[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 97 (Friday, May 17, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24933-24934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12489]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-5469-6]
Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of
EPA Comments
Availability of EPA comments prepared April 29, 1996 Through May 3,
1996 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 05, 1996 (61
FR 15251).
Draft EISs
ERP No. D-BLM-K67033-NV Rating EO2, Lone Tree Gold Mine Expansion
Project, Plan of Operations Approval and Permit Issuance, Winnemucca
District, Humboldt County, NV.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections due to potential to
degrade groundwater, impacts to wildlife, and uncertainties regarding
acid generation. EPA requested additional information on impacts to
water quality and habitat in the lower Humboldt River basin and local
springs; geochemical characterization; facility design; reclamation,
hydrogeologic and geochemical modelling, monitoring; and mitigation.
ERP No. D-DOE-A06178-00 Rating EC2, Programmatic EIS-Stockpile
Stewardship and Management Project, Reduced Nuclear Weapons Stockpile
in the Absence of Underground Testing, Eight Sites: Oak Ridge
Reservation (ORR), Savannah River Site (SRS), Kansas City Plant (KCP)
Pantex Plant, Los Alamos Nat'l Lab., Lawrence Livermore Nat'l Lab.,
Sandia Nat'l and Nevada Test.
Summary: EPA requested that DOE provide additional information and
clarity concerning accident risk analysis and environmental justice.
ERP No. D-FHW-J40138-UT Rating EC2, Norman H. Bangerter Highway
(Previously Known as the West Valley Highway) 12600 South Street to I-
15, Funding and COE Section 404 Permit, in the Cities of Bluffdale,
Riverton and Draper, Salt Lake County, UT.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding the extent
of wetland impacts, hazardous material spills and the location and
effects of borrow. EPA requested that additional information on these
issues be included.
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ERP No. D-FHW-K40357-CA Rating LO, CA-101/Cuesta Grade Highway
Improvements, 1.1 mile north of Reservoir Canyon Road to the Cuesta
Grade Overhead, Funding and Permit Issuance, San Luis Obispo County,
CA.
Summary: EPA lacked objections to the alternatives and the impacts
analysis contained in the draft EIS.
ERP No. D-FHW-L40200-OR Rating EC2, U.S. 101/Oregon Coast Highway
Reconstruction, Pacific Way in the City of Gerhart to Dooley Bridge in
the City of Seaside, Funding and COE Section 404 Permit, Clatsop
County, OR.
Summary: EPA's review has revealed concerns regarding wetlands and
water quality. Additional information on this project has been
requested for inclusion in the final EIS.
ERP No. D-FRC-K05054-NV Rating No Comment, Blue Diamond South
Pumped Storage Hydroelectric (FERC. No. 10756) Project, Issuance of
License for Construction, Operation and Maintain, Right-of-Way Grant
and Possible COE Section 404 Permit, Clark County, NV.
Summary: Due to the federal furlough of December 18, 1995 through
January 5, 1996, the Environmental Protection Agency did not review
this EIS.
Final EISs
ERP No. F-BLM-K67025-NV, Cortez Pipeline Gold Deposit Project,
Development, Construction and Operation of an Open-Pit Mine, Plan of
Operations Approval, Right-of-Way Grants and COE Section 404 Permit,
Lander County, NV.
Summary: Review of the Final EIS was not deemed necessary. No
formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
ERP No. F-FHW-L50009-WA, Elliott Bridge No. 3166 Replacement, from
WA-169 (Renton-Maple Valley Highway) across the bridge to the
intersection of 154th Place S.E., Funding, U.S. CGD Bridge Permit and
Section 404 Permit, Cedar River, City of Renton, King County, WA.
Summary: EPA believed the final EIS addresses the major concerns
raised previously and therefore has no objection to the actions as
proposed.
Dated: May 14, 1996.
William D. Dickerson,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 96-12489 Filed 5-16-96; 8:45 am]
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