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National Priorities List for Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites

hazardous-waste · Rule · Published 1996-12-23 · Effective 1997-01-22 · 61 FR 67656

Document

Document number
96-32353
Federal Register citation
61 FR 67656
CFR reference
40 CFR 300
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
hazardous-waste
Publication date
1996-12-23
Effective date
1997-01-22
EPA docket
FRL-5668-3

Abstract

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (``CERCLA'' or ``the Act''), as amended, requires that the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (``NCP'') include a list of national priorities among the known releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants throughout the United States. The National Priorities List (``NPL'') constitutes this list. This rule adds 7 new sites to the General Superfund Section of the NPL. The NPL is intended primarily to guide the Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'' or ``the Agency'') in determining which sites warrant further investigation to assess the nature and extent of public health and environmental risks associated with the site and to determine what CERCLA-financed remedial action(s), if any, may be appropriate.

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