[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 90 (Friday, May 9, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25609-25610]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-12243]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-5480-2]
Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of
EPA Comments
Availability of EPA comments prepared April 21, 1997 Through April
25, 1997 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)
564-7167. An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental
impact statements (EISs) was published in FR dated April 04, 1997 (62
FR 16154).
Draft EISs
ERP No. D-BLM-K65196-CA Rating EO2, Interlakes Special Recreation
Management Area Plan, Implementation, Federal and Private Lands Issues,
Shasta County, CA.
Summary
EPA expressed environmental objections with the lack of information
regarding monitoring and mitigation proposals to offset significant
environmental impacts associated with OHV use in the Chappie-Shasta OHV
Management Areas.
ERP No. D-COE-C35011-00 Rating EC2, Newark Bay Confined Disposal
Facility (NBCDF), Construction, Dredged Material Disposal Site, NY and
NJ.
Summary
EPA expressed environmental concerns about the proposed project and
requested that additional information be presented in the Final EIS to
address these concerns. EPA expressed concerns with the project's
monitoring plan and requested a complete assessment of the project's
potential impacts to buried prehistoric deposits as well.
ERP No. D-FHW-E40700-GA Rating EC2, Harry S. Truman Parkway,
Construction from the Abercorn Street Extension (GA-204) to Derenne
Avenue, COE Section 404 Permit and U.S. Coast Guard Permit, Chatham
County, GA.
Summary
EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding impacts to estuarine
marshes. EPA recommended that additional mitigation be provided to
reduce marsh impacts.
ERP No. D-UAF-G11032-TX Rating LO, Reese Air Force Base (AFB)
Disposal and Reuse, Implementation, NPDES Permit and COE Section 404
Permit, Lubbock and Terry Counties, TX.
Summary
EPA had no objections to the selection of the preferred
alternative.
ERP No. D-USN-K11078-00 Rating EO2, Marianas Islands Military
Training, Implementation, Marianas Training Plan, Guam, Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands, Asia, Hawaii and Alaska.
Summary
EPA expressed environmental objections due to significant impact to
biological resources and coral reefs. EPA requested additional
information regarding project description, purpose and need,
alternative development and cumulative impacts.
ERP No. DA-COE-C32034-00 Rating EC2, Delaware River Comprehensive
Navigation Channel Improvement, Additional Information, Beckett Street
Terminal in New Jersey through Philadelphia Harbor, Implementation,
several counties, NJ, DE and PA.
Summary
EPA expressed environmental concerns about the design and
monitoring plan for Kelly Island, and the stockpiling of sand at
Slaughter and Broadkill Beaches. Additional information should be
presented in the final SEIS to address these issues.
ERP No. DS-AFS-L65202-ID Rating LO, Katka Peak Timber Sale and Road
Construction, Implementation, New Information from Interior Columbia
Basin Ecosystem Management Project, to implement Ecosystem Restoration
Treatment, Bonners Ferry Ranger District, Idaho Panhandle National
Forests, Boundary County, ID.
Summary
Our abbreviated review has revealed no EPA concerns on this
project.
ERP No. DS-AFS-L67028-AK Rating EC1, Kensington Venture Underground
Gold Mine Project, Additional Information, Development, Construction
and Operation, Operating Plan Approval, NPDES, Section 10 and 404
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Permits, Tongass National Forest, Sherman Creek, City of Juneau, AK.
Summary
EPA continued to express environmental concerns regarding impacts
to air quality diesel fuel spill risks to water quality, visual
impacts, the feasibility of mitigation and reclamation measures, and
the need to minimize impacts associated with effluent discharges. The
Final SEIS should provide additional information on evaluation of
project component options and mitigation measures.
ERP No. DS-FAA-L51014-WA Rating EC2, Seattle-Tacoma International
Airport Improvement, South Aviation Support Area, Airport Layout Plan,
Airport Master Plan; Updated Information on Master Plan Development
Actions, Funding, Section 10 and 404 Permits and NPDES Permit, Port of
Seattle, King County, WA.
Summary
EPA expressed reservations/concerns with the conclusion that the
conforms to the State Implementation Plan. Should the final conformity
determination significantly differ from the updated draft conformity
analysis, it may be necessary for the FAA to allow for additional
public comments on that analysis prior to making a decision. In
particular, an additional public comment period should be considered if
the de minimis thresholds have been exceeded for carbon monoxide and/or
oxides of nitrogen.
Final EISs
ERP No. F-AFS-K65186-NV, Spring Mountains National Recreation Area
General Management Plan, Toiyabe National Forest Land and Resource
Management Plan, Amendment, Implementation, Clark and Nye Counties, NV.
Summary
Review of the FEIS was not deemed necessary. No formal comment
letter was sent to the preparing agency.
ERP No. F-DOE-L09806-WA, Northwest Regional Power Facility (NRPF),
Construction and Operation if a 838 Megawatt (MW) Gas-fired Combustion
Turbine Facility, Approval of Permits, Located near the Town of
Creston, WA.
Summary
EPA continued to express environmental concerns regarding water
quality and wetlands impacts based upon indirect effects and project
segmentation. EPA encourages BPA to issue a single EIS with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission that considers alternative sites for the
project.
ERP No. F-FHW-40756-SC, and Greenville Southern Connectors
Construction and Operation, I-185 at I-85 south of Donaldson Center
Industrial Air Park to I-385 at US 276 and SC-153 Connector from
existing SC-153 at I-85 to the Southern Connector, Funding and COE
Section 404 Permit, Anderson and Greenville Counties, SC.
Summary
EPA expressed environmental concerns over floodplain crossings and
associated impacts, and the loss of terrestrial habitat.
ERP No. F-FRC-L05053-WA, Condit Hydroelectric Project (FERC No.
2342-005), Relicensing, White Salmon River, Klickitat and Skamania
Counties, WA.
Summary
EPA expressed objection to the proposed action based on adverse
impacts to fish and other aquatic life in the White Salmon River. EPA
also expressed concern over FERC's method of assessing impacts of the
proposed alternative.
Dated: May 6, 1997.
William D. Dickerson,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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