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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2015-0105]

Pipeline Safety: Potential for Damage to Pipeline Facilities
Caused by Flooding, River Scour, and River Channel Migration

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA);
DOT.

ACTION: Notice; Issuance of Advisory Bulletin.

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SUMMARY: PHMSA is issuing this updated advisory bulletin to all owners
and operators of gas and hazardous liquid pipelines to communicate the
potential for damage to pipeline facilities caused by severe flooding.
This advisory includes actions that operators should consider taking to
ensure the integrity of pipelines in the event of flooding, river
scour, and river channel migration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Operators of pipelines subject to
regulation by PHMSA should contact the appropriate PHMSA Region Office.
The PHMSA Region Offices and their contact information are as follows:
     Central Region:<PHONE_NUMBER>, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South
Dakota, and Wisconsin
     Eastern Region:<PHONE_NUMBER>, Connecticut, Delaware,
District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont,
Virginia, and West Virginia
     Southern Region:<PHONE_NUMBER>, Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, and
Tennessee
     Southwest Region:<PHONE_NUMBER>, Arkansas, Louisiana, New
Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas
     Western Region:<PHONE_NUMBER>, Alaska, Arizona, California,
Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and
Wyoming
    Intrastate pipeline operators should contact the appropriate state
pipeline safety authority. A list of state pipeline safety authorities
is provided at: www.napsr.org

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Section 192.613(a) of the Pipeline Safety Regulations (49 CFR parts
190-199) states that ``[e]ach operator shall have a procedure for
continuing surveillance of its facilities to determine and take
appropriate action concerning changes in class location, failures,
leakage history, corrosion, substantial changes in cathodic protection
requirements, and other unusual operating and maintenance conditions.''
Section 192.613(b) further states that ``[i]f a segment of pipeline is
determined to be in unsatisfactory condition but no immediate hazard
exists, the operator shall initiate a program to recondition or phase
out the segment involved, or, if the segment cannot be reconditioned or
phased out, reduce the maximum allowable operating pressure in
accordance with Sec.  192.619(a) and (b).''
    Likewise, Sec.  195.401(b)(1) of the Pipeline Safety Regulations
states that ``[w]henever an operator discovers any condition that could
adversely affect the safe operation of its pipeline system, it must
correct the condition within a reasonable time. However, if the
condition is of such a nature that it presents an immediate hazard to
persons or property, the operator may not operate the affected part of
the system until it has corrected the unsafe condition.'' Section
195.401(b)(2) further states that ``[w]hen an operator discovers a
condition on a pipeline covered under [the integrity management
requirements in] Sec.  195.452, the operator must correct the condition
as prescribed in Sec.  195.452(h).'' Severe flooding, river scour, and
river channel migration are the types of unusual operating conditions
that can adversely affect the safe operation of a pipeline and require
corrective action under Sec. Sec.  192.613(a) and 195.401(b).
    In addition, Part 194 requires operators of onshore oil pipelines
to ``include procedures and a list of resources for responding, to the
maximum extent practicable, to a worst case discharge and to a
substantial threat of such a discharge'' under Sec.  194.107(a). Per
Sec.  194.115, the operator must ``identify, and ensure, by contract or
other approved means, the resources necessary to remove, to the maximum
extent practicable, a worst case discharge and to mitigate or prevent a
substantial threat of a worst case discharge''.
    Furthermore, an operator must take additional preventative and
mitigative measures beyond those already required in Parts 192, 194,
and 195 to prevent a pipeline failure and to mitigate the consequences
of a pipeline failure per Sec. Sec.  192.935, 194.107(a) and
195.452(i). An operator must base the additional measures on the
threats the operator has identified for each pipeline segment. If an
operator determines outside force damage (e.g., earth movement, floods)
is a threat to the pipeline, the operator must take steps to minimize
the probability of damage and the consequences of a release.
    PHMSA has released five Advisory Bulletins on this subject, with
the earliest issued July 29, 1993, (ADB-93-03), and the most recent on
July 27, 2011, (ADB-11-04; 76 FR 44985). Each of these bulletins
followed an event that involved severe flooding that affected pipelines
in the areas of rising waters. Four of the more notable events are
briefly described below:
    On August 13, 2011, Enterprise Products Operating, LLC discovered a
release of 28,350 gallons (675 barrels) of natural gasoline in the
Missouri River in Iowa. The rupture, according to the metallurgical
report, was the result of fatigue crack growth driven by vibrations in
the pipe from vortex shedding.
    On July 1, 2011, ExxonMobil Pipeline Company experienced a pipeline
failure near Laurel, Montana, resulting in the release of 63,000
gallons (1,500 barrels) of crude oil into the Yellowstone River.
According to the results of PHMSA's accident investigation, the rupture
was caused by channel migration and river bottom scour, leaving a large
span of the pipeline exposed to prolonged current forces and debris
washing downstream in the river. Those external forces damaged the
exposed pipeline.
    On July 15, 2011, NuStar Pipeline Operating Partnership, L.P.
reported a 4,200 gallon (100 barrels) anhydrous ammonia spill in the
Missouri River in Nebraska requiring extensive environmental response
and causing supply disruption. The 6-inch-diameter pipeline was exposed
by scouring during extreme flooding.

    On January 17, 2015, a breach in the Bridger Pipeline Company's
Poplar system resulted in another spill into the Yellowstone River near
the town of Glendive, Montana, releasing an estimated 28,434 gallons
(677 barrels) of crude oil into the river and impacting local water
supplies. Preliminary information indicates over 100 feet of pipeline
was exposed on the river bottom, and a release point was near a girth
weld.
    As shown in these events, river bottom scour and channel migration
may occur due to seasonal flooding, increased stream velocities, and
man-made and natural river bank restrictions. River scour and channel
migration may damage a pipeline as a result of additional stresses
imposed on the pipe by undermining underlying support soils, exposing
the pipeline to lateral water forces and impact from waterborne debris.
Lateral water forces may cause excessive bending loads that lead to
pipeline failures, and possible impact forces from debris in the river
or harmonic vibrations from water rapidly passing over pipelines can
also increase the potential for pipeline failures.
    Additionally, the safety of valves, regulators, relief sets,
pressure sensors, and other facilities normally above ground or above
water can be jeopardized when covered by water. Not only can these
facilities become inoperable when submerged, but they are also at a
greater risk of damage by outside forces, floating debris, river
currents, and craft operating on the water. Boaters involved in rescue
operations, emergency support functions, sightseeing, and other
activities are generally not aware of the seriousness of an incident
that could result from their craft damaging a pipeline facility that is
unseen beneath the surface of the water. Depending on the size of the
craft and the pipeline facility struck, significant pipeline damage may
result.
    Although accidents at river crossings account for less than one
percent of the total number of pipeline accidents, the consequences of
a release in water can be much more severe because of the threats to
drinking water supplies and the environment. Unlike hazardous liquid
releases on land where it can be easier to respond to and contain
spills, swift-moving river currents will carry hazardous liquids
further downstream, potentially impacting much larger geographical
areas and more communities. Product releases in rivers can create
difficult, costly, and lengthy spill response and remediation scenarios
and activities for operators, communities, and local, state, and
Federal responders.

II. Advisory Bulletin (ADB-2015-01)

    To: Owners and Operators of Gas and Hazardous Liquid Pipeline
Systems.
    Subject: Potential for Damage to Pipeline Facilities Caused by
Severe Flooding.
    Advisory: Severe flooding can adversely affect the safe operation
of a pipeline. Operators need to direct their resources in a manner
that will enable them to determine and mitigate the potential effects
of flooding on their pipeline systems in accordance with applicable
regulations. Operators are urged to take the following actions to
prevent and mitigate damage to pipeline facilities and ensure public
and environmental safety in areas affected by flooding:
    1. Utilize experts in river flow, such as hydrologists or fluvial
geomorphologists, to evaluate a river's potential for scour or channel
migration at each pipeline river crossing.
    2. Evaluate each pipeline crossing a river to determine the
pipeline's installation method and determine if that method (and the
pipeline's current condition) is sufficient to withstand the risks
posed by anticipated flood conditions, river scour, or river channel
migration. In areas prone to these conditions and risks, consider
installing pipelines using horizontal directional drilling to help
place pipelines below elevations of maximum scour and outside the
limits of lateral channel migration.
    3. Determine the maximum flow or flooding conditions at rivers
where pipeline integrity is at risk in the event of flooding (e.g.,
where scour can occur) and have contingency plans to shut down and
isolate those pipelines when those conditions occur.
    4. Evaluate the accessibility of pipeline facilities and components
that may be in jeopardy, such as valve settings, which are needed to
isolate water crossings or other sections of pipelines.
    5. Extend regulator vents and relief stacks above the level of
anticipated flooding as appropriate.
    6. Coordinate with emergency and spill responders on pipeline
locations, crossing conditions, and the commodities transported.
Provide maps and other relevant information to such responders so they
can develop appropriate response strategies.
    7. Coordinate with other pipeline operators in flood areas and
establish emergency response centers to act as a liaison for pipeline
problems and solutions.
    8. Deploy personnel so that they will be in position to shut down,
isolate, contain, or perform any other emergency action on an affected
pipeline.
    9. Determine if facilities that are normally above ground (e.g.,
valves, regulators, relief sets, etc.) have become submerged and are in
danger of being struck by vessels or debris and, if possible, mark such
facilities with U.S. Coast Guard approval and an appropriate buoy.
    10. Perform frequent patrols, including appropriate overflights, to
evaluate right-of-way conditions at water crossings during flooding and
after waters subside. Report any flooding, either localized or
systemic, to integrity staff to determine if pipeline crossings may
have been damaged or would be in imminent jeopardy from future
flooding.
    11. Have open communications with local and state officials to
address their concerns regarding observed pipeline exposures, localized
flooding, ice dams, debris dams, and extensive bank erosion that may
affect the integrity of pipeline crossings.
    12. Following floods, and when safe river access is first
available, determine if flooding has exposed or undermined pipelines
because of new river channel profiles. This is best done by a depth of
cover survey.
    13. Where appropriate, surveys of underwater pipe should include
the use of visual inspection by divers or instrumented detection.
Pipelines in recently flooded lands adjacent to rivers should also be
evaluated to determine the remaining depth of cover. You should share
information gathered by these surveys with affected landowners.
Agricultural agencies may help to inform farmers of potential hazards
from reduced cover over pipelines.
    14. Ensure that line markers are still in place or are replaced in
a timely manner. Notify contractors, highway departments, and others
involved in post-flood restoration activities of the presence of
pipelines and the risks posed by reduced cover.
    If a pipeline has suffered damage or is shut-in as a precautionary
measure due to flooding, the operator should advise the appropriate
PHMSA regional office or state pipeline safety authority before
returning the line to service, increasing its operating pressure, or
otherwise changing its operating status. Furthermore, reporting a
Safety-Related Condition as prescribed in Sec. Sec.  191.23 and 195.55
may also be required.

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. Chapter 601 and 49 CFR 1.97

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 6, 2015.
Timothy P. Butters,
Acting Administrator.
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			  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

		        DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

			  OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

			          WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation on June 21, 2002

NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN -- DOCKET OST-2001-10778

________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________

This serves as notice to the public of the action described below, taken
by the Department official indicated (no additional confirming order
will be issued in this matter).

Applicant:  Universal Airlines, Incorporated					Date Filed:  June 14,
2002

Relief requested:  Amend existing exemption authority to the extent
necessary to permit Universal Airlines to serve Aruba as an intermediate
point on its authorized route between Georgetown, Guyana, and New York,
New York.  The applicant would conduct these services only by wet
leasing aircraft from a duly authorized and properly supervised U.S. or
foreign air carrier.

If renewal, date and citation of last action:  New authority

Applicant representative:  Malcolm L. Benge<PHONE_NUMBER>

Responsive pleadings:  None filed

	DISPOSITION

Action:  Approved								Action date:  June 21, 2002

(We acted on this application without awaiting expiration of the 15-day
answer period with the consent of all parties served.)

Effective dates of authority granted:  June 21, 2002,-October 24, 2002
(coextensive with Universal’s underlying exemption authority granted
October 24, 2001, in this docket).

Under its approved authority, Universal is authorized to engage in
scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail (1)
between Georgetown, Guyana, and the coterminal points Miami, Florida and
New York, New York (2) between Georgetown, Guyana, and New York, New
York via the intermediate points Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, and
Aruba.  Universal is also authorized to conduct charters in accordance
with 14 CFR Part 212.

Basis for approval (bilateral agreement/reciprocity):  Reciprocity with
Guyana

Except to the extent exempted/waived, this authority is subject to the
terms, conditions, and limitations indicated:

The applicant would conduct these services only by wet leasing aircraft
from a duly authorized and properly supervised U.S. or foreign air
carrier.

Special conditions/Partial grant/Denial basis/Remarks:  The carrier is
properly licensed by the Government of Guyana to perform the authorized
services.

Action taken by:   Paul L. Gretch, Director

		      Office of International Aviation

________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________

Under authority assigned by the Department in its regulations, 14 CFR
Part 385, we found that (1) the applicant was qualified to perform the
proposed operations; (2) our action was consistent with Department
policy; (3) grant of the authority was consistent with the public
interest; and (4) grant of the authority would not constitute a major
regulatory action under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975.
To the extent not granted/deferred/dismissed, we denied all requests in
the referenced Docket.  We may amend, modify, or revoke the authority
granted in this Notice at any time without hearing at our discretion.

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of the action set
forth in this Notice under the Department’s regulations, 14 CFR §
385.30, may file their petitions within seven (7) days after the date of
issuance of this Notice.  This action was effective when taken, and the
filing of a petition for review will not alter such effectiveness.

An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide
Web at:

http://dms.dot.gov/reports/reports_aviation.asp.


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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Fifth Meeting: Tiger Team 011 (TG 011)

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Seventh Meeting Notice of Tiger Team 011.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of the
seventh meeting of the Tiger Team 011.

DATES: The meeting will be held July 27th-30th from 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at RTCA, 1150 18th Street NW.,
Suite 910, Washington, DC 20036, Tel:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The RTCA Secretariat, 1150 18th Street
NW., Suite 910, Washington, DC 20036, or by telephone at (202) 833-
9339, fax at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or Web site at http://www.rtca.org or
Sophie Bousquet, Program Director, RTCA, Inc<EMAIL_ADDRESS>202-
330-0663.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., App.), notice is
hereby given for a meeting of the Tiger Team 011. The agenda will
include the following:

July 27-30, 2015

1. Introduction
2. Agenda Overview
3. Review of FRAC comments and proposed comment resolutions--Document
under FRAC from June 22 to July 20, 2015
4. Approval of Final document for the PMC
5. Adjourn

    Attendance is open to the interested public but limited to space
availability. With the approval of the chairman, members of the public
may present oral statements at the meeting. Persons wishing to present
statements or obtain information should contact the person listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Members of the public may
present a written statement to the committee at any time.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 24, 2015.
Latasha Robinson,
Management & Program Analyst, NextGen, Program Oversight and
Administration, Federal Aviation Administration.
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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 75 (Thursday, April 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23243-23244]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings 1

    Take notice that the Commission received the following exempt
wholesale generator filings:

    Docket Numbers: EG13-26-000
    Applicants: BayWa r.e. Mozart, LLC
    Description: Notice of Self-Certification of Exempt Wholesale
Generator Status of BayWa r.e. Mozart, LLC.
    Filed Date: 4/10/13
    Accession Number: 20130410-5093
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/1/13

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:

    Docket Numbers: ER10-2794-012; ER10-2849-011; ER11-2028-012; ER12-
1825-010; ER11-3642-010
    Applicants: EDF Trading North America, LLC, EDF Industrial Power
Services (NY), LLC, EDF Industrial Power Services (IL), LLC, EDF
Industrial Power Services (CA), LLC, Tanner Street Generation, LLC
    Description: Notice of Change in Status of EDF Trading North
America, LLC, et al.
    Filed Date: 4/11/13
    Accession Number: 20130411-5015
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/2/13
    Docket Numbers: ER11-3551-000; ER11-3822-000; ER11-3553-000 ER11-
3554-000; ER11-3824-000
    Applicants: Glacial Energy of New York
    Description: Second Revised Refund Report of Glacial Energy of New
York, et al.
    Filed Date: 4/10/13
    Accession Number: 20130410-5157
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/1/13
    Docket Numbers: ER12-668-002
    Applicants: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.
    Description: 2013-04-11 ELMP to be effective 12/31/9998.
    Filed Date: 4/11/13
    Accession Number: 20130411-5077
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/19/13

    Docket Numbers: ER13-1258-000
    Applicants: Land O'Lakes, Inc.
    Description: Initial Tariff Baseline to be effective 6/14/2013.
    Filed Date: 4/11/13
    Accession Number: 20130411-5039
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/2/13

    Docket Numbers: ER13-1259-000
    Applicants: New England Power Pool Participants Committee, ISO New
England Inc.
    Description: Regulation Market Opportunity Cost Change to be
effective 7/1/2013.
    Filed Date: 4/11/13
    Accession Number: 20130411-5057
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/2/13

    Docket Numbers: ER13-1260-000
    Applicants: Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
    Description: National Grid USA on behalf of its subsidiary Niagara
Mohawk Power Corporation submits Motion for Expedited Consideration and
Limited Tariff Waiver.
    Filed Date: 4/11/13
    Accession Number: 20130411-5059
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/22/13
    Docket Numbers: ER13-1261-000
    Applicants: Tampa Electric Company
    Description: Rate Schedule No. 97 with Seminole Electric
Cooperative, Inc. to be effective 8/31/2012.
    Filed Date: 4/11/13
    Accession Number: 20130411-5066
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/2/13

    Docket Numbers: ER13-1262-000
    Applicants: Tampa Electric Company
    Description: Rate Schedule No. 98 with Florida Power Corporation to
be effective 8/31/2012.
    Filed Date: 4/11/13
    Accession Number: 20130411-5067
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/2/13

    Docket Numbers: ER13-1263-000
    Applicants: New England Power Company
    Description: National Grid USA on behalf of its subsidiary New
England Power Company submits Motion for Expedited Consideration and
Limited Tariff Waiver.
    Filed Date: 4/11/13
    Accession Number: 20130411-5074
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/22/13

    Docket Numbers: ER13-1264-000

    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: 2221R1 Prairie Breeze Wind Energy, LLC. GIA to be
effective 3/22/2013.
    Filed Date: 4/11/13
    Accession Number: 20130411-5102
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/2/13

    Take notice that the Commission received the following open access
transmission tariff filings:
    Docket Numbers: OA98-13-001
    Applicants: City Utilities of Springfield, Missouri
    Description: Notice of Material Change and Plan to Relinquish
Waiver of City Utilities of Springfield, MO.
    Filed Date: 4/10/12
    Accession Number: 20120410-5169
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/2/13

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the docket number.
    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00
p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: April 11, 2013.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[EPA-HQ-SFUND-1983-0002; FRL-9922-36-Region-2]

National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan;
National Priorities List: Partial Deletion of the Fulton Terminals
Superfund Site

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

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SUMMARY: The Fulton Terminals Superfund site (Site), located in the
City of Fulton, Oswego County, New York, consists of an ``On-Property''
portion, an approximately 1.5-acre parcel of land bounded on the west
by First Street, on the south by Shaw Street, on the east by New York
State Route 481 and on the north by a warehouse, and an ``Off-
Property'' portion, defined by the area between the On-Property
portion's western property boundary to the Oswego River (approximately
50 feet).
    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 2, is issuing
this Notice of Intent for Partial Deletion (NOIPD) of the On-Property
portion of the Site 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). EPA and the State of New York, through the New
York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), have
determined that all appropriate response actions under CERCLA have been
completed at the Site and that the soil on the On-Property portion of
the Site and the groundwater beneath the On-Property portion of the
Site no longer pose a threat to public health or the environment.
Therefore, EPA and NYSDEC have concluded that this NOIPD, which
pertains only to the On-Property portion of the Site, may proceed. The
Off-Property portion of the Site will remain on the NPL. Because
residual groundwater contamination remains in the Off-Property portion
of the Site, groundwater monitoring and five-year reviews will still be
required for this the Off-Property portion of the Site.

DATES: Comments must be received by March 6, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID no. EPA-HQ-
SFUND-1983-0002, by mail to Christos Tsiamis, Remedial Project Manager,
Emergency and Remedial Response Division, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region 2, 290 Broadway, 20th Floor, New York, NY, 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 section of this Federal
Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Tsiamis at the address noted above
or by email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the ``Rules and Regulations'' Section of
today's Federal Register, EPA is publishing a direct final Notice of
Partial Deletion (NOPD) of the Site without prior NOIPD because EPA
views this as a noncontroversial revision and anticipates no adverse
comment. EPA has explained its reasons for this partial deletion in the
preamble to the direct final Notice of Partial Deletion. If EPA
receives no adverse comment(s) on this NOIPD or the direct final NOPD,
EPA will proceed with the partial deletion without further action on
this NOIPD. If EPA receives adverse comment(s), EPA will withdraw the
direct final NOPD, and it will not take effect. EPA will, as
appropriate, address all public comments in a subsequent final NOPD
based on this NOIPD. EPA will not institute a second comment period on
this NOIPD. Any parties interested in commenting must do so at this
time.
    For additional information, see the direct final NOPD, 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. 9601-9675; 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: January 6, 2015.
Judith A. Enck,
Regional Administrator, EPA Region 2.
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