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Deletion From the National Priorities List

A Rule by the Environmental Protection Agency on 08/20/2026

Published Document: 2026-16988 (91 FR 53734)

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  1. 40 CFR Part 300
  2. [EPA-HQ-OLEM-2025-0182; EPA-HQ-OLEM-2025-1146; EPA-HQ-OLEM-2025-3819; EPA-HQ-OLEM-2026-0001; EPA-HQ-OLEM-2026-0002; EPA-HQ-OLEM-2026-0003; EPA-HQ-OLEM-2026-0004; EPA-HQ-OLEM-2026-0166; FRL-13154-02-OLEM]

AGENCY:

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:

Final rule.

SUMMARY:

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces the deletion of six sites and the partial deletion of two sites, from the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL, created under 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). In accordance with the NCP, sites may be deleted from the NPL where no further response is appropriate. 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.

DATES:

The document is effective August 20, 2026.

ADDRESSES:

Docket: EPA has established a docket for this action under the Docket ID Nos. included in table 1 in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. All documents in the docket are listed on the https://www.regulations.gov website. The Final Close-Out Report (FCOR, for a full site deletion) or the Partial Deletion Justification (PDJ, for a partial site deletion) is the primary document which summarizes site information to support the deletion. It is typically written for a broad, non-technical audience and this document is included in the deletion docket for each of the sites in this rulemaking. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, i.e., Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy ( printed page 53735) form. Docket materials are available through https://www.regulations.gov or at the corresponding Regional Records Centers. Locations, addresses, and phone numbers of the Regional Records Center follows.

  • Region 2 (NJ, NY, PR, VI), U.S. EPA, 290 Broadway, New York, NY 10007-1866; telephone number: (212) 637-4308.
  • Region 4 (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN), U.S. EPA, 61 Forsyth Street SW, Mail code 9T25, Atlanta, GA 30303; telephone number: (404) 562-8637.
  • Region 5 (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI), U.S. EPA Superfund Division Records Manager, Mail code SRC-7J, Metcalfe Federal Building, 7th Floor South, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604; telephone number: (312) 886-4465.
  • Region 7 (IA, KS, MO, NE), U.S. EPA, 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa, KS 66219; telephone number: (913) 551-7079.
  • EPA Headquarters Docket Center Reading Room (deletion dockets for all States), William Jefferson Clinton (WJC) West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004; telephone number: (202) 566-1744.

EPA staff listed below in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section may assist the public in answering inquiries about deleted sites, accessing deletion support documentation, and determining whether there are additional physical deletion dockets available.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

  • Grace Stern and Robert Keating, U.S. EPA Region 2 (NJ, NY, PR, VI), email address:, telephone number: (212) 637-4341; email address: , telephone number: (212) 637-4325.
  • Alayna Famble, U.S. EPA Region 4 (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN), email address:, telephone number: (404) 562-8768.
  • Karen Cibulskis, U.S. EPA Region 5 (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI), email address:, telephone number: (312) 886-1843.
  • Laura Price and Peyton Witham, U.S. EPA Region 7 (IA, KS, MO, NE), email address:, telephone number: (913) 551-7130; email address: , telephone number: (816) 947-0470.
  • Ashley Miller, Matt Spencer, and Jyl Lapachin, U.S. EPA Headquarters, email address:, telephone number: (202) 566-1084; email address: , telephone number: (202) 566-1851; email address: , telephone number: (703) 304-8510.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The NPL, created under section 105 of CERCLA, as amended, is an appendix of the NCP. The NCP establishes the criteria that EPA uses to delete sites from the NPL. In accordance with 40 CFR 300.425(e), sites may be deleted from the NPL where no further response is appropriate. Partial deletion of sites is in accordance with 40 CFR 300.425(e) and is consistent with the Notice of Policy Change: Partial Deletion of Sites Listed on the National Priorities List, 60 FR 55466 (November 1, 1995). The sites to be deleted or partially deleted are listed in table 1, including docket information containing reference documents with the rationale and data principally relied upon by the EPA to determine that the Superfund response is complete. The NCP permits activities to occur at a deleted site, or that media or parcel of a partially deleted site, including operation and maintenance of the remedy, monitoring, and five-year reviews. These activities for the site are entered in table 1 in this SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section, if applicable, under Footnote such that; 1= site, or portion of the site, has continued operation and maintenance of the remedy, 2= site, or portion of the site, receives continued monitoring, and 3= site, or portion of the site, five-year reviews are conducted. As described in 40 CFR 300.425(e)(3) of the NCP, a site or portion of a site deleted from the NPL remains eligible for Fund-financed remedial action if future conditions warrant such actions.

Table 1
Site name City/county, state Type Docket No. Footnote
Velsicol Chemical Corp. (Illinois) Marshall, IL Partial EPA-HQ-OLEM-2025-0182 (1  3 )
Rowe Industries Gnd Water Contamination Noyack/Sag Harbor, NY Full EPA-HQ-OLEM-2025-1146
Kerr-McGee (Kress Creek/W Branch DuPage) DuPage County, IL Full EPA-HQ-OLEM-2025-3819
Caldwell Lace Leather Co., Inc Auburn, KY Full EPA-HQ-OLEM-2026-0001
Pepper Steel & Alloys, Inc Medley, FL Full EPA-HQ-OLEM-2026-0002 (1  2  3 )
Miami Drum Services Miami, FL Full EPA-HQ-OLEM-2026-0003
Diamond Shamrock Corp. Landfill Cedartown, GA Full EPA-HQ-OLEM-2026-0004
Hastings Ground Water Contamination Hastings, NE Partial EPA-HQ-OLEM-2026-0166 (1  3 )
1  = Site, or portion of the site, has continued operation and maintenance of the remedy.
2  = Site, or portion of the site, receives continued monitoring.
3  = Site, or portion of the site, five-year reviews are conducted.

Information concerning the sites to be deleted and partially deleted from the NPL, and the proposed rule for the deletion and partial deletion of the sites, are included in table 2.

Table 2
Site name Date, proposed rule FR citation Public comment Responsiveness summary Full site deletion (full) or media/parcels/ description for partial deletion
Velsicol Chemical Corp. (Illinois) 03/04/2026 91-FR-10557 Yes No 270-acre land/soils portion of the Site.
( printed page 53736)
Rowe Industries Gnd Water Contamination 03/04/2026 91-FR-10557 No No Full.
Kerr-McGee (Kress Creek/W Branch DuPage) 03/04/2026 91-FR-10557 No No Full.
Caldwell Lace Leather Co., Inc 03/04/2026 91-FR-10557 No No Full.
Pepper Steel & Alloys, Inc 03/04/2026 91-FR-10557 No No Full.
Miami Drum Services 03/04/2026 91-FR-10557 No No Full.
Diamond Shamrock Corp. Landfill 03/04/2026 91-FR-10557 No No Full.
Hastings Ground Water Contamination 03/04/2026 91-FR-10557 No No Groundwater at Operable Unit 2 and the Source Control Landfill Cap at Operable Unit 10, collectively known as the North Landfill subsite.

For the sites proposed for deletion and partial deletion, the closing date for comments in the proposed rule was April 03, 2026. The EPA received one public comment which was submitted to the docket for the Velsicol Chemical Corp. (Illinois) site. The comment was supportive of all the proposed deletion actions in the rule and was not site-specific. EPA did not consider the submission to be an adverse public comment, and no Responsiveness Summary was prepared. The EPA placed the public comment submission for the Velsicol Chemical Corp. (Illinois) site in the docket specified in table 1, on https://www.regulations.gov, and in the appropriate Regional Records Center listed in the ADDRESSES section.

The EPA maintains the NPL as the list of sites that appear to present a significant risk to public health, welfare, or the environment. Deletion from the NPL does not preclude further remedial action. Whenever there is a significant release from a site deleted from the NPL, the deleted site may be restored to the NPL without application of the hazard ranking system. Deletion of a site from the NPL does not affect responsible party liability in the unlikely event that future conditions warrant further actions.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300

  • Environmental protection
  • Air pollution control
  • Chemicals
  • Hazardous substances
  • Hazardous waste
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Natural resources
  • Oil pollution
  • Penalties
  • Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
  • Superfund
  • Water pollution control
  • Water supply

Mark Barolo,

Office Director, Office of Superfund and Emergency Management.

For reasons set out in the preamble, the EPA amends 40 CFR part 300 as follows:

PART 300—NATIONAL OIL AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES POLLUTION CONTINGENCY PLAN

1. The authority citation for part 300 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.;42 U.S.C. 9601-9657; E.O. 13626, 77 FR 56749, 3 CFR, 2013 Comp., p. 306; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; E.O. 12580, 52 FR 2923, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 193.

2. In appendix B to part 300, amend table 1 by:

a. Removing the entry for “FL”, “Miami Drum Services”, “Miami”.

b. Removing the entry for “FL”, “Pepper Steel & Alloys, Inc”, “Medley”.

c. Removing the entry for “GA”, “Diamond Shamrock Corp. Landfill”, “Cedartown”.

d. Removing the entry for “IL”, “Kerr-McGee (Kress Creek/W Branch DuPage)”, “DuPage County”.

e. Revising the entry for “IL”, “Velsicol Chemical Corp. (Illinois)”, “Marshall”.

f. Removing the entry for “KY”, “Caldwell Lace Leather Co., Inc”, “Auburn”.

g. Revising the entry for “NE”, “Hastings Ground Water Contamination”, “Hastings”.

h. Removing the entry for “NY”, “Rowe Industries Gnd Water Contamination”, Noyack/Sag Harbor”.

The revisions read as follows:

Appendix B to Part 300—National Priorities List

Table 1—General Superfund Section
State Site name City/county Notes (a)
 
*         *         *         *         *         *         *
IL Velsicol Chemical Corp. (Illinois) Marshall P.
 
*         *         *         *         *         *         *
NE Hastings Ground Water Contamination Hastings P.
 
*         *         *         *         *         *         *
    *         *         *         *         *         *         *
P = Sites with partial deletion(s).
( printed page 53737)
* * * * *

[FR Doc. 2026-16988 Filed 8-19-26; 8:45 am]

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Published Document: 2026-16988 (91 FR 53734)