Pacific Southwest, Region 9: Superfund
Serving Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, the Pacific Islands, and Tribal Nations
Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine
Superfund Site
Non-Time-Critical Removal
Administrative Record Index
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This administrative record file contains the documents that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently using to identify non-time critical removal activities appropriate for the Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine Superfund site in Clearlake Oaks, California. It is presented in compact disc (CD) format. The administrative record file will be supplemented periodically. It will be complete after public comments on EPA's Proposed Plan, EPA's response to comments, the final Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis (EE/CA) and the Action Memorandum are included in the administrative record file.
This administrative record file also includes by reference the documents in the Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine Superfund Site, Elem Indian Colony Mine Waste Removal Administrative Record, October 21, 2005.
EPA welcomes questions and comments on documents contained in the administrative record file. Please contact:
| Richard Sugarek Remedial Project Manager U.S. EPA (SFD-7-2) 75 Hawthorne Street San Francisco, CA 94105-3972 (415) 972-3151 sugarek.richard@epa.gov | or: | Svetlana Zenkin Community Involvement Coordinator U.S. EPA (SFD-6-3) 75 Hawthorne Street San Francisco, CA 94105-3972 (415) 972-3085 or (800) 231-3075 zenkin.svetlana@epa.gov |
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms Used in Administrative Record Index
| ABBREVIATION | MEANING |
| ARPA | Archaeological Resources Protection Act |
| attch(s) | Attachment(s) |
| BIA | US Bureau of Indiana Affairs |
| BIA 120 | Bureau of Indiana Affairs Road 120 |
| EE/CA | Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis |
| EIC | Elem Indian Colony |
| Electronic Mail | |
| EPA | United States Environmental Protection Agency |
| ex | Exemption |
| FOIA | Freedom of Information Act |
| fr | From |
| ltr | Letter |
| Memo | Memorandum |
| mtg | Meeting |
| NTCRA | Non-Time-Critical Removal Action |
| OU | Operable unit |
| re | Regarding |
| rpt | Report |
| SBMM | Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine |
| TL | Transmittal Letter |
| w/ | With |
| w/o | Without |
Administrative Record Index
| Doc_date | Author | Addressee | Title_subject | Docid |
| 2/24/2009 | Environmental Protection Agency - Region 9 | - | (Privileged, FOIA ex 7) Priority panel enforcement readiness form, w/answers to questionnaire (Privileged document target only) | 2186301 |
| 2/24/2009 | Environmental Protection Agency - Region 9 | - | Superfund response action priority panel review form | 2186302 |
| 3/1/2009 | Environmental Protection Agency - Region 9 | - | Fact Sheet: Recovery act project activity & site description | 2186303 |
| 3/10/2009 | - | Matt Haber / Environmental Protection Agency - Region 9 | Email: Reply to environmental justice (EJ) considerations & stimulus | 2186304 |
| 3/12/2009 | Dustin Minor / Environmental Protection Agency - Region 9 | Kenneth Patterson / Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, D C | (Privileged, FOIA exs 5 & 7) Email: Enforcement issues for multiple sites, including Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine w/history & forward to M Benson, L Bradfish & T Estrada (Privileged document target only) | 2186306 |
| 4/29/2009 | Keith Takata / Environmental Protection Agency - Region 9 | Geraldine Johnson / Elem Indian Colony - Elem Pomo Tribal Office | Ltr: Confirms 5/7/09 mtg re removal action to address mine waste | 2186307 |
| 5/1/2009 | Environmental Protection Agency - Region 9 | - | Fact Sheet: BIA 120 mine waste cleanup (2009-2010) | 2186308 |
| 5/5/2009 | Richard Sugarek / Environmental Protection Agency - Region 9 | Keith Takata / Environmental Protection Agency - Region 9 | Email: Request for cost estimate re BIA 120 removal action in anticipation of power point presentation, w/history | 2186309 |
| 5/7/2009 | Richard Sugarek / Environmental Protection Agency - Region 9 | - | Mtg Notes: Elem Executive Committee mtg to discuss BIA 120 & 2006-2007 EIC non-time-critical removal action (NTCRA) | 2186311 |
| 5/7/2009 | Richard Sugarek / Environmental Protection Agency - Region 9 | - | Power point presentation re BIA 120 non-time-critical removal action (NTCRA) | 2186310 |
| 5/24/2009 | - | Keith Takata / Environmental Protection Agency - Region 9 | Email: Reply to request for recap of action items fr Elem Pomo Tribe mtg, w/history | 2186312 |
| 5/26/2009 | Kenneth Patterson / Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, D C | Kathleen Salyer / Environmental Protection Agency - Region 9 | (Privileged, FOIA ex 7) Memo: Request for fund monies for non-time-critical removal action at site (Privileged document target only) | 2186314 |
| 5/28/2009 | - | Mike Schaver / Elem Indian Colony - Elem Pomo Tribal Office | Email: Confirms that John Holson will perform cultural resource survey on 6/2/09 | 2186316 |
| 5/28/2009 | David Bunte / C H 2 M Hill, Inc | Richard Sugarek / Environmental Protection Agency - Region 9 | Email: Reply to 6/2/09 BIA 120 cultural resource survey, w/history | 2186315 |
| 6/2/2009 | Melissa Buciak / C H 2 M Hill, Inc | - | (Privileged, FOIA exs 3, 4, 5, & 6) Map: BIA Rd 120 EE/CA cultural survey field map with mark-ups, 11 x 8.5 in, 1 in = 300 ft, w/marginalia (Privileged document target only) | 2186324 |
| 6/2/2009 | Keith Takata / Environmental Protection Agency - Region 9 | Geraldine Johnson / Elem Indian Colony - Elem Pomo Tribal Office | Email: Follow-up to recent mtg re site cleanup | 2186317 |
| 6/3/2009 | Lynn Suer / Environmental Protection Agency - Region 9 Richard Sugarek / Environmental Protection Agency - Region 9 | Kathleen Salyer / Environmental Protection Agency - Region 9 | Email: Comments on memo re request for fund monies for site cleanup | 2186318 |
| 6/3/2009 | Melissa Buciak / C H 2 M Hill, Inc | John Holson / Pacific Legacy, Inc | Email: Transmits background information on EE/CA & map field markups of cultural resources, w/forward to R Sugarek fr D Bunte 6/5/09, w/o attchs | 2186322 |
| 6/3/2009 | US Dept of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs | John Holson / Pacific Legacy, Inc | Ltr: In response to 5/22/09 inquiry no ARPA permit required for proposed cultural resources survey of BIA Route 120 | 2186319 |
| 6/4/2009 | David Bunte / C H 2 M Hill, Inc | Richard Sugarek / Environmental Protection Agency - Region 9 | Email: Requests ltr of proposed BIA 120 cultural resources survey fr tribal chair, w/history | 2186320 |
| 6/5/2009 | - | John Rydzik / US Dept of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs | Email: Permission to conduct BIA 120 cultural resources survey to support EE/CA | 2186321 |
| 6/8/2009 | Keith Takata / Environmental Protection Agency - Region 9 | Kathleen Salyer / Environmental Protection Agency - Region 9 | Email: Inquiries re proposed agreement & time frames for BIA 120 (Elem Rd project) at site, w/history | 2186325 |
| 6/9/2009 | - | Larry Bradfish / Environmental Protection Agency - Region 9 | (Privileged, FOIA ex 5) Email: Reply to inquiry re proposed agreement to dispute resolution for BIA 120 NTCRA before site construction start, w/history (Privileged document target only) | 2186328 |
| 6/9/2009 | Keith Takata / Environmental Protection Agency - Region 9 | Geraldine Johnson / Elem Indian Colony - Elem Pomo Tribal Office | Email: Reply to signing document re BIA 120 NTCRA project, status of Jim & Gail Brown's house, w/history | 2186326 |
| 6/10/2009 | - | Keith Takata / Environmental Protection Agency - Region 9 | Email: Plans to incorporate disputed resolution in BIA 120 access agreement prior to construction at site, w/history | 2186329 |
| 6/25/2009 | Kathleen Salyer / Environmental Protection Agency - Region 9 | Kenneth Patterson / Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, D C | Memo: Response to 5/26/09 request for fund monies for BIA 120 NTCRA at site, w/email TL | 2186330 |
| 6/30/2009 | - | Matt Haber / Environmental Protection Agency - Region 9 | Email: Progress on EE/CA, schedule for public comment & action memo & press release by September | 2186331 |
| 8/1/2009 | C H 2 M Hill, Inc | Environmental Protection Agency - Region 9 | Public comment draft engineering evaluation/cost analysis (EE/CA) for mine waste removal action Bureau of Indian Affairs Road 120 at site | 1117628 |