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HW-10.12
November 1989
BACKGROUND 1NPCSMATION:
NKTION&L PRIORITIES LIST, FINAL RDLE
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is adding 29 proposed sites
(including 27 Federal facility sites) to the National Priorities List (NPL) and
expanding 1 final Federal facility site. Of the States and territories, 16 are
adding sites to the NPL in a final rule published in the Federal Register in
mid-November. California leads with 5 new final sites, followed by, New York
with 4. The number of final sites now totals 1,010 including 79 in the Federal
facility section.
Of the States and territories, seven have no sites on the new final NPL:
American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the District of
Columbia, Hawaii, Nevada, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the
Virgin Islands. New Jersey has the largest number of final sites (103),
followed by Pennsylvania (87), New York (78), Michigan (68), and California
(66).
Proposed sites now total 209 including 38 in the Federal facility section.
Final and proposed sites total 1,219. New Jersey has the largest number of
final and proposed sites (109), followed by Pennsylvania (97) and California
(91).
The NPL identifies abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous waste sites that
warrant further investigation to determine if long-term "remedial action" is
necessary. Sites on the NPL are eligible for such action under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA),
enacted on December 11, 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act (SARA), enacted on October 17, 1986. SARA authorizes a
"Hazardous Substances Superfund" totaling $8.5 billion over 5 years to pay
costs not assumed by responsible parties. EPA has the primary responsibility
for managing cleanup and enforcement activities under Superfund.
This document provides background information on the final rule and the
following lists:
- The 29 sites being added to the final NPL arranged alphabetically by
State.
- The distribution of all sites by State arranged by the number of new
final sites.
Contents of Rule
Of the 29 sites being added to the NPL, 27 are Federal facility sites and
have scores of 28.50 or above on the Hazard Ranking System (HRS), a numerically
based system designed to evaluate the relative risks posed by a site to human
health or the environment. The two remaining sites being added to the NPL—
Forest Glen Mobile Hone Subdivision, Niagara Falls, New York, and Radium
Chemical Co., Inc., New York City, New York — were proposed for the NPL on
August 16, 1989 (54 FR 33846) on the basis of Section 300.66 (b) (4) of the
National Contingency Plan, the Federal regulation by which CERCIA is
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implemented. Under this section, a site can be placed on the NPL if (1) the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services has issued a public health advisory
reconmending that people be removed from the site, (2) EPA determines that the
site poses a significant threat to public health, and (3) EPA anticipates that
it will be more cost-effective to use its remedial authority (available only at
NPL sites) than its emergency removal authority to respond to the site.
On February 10, 1989, ATSDR issued a health advisory warning that the
Radium Chemical site poses a significant threat to public health because of the
possible release of radium-226.
On July 31, 1989, ATSDR issued a health advisory warning that residents of
the Forest Glen Mobile Home Subdivision may be at risk because of the potential
for exposure through direct contact to, or ingestion of, contaminants found in
soil at the site.
The two sites have HRS scores below 28.50 and are in the last group of the
NPL.
HRS Effective Date
On December 23, 1988 (53 FR 51962), EPA proposed revisions to the HRS in
response to CERCIA Section 105 (c) (1), added by SARA, which provides that EPA
should revise the HRS by October 17, 1988 (24 months after the enactment of
SARA). The revised HRS is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register in
1990. Until then, EPA is continuing to propose and promulgate sites using the
current HRS, in accordance with CERCLA Section 105 (c) (1) and Congressional
intent (see 54 FR 13296, March 31, 1989). EPA plans to take final action on
all sites now in proposed status before the effective date of the revised HRS.
Additional Publications
Additional publications relative to this final rule are available:
- "Descriptions of 29 Sites Placed on the Final National Priorities List in
November 1989." Publication HW-8.21. For a single free copy, contact EPA's
Public Information Center (PIC), PM-211B, 401 M St. SW, Washington, DC 20460,
telephone 202-382-2080.
- "Descriptions of 209 Sites Proposed for the National Priorities List as of
November 1989." The descriptions have not been updated since they were last
issued but have merely been compiled into one document as a convenience.
Publication HW-8.22. Available from PIC.
Descriptions of all proposed and final NPL sites are now contained in six
documents: HW-8.21 and 8.22 (just issued) plus these four previously issiifd
documents:
- "Descriptions of 93 Sites Placed on the Final National Priorities List in
September 1989." Publication HW-8.19. Available from PIC.
- "Descriptions of 101 Sites Placed on the Final National, Priorities List in
March 1989." Publication HW-8.15. Available from PIC.
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- "Descriptions of 272 Sites Placed on the Final National Priorities List,
1985-87." Previously, these descriptions were available in two documents.
They have been compiled into one document as a convenience. Publication HW-
8.10/8.11. Available from PIC.
- Descriptions of 538 sites placed on the final NPL in 1983-84: "Hazardous
Waste Sites: Descriptions of Sites on Current National Priorities List,
October 1984." Publication HW-8.5. Available from the National Technical
Information Service, Springfield, VA 22161, telephone 703-487-4650. Accession
No. PB85-224756. Cost is $49.95 per copy, $6.95 in microfiche, plus $3
handling fee per order.
Publications HW-8.16, 8.17, 8.18, 8.20, 10.9, and 10.11 are obsolete and
may be discarded.
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National Priorities List,
Federal Facility Sites, New Final (by State)
November 1989
NPL
St Site Name
City/County
5
11
11
14
16
18
5
7
16
16
8
7
4
8
6
.r
17
10
18
2
13
14
16
5
4
12
AK
AZ
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CO
FL
FL
FL
GA
ID
MA
MA
MN
NY
NY
OH
OH
RI
RI
SC
TN
UT
Eielson Air Force Base
Williams Air Force Base
Barstow Marine Corps Legist Base
Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base
March Air Force Base
Travis Air Force Base
Treasure Island Nav Sta-Hun Pt An
Air Force Plant PJKS
Cecil Field Naval Air Station
Jacksonville Naval Air Station
Pensacola Naval Air Station
Marine Corps Logistics Base
Idaho National Engin Lab (USDOE)
Fort Devens
Otis Air Nat Guard/Camp Edwards
Naval Industrial Reserve Ordnance
Brookhaven National Lab (USDOE)
Plattsburgh Air Force Base
Feed Materials Prod Cent (USDOE)
Mound Plant (USDOE)
Davisville Naval Constr Batt Cent
Newport Naval Educat/Training Cen
Savannah River Site (USDOE)
Oak Ridge Reservation (USDOE)
Monticello Mill Tailings (USDOE)
Fairbanks N Star
Chandler
Barstow
San Diego County
Riverside
Solano County
San Francisco
Waterton
Jacksonville
Jacksonville
Pensacola
Albany
Idaho Falls
Fort Devens
Falmouth
Fridley
Upton
Plattsburgh
Fernald
Miamisburg
North Kingstown
Newport
Aiken
Oak Ridge
Monticello
1: Sites are placed in groups (Gr) corresponding to groups of 50
on the final NPL
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National Priorities List,
Federal Facility Sites, New Final (by State)
November 1989
NPL
Gr,
St Site Name
City/County
3 WA Bonneville Power Adm Ross (USDOE) Vancouver
13 WA Fort Lewis Logistics Center Tillicum
Number of New Final Federal Facility Sites: 27
National Priorities List,
New Final Sites (by State)
November 1989
NPL
Rank St
Site Name
City/County
930 NY Forest Glen Mobile Home Subdivis
931 NY Radium Chemical Co., Inc.
Niagara Falls
New York City
Number of New Final Sites:
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National Priorities List,
Final and Proposed Sites Per State/Territory
(by New Final Sites)
November 1989
State/Territory
Cai i form" a
New York
Florida
Massachusetts
Ohio .
Rhode Island
Washington
Alaska
Arizona
Colorado
Georgia
Idaho
Minnesota
South Carolina
Tennessee
Utah
A I abama
American Samoa
Arkansas
Commonwealth of Marianas
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Guam
Hawai i
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rleo
South Dakota
Texas
Trust Territories
Vermont
Virgin Islands
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Won- Fed
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Fed
5
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Non-Fed
53
75
38
21
29
9
23
1
6
12
8
5
39
16
10
4
8
0
9
0
12
13
0
1
0
22
31
10
9
12
9
6
7
68
2
16
8
3
0
15
100
7
19
2
7
5
84
8
1
24
0
7
0
15
5
36
1
Fed
13
3
3
2
3
2
11
1
1
3
2
1
2
1
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
3
1
1
0
1
1
3
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Non-Fed
17
4
9
1
1
0
8
1
2
1
3
2
1
6
2
4
2
0
2
0
2
6
0
0
6
12
4
10
1
5
1
1
1
11
1
5
2
2
1
0
3
1
2
0
4
2
9
0
1
2
0
1
0
u
0
4
1
Fed
8
1
1
1
0
0
3
3
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Total
91
83
51
25
33
11
45
6
11
16
13
9
42
23
14
12
12
0
11
0
15
20
0
1
7
38
35
21
11
17
11
9
10
79
3
24
10
6
1
16
109
10
22
2
12
8
97
9
3
29
0
8
0
20
5
40
3
Total
27
931
79
171
38 1219
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United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
For further information, call the
Superfund Hotline, toll-free
at 1-80O424-9346 or
382-3000 in Washington,
DC. metropolitan area, or the
U. S. EPA Superfund Offices
listed below
For publications, contact
Public Information Center
401 M Street SW
Washington DC 20460
CML: (202) 382-2(580
FTS: 382-2080
Office of Emergency and Remedial
Response (OS-230)
401 M Street. SW
Washington. DC 20460
CML (202) 475-8103
FTS: 475-8103
Region 1
Waste Management Division,
HAA-CAN2
John F. Kennedy Building
Boston. MA 02203
CML. (617) 573-5700
FTS: 833-1700
Region 2
Emergency & Remedial Response
Division
26 Federal Plaza
New York. NY 10278
CML. (212) 264-8672
FTS: 264-8672
Region 3
Hazardous Waste Management
Division. 3HWOO
341 Chestnut Building
3hiladeioma. PA 19107
CML (215) 597-3131
FTS: 597-8131
Region 4
Waste Management Division
345 Courtland Street. NE
Atlanta. GA 30365
CML: (404) 347-3454
FTS: 257-3454
RegtonS
Waste Management Division.
5HR-12
230 South Dearborn Street 12th Floor
Chicago. IL 60604
CML: (312) 886-7579
FTS. 888-7579
Region 6
Hazardous Waste Management
Division. 6H
1445 Ross Avenue
Dallas. TX 75202-2733
CML: (214) 655-6700
FTS: 255-6700
Region 7
Waste Management Division
726 Minnesota Avenue
Kansas City. KS 66101
CML: (913) 236-2850
FTS. 757-2850
Regions
Hazardous Waste Management
Division, 8HWM
999 18th Street. Suite 500
Denver, CO 80202-2405
CML: (303)293-1720
FTS: 564-1720
Regions
Hazardous Waste Management
Division. ft>1
215 Fremont Street
San Francisco. CA 94105
CML: (415) 974-7460
FTS: 454-7460
Region 10
Hazardous Waste Division. HW-111
1200 6th Avenue
Seattle. WA 98101
CML: (206) 442-1906
FTS: 399-1906
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