Notice of Public Comment Period Proposed Plan North

Notice of Public Comment Period Proposed Plan North Landfill Area, FTG-01 Fort Gillem, Forest Park, Georgia The Department of the Army invites the public to review and comment on the Proposed Plan (PP) for the North Landfill Area, FTG-01, at Fort Gillem in Forest Park, Georgia. The PP presents the U.S. Army's (Army) preferred alternatives to address contaminated groundwater at FTG-01. The PP describes investigations, risk assessments, cleanup activities, and risk to human health at the FTG-01 Site. The PP is issued by the Army as the lead agency for cleanup at the FTG-01 Site in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division, as support agency, and in accordance with the public participation requirements of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq. as amended) Section 117(a) and under 40 CFR Section 300.430(f)(2) of the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan. The preferred alternative for groundwater at FTG-01 is Enhanced Bioremediation with Monitored Natural Attenuation and Institutional Controls. Enhanced Bioremediation consists of the injection of nutrients and contaminant degrading microorganisms into the subsurface to accelerate the natural biodegradation of contaminants. Natural attenuation is defined as a variety of physical, chemical, and biological processes that, under favorable conditions, act without human intervention to reduce the mass, toxicity, mobility, volume, or concentration of contaminants in groundwater. Groundwater monitoring and institutional controls will be implemented and monitored to achieve protection of human health and the environment until groundwater concentrations meet federal cleanup criteria. Interested members of the public may review and comment on the PP during a 30-day Public Comment Period, from February 25 to March 26, 2021. The PP may be reviewed online at the following link: https://www.sas.usace.army.mil/About/Divisions-and-Offices/Planning-Division/Plans-and-Reports/. Written comments on the PP may be sent to Mr. Tom Lineer, BRAC Field Branch (DAIN-ISE) Chief, at thomas.a.lineer.civ@mail.mil. Comments must be received no later than midnight of the last day of the comment period to be considered. The Army will schedule a public meeting should the public express sufficient interest. The public will be notified of the date, time, and location of the meeting through a notice in The Atlanta Journal Constitution. 2/24/21