83 FR 46660 - National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List: Deletion of the Recticon/Allied Steel Superfund Site

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 179 (September 14, 2018)

Page Range		46660-46660
FR Document		2018-20039

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3 announces the deletion of the Recticon/Allied Steel Corp Superfund Site (Site) located in East Coventry Twp, PA, 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 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, through the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 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-1989-0011; FRL-9983-74--Region 3]


National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; 
National Priorities List: Deletion of the Recticon/Allied Steel 
Superfund Site

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3 announces 
the deletion of the Recticon/Allied Steel Corp Superfund Site (Site) 
located in East Coventry Twp, PA, 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 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, through the Pennsylvania Department of 
Environmental Protection, 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 September 14, 2018.

ADDRESSES: 
    Docket: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket 
Identification No. EPA-HQ-SFUND-1989-0011. 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:

USEPA Region III Administrative Records Room, 1650 Arch Street--6th 
Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029, 215-814-3157. Business Hours: 
Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; by appointment only.
Local Repository, East Coventry Township Municipal Building, 855 Ellis 
Woods Road, Pottstown, PA 19464, 610-495-5443. Call for Business Hours.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Hass, Remedial Project Manager, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3, 3HS21 1650 Arch Street, 
Philadelphia, PA 19103, (215) 814-2049, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The site to be deleted from the NPL is: 
Recticon/Allied Steel Corp Superfund Site, East Coventry Twp, PA. A 
Notice of Intent to Delete for this Site was published in the Federal 
Register (83 FR 33186-33191) on July 17, 2018.
    The closing date for comments on the Notice of Intent to Delete was 
August 16, 2018. No adverse or site-specific public comments were 
received. As a result, a responsiveness summary was not prepared.
    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.

    Dated: August 31, 2018.
Cosmo Servidio,
Regional Administrator, Region III.

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

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

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

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

Appendix B to Part 300--[Amended]

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2. Table 1 of appendix B to part 300 is amended by removing the listing 
under Pennsylvania for ``Recticon/Allied Steel Corp''.

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Dated: September 11, 2018. Identification No. EPA–HQ–SFUND– EPA maintains the NPL as the list of
Carl T. Hausner, 1989–0011. All documents in the docket sites that appear to present a significant
District Bridge Chief, Eleventh Coast Guard are listed on the http:// risk to public health, welfare, or the
District. www.regulations.gov website. Although environment. Deletion from the NPL
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Business Information or other release from a site deleted from the NPL,
information whose disclosure is the deleted site may be restored to the
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION restricted by statute. Certain other NPL without application of the hazard
AGENCY material, such as copyrighted material, ranking system. Deletion of a site from
is not placed on the internet and will be the NPL does not affect responsible
40 CFR Part 300 publicly available only in hard copy party liability in the unlikely event that
[EPA–HQ–SFUND–1989–0011; FRL–9983–
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74—Region 3] materials are available either actions.
electronically through http://
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300
National Oil and Hazardous www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
Substances Pollution Contingency the site information repositories. Environmental protection, Air
Plan; National Priorities List: Deletion Locations, contacts, phone numbers pollution control, Chemicals, Hazardous
of the Recticon/Allied Steel Superfund and viewing hours are: substances, Hazardous waste,
Site USEPA Region III Administrative Intergovernmental relations, Penalties,
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Records Room, 1650 Arch Street—6th Reporting and recordkeeping
Agency. Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103–2029, requirements, Superfund, Water
ACTION: Final rule. 215–814–3157. Business Hours: pollution control, Water supply.
Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.– Dated: August 31, 2018.
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 4:30 p.m.; by appointment only. Cosmo Servidio,
Agency (EPA) Region 3 announces the Local Repository, East Coventry Regional Administrator, Region III.
deletion of the Recticon/Allied Steel Township Municipal Building, 855
Corp Superfund Site (Site) located in Ellis Woods Road, Pottstown, PA For reasons set out in the preamble,
East Coventry Twp, PA, from the 19464, 610–495–5443. Call for 40 CFR part 300 is amended as follows:
National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL, Business Hours.
promulgated pursuant to section 105 of PART 300—NATIONAL OIL AND
the Comprehensive Environmental FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
Response, Compensation, and Liability Andrew Hass, Remedial Project
POLLUTION CONTINGENCY PLAN
Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection
an appendix of the National Oil and Agency, Region 3, 3HS21 1650 Arch
Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, (215) ■ 1. The authority citation for part 300
Hazardous Substances Pollution continues to read as follows:
Contingency Plan (NCP). The EPA and 814–2049, email: hass.andrew@epa.gov.
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The site to Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(d); 42 U.S.C.
through the Pennsylvania Department of 9601–9657; E.O. 13626, 77 FR 56749, 3 CFR,
be deleted from the NPL is: Recticon/
2013 Comp., p. 306; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757,
Environmental Protection, have Allied Steel Corp Superfund Site, East 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; E.O. 12580, 52
determined that all appropriate Coventry Twp, PA. A Notice of Intent to FR 2923, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 193.
response actions under CERCLA, have Delete for this Site was published in the
been completed. However, this deletion Federal Register (83 FR 33186–33191) Appendix B to Part 300—[Amended]
does not preclude future actions under on July 17, 2018.
Superfund. The closing date for comments on the ■ 2. Table 1 of appendix B to part 300
DATES: This action is effective Notice of Intent to Delete was August is amended by removing the listing
September 14, 2018. 16, 2018. No adverse or site-specific under Pennsylvania for ‘‘Recticon/
ADDRESSES: public comments were received. As a Allied Steel Corp’’.
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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 September 14, 2018.
Contact		Andrew Hass, Remedial Project Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3, 3HS21 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, (215) 814-2049, email: [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 46660
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