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

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region VIII announces its deletion of the residential soil portions of the Jacobs Smelter Superfund Site, Utah, known as Operable Unit One (OU1), from the National Priorities List and requests public comment on this action. The NPL constitutes Appendix B to the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP), 40 CFR Part 300, which EPA promulgated pursuant to Section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). This partial deletion of the Jacobs Smelter Site is in accordance with 40 CFR 300.425(e) and the Notice of Policy Change: Partial Deletion of Sites Listed on the National Priorities List. 60 FR 55466 (Nov. 1, 1995). This partial deletion affects only OU1--the residential soils portion of the Jacobs Smelter Site which is within, but not all inclusive of, the town limits of Stockton, Utah. The Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UDEQ), under cooperative agreement with EPA, recently completed the remedial action for OU1. EPA bases its decision to delete OU1 on the joint determination by EPA and UDEQ that all appropriate actions under CERCLA have been implemented to protect human health, welfare, and the environment at OU1. This partial deletion pertains only to OU1 and does not include Operable Unit 2 (OU2) or Operable Unit 3 (OU3). OU2 addresses other media and non-residential soils outside the general town limits of Stockton, Utah. OU3 addresses Union Pacific Railroad right of way within OU1. These OU's will remain on the NPL and response activities will continue.