DARP/EA for Malone Service Company, Galveston County, Texas City, TX

Just "inherited" this acion from a Trustee Council that NOAA is now a member of. CERCLA case for contaminated industrial site in Texas. Trustees arte preparing a DARP-EA to comply with requirements and intend to mitigate/compensate public for lost resources and services. Restoration would include estuarine marsh habitat, freshwater wetlands, and terrestrial uplands.

Anticipate release of Draft DARP-EA for public comment June 26; 30-day comment period; hope to complete preliminary draft for Final DARP-EA and FONSI as soon as possible; would like to have cleared by end of July or asap.

There are no known controversial or significant potential impacts, and the Trustees anticipate this will be a routine NEPA process. The main issue to be aware of is the timing is critical - the DARP-EA must be completed as soon as possible so that some of the required transactions can occur this summer, due to landuse needs and resource management windows.