[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 140 (Tuesday, July 21, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 44002-44003]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14441]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 300
[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2003-0010; FRL-10011-67-Region 7]
National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan;
National Priorities List: Partial Deletion of the Omaha Lead Superfund
Site
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule; partial deletion.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 announces
the deletion of 117 residential parcels of the Omaha Lead Superfund
site (Site or OLS) located in Omaha, Nebraska, 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 Nebraska, through the Nebraska Department of Environment
and Energy, determined that all appropriate Response Actions under
CERCLA were completed at the identified parcels. However, this deletion
does not preclude future actions under CERCLA. This partial deletion
pertains to 117 residential parcels. The remaining parcels will remain
on the NPL and are not being considered for deletion as part of this
action.
DATES: This action is effective July 21, 2020.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
no. EPA-HQ-SFUND-2003-0010. All documents in the docket are listed on
https://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 https://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the site
information repositories. Locations, contacts, and viewing hours of the
Site information repositories are:
EPA Region 7, 11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas
66219, open from 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday,
excluding Federal holidays and facility closures due to COVID-19. We
recommend that you contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section before visiting the Region 7 office.
W. Dale Clark Library, located at 215 S 15th Street,
Omaha, NE 68102, open 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday;
10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday, excluding closures due to COVID-19.
The EPA has temporarily suspended many Regional Records Centers for
public visitors to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID-19. In
addition, many site information repositories are closed and information
in these repositories, including the deletion docket, has not been
updated with hardcopy or electronic media. For further information and
updates on EPA Docket Center services, please visit us online https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
The EPA continues to carefully and continuously monitor information
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), local area
health departments, and our Federal partners so that we can respond
rapidly as conditions change regarding COVID.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Hagenmaier, Remedial Project
Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7, SEMD/LMSE,
11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, KS 66219, telephone (913) 551-7939,
email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The portion of the site to be deleted from
the NPL are 117 residential parcels of the Omaha Lead Superfund site,
Omaha, Nebraska. A Notice of Intent for Partial Deletion for this Site
was published in the Federal Register on May 12, 2020 (85 FR 27979).
The closing date for comments on the Notice of Intent for Partial
Deletion was June 11, 2020. No public comments were received, and EPA
has determined it will proceed with the partial deletion.
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EPA maintains the NPL as the list of sites that appear to present a
significant risk to public health, welfare, or the environment.
Deletion of a site 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 portions 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, Chemicals, Hazardous
substances, Hazardous waste, Intergovernmental relations, Penalties,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Superfund, Water pollution
control, Water supply.
Dated: June 29, 2020.
James Gulliford,
Regional Administrator, Region 7.
[FR Doc. 2020-14441 Filed 7-20-20; 8:45 am]
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