[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 73 (Monday, April 17, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19237-19238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-9429]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Notice of Wetland Involvement for Operable Unit 5 Pilot Plant 
Drainage Ditch Project at the Fernald Environmental Management Project

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE), Fernald Area Office.

ACTION: Notice of wetland involvement.

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SUMMARY: This is to give notice of DOE's proposal to install a concrete 
sump and sump pump at the outfall of the Pilot Plant drainage line 
along with piping directed to the Advanced Wastewater Treatment (AWWT) 
facility, at the Fernald Environmental Management Project (FEMP), 
located approximately 18 miles (29 kilometers) northwest of downtown 
Cincinnati, Ohio. This activity will involve a wetland area in Hamilton 
County, Ohio. In accordance with 10 CFR 1022, DOE will prepare a 
Wetland Assessment and conduct the proposed action in such a manner to 
avoid or minimize potential harm to or within the affected wetland 
area.

DATES: Written comments must be received by the DOE at the following 
address on or before May 2, 1995.

ADDRESSES: For further information on this proposed action, contact: 
Mr. Wally Quaider, Acting Associate Director, Office of Safety and 
Assessment, U.S. Department of Energy, Fernald Area Office, P.O. Box 
538705, Cincinnati, Ohio 45253-8705. Phone: (513) 648-3137, Facsimile: 
(513) 648-3077.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on general DOE 
wetland and floodplain environmental review requirements, contact: Ms. 
Carol M. Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA Policy and Assistance, EH-
42, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20585. Phone: (202) 586-4600 or 1-800-472-2756.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed activity would reduce or 
eliminate risks to human health and the environment through the 
collection and treatment of radiologically and 
[[Page 19238]] chemically contaminated seepage. Included is the 
installation of a sump within the drainage ditch to contain seepage 
from a plugged abandoned outfall line, and a pump and associated piping 
to direct the effluent to the AWWT. Slightly under 0.5 acres of 
wetlands would be affected. Wetland impacts would occur from 
installation of the sump and equipment movement, 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 wetlands 
assessment for this proposed DOE action.

    Issued in Miamisburg, Ohio on April 3, 1995.
J. Phil Hamric,
Manager, Ohio Field Office.
[FR Doc. 95-9429 Filed 4-14-95; 8:45 am]
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