[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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