83 FR 38263 - National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List: Deletion of the Frontier Hard Chrome, Inc. Superfund Site

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 151 (August 6, 2018)

Page Range		38263-38264
FR Document		2018-16775

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 announces the deletion of the Frontier Hard Chrome, Inc. (FHC) Superfund Site (Site) located in Vancouver, Washington, 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). The EPA and the State of Washington, through the Department of Ecology, have determined that all appropriate response actions under CERCLA have been completed. However, this deletion does not preclude future actions under Superfund.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[EPA-HQ-SFUND-1983-0002; FRL-9980-82--Region 10]


National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; 
National Priorities List: Deletion of the Frontier Hard Chrome, Inc. 
Superfund Site

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 announces 
the deletion of the Frontier Hard Chrome, Inc. (FHC) Superfund Site 
(Site) located in Vancouver, Washington, from the National Priorities 
List (NPL). The NPL, promulgated pursuant to section 105 of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability

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Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is an appendix of the National Oil 
and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP). The EPA and 
the State of Washington, through the Department of Ecology, have 
determined that all appropriate response actions under CERCLA have been 
completed. However, this deletion does not preclude future actions 
under Superfund.

DATES: This action is effective August 6, 2018.

ADDRESSES: 
    Docket: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket 
Identification No. EPA-HQ-SFUND-1983-0002. All documents in the docket 
are listed on the http://www.regulations.gov website. Although listed 
in the index, some information is not publicly available, i.e., 
Confidential Business Information or other information whose disclosure 
is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted 
material, is not placed on the internet and will be publicly available 
only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are 
available either electronically through http://www.regulations.gov or 
in hard copy at the site information repositories. Locations, contacts, 
phone numbers and viewing hours are:
    Records Center, U.S. EPA Region 10, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 155, 
Seattle, Washington, 206-553-4494, Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
    Vancouver Community Library, 901 C Street, Vancouver, Washington, 
360-906-5000, between 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Monday to Thursday, or 
10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Friday to Sunday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeremy Jennings, Remedial Project 
Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, 1200 Sixth 
Avenue, Suite 155, ECL-122, Seattle, Washington 98101-3123, telephone: 
206-553-2724, email: jennings.jeremy@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The site to be deleted from the NPL is: 
Frontier Hard Chrome, Inc., Vancouver, Washington. A Notice of Intent 
to Delete for this Site was published in the Federal Register (83 FR 
23409-23412) on May 21, 2018.
    The closing date for comments on the Notice of Intent to Delete was 
June 20, 2018. One anonymous comment was received. The comment did not 
oppose deletion of the Site from the NPL, and included a non-Site 
specific gratuitous statement about the EPA Administrator. Since the 
comment was not adverse to the intended EPA action, there is no need to 
evaluate or respond. EPA continues to believe that the Site meets the 
National Contingency Plan deletion criteria, and is proceeding with 
deletion of the Site from the NPL. A Responsiveness Summary was 
prepared and placed in both the docket, EPA-HQ-SFUND-1983-0002, 
www.regulations.gov and in the site information repositories listed 
above.
    EPA maintains the NPL as the list of sites that appear to present a 
significant risk to public health, welfare, or the environment. 
Deletion from the NPL does not preclude further remedial action. 
Whenever there is a significant release from a site deleted from the 
NPL, the deleted site may be restored to the NPL without application of 
the hazard ranking system. Deletion of a site from the NPL does not 
affect responsible party liability in the unlikely event that future 
conditions warrant further actions.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300

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

Chris Hladick,
Regional Administrator, Region 10.

    For reasons set out in the preamble, 40 CFR part 300 is amended as 
follows:

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

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

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

Appendix B to Part 300--[Amended]

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2. Table 1 of appendix B to part 300 is amended by removing the listing 
under Washington for ``Frontier Hard Chrome, Inc''.

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technical standards; thus, the Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, be prominently displayed on the front of
requirements of Section 12(d) of the Washington, DC 20460. Hand-delivered the envelope: ‘‘Attention: Notification of
National Technology Transfer and annual reports on used CRTs exported Intent to Export CRTs.’’
Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. during 2016 should be sent to: Office of * * * * *
272 note) do not apply. Land and Emergency Management,
The Congressional Review Act (CRA), Office of Resource Conservation and PART 262—STANDARDS APPLICABLE
5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., generally provides Recovery, Materials Recovery and Waste TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS
that before certain actions may take Management Division, International WASTE
effect, the agency promulgating the Branch (Mail Code 2255A),
action must submit a report, which Environmental Protection Agency, ■ 4. The authority citation for part 262
includes a copy of the action, to each William Jefferson Clinton South continues to read as follows:
House of the Congress and to the Building, Room 6144, 1200 Authority: 42 U.S.C 6906, 6912, 6922–
Comptroller General of the United Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 6925, 6937, 6938 and 6939g.
States. This final action is exempt from 20004. Subsequently, annual reports
■ 5. In § 262.82, revise paragraphs (e)(1)
the CRA because it is a rule relating to must be submitted to the office listed
and (2) to read as follows:
agency management or personnel and a using the allowable methods specified
rule of agency organization, procedure in paragraph (a)(5)(ii) of this section. § 262.82 General conditions.
or practice that does not substantially Exporters must keep copies of each * * * * *
affect the rights or obligations of non- annual report for a period of at least (e) * * *
agency parties. three years from the due date of the (1) For postal mail delivery, the Office
report. Exporters may satisfy this of Land and Emergency Management,
List of Subjects recordkeeping requirement by retaining Office of Resource Conservation and
40 CFR Part 261 electronically submitted annual reports Recovery, Materials Recovery and Waste
in the CRT exporter’s account on EPA’s Management Division, International
Environmental protection, Hazardous
Waste Import Export Tracking System Branch (Mail Code 2255A),
waste, Recycling, Reporting and
(WIETS), or its successor system, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
recordkeeping requirements.
provided that a copy is readily available Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington,
40 CFR Part 262 for viewing and production if requested DC 20460.
Environmental protection, Exports, by any EPA or authorized state (2) For hand-delivery, the Office of
Hazardous materials transportation, inspector. No CRT exporter may be held Land and Emergency Management,
Hazardous waste, Imports, Labeling, liable for the inability to produce an Office of Resource Conservation and
Packaging and containers, Reporting annual report for inspection under this Recovery, Materials Recovery and Waste
and recordkeeping requirements. section if the CRT exporter can Management Division, International
demonstrate that the inability to Branch (Mail Code 2255A),
Dated: July 26, 2018. produce the annual report is due Environmental Protection Agency,
Barry N. Breen, exclusively to technical difficulty with William Jefferson Clinton South
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of EPA’s Waste Import Export Tracking Building, Room 6144, 1200
Land and Emergency Management. System (WIETS), or its successor system Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
For the reasons stated in the for which the CRT exporter bears no 20004.
preamble, EPA amends title 40, chapter responsibility.
[FR Doc. 2018–16774 Filed 8–3–18; 8:45 am]
1 of the Code of Federal Regulations as * * * * * BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
follows: ■ 3. In § 261.41, revise paragraph (a)(2)
to read as follows:
PART 261—IDENTIFICATION AND
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
LISTING OF HAZARDOUS WASTE § 261.41 Notification and Recordkeeping
for Used, Intact Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs) AGENCY
■ 1. The authority citation for part 261 Exported for Reuse.
continues to read as follows: 40 CFR Part 300
(a) * * *
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6905, 6912(a), 6921, (2) Notifications submitted by mail [EPA–HQ–SFUND–1983–0002; FRL–9980–
6922, 6924(y) and 6938. should be sent to the following mailing 82—Region 10]
address: Office of Land and Emergency
■ 2. In § 261.39, revise paragraph Management, Office of Resource National Oil and Hazardous
(a)(5)(xi) to read as follows: Conservation and Recovery, Materials Substances Pollution Contingency
Recovery and Waste Management Plan; National Priorities List: Deletion
§ 261.39 Conditional Exclusion for Used, of the Frontier Hard Chrome, Inc.
Broken Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs) and Division, International Branch (Mail
Processed CRT Glass Undergoing Code 2255A), Environmental Protection Superfund Site
Recycling. Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, AGENCY: Environmental Protection
* * * * * Washington, DC 20460. Hand-delivered Agency.
(a) * * * notifications should be sent to: Office of ACTION: Final rule.
(5) * * * Land and Emergency Management,
(xi) Prior to one year after the AES Office of Resource Conservation and SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
filing compliance date, annual reports Recovery, Materials Recovery and Waste Agency (EPA) Region 10 announces the
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must be sent to the following mailing Management Division, International deletion of the Frontier Hard Chrome,
address: Office of Land and Emergency Branch (Mail Code 2255A), Inc. (FHC) Superfund Site (Site) located
Management, Office of Resource Environmental Protection Agency, in Vancouver, Washington, from the
Conservation and Recovery, Materials William Jefferson Clinton South National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL,
Recovery and Waste Management Building, Room 6144, 1200 promulgated pursuant to section 105 of
Division, International Branch (Mail Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC the Comprehensive Environmental
Code 2255A), Environmental Protection 20004. In both cases, the following shall Response, Compensation, and Liability

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Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is the intended EPA action, there is no DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
an appendix of the National Oil and need to evaluate or respond. EPA SECURITY
Hazardous Substances Pollution continues to believe that the Site meets
Contingency Plan (NCP). The EPA and the National Contingency Plan deletion Federal Emergency Management
the State of Washington, through the criteria, and is proceeding with deletion Agency
Department of Ecology, have of the Site from the NPL. A
determined that all appropriate Responsiveness Summary was prepared 44 CFR Part 64
response actions under CERCLA have and placed in both the docket, EPA– [Docket ID FEMA–2018–0002; Internal
been completed. However, this deletion HQ–SFUND–1983–0002, Agency Docket No. FEMA–8541]
does not preclude future actions under www.regulations.gov and in the site
Superfund. information repositories listed above. Suspension of Community Eligibility
DATES: This action is effective August 6,
EPA maintains the NPL as the list of AGENCY: Federal Emergency
2018.
sites that appear to present a significant Management Agency, DHS.
ADDRESSES:
risk to public health, welfare, or the ACTION: Final rule.
Docket: EPA has established a docket
for this action under Docket environment. Deletion from the NPL
does not preclude further remedial SUMMARY: This rule identifies
Identification No. EPA–HQ–SFUND– communities where the sale of flood
1983–0002. All documents in the docket action. Whenever there is a significant
insurance has been authorized under
are listed on the http:// release from a site deleted from the NPL,
the National Flood Insurance Program
www.regulations.gov website. Although the deleted site may be restored to the
(NFIP) that are scheduled for
listed in the index, some information is NPL without application of the hazard suspension on the effective dates listed
not publicly available, i.e., Confidential ranking system. Deletion of a site from within this rule because of
Business Information or other the NPL does not affect responsible noncompliance with the floodplain
information whose disclosure is party liability in the unlikely event that management requirements of the
restricted by statute. Certain other future conditions warrant further program. If the Federal Emergency
material, such as copyrighted material, actions. Management Agency (FEMA) receives
is not placed on the internet and will be documentation that the community has
publicly available only in hard copy List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300
adopted the required floodplain
form. Publicly available docket Environmental protection, Air management measures prior to the
materials are available either pollution control, Chemicals, Hazardous effective suspension date given in this
electronically through http:// rule, the suspension will not occur and
substances, Hazardous waste,
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at a notice of this will be provided by
Intergovernmental relations, Penalties,
the site information repositories. publication in the Federal Register on a
Reporting and recordkeeping
Locations, contacts, phone numbers and subsequent date. Also, information
viewing hours are: requirements, Superfund, Water
pollution control, Water supply. identifying the current participation
Records Center, U.S. EPA Region 10, status of a community can be obtained
1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 155, Seattle, Chris Hladick, from FEMA’s Community Status Book
Washington, 206–553–4494, Monday (CSB). The CSB is available at https://
Regional Administrator, Region 10.
through Friday, except Federal holidays, www.fema.gov/national-flood-
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. For reasons set out in the preamble, insurance-program-community-status-
Vancouver Community Library, 901 C 40 CFR part 300 is amended as follows: book.
Street, Vancouver, Washington, 360–
906–5000, between 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 PART 300—NATIONAL OIL AND DATES: The effective date of each
p.m. Monday to Thursday, or 10:00 a.m. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES community’s scheduled suspension is
and 6:00 p.m. Friday to Sunday. POLLUTION CONTINGENCY PLAN the third date (‘‘Susp.’’) listed in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: third column of the following tables.
Jeremy Jennings, Remedial Project ■ 1. The authority citation for part 300 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection continues to read as follows: you want to determine whether a
Agency, Region 10, 1200 Sixth Avenue, particular community was suspended
Suite 155, ECL–122, Seattle, Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(d); 42 U.S.C. on the suspension date or for further
Washington 98101–3123, telephone: 9601–9657; E.O. 13626, 77 FR 56749, 3 CFR, information, contact Adrienne L.
206–553–2724, email: jennings.jeremy@ 2013 Comp., p. 306; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, Sheldon, PE, CFM, Federal Insurance
epa.gov. 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; E.O. 12580, 52 and Mitigation Administration, Federal
FR 2923, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 193. Emergency Management Agency, 400 C
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The site to
be deleted from the NPL is: Frontier Appendix B to Part 300—[Amended] Street SW, Washington, DC 20472, (202)
Hard Chrome, Inc., Vancouver, 212–3966.
Washington. A Notice of Intent to Delete ■ 2. Table 1 of appendix B to part 300 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NFIP
for this Site was published in the is amended by removing the listing enables property owners to purchase
Federal Register (83 FR 23409–23412) under Washington for ‘‘Frontier Hard Federal flood insurance that is not
on May 21, 2018. Chrome, Inc’’. otherwise generally available from
The closing date for comments on the [FR Doc. 2018–16775 Filed 8–3–18; 8:45 am] private insurers. In return, communities
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Notice of Intent to Delete was June 20, agree to adopt and administer local
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2018. One anonymous comment was floodplain management measures aimed
received. The comment did not oppose at protecting lives and new construction
deletion of the Site from the NPL, and from future flooding. Section 1315 of
included a non-Site specific gratuitous the National Flood Insurance Act of
statement about the EPA Administrator. 1968, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4022,
Since the comment was not adverse to prohibits the sale of NFIP flood

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Rules and Regulations
Action		Final rule.
Dates		This action is effective August 6, 2018.
Contact		Jeremy Jennings, Remedial Project Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 155, ECL-122, Seattle, Washington 98101-3123, telephone: 206-553-2724, email: [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 38263
CFR Associated		Environmental Protection; Air Pollution Control; Chemicals; Hazardous Substances; Hazardous Waste; Intergovernmental Relations; Penalties; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements; Superfund; Water Pollution Control and Water Supply