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Notice is hereby given that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is seeking public comment on proposed revisions to Commissioner’s Policy (CP)-51, Soil Cleanup Guidance, which was first issued in October 2010. The public comment period will end on September 26, 2024.
This policy describes the procedures for developing soil cleanup levels for remedial programs administered by the New York State DEC Division of Environmental Remediation (DER) that are not otherwise listed in the Soil Cleanup Objective tables published in 6 NYCRR Part 375, Environmental Remediation Programs.
Revisions include:
- Guidance values for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) are provided.
- Updated guidance values on polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) cleanups to be consistent with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s cleanup criteria.
- Updates to the supplemental soil cleanup objectives in Table 1.
- Values for ecological resource and protection of groundwater are revised and the basis for the new values is included in an appendix.
- Residential values previously included in Table 1 were based on outdated criteria and procedures and have been removed. New cleanup values for those contaminants will be developed.
- Various other amendments to incorporate needed changes, clarifications, and modifications to the policy based on experience gained since the policy was first implemented.
The public comment period will end on September 26, 2024.
The proposed policy documents can be viewed at:
https://dec.ny.gov/regulatory/regulations/remediation-guidance-and-policy-documents
For additional assistance, please write to Jennifer Dawson, Policy Coordinator, Division of Environmental Remediation, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, 625 Broadway, Albany, New York 12233-7012 or e-mail derweb@dec.ny.gov with CP-51 Policy in the subject line.
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