National Priorities List; Addition of Exide Technologies-Vernon Site; Notification of Data Availability and Request for Comment

Environmental Protection Agency.

Notification of data availability.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of and soliciting public comment on additional data related to the proposed addition of the Exide Technologies-Vernon site in Vernon, California to the National Priorities List (NPL). The EPA proposed to list the site on the NPL on September 5, 2024. These additional data pertain to the lines of evidence of aquifer interconnection and contaminant attribution and may be used by the EPA in a future ( printed page 23506) determination on whether to list the site on the NPL.

Comments must be submitted (postmarked) on or before July 3, 2025.

You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2024-0376, by any of the following methods:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal:https://www.regulations.gov/​ (our preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
• Agency Website: https://www.epa.gov/​superfund/​current-npl-updates-new-proposed-npl-sites-and-new-npl-sites; scroll down to the site for which you would like to submit comments and click the “Comment Now” link.
• Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center, Superfund Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460.
• Hand Delivery or Courier (by scheduled appointment only): EPA Docket Center, WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004. The Docket Center's hours of operations are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday (except Federal holidays).

Instructions: All submissions received must include the appropriate Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2024-0376. Comments received may be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov/​, including any personal information provided. For additional information on the contents of the addition of this reference documentation to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2024-0376 and details on the docket contents open for public comment submissions, see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.