Notice of Availability, Draft Natural Resource Restoration Plan and National Environmental Policy Act Environmental Assessment for the W.R. Grace Superfund Site, Wayne Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, 42412 [E6-11910]
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Dated: June 9, 2006.
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Notice of Availability, Draft Natural
Resource Restoration Plan and
National Environmental Policy Act
Environmental Assessment for the
W.R. Grace Superfund Site, Wayne
Township, Passaic County, New
Jersey
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comments.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service), on behalf of the
Department of the Interior (DOI) as a
Natural Resource Trustee (Trustee),
announces the release for public review
of the Draft Natural Resource
Restoration Plan and National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
Environmental Assessment (RP/EA) for
the W.R. Grace Superfund Site, Wayne
Township, Passaic County, New Jersey.
The Draft RP/EA describes the DOI’s
proposal to restore natural resources
injured as a result of contamination at
the W.R. Grace Superfund Site.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before August 25, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the
Draft RP/EA may be made by mail or in
person to: Clay Stern, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, New Jersey Field
Office, 927 North Main Street,
Pleasantville, New Jersey, 08232.
Written comments or materials
regarding the Draft RP/EA should be
sent to the same address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clay
Stern, Environmental Contaminants
Branch, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
New Jersey Field Office, 927 North Main
Street, Pleasantville, New Jersey, 08232.
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Interested parties may also call 609–
646–9310, extension 27 or electronic
mail to clay_stern@fws.gov for further
information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
authority of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA) of 1980 as amended (42
U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), commonly known
as Superfund, ‘‘* * *[Trustees] may
assess damages to natural resources
resulting from a discharge of oil or a
release of a hazardous substance * * *
and may seek to recover those
damages.’’ Natural resource damage
assessments are separate from the
cleanup actions undertaken at a
hazardous waste site, and provide a
process whereby the Trustees can
determine the proper compensation to
the public for injury to natural
resources. At the W.R. Grace Superfund
Site in Wayne Township, Passaic
County, New Jersey, DOI was the sole
natural resource trustee involved in the
Federal Government’s settlement with
W.R. Grace & Company—Connecticut
(Civil Action No. 98–2045). The Service,
acting on behalf of the DOI, determined
that the primary injuries to trust
resources resulting from site-related
contamination and response actions
were reduced quality and quantity of
habitat for migratory birds and other
wildlife. Trust resources that utilize
these habitats were adversely affected
through pathways such as food source
contamination or reduced abundance
and diversity of food supply due to
impacts on the Sheffield Brook benthic
community. The settlement of $270,000
was designated for restoration,
replacement, or acquisition of the
equivalent natural resources injured by
the release of contaminants at the site.
The Draft RP/EA is being released in
accordance with the Natural Resource
Damage Assessment Regulations found
at 43 CFR, part II. The Draft RP/EA
describes several natural resource
restoration, acquisition, and protection
alternatives identified by the DOI, and
evaluates each of the possible
alternatives based on all relevant
considerations. The DOI’s Preferred
Alternative is to use the settlement
funds to acquire and manage wildlife
habitat in perpetuity which is similar to
habitat injured at the Grace Superfund
Site. Details regarding the proposed
projects are contained in the Draft RP/
EA.
Interested members of the public are
invited to review and comment on the
Draft RP/EA. All comments received on
the Draft RP/EA will be considered and
a response provided either through
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revision of this Draft RP/EA and
incorporation into the Final Restoration
Plan and Environmental Assessment, or
by letter to the commenter.
Author
The primary author of this notice is
Clay Stern.
Authority: The authority for this action is
the CERCLA of 1980 as amended (42 U.S.C.
9601 et seq.), and implementing Natural
Resource Damage Assessment Regulations
found at 15 CFR part 990.
Dated: June 26, 2006.
Marvin E. Moriarty,
Regional Director, Region 5, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, DOI Authorized Official,
U.S. Department of the Interior.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Notice of Availability, Draft Natural Resource Restoration Plan
and National Environmental Policy Act Environmental Assessment for the
W.R. Grace Superfund Site, Wayne Township, Passaic County, New Jersey
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), on behalf of the
Department of the Interior (DOI) as a Natural Resource Trustee
(Trustee), announces the release for public review of the Draft Natural
Resource Restoration Plan and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
Environmental Assessment (RP/EA) for the W.R. Grace Superfund Site,
Wayne Township, Passaic County, New Jersey. The Draft RP/EA describes
the DOI's proposal to restore natural resources injured as a result of
contamination at the W.R. Grace Superfund Site.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before August 25, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the Draft RP/EA may be made by mail
or in person to: Clay Stern, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, New Jersey
Field Office, 927 North Main Street, Pleasantville, New Jersey, 08232.
Written comments or materials regarding the Draft RP/EA should be sent
to the same address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clay Stern, Environmental Contaminants
Branch, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, New Jersey Field Office, 927
North Main Street, Pleasantville, New Jersey, 08232. Interested parties
may also call 609-646-9310, extension 27 or electronic mail to clay_
stern@fws.gov for further information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the authority of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of
1980 as amended (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), commonly known as Superfund,
``* * *[Trustees] may assess damages to natural resources resulting
from a discharge of oil or a release of a hazardous substance * * * and
may seek to recover those damages.'' Natural resource damage
assessments are separate from the cleanup actions undertaken at a
hazardous waste site, and provide a process whereby the Trustees can
determine the proper compensation to the public for injury to natural
resources. At the W.R. Grace Superfund Site in Wayne Township, Passaic
County, New Jersey, DOI was the sole natural resource trustee involved
in the Federal Government's settlement with W.R. Grace & Company--
Connecticut (Civil Action No. 98-2045). The Service, acting on behalf
of the DOI, determined that the primary injuries to trust resources
resulting from site-related contamination and response actions were
reduced quality and quantity of habitat for migratory birds and other
wildlife. Trust resources that utilize these habitats were adversely
affected through pathways such as food source contamination or reduced
abundance and diversity of food supply due to impacts on the Sheffield
Brook benthic community. The settlement of $270,000 was designated for
restoration, replacement, or acquisition of the equivalent natural
resources injured by the release of contaminants at the site.
The Draft RP/EA is being released in accordance with the Natural
Resource Damage Assessment Regulations found at 43 CFR, part II. The
Draft RP/EA describes several natural resource restoration,
acquisition, and protection alternatives identified by the DOI, and
evaluates each of the possible alternatives based on all relevant
considerations. The DOI's Preferred Alternative is to use the
settlement funds to acquire and manage wildlife habitat in perpetuity
which is similar to habitat injured at the Grace Superfund Site.
Details regarding the proposed projects are contained in the Draft RP/
EA.
Interested members of the public are invited to review and comment
on the Draft RP/EA. All comments received on the Draft RP/EA will be
considered and a response provided either through revision of this
Draft RP/EA and incorporation into the Final Restoration Plan and
Environmental Assessment, or by letter to the commenter.
Author
The primary author of this notice is Clay Stern.
Authority: The authority for this action is the CERCLA of 1980
as amended (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), and implementing Natural
Resource Damage Assessment Regulations found at 15 CFR part 990.
Dated: June 26, 2006.
Marvin E. Moriarty,
Regional Director, Region 5, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, DOI
Authorized Official, U.S. Department of the Interior.
[FR Doc. E6-11910 Filed 7-25-06; 8:45 am]
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