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Final ruleTook effect Aug. 20, 2026

Deletion From the National Priorities List

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Aug. 20, 2026. Document 2026-16988. Updated Nov. 6, 2026.

What it does

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces the deletion of six sites and the partial deletion of two sites, from the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL, created under 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). In accordance with the NCP, sites may be deleted from the NPL where no further response is appropriate. The EPA and the applicable states, through their designated state agency, have determined that all appropriate response actions under CERCLA have been completed. However, this deletion does not preclude future actions under Superfund.

The Environmental Protection Agency's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

40 CFR 300

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Environmental Protection Agency has published 243 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 263 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

The document is effective August 20, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-16988
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesEnvironmental Protection Agency
PublishedAug. 20, 2026
Effective dateAug. 20, 2026
DocketEPA-HQ-OLEM-2026-0004

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register