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

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces the deletion of United States Army Fort Lewis Landfill No. 5, located in Pierce County, Washington from the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL is Appendix B of 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 State of Washington Department of Ecology have determined the Site poses no significant threat to public health or the environment and, therefore, no further remedial measures pursuant to CERCLA are appropriate.