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                                   October 2005

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CERCLA

TITLE: Fiscal Year (FY) 2004 Superfund
Annual Report
PUBLICATION DATE: September 2005
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA540-R-05-001
DIRECTIVE NO.: 9200.2-51
AVAILABILITY: Internet
URL: www.epa.gov/superfund/action/
process/fy2004.htm

The FY 2004 Superfund Annual Report
highlights the environmental and financial
performance of the Superfund program over
Fiscal Year 2004.  This annual report
highlights and discusses site progress,
explains the criteria applied and reasons
behind listing decisions, and summarizes
trends and expenditures by fiscal  year.

TITLE: National Strategy to Manage Post
Construction Completion Activities at
Superfund Sites
PUBLICATION DATE: October 2005
DIRECTIVE NO.: 9355 0-105
AVAILABILITY: Internet
URL: www.epa.gov/superfund/action/
postconstruction/

This document establishes EPA's national
strategy to manage post construction
completion  activities at Superfund sites
(PCC Strategy). The PCC Strategy is a
management framework of goals, with
recommended approaches and initiatives,
designed to provide greater assurance that
remedies put in place under CERCLA
remain protective over the long-term. It is
intended to  be a national strategy to manage
the PCC aspects of Superfund sites
generally, not a specific strategy for
managing an individual site. EPA
anticipates undertaking the projects outlined
in this strategy over the next five years.

TITLE: Portfields: Charting a Course for
Port Revitalization
PUBLICATION DATE: November 2005
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA560-R-05-002
AVAILABILITY: Internet
URL: www.epa.gov/brownfields

This report outlines the benefits of the
Portfields pilot partnership. The report has
three goals: 1) highlight the Portfields
partnerships; 2) describe the
accomplishments;  and 3) document best
management practices and innovative
strategies that can be transferred to other
ports.

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                         FEDERAL REGISTERS
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         PROPOSED RULES
TRI
"Toxics Release Inventory Burden
 Reduction Proposed Rule"
 October 4, 2005 (70 FR 57822)

 EPA proposed several revisions that would
reduce the burden associated with the TRI
reporting requirements. EPA proposed to
increase the eligibility for the Form A for
non-PBT chemicals and to allow limited use
of the Form A for PBT chemicals, except for
dioxins and dioxin-like compounds.
Comments must be received by December 5,
2005.

CROSS-PROGRAM

"Administrative Reporting Exemption
 for Certain Air Releases of NOX (NO
 and NO2)"
 October 4, 2005 (70 FR 57813)

 EPA proposed to exempt certain releases
of emissions of NO orNO2 (collectively
NOx) to air from CERCLA and EPCRA
reporting requirements. Comments must be
received by December 5, 2005.

"Fall 2005 Regulatory Agenda"
 October 31, 2005 (70 FR 65206)

 EPA published the Semiannual Regulatory
Agenda to update the public about
regulations and major policies currently
under development, reviews of existing
regulations and major policies, and rules and
major policies completed or canceled since
the last Agenda.
              NOTICES
CERCLA
"Agency Information Collection
 Activities: Proposed Collection;
 Comment Request;  Brownfields
 Program Revitalization Grantee
 Reporting, EPA ICR Number
 2104.01, OMB Control Number 2050-
 0192"
 October 17, 2005 (70 FR 60335)

 EPA announced its plans to submit the
following Information Collection Request
(ICR) to the  Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval:
"Brownfields Program Revitalization
Grantee Reporting," ICR Number 2104.01,
OMB Control Number 2050-0192. The
current expiration date for this ICR is
August 31, 2006. Comments must be
received by December 16, 2005.

"Comprehensive Environmental
 Response, Compensation and
 Liability Act or Superfund, Section
 128(a); Notice of Grant Funding
 Guidance for State and Tribal
 Response Programs"
 October 18, 2005 (70 FR 60512)

 EPA announced that it will accept requests
from December 1, 2005, through January

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Federal Registers
                           October 2005
31, 2006, for grants to supplement State and
Tribal Response Programs. This notice
provided guidance on eligibility for funding,
use of funding, grant mechanisms and
process for awarding funding, the allocation
system for distribution of funding, and terms
and reporting under these grants.

"Agency Information Collection
 Activities OMB Responses"
 October 21, 2005 (70 FR 61283)

 This document announced OMB responses
to Agency clearance requests in compliance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. 3501 et. seq). Specifically, ICRNo.
2144.02; "Standards and Practices for All
Appropriate Inquires," was approved on
September 15, 2005. This ICR, OMB
Control Number 2050-0197, expires
September 30, 2008.

"Agency Information Collection
 Activities: Comment Request; EPA
 ICR Number 1426.07, OMB Control
 Number 2050-0105"
 October 21, 2005 (70 FR 61284)

 EPA announced its plans to submit the
following ICR to OMB for review and
approval: "EPA Worker Protection Standard
for Hazardous Waste Operation and
Emergency Response," ICR Number
1426.07, OMB Control Number 2050-0105.
The current expiration date for this ICR is
December 31, 2005.  Comments must be
received by December 20, 2005.

"Federal Agency Hazardous Waste
 Compliance Docket"
 October 25, 2005 (70 FR 61616)

 EPA announced the twenty-first update of
the Federal Agency Hazardous Waste
Compliance Docket consisting of federal
facilites that manage hazardous waste or
from which hazardous substances have been
or may be released. This list is current as of
February 4, 2005.

"Availability of Final lexicological
 Profiles"
 October 25, 2005 (70 FR 61622)

 EPA announced the availability of one new
and seven updated lexicological profiles of
priority hazardous substances prepared by
the Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry.  Comments must be
received by February 27, 2006.

"Comprehensive Environmental
 Response, Compensation and
 Liability Act (CERCLA) or
 Superfund, Section 104(k); and
 CERCLA Section 104(d);
 'Discounted Loans' Under
 Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund
 Grants"
 October 28, 2005 (70 FR 62108)

 EPA announced that Brownfields
Revolving Loan Fund grantees may provide
discounted loans to eligible entities,
including  states, political subdivisions, and
nonprofit organizations.

TRI

"Toxics Release Inventory 2006
 Burden Reduction"
 October 4, 2005 (70 FR 57871)

 EPA announced its intent to explore
potential approaches for modifying TRI
reporting frequency.  In particular, EPA is
considering alternate year reporting to offer
burden reduction and improved data quality
and analysis.

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October 2005
                      Federal Registers
SETTLEMENTS AND CONSENT
DECREES

"Proposed Settlement; Diamond Alkali
 Superfund Site"
 October 6, 2005 (70 FR 58407)

"Consent Decree; United States v.
 Eli skim, Inc., et al."
 October 6, 2005 (70 FR 58470)

"Consent Decree; United States v.
 Tropical Fruit,  S.E., etal."
 October 6, 2005 (70 FR 58470)

"Consent Decree; United States of
 America v. Washington Golf and
 Country Club"
 October 6, 2005 (70 FR 58471)

"Consent Decree; United States v. FTR,
 LP et al"
 October 13, 2005 (70 FR 59770)

"Consent Decree; In re FV Steel and
 Wire"
 October 13, 2005 (70 FR 59770)

"Consent Decree; United States v.
 General Electric Company"
 October 13, 2005 (70 FR 59771)

"Consent Decree; United States v.
 Grand Truck Western Railroad
 Incorporated, etal."
 October 13, 2005 (70 FR 59771)

"Consent Decree; United States v. Key
 Investment Company, et al."
 October 13, 2005 (70 FR 59772)

"Proposed Settlement; Peterson/Puritan,
 Inc. Superfund Site"
 October 13, 2005 (70 FR 59772)
"Consent Decree; United States of
 America v. Raymond and Donnis
 Holbrook Trust'
 October 13, 2005 (70 FR 59773)

"Proposed Settlement; Denver Radium
 Superfund Site"
 October 18, 2005 (70 FR 60521)

"Consent Decree; United States v. Allied
 Oil & Supply Company, et al."
 October 19, 2005 (70 FR 60853)

"Consent Decree; United States and the
 State of Louisiana v. Chalmette
 Refining, L.L.C."
 October 19, 2005 (70 FR 60853)

"Consent Decree; United States, etal. v.
 Exxon Mobil Corporation and
 ExxonMobil Oil Corporation"
 October 19, 2005 (70 FR 60853)

"Consent Decree; United States v. Kerr-
 McGee Corp., et al."
 October 26, 2005 (70 FR 61842)

"Proposed Settlement; College Grove
 Battery Chip Superfund Site"
 October 27, 2005 (70 FR 61974)

"Proposed Settlement; Starmet CMI
 Superfund Site"
 October 27, 2005 (70 FR 61974)

"Proposed Settlement; Liberty Industrial
 Finishing  Superfund Site"
 October 31, 2005 (70 FR 62312)

"Proposed Settlement; RSR Corporation
 Superfund Site"
 October 31, 2005 (70 FR 62312)

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