[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 121 (Friday, June 23, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32671-32673]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-15473]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-4724-3]
Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of
EPA Comments
Availability of EPA comments prepared May 15, 1995 Through May 19,
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 14, 1995 (60
FR 19047).
Draft EISs
ERP No. D-AFS-K65240-CA Rating EC2, Barkley Fire Salvage Sale,
Implementation, Lower Deer Creek Management Area, Lassen National
Forest, Almanor Ranger District, Tehama County, CA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns because the draft EIS
does not sufficiently describe impacts to water quality, air quality
and biodiversity--including plant species and wildlife.
ERP No. D-AFS-L60101-ID Rating EC2, Secesh River Subdivision Access
Roads, Implementation, Special-Use-Permit, Idaho County, ID.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns based on potential
water quality impacts, specifically potential affects on Snake River
chinook salmon, and no cumulative effects issues in the South Fork
Salmon River Special Management Area.
ERP No. D-AFS-L65241-ID Rating EC2, Fish Bate Timber Sale,
Implementation, North Fork Clearwater River, Clearwater National
Forest, North [[Page 32672]] Fork Ranger District, Clearwater County,
ID.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns and is particularly
concerned with the effects of timber harvest on fisheries in Sheep
Creek, Sneak Creek and Bates Creek.
ERP No. D-COE-K36111-CA Rating EC2, Santa Paula Creek Flood Control
Project, Improvements, Right-of-Way Grant, Ventura County, CA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns that the proposed
action could further diminish the aquatic and streamside habitat by
eliminating a reach of natural streambed. EPA recommended that the
final EIS examine alternative designs which incorporate natural stream
processes and promote habitat restoration, and reevaluate mitigation
measures to ensure that impacts to wildlife and aquatic resources are
fully offset.
ERP No. D-FHW-K40210-AZ Rating EC2, Pima Freeway--Loop 101,
Construction, I-17 and Scottsdale Road, Funding, NPDES and COE Section
404 Permits, Maricopa County, AZ.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding air quality
impacts, Environmental Justice, and floodplain management. EPA asked
FHWA to provide more information in the Final EIS regarding CO
microscale analysis, cumulative impacts, and also neighborhood
demographics.
ERP No. D-IBR-A39137-00 Rating EO2, Acreage Limitation and Water
Conservation Rules and Regulations, Revised and/or New Rules for
Replacement and Expansion of Existing Rules pertaining to the
Administration of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982, Implementation in
Seventeen Western States.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections over the limited
analysis of alternatives that could promote a more environmentally
protective allocation of water, and requested that the final EIS more
fully explore opportunties for using conserved water for insteam
purposes.
ERP No. D-USN-K11050-HI Rating EC2, Bellows Air Force Station Land
Use and Development Plan, Implementation, Waimanalo, HI.
Summary: EPA requested additional data on wetlands and biological
resources, identification of mitigation measures; and further
discussion of cumulative impacts.
ERP No. DS-COE-K36009-CA Rating EO2, Napa River Flood Control
Project, Updated Information, Flood Improvement, City of Napa, Napa
County, CA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections due to the
potential for significant degradation of valuable riparian habitat. EPA
requested that the final document provide greater detail on potential
water quality impacts, impacts from upland sediment disposal, hazardous
waste management, cumulative impacts and mitigation for impacts to
wetland areas. EPA also requested that the final document include a
discussion of non-structural alternatives.
FINAL EISs
ERP No. F-AFS-K65156-CA Shasta-Trinity National Forests Land and
Resource Management Plan, Implementation, Humboldt, Modoc, Shasta,
Siskiyou, Tehama and Trinity Counties, CA.
Summary: EPA expressed continuing concern with the adequacy of the
opportunity for the public to thoroughly review the final LRMP/FEIS and
the lack of detailed analysis of environmental consequences. Of
specific concern is the minimal discussion of air quality,
biodiversity, cumulative impacts, and mitigation measures.
ERP No. F-AFS-K65166-CA Cottonwood Fire Restoration Project,
Implementation, Tahoe National Forest, Sierraville Ranger District,
Sierra County, CA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections with the projected
adverse impact to water quality, particularly in watersheds with very
high Threshold of Concern (TOC) levels and/or significant increments in
erosion due to the project. The Record of Decision should commit to
monitoring and mitigation necessary to demonstrate that Water Quality
Standards and beneficial uses will be fully protected in all
watersheds, consistent with the Clean Water Act.
ERP No. F-AFS-L65236-OR Santiam Pass Forest Health Project,
Implementation, Willamette National Forest, McKenzie Ranger District,
Linn County, OR.
Summary: Review of the final EIS has been completed and the project
found to be environmentally satisfactory. No formal comment letter was
sent to the preparing Agency.
ERP No. F-BLM-K67027-AZ Cypus Tohono Open Pit Mine Expansion
Project, Plan of Operation Approval and Drilling Permit,
Implementation, Tohono O'odham Nation, Papago Indian Reservation, Pinal
County, AZ.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the need for
additional information regarding acid drainage potential, a discussion
of the impacts and necessary measures to mitigate impacts to waters of
the U.S. pursuant to Clean Water Act Section 404, and project
monitoring. EPA recommended that these issues be resolved before BLM
signs a Record of Decision.
ERP No. F-COE-C30009-NJ Atlantic Coast of New Jersey, Beach Erosion
Control Project, Implementation, Sandy Hook to Barnegat Inlet within
the Borough of Asbury Park to Manasquan, Monmouth County, NJ.
Summary: EPA commented that the final EIS adequately addressed
EPA's concerns, and it does not object to implementation of the
project.
ERP No. F-FHW-G40133-OK OK-99/OK-3E/US 377 North of Ada
Transportation Corridor Reconstruction, Funding, COE Section 404 and
NPDES Permits, Pontotoc and Seminole Counties, OK.
Summary: Review of the final EIS has been completed and the project
found to be environmentally satisfactory. No formal comment letter was
sent to the preparing Agency.
ERP No. F-FHW-J40126-MT US 2 Reconstruction, Columbia Heights to
Hungry Horse, Funding, Land Transfer and COE Section 404 Permit,
Flathead County, MT.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding the
potential for the preferred alternative to hasten or induce changes in
the pattern of land use, population density or growth rate in the
Canyon area which may result in adverse effects to water, wetlands,
wildlife habitat, and other natural and environmentally sensitve areas
in undeveloped areas east of Columbia Heights. EPA also, identified
inconsistences in the wetland impact evaluation.
ERP No. F-FRC-K02023-00 Tuscarora Natural Gas Pipeline Project,
Construction and Operation, Right-of-Way Grant, Special-Use-Permit,
NPDES Permit and COE Section 404 Permit, Lassen County, CA; Washoe and
Storey Counties, NV and Klamath County, OR.
Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns regarding
cultural resource mitigation and requested that appropriate mitigation
be included in the Record of Decision.
ERP No. F-FRC-L02022-AK Yukon Pacific Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
Liquefaction Plant Construction and Operation, Approval, Anderson Bay,
Port Valdez, AK.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns that the final EIS
did not contain a detailed Prevention of Significant Deterioration
(PSD) permit analysis or detailed [[Page 32673]] information on wetland
impacts and mitigation.
Other
ERP No. LD-AFS-L61202-ID Rating LO, White Sand Creek and a Two-Mile
Segment of the Upper Lochsa River Wild and Scenic River Suitability
Study for Designation or Nondesignation in the Wild and Scenic Rivers
System, Clearwater National Forest, Idaho County, ID.
Summary: EPA expressed lack of environmental objections. No formal
comment letter was sent to the preparing Agency.
ERP No. LD-AFS-L61203-ID Rating LO, Upper Selway River Tributaries,
Wild and Scenic River Study, for Fifteen Rivers, Suitability and
Unsuitability, National Wild and Scenic Rivers Systems, Nez Perce
National Forest, Idaho County, ID.
Summary: EPA expressed lack of environmental objections. No formal
comment letter was sent to the preparing Agency.
Dated: June 20, 1995.
William D. Dickerson,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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