The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 will host a Community Meeting from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 26, at the Central Library, 1000 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA 50309, about the proposal to add the Lot 46 Valley Gardens TCE Superfund Site to the National Priorities List (NPL). The meeting will begin with an EPA presentation at 6 p.m., and will include instructions on how to submit public comments about the proposal. Parking at the library is limited to two hours.

Public comments will be accepted for 60 days from Thursday, Sept. 7, through Monday, Nov. 6, 2023. Additional information is available at: response.epa.gov/Lot46ValleyGardensTCE.

You may send written comments, identified by the Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OLEM–2023–0384, by any of the following methods:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov (preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
• Agency website: 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.
• Regular mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center, Superfund Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460.

All submissions received must include the Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OLEM–2023–0384 for this site. Comments received may be posted without change to www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.

To request reasonable accommodations at the meeting, please contact Euleashia Embry at embry.euleashia@epa.gov or 1-800-223-0425. For more information, contact Amelia Holcomb, EPA Community Involvement Coordinator, at 913-551-7952, 1-800-223-0425, or holcomb.amelia@epa.gov.

From 6 to 8:30 p.m. on June 20, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 will host a Community Meeting about the proposal to add the Lot 46 Valley Gardens TCE Superfund Site to the National Priorities List.

The Community Meeting will be held:

Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Weeks Middle School

901 E Park Ave.

Des Moines, IA 50315

Public Availability Session:

6 to 6:45 p.m.

Site Presentation:

7 to 7:30 p.m.

Question-and-Answer Session:

7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Starting at 6 p.m. during the Public Availability Session, EPA, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, and Des Moines Water Works representatives will be available for one-on-one discussions and questions, followed by a short break. Then from 7 to 7:30 p.m., officials will give a Site Presentation. Following the presentation, EPA representatives will hold a Question-and-Answer session until 8:30 p.m.

For reasonable accommodations at the meeting, please contact Euleashia Embry at embry.euleashia@epa.gov or 1-800-223-0425. For more information, contact Amelia Holcomb, EPA Community Involvement Coordinator, at 913-551-7952, 1-800-223-0425, or holcomb.amelia@epa.gov.