activities were completed on                    Community Involvement
                                             concentrations in excess of 500 ppm                     August 13, 1999. Lucent conducted                       EPA community relations staff
                                             and then implemented a focused                          inspections of the Site for the first year            conducted an active campaign to ensure
                                             excavation program to remove these                      after completion of the Site remediation              that the residents were well informed
                                             sediments from the Site. A total of eight               activities. These inspections were                    about activities at the Site. Community
                                             sampling rounds associated with the                     conducted on a monthly basis and after                relations activities included the
                                             three biotoxicity sampling events were                  known significant storm events (e.g.,                 following:
                                             conducted after completion of the RA.                   rain events over one inch), as outlined                 • Public Meetings: May 1997.
                                                All lead analytical results of                       in the O&M Plan. Inspections were not                   • Township Supervisor Meetings:
                                             sediments remaining in place after the                  performed during winter months when                   April 1997 and May 1998.
                                             focused removal of sediments from the                   the ground was frozen or snow covered.                  • Fact Sheets: April 1998, December
                                             Pond and Creek were less than the Site                  After the first year of monthly                       1998, and June 1999.
                                             lead cleanup goal of 500 ppm.                           inspections, quarterly inspections of the               Additionally, during the RA, EPA’s
                                             Therefore, subsequent bioassay testing                  Site were conducted for the following                 Remedial Project Manager (RPM) met
                                             of the Year 1, 2 and 3 samples was not                  four years as required by the O&M Plan.               with Foster Township representatives
                                             performed.                                              During each Site inspection, the                      on a weekly basis to provide an update
                                                Finally, sampling conducted by the                   vegetative cover, drainage channels and               on the work accomplished and the
                                             PRP in 1989 as part of the RI/FS showed                 swales, and remediated Creek                          upcoming scheduled work.
                                             the isolated presence of low levels of                  downstream of the Pond were inspected                   In accordance with the requirements
                                             dioxin in the ash piles stored on-Site.                 to verify that they were in good                      of 40 CFR 300.425(e)(4), EPA’s
                                             Specifically, two dioxin samples were                   condition and functioning properly.                   community involvement activities
                                             collected at the Site in 1989 from two                     In accordance with the O&M Plan, the               associated with this deletion will
                                             separate ash piles (designated ASH–B                    revegetated Site was to be left in its                consist of placing the deletion docket in
                                             and ASH–F) which were subsequently                      natural state and not mowed and no                    the local Site information repository and
                                             excavated. The piles were analyzed for                  future O&M is required.                               placing a public notice (of EPA’s intent
                                             2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin                                                                           to delete the Site from the NPL) in the
                                             (TCDD), 2,3,7,8,-                                       Institutional Controls
                                                                                                                                                           Standard Speaker, a local newspaper of
                                             tetrachlorodibenzofuran (TCDF) and                        The ROD selected ICs if soils                       general circulation.
                                             specific 2,3,7,8-dioxin congeners. Both                 containing concentrations of lead over
                                             of the samples contained low levels of                  500 ppm remain beneath the pavement,                  Determination That the Site Meets the
                                             chlorinated dioxins/furans. After                       or buildings and concrete slabs                       Criteria for Deletion in the NCP
                                             issuance of the 2012 preliminary                        constructed on-Site after 1963. Since all                Construction of the Selected Remedy
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                                             remediation goals for dioxin in soil, by                Site soils with lead concentrations in                at the Site has been completed and O&M
                                             letter dated July 24, 2014, EPA required                excess of 500 ppm were removed from                   was completed in accordance with the
                                             the PRP to collect additional soil                      the Site during implementation of the                 EPA-approved O&M Plan. All RAOs,
                                             samples at the Site to confirm that the                 Selected Remedy, no ICs are required at               Performance Standards, and cleanup
                                             Selected Remedy was protective of                       the Site. However, as an added                        goals established in the ROD have been
                                             human health and the environment. By                    precaution, in March 1999, the then-                  achieved and the Selected Remedy is


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                                             protective of human health and the                      ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                              and Toxics, Environmental Protection
                                             environment. No further Superfund                       AGENCY                                                Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
                                             response is necessary to protect human                                                                        Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
                                             health and the environment.                             40 CFR Part 372                                       number: (202) 564–1463; email address:
                                               The Site Deletion procedures                          [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2017–0197; FRL–9970–02]                  griffin.stephanie@epa.gov.
                                             specified in 40 CFR 300.425(e) have                                                                              For general information contact: The
                                             been followed for the deletion of the                   RIN 2070–AK32                                         Emergency Planning and Community
                                             Site.                                                                                                         Right-to-Know Information Center;
                                                                                                     Community Right-To-Know; Adopting                     telephone number: (800) 424–9346, TDD
                                             V. Deletion Action                                      2017 North American Industry                          (800) 553–7672; website: https://
                                                EPA, with concurrence of the                         Classification System (NAICS) Codes                   www.epa.gov/home/epa-hotlines.
                                             Commonwealth through PADEP, has                         for Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                             determined that all appropriate                         Reporting; Final Rule
                                             response actions under CERCLA, have                                                                           I. Does this action apply to me?
                                                                                                     AGENCY:  Environmental Protection
                                             been completed. Therefore, EPA is                       Agency (EPA).                                            You may be potentially affected by
                                             deleting the Site from the NPL.                                                                               this action if you own or operate
                                                                                                     ACTION: Final rule.
                                                Because EPA considers this action to                                                                       facilities that have 10 or more full-time
                                             be noncontroversial and routine, EPA is                 SUMMARY:   In the Federal Register of                 employees or the equivalent of 20,000
                                             taking it without prior publication. This               August 17, 2017, EPA published both a                 employee hours per year that
                                             action will be effective February 26,                   direct final rule and a proposed rule to              manufacture, process, or otherwise use
                                             2018 unless EPA receives adverse                        update the list of North American                     toxic chemicals listed on the TRI, and
                                             comments by January 25, 2018. If                        Industry Classification System (NAICS)                that are required under section 313 of
                                             adverse comments are received within                    codes subject to reporting under the                  the Emergency Planning and
                                             the 30-day public comment period, EPA                   Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) to reflect             Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)
                                             will publish a timely withdrawal of this                the Office of Management and Budget                   or section 6607 of the Pollution
                                             direct final notice of deletion before the              (OMB) 2017 NAICS code revision. As                    Prevention Act (PPA) to report annually
                                             effective date of the deletion, and it will             noted in the direct final rule, if EPA                to EPA and States or Tribes their
                                             not take effect. EPA will prepare a                     received relevant adverse comment on                  environmental releases or other waste
                                             response to comments and continue                       the proposed update, the Agency would                 management quantities of covered
                                             with the deletion process on the basis of               publish a timely withdrawal of the                    chemicals. (A rule was published on
                                             the notice of intent to delete and the                  direct final rule in the Federal Register             April 19, 2012 (77 FR 23409), requiring
                                             comments already received. There will                   informing the public that the direct final            facilities located in Indian country to
                                             be no additional opportunity to                         action will not take effect, and instead              report to the appropriate tribal
                                             comment.                                                proceed to issue a final rule based on                government official and EPA instead of
                                                                                                     the parallel proposed rule. The Agency                to the state and EPA).
                                             List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300                                                                              The following list of North American
                                                                                                     did receive a relevant adverse comment
                                               Environmental protection, Air                         on the proposed update, and withdrew                  Industrial Classification System
                                             pollution control, Chemicals, Hazardous                 the direct final rule. This final rule                (NAICS) codes is not intended to be
                                             substances, Hazardous waste,                            addresses the comment made on EPA’s                   exhaustive, but rather provides a guide
                                             Intergovernmental relations, Penalties,                 proposed rulemaking previously                        to help readers determine whether this
                                             Reporting and recordkeeping                             published for this action.                            document applies to them. Potentially
                                             requirements, Superfund, Water                                                                                affected entities may include:
                                                                                                     DATES: This final rule is effective on                   • Facilities included in the following
                                             pollution control, Water supply.                        January 1, 2018.                                      2012 NAICS manufacturing codes
                                               Dated: December 1, 2017.                              ADDRESSES: The docket for this action,                (corresponding to Standard Industrial
                                             Cosmo Servidio,                                         identified by docket identification (ID)              Classification (SIC) codes 20 through
                                             Regional Administrator, EPA Region III.                 number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2017–0197, is                      39): 311*, 312*, 313*, 314*, 315*, 316,
                                               For the reasons set out in this                       available at http://www.regulations.gov               321, 322, 323*, 324, 325*, 326*, 327,
                                             document, 40 CFR part 300 is amended                    or at the Office of Pollution Prevention              331, 332, 333, 334*, 335*, 336, 337*,
                                             as follows:                                             and Toxics Docket (OPPT Docket),                      339*, 111998*, 211112*, 212324*,
                                                                                                     Environmental Protection Agency                       212325*, 212393*, 212399*, 488390*,
                                             PART 300—NATIONAL OIL AND                               Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William                  511110, 511120, 511130, 511140*,
                                             HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES                                    Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301               511191, 511199, 512220, 512230*,
                                             POLLUTION CONTINGENCY PLAN                              Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC.                 519130*, 541712*, or 811490*.
                                                                                                     The Public Reading Room is open from                  (*Exceptions and/or limitations exist for
                                             ■ 1. The authority citation for part 300                8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through                these NAICS codes.)
                                             continues to read as follows:                           Friday, excluding legal holidays. The                    • Facilities included in the following
                                               Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(d); 42 U.S.C.               telephone number for the Public                       2012 NAICS codes (corresponding to
                                             9601–9657; E.O. 13626, 77 FR 56749, 3 CFR,              Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and                   SIC codes other than SIC codes 20
                                             2013 Comp., p. 306; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757,            the telephone number for the OPPT                     through 39): 212111, 212112, 212113
                                             3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; E.O. 12580, 52               Docket is (202) 566–0280. Please review               (corresponds to SIC code 12, Coal
                                             FR 2923, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 193.                     the visitor instructions and additional               Mining (except 1241)); or 212221,
                                                                                                     information about the docket available                212222, 212231, 212234, 212299
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                                             Appendix B to Part 300—[Amended]
                                                                                                     at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.                        (corresponds to SIC code 10, Metal
                                             ■  2. Table 1 of appendix B to part 300                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For                  Mining (except 1011, 1081, and 1094));
                                             is amended by removing ‘‘PA’’, ‘‘C & D                  technical information contact:                        or 221111, 221112, 221113, 221118,
                                             Recycling’’, ‘‘Foster Township’’.                       Stephanie Griffin, Toxics Release                     221121, 221122, 221330 (limited to
                                             [FR Doc. 2017–27801 Filed 12–22–17; 8:45 am]            Inventory Program Division, Mailcode                  facilities that combust coal and/or oil
                                             BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                  7410M, Office of Pollution Prevention                 for the purpose of generating power for


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionDirect final rule.
DatesThis direct final deletion is effective February 26, 2018 unless EPA receives adverse comments by January 25, 2018. If adverse comments are received, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of the direct final deletion in the Federal Register informing the public that the deletion will not take effect.
ContactGregory Voigt, Remedial Project Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, Mail Code 3HS21, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19013, (215) 814-5737, email: vo[email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 60901 
CFR AssociatedEnvironmental Protection; Air Pollution Control; Chemicals; Hazardous Substances; Hazardous Waste; Intergovernmental Relations; Penalties; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements; Superfund; Water Pollution Control and Water Supply

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