Proposed Rules. Proposed rule; notice of intent

Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Action: Proposed rule; notice of intent
Citation: FR Doc. 2012-20387 · EPA-HQ-SFUND-2005-0011; FRL-9717-2 · 40 CFR 300

Summary

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region II is issuing a Notice of Intent to Delete the W.R. Grace & Co., Inc./Wayne Interim Storage (USDOE) Superfund Site located at 868 Black Oak Ridge Road, Wayne Township, NJ 07470, 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. The EPA and the State of New Jersey, through the 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

Comments must be received by September 19, 2012.

Supplementary Information

In the “Rules and Regulations” Section of today's Federal Register , we are publishing a direct final Notice of Deletion of W.R. Grace & Co., Inc./Wayne Interim Storage (USDOE) 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 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: August 2, 2012. Judith A. Enck, Regional Administrator, Region II. [FR Doc. 2012-20387 Filed 8-17-12; 8:45 am]