[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 152 (Tuesday, August 8, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 40386]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-19444]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 Fish and Wildlife Service


Notice of Availability of the Final Sharon Steel Damage 
Settlement: A Conceptual Restoration Plan and Request for Project 
Proposals

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability and request for project proposals.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announces the 
availability of the Final Conceptual Restoration Plan for restoration 
of migratory bird resources injured by the release of hazardous 
materials from the Sharon Steel and Midvale Slag Superfund sites, along 
the Jordan River in Salt Lake County, Utah. The Conceptual Restoration 
Plan outlines a process for preparing, identifying and selecting 
cooperative riparian habitat restoration projects and includes 
application requirements. Project proposals are due by November 1, 
1995.

DATES: Cooperative project proposals will be accepted until November 1, 
1995.

ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the Final Conceptual Restoration Plan 
and submission of project proposals or materials may be made to: U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service, Salt Lake City Field Office, Lincoln Plaza, 
145 East 1300 South, Suite 404, Salt Lake City, Utah 84115.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert D. Williams, Assistant Field Supervisor, or Brandt Gutermuth, 
environmental contaminants program, Salt Lake City Field Office (see 
ADDRESSES section) telephone 801-524-5001 ext. 139.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1991, the Department of the Interior and 
the Fish and Wildlife Service received a $2.3 million damage settlement 
in compensation for injuries to migratory birds and endangered species 
along the Jordan River, Utah, caused by the release of hazardous 
substances from the Sharon Steel and Midvale Slag Superfund sites. 
Under Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
Act (CERCLA) guidelines, the Service must use this money to restore, 
replace, or acquire the equivalent of the trust resources injured on 
site and/or by contaminants released from the site.
    The Final Conceptual Restoration Plan was developed in cooperation 
and coordination with the State of Utah under authority of a 1991 
Memorandum of Understanding and was developed in accordance with 
Natural Resource Damage Assessment regulations promulgated by the 
Department and codified at 43 CFR part 11. Announcement of the Draft 
Conceptual Restoration Plan was published in the Federal Register on 
January 24, 1995, and a public review period extended from that date to 
March 31, 1995. The Final Conceptual Restoration Plan has been revised 
to reflect comments received during this review period.
    The Conceptual Restoration Plan for the Sharon Steel and Midvale 
Slag Superfund sites in Salt Lake County proposes natural resource 
restoration through Service partnerships with Federal, State, and local 
governments, as well as the environmental community. The Plan provides 
background on injuries to trust resources in the Jordan River system, 
identifies priority restoration activities, and presents a process for 
preparing, identifying, and selecting specific cooperative restoration 
projects. Once specific projects have been selected, a draft 
Restoration Plan will be prepared and made available for public review 
and comment. Project implementation will begin after this Restoration 
Plan is finalized and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 
requirements are met.
    Interested members of the public and potential project applicants 
are invited to review the Final Conceptual Restoration Plan and to 
submit proposals. In Utah, copies are available at the Service's 
Ecological Services Office in Salt Lake City (see ADDRESSES section), 
the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Environmental 
Response and Remediation (168 North 1950 West, Salt Lake City, 84116), 
and the Salt Lake City Library.

    Dated: August 1, 1995.
Terry T. Terrell,
Acting Regional Director, Region 6, Denver, Colorado.
[FR Doc. 95-19444 Filed 8-7-95; 8:45 am]
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