Environmental Compliance and Cleanup Division National Park Service

Park Planning, Facilities, and Lands Directorate U.S. Department of the Interior

National Park Service

Community Involvement Plan

Kennecott Mines and Mill Town Site

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve

Interior Region 11

Kennecott, Alaska

May 2021 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 Introduction..................................................................................................................... 1

1.1 Purpose and Objectives of the CIP.......................................................................... 1

1.2 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 

(CERCLA) ............................................................................................................. 2

1.3 Overview of the CIP............................................................................................... 3

2.0 Project Background......................................................................................................... 4

2.1 Site Description and History ................................................................................... 4

2.2 Previous Environmental Studies and Response Actions............................................ 7

2.3 Current and Future Site Activities........................................................................... 8

3.0 Community Background.................................................................................................. 9

3.1 Community Profile................................................................................................. 9

3.2 Community Involvement History.......................................................................... 11

3.3 Community Concerns and Needs.......................................................................... 12

4.0 Planned Community Involvement Activities................................................................. 13

4.1 Communication Methods and Community Involvement Activities......................... 13

4.2 Community Involvement Activity Schedule .......................................................... 18

5.0 References......................................................................................................................19

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1 Site Location Map

Figure 2 Kennecott Subdivision

LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix A Glossary

Appendix B Administrative Record File and Information Repository Details

Appendix C Community Fact Sheets and Community Updates

Appendix D Contact Information

Appendix E Community Involvement Requirements

Appendix F Site Maps

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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

ACM Asbestos-containing materials

AK Alaska

ADF&G Alaska Department of Fish and Game

ANILCA Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act

CDP census-designated place

CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

CIP Community Involvement Plan

EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

FS Feasibility Study

KNHL Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark

MAC McCarthy Area Council

NCP National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan

NPS National Park Service

RI Remedial Investigation 

USCB United States Census Bureau

WRST Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

The National Park Service (NPS) is issuing this Community Involvement Plan (CIP) as a

resource to enable meaningful community involvement throughout its investigation, selection, 

and implementation of cleanup activities at the Kennecott Mines and Mill Town Site (Site). 1 The 

NPS is conducting these cleanup activities at the Site pursuant to the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et 

seq. and its implementing regulations under the National Oil and Hazardous Substances 

Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP), 40 C.F.R. Part 300. NPS is committed to encouraging public 

participation and providing opportunities for communication between the NPS and the affected 

community, interested stakeholders, and community residents during the environmental 

investigation and cleanup activities at the Site. 

CERCLA-related terms are defined in Appendix A, Glossary. 

Note that first reference to a CERCLA-related term in this CIP is noted in italics to aid 

the reader in understanding when to refer to Appendix A.

1.1 Purpose and Objectives of the CIP 

The CIP has been prepared in accordance with CERCLA and the NCP. The CIP serves as 

a guide for the NPS to engage and inform community members, environmental groups, 

government officials, the media, and other interested parties in the environmental investigation 

and cleanup activities at the Site. The CIP is a “living” document and will be updated or revised, 

as appropriate, as Site conditions change.

The CIP has two key objectives. The first key objective is to provide for the 

dissemination of information to the public in a timely, accurate, meaningful, and understandable 

manner. The second objective is to create opportunities—and ensure the community understands 

those opportunities—for active public participation, enabling interested persons to provide 

valuable comments that can be used by the NPS project team for planning and decision making. 

The strategies to accomplish these objectives take into consideration the location of the 

Site and surrounding communities. The Site is located in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and 

Preserve (WRST or the Park) in Alaska (Figure 1). The Site encompasses areas potentially 

impacted by historic mining and milling activities near McCarthy, Alaska. Site coordinates are 

61°29'06.6" N, 142°53'19.4" W. It is located on the northeast corner of the McCarthy B-6 NE, 

Alaska United States Geological Survey 7.5-minute quadrangle. The Site is located on a valley 

1 Because Comprehensive Environmental, Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) site-wide 

Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS) planning is in the early stages, NPS is currently evaluating the 

definition/boundary of the CERCLA “Site” that will undergo comprehensive investigation. For purposes of this CIP, 

the Site includes the former Kennecott mines (e.g., Bonanza, Jumbo, Glacier, and Erie Mines) and the Mill Town 

area.

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wall near the confluence of the Root and Kennicott Glaciers, south of the Wrangell Mountains, 

and west of Bonanza Ridge. 

Figure 1. Site Map

1.2 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 

(CERCLA) 

The NPS is investigating and cleaning up the Site pursuant to CERCLA and the NCP. 

Congress enacted CERCLA, also known as Superfund, in 1980 to address releases and

threatened releases of hazardous substances into the environment. CERCLA gives the President 

broad powers to respond to hazardous substance releases and threatened releases as the President 

deems necessary to protect the public health or welfare or the environment, including 

enforcement authority with respect to parties responsible for the releases. The President has 

delegated this authority to a number of federal departments and agencies, including the 

Department of the Interior. The NPS, an agency within the Department of the Interior, is the 

CERCLA lead agency for the Site. 

To implement CERCLA, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) created the 

NCP, which is a set of regulations that detail how CERCLA cleanups are to be conducted, 

including requirements for community involvement activities. Different requirements apply to 

different types of response actions(i.e., a remedial action or a removal action). The NPS has 

determined that a remedial action is appropriate for the Site due to the complexity of the Site and 

the potential for multiple operable units. 

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As part of the remedial action, NPS is conducting a remedial investigation (RI) to 

comprehensively characterize the Site to determine the nature and extent of contamination, 

identify pathways of contaminant migration, and assess associated potential risks to human 

health and the environment. Information gathered during the RI is used to determine the 

necessity of remedial action and to support the evaluation of remedial action alternatives in the 

feasibility study (FS). As the lead agency for the Site, NPS must involve the community during 

the RI/FS process in the manner detailed in the NCP, and this CIP is part of that community 

involvement process.

1.3 Overview of the CIP

The CIP specifies the community involvement activities that the NPS expects to 

undertake as investigation and cleanup of the Site proceeds. This CIP is organized as follows:

• Section 1.0: Introduction – A description of the purpose of the CIP. 

• Section 2.0: Site Background – An overview of Site description and history, 

previous Site investigations, and current and future Site activities.

• Section 3.0: Community Background – A community profile, history of 

community involvement at the Site, and summary of community concerns and 

questions. 

• Section 4.0: Community Involvement Activities – A description of planned 

methods and activities for communicating with the public concerning Site 

activities, and a general schedule of anticipated community involvement 

activities. 

• Section 5.0: References – A list of references used in developing this CIP.

The appendices include a glossary (Appendix A), administrative record file and 

information repository details (Appendix B), community fact sheets and community updates

(Appendix C), contact information (Appendix D), tables of minimum community involvement 

requirements (Appendix E), and Site maps (Appendix F). 

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2.0 PROJECT BACKGROUND

This section provides a physical and operational description of the Site as well as 

information regarding locations where waste storage, handling, disposal, and deposition may 

have occurred.

2.1 Site Description and History

The Site is a historic mining and milling area located in the Kennecott Mines National 

Historic Landmark (KNHL) near McCarthy, Alaska. Within the boundary of the KNHL, much of 

the Site is located within the Kennecott Subdivision, which is composed of five subdivision units 

with interspersed public (NPS-managed) and privately owned lands crossed by road easements 

that provide access by lot owners and guests (Figure 2). Management of the Kennecott 

Subdivision is not under the authority of the NPS. Within the Kennecott Subdivision, the NPS 

has primary authority only on properties owned by the United States and is legally bound to the 

restrictions noted on the plat and deed covenants. 

Figure 2: Kennecott Subdivision

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The Mill Town within the Mill Site Unit of the subdivision is a popular tourist destination 

and the most visited area within the 13.2-million-acre WRST. The Mill Site Unit is 

approximately 83.4 acres in size, with 49.5 acres of public land managed by NPS, 33.9 acres of 

privately owned lands, and a network of road easements. The Mill Town and KNHL are 

accessible by car via the McCarthy Road, a 59-mile long dirt and gravel road that is open to the 

public up to the Kennicott River footbridge, approximately 0.5 mile from the town of McCarthy 

and 5 miles from the KNHL. Vehicle access to the Site is therefore restricted, with the KNHL 

and Mill Town accessible to the public via the public footbridge or local shuttle services. Travel 

by air to the McCarthy Airport is also an option. The layout of the Mill Town buildings, other 

site features, and specification of public and private lands are shown in Figure F-1 (Appendix F). 

Within the Mill Town, visitors have guided and unguided access along easements to NPSmanaged public buildings that are interspersed with privately owned buildings. Visitors and 

residents are warned via signage located at several locations within the Mill Town to avoid 

contact with area soils due to the presence of contaminants such as lead, arsenic, and asbestos. 

Access is restricted by both signage and fencing on the north side of the Mill Building and, in an 

area west of the of the Leach Plant due to the presence of unexploded blasting caps and the 

associated explosive danger.

Privately owned buildings (those buildings not outlined on Figure F-1) are generally used 

as summer or seasonal residences or businesses. The number of residents varies both seasonally 

and from year to year. In the summer of 2019, approximately 65 people worked and 20 people 

lived within 0.25 mile of the Site during the summer months. This is expected to be typical for 

future summers, as well. The number of winter residents varies from 5 to 8 in the “town” of 

Kennecott. A privately-owned lodge located on the southern portion of the Mill Town along the 

road to McCarthy employs approximately 15 people during the summer months, and these 

employees live within the Kennecott Subdivision during the summer months.

Site accessibility and land use were described in the Kennecott Pre-Acquisition 

Environmental Site Assessment: 

“... today circulation patterns in the Mill Site generally mimic the historic routes, with 

the older roads and trails still in use. Several new roads have been established in the southern 

part of the townsite while others in the National Creek drainage have been abandoned or 

destroyed by flood or bank failure. All roads have gravel surfaces; much of the surface material 

is mill tails.”

The road through the Mill Town leads to one of the most popular trails in the Park, the 

Root Glacier Trail, and provides access to several less used trails that lead to the historic Erie, 

Jumbo, and Bonanza mines. 

Operational History

An area of the Site was developed and used by the Kennecott Copper Corporation 

between 1906 and 1938 as a copper mine and copper milling town. The Mill Building received 

and concentrated ore mined from the nearby Bonanza, Jumbo, Glacier, and Erie Mines. 

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Operations also included use of a gravity concentrator and an ammonia leaching and flotation

process. A power plant, machine shops, repair shops, housing, administrative offices, and 

material stores were located around the mill to support copper ore processing operations. A 

tramway transported material from the mines to the mill, and a railroad was constructed to 

transport the concentrated ore from the mill to Cordova, Alaska. From Cordova, the ore was 

transported via steamship line to the American Smelting and Refining Company, a smelter 

located in Tacoma, Washington. The mines and mill closed in 1938, and the facilities were 

abandoned. Between 1911 and 1938, the mine produced 4,626,000 tons of ore. 

The current and past use of the adjacent properties is best described in the Kennecott PreAcquisition Environmental Site Assessment: 

“Historically, the adjacent properties were also associated with Kennecott Copper

Corporation's mining operations. The 19 patented mining claims associated with the Mother 

Lode Coalition Mines are located in the McCarthy Creek drainage directly across the divide

from the Bonanza Mine. The Mother Lode operation was established independently of Kennecott 

[Copper Corporation], but 51 percent of the company was acquired by Kennecott in 1919 and 

eventually integrated into the larger operations. The 19 patented claims are owned 

independently of the Kennecott properties subsequently deeded to the Consolidated Wrangell 

Mining Company and the Great Kennicott Land Company. Land use on the Mother Lode 

properties has been exclusively related to mining: there were upper and lower camps connected 

by an aerial tramway and a road connecting to the railway at McCarthy. The ore from the 

Mother Lode that was shipped before the acquisition of the company by Kennecott was all highgrade and did not require concentrating; hence there was no concentrator built on the property.

Eventually, an underground connection was established with the Bonanza and Jumbo Mines, and 

supporting operations on the Mother Lode side were abandoned. More recently, principally in 

the late 1960s and 1970s, mineral explorations were conducted in the area using the Mother 

Lode mill site claims on McCarthy Creek as a base of operations. Since then, recreational uses 

of the area have predominated.” 

The Mill Town primarily consists of historic buildings that were used to support copper 

ore processing operations. These historic structures contained lead- and arsenic-based paint and 

asbestos for insulation. The area surrounding the mill was filled using tailings from the milling 

operations. A local power plant, which used a fuel believed to be a heavy oil similar to Bunker 

C, was used to power boilers that produced steam for heating the buildings and producing 

electrical power. Although it is unknown how the fuel was transported to the site, rail was the

likely means of transport. Aboveground storage tanks were used to store fuel, and utilidors were 

used to transport fuel to the power plant. The 1992 Preliminary Assessment identified asbestos, 

mill tailings, boiler ash, ammonia tanks, oils and grease/oil spills, lead-based paint, ore, and 

garbage dumps as wastes present at the Site. 

The Site is currently accessible for visitors to view the historic mining town and serves as 

a center for exploring the surrounding Park. Visitors can view the Mill Town on guided and selfguided trips. The expected future use of the Site is historic interpretation and outdoor recreation, 

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in addition to the subsistence uses provided for under the Alaska National Interest Lands 

Conservation Act (ANILCA) of 1980, 16 U.S.C. § 410hh(9). 

2.2 Previous Environmental Studies and Response Actions

Several investigations and limited cleanup activities have been conducted at the Site. 

Some of the hazards identified were partially mitigated prior to acquisition of the Kennecott 

properties by the NPS in 1998. After acquiring the Site, the NPS began mitigating the hazards 

identified in the Kennecott Pre-Acquisition Environmental Site Assessment by developing a 

series of work plans to address hazards as identified in the 1996 report as well as in other 

documents, including:

• Phase I Environmental Assessment (NPS, 1996)

• Preliminary Assessment Report (Amec Foster Wheeler, 2018)

Previous actions at the Site have been limited and consist of the following activities 

conducted by EMCON Alaska, Inc. (EMCON) on behalf of the Kennecott Copper Corporation 

(EMCON, 1995): 

• In 1992, packaging and removal of small quantities of potentially hazardous 

substances located in buildings and dumps; such as laboratory chemicals and 

glassware, hospital drugs, electrical batteries, and small volumes of ore processing 

chemicals. Also, lubricating oils and grease and transformer oils were consolidated 

into drums or overpacks for later shipment.

• In 1993, friable asbestos-containing materials (ACM) were removed from the utilidor 

system and from Mill Town buildings, with the exceptions of the Power Plant and 

Leaching Plant.

• In 1994, remaining ACM were removed from the Power Plant and Leaching Plant. 

Following development of appropriate workplans and regulatory approval, EMCON 

supervised the following activities: an ash pile was capped by concrete; the solution 

in two ammonia tanks was treated to remove dissolved metals, and the tanks drained 

of ammonia solution; two aboveground tanks used for oil storage were drained and 

cleaned; a spill area of old weathered heavy fuel oil was stabilized; and drums of oil 

and grease (stored on site from initial cleanup efforts in 1992) were removed.

Most recently, in September 2019 and as part of planning and development of the Sitewide RI/FS, NPS conducted an exposure assessment and associated sampling for screening 

purposes to evaluate current concerns regarding potential airborne contamination and fugitive 

dust exposures to both Park employees and Park visitors and to assess future data needs. The 

assessment indicated that employee occupational exposures to target airborne contaminants were 

below the applicable occupational exposure limits for the work tasks evaluated. Although there 

are no exposure limits established for the contaminants evaluated for the general public, 

simulated visitor exposure during a guided tour of the Mill Building to target airborne 

contaminants were also well below occupational exposure limits and thus not expected to present 

an airborne hazard to either child or adult visitors. 

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2.3 Current and Future Site Activities

NPS, pursuant to its authority under CERCLA, is currently in the planning stages of a 

Site-wide RI/FS. The RI/FS is a comprehensive environmental investigation that will include 

sampling of various environmental media (e.g., air, soil, surface water and sediment, 

groundwater, etc.) and potential source areas to fully characterize contamination; an assessment 

of potential human health and ecological risks associated with exposure to hazardous substances 

that may be present; and evaluation of cleanup alternatives to address identified risks.

Subsequent to the RI/FS, NPS will develop a proposed plan that willsummarize the cleanup

alternatives analyzed in the FS and describe NPS’s preferred alternative for the Site. This 

document will be made available for public review and comment. The proposed plan will be the 

basis for a Record of Decision (ROD) that will specify the remedial measures to be taken to 

address Site contamination. Following the ROD, remedial design plans will be developed and 

implemented. NPS is currently preparing planning documents (e.g., a Sampling and Analysis 

Plan) that will guide on-Site RI data collection efforts planned for 2021.

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3.0 COMMUNITY BACKGROUND

3.1 Community Profile

The Mill Town is the most complex and extensive component of the Site, and contains 

former operational structures such as a concentrator, leach plant, power house, and numerous 

housing and support structures. This area is the focus of most activity on the ground, as it is the 

most easily accessible and contains the structures most commonly associated with the Site. The 

mine camps located on Bonanza Ridge consist of standing or ruined bunkhouses, tramway 

terminals, shops, and heating and power plants. 

Traffic patterns within the Site generally mimic the historic routes, with the older roads 

and trails still in use. All roads have gravel surfaces; much of the surface material is comprised 

of mill tails. 

A number of historic buildings have been renovated for private residential use. Some lots 

have also been developed with private residences that are occupied. In addition, the Kennicott 

Glacier Lodge, constructed in 1981, attracts domestic and international visitors. 

Kennecott functions as a center for exploring the surrounding Park, served by local 

lodges and private bed and breakfast establishments, and other commercial entities (e.g., tour and 

wilderness guide services). Visitors walk throughout the Mill Town and the mines on both selfguided and commercially guided trips. Visitor use of the Site is generally unrestricted, but 

important exceptions include the area immediately north of the Mill Building (fenced off, signed, 

and always unavailable) and the interior of some buildings (most notably the mill and 

powerhouse) which are available only on paid, guided tours.

The United States Census Bureau (USCB) places Kennecott in the Valdez-Cordova 

Census Area as part of the McCarthy census-designated place (CDP), an area that covers 

approximately 150 square miles. As of the 2010 census, there were 28 people in 20 households

residing in the McCarthy CDP (Alaska Department of Labor, 2020). However, in 2012 the 

Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) Division of Subsistence, in collaboration with 

the Park, conducted a study to update information about subsistence harvests and uses in the 

McCarthy area. This study concluded that the 2010 federal census population estimates for the 

McCarthy CDP excluded a substantial number of households and individuals residing in the 

McCarthy area (La Vine, et al., 2014). Per the study, community residents excluded included 

those who reside farther away from area roads and were harder to reach, as well as year-round 

permanent residents who work seasonally and may have been missed in the 2010 federal USCB 

survey. As a result, for purposes of the ADF&G study, the population survey area was expanded 

beyond the federal McCarthy CDP to include McCarthy Road extending west to milepost 42 and 

some remote homesteads off the road (La Vine, et al., 2014). To provide a more comprehensive 

view of the community for this CIP, the demographics and other information reported in the 

ADF&G report are summarized below. For purposes of this CIP, the area included in the 

ADF&G survey area is referred to as the “expanded CDP”.

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The ADF&G study found that in 2012, an estimated 103 people in 58 households 

occupied the expanded CDP year-round, with a mean household size of 1.8 people. Of the total 

population, only one Alaskan Native resided in the area. According to the survey results, 66.6% 

of the study area’s population was male (68 individuals) and 33.3% female (34 individuals). The 

mean age for the population was 43 years old. The 2012 population profile by age and sex for the 

expanded CDP is summarized as follows (La Vine, et al., 2014): 

Age Total Male Female

Total 103 68 34

Under 20 years 18 12 6

20 – 24 years 0 0 0

25-44 years 31 18 13

45-64 years 40 27 13

Over 65 years 12 10 2

Unknown 1 1 0

In addition to population demographics, the ADF&G study found that the estimated total 

mean annual income for an expanded CDP household in 2012 was $39,617 (La Vine, et al., 

2014). Total mean annual income consisted of an estimated mean earned income of $39,015 and 

mean income from other sources (e.g., pension or retirement, Social Security, or Alaska 

Permanent Fund dividend) of $602. Most of the earned income in the expanded CDP came from 

service, technological, and construction occupations with the federal government (24%). Earned 

income also came from occupations in the construction industry (22%) and the services sector 

(21%). The estimated per capita earned income was $22,052. The isolated location of 

McCarthy/Kennecott limits local employment opportunities, resulting in many year-round 

residents searching for seasonal employment outside the community. However, with the creation 

of the Park in 1980 and the associated increased number of visitors to the McCarthy and 

Kennecott communities, more seasonal summertime employment opportunities have developed 

in the local tourism sector (La Vine, et al., 2014). 

Nearly all residents surveyed in the expanded CDP attempted to harvest (99%) or 

participated in harvesting (96%) some wild resources in 2012 as follows (La Vine, et al., 2014): 

Subsistence Resource Percent of Population that 

Harvested the Resource

Percent of Population that 

Processed the Resource

Fish 56.5 56.5

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Large Land Mammals (hunt) 30.4 39.1 

Small Land Mammals or 26.1 23.8 

Furbearers (hunt or trap)

Birds and Eggs (hunt) 29.0 33.3 

Berries, Plants, or Wood 98.6 95.7 

(gather)

No formal local government structure (e.g., City Council) exists in Kennecott or the 

surrounding communities. However, the McCarthy Area Council (MAC) works on behalf of the 

McCarthy/Kennecott community. The MAC is a volunteer, non-profit organization that 

administers State of Alaska revenue sharing funds, engages with many agencies and 

organizations (including NPS) on behalf of the community, and maintains public facilities. MAC 

meetings are typically held on the last Thursday of each month at 6:30 pm from March through 

August at the Blackburn Heritage Foundation Community Center (aka Tony Zak’s) near 

McCarthy. 

3.2 Community Involvement History

Ongoing community involvement has included Park staff participation in MAC meetings, 

listening sessions to receive community concerns related to Park management of resources in the 

area (particularly the KNHL), and an annual Superintendent’s Letter. Community Updates (or 

Fact Sheets) were prepared by NPS in 2019 and 2020. The 2019 Community Update was related 

to water quality findings in National Creek, while the 2020 Update provided a summary of the 

air exposure assessment conducted by NPS at the Site in 2019. This CIP outlines the community 

involvement strategies NPS will take in the future as work progresses on the Site. 

Community Updates are available in Appendix C, Community Fact Sheets and 

Community Updates. 

NPS has established three information repositories, and placed a copy of the

administrative record file in each. An information repository is a location open to members of the 

general public where they may review and make copies of documents (including the 

administrative record file) relevant to the Site. The administrative record is a file that contains all 

information used by the lead agency to make its decision on the selection of a response action. 

For the convenience of the interested local community and the general public, one of the Site

information repositories is located at the Kennecott Visitor Center (open seasonally) and one in

the more centrally-located WRST Park Headquarters in Copper Center (open year-round). The 

third information repository is located at the Alaska Regional Office in Anchorage, Alaska (also 

open year-round). The addresses, contact information, and operating hours for the information 

repositories are provided in Appendix B. 

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3.3 Community Concerns and Needs

Identifying community concerns and issues is a vital step in the CIP’s development, and 

it is important that the public be asked for recommendations on how NPS can most effectively 

involve and communicate with the community. To identify community concerns and needs and 

to identify how and when citizens would like to be involved in the cleanup process, NPS 

typically conducts community interviews with local officials, community residents, and various 

environmental and special interest groups who represent a range of opinions and backgrounds

during development of the CIP. Because previous and ongoing community involvement has 

identified current community concerns and preferences, NPS has not conducted additional 

interviews. However, as the CERCLA process progresses, interviews may be conducted if it 

appears that new concerns and/or different preferences for communication arise. 

As noted, ongoing community involvement has included Park staff participation in MAC 

meetings, listening sessions to receive community concerns related to park management of 

resources in the area (particularly the KNHL), an annual Superintendent’s Letter, and 

Community Updates. Based upon input the Park has received during community involvement 

activities, there appears to be a good level of community member awareness of the 

contamination associated with the Site. Concerns regarding Site contamination expressed by the 

public during public meetings and listening sessions ranges from no or only minimal concern to 

various concerns regarding potential Site risks, potential impact to wild resources (e.g., berries), 

and potential impact to the local economy and tourism.

As the RI and other CERCLA activities progress at the Site, these and other community 

concerns will be addressed via the communication methods and activities described below in 

Section 4. The community’s current preferences for receiving Site-related information include:

• Public Radio (KCHU); 

• Posting of physical flyers at the McCarthy Mail Shack; 

• Email to the MAC email distribution list; 

• Copper River Record; and

• Posting to the Park Facebook page and Twitter. 

The community’s current preference for meetings is via the MAC meetings that are held 

each month from March through August. If additional meetings related to CERCLA activities are 

required in the March-August time frame or at another time of year, they will be scheduled in 

cooperation with the Park and local community so as not to conflict with local events and/or 

activities.

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4.0 PLANNED COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT ACTIVITIES

As noted earlier, the key objectives of the community involvement program are to 

establish and encourage communication between NPS and the community and provide 

opportunities for the public to provide input throughout the course of CERCLA response 

activities at the Site. The following methods and techniques, which are selected based in part on 

established park/community communication practices, will be used to promote public 

participation and establish steps to provide timely information to interested citizens, agency staff, 

government officials, the media, and the community at large. The first part of this section 

describes each community involvement activity and the second part provides a schedule for 

when those activities will occur. 

Important: Upon request, NPS will endeavor to meet identified needs for translation, access to 

electronic communications, disability access, or other accommodations for people with special 

needs.

4.1 Communication Methods and Community Involvement Activities

• Site Spokesperson

The points-of-contact for the Site include Sarah Venator (Federal Government 

Lead/project manager), Mark Miller (Park Lead), and Carrie Wittmer (Park Public 

Information Officer). These individuals will inform the community of actions taken, 

respond to inquiries, provide information concerning the Site, and act as liaison between 

the NPS and community members, environmental groups, government officials, the 

media, and other interested parties. See Appendix D for contact information.

• Park and Region Contacts

Designated NPS contacts at the Park and region levels will be responsible for presenting 

project-related information during public meetings and responding to technical inquiries,

and often will be present at the Site to liaison with community members when site 

investigations and cleanup activities are underway.

• Administrative Record File and Information Repository

The administrative record file is housed in both information repositories and contains Site 

environmental investigations and reports and other information that NPS considers or 

relies upon in the response action selection process. NPS will update the administrative 

record file at key points during the response action process, such as when important 

investigations and reports are completed. See Appendix B for administrative record file 

and information repository details. 

• Interested Parties Mailing List

NPS maintains an interested-parties mailing list that includes federal, state, and local 

elected officials; local school district officials; selected agency staff; community groups; 

media contacts; and interested community members. NPS notifies the parties on the list 

whenever key documents are published or the status of the Site changes. In accordance 

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with NPS’s sustainability efforts, whenever possible mailings will be sent electronically 

by email, with hyperlinks to documents posted on the website. However, interested 

parties can request conventional mail delivery if access to electronic communication is 

not available. In such cases, the NPS will send a letter informing interested parties of the 

availability of documents at the information repositories.

Efforts are ongoing to expand the mailing list. Individuals can be added to the mailing list 

by contacting the Site spokesperson (See Appendix D for contact information) or signing 

up on the Site webpage. NPS will also offer sign-up opportunities at public meetings. The 

NPS will update the mailing list as appropriate to reflect changes in government 

representatives and other contacts. Note that contact information for private individuals 

on the list will be kept confidential to protect the personal information of those 

individuals.

• Public Comment Periods

While NPS accepts comments on ongoing response activities from the public at any time, 

at certain times a formal public comment period will be provided. A public comment 

period is a formal time period during which the NPS accepts comments from the public 

on specific proposed actions or decisions. Generally, public comment periods last for 30 

days, although they may be longer. Upon timely request (preferably to the Site 

spokesperson and in writing) during any public comment period, the NPS will extend the 

public comment period by a minimum of 15 days.In addition, upon request, the NPS will 

meet identified needs for translation, access to electronic communications, or other 

accommodations for personswith special needs. (See Public Notices, below).

The NPS will formally notify the community of public comment periods through several 

means: 

o The NPS will publish notice of public comment periods in the Copper River 

Record, The Cordova Times, and Mukluk News. 

o The NPS will announce the notice of public comment periods on public radio 

station KCHU.

o The NPS will provide notice of public comment periods on physical flyers at the 

McCarthy Mail Shack., as well as the Glennallen, Chitina, and Copper Center

post offices.

o The NPS will place notice of public comment periods on the Site website and 

Park Facebook page and Twitter. 

o The NPS will notify individuals listed on the Interested Parties Mailing List.

Per CERCLA requirements, the first formal public comment period is anticipated upon 

completion of the proposed plan, which will be developed subsequent to the completion 

of the RI/FS for the Site.

Following the close of a formal public comment period, the NPS will prepare written 

responses to significant public comments received during the public comment period

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(called a “responsiveness summary”); the responsiveness summary will be added to the 

administrative record file.

• Public Notices

The NPS will issue public notices to inform the community and the general public of 

public events, publication of key documents, and major Site milestones. 

Based on identified community preferences and the subject of the announcement, NPS 

will select from the following methods to distribute public notices about the Site: 

o The Copper River Record, The Cordova Times, and Mukluk News. To reach as 

many people as possible, the NPS publishes public notices in main sections of 

newspapers, not in legal notices sections. 

o Public Radio KCHU. 

o Physical flyers at the McCarthy Mail Shack. 

o Park Facebook page and Twitter. 

o Site website.

o Notice sent to the Interested Parties Mailing List. 

o Park postings as described in Park Visitor Communication. 

The next upcoming public notice will announce a notice of availability of the 

administrative record file and the opportunity for the public to review and comment upon 

documents comprising the file. Additional public notices are anticipated prior to 

implementation of CERCLA field activities. This notice will provide a summary of 

anticipated investigation activities, the schedule, and NPS contact information. 

• Public Meetings

Public meetings are scheduled to communicate directly with the public about key Site 

milestones. Public meetings are usually fairly structured forums that are open to the 

general public, including both affected and unaffected parties. Public meetings typically 

include an NPS staff presentation followed by a question, answer, and comment session. 

Based on identified community preferences, public meetings will be held at the 

Kennecott Recreation Hall in Kennecott and/or the Tony Zak’s Community Center in 

McCarthy. Because of the seasonal nature of the local community, public meetings will 

be scheduled, when possible, during non-winter months (e.g., March-August). Also, 

based on identified community preferences, public meetings will generally be held on

weekdays in the early evenings, and will be announced as described in the Public Notices

section above. All meetings will be scheduled in cooperation with the Park and local 

community so as not to conflict with other local events and/or activities.

Public meetings held during the formal public comment period will be recorded and 

transcribed, and the transcript will be made available in the administrative record file. As 

noted above in the Public Comment Period section, NPS responses to significant oral or 

written comments made during a public meeting (“responsiveness summary”) will be 

compiled and placed in the administrative record file.

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In addition to the structured public meetings, as appropriate, NPS may hold public 

briefings prior to field work to inform the public of the nature, scheduling, and likely 

impacts of the upcoming activities, as well as to receive any suggestions on alleviating 

such impacts.

To date, no requests have been made to provide a translator; however, NPS will take 

steps to accommodate such requests as well as those for individuals with special needs, as 

appropriate. 

• Newspaper Contacts/News Releases

Due to the remote location of the McCarthy/Kennecott communities, there is no 

newspaper publication that is routinely distributed and/or used by these local 

communities. Alternative resources such as those identified above (e.g., public radio, 

social media) under Public Notices are more accessible and preferred options for 

receiving notices and will therefore be used for public notices. However, newspaper

publications including the Copper River Record, The Cordova Times, and/or Mukluk 

News, as well as the Copper River Country Journal (online publication) will be used for 

newspaper releases when necessary to inform the broader public. Generally, all media 

outlets regularly contacted by Park staff will be included when news releases are issued. 

News releases will also be posted electronically on the Site’s web page with links posted 

to the Park’s Facebook page and Twitter, and physically at the McCarthy Mail Shack. 

News releases will be issued at key milestones to ensure the distribution of accurate and 

timely information. 

• Community Organization Presentations

If requested, the NPS will meet with interested community organizations or provide 

information for community organizations to include in their newsletters. Interested 

community organizations can discuss community organization presentations by calling or 

emailing the Site spokesperson at the contact information provided in Appendix D, 

Contact Information. 

Prior community organization presentations are described in Section 3.2, Community 

Involvement. 

• Park Visitor Communication

Based on current park/community communication strategies, the NPS has determined 

that the most effective ways to provide Site information to Park visitors will be to use the 

following methods:

o Posted notices located on the bulletin board near the Kennecott Visitor 

Center/shuttle bus drop off. 

o Brief article in The K’ełt’aeni, the newspaper that is distributed to visitors as they 

enter the Park. 

o Site website and Park Facebook page and Twitter. 

o Informed Park staff (with sufficient information to address visitor questions). 

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o Community Updates. 

Posted items will briefly explain the purpose of the project, what visitors may see or hear 

in the area, safety concerns, and sources for additional information. The NPS will also 

post the following information: 

o The Site website address; 

o Site spokesperson and contact information; 

o Public notices; 

o Notices of public meetings; and

o Site access restrictions. 

• Community Updates 

Community Updates are brief documents to inform the community about the Site and the 

environmental investigation and cleanup process. Community Updates present 

information about Site history; the nature and extent of Site contamination; public health 

and safety issues; investigation and/or cleanup plans, processes, and schedules; and local 

impacts during cleanup activities. Community Updates also provide contact information 

for public inquiries.

The NPS will prepare Community Updates at key milestones in the cleanup process. For 

example, NPS prepared Community Updates to inform the public about preliminary 

water testing performed in National Creek and the 2019 air exposure assessment; these 

are available for review in Appendix C, Community Fact Sheets and Community 

Updates. The next anticipated Community Update will be released to announce

implementation of CERCLA field activities. This notice will provide a summary of 

anticipated investigation activities, the schedule, and NPS contact information. 

NPS will distribute Community Updatesto the public using the following means: 

o Posting Community Updates on the Site website and Park Facebook page and 

Twitter

o Sending a notice to persons on the Interested Parties Mailing List with either a 

hyperlink to (for email notices) or a copy (for regular mail notices) of the 

Community Update. 

o Posting the Community Updates at the McCarthy Mail Shack. 

o Providing Community updates at Public Meetings, as appropriate. 

o Posting Community Updates at or near the Site as described in the Park Visitor 

Communication section above. 

o Making Community Updates available at various Park locations. 

• Site Website

NPS is in the process of establishing a Site website on which it will post general Site 

information as well as key cleanup and community involvement documents.

• Contact Information

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NPS contact information will be included in Community Updates, public notices, news 

releases, and on the Site website. Contact information for NPS representatives as well as 

for other key individuals is provided in Appendix D, Contact Information. 

• Community Involvement Plan Revision

To remain flexible and able to respond to the evolving needs of the community and 

changes to the Site, the CIP will be reviewed and revised as needed, and posted on the 

website. As the response action progresses, NPS staff may identify and use additional 

means or activities to inform and engage the community.

4.2 Community Involvement Activity Schedule

• The NPS selected the above methods and activities to engage and inform the community 

regarding the Site and Site activities. This section provides a schedule for when those 

activities will occur. 

• Ongoing Activities

o Respond to citizen inquiries and requests

o Maintain the administrative record file and information repositories 

o Maintain the Interested Parties Mailing List 

o Maintain Park visitor communications

o Develop and maintain the Site website

• Remedial Investigation

o Prepare and issue a formal CIP

o Community Update to announce implementation of CERCLA field activities

• Posting on the Site website and Park Facebook page and Twitter

• Send a notice to persons on the Interested Parties Mailing List 

• Post at or near the Site 

o Public briefing as appropriate

O Provide information for group newsletters, if requested

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5.0 REFERENCES

Alaska Department of Labor. Demographic Profile for McCarthy CDP: Accessed September 28, 

2020. https://live.laborstats.alaska.gov/cen/dp.cfm. 

La Vine, R., Zimpelman, G., Jones. B., Kukkonen, M., and Schacht, E. Subsistence Harvests and 

Uses of Wild Resources in Kenny Lak/Willow Creek, Gakona, McCarthy, and Chitina, Alaska, 

2011. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Subsistence Technical Paper No. 394. 

December 2014. 

National Park Service (NPS). Community Involvement Requirements and Best Practices. 2014. 

Available at https://doimspp.sharepoint.com/sites/ext-nps-csportal. 

United States Department of the Interior (USDOI). Environmental Compliance Memorandum 

No. ECM 16-3: Central Hazardous Materials Fund (CHF) Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Process for CHF Projects. February 19, 

2016. Available at https://doimspp.sharepoint.com/sites/ext-nps-csportal. 

United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). 2016. Superfund Community 

Involvement Handbook. January. Available at

http://www.epa.gov/superfund/community/cag/pdfs/ci_handbook.pdf. 

USEPA. Community Involvement Toolkit. Available at

http://www.epa.gov/superfund/community/toolkit.htm.

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APPENDIX A:GLOSSARY

Definitions for CERCLA-related words found throughout the CIP are provided below. 

Administrative Record File: A file that contains all information considered or relied upon by 

the lead agency to make its decision on the selection of a response action under CERCLA. See 

Appendix B, Administrative Record File and Information Repository Details, for further 

information on the Site administrative record file. 

CERCLA (Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act): A 

federal law, commonly known as “Superfund,” which Congress enacted in 1980 and amended in 

1986 and 2002. The law provides broad federal authority to respond directly to releases or 

threatened releases of hazardous substances that may endanger public health or welfare or the 

environment; establishes the categories of persons who are liable for such releases; and outlines a 

framework for investigating and responding to releases and threatened releases of hazardous 

substances where the lead agency determines it is necessary. CERCLA generally authorizes three 

types of cleanup actions: emergency response actions, removal actions, and remedial actions. 

Cleanup: Used in this document to describe actions taken to address a release or threat of a 

release of hazardous substances, pursuant to CERCLA, that could affect public health or welfare 

or the environment. The word “cleanup” is sometimes used interchangeably with the terms 

remedial action, removal action, response action, remedy, remediation, or corrective action.

Community Interview: Interviews conducted by the lead agency as part of the process of 

preparing a Community Involvement Plan. For most response actions, the NCP requires the lead 

agency to conduct community interviews to determine appropriate activities to ensure public 

involvement in Site-related decisions. 

Community Involvement Plan (CIP): A plan that explains how NPS intends to enable 

meaningful community involvement throughout the cleanup process by specifying planned 

community involvement activities to address community needs, concerns, and expectations 

identified through community interviews and other means. 

Consent Decree: A legally-binding, court-approved negotiated settlement in which a person or 

company agrees to take specific actions, to end or avoid litigation.

Feasibility Study (FS): A CERCLA term for the development and detailed analysis of cleanup 

alternatives for a contaminated site that will be addressed by a remedial action. The feasibility 

study follows the remedial investigation.

Hazardous Substance: Any one of the more than 800 substances defined under CERCLA and 

the NCP as potentially posing a threat to human health or the environment. Hazardous 

substances include materials defined as ignitable, corrosive, reactive, or toxic under the Resource 

Conservation and Recovery Act, as well as additional substances listed under the Clean Water 

Act and hazardous air pollutants listed under the Clean Air Act.

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Information Repository: A location open to members of the general public where a collection 

of documents (including the administrative record file) relevant to a particular CERCLA Site is 

made available for public review and copying. See Appendix B, Administrative Record File and 

Information Repository Details, for the locations and addresses of the Kennecott Mines and Mill 

Town Site information repositories. 

Lead Agency: The government agency with the primary authority to investigate, plan and 

implement a response action under CERCLA and the NCP at a particular site. 

National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP): More 

commonly called the National Contingency Plan or NCP, it is the federal government’s 

regulatory blueprint for responding to both oil spills and releases and threatened releases of 

hazardous substances.The NCP is the result of our country’s efforts to develop a national 

response capability and promote overall coordination among the hierarchy of responders and 

contingency plans.The regulations, published at 40 C.F.R. Part 300, detail how CERCLA is to 

be implemented.

Notice of Availability: A formal notice announcing the issuance and public availability of a 

document (e.g., proposed plan) or documents (e.g., the administrative record file or updates 

thereto). A Notice of Availability is also issued when the information repositories are 

established. The notice may also announce commencement of a public comment period.

Operable Unit: A defined part of a site response that is managed separately from other parts of 

the response action. An operable unit is most commonly defined by geographic location, but it 

can also be defined by environmental media (e.g., water or air), a specific site problem, the phase 

of an action, or a set of actions performed at the same time on different parts of a site. At this 

Site, operable units have not yet been defined. Site-specific operable units could include areas 

such as the Mill Town area, the mine sites (e.g., Bonanza, Jumbo, Glacier, and Erie Mines), or 

transportation routes. 

Proposed Plan: A document summarizing the cleanup alternatives analyzed in the feasibility 

study that also describes the lead agency’s preferred alternative. This document is made available 

for public review and comment.

Public Comment Period: A period during which the public can formally review and comment 

on various documents and proposed response actions. 

Record of Decision (ROD): The official decision document determining the remediation goals 

and remedial action selected for cleanup. The Record of Decision is the culmination of the 

remedial investigation, feasibility study, and proposed plan processes. The document includes a 

comprehensive background about the site and prior response activities, as well as the 

responsiveness summary, which provides the lead agency’s responses to the significant 

comments received during the public comment period on the proposed plan. 

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Remedial Action: A term used to refer to longer-term cleanup actions to address the release or 

threatened release of hazardous substances typically at larger, more complex CERCLA sites.

Under CERCLA, the term refers to the entire process of the remedial investigation, feasibility 

study, proposed plan, Record of Decision, cleanup, monitoring, and even enforcement; but 

sometimes it is used to describe just the cleanup phase of the longer-term cleanup action.

Remedial Design: Remedial design follows issuance of the Record of Decision and consists of 

the engineered, technical, and detailed design for the cleanup action phase of a remedial action. 

Remedial Investigation: The comprehensive study of a contaminated site conducted as part of a 

remedial action. This investigation includes the collection of data and other information 

necessary to fully characterize the nature and extent of contamination at the site, and to assess 

the extent to which the site contamination presents potential risks to human health or welfare or 

the environment. When the investigation is completed, it is documented in a remedial 

investigation report. The remedial investigation informs the feasibility study.

Removal Action: A type of CERCLA response action with a streamlined planning process. A 

removal action is conducted to address all or a part of a release or threatened release of 

hazardous substances when the release requires an expedited, time-critical response, or when the 

release is of limited size and complexity such that streamlined response planning is appropriate. 

There are two types of removal actions – time-critical and non-time-critical; sometimes 

emergency response actions (undertaken by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) are 

referred to as removal actions. The term refers both to the entire removal response action, as well 

as just the cleanup phase of such an action.

Response Action: The most general CERCLA term used to describe any action taken to respond

to a release or threatened release of hazardous substances to protect the public health or welfare 

or the environment. The term includes all phases of the response, from investigation through 

monitoring and even enforcement activities. There are generally three types of CERCLA 

response actions that may be undertaken by NPS as the lead agency: time-critical removal 

actions, non-time-critical removal actions, and remedial actions. The response action at the 

Kennecott Mines and Mill Town Site is a remedial action. 

Responsiveness Summary: Document summarizing the significant comments received during a 

public comment period and documenting the lead agency’s responses to the comments.

Site: The Kennecott Mines and Mill Town Site, which comprises the area contaminated or 

potentially contaminated by a release or threatened release of hazardous substances. 

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APPENDIX B: ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD FILE AND INFORMATION REPOSITORY DETAILS

The Site administrative record file is maintained at three locations, which may be 

reviewed at the following information repositories during the hours indicated:

Location

Location Name: NPS Alaska Regional Office (open year-round)

Address: 240 W. 5th Avenue

Anchorage, AK 99501

Phone: (907) 644-3510

Email: https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1840/contactus.htm

Days and Hours: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday

Location

Location Name: WRST Park Headquarters (open year-round)

Address: P.O. Box 439

Mile 106.8 Richardson Highway

Copper Center, AK 99573-0439

Phone: (907) 822-5234

Email: https://www.nps.gov/wrst/contacts.htm

Days and Hours: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday (open year-round)

Location

Location Name: Kennecott Visitor Center (open seasonally)

Address: Blackburn School, Kennecott, AK 99566

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box MXY

Glennallen, AK 99588

Phone: (907) 205-7106

Email: https://www.nps.gov/wrst/planyourvisit/kennecott-visitor-center.htm

Days and Hours: Summer Hours (Memorial Day – Labor Day): please call for available 

hours

Winter Hours: Closed

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APPENDIX C:COMMUNITY FACT SHEETS AND COMMUNITY UPDATES

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APPENDIX D:CONTACT INFORMATION

The NPS will update contact information as necessary.

Site-Specific Contacts

For information about Site cleanup activities, please contact:

Site Contact Park Contact

Name: Carrie R. Wittmer Mark E. Miller

Title: Park Public Information Officer Team Lead, Resource Stewardship & 

Science, Research Coordinator

Organization: National Park Service, 

Wrangell-St. Elias National 

Park and Preserve 

National Park Service, Wrangell – St. 

Elias National Park & Preserve 

Address: P.O. Box 439 / 106.8 

Richardson Highway

Copper Center, AK 99573

P.O. Box 439 / 106.8 Richardson 

Highway

Copper Center, AK 99573

Phone: (907) 822-7255 (907) 822-7212

Email: carrie_wittmer@nps.gov memiller@nps.gov

NPS Region Contact NPS Headquarters Contact

Name: Sarah C. Venator Veronica Dickerson

Title: NPS Federal Government Lead Environmental Protection & 

Safety Manager

Organization: National Park Service, Wrangell 

– St. Elias National Park & 

Preserve 

National Park Service, Environmental 

Compliance and Cleanup Division 

Address: 240 W. 5th Ave

Anchorage, AK 99501

15610 Vaughn Road

Brecksville, OH 44141

Phone: (907) 644-3573 (440) 665-0915

Email: sarah_venator@nps.gov veronica_dickerson@nps.gov

AR001448
Title: Community Involvement Plan Revision: 0 

Site Name: Kennecott Mines and Mill Town Site Date: May 2021 

Park: Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Page: D-2 

Site Location: Kennecott, AK

Environmental Compliance and Cleanup Division National Park Service

Park Planning, Facilities, and Lands Directorate U.S. Department of the Interior

Elected Official Contacts 

Federal Elected Officials

Senator Senator

Name: Lisa Murkowski Dan Sullivan

Title: Alaska Senator Alaska Senator

Address: 510 L Street, Suite 600

Anchorage, AK 99501-1956

510 L Street, Suite 600

Anchorage, AK 99501-1956

Phone: Phone: (907) 271-3735 Phone: (907) 271-3735

Email or 

Webform:

https://www.murkowski.senate.gov/

contact/email

https://www.sullivan.senate.gov/

contact/email

House Representative

Name: Don Young

Title: Alaska District Representative 

Address: 471 W. 36th Avenue, Suite 201

Anchorage, AK 99503

Phone: (907) 271-5978

Email or 

Webform:

https://donyoung.house.gov/contact/

Alaska Elected Officials

Governor State Senator

Name: Mike Dunleavy Click Bishop

Title: Governor Senator

Address: P.O. Box 110001

Juneau, AK 99811-0001

120 4th St

Juneau, AK 99801

Phone: (907) 465-3500 (907) 456-8163

Email or 

Webform: 

https://gov.alaska.gov/contact/ cody.grussendorf@akleg.gov

christopher.clark@akleg.gov

darwin.peterson@akleg.gov

State House Representative

Name: Mike Cronk

Title: Representative 

Address: 120 4th St

Juneau, AK 99801

Phone: (907) 465-4527

Email or 

Webform:

Representative.Mike.Cronk@akleg.gov

AR001449
Title: Community Involvement Plan Revision: 0 

Site Name: Kennecott Mines and Mill Town Site Date: May 2021 

Park: Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Page: D-3 

Site Location: Kennecott, AK

Environmental Compliance and Cleanup Division National Park Service

Park Planning, Facilities, and Lands Directorate U.S. Department of the Interior

Federal Agencies

EPA Region 10 EPA Region 10

Name: Marcia Combs Mike Brussel

Title: Director of Alaska Operations Director for the Office of 

Enforcement, Compliance and 

Environmental Justice

Organization: EPA Region 10 (Pacific 

Northwest)

EPA Region 10 (Pacific 

Northwest)

Address: 222 West 7th Ave. #19 

Anchorage, AK 99513-7588

1200 6th Ave., Suite 900 

Seattle, WA 98101

(Mail Code OCE-164)

Phone: (800) 424-4372 (206) 553-4198

Email: combes.marcia@epamail.epa.gov Bussell.Mike@epa.gov

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Name: Philip Johnson

Title: Supervisor Environmental 

Contaminants

Organization: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Address: 1011 East Tudor Road

Anchorage, AK 99503

Phone: (907) 786-3483

Email: Philip_johnson@fws.gov

ak_fisheries@fws.gov

Alaska Agencies

Alaska Department of 

Environmental Conservation

National Register of Historic 

Places

Name: Eric Breitenberger Ms. Judith E. Bittner

Title: Environmental Program Manager I State Historic Preservation Officer 

Department of Natural Resources

Organization: Contaminated Sites Program

Alaska Department of 

Environmental Conservation

National Register of Historic 

Places

Address: 610 University Ave. 

Fairbanks, AK 99709

550 W 7th Avenue, Suite 1310 

Anchorage, AK 99501-3565

Phone: (907) 451-2158 (907) 269-8721

Email: Eric.breitenberger@alaska.gov Judy.bittner@alaska.gov 

AR001450
Title: Community Involvement Plan Revision: 0 

Site Name: Kennecott Mines and Mill Town Site Date: May 2021 

Park: Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Page: D-4 

Site Location: Kennecott, AK

Environmental Compliance and Cleanup Division National Park Service

Park Planning, Facilities, and Lands Directorate U.S. Department of the Interior

Alaska Department of Fish 

and Game

Alaska Department of Natural 

Resources

Name: Doug Vincent-Lang Susan Magee

Title: Commissioner ANILCA Program Coordinator

Organization: Alaska Department of Fish 

and Game

Alaska Department of Natural Resources

Address: P.O. Box 115526

1255 W. 8th Street 

Juneau, AK 99811-5526

550 W. 7th Avenue, Suite 1430

Anchorage, AK 99501-3568

Phone: (907) 465-4100 (907) 269-7529

Email: Douglas.vincentlang@alaska.govhttp://dnr.alaska.gov/commis/opmp/anilca/

Alaska Department of 

Transportation and Public 

Facilities

Name: John Hoffman

Title: Tazlina District Maintenance and 

Operations Superintendent

Organization: Alaska Department of 

Transportation

Address: P.O. Box 7

Glennallen, AK 99588

Phone: (907) 822-3222

Email: john.hoffman@alaska.gov

Alaska Native Tribes or Corporations 

Chitina Native Corporation Ahtna, Incorporated

Name: Jason Billum Joe Bovee

Title: IGAP EPA Coordinator Vice President of Land and 

Resources

Organization: Chitina Traditional Indian Village 

Council 

Ahtna, Incorporated

Address: P.O. Box 31,Mile 34 Edgerton 

Highway 

Chitina, AK 99566

PO Box 649

Glennallen, AK 99588

Phone: (907) 823-2215 ext. 23 

Email: ctivcirr@outlook,com jbovee@ahtna-inc.com

AR001451
Title: Community Involvement Plan Revision: 0 

Site Name: Kennecott Mines and Mill Town Site Date: May 2021 

Park: Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Page: D-5 

Site Location: Kennecott, AK

Environmental Compliance and Cleanup Division National Park Service

Park Planning, Facilities, and Lands Directorate U.S. Department of the Interior

Local School District and Schools

Kenny Lake School 

Name: Corey Weiss

Title: Special Programs and 

Interventions Coordinator

Organization: Copper River School District

Address: Mile 5 Edgerton Hwy

Copper Center, AK 99573

Phone: (907) 822-5286

Email: cweiss@crsd.us

Community Organizations and Environmental Groups

Copper Country Alliance Friends of Kennecott 

Name: Ruth McHenry Sally Gibert 

Title: Director Secretary of Board of Directors

Organization: Copper Country Alliance Friends of Kennecott 

Address: HC 60 Box 306T

Copper Center, AK 99573

P.O. Box 241362

Anchorage AK, 99524 

Phone: (907) 822-5051 (907) 258-7349 

Email: cca@coppervalleyak.net sgibert@aol.com

McCarthy Area Council National Parks Conservation 

Association

Name: Mark Vail Jim Adams

Title: President Regional Director

Organization: McCarthy Area Council National Parks Conservation 

Association

Address: P.O. Box MXY 

Glennallen, AK 99588 

750 West 2nd Avenue, Suite 205

Anchorage, AK 99501

Phone: (907) 277-6722

Email: www.mxycouncil.org alaska@npca.orgmailto:

 

AR001452
Title: Community Involvement Plan Revision: 0 

Site Name: Kennecott Mines and Mill Town Site Date: May 2021 

Park: Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Page: D-6 

Site Location: Kennecott, AK

Environmental Compliance and Cleanup Division National Park Service

Park Planning, Facilities, and Lands Directorate U.S. Department of the Interior

Wrangell Institute of Science 

and Environment 

Wrangell Mountains Center 

Name: Robin Mayo Sophie Littée 

Title: Executive Director Operations Manager

Organization: Wrangell Institute of Science and 

Environment 

Wrangell Mountains Center 

Address: HC 60 Box 338A, Mile 5, Old 

Edgerton Highway

Kenny Lake, AK 99573 

P.O. Box 142972

Anchorage, AK 99514-2972 

Phone: (907) 822-3575 (907) 554-4464 

Email: contact@wise-edu.org sophie@wrangells.org

Media

Online News

Copper River Country Journal 2020

Title: Copper River Country Journal 2020

Link: https://www.countryjournal2020.com/2020/

Contact Name:

Contact 

Address:

Contact Phone:

Contact Email 

or Webform:

Countryjournal2020@gmail.com

Newspapers

Copper River Record The Cordova Times

Name: John Tierney Annette Potter

Title: Editor and Publisher Managing Editor

Organization: Copper River Record The Cordova Times 

Address: P.O. Box 277

Glennallen, AK 99588

P.O. Box 1388

110 Nicholoff Way 

Cordova, AK 99574

Phone: (907) 235-4486 (907) 424-7738 

Email: mail@copperriverrecord.com apotter@cordovatimes.com

AR001453
Title: Community Involvement Plan Revision: 0 

Site Name: Kennecott Mines and Mill Town Site Date: May 2021 

Park: Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Page: D-7 

Site Location: Kennecott, AK

Environmental Compliance and Cleanup Division National Park Service

Park Planning, Facilities, and Lands Directorate U.S. Department of the Interior

Mukluk News 

Name: Beth Jacobs 

Title: Editor 

Organization: Mukluk News 

Address: 90 Midnight Sun Drive

Tok, AK 99780

Phone: (907) 883-2571

Email:

Radio Stations

KCHU Terminal Radio, Inc. KCAM Radio

Name: KCHU Terminal Radio KCAM Radio

Link: news@kchu.org kcam@kcam.org

Address: P.O. Box 467

128 Pioneer Drive

Valdez, AK 99686

Box 249, Mile 187 Glenn Hwy

Glennallen, AK 99588

Phone: (907) 835-4671 (907) 822-5226

Television Stations

ARCS Television Alaska Public Media - KAKM Public 

Television

Address: P.O. Box 200009

Anchorage, AK 99520

3877 University Drive

Anchorage, AK 99508-4676

Phone: (907) 277-6300 ext. 60024 (907) 550-8400

Email: kim@akpb.org www.alaskapublic.org/about/contact/

KYUR Channel 13 ABC KTBY Fox Channel 4 Television

Address: 2700 E. Tudor Road

Anchorage, AK 99507

2700 E. Tudor Road

Anchorage, AK 99507

Phone: (907) 762-8806 (907) 762-8806

Email: news@youralaskalink.com news@youralaskalink.com

KYES TV Channel 5 CBS KTUU Channel 2 NBC

Address: 501 East 40th Avenue

Anchorage, AK 99503

501 East 40th Avenue

Anchorage, AK 99503

Phone: (907) 762-9202 (907) 762-9202

Email: www.alaskasnewssource.com/pa

ge/submit-a-news-tip/

www.alaskasnewssource.com/page/submita-news-tip/

AR001454
Title: Community Involvement Plan Revision: 0 

Site Name: Kennecott Mines and Mill Town Site Date: May 2021 

Park: Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Page: E-1 

Site Location: Kennecott, AK

Environmental Compliance and Cleanup Division National Park Service

Park Planning, Facilities, and Lands Directorate U.S. Department of the Interior

APPENDIX E: NCPCOMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT REQUIREMENTS

The NCP specifies the following community involvement requirements for the non-timecritical removal action at this Site: 

Remedial Actions

Required When Requirement Citation – 40 C.F.R.

Prior to commencing 

field work for the

Remedial Investigation

Establish two information repositories

(one at a central location and one at or 

near the Site), and establish an 

administrative record file and place in 

each of the information repositories; 

publish notice of availability in a 

major local newspaper of general 

circulation.

§ 300.430(c)(2)(iii); 

§ 300.805(a); 

§ 300.815(a) 

Conduct community interviews. § 300.430(c)(2)(i)

Prepare and issue a Community 

Involvement Plan.

§ 300.430(c)(2)(ii)

Upon publication of 

the Proposed Plan

Publish a notice of availability of the 

Proposed Plan, including a brief 

analysis of the Proposed Plan, in a 

major local newspaper of general 

circulation.

§ 300.430(f)(3)(i)(A);

§ 300.815(b)

Make the Proposed Plan and 

supporting analysis and information 

available in the administrative record 

file.

§ 300.430(f)(3)(i)(B);

§ 300.815(b)

Provide a public comment period of at 

least 30 days for submission of written 

and oral comments on the Proposed 

Plan, Remedial Investigation and 

Feasibility Study, and other supporting

analysis and information. Upon timely 

request during the public comment 

period, extend the public comment 

period by a minimum of 30 additional 

days.

§ 300.430(f)(3)(i)(C); 

§ 300.815(b)

Conduct a public meeting at or near 

the Site during the public comment 

period regarding the Proposed Plan, 

Remedial Investigation and Feasibility 

Study, and other supporting analysis 

and information.

§ 300.430(f)(3)(i)(D)

AR001455
Title: Community Involvement Plan Revision: 0 

Site Name: Kennecott Mines and Mill Town Site Date: May 2021 

Park: Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Page: E-2 

Site Location: Kennecott, AK

Environmental Compliance and Cleanup Division National Park Service

Park Planning, Facilities, and Lands Directorate U.S. Department of the Interior

Required When Requirement Citation – 40 C.F.R.

Have the public meeting transcribed 

and make the transcript available to 

the public in the administrative record 

file.

§ 300.430(f)(3)(i)(E)

After the close of the 

public comment period 

on the Proposed Plan

Prepare a written summary of significant 

comments, criticisms, and new relevant 

information submitted during the public 

comment period and the NPS response to 

each issue (“responsiveness summary”) 

and make it available with the Record of 

Decision.

§ 300.430(f)(3)(i)(F); 

§ 300.815(b)

After the ROD is signed 

and prior to the 

commencement of any 

remedial action

Make the Record of Decision available 

for public inspection and copying at or 

near the Site and in the administrative 

record file.

§ 300.430(f)(6)(ii); 

§ 300.810(a)(4)

Publish a notice of availability for the 

Record of Decision in a major local 

newspaper of general circulation.

§ 300.430(f)(6)(i)

Prior to Remedial 

Design

Review the Community Involvement 

Plan and revise if further community 

involvement activities should be 

provided during remedial design and 

remedial action that were not 

addressed or provided for in the initial 

Community Involvement Plan.

§ 300.435(c)(1)

Prior to Remedial 

Action

Issue a Community Update on the 

remedial action.

§ 300.435(c)(3)

As appropriate, provide a public 

briefing on the remedial action. 

§ 300.435(c)(3)

AR001456
Title: Community Involvement Plan Revision: 0 

Site Name: Kennecott Mines and Mill Town Site Date: May 2021 

Park: Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Page: E-3 

Site Location: Kennecott, AK

Environmental Compliance and Cleanup Division National Park Service

Park Planning, Facilities, and Lands Directorate U.S. Department of the Interior

Removal Actions

Time-Critical Removal Action

Required When Requirement Citation– 40 C.F.R.

Designate a Site spokesperson. § 300.415(n)(1)

If less than a six-month 

planning period and fewer

than 120 days of on-site 

removal activities

Establish an administrative record file

when the Action Memorandum is signed. 

Place copies of the administrative record 

in each of two information repositories—

one at or near the Site, and the other in a 

central location.

§ 300.415(n)(2)(i);

§ 300.805(a);

§ 300.820(b)(1)

Within 60 days of the start of on-site 

removal activities, publish notice of 

availability of the administrative record 

file in a major local newspaper of general 

circulation.

§ 300.415(n)(2)(i);

§ 300.820(b)(1)

As appropriate, provide a public comment 

period of at least 30 days from the time 

the administrative record file is made 

available.

§ 300.415(n)(2)(ii); 

§ 300.820(b)(2)

After the close of the public comment 

period, prepare a written response to 

significant comments received during the 

public comment period; consider and 

respond to significant comments 

submitted before the public comment 

period, as appropriate; place any such 

responses into the administrative record 

file.

§ 300.415(n)(2)(iii);

§ 300.820(b)(2)

If less than a six-month 

planning period and more 

than 120 days of on-site 

removal activities

When the Action Memorandum is signed, 

establish two information repositories

(one at a central location and one at or 

near the Site), and establish an 

administrative record file and place in the 

information repositories.

§ 300.415(n)(3)(iii);

§ 300.800(a); 

§ 300.805(a)

Within 60 days of the start of on-site 

removal activities, publish notice of 

availability of the information repository 

and the administrative record file in a 

major local newspaper of general 

circulation.

§ 300.415(n)(2)(ii); 

§ 300.820(b)(1)

AR001457
Title: Community Involvement Plan Revision: 0 

Site Name: Kennecott Mines and Mill Town Site Date: May 2021 

Park: Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Page: E-4 

Site Location: Kennecott, AK

Environmental Compliance and Cleanup Division National Park Service

Park Planning, Facilities, and Lands Directorate U.S. Department of the Interior

Required When Requirement Citation– 40 C.F.R.

As appropriate, provide a public comment 

period of at least 30 days from the time 

the administrative record file is made 

available.

§ 300.415(n)(3)(iii); 

§ 300.820(b)(2)

After the close of the public comment 

period, prepare a written response to 

significant comments received during the 

public comment period; consider and 

respond to significant comments 

submitted before the public comment 

period, as appropriate; place any such 

responses into the administrative record 

file.

§ 300.415(n)(3)(iii);

§ 300.820(b)(2)

Within 120 days of the start of on-site 

removal activities, conduct community 

interviews.

§ 300.415(n)(3)(i)

Within 120 days of the start of on-site 

removal activities, prepare a Community 

Involvement Plan.

§ 300.415(n)(3)(ii)

AR001458
Title: Community Involvement Plan Revision: 0 

Site Name: Kennecott Mines and Mill Town Site Date: May 2021 

Park: Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Page: E-5 

Site Location: Kennecott, AK

Environmental Compliance and Cleanup Division National Park Service

Park Planning, Facilities, and Lands Directorate U.S. Department of the Interior

Non-Time-Critical Removal Action

Required When Requirement Citation– 40 C.F.R.

Designate a Site spokesperson. § 300.415(n)(1)

No later than when the 

Engineering Evaluation 

and Cost Analysis

Approval Memorandum is 

signed

Establish two information repositories

(one at a central location and one at or 

near the Site), and establish an 

administrative record file and place in the 

information repositories.

§ 300.415(n)(4)(i);

§ 300.800(a);

§ 300.805(a)

Publish notice of availability of the 

information repositories and the 

administrative record file in a major local 

newspaper of general circulation.

§ 300.415(n)(4)(i); 

§ 300.820(a)(1)

Prior to completion of the 

Engineering Evaluation 

and Cost Analysis

Conduct community interviews. § 300.415(n)(4)(i) 

Prepare and issue a Community 

Involvement Plan.

§ 300.415(n)(4)(i)

Upon completion of 

Engineering Evaluation 

and Cost Analysis and 

publication of the 

Engineering Evaluation 

and Cost Analysis Report 

Publish notice of availability and brief 

description of the Engineering Evaluation 

and Cost Analysis Report in a major local 

newspaper of general circulation.

§ 300.415(n)(4)(ii);

§ 300.820(a)(1)

Provide a public comment period of at 

least 30 days for submission of written 

and oral comments. Upon timely request 

during the public comment period, extend 

the public comment period by a minimum 

of 15 additional days.

§ 300.415(n)(4)(iii); 

§ 300.820(a)(2)

After the close of the public comment 

period, prepare a written response to 

significant comments received during the 

public comment period; consider and 

respond to significant comments 

submitted before the public comment 

period, as appropriate; place any such 

responses into the administrative record 

file.

§ 300.415(n)(4)(iv); 

§ 300.820(a)(2)

AR001459
Jumbo Unit

Millsite Unit

Bonanza Unit

41

42A

42B

42C

13A

39A 39B 39D

38 4 4

4

32A 32B

30A 30B 30C

17

18

27

28

29A 29B

25 26

32C 32D

47

39C

37

36

12

9

15

19

48

22

23

20

24

34

5

8

7

14

1

3

2

6

10

11

16

33

31B

35

40

43

44

45

46 21

4

13B 13C 13D 13E

31A

84

68

85

74

80

88

Reserved

77

63

62

59

61

32 33

53

34

7 4

3

44

6 5

21

37

13

69

70

67

71

72

83

66

65

73

82

86

81

87

79

89

78

64

76

28

27

29

26

30 31

25

13

35

20

36

9

37

38

8

46

90

75

91

Reserved

57

58 60

10 11

12

56

54

55

48

52

51

47 49

50

45

38

57

39 40

43

42

41

24

1

14

15 16 17

18

19

2

14

22

23

Kennecott Mines and Mill Town Site Wrangell - St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska

FIGURE F-1

Mill Town Federal and Private Land

Ownership and WRST Easements

Source Info:

- ESRI Basemap Imagery (2017)

- National Park Service Geodatabase layers and

 subdivision boundary layer transmitted to VHB (2020-2021).

- NPS 1996 Pre-Acquisition Environmental Report, Figure 2.

i

0 75 150 300 Feet

May 3, 2021

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Legend

National Creek

Building Footprint (See Building Key)

Former Building Footprint

Land Ownership with Lot Number

Federal

Private

Kennecott Subdivision Boundary

(Bonanza, Jumbo, and Millsite Units)

WRST Kennecott Easements

Road

Trail (8 ft)

Waterline (3 ft)

Waterline (5 ft)

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TN

Building Key

1 - General Manager's Office [Reserved]

2 - Tramway Turnhouse [Reserved]

3 - Mill Building [Reserved]

4 - Water [76] and Oil Storage Tanks [71, 89, 90]

5 - National Creek Bunkhouse [60]

6 - Sawmill Ruin [12]

7 - East Bunkhouse [59]

8 - Assay Ruin [61]

9 - Power Plant [90]

10 - Staff House (former location) [Reserved]

11 - Manager's House (fomer location) [Reserved]

12 - Storage Area [76]

13 - Private Homes A-E [78-82]

14 - Hospital [62]

15 - Leaching Plant [15]

16 - Stephen Birch's House (former location) [63]

17 - Kennecott Glacier Lodge [15, 16]

18 - Recreation Hall [7]

19 - General Store, Warehouse,

 Historic Post Office, & Theater [12]

40 - Tennis Courts (former location) [73-74]

41 - Powder House [69]

42 - Valve House (A), Cap Storage (B), Fuse House (C) [66-67]

43 - Timber Storage Site [65]

44 - Tailings Host House [12]

45 - Tailings Cribbing [11]

46 - Warehouse Ruins [13]

47 - Bath House [13]

48 - Refrigeration Plant [11]

20 - West Bunkhouse [11]

21 - North Sacking Shed and Floatation [Reserved]

22 - Bath House/Handball Court (former location) [10]

23 - School House [10]

24 - Kennecott Wilderness Guides [8]

25 - Gift Shop (former Coal Bunker) [6]

26 - St. Elias Alpine Guides (former Tent Cottages) [5]

27 - Visitor Center & Bookstore (former Blackburn School) [4]

28 - Dairy Barn [28]

29 - Cottages A-B [18, 19]

30 - Private Homes A-C [36-38]

31 - Chicken Coops A-B [46]

32 - Silk Stocking Cottages A-D [30-33]

33 - National Creek Dam (former location) [63]

34 - Train Depot [60]

35 - Warehouse (former location) [61]

36 - Machine Shop [91]

37 - Transformer House [77]

38 - Oil House (former location) [90]

39 - Kirkwoods Cottages A-D

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