[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 14 (Friday, January 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3510-3511]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-1509]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-5499-2]
Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of
EPA Comments
Availability of EPA comments prepared January 4, 1999 through
January 8, 1999 pursuant to the Environmental Review Process (ERP),
under Section 309 of the Clean Air Act and Section 102(2)(c) of the
National Environmental Policy Act as amended. Requests for copies of
EPA comments can be directed to the Office of Federal Activities at
(202) 564-7167. An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft
environmental impact statements (EISs) was published in FR dated April
10, 1999 (62 FR 17856).
Draft EISs
ERP No. D-AFS-L65300-ID Rating EC2, Goose Creek Watershed Project,
Harvesting Timber and Improve Watershed, Payette National Forest, New
Meadows Ranger District, Adams County, ID.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the potential
adverse impacts on elk habitat, road density, and water quality.
ERP No. D-BLM-J01009-WY Rating EC2, Carbon Basin Coal Project Area,
Coal Lease Application for Elk Mountain/Saddleback Hills, Carbon
County, WY.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about adverse impacts
to air and water quality. EPA requested additional information for
analysis of impacts to air and water.
ERP No. D-FHW-C40144-NY Rating EC2, US 219 between Springville to
Salamanca, Improvements from NY 39 to NY 17, PIN 5101.53, Funding and
COE Section 404 Permit, Erie and Cattaraugus Counties, NY.
Summary: EPA had environmental concerns (EC) with potential air
quality and wetland impacts, the project's purpose and need, and
environmental justice issues, and thinks that additional information
(2), should be presented in the final EIS.
ERP No. D-NPS-K65211-CA Rating EC2, Whiskeytown Unit General
Management Plan, Implementation, Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity Natl.
Recreation Area, Shasta County, CA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding the lack of
cumulative impact analysis, and recommend changes to the EIS to
increase public disclosure of potential impacts.
Final EISs
ERP No. F-BLM-J65247-UT Dixie Land and Resource Management Plan,
Implementation, Cedar City Ranger District, Washington County, UT.
Summary: EPA maintains concerns about the proposed water storage
projects and recommends a comprehensive EIS prior to approval of any
potential reservoir.
ERP No. F-FHW-E40359-SC Carolina Bays Parkway (better known as
Grand Strand), Funding, NPDES Permit, COE Section 10 and 404 Permits,
Horry and Georgetown Counties, SC.
Summary: EPA's review found that wetland impacts are significant,
but a mitigation bank at Sandy Island will be used to offset these
losses.
ERP No. F-FHW-E50289-SC Cooper River Bridges Replacement Project,
Grace Memorial/Silas N. Pearman Bridges on US 17 over Cooper River and
Town Creek, Funding, COE Section 10/404 Permits and CGD Permit,
Charleston County, SC.
Summary: EPA's review found that the document adequately discussed
concerns raised during the review of the draft document.
ERP No. F-FHW-K40211-HI Kealakehe Parkway Completion, Queen
Kaahumanu Highway and Honokohau Harbor Road Intersection to near the
Mamalahoa Highway and Old Mamalahoa Highway Intersection, North Korna
District, Hawaii County, HI.
Summary: Review of the Final EIS was not deemed necessary. No
formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
ERP No. F-FHW-K40226-CA, CA-37 Highway Improvement, Napa River
Bridge to the existing Freeway Section of CA-37 that begins near Diablo
Street, Funding and US Army COE Section 404 Permit Issuance, Vallejo,
Solano County, CA.
Summary: Review of the Final EIS was not deemed necessary. No
formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
ERP No. F-FHW-K40357-CA, CA-101/Cuesta Grade Highway Improvements,
1.1 Miles north of
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Reservoir Canyon Road to the Cuesta Grade Overhead, Funding and Permit
Issuance, San Luis Obispo County, CA.
Summary: Review of the Final EIS was not deemed necessary. No
formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
ERP No. F-FTA-K40223-CA, Mission Valley East Corridor Transit
Improvement Project, between I-15 in Mission Valley and the East County
community of La Mesa, Funding, COE Section 404 Permit, Metropolitan
Transit Development Board (MTDB) and Light Rail Transit (LRT), San
Diego County, CA.
Summary: Review of the Final EIS was not deemed necessary. No
formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Dated: January 19, 1999.
William D. Dickerson,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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