[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 25 (Friday, February 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 6179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3082]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-5488-7]
Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of
EPA Comments
Availability of EPA comments prepared January 19, 1998 through
January 23, 1998 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) 564-7267.
An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental
impact statements (EISs) was published in FR dated April 11, 1997 (62
FR 16154).
Draft EISs
ERP No. D-AFS-J65277-CO Rating EC2, Sheep Flats Diversity Unit,
Timber Sales and Related Road Construction, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and
Gunnison National Forests, Collbran Ranger District, Mesa County, CO.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns and requested
additional information related to sedimentation potential, surface
water resource buffer zone mitigation and intermittent road closure
BMPs.
ERP No. D-AFS-J65279-MT Rating EC2, Wayup Mine/Fourth of July Road
Access, Right-of-Way Grant, Kootenai National Forest, Libby Ranger
District, Lincoln County, MT.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns and recommended
additional alternatives be developed to minimize water quality impacts,
disclosure of the effects of ``motorized'' mine exploration and
development and incorporation of total maximum daily loads for water
pollutants in the EIS.
ERP No. D-AFS-J65281-UT Rating LO, Spruce Ecosystem Recovery
Project, Implementation, Dixie National Forest, Cedar City Ranger
District, Iron County, UT.
SUMMARY: EPA expressed lack of objections.
ERP No. D-AFS-K65201-CA Rating EC2, Liberty Forest Health
Improvement Project, Implementation, Tahoe National Forests,
Sierraville Ranger District, Sierra and Nevada Counties, CA.
SUMMARY: EPA expressed environmental concerns involving threshold
of concern (TOC) exceedences in three sub-watersheds and road
management proposals.
ERP No. D-BLM-J01076-WY Rating EC2, Powder River (WYW136142) and
Thundercloud (WYW136458) Coal Lease Applications, Federal Coal Leasing,
Campbell and Converse Counties, WY.
SUMMARY: EPA expressed environmental concerns and requested
additional information related to Air Quality and Irreverable and
Irretrievable Commitment of Resources.
ERP No. D-BLM-L65295-OR Rating EC2, Northeastern Oregon Assembled
Land Exchange Resource Management Plan (RMP), Implementation, Site
Specific, John Day, Umatilla, Granda Ronde, Power River Basins, Grant,
Umatilla, Morrow, Wheeler, Baker, Wallowa and Union, OR.
SUMMARY: EPA expressed environmental concerns based on potential
water quality and riparian habitat impacts, loss of Columbia Basin
shrub-steppe habitat, and loss of old growth forest habitat.
ERP No. DS-AFS-J65213-MT Rating LO, Helena National Forest and
Elkhorn Mountain portion of the Deerlodge National Forest Land and
Resource Management Plan, Updated Information on Oil and Gas Leasing,
Implementation, several counties, MT.
SUMMARY: EPA expressed lack of objections.
Final EISs
ERP No. F-AFS-J02034-UT, Western Uinta Basin Oil and Gas Leasing,
Implementation, Federal Oil and Gas Estate on Land Administrated by the
Uinta and Ashley National Forests in the western portion of the
National Forests in the Western portion of the Uinta Basin, Wasatch and
Duchesne Counties, UT.
Summary: EPA expressed lack of objection to the preferred
alternative described in the Final EIS.
ERP No. F-AFS-J65257-UT, High Uintas Wilderness Forest Plan
Amendment, Implementation, Ashley and Wasatch-Cache National Forests,
Duchesne and Summit Counties, UT.
Summary: EPA expressed lack of objections with the preferred
alternative.
ERP No. F-AFS-J65258-MT, Lewis and Clark National Forest Plan,
Implementation, Oil and Gas Leasing Analysis, Upper Missouri River
Basin, several counties, MT.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding the
cumulative impacts analysis, and impacts to wetlands and air quality.
EPA recommended that air and water quality monitoring be implemented at
the lease proposal stage to verify site conditions and validate
predictions.
ERP No. F-AFS-J65264-UT, Sheepherder Hill Sanitation Salvage Sale,
Management of Selected Vegetation Stands, Implementation, Uinta
National Forest, Spanish Fork District, Nebo Management Area, Utah
County, UT.
Summary: The final EIS addressed EPA's concerns.
Dated: February 3, 1998.
William D. Dickerson,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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