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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-4712-8]
Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of
EPA Comments
Availability of EPA comments prepared June 13, 1994 Through June
17, 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 FR dated April 08, 1994 (59
FR 16807).
Draft EISs
ERP No. D-AFS-L65226-ID Rating EC2, Elk Creek Integrated Resource
Management Project, Implementation, Boise National Forest, Mountain
Home Ranger District, Elmore County, ID.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts on
water quality from timber harvest and road construction. EPA requests
monitoring information from these impacts be included in the final EIS.
ERP No. D-BLM-K67022-NV Rating EC2, Robinson Mining Project,
Construction, Operation and Expansion, Plan of Operation Approval,
White Pine, Elko and Eureka Counties, NV.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns for potential project
impacts to water quality and wildlife, and BLM's preferred reclamation
measures, as well as the need for additional information in the final
EIS on mitigation, monitoring and emergency response planning.
ERP No. D-COE-L39036-WA Rating EC2, Lower Snake River Biological
Drawdown Test on Anadromous Fish and Wildlife, Implementation, Lower
Granite Reservoir, WA.
Summary: EPA had environmental concerns with the resource impacts
and stressed the necessity for biological monitoring and additional
monitoring of water quality and sediment parameters. EPA also requested
additional information about juvenile salmon dam passage mortality
factors, possible dredging activities, wastewater discharge remedial
measures, and the extent of wetland impacts.
ERP No. D-DOE-L09804-00 Rating LO, Delivery of the Canadian
Entitlement by the United States Entity of Power Benefits,
Implementation, WA, OR, ID, MI, WY, CA, NV, AZ and British Columbia.
Summary: EPA had no objections to the draft programmatic EIS.
ERP No. DS-USN-L11013-WA Rating LO, US West Coast Homeporting
Program for Fast Combat Support Ships (AOE-6 Class), Updated
Information, for the Pier D Project at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard,
Implementation, Sinclair Inlet, Bremerton, WA.
Summary: EPA believed that adverse effects to water quality and
aquatic resources would be avoided provided that the mitigation
measures specified in the draft SEIS are fully implemented.
Final EISs
ERP No. F-AFS-L65213-ID, Savant Sage Resource Area, Land and
Resource Management Plan, Implementation, Idaho Panhandle National
Forests, Fernan Ranger District, Bonner and Kootenai Counties, ID.
Summary: EPA had no objections to the preferred alternative
described in the EIS.
ERP No. F-FHW-J40122-WY, Snake River Canyon Highway, Improvement,
US 26/89 between Alpine Junction to Hoback Junction, Funding and COE
404 Permit, Teton and Lincoln Counties, WY.
Summary: EPA believed it may be possible to further reduce impacts
through speed reduction and additional reductions of clear zones and
shoulder width.
ERP No. FS-AFS-K65136-CA, CASA--Guard Timber Sale, Timber
Harvesting, Updated Information concerning Impacts on the California
Spotted Owl and Fish Creek Watershed and Reforestation, Sequoia
National Forest, Cannell Meadow Ranger District, Tulare County, CA.
Summary: Review of the Final EIS was not deemed necessary. No
comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
ERP No. FS-AFS-K65137-CA, Cottonwood and Golf Timber Sales, Timber
Harvesting in the Breckenridge Compartment, Updated Information
concerning Withdrawal of the Golf Timber Sale and Impacts on the
California Spotted Owl and Reforestation for the Cottonwood Timber
Sale, Sequoia National Forest, Greenhorn Ranger District, Kern County,
CA.
Summary: Review of the Final EIS was not deemed necessary. No
comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Dated: June 28, 1994.
Anne Norton Miller,
Director, Federal Liaison Division, Office Of Federal Activities.
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