[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 83 (Friday, April 30, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 23288] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-10890] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Notice of Wetland Involvement AGENCY: Chicago Operations Office, DOE. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: DOE is conducting a corrective action program at Argonne National Laboratory-East (ANL-E) as required by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). As part of the corrective action program, DOE proposes to reroute a portion of a drainage ditch in order to place a protective cap on a former landfill. This action would eliminate small wetland areas along the edges of the drainage ditch. In accordance with DOE regulations for Compliance with Floodplains/ Wetlands Environmental Review Requirements (10 CFR 1022), DOE will prepare a wetlands assessment for this proposed action and will consider options to enhance the ecological functioning of the drainage ditch. DATES: Comments are due to the address below no later than May 17, 1999. ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Timothy S. Crawford, Manager, Argonne Group, U.S. Department of Energy, Chicago Operations Office, 9800 S. Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439. (630) 252-2436. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS PROPOSED ACTION, CONTACT: Timothy S. Crawford, Manager, Argonne Group, U.S. Department of Energy, 9800 S. Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439, Phone: (630) 252-2264, Fax: (630) 252- 2361. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON GENERAL DOE WETLAND ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW REQUIREMENTS, CONTACT: Dr. W. Sedgefield White, Chicago Operations Office, U.S. Department of Energy, 9800 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439, Phone (630) 252-2101, Fax: (630) 252-2835. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Remediation at the former 319 Landfill requires construction of an access road and two new channels to improve storm water drainage and reduce erosion in the area. This proposed action would impact the northern edge of a small storm water ditch with a total area between 270 and 450 square feet (about 90 feet long and three to five feet wide). Water is retained in the ditch during and after storm events and this area fosters the growth of three common wetland species that typically grow in disturbed sites and poor quality wetlands: cattail (Typha angustifolia), bulrush (Scirpus atrovirens), and spike rush (Eleocharis erythropoda). The effect of the proposed action on the storm water drainage ditch will be assessed and options to enhance the ecological functioning of the drainage ditch will be considered. Issued in Argonne, Illinois on 21st day of April, 1999 Robert L. San Martin, Manager, Chicago Operations Office. [FR Doc. 99-10890 Filed 4-29-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P