[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 200 (Tuesday, October 18, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-25755]
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[Federal Register: October 18, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Floodplain and Wetland Involvement For Operable Unit 1
Remedial Action at the Fernald Environmental Management Project
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of Wetland and Floodplain Involvement.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposes to conduct
various remedial activities for Operable Unit 1 which include six waste
pits, the Burn pit, and Clearwell, at the Fernald Environmental
Management Project (FEMP), located about 18 miles northwest of downtown
Cincinnati, Ohio. These activities may involve floodplain and wetland
areas. In accordance with 10 CFR 1022, Compliance with Floodplain/
Wetland Environmental Review Requirements, DOE will prepare a
Floodplain/Wetland assessment for the proposed activities and a
Floodplain Statement of Findings. The proposed activities would be
performed in a manner that would avoid or minimize potential harm to
the identified floodplain and wetland areas. Maps and additional
information are available from the DOE at the address below.
DATES: Comments are due to the address below November 2, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Mail comments and requests for maps or further information
about this project to: Mr. Wally Quaider, Acting Associate Director for
Safety, Operations, and Technical Support, DOE Field Office--Fernald,
P.O. Box 538705, Cincinnati, Ohio 45253-8705. Fax comments to: (513)
648-3077.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on general DOE
floodplain and wetlands environmental review requirements, contact: Ms.
Carol Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA Oversight, EH-25, U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, D.C.
20585, (202) 586-4600 or (800) 472-2756.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed action would reduce or
eliminate risks to human health and the environment through the
removal, treatment and disposal of radiologically and chemically
contaminated production process waste from Waste Pits 1-6, the Burn Pit
and the Clearwell, along with associated pit caps and liners.
Included is the construction and operation of a plant for treating
the waste and packaging it for transportation to off-site disposal
facilities.
Remedial Activities for Waste Pit Contents. Remedial activities
associated with Operable Unit 1 (waste pit contents) would require
moving approximately 1,100 ft of the 100- and 500-year floodplains
along the east bank of Paddy's Run, west of the Waste Pit Area. The net
effect of the remedial action would be to potentially increase up to
600 additional feet of floodplain east of Paddy's Run. The expanded
floodplain area would decrease flood elevations downstream, minimizing
the magnitude of future downstream flood events. A total of
approximately 5.98 acres of wetlands within Operable Unit 1 would be
affected. Wetland impacts would occur from continuous equipment traffic
and soil removal, resulting in physical disturbance and filling of
wetland areas.
In accordance with DOE regulations for compliance with floodplain
and wetlands environmental review requirements (10 CFR part 1022), DOE
will prepare a floodplain and wetlands assessment for the Operable Unit
1 remedial activities, which will be included in the environmental
compliance documents being prepared for Operable Unit 1 remedial
activities in accordance with the requirements of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA).
Issued 30th day of September, 1994.
Jack R. Craig,
Acting Director, Fernald Area Office.
[FR Doc. 94-25755 Filed 10-17-94; 8:45 am]
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