[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 146 (Tuesday, July 30, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 36865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16063]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[EPA-HQ-SFUND-1998-0006; FRL-9997-19-Region 2]


National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; 
National Priorities List: Deletion of the Peter Cooper Superfund Site

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 is issuing 
a Notice of Intent to Delete the Peter Cooper Superfund Site (Site) 
located in the Village of Gowanda, Cattaraugus County, New York, 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 an appendix of the National Oil and 
Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP). The EPA and the 
State of New York, through the Department of Environmental Conservation 
(NYSDEC), have determined that all appropriate response actions under 
CERCLA, other than operation and maintenance, monitoring and five-year 
reviews, have been completed. However, this deletion does not preclude 
future actions under Superfund.

DATES: Comments must be received by August 29, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID no. EPA-HQ-
SFUND-1998-0006, by mail to Sherrel Henry, Remedial Project Manager, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2, 290 Broadway, 20th 
Floor, New York, New York 10007-1866. Comments may also be submitted 
electronically or through hand delivery/courier by following the 
detailed instructions in the ADDRESSES section of the direct final rule 
located in the Rules and Regulations section of this issue of the 
Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sherrel Henry, Remedial Project 
Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2, 290 Broadway, 
20th Floor, New York, New York 10007-1866, (212) 637-4273, email: 
henry.sherrel@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of 
this issue of the Federal Register, we are publishing a direct final 
Notice of Deletion of the Peter Cooper Superfund Site without prior 
Notice of Intent to Delete because we view this as a noncontroversial 
revision and anticipate no adverse comment. We have explained our 
reasons for this deletion in the preamble to the direct final Notice of 
Deletion, and those reasons are incorporated herein. If we receive no 
adverse comment(s) on this deletion action, we will not take further 
action on this Notice of Intent to Delete. If we receive adverse 
comment(s), we will withdraw the direct final Notice of Deletion, and 
it will not take effect. We will, as appropriate, address all public 
comments in a subsequent final Notice of Deletion based on this Notice 
of Intent to Delete. We will not institute a second comment period on 
this Notice of Intent to Delete. Any parties interested in commenting 
must do so at this time.
    For additional information, see the direct final Notice of Deletion 
which is located in the Rules and Regulations section of this Federal 
Register.

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.

    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.

    Dated: July 16, 2019.
Peter D. Lopez,
Regional Administrator, Region 2.
[FR Doc. 2019-16063 Filed 7-29-19; 8:45 am]
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