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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R3–ES–2008–N0079; 30120–8312–
0463]
Assessment Plan for Natural
Resources Injured by Releases of
Hazardous Substances From Dow
Chemical Company’s Midland, MI,
Plant on the Tittabawassee River
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of draft
assessment plan; request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife
Service (FWS), announce the release for
public review of the April 2008, Natural
Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA)
Plan for the Tittabawassee River System
Assessment Area—Public Release Draft
(Assessment Plan). The Assessment
Plan was developed by the
Tittabawassee River Natural Resource
Trustee Council in order to assess
injuries to natural resources resulting
from the releases of hazardous
substances at and from Dow Chemical
Company’s plant on the Tittabawassee
River in Midland County, Michigan.
The Assessment Plan describes the
proposed approach for determining and
quantifying natural resource injuries
and calculating damages associated with
these injuries. We invite all interested
parties to submit comments on the
Assessment Plan.
DATES: We must receive written
comments on or before May 27, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
the NRDA Trustee Coordinator, East
Lansing Field Office, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 2651 Coolidge Road,
Suite 101, East Lansing, MI 48823;
telephone (517) 351–2555; and facsimile
(517) 351–1443. To obtain a review
copy, see ‘‘Obtaining a Review Copy’’
under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa
Williams, (517) 351–8324.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On behalf
of the Department of the Interior (DOI),
the State of Michigan, and the Saginaw
Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan, we
announce the release for public review
of the Natural Resource Damage
Assessment (NRDA) Plan for the
Tittabawassee River System Assessment
Area—Public Release Draft (Assessment
Plan). The Assessment Plan was
developed by the Tittabawassee River
Natural Resource Trustee Council
(Trustees), consisting of representatives
of FWS; Bureau of Indian Affairs, DOI;
Michigan Department of Environmental
Quality, Michigan Department of
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Natural Resources, Michigan Attorney
General, and the Saginaw Chippewa
Indian Tribe of Michigan, to assess
injuries to natural resources resulting
from the releases of hazardous
substances at and from Dow Chemical
Company’s (Dow) plant on the
Tittabawasee River in Midland County,
Michigan.
The Trustees, pursuant to section
107(f) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act (CERCLA), as
amended (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and
other applicable Federal, State and
tribal laws, may act on behalf of the
public to pursue natural resource
damages for injury to, destruction of, or
loss of natural resources resulting from
the release of hazardous substances to
the environment. Under CERCLA, sums
recovered by trustees as damages shall
be used to restore, rehabilitate, replace,
or acquire the equivalent of such natural
resources.
In November 2006, the Trustees
issued a preassessment screen and
determination for the Tittabawassee
River System Assessment Area in
accordance with the Federal regulations
for NRDAs (43 CFR part 11). The
preassessment screen documents the
Trustees’ determination that conditions
warrant a NRDA. The next step is the
issuance of an Assessment Plan. The
Assessment Plan developed by the
Trustees is intended to describe how the
Trustees will assess injuries to natural
resources resulting from releases of
hazardous substances at and from the
Dow plant property. The Assessment
Plan describes the proposed approach
for determining and quantifying natural
resource injuries and calculations
damages associated with these injuries.
By developing an Assessment Plan, the
Trustees can ensure that the NRDA will
be completed at a reasonable cost. The
Trustees intend to conduct elements of
the assessment cooperatively with Dow.
The Trustees have entered into a
funding and participation agreement
with Dow that is available on the FWS
Web site listed above. The agreement
specifies how parts of the NRDA can be
conducted cooperatively with Dow. The
Trustees envision an assessment based
on a combination of Dow-implemented
cooperative work, Trustee-implemented
cooperative work, and (as needed to
accomplish Trustee goals) independent
Trustee work.
Obtaining a Review Copy
The Assessment Plan is available for
review by appointment during normal
business hours from the following
officials at their office locations:
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(1) East Lansing, MI: Lisa Williams,
East Lansing Field Office, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 2651 Coolidge Road,
Suite 101, East Lansing, MI 48823;
phone: (517) 351–8324.
(2) Washington, DC: Al Sedik, Bureau
of Indian Affairs, Division of
Environmental and Cultural Resources
Management, 1849 C Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20240; phone: (202)
208–5474.
(3) Mt. Pleasant, MI: Sally Kniffen,
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, 7070
E. Broadway, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858;
phone: (989) 775–4015.
The Assessment Plan is also available
for review on the Internet at https://
www.fws.gov/midwest/
TittabawasseeRiverNRDA/.
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your comment, be advised that your
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personal indentifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold from public review your
personal identifying information, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Dated: April 8, 2008.
Chris Jensen,
Acting Regional Director, Region 3, Fort
Snelling, Minnesota.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R3-ES-2008-N0079; 30120-8312-0463]
Assessment Plan for Natural Resources Injured by Releases of
Hazardous Substances From Dow Chemical Company's Midland, MI, Plant on
the Tittabawassee River
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of draft assessment plan; request for
comments.
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SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), announce the release
for public review of the April 2008, Natural Resource Damage Assessment
(NRDA) Plan for the Tittabawassee River System Assessment Area--Public
Release Draft (Assessment Plan). The Assessment Plan was developed by
the Tittabawassee River Natural Resource Trustee Council in order to
assess injuries to natural resources resulting from the releases of
hazardous substances at and from Dow Chemical Company's plant on the
Tittabawassee River in Midland County, Michigan. The Assessment Plan
describes the proposed approach for determining and quantifying natural
resource injuries and calculating damages associated with these
injuries. We invite all interested parties to submit comments on the
Assessment Plan.
DATES: We must receive written comments on or before May 27, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to the NRDA Trustee Coordinator, East
Lansing Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2651 Coolidge
Road, Suite 101, East Lansing, MI 48823; telephone (517) 351-2555; and
facsimile (517) 351-1443. To obtain a review copy, see ``Obtaining a
Review Copy'' under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Williams, (517) 351-8324.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On behalf of the Department of the Interior
(DOI), the State of Michigan, and the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of
Michigan, we announce the release for public review of the Natural
Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Plan for the Tittabawassee River
System Assessment Area--Public Release Draft (Assessment Plan). The
Assessment Plan was developed by the Tittabawassee River Natural
Resource Trustee Council (Trustees), consisting of representatives of
FWS; Bureau of Indian Affairs, DOI; Michigan Department of
Environmental Quality, Michigan Department of
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Natural Resources, Michigan Attorney General, and the Saginaw Chippewa
Indian Tribe of Michigan, to assess injuries to natural resources
resulting from the releases of hazardous substances at and from Dow
Chemical Company's (Dow) plant on the Tittabawasee River in Midland
County, Michigan.
The Trustees, pursuant to section 107(f) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), as
amended (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and other applicable Federal, State
and tribal laws, may act on behalf of the public to pursue natural
resource damages for injury to, destruction of, or loss of natural
resources resulting from the release of hazardous substances to the
environment. Under CERCLA, sums recovered by trustees as damages shall
be used to restore, rehabilitate, replace, or acquire the equivalent of
such natural resources.
In November 2006, the Trustees issued a preassessment screen and
determination for the Tittabawassee River System Assessment Area in
accordance with the Federal regulations for NRDAs (43 CFR part 11). The
preassessment screen documents the Trustees' determination that
conditions warrant a NRDA. The next step is the issuance of an
Assessment Plan. The Assessment Plan developed by the Trustees is
intended to describe how the Trustees will assess injuries to natural
resources resulting from releases of hazardous substances at and from
the Dow plant property. The Assessment Plan describes the proposed
approach for determining and quantifying natural resource injuries and
calculations damages associated with these injuries. By developing an
Assessment Plan, the Trustees can ensure that the NRDA will be
completed at a reasonable cost. The Trustees intend to conduct elements
of the assessment cooperatively with Dow. The Trustees have entered
into a funding and participation agreement with Dow that is available
on the FWS Web site listed above. The agreement specifies how parts of
the NRDA can be conducted cooperatively with Dow. The Trustees envision
an assessment based on a combination of Dow-implemented cooperative
work, Trustee-implemented cooperative work, and (as needed to
accomplish Trustee goals) independent Trustee work.
Obtaining a Review Copy
The Assessment Plan is available for review by appointment during
normal business hours from the following officials at their office
locations:
(1) East Lansing, MI: Lisa Williams, East Lansing Field Office,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2651 Coolidge Road, Suite 101, East
Lansing, MI 48823; phone: (517) 351-8324.
(2) Washington, DC: Al Sedik, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Division of
Environmental and Cultural Resources Management, 1849 C Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20240; phone: (202) 208-5474.
(3) Mt. Pleasant, MI: Sally Kniffen, Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe,
7070 E. Broadway, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858; phone: (989) 775-4015.
The Assessment Plan is also available for review on the Internet at
https://www.fws.gov/midwest/TittabawasseeRiverNRDA/.
Public Comment Availability
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or
other personal indentifying information in your comment, be advised
that your entire comment--including your personal indentifying
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can
ask us in your comment to withhold from public review your personal
identifying information, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do
so.
Dated: April 8, 2008.
Chris Jensen,
Acting Regional Director, Region 3, Fort Snelling, Minnesota.
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