99-18386. Notice of Availability of the Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Environmental Assessment of Restoration Alternatives for the March 28, 1993, Colonial Pipeline Oil Spill Near Reston, Virginia  

  • [Federal Register Volume 64, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 20, 1999)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 38915-38916]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 99-18386]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
    
    National Park Service
    
    
    Notice of Availability of the Decision Notice and Finding of No 
    Significant Impact for the Environmental Assessment of Restoration 
    Alternatives for the March 28, 1993, Colonial Pipeline Oil Spill Near 
    Reston, Virginia
    
    ACTION: Notice of availability of the Decision Notice (DN) and Finding 
    of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Environmental Assessment of 
    Restoration Alternatives for the March 28, 1993, Colonial Pipeline Oil 
    Spill near Reston, Virginia.
    
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    SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Council on Environmental Quality regulations, 
    the Trustees, representing the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and 
    Wildlife Service, Commonwealth of Virginia, and District of Columbia, 
    prepared and made available for a 30-day public review the Draft 
    Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment for the Colonial Pipeline 
    Oil Spill, Reston, Virginia (the EA). During the review period, the 
    Trustees held a public meeting in Herndon, Virginia, to discuss the EA. 
    See the notice of availability for the EA published in the Federal 
    Register on October 23, 1998 (63 FR 56939).
        After the end of the 30-day public availability period, the 
    Trustees selected the preferred alternative, described in Sections 3.1 
    and 3.2 of the EA, and determined that the implementation of the 
    preferred alternative will not cause a significant environmental impact 
    (FONSI). In making that selection and determination, the Trustees 
    considered the information and analysis contained in the EA and the 
    comments received during the 30-day public availability period. As a 
    result, the Trustees adopted certain modifications to the preferred
    
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    alternative. Those modifications are described in the DN/FONSI and will 
    be incorporated in the Final Restoration Plan and Environmental 
    Assessment.
        The preferred alternative contains both primary and compensatory 
    restoration actions. Natural recovery is the primary restoration action 
    selected to return injured natural resources to their baseline 
    conditions. A package of multiple compensatory restoration actions, 
    including various wildlife habitat and recreational use enhancement 
    projects, was selected to replace the interim loss of natural resource 
    services. The goal of primary and compensatory restoration is to make 
    the environment and the public whole for injuries to, or loss of, 
    natural resources and services resulting from the oil spill.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests for copies of the DN/FONSI, or for 
    any additional information, should be directed to Daniel Hamson, 
    National Park Service, Environmental Quality Division, 1849 C Street, 
    NW (Mail Stop 2749), Washington, DC 20240, Telephone: (202) 208-7504.
    
        Dated: July 14, 1999.
    Mike Soukup,
    Associate Director, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science, National 
    Park Service.
    [FR Doc. 99-18386 Filed 7-19-99; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 4310-70-P
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
07/20/1999
Department:
National Park Service
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice of availability of the Decision Notice (DN) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Environmental Assessment of Restoration Alternatives for the March 28, 1993, Colonial Pipeline Oil Spill near Reston, Virginia.
Document Number:
99-18386
Pages:
38915-38916 (2 pages)
PDF File:
99-18386.pdf