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health and the environment, and that PART 300—[AMENDED] ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, the Site appears to have been properly identified by Docket ID no. EPA–HQ– I maintained during the period between 1. The authority citation for part 300 SFUND–1983–0002, Notice 4, by one of reports. The next five-year review will continues to read as follows: the following methods: occur no later than May 15, 2012. Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9601–9657; 33 U.S.C. • http://www.regulations.gov (Follow 1321(c)(2); E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, on-line instructions for submitting Community Involvement 1991 Comp., p. 351; E.O. 12580, 52 FR 2923, comments). 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 193. • Public participation activities E-mail: [email protected]. • Fax: 214–665–6660. required in CERCLA Section 113(k), 42 Appendix B—[Amended] • U.S.C. 9613(k), and CERCLA Section Mail: Janetta Coats, Community I 2. Table 1 of Appendix B to part 300 117, 42 U.S.C. 9617, have been satisfied, Involvement, U.S. EPA Region 6 (6SF– is amended under Oklahoma (‘‘OK’’) by and documents which EPA generated TS), 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX removing the site name ‘‘Fourth Street and/or relied on are available to the 75202–2733, (214) 665–7308 or 1–800– Abandoned Refinery’’ and the city public in the information repositories. 533–3508. ‘‘Oklahoma City.’’ Instructions: Direct your comments to A Public Comment period was [FR Doc. E8–13369 Filed 6–12–08; 8:45 am] Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–SFUND–1983– established when the site was proposed 0002, Notice 4. EPA’s policy is that all BILLING CODE 6560–50–P to the National Priorities List, and comments received will be included in Public Meetings were conducted on July the public docket without change and 1992 and August 1993 to discuss the may be made available online at proposed remedies for the soil and the ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY http://www.regulations.gov, including groundwater operable units. With this any personal information provided, Notice of Deletion, a 30 day public 40 CFR Part 300 unless the comment includes comment period is established before information claimed to be Confidential making this deletion final. [EPA–HQ–SFUND–1983–0002, Notice 4; FRL–8579–4] Business Information (CBI) or other V. Deletion Action information whose disclosure is National Oil and Hazardous restricted by statute. Do not submit The EPA, with concurrence of the Substances Pollution Contingency information that you consider to be CBI State of Oklahoma, has determined that Plan; National Priorities List Update or otherwise protected through http:// all appropriate responses under www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The CERCLA have been completed, and that AGENCY: Environmental Protection http://www.regulations.gov Web site is no further response actions under Agency. an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which CERCLA, other than O&M and five-year ACTION: Direct Final Notice of Deletion means EPA will not know your identity reviews, are necessary. Therefore, EPA of the Old Inger Oil Refinery, Superfund or contact information unless you is deleting the Site from the NPL. site from the National Priorities List. provide it in the body of your comment. Because EPA considers this action to If you send an e-mail comment directly SUMMARY: be noncontroversial and routine, EPA is The Environmental Protection to EPA without going through http:// taking it without prior publication. This Agency (EPA) Region 6 is publishing a www.regulations.gov, your e-mail action will be effective August 12, 2008 direct final Notice of Deletion of the Old address will be automatically captured unless EPA receives adverse comments Inger Oil Refinery Site (Site) located in and included as part of the comment by July 14, 2008. If adverse comments Ascension Parish, Louisiana from the that is placed in the public docket and are received within the 30-day public National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL, made available on the Internet. If you comment period, EPA will publish a promulgated pursuant to section 105 of submit an electronic comment, EPA timely withdrawal of this direct final the Comprehensive Environmental recommends that you include your notice of deletion before the effective Response, Compensation, and Liability name and other contact information in date of the deletion and it will not take Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is the body of your comment and with any effect. The EPA will prepare a response appendix B of 40 CFR part 300, which disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA to comments and continue with the is the National Oil and Hazardous cannot read your comment due to deletion process on the basis of the Substances Pollution Contingency Plan technical difficulties and cannot contact notice of intent to delete and the (NCP). This direct final deletion is being you for clarification, EPA may not be comments already received. There will published by EPA with the concurrence able to consider your comment. be no additional opportunity to of the State of Louisiana, through the Electronic files should avoid the use of comment. Louisiana Department of Environmental special characters, any form of Quality (LDEQ), because EPA has encryption, and be free of any defects or List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300 determined that all appropriate viruses. Environmental protection, Air response actions under CERCLA, other Docket: All documents in the docket pollution control, Chemicals, Hazardous than operation and maintenance and are listed in the http:// waste, Hazardous substances, five-year reviews, have been completed. www.regulations.gov index. Although Intergovernmental relations, Penalties, However, this deletion does not listed in the index, some information is Reporting and recordkeeping preclude future actions under not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other requirements, Superfund, Water Superfund. information whose disclosure is pollution control, Water supply. DATES: This direct final deletion will be restricted by statute. Certain other Dated: May 23, 2008. effective August 12, 2008 unless EPA material, such as copyrighted material, receives adverse comments by July 14, will be publicly available only in the Richard E. Greene, 2008. If adverse comments are received, hard copy. Publicly available docket Regional Administrator, Region 6. EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of materials are available either I For the reasons set out in the the direct final deletion in the Federal electronically in http:// preamble, 40 CFR part 300 is amended Register informing the public that the www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at as follows: deletion will not take effect. the following information repositories:

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U.S. EPA Online Library System at will not take effect. EPA will, as (1) EPA consulted with the state of http://www.epa.gov/natlibra/ols.htm; appropriate, prepare a response to Oklahoma prior to developing this U.S. EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross comments and continue with the direct final Notice of Deletion and the Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas 75202– deletion process on the basis of the Notice of Intent to Delete co-published 2733, (214) 665–6617, by appointment Notice of Intent to Delete and the today in the ‘‘Proposed Rules’’ section only Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to comments already received. There will of the Federal Register. 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. be no additional opportunity to (2) EPA has provided the state 30 Louisiana Department of comment. working days for review of this notice Environmental Quality, Public Records Section II of this notice explains the and the parallel Notice of Intent to Center, Galvez Building, 1st Floor, 602 criteria for deleting sites from the NPL. Delete prior to their publication today, N. Fifth Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Section III discusses procedures that and the state, through the Oklahoma Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 EPA is using for this action. Section IV Department of Environmental Quality, p.m. discusses the Old Inger Refinery Site has concurred on the deletion of the Site FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: and explains how the Site meets the from the NPL. Bartolome Canellas (6SF–RL), Remedial deletion criteria. Section V discusses (3) Concurrent with the publication of Project Manager, U.S. Environmental EPA’s actions to delete the Site from the this direct final Notice of Deletion, a Protection Agency, Region 6, U.S. EPA, NPL unless adverse comments are notice of availability is being published 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202, received during the public comment in the Ascension Citizen and is being (214) 665–6662 or 1–800–533–3508 or period. distributed to appropriate federal, state [email protected]. II. NPL Deletion Criteria and local government officials and other SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: interested parties. The newspaper notice The NCP establishes the criteria that announces the 30-day public comment Table of Contents EPA uses to delete sites from the NPL. period concerning the Notice of Intent I. Introduction In accordance with 40 CFR 300.425(e), to Delete the Site from the NPL. sites may be deleted from the NPL II. NPL Deletion Criteria (4) The EPA placed copies of III. Deletion Procedures where no further response is documents supporting the deletion in IV. Basis for Site Deletion appropriate to protect public health and the Site information repositories V. Deletion Action the environment. In making such a identified above. determination pursuant to 40 CFR I. Introduction (5) If adverse comments are received 300.425(e), EPA will consider, in within the 30-day public comment The EPA Region 6 office is publishing consultation with the state, whether the period on this document, EPA will this direct final Notice of Deletion of the following criteria have been met: Old Inger Oil Refinery Site, near i. Responsible parties or other persons publish a timely notice of withdrawal of Darrow, Ascension Parish, Louisiana have implemented all appropriate this direct final notice of deletion before from the NPL. The NPL constitutes response actions required; its effective date and will prepare a Appendix B of 40 CFR part 300, which ii. All appropriate Fund-financed response to comments and continue is the Oil and Hazardous Substances (Hazardous Substance Superfund with the deletion process on the basis of Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP), Response Trust Fund) response under the notice of intent to delete and the which EPA promulgated pursuant to CERCLA has been implemented, and no comments already received. section 105 of the Comprehensive further response action by responsible Deletion of a site from the NPL does Environmental Response, Compensation parties is appropriate; or not itself create, alter, or revoke any and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as iii. The remedial investigation has individual’s rights or obligations. amended. EPA maintains the NPL as a shown that the release poses no Deletion of a site from the NPL does not list of sites that appear to present a significant threat to public health or the in any way alter EPA’s right to take significant risk to public health, welfare, environment and, therefore, the taking enforcement actions, as appropriate. or the environment. Sites on the NPL of remedial measures is not appropriate. The NPL is designed primarily for may be the subject of remedial actions Pursuant to CERCLA section 121 (c) informational purposes and to assist financed by the Hazardous Substance and the NCP, EPA conducts five-year EPA management of Superfund sites. As Superfund (Fund). As described in reviews to ensure the continued mentioned in section II of this 300.425(e) (3) of the NCP, sites deleted protectiveness of remedial actions document, section 300.425(e)(3) of the from the NPL remain eligible for where hazardous substances, pollutants, NCP states that the deletion of a site remedial actions if conditions at the or contaminants remain at a site above from the NPL does not preclude deleted sites warrant such actions. levels that allow for unlimited use and eligibility for future response actions, Because EPA considers this action to unrestricted exposure. EPA conducts should future conditions warrant such be noncontroversial and routine, EPA is such five-year reviews even if a site is actions. taking it without prior publication of a deleted from the NPL. EPA may initiate IV. Basis for Site Deletion notice of intent to delete. This action further action to ensure continued will be effectiveAugust 12, 2008 unless protectiveness at a deleted site if new The following information provides EPA receives adverse comments by July information becomes available that EPA’s rationale for deleting the Site 14, 2008. Along with the direct final indicates it is appropriate. Whenever from the NPL: Notice of Deletion, EPA is co-publishing there is a significant release from a site Site Background and History a Notice of Intent to Delete in the deleted from the NPL, the deleted site ‘‘Proposed Rules’’ section of the Federal may be restored to the NPL without The Site is located approximately 4.5 Register. If adverse comments are application of the hazard ranking miles north of Darrow, Ascension received within the 30-day public system. Parish, Louisiana on the east bank of the comment period on this document, EPA Mississippi River on Highway 75. The will publish a timely withdrawal of this III. Deletion Procedures Site extends over approximately 16 direct final deletion before the effective The following procedures apply to acres and is bounded to the north by the date of the deletion, and the deletion deletion of the Site: Louisiana Highway 75, the levees of the

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Mississippi River to the south and to the The initial phase started in 1990 and Response Actions east and west by vacant lots. was completed in 1992. During this EPA Region 6 and the State of The Site is a former waste oil phase, contaminated liquids and Louisiana agree that carbon adsorption reclamation facility that began operation sludges were removed from the surface and discharge off site of contaminated in 1967. During operations lagoons were impoundment, and the wastewater fluids and land treatment for heavily used for disposal of waste sludges and treatment plant and the on-site land contaminated soils and sludges were oils. Periodically, the materials in the treatment unit were constructed. alternatives which effectively mitigated lagoons were pumped into the adjacent A second phase was started in 1998 and minimized the most immediate swamps to maintain storage capacity. and completed in 2002. During this risks to public health and the Some of the Site problems included a phase, contaminated soils were environment and limited future risk of large spill during unloading of used oil excavated, treated in the land treatment the migration of contaminated ground from a barge, tanks overfilling, and unit returned back to the excavation. water. drums and construction debris being Approximately 15,712,300 gallons of buried in lagoons. After the major spill water were treated in the treatment Cleanup Standards in 1978, the property changed plant; approximately 63,398 tons of Residual waste left in place does not ownership. The new owners had soils were excavated and treated; the allow for ‘‘unlimited use and intended to clean up the Site, but Site was graded and approximately unrestricted exposure (uu/ue).’’ abandoned it in 1980. 40,000 cubic yards of clay and 24,800 Residual contaminant concentrations From April 1983 through August cubic yards of topsoil were applied to remain at the Site but are below 1988, five emergency removal actions build a cap. established remedial standards. As were conducted to stabilize the Site The final phase of remedial work indicated above, ground water including: Site security, migration involved the evaluation of the shallow monitoring was conducted quarterly for control, excavation and containment of groundwater. A network of monitoring two years to confirm that shallow consolidated soils, sampling and wells was installed and a quarterly ground water does not represent an analysis. These immediate actions sampling and evaluation program was unacceptable risk and meets the reduced the potential for contact with instituted to run for a period of two requirements of the State under the Site contamination and the farther years. Louisiana Risk Evaluation and spread of contaminated materials to In summary, the Site was remediated Corrective Action Program (RECAP). make the Site safer while long-term by removing the impoundments, tanks, cleanup activities proceeded. associated refinery equipment and Operation and Maintenance Remedial Investigation and Feasibility debris. Contaminated soils were treated Long term O&M activities will be to Study (RI/FS) by on-site bioremediation of the affected maintain the cap and to ensure the media in a land treatment unit, capped fencing remains intact and secure. Investigations by both the EPA and with a clay cap and revegetated with a Activities conducted by the State LDEQ revealed the presence of topsoil layer and native grasses. Finally, include periodic mowing and tracking contaminated waste oils, sludges, the shallow ground water was the maintenance of the Site cap, and the sediments, and water. From the investigated and no unacceptable risks continuation of Five-Year reviews to be investigations, it was determined that were identified. conducted by the EPA every five years. the types and concentrations of The Institutional Controls (ICs) at the contaminants at the Site posed a Site include a lien on the property for Five-Year Review potential hazard to human health and the amount of the remedial costs, which The threshold for Five-Years Reviews the environment. The Site was shows that the property has is unlimited use/unrestricted exposure. subsequently placed on the National contaminants, and has been subject to a Future Five-Year Reviews will continue Priorities List for remediation under remedial action; and a notice in the to monitor the maintenance of the ICs, CERCLA as the State’s highest priority mortgage and conveyance records and the limited use of the Site at the toe site. stating that residual contaminant of the Mississippi River levee, to ensure Record of Decision Findings concentrations remain at the Site but are protection of human health and the below established remedial standards. environment. The most recent Five-Year The EPA, with concurrence from the The EPA, with concurrence from the Review was completed on July 23, 2007. State of Louisiana, signed the ROD on State of Louisiana, signed an September 25, 1984. The major Explanation of Significant Difference on Community Involvement components of the selected remedy September 12, 2006. This document Public participation activities have included: explains why closing an onsite well, • been satisfied as required in CERCLA Closing and sealing of an ungrouted and further pumping and treatment of section 113(k), 42 U.S.C. 9613(k), and on-site well. ground water, were not implemented • CERCLA section 117, 42 U.S.C. 9617. Pumping and treatment of the after other remedial activities were Documents in the deletion docket which shallow ground water aquifer via carbon implemented. EPA relied on for recommendation of adsorption. A Final Close Out Report was signed the deletion from the NPL are available • Carbon adsorption treatment and on September 12, 2006. to the public in the information discharge of contaminated fluids. repositories. • In situ containment and capping of Characterization of Risk V. Deletion Action slightly contaminated soils. The 1984 ROD identified that the • On-site land treatment of heavily most significant risk levels to public The EPA, with concurrence of the contaminated soils and sludges. health and the environment were State of Louisiana, has determined that • Disposal of contaminated wood. generated by the heavily contaminated all appropriate responses under • Land Use Restrictions. soils and sludges and present a risk of CERCLA have been completed, and that Remedial activities were implemented migration of contaminated ground water no further response actions under in phases. and contaminating offsite drainageways. CERCLA, other than O&M and five-year

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reviews, are necessary. Therefore, EPA SUMMARY: The United States separate, specific executive branchwide is deleting the Site from the NPL. Commission on Civil Rights provisions regarding gambling, Because EPA considers this action to (Commission) is repealing its old safeguarding the examination process be noncontroversial and routine, EPA is employee conduct regulations, which and conduct prejudicial to the taking it without prior publication. This have been superseded by the executive Government which are set forth in 5 action will be effective August 12, 2008 branch Standards of Ethical Conduct, CFR part 735, as amended and reissued unless EPA receives adverse comments financial disclosure and financial by OPM in 1992 and 2006. Those by July 14, 2008. If adverse comments interests regulations issued by the Office specific branchwide restrictions are not are received within the 30-day public of Government Ethics (OGE). In place of covered by OGE’s Standards of Ethical comment period, EPA will publish a its old regulations, the Commission is Conduct regulation; furthermore, they timely withdrawal of this direct final adding a section of residual cross- are self-executing and do not require notice of deletion before the effective references to those branchwide any department or agency republication. date of the deletion and it will not take regulations as well as its new In this final rule, the Commission is also effect, and EPA will prepare a response supplemental standards regulations and correcting the prior proposed residual to comments and continue with the certain executive branchwide conduct cross-references section citation to read deletion process on the basis of the rules promulgated by the Office of 706.1’’. Otherwise, the Commission is notice of intent to delete and the Personnel Management (OPM). The text adopting its proposed residual comments already received. There will of the rule was published in the Federal regulation as final without change. be no additional opportunity to Register on August 30, 2006 at 71 FR Matters of Regulatory Procedure comment. 51546 as a proposed rule and provided that comments should have been Executive Orders 12866 and 12988 List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300 received by September 29, 2006 to be Because this rule relates to Environmental protection, Air considered in the formulation of the final rule. No comments were received. Commission personnel, it is exempt pollution control, Chemicals, Hazardous from the provisions of Executive Orders DATES: waste, Hazardous substances, Effective Date: July 14, 2008. 12866 and 12988. Intergovernmental relations, Penalties, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reporting and recordkeeping Emma Monroig, Esq., Solicitor and Regulatory Flexibility Act requirements, Superfund, Water Designated Agency Ethics Official, It has been determined under the pollution control, Water supply. Office of the Staff Director, United Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. Dated: May 22, 2008. States Commission on Civil Rights, 624 chapter 6) that this rule does not have Richard E. Greene, Ninth Street, NW., Suite 621, a significant economic impact on a Washington, DC 20425; Telephone: Regional Administrator, Region 6. substantial number of small entities (202) 376–7796; Facsimile: (202) 376– because it primarily affects Commission I For the reasons set out in the 1163. employees. preamble, 40 CFR part 300 is amended SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: as follows: In 1992, Paperwork Reduction Act OGE issued a final rule setting forth It has been determined that the PART 300—[AMENDED] uniform executive branch Standards of Ethical Conduct (generally effective on Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. I 1. The authority citation for part 300 February 3, 1993) and an interim final chapter 35) does not apply to this continues to read as follows: rule on financial disclosure, and in 1996 rulemaking document because it does Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9601–9657; 33 U.S.C. issued a final rule on financial interests not contain any information collection 1321(c)(2); E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, for executive branch departments and requirements that require the approval 1991 Comp., p. 351; E.O. 12580, 52 FR 2923, agencies of the Federal Government and of the Office of Management and 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 193. their employees. Those three executive Budget. Appendix B—[Amended] branchwide regulations, as corrected Congressional Review Act and amended, are codified at 5 CFR I 2. Table 1 of Appendix B to part 300 parts 2634, 2635 and 2640. Together The Commission has determined that is amended under Louisiana (‘‘LA’’) by those regulations have superseded the this rulemaking is not a rule as defined removing the entry for ‘‘Old Inger Oil old Commission regulations, based on in 5 U.S.C. 804, and, thus, does not Refinery’’ in ‘‘Darrow, Louisiana’’. prior OPM standards, on employee require review by Congress. [FR Doc. E8–13367 Filed 6–12–08; 8:45 am] responsibilities and conduct at 45 CFR List of Subjects in 45 CFR Part 706 part 706 which the Commission adopted BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Conflict of interests, Government in 1979. See 44 FR 75152, as revised in employees. 2002 at 67 FR 70498. Accordingly, the Commission is removing its superseded Dated: March 26, 2008. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS regulations, and adds in place thereof, a Robert Lerner, 45 CFR Part 706 new section containing residual Assistant Staff Director for the Office of Civil crossreferences to the provisions at 5 Rights Evaluation, Delegated Duties of the RIN 3035–AA02 CFR parts 2634, 2635 and 2640, as well Staff Director, United States Commission on as to the new Commission regulation Civil Rights. Employee Responsibilities and supplementing the executive Dated: March 26, 2008. Conduct Residual Cross-References branchwide standards that is being Emma Monroig, Regulation of the United States separately published today elsewhere in Solicitor and Designated Agency Ethics Commission on Civil Rights this issue of the Federal Register for Official, United States Commission on Civil Rights. AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil codification in a new chapter LXVIII of Rights. 5 CFR, to consist of part 7801 In I For the reasons set forth in this addition, the Commission is including preamble, the Commission is revising 45 ACTION: Final rule. in its residual section a reference to the CFR part 706 to read as follows:

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