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[FR Doc No: 94-866]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

 

Floodplain Statement of Findings for the Proposed Central 
Neutralization Facility Pipeline Extension at the K-25 Site, Oak Ridge, 
TN

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Floodplain statement of findings.

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SUMMARY: This is a Floodplain Statement of Findings for the Central 
Neutralization Facility (CNF) Pipeline Extension to the Clinch River, 
prepared in accordance with 10 CFR part 1022. DOE proposes to extend 
the CNF pipeline from the K-801 facility (National Pollutant Discharge 
Elimination System (NPDES) Outfall 011), to the Clinch River (new 
permitted NPDES Outfall 014) in floodplains located in Roane County, 
Tennessee. DOE prepared a floodplain assessment describing the effects, 
alternatives, and measures designed to avoid or minimize potential harm 
to or within the affected floodplains. DOE will allow 15 days of public 
review after publication of the Statement of Findings before 
implementing the proposed action.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information on the proposed action 
(including maps of potentially disturbed floodplain areas) is available 
from: Mr. Larry Radcliffe, Director Waste Management and Technology 
Development Division, Oak Ridge Operations Office, U.S. Department of 
Energy, Post Office Box 2001, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-8541, (615) 
576-9212, or fax comments to (615) 576-5333. For further information on 
general DOE floodplain/wetland environmental review requirements, 
contact: Ms. Carol M. Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA Oversight 
(EH-25), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, 
Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-4600 or (800) 472-2756.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a Floodplain Statement of Findings 
for the CNF Pipeline Extension to the Clinch River, prepared in 
accordance with 10 CFR part 1022. A Notice of Floodplain Involvement 
was published in the Federal Register on June 11, 1993, 58 FR 32658, 
and a Floodplain Assessment was prepared. DOE is proposing to extend 
the CNF pipeline from the K-801 facility (NPDES Outfall 011) to the 
Clinch River (new permitted NPDES Outfall 014). The route would begin 
at the K-801 facility on Poplar Creek and the pipeline would be laid in 
Poplar Creek to the Clinch River. The proposed route lies in the Poplar 
Creek and Clinch River floodplains. The action is proposed to be 
located in the floodplains because (1) it would involve a State of 
Tennessee mandated discharge into the Clinch River which requires 
crossing the Clinch River and Poplar Creek floodplains for access to 
the Clinch River; (2) there would be no hydrologic impacts as 
determined by the floodplain assessment; and (3) there would be no 
increased risks to individuals, property, or the environment during or 
following the construction of the proposed pipeline extension. 
Alternatives to the proposed action considered included (1) no action, 
(2) further treatment of the effluent, (3) transportation of the 
effluent to the Clinch River, (4) provision of supplemental dilution 
flow, (5) extension of the underground pipeline, and (6) use of an 
existing underground carbon steel pipe. The proposed action would 
conform to applicable floodplain protection standards. The proposed 
action would not alter the existing normal channel cross section or 
storage capacity of Poplar Creek and Clinch River. The assessment 
reveals no change in the water elevations and no effect on the storage 
capacities of either or both floodplains. Construction in the 
floodplains would take only a few days and would be scheduled during 
the dry season to minimize potential harm to or within the floodplain. 
DOE will allow 15 days of public review after publication of the 
Statement of Findings prior to implementing the proposed action.
Lawrence H. Harmon,
Acting Director, Office of Waste Operations, Office of Waste 
Management, Environmental Restoration, and Waste Management.
[FR Doc. 94-866 Filed 1-12-94; 8:45 am]
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