Proposed Rule2026-19248
Proposed Deletion From the National Priorities List; Correction
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Published
September 21, 2026
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency is correcting a proposed rule that was published in the Federal Register on August 20, 2026, regarding the proposed partial deletion of three sites from the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). This action is necessary to correct errors in table 1 and table 2 for the site name and state of one site.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 181 (Monday, September 21, 2026)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 59712]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19248]
[[Page 59712]]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 300
[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2025-2499; EPA-HQ-OLEM-2026-3994; EPA-HQ-OLEM-2026-4886;
FRL-13464-03-OLEM]
Proposed Deletion From the National Priorities List; Correction
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule; correction.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is correcting a proposed
rule that was published in the Federal Register on August 20, 2026,
regarding the proposed partial deletion of three sites from the
Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). This action is necessary to
correct errors in table 1 and table 2 for the site name and state of
one site.
DATES: September 21, 2026.
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established dockets for this action, identified
by Docket ID Nos., included in table 1 in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of this document. All documents in the docket are listed on the
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> website. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., 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 form. Publicly available docket
materials are available electronically through <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
<bullet> Karen Cibulskis, U.S. EPA Region 5 (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH,
WI), email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#593a303b2c352a32302a7732382b3c37193c2938773e362f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="82e1ebe0f7eef1e9ebf1ace9e3f0e7ecc2e7f2e3ace5edf4">[email protected]</span></a>, telephone number: (312)
886-1843.
<bullet> Laura Price and Peyton Witham, U.S. EPA Region 7 (IA, KS,
MO, NE), email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6313110a00064d0f02161102230613024d040c15"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4636342f2523682a273334270623362768212930">[email protected]</span></a>, telephone number: (913)
551-7130; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#85f2ecf1ede4e8abf5e0fcf1eaebc5e0f5e4abe2eaf3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cfb8a6bba7aea2e1bfaab6bba0a18faabfaee1a8a0b9">[email protected]</span></a>, telephone number: (816)
947-0470.
<bullet> Ashley Miller, Matt Spencer, and Jyl Lapachin, U.S. EPA
Headquarters, email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2d40444141485f034c5e454148546d485d4c034a425b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="224f4b4e4e47500c43514a4e475b624752430c454d54">[email protected]</span></a>, telephone number:
(202) 566-1084; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a2d1d2c7ccc1c7d08ccfc3d6d6cac7d5e2c7d2c38cc5cdd4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="344744515a5751461a595540405c5143745144551a535b42">[email protected]</span></a>, telephone
number: (202) 566-1851; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b6dad7c6d7d5dedfd898dccfdaf6d3c6d798d1d9c0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6a060b1a0b09020304440013062a0f1a0b440d051c">[email protected]</span></a>, telephone
number: (703) 304-8510.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Correction
In proposed rule FR Doc. 2026-16994 beginning on page 53834 in the
issue of August 20, 2026, make the following correction, in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. On page 53836, the entry in table 1
entitled ``U.S. Smelter & Lead Refining Inc.'' misspelled the site name
and state, and the entry in table 2 entitled ``U.S. Smelter & Lead
Refining Inc.'' misspelled the site name. The corrections in table 1
and table 2 should read as follows:
Table 1
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Site name City/county, state Type Docket No. Footnote
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U.S. Smelter and Lead Refinery, East Chicago, IN.... Partial............. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2025-249 (\1\ \3\)
Inc. 9.
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\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.
Table 2
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Full site deletion (full) or media/
Site name parcels/description for partial
deletion
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U.S. Smelter and Lead Refinery, Surface and subsurface soils (soils)
Inc. portion of a 52.54-acre commercial/
industrial property located within
Modified Zone 1 and within a small
portion of Zone 1 and Zone 2 of
Operable Unit 1 (OU1).
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Mark Barolo,
Office Director, Office of Superfund and Emergency Management.
[FR Doc. 2026-19248 Filed 9-18-26; 8:45 am]
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