Proposed Deletion From the National Priorities List
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- What it does
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing a Notice of Intent to partially delete three sites from the National Priorities List (NPL) and requests public comments on this proposed action. The NPL, promulgated pursuant to 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). 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 it would change
1 part of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
- What happens next and when
Comments regarding this proposed action must be submitted on or before September 21, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-16994 |
|---|---|
| Action | Proposed rule; notice of intent. |
| Agencies | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Published | Aug. 20, 2026 |
| Comments close | Sept. 21, 2026 |
| Docket | EPA-HQ-OLEM-2025-2499 |
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