[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 146 (Friday, July 30, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41420-41421]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-19626]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-6244-9]
Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of
EPA Comments
Availability of EPA comments prepared July 06, 1999 Through July
09, 1999 pursuant to the Environmental Review Process (ERP), under
Section 309 of the Clean Air Act and Section 102(2)(c) of that National
Environmental Policy Act as amended. Requests for
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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) published in FR dated April 09, 1999 (64 FR
17362).
Draft EISs
ERP No. D-AFS-J65300-MT Rating EC2, Tobacco Root Vegetation
Management Plan, Restore and Maintain a Mix Vegetation, Beaverhead-Deer
Lodge National Forest, Madison Ranger District, Madison County, MT.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns with potential
adverse impacts to wetlands and requests disclosure of management
practices in the final EIS.
ERP No. D-AFS-J65305-UT Rating EC2, Pretty Tree Bench Vegetation
Project, Implementation, Dixie National Forest, Escalante Ranger
District, Garfield County, UT
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding wetlands,
sediment impacts and trends in visibility improvement impairment in
potentially impacted National Parks. EPA requested additional
information on these issues.
ERP No. D-FHW-B40086-CT Rating EO2, CT 82/85/11 Corridor
Transportation Improvements, Funding and COE Section 404 Permit, in the
Towns of Salem, Montville, East Lyme and Waterford, CT.
Summary: EPA has objection to the proposed action since it is
likely that any of the expressway alternatives described in the EIS
would cause or contribute to significant degradation of the aquatic
ecosystem. EPA supports further consideration of a community sensitive
upgrade and further exploration of a parkway concept.
ERP No. DS-FAA-F51040-IN Rating EC2, Indianapolis International
Airport Master Plan Development, Updated/New Information, Establishing
New Air Traffic Procedures to Restore, Construct and Operate, Runway
5L/23R Parallel to existing Runway 14/32 and connecting to Runways 5R/
23L and 5L/23R, Airport Layout Plan Approval, Funding and US COE
Section 404 Permit, Marion County, IN.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns related to the
potential adverse impacts on wetlands and bat habitat.
Final EISs
ERP No. F-AFS-J65256-CO, Lakewood Raw Water Pipeline for Continued
Operation, Maintenance, Reconstruction and/or Replacement, Application
for Easement, Roosevelt National Forest, Boulder Ranger District, in
the City of Boulder, CO.
Summary: Review of the Final Supplemental EIS was not deemed
necessary. No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
ERP No. F-AFS-K65184-CA, Rock Creek Recreational Trails Management
Plan, Implementation, Eldorado National Forest, Georgetown Ranger
District, Eldorado County, CA.
Summary: Review of the Final EIS has been completed and the project
found to be satisfactory. No formal comment letter was sent to the
preparing agency.
ERP No. F-DOE-K08021-CA, Sutter Power Plant Project, Operation and
Maintenance of a High-Voltage Electric Transmission, 500 megawatt (MW)
Gas Fueled, Sutter County, CA.
Summary: EPA continues to express concerns about the adverse impact
to wetlands.
ERP No. F-FHW-F40369-WI, US 141 Highway Transportation Project,
Improvement between WI-22 and WI-64 (LeMere Road-6th Road), Funding and
COE Section 4 Permit, Marinette and Oconto Counties, WI.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections on the basis of the
projected secondary impacts to the Baraboo Range National Natural
Landmark (BRNNL) area. The secondary impacts (due to the increased
potential for development) to the BRNNL from a bridge build alternative
or a Year-Round ferry alternative are significant, therefore EPA
recommends selection of the NO Build alternative (FI) or Seasonal 24-
Vehicle ferry alternative (F2).
ERP No. F-NAS-K59011-CA, Programmatic EIS--NASA Ames Aerodynamic
Testing Program, Implementation, Analyzation of the Noise Envelope of
Future Wind Tunnel Testing at the National Full-Scale Aerodynamic
Complex (NFAC), NASA Ames Research Center, Moffet Field, Santa Clara
County, CA.
ERP No. F-NAS-K59011-CA, Programmatic EIS--NASA Ames Aerodynamic
Testing Program, Implementation, Analyzation of the Noise Envelope of
Future Wind Tunnel Testing at the National Full-Scale Aerodynamic
Complex (NFAC), NASA Ames Research Center, Moffet Field, Santa Clara
County, CA.
Summary: Review of the Final EIS was not deemed necessary. No
formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Dated: July 27, 1999.
William D. Dickerson,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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