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Proposed rule

Proposed 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 2026-16994. Updated Nov. 6, 2026.

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:

40 CFR 300

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.

Document number2026-16994
ActionProposed rule; notice of intent.
AgenciesEnvironmental Protection Agency
PublishedAug. 20, 2026
Comments closeSept. 21, 2026
DocketEPA-HQ-OLEM-2025-2499

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