Siemens NHPA fact sheet July 2013 - US Environmental Protection ...

Search for Historic Properties
EPA has taken a number of steps to identify historic properties within the APE. First, with assistance from the CRIT
Museum Director and Attorney General’s Office, EPA reviewed past records regarding the facility area. Neither a walkover
of the site nor a records search of Museum’s files revealed any historic sites in the area.
EPA also reached out to the public via public notices regarding the NHPA process and public comment periods in 2006
and 2007. None of the comments received identified any specific historic properties within the APE. A search of the
National Register of Historic Places database likewise found no such sites within the APE.
Two sites were identified as potential historic properties under NHPA. One was Parker Cemetery, which lies within the
APE and is a location where Navajo Code Talkers are interred. In addition, addressing public concerns about the proximity
of the facility to Black Peak, a sacred mountain approximately 3 miles away, EPA considered all areas within the
APE from where Black Peak may be viewed or from where prayers might be directed to Black Peak to be areas of traditional
religious and cultural importance.
Conclusion
EPA identified potential effects of facility operations on historic properties, including visual and auditory impacts, and
impacts stemming from the presence of chemicals in the facility’s emissions and at the facility generally. However, the
facility could continue operating whether or not a permit is issued. Since the permit decision will not significantly affect
facility operations, EPA has determined that a permit decision relating to Siemens’ management of RCRA hazardous
waste will have no effect on historic properties.
Contacts
You can find more information on Siemens at US EPA Region 9’s website: http://www.epa.gov/region9/waste/siemens/
For further information on technical issues please contact:
“Mike” Mahfouz Zabaneh, P.E.
Environmental Engineer/Project Manager
(415) 972-3348 or Zabaneh.Mahfouz@epa.gov
FAX: (415) 947-3533
US EPA Region 9
Mail Code WST-4
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
For public participation & community involvement issues, please contact:
Dana Barton
Chief, Community Involvement Section
75 Hawthorne St., SFD-6-3
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 972-3087 or barton.dana@epa.gov