[Federal Register: October 26, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 207)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 300
[EPA-HQ-SFUND-1989-0007; FRL-8485-3]
National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan;
National Priorities List
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of partial deletion of sites from the Otis Air National
Guard Base/Camp Edwards Superfund Site from the National Priorities
List.
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SUMMARY: EPA New England Region (EPA) announces the deletion of 61
source area sites on the Otis Air National Guard Base/Camp Edwards
Superfund Site from the National Priorities List (NPL). All 61 source
area sites as listed in Table 1 were originally proposed for deletion
(72 FR 41976) August 1, 2007, and encompass a total acreage of 482.1
acres. A source area site is defined by: soil; structures, if present;
and does not include any contaminated groundwater plume that may be
below the site. Otis Air National Guard Base/Camp Edwards is a Federal
Facility Superfund Site known locally as the Massachusetts Military
Reservation (MMR), so this notice will use MMR as the abbreviation to
describe the entire Superfund Site. The United States Air Force is the
lead agency at the MMR Superfund Site.
This partial deletion pertains to only the surface area of sites
investigated (and in some cases cleaned-up) for soil contamination, and
does not pertain to any of the 12 groundwater plumes associated with
MMR Superfund Site. All other sites (including all contaminated
groundwater plumes on the Site) not included in this notice will remain
on the NPL. In the northern half of the MMR, there are source area
sites and groundwater plumes associated with an investigation and
cleanup program known as the Impact Area Groundwater Study Program
which is being conducted under the authority of Safe Drinking Water Act
Administrative Orders. These sites and groundwater plumes are not the
subject of this partial deletion.
DATES: This partial deletion of the 61 source area sites on MMR is
effective on October 26, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Lim, Remedial Project Manager,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, One Congress Street, Suite 1100
(HBT), Boston, Massachusetts 02114-2023, (617) 918-1392, Fax (617) 918-
1291, e-mail: lim.robert@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Otis Air National Guard Base/Camp Edwards is
a Federal Facility Superfund Site known locally as the Massachusetts
Military Reservation (MMR), so this notice will use MMR as the
abbreviation to describe the entire Superfund Site. MMR is located in
portions of the towns of Bourne, Falmouth, Mashpee, and Sandwich.
This partial deletion pertains to the soil and, if present,
structures at 61 sites ranging in size from half an acre to 80.7 acres.
The total proposed area is 482.1 acres. Table 1 identifies structures
as being present with an asterisk next to the site name. There would be
19 source area sites remaining. Even though some of the sites appear to
be above contaminated groundwater plumes, this partial deletion does
not include any plumes of contaminated groundwater because data shows
that the sites are not related to the plumes. Currently eleven
groundwater pump and treat cleanup remedies will continue operating
until cleanup goals are met. In the northern half of MMR, there is a
separate, ongoing investigation and cleanup program known as the Impact
Area Groundwater Study Program (IAGWSP). These sites and groundwater
plumes are not the subject of this Notice of Intent for Partial
Deletion.
On August 1, 2007, EPA published a Notice of Intent for Partial
Deletion in the Federal Register (72 FR 41976). EPA did not receive any
comments on this proposal; therefore a Responsiveness Summary has not
been prepared.
EPA identifies sites that appear to present a significant risk to
public health, welfare, or the environment and maintains the NPL as the
list of those sites. Any site deleted from the NPL remains eligible for
Fund-financed 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. This partial deletion does not alter the status of all the
remaining sites and groundwater plumes of the MMR Site which are not
proposed for partial deletion and remain on the NPL.
Table 1.--List of Sites for Partial Deletion
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CS-1 * CS-12 * FS-17
CS-1 (CG) * CS-14 * FS-18 *
CS-2 CS-15 FS-19
CS-2 (CG) * CS-16/CS-17/DDOU * FS-20 *
CS-3 * CS-22 FS-23
CS-3 (CG) * CY-1 * FS-25 *
CS-4 * CY-3 FS-26 (CG)
CS-4 (CG)/FS-1 (CG) * FS-2 FS-27
CS-5 * FS-2 (CG) LF-1 (CG)
CS-5 (CG) * FS-3 * LF-2 (CG)
CS-6 */FS-22 FS-4 LF-3
CS-6 (CG) * FS-7 LF-3 (CG)
CS-7 * FS-9 * LF-4
CS-7 (CG) * FS-13 LF-5
CS-8/FS-21 * FS-14 LF-6
CS-8 (CG) FS-15 SD-2/FS-6/FS-8
CS-9 FS-16 * SD-3/FTA-3/CY-4
CS-11 *
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Key:
CS = Chemical Spill.
CY = Coal Yard.
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DDOU = Drum Disposal Operable Unit.
FS = Fuel Spill.
FTA = Fire Training Area.
LF = Landfill.
SD = Storm Drain.
G = U.S. Coast Guard.
* Includes structure(s) at site.
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.
Dated: September 25, 2007.
Robert W. Varney,
Regional Administrator, EPA New England.
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For the reasons set forth in the preamble title 40 part 300 of the Code
of Federal Regulations is amended as follows.
PART 300--[AMENDED]
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1. The authority citation for part 300 continues to read as follows:
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.
Appendix B--[Amended]
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2. Table 2 of appendix B to part 300 is amended by removing the entry
for ``Otis Air National Guard (USAF), Falmouth'' and adding in its
place the entry for ``Otis Air National Guard Base/Camp Edwards'' to
read as follows:
Appendix B to Part 300--National Priorities List
Table 2.--Federal Facilities Section
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State Site name City/County Notes a
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MA................. Otis Air National Sandwich, P
Guard Base/Camp Falmouth,
Edwards. Bourne, Mashpee.
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P = Sites with partial deletion(s).
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