Federal Register: December 28, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 249)
DOCID: FR Doc E6-22287
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
NOTICE: NOTICES
ACTION: Natural resource damage assessment plans; availability, etc.:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of availability.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Notice of Availability, Preassessment Screen
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), on behalf of the Department of the Interior (DOI) as a natural resource trustee, announces the release to the public of the Natural Resource Damages Preassessment Screen for Onondaga Lake, Onondaga County, New York.
Federal regulations at 43 CFR 11.23(a) require Natural Resource Trustees to complete a preassessment screen (PAS) and make a determination as to whether a Natural Resources Damages Assessment (NRDA) shall be carried out at a site, before assessment efforts are undertaken under the regulations. The Onondaga Lake PAS document fulfills that requirement for the Onondaga Lake Superfund Site and follows the structure of Federal Regulations at 43 CFR part 11.
The purpose of the PAS is to provide a rapid review of the readily available information on releases of hazardous substances and potential impacts on natural resources in Onondaga Lake and subsites for which the DOI may assert trusteeship under section 107(f) of CERCLA.
SUMMARY:
Onondaga Lake, Onondaga County, NY,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
The PAS is being released in accordance with the CERCLA 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.
Author: The primary author of this notice is Ken Karwowski, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, New York Field Office, 3817 Luker Road, Cortland, NY 13045.
Authority: The authority for this action is the CERCLA 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: October 24, 2006.
Richard O. Bennett,
Acting Regional Director Region 5, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, DOI
Designated Authorized Official, U.S. Department of the Interior. [FR Doc. E622287 Filed 122706; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 431055P
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Ken Karwowski, at address under
ADDRESSES, by phone at 6077539334 or by email at
Ken_Karwowski@fws.gov.