[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 57 (Friday, March 24, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15564-15565]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-7359]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-4721-5]
Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of
EPA Comments
Availability of EPA comments prepared February 20, 1995 Through
February 24, 1995 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) 260-5076.
An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental
impact statements (EISs) was published in FR dated April 10, 1995 (59
FR 16807).
Draft EISs
ERP No. D-FHW-E40757-AL Rating EC2, Eastern Pleasure Island
Hurricane Evacuation Route Construction, AL-182 in Orange Beach to CR-
95 near CR-20 (on the mainland) and CR-95 near CR-20 to I-10, Funding
and US Coast Guard Bridge and COE Section 404 Permits Issuance, Baldwin
County, AL.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns that the projects
will impact between 66.7 and 75 acres of wetlands and that the
documents do not evaluate impacts to terrestrial resources.
ERP No. D-FHW-G40140-TX Rating EC2, Grand Parkway Segment (TX-99)
Improvements Project, from TX-225 to I-10, Funding, COE Section 404
Permit and Right-of-Way Grant, Harris and Chambers Counties, TX.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the proposal
and requested that the additional information needed in the final EIS
primarily focus on project alternatives, cumulative impacts, a current
air quality analysis, and environmental justice.
ERP No. D-FHW-K53007-CA Rating EC2, Alameda Railroad Corridor
Consolidated Project, Construction from Downtown Los Angeles to the
Badger Avenue Bridge/CA-91, Funding, COE Section 404 Permit and ICC
Approval, Los Angeles County, CA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns primarily with the
draft EIS's assessment of the project's potential air quality impacts
and the mitigation measures described in the project documentation. EPA
commended the inclusion of a worst-case emergency response plan for
hazardous material incidents, and pollution prevention features to
reuse/recycle waste material from existing rail lines.
ERP No. DS-FTA-K51035-CA Rating EC2, Bay Area Rapid Transit
District (BART) Transportation Improvements, San Francisco to San
Francisco International Airport Extension, Updated and Additional
Information, Approval, Funding, COE Section 404 and Possible FHWA
Encroachment Permits Issuance, San Mateo County, CA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns due to potential
impacts to wetlands, endangered species, and groundwater that is a
drinking water source for area residents. EPA asked that the final EIS
provide more information on issues associated with the Clean Water Act
Section 404 permit, including the least environmentally damaging
practicable alternative; and potential groundwater impacts from project
construction and operation including mitigation and monitoring for
adverse impacts.
Final EISs
ERP No. F-AFS-L65173-OR Buzzard Project Area Timber Sale and Road
Construction, Implementation, Umatilla National Forest, Walla Walla
Ranger District, Union and Wallowa Counties, OR.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns based on
[[Page 15565]] uncertain sediment output from the proposed timber
harvest and potential effects on water quality and the lack of a
monitoring feedback loop.
ERP No. F-FHW-D40261-WV US 19/Corridor L Improvements from Nicholas
County High School to I-79, Funding and COE Section 404 Permit,
Nicholas and Braxton Counties, WV.
Summary: EPA believed that the mitigative measures to offset
unavoidable impacts to aquatic and terrestrial resources are
insufficient and that noise and visual impact mitigation are not
sufficiently described.
ERP No. F-USA-A11072-00 Theater Missile Defense (TMD) Extended Test
Range, Demonstration and Operation, Missile Flight Test,
Implementation, United States, Republic of the Marshall Islands and
Wake Island, Pacific.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns that the final EIS
did not properly address alternatives analysis, noise issues, hazardous
waste issues, and response to federal and state comments.
Regulations
ERP No. R-DOA-A99201-00 7 CFR Part 335, Plant Pests: Introduction
of Non-Indigenous Organisms--Proposed Rule.
Summary: The proposed regulation on the importation of non-
indigenous species does not indicate how the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) intends to deal with the issue of the
importation of genetically altered species or with the issue of
overlapping authority between APHIS and the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) with regard to the importation of species used in
pesticidal activities. The proposed regulation also does not clearly
define the standards which APHIS will apply when making permitting
decisions and does not clearly define the information which will be
required in a permit application.
Dated: March 21, 1995.
William D. Dickerson,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 95-7359 Filed 3-23-95; 8:45 am]
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