[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 30, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-7559]


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[Federal Register: March 30, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

 

Floodplain Statement of Findings for the Proposed Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act Facility Investigation of the Waste Area 
Grouping 13 Study Areas at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, 
Paducah, KY

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Floodplain statement of findings.

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SUMMARY: This is a Floodplain Statement of Findings for the proposed 
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Facility Investigation 
(RFI) of the Waste Area Grouping (WAG) 13 Study Areas at the Paducah 
Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP), prepared in accordance with 10 CFR part 
1022. DOE proposes to install monitoring wells, obtain soil borings, 
and conduct environmental sampling of ground water, surface water, 
soils, sediment, sludge, and fish located in a floodplain on the PGDP 
site in McCracken County, Kentucky. DOE prepared a Floodplain 
Assessment describing the effects, alternatives, and measures designed 
to avoid or minimize potential harm to or within the affected 
floodplain. DOE will endeavor to 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. Robert C. Sleeman, 
Director, Environmental Restoration Division, Oak Ridge Operations 
Office, U.S. Department of Energy, P.O. Box 2001, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 
37831-8541, (615) 576-0715.
    Further information on general DOE Floodplain Environmental Review 
Requirements is available from: 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 leave 
a message at (800) 472-2756.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a Floodplain Statement of Findings 
for the proposed RFI activities at WAG 13 at the PGDP, prepared in 
accordance with 10 CFR part 1022. A Notice of Floodplain/Wetlands 
Involvement was published in the Federal Register [58 FR 51812 (October 
5, 1993)] and a floodplain assessment was completed; no wetlands are 
involved in the proposed action. DOE is proposing to conduct 
environmental sampling of surface water, ground water, sediment, soil 
and fish to define the nature and extent of contamination in the WAG 13 
areas.
    This investigation would involve the installation of boreholes, 
monitoring wells, and gravel access roads and/or gravel drilling pads 
within the 100- and 500-year floodplain of Big Bayou Creek. The WAG 13 
areas that need to be characterized to fulfill requirements under the 
PGDP RCRA Part B Permit are located within the 100- and/or 500-year 
floodplains. The Floodplain Assessment for the WAG 13 RFI indicates 
that the proposed action would have no adverse impact on either 
floodplain. Two alternatives were considered--the no action alternative 
and an alternative that included performing the activities outside of 
the floodplain. These alternatives would not provide the necessary 
characterization information and, therefore, are unacceptable 
alternatives. The proposed action has been designed to avoid or 
minimize impacts to the floodplain and no significant adverse impacts 
to the floodplain are expected to occur. The proposed action does 
conform to applicable State floodplain standards. DOE will endeavor to 
allow 15 days of public review after publication of the statement of 
findings prior to implementing the proposed action.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 21, 1994.
James J. Fiore,
Director, Office of Eastern Area Programs, Office of Environmental 
Restoration.
[FR Doc. 94-7559 Filed 3-29-94; 8:45 am]
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