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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-4710-8]
Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of
EPA Comments
Availability of EPA comments prepared April 11, 1994 Through April
15, 1994 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 the Federal Register dated
April 08, 1994 (59 FR 16807).
Draft EISs
ERP No. D-AFS-K65159-NV Rating LO1, East Shore Land and Resource
Management Plan, Implementation, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
(LTBMU), Washoe and Douglas Counties, NV.
Summary: EPA had no objections to the proposed action if the water
and air mitigation measures are fully implemented.
ERP No. D-AFS-L65223-ID Rating EC2, Lower Elkhorn Timber Sale,
Harvesting Timber and Road Construction, Payette National Forest, New
Meadows Ranger District, Idaho County, ID.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns based on the BMPs
effectiveness and potential impacts on wetlands and air quality.
Additional information was requested to: clarify monitoring
commitments, document wetland impacts and discuss impacts to downwind
sensitive areas, particularly the Class I Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness
Area.
ERP No. D-COE-E36173-FL Rating EC1, Central and Southern Florida
(Canal 111 (C-111) Project, for Flood Control and other Purposes,
Implementation, South Dade County, FL.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the function of
the project elements and the number of refinements needed to accomplish
the project goals.
ERP No. D-IBR-K39048-AZ Rating EC2, Glen Canyon Dam Operation,
Implementation, Colorado River Storage Project, Funding and COE section
10 and 404 Permits, Coconino County, AZ.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding the
proposal to raise the dam spillway gates by 4.5 feet. EPA requested
additional information in the FEIS, including an evaluation of the
flood frequency reduction options, further discussion of the adaptive
management program, and beach habitat-building flows.
Final EISs
ERP No. F-AFS-L67031-ID Black Pine Gold Mine Expansion Project,
Implementation, Plan of Operation Approval and Right-of-Way Permits,
Sawtooth National Forest, Burley Ranger District, Cassia County, ID.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the EIS since
it did not contain detailed information about a surface water
management plan and final design for the leach pads.
ERP No. FS-USA-K10009-TT Kwajalein Atoll Ongoing and Strategic
Defense Initiative Activities, Test Range Facility Construction and
Support Services, Republic of the Marshall Islands, TT.
Summary: EPA had concerns with the mechanism for adopting standards
and the unavailability of standards to accompany the SEIS. Concerns
also included the lack of effluent guidelines; the incompletion of
studies to back recommendations; and insufficient descriptions of
mitigation activities.
Dated: April 26, 1994.
Marshall Cain,
Senior Legal Advisor, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 94-10427 Filed 4-29-94; 8:45am]
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