[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 160 (Friday, August 16, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42607-42608]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20946]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-5472-4]
Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of
EPA Comments
Availability of EPA comments prepared July 29, 1996 through August
2, 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)
260-5076.
An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental
impact statements (EISs) was published in FR dated April 5, 1996 (61 FR
15251).
Draft EISs
ERP No. D-BOP-D81025-PA Rating EC2, Federal Prison Camp--Scranton,
Pennsylvania, Construction, Operation and Site Selection, Jessup
Borough, Lackawanna County, PA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding the
alternatives analysis, secondary and cumulative impacts and the lack of
information on ecological characteristics. EPA requested that those
issues be addressed in the final document.
ERP No. D-FHW-H40151-MO Rating LO, MO-13 Highway Improvement,
Existing MO-13 to MO-10 just south of Richmond to US 24 just south of
Lexington, Funding, COE Section 10 and 404 Permits and US Coast Guard
Bridge Permit Issuance, Ray and Lafayette Counties, MO.
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Summary: EPA had no objections to the action as proposed.
ERP No. D-FHW-H40153-MO Rating LO, MO-141 Relocation Highway
Project, Improvements, South of MO-HH to 1.1 miles south of MO-100 (Job
No. J6U0804) and 1.1 miles south of MO-100 to 0.8 miles North of I-44
(Job No. J6U0804B), Funding and COE Section 404 Permit, St. Louis
County, MO.
Summary: EPA had no objection to the proposed action. EPA requested
additional information on air quality secondary and cumulative impacts.
ERP No. D-MMS-L02025-AK Rating EC2, Beaufort Sea Planning Area
Proposed 1996 Oil and Gas Lease Sale No. 144, Lease Offerings, Alaska
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), AK.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding the lack of
a commitment to the stipulations and information to lessees, level of
detail in the alternatives analysis and cumulative effects.
ERP No. D-SCS-H36107-MO Rating EC2, East Fork of the Grand River
Watershed Plan, Implementation, Watershed Protection and Flood
Prevention, Funding, Ringgold and Union Counties, IA and Harrison and
Worth Counties, MO.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding potential
impact to water quality and wetland. EPA requested that the final
document address those issues.
ERP No. D-USN-A06179-00 Rating LO, Naval Spent Nuclear Fuel
Container System Management, Loading, Handling and Dry Storage,
Transportation and Storage, Handling and Transportation of certain
Associated Radioactive Waste, Implementation, United States.
Summary: EPA had no objection to the action as proposed.
Final EISs
ERP No. F-AFS-K61118-CA Mt. Reba Ski Area Expansion, Stanislaus
National Forest, Special Use Permit, Calaveras Ranger District, Alpine
County, CA.
Summary: Review of the final EIS was not deemed necessary. No
formal comment letter was sent to preparing agency.
ERP No. F-BOP-K81022-HI Honolulu, Hawaii Detention Facility,
Construction and Operation, Site Selection, Fort Armstrong, Ualena
Street, Lagoon Drive, Elliott Street, HI.
Summary: EPA recommended that the Record of Decision contain
commitments to implement energy conservation, source reduction,
recycling and water quality protection measures if such features are
part of the preferred alternative.
ERP No. F-COE-G39028-TX Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Section 216
Study), Bank Protection and a Spill Containment Feature,
Implementation, Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Galveston District,
Aransas, Calhoun and Refugio Counties, TX.
Summary: EPA had no objections to the selection of the preferred
alternative described in the Final EIS.
ERP No. F-FHW-H40147-NB Omaha Northwest Connector/Sorensen Parkway
Improvements, Construction between 72nd Street and Blair High Road and
south of I-680, Funding and COE Section 404 Permit, City of Omaha,
Douglas County, NB.
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. FS-SCS-H36107-MO East Fork of the Grand River Watershed
Plan, Implementation, Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention,
Funding, Ringgold and Union Counties, IA and Harrison and Worth
Counties, MO.
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.
Dated: August 13, 1996.
William D. Dickerson,
Director, NEPA Compliance Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 96-20946 Filed 8-15-96; 8:45 am]
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