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Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge,
in northeastern North Carolina, consists
of approximately 5,800 acres of ocean
beach, barrier dunes, salt marshes, fresh
and brackish water ponds and
impoundments, as well as tidal creeks
and bays. These habitats support a
variety of wildlife species including
waterfowl, shorebirds, wading birds, sea
turtles, and neotropical migratory
songbirds.
Authority: This notice is published under
the authority of the National Wildlife Refuge
System Improvement Act of 1997, Public
Law 105–57.
Dated: May 3, 2006.
Cynthia K. Dohner,
Acting Regional Director.
Editorial Note: This document was
received at the Office of the Federal Register
on October 23, 2006.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Notice of Availability, Draft Restoration
Plan and Environmental Assessment
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service), on behalf of the
Department of the Interior (DOI), as the
natural resource trustee, announces the
release for public review of the Draft
Natural Resource Damages Restoration
Plan and Environmental Assessment
(RP/EA) for the John Heinz National
Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum (JHNWR).
The Draft RP/EA presents a preferred
alternative that compensates for impacts
to natural resources caused by: (1) The
release of oil at the JHNWR; and (2) the
release of hazardous substances from
the Publicker Industries Inc. National
Priorities List Superfund Site. Natural
resource damages received from the
impacts from the release of oil and
hazardous substances are being
combined and used for restoration
activities at the JHNWR.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before November 27,
2006.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the RP/EA are
available for review during office hours
at: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, John
Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at
Tinicum, 8601 Lindbergh Boulevard,
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19153, and
online at https://heinz.fws.gov. Requests
for copies of the RP/EA may be made to
the same address and to: U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Pennsylvania Field
Office, 315 South Allen Street, Suite
322, State College, Pennsylvania 16801.
Written comments or materials
regarding the RP/EA should be sent to
the State College address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melinda Turner, Environmental
Contaminants Program, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Pennsylvania Field
Office, 315 South Allen Street, Suite
322, State College, Pennsylvania 16801.
Interested parties may also call 814–
234–4090 or e-mail
Melinda_Turner@fws.gov for further
information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In July
2005, the DOI, acting as natural resource
Trustee, reached a natural resource
damages settlement in the amount of
$865,000 for natural resource injuries
associated with the discharge of oil that
occurred on February 2, 2000, at the
JHNWR. The discharge of oil and the
remedial activities injured Service trust
resources (migratory birds and Federal
lands).
In addition, the DOI reached two
settlement agreements between 1989
and 1996 for natural resource injuries
associated with the Publicker Industries
Inc. Superfund Site, located
approximately 7 miles upstream from
the JHNWR. Natural resource injuries
associated with the Publicker Site
included injuries to Service trust
resources (migratory birds and
anadromous fish) from the discharge of
hazardous substances. Because of the
similar resource injuries associated with
the sites, an opportunity exists to
combine the Sunoco settlement funds
with those acquired from the
settlements from the nearby Publicker
Superfund Site to create a larger-scale
restoration action. The combined funds
available for restoration activities from
the oil release and Publicker settlements
total $1,523,845. Restoration projects
proposed in the Draft RP/EA include
wetland restoration at the JHNWR.
The RP/EA is being released in
accordance with the Oil Pollution Act of
1990, (33 U.S.C. et seq.), the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act of 1980 as amended, commonly
known as Superfund, (42 U.S.C. 9601 et
seq.), the Natural Resource Damage
Assessment Regulations found at 43
CFR, part 11, and the National
Environmental Policy Act. It is intended
to describe and evaluate the Trustee’s
proposal to restore natural resources
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injured by the release of oil at the
JHNWR and release of hazardous
substances from the Publicker National
Priorities List Superfund Site.
The RP/EA describes and compares a
reasonable number of habitat restoration
alternatives. Restoration projects which
provide similar services as those
impacted by the release of oil and
hazardous substances and coincide with
the primary goals of the JHNWR are
preferred. Based on an evaluation of the
various restoration alternatives, the
preferred alternative consists of
removing filled material to restore
freshwater tidal wetland at the JHNWR.
Restoration of wetlands will compensate
for injuries to natural resources,
including migratory birds, migratory
bird habitat, anadromous fish, and
Federal lands.
Interested members of the public are
invited to review and comment on the
RP/EA. Copies of the RP/EA are
available for review at the John Heinz
National Wildlife Refuge, 8601
Lindbergh Boulevard, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania 19153, and online at
https://heinz.fws.gov. Requests for copies
of the RP/EA may be made to the same
address and to the Service’s
Pennsylvania Field Office at 315 South
Allen Street, Suite 322, State College,
Pennsylvania 16801. Written comments
will be considered and addressed in the
final RP/EA at the conclusion of the
restoration planning process.
Author: The primary author of this
notice is Melinda Turner, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Pennsylvania Field
Office, 315 South Allen Street, Suite
322, State College, Pennsylvania 16801.
Authority: The authority for this action is
the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, (33 U.S.C. et
seq.), the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of
1980 as amended, commonly known as
Superfund, (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), and the
Natural Resource Damage Assessment
Regulations found at 43 CFR part 11.
Dated: September 15, 2006.
Anthony D. Leger,
Acting Regional Director, Region 5, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the
Interior, DOI Designated Authorized Official.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Notice of Availability, Draft Restoration Plan and Environmental
Assessment
AGENCY: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), on behalf of the
Department of the Interior (DOI), as the natural resource trustee,
announces the release for public review of the Draft Natural Resource
Damages Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment (RP/EA) for the
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum (JHNWR). The Draft RP/EA
presents a preferred alternative that compensates for impacts to
natural resources caused by: (1) The release of oil at the JHNWR; and
(2) the release of hazardous substances from the Publicker Industries
Inc. National Priorities List Superfund Site. Natural resource damages
received from the impacts from the release of oil and hazardous
substances are being combined and used for restoration activities at
the JHNWR.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before November 27,
2006.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the RP/EA are available for review during office
hours at: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, John Heinz National Wildlife
Refuge at Tinicum, 8601 Lindbergh Boulevard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19153, and online at https://heinz.fws.gov. Requests for copies of the
RP/EA may be made to the same address and to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Pennsylvania Field Office, 315 South Allen Street, Suite 322,
State College, Pennsylvania 16801.
Written comments or materials regarding the RP/EA should be sent to
the State College address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melinda Turner, Environmental
Contaminants Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pennsylvania
Field Office, 315 South Allen Street, Suite 322, State College,
Pennsylvania 16801. Interested parties may also call 814-234-4090 or e-
mail Melinda--Turner@fws.gov for further information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In July 2005, the DOI, acting as natural
resource Trustee, reached a natural resource damages settlement in the
amount of $865,000 for natural resource injuries associated with the
discharge of oil that occurred on February 2, 2000, at the JHNWR. The
discharge of oil and the remedial activities injured Service trust
resources (migratory birds and Federal lands).
In addition, the DOI reached two settlement agreements between 1989
and 1996 for natural resource injuries associated with the Publicker
Industries Inc. Superfund Site, located approximately 7 miles upstream
from the JHNWR. Natural resource injuries associated with the Publicker
Site included injuries to Service trust resources (migratory birds and
anadromous fish) from the discharge of hazardous substances. Because of
the similar resource injuries associated with the sites, an opportunity
exists to combine the Sunoco settlement funds with those acquired from
the settlements from the nearby Publicker Superfund Site to create a
larger-scale restoration action. The combined funds available for
restoration activities from the oil release and Publicker settlements
total $1,523,845. Restoration projects proposed in the Draft RP/EA
include wetland restoration at the JHNWR.
The RP/EA is being released in accordance with the Oil Pollution
Act of 1990, (33 U.S.C. et seq.), the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 as amended, commonly
known as Superfund, (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), the Natural Resource
Damage Assessment Regulations found at 43 CFR, part 11, and the
National Environmental Policy Act. It is intended to describe and
evaluate the Trustee's proposal to restore natural resources injured by
the release of oil at the JHNWR and release of hazardous substances
from the Publicker National Priorities List Superfund Site.
The RP/EA describes and compares a reasonable number of habitat
restoration alternatives. Restoration projects which provide similar
services as those impacted by the release of oil and hazardous
substances and coincide with the primary goals of the JHNWR are
preferred. Based on an evaluation of the various restoration
alternatives, the preferred alternative consists of removing filled
material to restore freshwater tidal wetland at the JHNWR. Restoration
of wetlands will compensate for injuries to natural resources,
including migratory birds, migratory bird habitat, anadromous fish, and
Federal lands.
Interested members of the public are invited to review and comment
on the RP/EA. Copies of the RP/EA are available for review at the John
Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, 8601 Lindbergh Boulevard, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania 19153, and online at https://heinz.fws.gov. Requests for
copies of the RP/EA may be made to the same address and to the
Service's Pennsylvania Field Office at 315 South Allen Street, Suite
322, State College, Pennsylvania 16801. Written comments will be
considered and addressed in the final RP/EA at the conclusion of the
restoration planning process.
Author: The primary author of this notice is Melinda Turner, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Pennsylvania Field Office, 315 South Allen
Street, Suite 322, State College, Pennsylvania 16801.
Authority: The authority for this action is the Oil Pollution
Act of 1990, (33 U.S.C. et seq.), the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 as amended,
commonly known as Superfund, (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), and the
Natural Resource Damage Assessment Regulations found at 43 CFR part
11.
Dated: September 15, 2006.
Anthony D. Leger,
Acting Regional Director, Region 5, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
U.S. Department of the Interior, DOI Designated Authorized Official.
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