Prepared for

United States Environmental Protection Agency 

Region 6

FINAL ESD ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD INDEX

for

RUSTON FOUNDRY SUPERFUND SITE

EPA ID No. LAD985185107

ESS II

Task Order No. 091-021

Katrina Coltrain

Remedial Project Manager

U.S. EPA Region 6

Prepared by

Science Applications International Corporation

555 Republic Drive, Suite 300

Plano, TX 75074

October 12, 2004

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PREAMBLE

The purpose of this document is to provide the public with an index to the Administrative

Record File (AR File) for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) selected remedial

action to respond to conditions at the Ruston Foundry Superfund site (the “Site”). EPA’s action is

authorized by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

(CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq. 

Section 113 (j)(1) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. Section 9613 (j)(1), provides that judicial review

of the adequacy of a CERCLA response action shall be limited to the Administrative Record (AR).

Section 113 (k)(1) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. Section 9613 (k)(1), requires the EPA to establish an AR

upon which it shall base the selection of its remedial actions. As the EPA decides what to do at the

site of a release of hazardous substances, it compiles documents concerning the site and it’s decision

into an “AR File.” This means that documents may be added to the AR File from time to time.

After the EPA Regional Administrator or the Administrator’s delegate signs the Action

Memorandum or the Record of Decision memorializing the selection of the action, the documents

which form the basis for the selection of the response action are then known as the Administrative

Record “AR.”

Section 113(k)(1) of CERCLA requires the EPA to make the AR File available to the public

at or near the site of the response action. Accordingly, the EPA has established a repository where

the AR File may be reviewed near the Site at:

Rapides Parish Library

411 Washington Street

Alexandria, LA 71301

Contact: Steve Rogge

(318) 442-1840 ext 238

The public also may review the AR File at the EPA Region 6 office in Dallas, Texas, by

contacting the Remedial Project Manager at the address listed below. The AR File is available for

public review during normal business hours. The AR File is treated as a non-circulating reference

document. Any document in the AR File may be photocopied according to the procedures used at

the repository or at the EPA Region 6 office. This index and the AR File were compiled in

accordance with the EPA’s Final Guidance on Administrative Records for Selecting CERCLA

Response Actions, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) Directive Number

9833.3A1 (December 3, 1990). 

Documents listed as bibliographic sources for other documents in the AR File might not be

listed separately in the index. Where a document is listed in the index but not located among the

documents which the EPA has made available in the repository, the EPA may, upon request, include

the document in the repository or make the document available for review at an alternate location.

This applies to documents such as verified sampling data, chain of custody forms, guidance and

policy documents, as well as voluminous site-specific reports. It does not apply to documents in

EPA’s confidential file. (Copies of guidance documents also can be obtained by calling the

RCRA/Superfund/Title 3 Hotline at (800) 424-9346.) 

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These requests should be addressed to:

Katrina Coltrain

Remedial Project Manager

U.S. EPA Region 6

1445 Ross Avenue

Dallas, Texas 75202-2733

(214) 665-8143

The EPA response selection guidance compendium index has not been updated since

March 22, 1991 (see CERCLA Administrative Records: First Update of the Compendium of

Documents Used for Selecting CERCLA Response Actions [March 22, 1991]); accordingly, it is not

included here. Moreover, based on resource considerations, the Region 6 Superfund Division

Director has decided not to maintain a Region 6 compendium of response selection guidance.

Instead, consistent with 40 CFR Section 300.805(a)(2) and 300.810(a)(2) and OSWER Directive No.

9833.3A-1 (page 37), the AR File Index includes listings of all guidance documents which may form

a basis for the selection of the response action in question.

The documents included in the AR File index are arranged predominantly in chronological

order. The AR File index helps locate and retrieve documents in the file. It also provides an

overview of the response action history. The index includes the following information for each

document:

• Doc ID- The document identifier number.

• Date - The date the document was published and/or released. “01/01/2525" means no

date was recorded.

• Pages - Total number of printed pages in the document, including attachments.

• Title - Descriptive heading of the document.

• Document Type - General identification, (e.g. correspondence, Remedial Investigation

Report, Record of Decision.)

• Author - Name of originator, and the name of the organization that the author is

affiliated with. If either the originator name or the organization name is not identified,

then the field is captured with the letters “N/A”.

• Addressee- Name and affiliation of the addressee. If either the originator name or the

organization name is not identified, then the field is captured with the letters “N/A”.

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ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD

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ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD INDEX

Site Name:

CERCLIS:

OUID:

SSID:

Action:

RUSTON FOUNDRY

LAD985185107

RUSTON FOUNDRY

ESD

Docid: 915249

Bates: 000001 To: 000001

Date: 06/24/2002

Pages: 1

Title: PUBLIC NOTICE: US EPA SIGNS RECORD OF DECISION

Doc Type: NOTICE

Name Organization

Author: NONE, U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Name Organization

Addressee: NONE, NONE

Docid: 913830

Bates: 000002 To: 000036

Date: 06/28/2002

Pages: 35

Title: FINAL ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD

Doc Type: INDEX

Name Organization

Author: NONE, TECHLAW INCORPORATED

Name Organization

Addressee: NONE, NONE

Docid: 151626

Bates: 000037 To: 000063

Date: 02/19/2003

Pages: 27

CITY OF ALEXANDRIA RUSTON FOUNDRY SUPERFUND SITE PILOT PROJECT: 

SUPERFUND REDEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE

Title:

Doc Type: COMMUNITY RELATIONS PLAN

Name Organization

Author: NONE, THE SLATER - MIDBOE LAW GROUP

Name Organization

Addressee: NONE, NONE

Page 1 of 8

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Site Name:

CERCLIS:

OUID:

SSID:

Action:

RUSTON FOUNDRY

LAD985185107

RUSTON FOUNDRY

ESD

Docid: 170050

Bates: 000064 To: 000065

Date: 10/14/2003

Pages: 2

[LOWER THIRD NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP DECISION THAT IT WOULD NOT BE 

ADVANTAGEOUS TO SUPPORT THE RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF CLEANUP FOR RUSTON 

FOUNDRY]

Title:

Doc Type: CORRESPONDENCE

ELECTRONIC RECORD

Name Organization

Author: CROSS, EARL LOWER THIRD NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNED 

CITIZENS

Name Organization

Addressee: RANDOLPH, NED ALEXANDRIA CITY OF

Docid: 157393

Bates: 000066 To: 000067

Date: 10/15/2003

Pages: 2

Title: [RUSTON FOUNDRY SUPERFUND SITE REDEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE]

Doc Type: CORRESPONDENCE

Name Organization

Author: RANDOLPH, EDWARD G ALEXANDRIA CITY OF

Name Organization

Addressee: KNUDSON, MYRON O U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Docid: 157391

Bates: 000068 To: 000072

Date: 11/10/2003

Pages: 5

[EPA RESPONSE LETTER TO MAYOR OF ALEXANDRIA REGARDING SITE REMEDIAL 

ACTION]

Title:

Doc Type: ELECTRONIC RECORD

CORRESPONDENCE

Name Organization

Author: KNUDSON, MYRON U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Name Organization

Addressee: RANDOLPH, EDWARD G ALEXANDRIA CITY OF

Page 2 of 8

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Site Name:

CERCLIS:

OUID:

SSID:

Action:

RUSTON FOUNDRY

LAD985185107

RUSTON FOUNDRY

ESD

Docid: 170039

Bates: 000073 To: 000073

Date: 12/15/2003

Pages: 1

[CLARIFICATION OF SOME ISSUES RELATED TO THE NOVEMBER 11, 2003 PUBLIC 

MEETING TO DISCUSS THE RUSTON FOUNDRY SITE CLEANUP ACTIVITIES]

Title:

Doc Type: ELECTRONIC RECORD

CORRESPONDENCE

Name Organization

Author: CROSS, EARL LOWER THIRD NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNED 

CITIZENS

Name Organization

Addressee: RANDOLPH, EDWARD G ALEXANDRIA CITY OF

Docid: 170755

Bates: 000074 To: 000075

Date: 12/22/2003

Pages: 2

[AMENDMENT TO THE PILOT PROJECT SUPERFUND REDEVELPMENT INITIATIVE TO 

PROVIDE THAT THE FUTURE USE OF THE SITE WILL BE FOR COMMERCIAL / INDUSTRIAL 

DEVELOPMENT]

Title:

Doc Type: CORRESPONDENCE

ELECTRONIC RECORD

Name Organization

Author: RANDOLPH, EDWARD G ALEXANDRIA CITY OF

Name Organization

Addressee: KNUDSON, MYRON O U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Docid: 161843

Bates: 000076 To: 000078

Date: 02/13/2004

Pages: 3

[EPA LETTER TO THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA AND THE LOWER THIRD NEIGHBORHOOD 

GROUP REGARDING A MEETING ON FEBRUARY 26, 2004 TO DISCUSS SITE REUSE]

Title:

Doc Type: CORRESPONDENCE

ELECTRONIC RECORD

Name Organization

Author: STENGER, WREN U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Name Organization

Addressee: RANDOLPH, EDWARD G ALEXANDRIA CITY OF

Page 3 of 8

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Site Name:

CERCLIS:

OUID:

SSID:

Action:

RUSTON FOUNDRY

LAD985185107

RUSTON FOUNDRY

ESD

Docid: 166309

Bates: 000079 To: 000081

Date: 03/12/2004

Pages: 3

[FOLLOW UP TO THE MEETING HELD ON FEBRUARY 26, 2004 REGARDING THE FUTURE OF 

THE RUSTON FOUNDRY SUPERFUND SITE]

Title:

Doc Type: ELECTRONIC RECORD

CORRESPONDENCE

Name Organization

Author: STENGER, WREN U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Name Organization

Addressee: RANDOLPH, EDWARD G ALEXANDRIA CITY OF

CROSS, EARL LOWER THIRD NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNED 

CITIZENS

Docid: 170328

Bates: 000082 To: 000082

Date: 07/27/2004

Pages: 1

Title: PUBLIC NOTICE: U.S. EPA ISSUES AN EXPLANATION OF SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES 

Doc Type: FACTSHEET

ELECTRONIC RECORD

Name Organization

Author: NONE, U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Name Organization

Addressee: NONE, NONE

Docid: 170733

Bates: 000083 To: 000084

Date: 07/27/2004

Pages: 2

[PUBLIC NOTICE: U.S. EPA ISSUES AN EXPLANATION OF SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES - 

INVITATION TO ESD PUBLIC MEETING TO BE HELD ON AUGUST 10, 2004]

Title:

Doc Type: NOTICE

ELECTRONIC RECORD

Name Organization

Author: NONE, U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Name Organization

Addressee: NONE, NONE

Page 4 of 8

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Site Name:

CERCLIS:

OUID:

SSID:

Action:

RUSTON FOUNDRY

LAD985185107

RUSTON FOUNDRY

ESD

Docid: 170040

Bates: 000085 To: 000130

Date: 07/28/2004

Pages: 46

Title: [EXPLANATION OF SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT]

Doc Type: RECORD OF DECISION / AMENDMENT

ELECTRONIC RECORD

REPORT / STUDY

Name Organization

Author: NONE, U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Name Organization

Addressee: NONE, NONE

Docid: 170941

Bates: 000131 To: 000137

Date: 08/05/2004

Pages: 7

Title: ESD ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD INDEX

Doc Type: INDEX

Name Organization

Author: NONE, SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL 

CORPORATION

Name Organization

Addressee: NONE, U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Docid: 172383

Bates: 000138 To: 000139

Date: 08/09/2004

Pages: 2

Title: [CITY OF ALEXANDRIA COMMENTS ON THE EXPLANATION OF SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES]

Doc Type: CORRESPONDENCE

ELECTRONIC RECORD

Name Organization

Author: RANDOLPH, EDWARD G ALEXANDRIA CITY OF

Name Organization

Addressee: COLTRAIN, KATRINA U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Page 5 of 8

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Site Name:

CERCLIS:

OUID:

SSID:

Action:

RUSTON FOUNDRY

LAD985185107

RUSTON FOUNDRY

ESD

Docid: 173721

Bates: 000140 To: 000168

Date: 08/10/2004

Pages: 29

[TRANSCRIPT OF THE PUBLIC MEETING HELD ON AUGUST 10, 2004 FOR THE 

EXPLANATION OF SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES]

Title:

Doc Type: PUBLIC MEETING TRANSCRIPT

Name Organization

Author: HARPER, TINA L PROFESSIONAL SHORTHAND REPORTERS 

INCORPORATED

Name Organization

Addressee: NONE, NONE

Docid: 172276

Bates: 000169 To: 000175

Date: 08/18/2004

Pages: 7

[U.S. EPA AND LDEQ FINAL DETERMINATION ON THE SYNTHETIC PRECIPITATION 

LEACHING PROCEDURE APPLICATION FOR RUSTON FOUNDRY]

Title:

Doc Type: MEMORANDUM

ELECTRONIC RECORD

Name Organization

Author: COLTRAIN, KATRINA U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Name Organization

Addressee: KUHLMEIER, PAUL SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION COMPANY

CULLEY, CHESTER A KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY

Docid: 173438

Bates: 000176 To: 000178

Date: 08/31/2004

Pages: 3

[COMMENTS FROM KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY ON THE EXPLANATION 

OF SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES]

Title:

Doc Type: CORRESPONDENCE

Name Organization

Author: STOTTS, STACY J STINSON MORRISON HECKER

Name Organization

Addressee: SALINAS, AMY U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Page 6 of 8

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Site Name:

CERCLIS:

OUID:

SSID:

Action:

RUSTON FOUNDRY

LAD985185107

RUSTON FOUNDRY

ESD

Docid: 173436

Bates: 000179 To: 000180

Date: 09/01/2004

Pages: 2

[REQUEST FOR INPUT FROM THE STATE ON THE EXPLANATION OF SIGNIFICANT 

DIFFERENCES]

Title:

Doc Type: CORRESPONDENCE

ELECTRONIC RECORD

Name Organization

Author: STENGER, WREN U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Name Organization

Addressee: CASANOVA, KEITH LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL 

QUALITY

Docid: 174049

Bates: 000181 To: 000181

Date: 09/09/2004

Pages: 1

Title: [LDEQ COMMENTS ON THE EXPLANATION OF SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES]

Doc Type: ELECTRONIC RECORD

CORRESPONDENCE

Name Organization

Author: CASANOVA, KEITH A LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL 

QUALITY

Name Organization

Addressee: STENGER, WREN U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Docid: 175329

Bates: 000182 To: 000251

Date: 09/28/2004

Pages: 70

Title: EXPLANATION OF SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES [FINAL]

Doc Type: RECORD OF DECISION / AMENDMENT

ELECTRONIC RECORD

Name Organization

Author: NONE, U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Name Organization

Addressee: NONE, NONE

Page 7 of 8

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Site Name:

CERCLIS:

OUID:

SSID:

Action:

RUSTON FOUNDRY

LAD985185107

RUSTON FOUNDRY

ESD

Docid: 175996

Bates: 000252 To: 000256

Date: 09/28/2004

Pages: 5

Title: [EPA SIGNS EXPLANATION OF SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES]

Doc Type: FACTSHEET

ELECTRONIC RECORD

Name Organization

Author: NONE, U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Name Organization

Addressee: NONE, NONE

Docid: 176119

Bates: 000257 To: 000257

Date: 10/07/2004

Pages: 1

Title: [PUBLIC NOTICE: THE U.S. EPA SIGNS THE EXPLANATION OF SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES]

Doc Type: NOTICE

ELECTRONIC RECORD

Name Organization

Author: NONE, U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Name Organization

Addressee: NONE, NONE

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