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[FR Doc No: 94-25755]


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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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