99-8781. National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List  

  • [Federal Register Volume 64, Number 69 (Monday, April 12, 1999)]
    [Proposed Rules]
    [Pages 17593-17598]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 99-8781]
    
    
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    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
    
    40 CFR Part 300
    
    [FRL-6321-6]
    
    
    National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; 
    National Priorities List
    
    AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
    
    ACTION: Notice of intent for partial deletion of the French Limited 
    Superfund Site from the National Priorities List.
    
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    SUMMARY: The United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6 
    (EPA) announces its intent to delete a portion of the French Limited 
    Superfund Site (Site) from the National Priorities List (NPL) and 
    requests public comment on this action. The NPL constitutes Appendix B 
    of 40 CFR part 300, which is 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 (CERCLA), as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9605. This partial 
    deletion is proposed in accordance with 40 CFR 300.425(e) and the 
    Notice of Policy Change: Partial Deletion of Sites Listed on the 
    National Priorities List.
        This proposal for partial deletion pertains to all portions of the 
    Site, excluding shallow groundwater, where appropriate response actions 
    under CERCLA have been completed (Site Deletion Area). The Site 
    Deletion Area consists of all properties located within the Site 
    boundaries but does not include the shallow groundwater beneath the 
    Site (Excluded Area). The Excluded Area will remain on the NPL and is 
    not the subject of this partial deletion. CERCLA response activities 
    will continue in the Excluded Area through 2006, and this partial 
    deletion will not alter or abate those activities.
        This proposal for partial deletion is based on the determination by 
    EPA and the State of Texas, through the Texas Natural Resource 
    Conservation Commission (TNRCC), that all appropriate actions under 
    CERCLA have been implemented to protect human health and the 
    environment and that no further response action is appropriate in the 
    Site Deletion Area. In the Site Deletion Area, extensive sampling and 
    cleanups have been completed at all surface and shallow subsurface 
    areas that had contaminant levels above the Record of Decision (ROD) 
    criteria.
    
    
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    DATES: The EPA will accept comments concerning its proposal for partial 
    deletion until May 12, 1999.
    
    ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to: Mr. Donn Walters, Community 
    Relations Coordinator, U.S. EPA, Region 6 (6SF-PO), 1445 Ross Avenue, 
    Dallas, Texas 75202-2733, 1-800-533-3508 or (214) 665-6483.
        Information Repositories: Comprehensive information on the Site as 
    well as information specific to this proposed partial deletion is 
    available for review at EPA's Region 6 office in Dallas, Texas. The 
    Administrative Record and the Deletion Docket for this Site are 
    maintained in EPA's Region 6 Library and are available for viewing and 
    copying. The address for Region 6 Library office is: U.S. EPA, Region 
    6, Library, 12th Floor (6MD-II), 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-
    2733, (214) 665-6424 or 665-6427, (214) 665-2146 (FAX).
        Hours of operation, excluding holidays: Monday--Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 
    p.m.
        The administrative record and information specific to this proposal 
    also are available for viewing at the French Limited Superfund Site 
    information repositories located at: Crosby Branch Library, 135 Hare 
    Road, Crosby, Texas 77532, (713) 328-3535.
        Hours of operation, excluding holidays:
    
    Monday 12 p.m.-8 p.m.
    Tuesday-Thursday 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
    Friday 1 p.m.-6 p.m.
    Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
    
        Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission: 12118 North IH 35, 
    Technical Park Center, Room 190, Building D, Austin, Texas 78753, (512) 
    239-2920.
        Hours of operation, excluding holidays: Monday--Friday 8 a.m.-5 
    p.m., Rice University, Fondren Library, Government Publications, 6100 
    South Main, Houston, Texas 77005, (713) 527-4800
        Hours of operation, excluding holidays: Monday-Thursday 7 a.m.-2 
    a.m.
    
    Friday 7 a.m.-10 p.m.
    Saturday 9 a.m.-10 p.m.
    Sunday 11 a.m.-2 a.m.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ernest R. Franke, Project Manager, 
    U.S. EPA, Region 6 (6SF-AP), 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-
    2733, (214) 665-8521.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    
    Table of Contents:
    
    I. Introduction
    II. NPL Deletion Criteria
    III. Deletion Procedures
    IV. Basis for Intended Partial Site Deletion
    
    Appendix A--National Priorities List Deletion Docket--French Limited 
    Superfund Site
    
    Appendix B--Site Coordinate Boundaries--French Limited Superfund Site, 
    Crosby, Texas
    
    I. Introduction
    
        The EPA Region 6 announces its intent to delete a portion of the 
    French Limited Superfund Site, Crosby, Harris County, Texas, from the 
    NPL, which constitutes Appendix B of the NCP, 40 CFR part 300, and 
    requests comments on this proposal for partial deletion.
        This proposal for partial deletion pertains only to the Site 
    Deletion Area defined herein to consist of all portions of the Site, 
    excluding shallow groundwater, where CERCLA response activities have 
    been completed. The Site Deletion Area is the triangular 22.481-acre 
    tract, including the former eight-acre waste lagoon, located 
    immediately east of the intersection of, and bounded on two sides by, 
    old U.S. Highway 90 and Gulf Pump Road near Crosby, Texas.
        The Excluded Areas of the Site that will remain on the NPL and are 
    not the subject of this partial deletion are defined herein to consist 
    of the shallow aquifer (S1 and INT units) that is undergoing natural 
    attenuation beneath the Site. CERCLA response activities will continue 
    in the Excluded Area. The NPL is a list maintained by EPA of sites that 
    EPA has determined present a significant risk to public health or the 
    environment. Pursuant to 40 CFR 300.425(e)(3), ``All releases deleted 
    from the NPL are eligible for further Fund-financed remedial actions 
    should future conditions warrant such action.''
        The EPA will accept comments concerning its intent for partial 
    deletion for 30 days after publication of this document in the Federal 
    Register and a newspaper of record.
        Section II of this document explains the criteria for deleting 
    sites from the NPL. Section III discusses procedures that EPA is using 
    for this action. Section IV discusses the history of the Site and 
    explains how the Site meets the deletion criteria.
    
    II. NPL Deletion Criteria
    
        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 to protect public 
    health or the environment. In making such a determination pursuant to 
    Sec. 300.425(e), EPA will consider, in consultation with the State, 
    whether any of the following criteria have been met:
        (a) Section 300.425(e)(1)(i): ``Responsible parties or other 
    persons have implemented all appropriate response actions required;''
        (b) Section 300.425(e)(1)(ii): ``All appropriate Fund-financed 
    response under CERCLA has been implemented, and no further response 
    action by responsible parties is appropriate; or''
        (c) Section 300.425(e)(1)(iii): ``The remedial investigation has 
    shown that the release poses no significant threat to public health or 
    the environment and, therefore, taking of remedial measures is not 
    appropriate.''
        A partial deletion of a site from the NPL does not affect or impede 
    the EPA's ability to conduct CERCLA response activities at areas not 
    deleted and remaining on the NPL. In addition, deletion of a portion of 
    a site from the NPL does not affect the liability of responsible 
    parties or impede agency efforts to recover costs associated with 
    response efforts.
    
    III. Deletion Procedures
    
        Deletion of a portion of a site from the NPL does not itself 
    create, alter, or revoke any person's rights or obligations. The NPL is 
    designed primarily for informational purposes and to assist EPA 
    management.
        Upon determination that at least one of the criteria described in 
    Sec. 300.425(e) of the NCP has been met, EPA may formally begin 
    deletion procedures. The following procedures were used for the 
    intended deletion of the Site Deletion Area from the NPL:
        (1) The EPA consulted with the State of Texas on this proposed 
    partial deletion from the NPL prior to developing this notice of intent 
    for partial deletion.
        (2) The EPA provided the State of Texas at least 30 working days 
    for review of this notice of intent for partial deletion prior to its 
    publication in the Federal Register, and the State of Texas, through 
    the TNRCC, concurred with this proposed partial deletion decision.
        (3) Concurrently with publication of this notice of intent for 
    partial deletion, a document is being published in a newspaper of 
    record and is being distributed to appropriate federal, state, and 
    local officials, and other interested parties. Both notices announce a 
    30 day public comment period concerning this proposed partial deletion, 
    which commences on the date of publication of this document in the 
    Federal Register and a newspaper of record.
        (4) The EPA has placed copies of information supporting the 
    proposed partial deletion in the information
    
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    repositories listed above, which information is available for public 
    inspection and copying. The notice in a newspaper of record also 
    announces the availability of this notice of intent for partial 
    deletion. The public is asked to comment on the EPA's proposal to 
    delete the Site Deletion Area from the NPL. All critical documents 
    needed to evaluate EPA's decision are listed on the Deletion Docket and 
    are available for review and copying at the information repositories.
        (5) Upon completion of the 30 day public comment period, the EPA 
    will evaluate the comments and all new data submitted before issuing a 
    final decision on the proposed partial deletion. The EPA will prepare a 
    Responsiveness Summary that will address concerns presented by comments 
    and new data and respond to each significant comment and all 
    significant new data submitted during the comment period. Such 
    Responsiveness Summary will be included in the final partial deletion 
    package. Members of the public are encouraged to contact the EPA to 
    obtain a copy of the Responsiveness Summary.
        (6) If, after review of all public comments, the EPA determines 
    that the partial deletion from the NPL is appropriate, the EPA will 
    publish a final notice of final partial deletion in the Federal 
    Register. The deletion of the Site Deletion Area does not actually 
    occur until a final notice of partial deletion is published in the 
    Federal Register. The EPA will place the final partial deletion package 
    in the information repositories listed above once the final notice of 
    partial deletion has been published in the Federal Register.
    
    IV. Basis for Intended Partial Site Deletion
    
        The following provides the EPA's rationale for deletion of the Site 
    Deletion Area from the NPL and EPA's finding that the criterion in 40 
    CFR 300.425(e)(1)(i) has been satisfied.
    
    Background
    
        The French Limited Site is a 22.5-Sacre tract of land located 
    adjacent to Highway US-90 in eastern Harris County, Texas, about 20 
    miles northeast of Houston. The Site is approximately triangular in 
    shape. The Site is in the floodplain of the San Jacinto River, an area 
    that was extensively used for sand mining in the 1950s and 1960s.
        During the period of 1966 through 1971, the Site was permitted by 
    the State of Texas to accept industrial waste material. About 80 
    million gallons of waste material, generated by Houston area 
    responsible parties, were disposed in the main waste lagoon creating 
    300,000 cubic yards of contaminated sludges and soils. Some 
    neutralization was done in 1971 and 1972, and the Site was closed to 
    receiving wastes in 1973.
        The main waste lagoon at the French Site was an abandoned sand pit, 
    consisting of about eight acres with an average water depth of about 20 
    to 25 feet. The Site also included a drainage ``slough'' adjacent to 
    the main pit that periodically received contaminants that were washed 
    out of the lagoon during flooding events. A shallow aquifer was 
    contaminated beneath the Site to a depth of approximately 50 feet and 
    extended laterally offsite approximately 600 feet.
    
    Overview of Regulatory Activities
    
        After Site closure in 1973, a series of regulatory activities 
    occurred which defined the remedial action objectives and 
    implementation schedule for the French Limited Site. In 1981 the Site 
    was listed on the NPL and triggered emergency actions, engineering 
    studies, and regulatory enforcement actions (including a ROD and a 
    consent decree (CD)), remedial action construction, and operations. A 
    chronological summary of these activities is presented in Table 1.
    
                   Table 1.--Summary of Regulatory Activities
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                 Date                    Activity             Comments
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    1973..........................  Site closed to
                                     receiving wastes
    1981..........................  Site placed on
                                     NPL
    1982-1984.....................  a. EPA and State   Removal Action was
                                     conduct Remedial   necessary to
                                     Investigation/     stabilize lagoon
                                     Feasibility        dikes and
                                     Study (RI/FS)      replacement of
                                     through a          sludges released
                                     Cooperative        during flood event.
                                     Agreement.
                                    b. Emergency
                                     Removal Action
                                     performed by EPA.
    1984-1987.....................  Potentially        Pilot studies
                                     responsible        demonstrate
                                     parties (PRPs)     bioremediation will
                                     conduct            be effective.
                                     Supplemental RI/
                                     FS and Pilot
                                     Studies.
    1988..........................  ROD issued.        In situ
                                     Equipment          bioremediation
                                     development        selected as remedy
                                     testing.           for lagoon: Clean-up
                                                        levels established
                                                        for lagoon and
                                                        groundwater.
    1989..........................  a. Flood Wall      Sheet-pile wall
                                     constructed        constructed around
                                     around             lagoon earlier than
                                     lagoon.(June-      planned in response
                                     Nov.).             to flood. Work done
                                                        under AOC.
                                    b. EPA Inspection
                                     of Construction
                                     of floodwall.
                                    c. Responsible
                                     parties conduct
                                     shallow
                                     subsurface soil
                                     excavation and
                                     slough
                                     remediation
                                     under AOC.
    1990..........................  a. Consent Decree
                                     between EPA and
                                     PRP signed.
    1990-1991.....................  a. Lagoon          Both lagoon and
                                     Facilities         aquifer system
                                     designed and       designed and
                                     constructed.       constructed under
                                                        one construction
                                                        package.
                                    b. Aquifer         Construction
                                     Facilities         Completed: December
                                     designed and       1991.
                                     constructed.
                                    c. EPA Inspection
                                     of Construction
                                     of lagoon.
    1992-1993.....................  a. Lagoon          Lagoon remediation is
                                     Bioremediation     now complete. EPA
                                     Operation.         issued the
                                                        Certification of
                                                        Completion for
                                                        Lagoon Remediation
                                                        in May 1995.
    
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                                    b. EPA Oversight
                                     and Split
                                     Sampling for
                                     Remediation
                                     Verification.
                                    c. EPA approval
                                     of Site
                                     Remediation
                                     Report: Part A
                                     (Lagoon).
    1994..........................  Preliminary Site   Preliminary Site
                                     Close Out Report.  Close Out Report
                                                        documents that
                                                        construction
                                                        activities for the
                                                        site have been
                                                        completed in
                                                        accordance with
                                                        OSWER Directive
                                                        9320.2-06.
    1992-1995.....................  a. Aquifer In      Operation of active
                                     situ               aquifer remediation
                                     Bioremediation,    system was completed
                                     Extraction, and    December 1995.
                                     Treatment          Natural Attenuation
                                     Operations and     Modeling Report
                                     Maintenance.       finalized December
                                                        1995.
                                    b. EPA Oversight
                                     for Remediation
                                     Verification.
    1996..........................  a. EPA approval    Active aquifer
                                     of Site            remediation
                                     Remediation        complete. EPA issued
                                     Report: Part B     the Certificate of
                                     (Aquifer).         Completion for the
                                                        Active Aquifer
                                                        Remediation. EPA
                                                        will prepare final
                                                        deletion document
                                                        upon successful
                                                        attainment of
                                                        groundwater cleanup
                                                        criteria.
                                    b. Site Closure
                                     Plan approved
                                     March 1996.
                                    c. EPA prepares
                                     Final Close Out
                                     Report and
                                     Notice of Intent
                                     for Deletion
                                     from the NPL.
    1996-2005.....................  Natural            Groundwater
                                     attenuation of     monitoring will
                                     groundwater        track natural
                                     remediation and    attenuation
                                     post closure       progress. FLTG will
                                     monitoring. Five-  prepare periodic
                                     Year reviews       groundwater
                                     will be            summaries and
                                     performed in       evaluations (See
                                     1999 and 2004.     Site Closure Plan
                                                        for specific
                                                        deliverables).
    2006-2025.....................  Begin compliance   Groundwater
                                     monitoring for     monitoring ensures
                                     the remaining 20   continued protection
                                     years of post      of human health and
                                     closure            the environment. The
                                     monitoring. Five-  groundwater
                                     Year reviews       monitoring results
                                     will be            will be summarized
                                     performed in       in reports to be
                                     2009, 2014,        submitted to EPA and
                                     2019, and 2024.    TNRCC (See Site
                                                        Closure Plan for
                                                        specific
                                                        deliverables).
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    Record of Decision
    
        The components of the selected remedy defined in the Record of 
    Decision are as follows:
        (a) The primary component of the selected remedy for French Limited 
    is in situ biological treatment of the sludges and contaminated soils 
    in the lagoon onsite.
        (b) The contaminated groundwater will be recovered and treated 
    during implementation of the in situ biological treatment process. 
    Groundwater recovery and treatment will continue until modeling shows 
    that a reduction in the concentration of volatile organics to a level 
    which attains the 10 -\6\ Human Health Criteria can be 
    achieved through natural attenuation in 10 years or less.
        (c) Surface water from the lagoon will be treated to at least the 
    Texas surface water quality standards for San Jacinto River Segment 
    1001.
        (d) Residues generated from the treatment process will be 
    stabilized to prevent leachate generation and used as backfill in the 
    lagoon. The remaining lagoon volume will be backfilled with clean soil. 
    The surface will then be graded to promote drainage away from the Site.
        (e) The final component of the remedy involves post-closure 
    monitoring of the upper and lower aquifers for a period of 30 years. 
    Post-closure monitoring is required under the Resource Conservation and 
    Recovery Act (RCRA).
    
    Consent Decree
    
        In autumn 1988 and spring 1989, EPA negotiated a consent decree 
    (CD) with FLTG, Inc. (FLTG) to conduct the remedy established in the 
    1988 ROD. The CD was effective in March 1990.
        The first deliverable by FLTG pursuant to the CD was a remedial 
    action plan (RAP) that established the design, construction and 
    operations planning, and schedule requirements to meet the obligations 
    of the CD. FLTG contracted ENSR Corporation to prepare the RAP and the 
    subsequent design packages for the remedial action. The final approved 
    RAP was submitted to EPA in October 1990.
        A summary of the implementation of the selected remedy and criteria 
    for the lagoon, aquifer, and surface water is presented in the 
    following subsections.
    
    Lagoon
    
        The primary component of the selected remedy for the French Site 
    was in situ biological treatment of the sludges and contaminated soils 
    in the lagoon. The concentrations of contaminants in the sludges and 
    soils were reduced to a 1x10 \5\ excess cancer risk that was tracked by 
    the compounds and remediation standards shown in Table 2:
    
                 Table 2.--Lagoon Sludge/Soil Clean-Up Standards
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                                                                Remediation
                            Compound                          standard, ppm*
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Benzene.................................................              14
    Benzo(a)Pyrene..........................................               9
    Vinyl Chloride..........................................              43
    PCB(Total)..............................................              23
    Arsenic.................................................               7
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    * parts per million.
    
        The biomass generated during the biological treatment process was 
    stabilized in place and the remaining lagoon volume was backfilled with 
    approximately 15 to 20 feet of clean soil. The surface was graded to 
    promote drainage away from the Site.
        The completion of the lagoon remediation is documented in the Site 
    Remediation Summary Report: Part A, Lagoon Remediation Verification, 
    May 1995.
    
    Aquifer/Groundwater
    
        The contaminated groundwater was recovered and treated in an above-
    
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    ground biological treatment facility. FLTG enhanced aquifer and 
    groundwater remediation with the injection of oxygen and nutrients to 
    stimulate subsurface in situ biological treatment processes. Active 
    groundwater recovery and treatment operations continued until computer 
    modeling showed that aquifer remediation goals could be met through 
    natural attenuation within 10 years of system shut-off. Aquifer 
    remediation goals are Maximum Concentration Levels (MCLs) or the 1x10-
    6 Human Health Criteria at the Site boundary. The active 
    aquifer remediation system was shut off in December 1995. The 
    completion of the active aquifer remediation is documented in the Site 
    Remediation Summary Report: Part B Active Aquifer Verification, March 
    1996.
    
    Surface Water
    
        Surface water from the lagoon was treated to at least the Texas 
    surface water quality standards for San Jacinto River Segment 1001 as 
    specified in the remedial action plan.
    
    Post-Closure Monitoring
    
        The final component of the remedy involves post-closure monitoring 
    of the upper and lower aquifers for a period of 30 years. Post-closure 
    monitoring is required under RCRA. The French Limited Site closure plan 
    was completed and approved by EPA in March 1996. The post-closure 
    monitoring, as described in the plan, consists of 10 years of progress 
    monitoring and 20 years of compliance monitoring. During the progress 
    monitoring, 13 wells in the S1 unit and 18 wells in the INT unit will 
    be sampled and analyzed for indicator compounds to evaluate natural 
    attenuation progress.
        During the 20-year compliance monitoring program, six wells in the 
    S1 unit and eight wells in the INT unit will be sampled and analyzed 
    for indicator compounds. In addition, several wells will monitor the 
    gradient inside and outside the lagoon sheet-pile wall.
    
    Community Involvement
    
        The EPA has the lead responsibility for community involvement 
    activities with TNRCC assistance. Meetings with the surrounding 
    communities (Riverdale, Crosby, and Barrett Station) were held by both 
    EPA and FLTG on a periodic basis to explain the ongoing response 
    actions. The community relations plan was finalized in August 1989.
        A community meeting was held at the Crosby High School on February 
    11, 1988, to present the preferred remedial alternatives as described 
    in the proposed plan. The public comment period ran from January 25, 
    1988, through February 23, 1988. Several fact sheets were prepared by 
    EPA before and after the ROD, administrative order, and CD were signed. 
    There was a public comment period associated with the lodging of the CD 
    with the federal court. EPA also issued press releases to local 
    newspapers and has issued notices that the contents of the 
    administrative record are available in four designated repositories for 
    public review and copying. EPA and TNRCC conducted an open house in May 
    1995, to inform the residents and local officials of the progress 
    regarding the completion of the remedial actions at the Site. During 
    the public comment period for this proposed partial deletion, EPA and 
    TNRCC will conduct an open house meeting in Crosby, Texas, to answer 
    questions and receive public comments.
        In addition to these public meetings and fact sheets, EPA, TNRCC, 
    and FLTG prepared routine publications of progress, maintained a 24-
    hour telephone hot line, participated in community response projects, 
    conducted group tours and technical seminars, and provided other 
    community outreach programs.
    
    Site Inspections
    
        Beginning in 1987, EPA and TNRCC conducted monthly inspections of 
    the Site, which was being cleaned up by the responsible parties. On 
    February 14, 1996, EPA conducted an inspection of the Site including 
    the former waste lagoon and aquifer remediation system. EPA determined 
    that the remedial action performed in the Site Deletion Area was 
    successful in protecting public health and the environment. Therefore, 
    except for the Excluded Area, all appropriate response actions have 
    been completed in the surface and subsurface soils.
    
    Conclusions
    
        In the Excluded Area, a 10-year period of natural attenuation, 
    following four years of extraction, treatment, and in situ 
    bioremediation of the shallow aquifer, is part of the 30-year post 
    closure monitoring as described in the ROD. The active groundwater 
    remediation operations continued until computer modeling showed that 
    aquifer remediation goals (as specified in the ROD) could be met 
    through natural attenuation within 10 years of system shut-off. System 
    shut-off occurred December 15, 1995. The analysis supporting system 
    shut down is documented in the Natural Attenuation Modeling Report 
    dated December 1995.
        During the 10-year (or less) natural attenuation phase of 
    remediation, progress monitoring will be performed at selected 
    groundwater wells to confirm the computer modeling predictions. FLTG 
    will continue to collect and analyze groundwater from groundwater 
    monitoring wells at selected locations at the Site. Upon successful 
    achievement of aquifer cleanup criteria, EPA will initiate full 
    deletion of the Site from the NPL and the FLTG will conduct post-
    closure monitoring activities for an additional 20 years to ensure 
    protectiveness of the remedy. Pursuant to the NCP, five-year reviews 
    will be required for the Site Deletion Area and the Excluded Area. The 
    first five-year review was performed by EPA in December 1994. Five-year 
    reviews will be required in years 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, and 
    2024.
        All EPA completion requirements for the Site Deletion Area have 
    been met. Specifically, confirmatory sampling has verified that the 
    surface and shallow subsurface soils cleanup criteria specified in the 
    ROD have been achieved at remediated locations within the Site Deletion 
    Area.
        The Site Deletion Area will remain eligible for future Fund-
    financed response actions if future conditions warrant such action. 
    Furthermore, this proposed partial deletion does not alter the status 
    of the Excluded Area which are is not being deleted and which will 
    remain on the NPL.
        The EPA, with concurrence of the State of Texas, has determined 
    that all appropriate CERCLA response actions have been completed at the 
    Site Deletion Area. Therefore, EPA makes this proposal to delete that 
    portion of the Site from the NPL.
    
        Dated: March 31, 1999.
    Jerry Clifford,
    Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6.
    
    Appendix A--National Priorities List Deletion Docket--French 
    Limited Superfund Site
    
         Remedial Investigation Report, April 1985
         1986 Field Investigation and Supplement Remedial 
    Investigation Report, December 1986
         Feasibility Study Report, March 1987
         In Situ Bioremediation Demonstration Report, November 
    1987
         EPA Superfund Record of Decision: French Limited, 
    Texas, March 24, 1988.
         1988 Slough Investigation Report, October 1988
         United States of America vs. French Limited Inc. et al: 
    Consent Decree Number H-89-2544, March 1989.
         Flood and Migration Control Wall Design Report, August 
    1989
    
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         North Pit Remediation Report, November 1989
         Installation Report for Flood and Migration Control 
    Wall, January 1990
         Remedial Action Plan by ENSR Consulting Inc., FLTG, 
    Inc., September 1990.
         Bioremediation Facilities Design Report by ENSR 
    Consulting Inc., FLTG, Inc., May 1991.
         Shallow Aquifer and Subsoil Remediation Facilities 
    Design Report prepared by FLTG, Inc., July 1991.
         1992, 1993, and 1994 Annual Groundwater Sampling and 
    Comparison Reports prepared by CH2M HILL, 1993, 1994, and 1995.
         1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995 Annual GW Sampling and 
    Analysis Reports prepared by FLTG, Inc.
         Cell E Remediation Verification Report by FLTG, Inc., 
    December 1992.
         Quality Assurance Validation of Cell E Subsoil 
    Remediation Verification Samples by Flory Environmental Consultants, 
    FLTG, Inc., February 15, 1993.
         EPA Cell E Remediation Verification Report, May 1993.
         Quality Assurance Validation of Cell D/F Remediation 
    Verification Samples and Quality Assurance Report by FLTG, Inc., 
    January 20, 1994.
         Superfund Preliminary Site Close Out Report prepared by 
    EPA September 1994
         Aquifer Remediation System, Refinements, and 
    Enhancement Reports prepared by FLTG, Inc., October 1994.
         DNAPL Study, Remedial Alternative Selection and 
    Feasibility Design Report prepared by Applied Hydrology Associates, 
    Inc., November 1994.
         EPA, First Five-Year Review (Type 1a), CERCLIS TXD-
    980514814, December 1994.
         EPA Split Sampling and Analysis for Cell D/F, April 
    1995.
         Site Remediation Summary Report: Part A, Lagoon 
    Remediation Verification, EPA, May 1995.
         INT-11 DNAPL Area Cutoff Wall Installation and 
    Permeability Certification Report prepared by Applied Hydrology 
    Associates, August 1995.
         Natural Attenuation Modeling Report prepared by Applied 
    Hydrology Associates, Inc., December 1995.
         Remediation Summary Report: Part B, Active Aquifer 
    Verification prepared by FLTG, Inc. in March 1996.
         Site Closure Plan, French Limited Project prepared by 
    Southwestern Environmental Consulting, Inc., March 1996.
         Superfund Site Closeout Report prepared by EPA, April 
    1996.
    
    Appendix B--Site Coordinate Boundaries--French Limited Superfund 
    Site, Crosby, Texas
    
        The proposed partial deletion of the French Limited Superfund 
    Site is described by the latitude and longitude coordinate points as 
    shown on the attached map of Appendix B. The Geographic Coordinates 
    are DMS units with NAD27 Datum as follows:
    
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Map point no.                           Latitude                           Longitude
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    1.......................................  N 29 deg.52'46.87''............  W 95 deg.04'45.57''.
    2.......................................  N 29 deg.52'54.97''............  W 95 deg.04'20.57''.
    3.......................................  N 29 deg.52'46.99''............  W 95 deg.04'15.20''.
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    [FR Doc. 99-8781 Filed 4-12-99; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
04/12/1999
Department:
Environmental Protection Agency
Entry Type:
Proposed Rule
Action:
Notice of intent for partial deletion of the French Limited Superfund Site from the National Priorities List.
Document Number:
99-8781
Dates:
The EPA will accept comments concerning its proposal for partial deletion until May 12, 1999.
Pages:
17593-17598 (6 pages)
Docket Numbers:
FRL-6321-6
PDF File:
99-8781.pdf
CFR: (1)
40 CFR 300.425(e)