[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 228 (Wednesday, November 26, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63135-63136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-31035]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army
Corps of Engineers


Availability of a Proposed Plan for the Formerly Utilized Sites 
Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP)

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: During the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, the Ashland 1 (including 
Seaway Area D) and Ashland 2 Sites became contaminated as a result of 
disposal and relocation of residues from uranium processing, performed 
in support of the nation's early atomic energy program, at the Linde 
Site. The sites are being addressed under the Formerly Utilized Sites 
Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP). In December 1989, the U.S. Department 
of Energy (DOE) published a Notice of Intent to complete a Remedial 
Investigation/Feasibility Study-Environmental Impact Statement (RI/FS-
EIS) for the Tonawanda (Ashland 1, 2, Seaway D, and Linde) Site. Since 
the issuance of that notice, DOE established a policy in June 1994 of 
incorporating National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) values into 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act 
(CERCLA) documentation. In accordance with that policy, likewise, the 
Corps does not intend to issue a separate Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Tonawanda Site. The Proposed Plan summarizes the 
findings of the Remedial Investigation and Feasibility

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Study and identifies the preferred alternative for Ashland 1 (including 
Seaway Area D) and Ashland 2. The preferred alternative includes: 
Complete Excavation with Offsite Disposal of radioactively contaminated 
materials that exceed the 40 picocurie per gram Thorium-230 guideline. 
The Administrative Record file was established to support the Remedial 
Investigation and Feasibility Study at Ashland 1 and Ashland 2. The 
Administrative Record is a compendium of documentation that is compiled 
progressively throughout the decision-making process. The file contains 
documentation that will be relied upon in issuing a Record of Decision 
for Ashland 1 and Ashland 2. This notice establishes a 60-day public 
comment period for the Proposed Plan for Ashland 1 and Ashland 2, 
beginning November 10, 1997 and lasting through January 9, 1998. 
Written comments will be accepted anytime during this comment period 
and both oral and written comments will be accepted at a public 
meeting, which is scheduled to be held 7 to 9 p.m. on December 17, 
1997, at the Phillip Sheridan Building, 3200 Elmwood Avenue, Kenmore, 
NY.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Copies of the Proposed Plan and further information may be requested 
from: U.S. Corps of Engineers, FUSRAP Public Information Center, 70 
Pearce Avenue, Tonawanda, NY 14150, Telephone (716) 871-9660, ATTN: Ms. 
Sarah Snyder. Hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through 
Thursday, and 9:00 a.m. to noon on Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written comments will be accepted if 
postmarked by January 8 at the following address: U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers, FUSRAP Public Information Center, 70 Pearce Avenue, 
Tonawanda, NY 14150, ATTN: Ms. Sarah Snyder.
Gregory D. Showalter,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-31035 Filed 11-25-97; 8:45 am]
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