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New NPL SitesThe National Priorities List is updated periodically, as mandated by CERCLA, (CERCLA Overview). EPA publishes the list of NPL sites in the Federal Register. The current update, September 23, 2004, proposes the addition of 14 sites and adds two sites to the NPL. The previous update, August 13, 2004, proposed the addition of the Atlantic Fleet Weapons Training Area site to the NPL. Site-specific information, including lists of site deletions, partial deletions, and construction completions, are accessed from the NPL Site Status Information page. The Superfund program publishes documents with each rulemaking adding or proposing sites to the National Priorities List (NPL). Notification and listing of the sites are published in the Federal Register. Two other documents, the "Descriptions" document and the "Auxiliary" document, provide more detailed information about the sites and the current status of the NPL. New Proposed NPL Sites and New Final NPL Sites provide links to site narratives, Federal Register notices, and complete lists of final and proposed sites. Depending on the action being taken by EPA, the Federal Register notice describes either the addition of sites to the NPL (final rule) or the proposal to add sites to the NPL (proposed rule). Notices for both actions provide a list of sites; background information about the NPL process, including information about the Superfund rules; and other site actions. The proposed rule notice also provides information about submitting comments on the sites proposed. Comments received on previously proposed sites are included, with the Agency's response, in a support document that accompanies final listings. 
Support Document for the Revised National Priorities List Final Rule - September 2004 (PDF: 316.7 KB, 28 pages) Federal Register Notice of Current Proposed National Priorities List (NPL) Rule, 69 FR 56970, September 23, 2004 Federal Register Notice of Current Final National Priorities List (NPL) Rule, 69 FR 56949, September 23, 2004 Two other documents provide greater detail about the sites proposed or finalized. Descriptions of 14 Proposed Sites and Two Final Sites Added to the National Priorities List in September 2004 includes one-page descriptions of each site. These narrative summaries give the site location, operation information, hazardous substances found at the site, and an explanation of what actions are being taken to clean up the site. Also included in this document is general information about site cleanup under Superfund. Descriptions of 14 Proposed Sites and Two Final Sites Added to the National Priorities List in September 2004 (PDF: 754.9 KB, 21 pages) Auxiliary Information: National Priorities List, Proposed Rule and Final Rule (PDF: 1.43 MB, 74 pages) The document Auxiliary Information: National Priorities List, Proposed Rule and Final Rule, includes the following lists and data summaries:
Also included in this document is process information about how sites are listed on the NPL, statutory requirements and listing policies, and how sites are deleted from the NPL. The "Auxiliary" document combines the previous publications, Background Information: National Priorities List, Proposed Rule and Final Rule, Publication 9320.7-05I, and Supplementary Materials: National Priorities List, Proposed Rule and Final Rule, Publication 9320.7-06I. Federal Register Notice of Proposed National Priorities List (NPL) Rule, 69 FR 50115, August 13, 2004
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