Environmental Quality, Environmental Response and Remediation

Section R311-401-2

Hazardous Substances Priority List

Notice of Proposed Rule

(Amendment)

DAR File No.: 36028
Filed: 04/04/2012 12:11:38 PM

RULE ANALYSIS

Purpose of the rule or reason for the change:

The U.S. Magnesium site is being added to the hazardous substances priority list.

Summary of the rule or change:

The U.S. Magnesium site is being added to the hazardous substances priority list. EPA added the U.S. Magnesium site to the national priorities list on 11/04/2009. Section 19-6-311 requires the executive director to develop and, as frequently as is necessary, revise the hazardous substance priority list by making a rule that identifies separately national priority list sites.

State statutory or constitutional authorization for this rule:

• Section 19-6-311

Anticipated cost or savings to:

the state budget:

There are no aggregate anticipated costs or savings to the state budget. The U.S. Magnesium site was placed on the national priorities list on 11/04/2009. Therefore, the hazardous substances priority list must amended to include it pursuant to Section 19-6-311. Adding the site to the hazardous substances priority list merely identifies an action that has already taken place, i.e., the addition of the site to the national priority list. It is anticipated at this time that the responsible party will perform and bear the cost of the necessary response action.

local governments:

There are no aggregate anticipated costs or savings to local government. The U.S. Magnesium site was placed on the national priorities list on 11/04/2009. Therefore, the hazardous substances priority list must amended to include it pursuant to Section 19-6-311. Adding the site to the hazardous substances priority list merely identifies an action that has already taken place, i.e., the addition of the site to the national priority list. It is anticipated at this time that the responsible party will perform and bear the cost of the necessary response action.

small businesses:

There are no aggregate anticipated costs or savings to small businesses. The U.S. Magnesium site was placed on the national priorities list on 11/04/2009. Therefore, the hazardous substances priority list must amended to include it pursuant to Section 19-6-311. Adding the site to the hazardous substances priority list merely identifies an action that has already taken place, i.e., the addition of the site to the national priority list. It is anticipated at this time that the responsible party will perform and bear the cost of the necessary response action.

persons other than small businesses, businesses, or local governmental entities:

There are no aggregate anticipated costs or savings to other persons. The U.S. Magnesium site was placed on the national priorities list on 11/04/2009. Therefore, the hazardous substances priority list must amended to include it pursuant to Section 19-6-311. Adding the site to the hazardous substances priority list merely identifies an action that has already taken place, i.e., the addition of the site to the national priority list. It is anticipated at this time that the responsible party will perform and bear the cost of the necessary response action. However, the costs that will be borne by the responsible party are not affected by the site's addition to the hazardous substances mitigation list. because among other reasons the site is already on the national priorities list.

Compliance costs for affected persons:

None--It is anticipated at this time that the responsible party will perform and bear the cost of the necessary response action. However, the responsible party would be subject to performing and bearing the necessary costs of the response action regardless of whether the site is added to the hazardous substances mitigation list because among other reasons the site is already on the national priorities list.

Comments by the department head on the fiscal impact the rule may have on businesses:

I have reviewed this rule and see no fiscal impact on businesses.

Amanda Smith, Executive Director of the Department

The full text of this rule may be inspected, during regular business hours, at the Division of Administrative Rules, or at:

Environmental Quality
Environmental Response and RemediationRoom First Floor
195 N 1950 W
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84116-3085

Direct questions regarding this rule to:

• Sandra Allen at the above address, by phone at 801-536-4122, by FAX at 801-359-8853, or by Internet E-mail at skallen@utah.gov

Interested persons may present their views on this rule by submitting written comments to the address above no later than 5:00 p.m. on:

06/02/2012

This rule may become effective on:

06/15/2012

Authorized by:

Amanda Smith, Executive Director

R311. Environmental Quality, Environmental Response and Remediation.

R311-401. Utah Hazardous Substances Priority List.

R311-401-2. Hazardous Substances Priority List.

Pursuant to Section 19-6-311 of the Utah Hazardous Substances Mitigation Fund Act the hazardous substances priority list is hereby established as presented below. The listed sites are eligible to be addressed under the authority of Section 19-6-311 et seq. U.C.A. 1953 as amended.

(a) National Priority List Sites. The Federal Register publication dates are indicated below.

 

TABLE

   SITE   SITE NAME                        FEDERAL REGISTER

   NUMBER                                  PUBLICATION DATE



   1      Hill Air Force Base              July 22, 1987

   2      Monticello Vicinity Properties   June 10, 1986

   3      Ogden Defense Depot              July 22, 1987

   4      Portland Cement Sites 2 and 3    June 10, 1986

   5      Rose Park Sludge Pit             September 8, 1983

   6      Utah Power and Light,            October 4, 1989

          American Barrel

   7      Sharon Steel                     August 30, 1990

   8      Tooele Army Depot, North         August 30, 1990

   9      Monticello Mill Site             November 21, 1989

   10     Midvale Slag                     February 11, 1991

   11     Wasatch Chemical, Lot 6          February 11, 1991

   12     Petrochem Recycling Corp./       October 14, 1992

          Ekotek Plant

   13     Jacobs Smelter                   February 4, 2000

   14     Intermountain Waste Oil Refinery May 11, 2000

   15     International Smelting and

          Refining                         July 27, 2000

   16     Bountiful/Woods Cross 5th South

          PCE Plume                        September 13, 2001

   17     Davenport and Flagstaff

          Smelters                         April 30, 2003

   18     Eureka Mills                     September 5, 2002

   19     Five Points PCE Plume            September 19, 2007


   20     U.S. Magnesium                   November 4, 2009

 

(b) Proposed National Priority List Sites. The Federal Register publication dates are indicated below.

 

TABLE

   SITE   SITE NAME                        FEDERAL REGISTER

   NUMBER                                  PUBLICATION DATE



      1      Richardson Flat Tailings      February 7, 1992

      2      Murray Smelter                January 18, 1994

 

(c) Scored Sites

Reserved.

 

KEY: hazardous substances, hazardous substances priority list

Date of Enactment or Last Substantive Amendment: [January 2, 2008]2012

Notice of Continuation: April 4, 2012

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 19-6-311