[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 122 (Monday, June 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32455-32456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-15818]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Notice of Availability of the Damage Assessment Plan, Phase II 
Injury Quantification, Damage Determination for the Coeur d'Alene Basin 
Natural Resource Damage Assessment

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of 30 day comment period.

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SUMMARY: Notice is given that the document entitled, ``Coeur d'Alene 
Basin Natural Resource Damage Assessment Plan, Phase II Injury 
Quantification, Damage Determination (The Plan) will be available for 
public review and comment on the date of publication in the Federal 
Register . The U.S. Department of the Interior, Coeur d`Alene Tribe, 
and USDA Forest Service are trustees (The Trustees) for natural 
resources and are conducting a Natural Resource Damage Assessment for 
injuries to trust resources in the Coeur d'Alene River Basin.

DATES: Written comments on the plan must be submitted on or before July 
24, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of The Plan may be made to:

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 911 NE 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97232-
4181
Coeur d'Alene Tribe, 424 Old Sherman Avenue, Suite 306, Old City Hall, 
Coeur d'Alene , ID 83814
Bureau of Land Management, 1808 N. 3rd Street, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814
USDA Forest Service, 200 East Broadway, P.O. Box 76699
Missoula, MT 59807.

    Comments on the plan should be sent to the Coeur d'Alene Tribe at 
the address listed above. The Tribe will then be providing copies of 
all comments to the other trustees.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Trustees are undertaking Phase II of an 
assessment of suspected damages resulting from the injury to the 
natural resources of the Coeur d'Alene Basin which have been exposed to 
hazardous substances associated with mining activities. This exposure 
has caused injury Resultant damages to trustees resources will be 
assessed under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) as amended.
    The Trustees are following the guidance of the Natural Resource 
Damage Assessment Regulations (the regulations) found in 43 CFR part 
11. The public review of The Plan announced by this notice is provided 
for in CFR 11.32(c) of the regulations.
    Interested members of the public are invited to review and comment 
on The Plan. Copies are available for review at many community 
libraries in the Coeur d'Alene Basin, or one may obtain a copy from 
Trustee offices in the Coeur d'Alene area. All written comments will be 
considered by the Trustees, and included in the Report of Assessment, 
at the conclusion of this damage assessment process. Phase I Injury 
Determination was offered separately for public review and comment in 
November 1993. Separating the phases of the damage assessment plan for 
individual treatment allows The Trustees to work on the assessment in a 
logical progression, consistent with the regulations.


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    Dated: June 14, 1996.
Thomas Dwyer,
Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland 
Oregon.
[FR Doc. 96-15818 Filed 6-21-96; 8:45 am]
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