National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List Update

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces the deletion of the Publicker Industries Inc. Superfund Site (Site) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL constitutes Appendix B of 40 CFR Part 300 which is the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP), which EPA promulgated pursuant to section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended. EPA and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, through the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, have determined that the remedial action for the Site has been successfully implemented under CERCLA. For this Site, the selected remedy is protective of human health and the environment as long as the property is used only for industrial purposes.