[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 160 (Friday, August 18, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43146-43147]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-20572]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-4725-8]
Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of
EPA Comments
Availability of EPA comments prepared July 03, 1995 Through July
07, 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-J65236-MT Rating EC2, North Fork Decision Area Fire
Recovery Project, Timber Salvage, Implementation, Kootenai National
Forest, Rexford Ranger District, Lincoln County, MT.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the potential
impacts of the proposed action on the watershed of the North Fork of
Big Creek where the majority of activities are proposed. Peak stream
flow thresholds are already being exceeded here and EPA suggested
additional information be supplied to fully assess and mitigate all
potential environmental impacts.
ERP No. D-AFS-K65170-AZ Rating EO2, Pocket/Baker Ecosystem and Land
Management Plan, Implementation, Mogollen Rim, Coconino National
Forest, Coconino County, AZ.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections to the components
of the preferred alternative which exceed management activity
thresholds in the draft Mexican Spotted Owl (MOS) Recovery Plan and
dispersal habitat guidelines. The draft EIS does not adequately
evaluate potential impacts to water quality and air quality.
ERP No. D-AFS-L65244-ID Rating EC2, Fall Creek Post-Fire Project,
Harvesting Fire-Killed and Damage Trees, Implementation, McCall Ranger
District, Payette National Forest, Valley County, ID.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns based on potential
effects on water quality from timber salvage and road construction.
Additional information is needed on watershed effects, water supply,
water quality/fish habitat effectiveness
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monitoring and documentation for environmental effect predictions.
ERP No. D-GSA-K80036-CA Rating EC2, Fresno--United States
Courthouse, Site Selection and Construction, City of Fresno, Fresno
County, CA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding potential
Clean Air Act conformity issues, hazardous waste issues and energy
efficiency/water conservation issues. EPA recommended that these issues
be clarified in the final document.
ERP No. D-IBR-K34010-AZ Rating EO2, Tucson Aqueduct System
Reliability Investigation (TASRI), Central Arizona Project, Surface
Storage Reservoir Construction, COE Section 404 Permit, Gila River,
City of Tucson, Pima County, AZ.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections over potential
impact to the proposed action in light of recent Tucson reevaluation of
use of CAP water. EPA also requested additional information concerning
the habitat for the Pima pineapple cactus and would incur other
biological and water quality impacts.
ERP No. D-NPS-K61137-AZ Rating EO2, Organ Pipe Cactus National
Monument General Management Plan and Development Concept Plan
Implementation, Portion of the Sonoran Desert, Pima County, AZ.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections based on the lack
of an analysis of a full range of alternatives and that there is
inadequate discussion of impacts to the resources and respective
mitigation measures.
ERP No. D-NPS-L61201-WA Rating EC2, Mountain Goat Management Within
Olympic National Park, Implementation, Clallan, Grays Harbor, Jefferson
and Mason Counties, WA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns with the lack of
coordination of goat management efforts in and outside the park. The
final EIS should define overall ecosystem management objections
including minimizing impacts associated with control programs, further
addressing mitigation of impacts from helicopter overflights and
alternatives to using helicopters, and better defining the evaluation
criteria.
Final EISs
ERP No. F-AFS-K65168-CA, Falls Road Realignment and Reconstruction,
Permit Approval, San Bernardino National Forest, San Bernardino County,
CA.
Summary: Review of the final EIS was not deemed necessary. No
formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
ERP No. F-FHW-L40189-WA, WA-525/Paine Field Boulevard Project,
Improvements, between WA-99 to WA-526, Funding and COE Section 404
Permit, City of Mukitteo, Snohomish County, WA.
Summary: EPA had no objection to the project as proposed.
ERP No. F-HUD-J81007-UT, Guadalupe Neighborhood Project,
Demolition, Rehabilitation, Construction and Development, Funding, Salt
Lake City, Salt Lake City County, UT.
Summary: EPA had no objection to the action as proposed.
ERP No. FS-FHW-K40105-CA, Devil's Slide Bypass Improvements, CA-1
To Half Moon Bay Airport to Linda Mar Boulevard, Funding and COE
Section 404 Permit, Pacifica and San Mateo Counties, CA.
Summary: Review of the final EIS was not deemed necessary. No
formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Regulations
ERP No. R-BIA-A99203-00, Notice of Proposed Revised Procedures
Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the
Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Summary: EPA commented that BIA should seek the cooperation of the
EPA in NEPA review of commercial waste disposal facilities on Indian
lands, and recommended that BIA should define its categorical
exclusions more narrowly.
Dated: August 15, 1995.
William D. Dickerson,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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