Superfund program: National oil and hazardous substances contingency plan— National priorities list update,

[Federal Register: January 7, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 5)]

[Proposed Rules]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

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National Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Proposed rule to Delete the D.L. Mud, Inc., Superfund Site from the National Priorities List and Request for Comments.

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 announces its proposal to delete D.L. Mud, Inc., Superfund Site (Site) located in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, from the National Priorities List (NPL) and requests public comments on this proposed action. The NPL, promulgated pursuant to Section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is Appendix B of 40 CFR Part 300 which is the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP). The EPA and the State of Louisiana, through the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ), have determined that all appropriate response actions under CERCLA, other than operation and maintenance and five-year reviews, have been completed and that the Site poses no significant threat to public health or the environment. However, this deletion does not preclude future actions under Superfund.

DATES: Comments concerning this Site must be received by February 7, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to: Ms. Janetta Coats, Community Involvement Coordinator, U.S. EPA (6SF-PO), 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733, (214) 665-7308 or 1-800-533-3508

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Katrina Higgins, Remedial Project Manager, U.S. EPA (6SF-LP), 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733, (214) 665-8143 or 1-800-533-3508 (Toll Free). Information Repositories: Repositories have been established to provide detailed information concerning this decision at the following address: U.S. EPA Region 6 Library, Suite 12D13, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733, (214) 665-6524, Monday through Friday 8:00a.m. to 12:00p.m.; Vermilion Parish Library, 200 North Magdalen Square, Abbeville, Louisiana 70511, (318) 893-2674, Monday and Thursday 9 a.m. to 8:00p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; and Saturday 9 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; and, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, 7290 Bluebonnet Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809, (225) 765-0487, Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information, see the direct final rule to delete which is located in the Rules section of this Federal Register.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300

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

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(c)(2); 42 U.S.C. 9601-9657; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; E.O. 12580, 52 FR 2923; 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 193.

Dated: December 21, 1999. Lynda F. Carroll, Acting Regional Administrator, U.S. EPA, Region 6.

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