[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 189 (Monday, September 30, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 61273]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-24765]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 300
[FRL-7387-6]
National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan;
National Priorities List Update
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice of deletion of the Gould Site from the National
Priorities List.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 10,
announces the deletion of the Gould Site which is located in Portland,
Oregon, from the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL is appendix B
of 40 CFR part 300 which is the National Oil and Hazardous Substances
Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP), which EPA promulgated pursuant to
section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended. EPA and the State of
Oregon have determined that the Site poses no significant threat to
public health or the environment and, therefore, no further remedial
measures pursuant to CERCLA are appropriate.
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 30, 2002.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beverly Gaines, EPA Point of Contact,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, 1200 Sixth Avenue,
Mail Stop ECL-110, Seattle, WA 98101, (206) 553-1066.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The site to be deleted from the NPL is:
Gould Site, Portland, Oregon.
A Notice of Intent to Delete for this site was published in the
Federal Register on August 23, 2002 (67 FR 54602). The closing date for
comments on the Notice of Intent to Delete was September 23, 2002. EPA
received one comment letter. The comment letter received by EPA asked
about dioxin contaminants that were injected into the dry wells at the
Chipman site adjacent to the Gould Site. The Oregon Department of
Environmental Quality (DEQ) is currently conducting an Remedial
Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS) at the Rhone Poulenc (formerly
Chipman Chemical) site. Contaminant sources, such as dry wells, sumps
and drainage pathways were characterized during two large soil sampling
events completed in December 2000 and December 2001. DEQ is currently
working with Rhone Poulenc to evaluate the risks to human health and
the environment from contaminants (including 2,3,7,8-tetrachloro-
dibenzo-p-dioxin (dioxin)) released to soil and groundwater. This
information will be used to evaluate, design, and implement cleanup
activities at the site.
For more information on the status of the Rhone Poulenc
investigation, consult the DEQ Web site (http://www.deq.state.or.us/wmc/psrasp/ActiveSites.htm) and query Rhone Poulenc or contact the DEQ
project manager, Eric Blischke at (503) 229-5648.
EPA identifies sites that appear to present a significant risk to
public health, welfare, or the environment and it maintains the NPL as
the list of those sites. Any site deleted from the NPL remains eligible
for Fund-financed remedial actions in the unlikely event that
conditions at the site warrant such action. Section 300.425(e)(3) of
the NCP states that Fund-financed actions may be taken at sites deleted
from the NPL. Deletion of a site from the NPL does not affect
responsible party liability or impede Agency efforts to recover costs
associated with response efforts.
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, and Water supply.
Dated: September 24, 2002.
Randall F. Smith,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 10.
1. For the reasons set out in the preamble, 40 CFR part 300 is
amended as follows:
PART 300--[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 300 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C 9601-9657; 33 U.S.C. 1321(c)(2); 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--[Amended]
2. Table 1 of appendix B to part 300 is amended by removing the
entry for the ``Gould, Inc., Portland, OR.''
[FR Doc. 02-24765 Filed 9-27-02; 8:45 am]
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