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[Federal Register: August 21, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 162)]
[Proposed Rules]               
[Page 43831-43832]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[FRL-7034-8]

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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of intent to delete the V&M/Albaladejo Superfund Site 
from the National Priorities List.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region II is issuing 
a notice of intent to delete the V&M/Albaladejo Superfund Site (Site), 
located in the Almirante Norte Ward of the municipality of Vega Baja, 
Puerto Rico, from the National Priorities List (NPL) and requests 
public comment on this action. The NPL is Appendix B of the National 
Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP), 40 CFR 
part 300, which EPA promulgated pursuant to Section 105 of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
(CERCLA) of 1980, as amended. The EPA and the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, through the Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board, have 
determined that all appropriate response actions under CERCLA have been 
completed and that the Site poses no significant threat to public 
health or the environment. In the ``Rules and Regulations'' Section of 
today's Federal Register, we are publishing a direct final notice of 
deletion of the V&M/Albaladejo Superfund Site without prior notice of 
this action because we view this as a noncontroversial revision and 
anticipate no significant adverse comment. We have explained our 
reasons for this deletion in the preamble

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to the direct final deletion. If we receive no significant adverse 
comment(s) on this action, we will not take further action on this 
notice of intent to delete. If we receive significant 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. If, after evaluating public comments, EPA decides to proceed 
with deletion, we will do so in a subsequent final deletion notice 
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.

DATES: Comments concerning this Site must be received by September 20, 
2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to: Caroline Kwan, 
Remedial Project Manager, Emergency and Remedial Response Division, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region II, 290 Broadway, 20th 
Floor, New York, New York 10007-1866.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Caroline Kwan at the address 
provided above, or by telephone at (212) 637-4275, by Fax at (212) 637-
4284 or via e-mail at <A HREF="mailto:Kwan.Caroline@EPA.GOV">Kwan.Caroline@EPA.GOV</A>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information, see the Direct 
Final Notice of Deletion which is located in the Rules section of this 
Federal Register.

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(c)(2); 42 U.S.C. 9601-9675; 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, 2001.
William J. Muszynski,
Acting EPA Regional Administrator, U.S. EPA, Region II.
[FR Doc. 01-20891 Filed 8-20-01; 8:45 am]
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