[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 237 (Friday, December 10, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69267-69268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-32094]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6248-9]


Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of 
EPA Comments

    Availability of EPA comments prepared November 22, 1999 Through 
November 26, 1999 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 10, 1999 (63 
FR 17856).

DRAFT EISs

    ERP No. D-DOD-J11017-00 Rating EC2, National Missile Defense (NMD) 
Deployment System, Selection of Possible Deployment Sites: AK, AS and 
ND.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about avoiding and 
mitigating wetland impacts, increasing protection of human health and 
improving the combative impacts analysis.
    ERP No. D-FAA-B51018-CT Rating LO, Tweed-New Haven Airport Runway 
Safety Area and Taxiway Improvements, Safety Improvements to Runway 2/
20 and Taxiways `B' and `E', Funding, COE Section 10 and 404 Permits, 
New Haven County,CT.
    Summary: EPA had a lack of objections to the proposed project.
    ERP No. D-IBR-G65070-NM Rating EC2, Elephant Butte and Caballo 
Reservoirs, Resource Management Plan (RMP), Implementation, Sierra and 
Socorro Counties, NM.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concern regarding floodplain, 
water quality, cultural resource, and grazing impacts. EPA requested 
that these issues be clarified and that mitigation measures be 
included.
    ERP No. D-NPS-F39038-00 Rating EC2, Lower Saint Croix National 
Scenic Riverway Cooperative Management Plan, Implementation, MN and WI.
    Summary: EPA expressed concerns regarding potential water quality 
impacts and the lack of baseline data/indicators. EPA requested that 
these issues be clarified in the final document.
    ERP No. DS-NPS-E61066-FL Rating EO2, Big Cypress National Preserve, 
General Management Plan,

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Implementation, New Information on the Special Alternative for the Off-
Road Vehicle Management Plan, Collier, Dade and MonroeCounties, FL.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections due to lack of 
information regarding ORV management plan, alternative strategies, 
permitting system, enforcement, impact mitigation, water quality, 
threatened and endangered species.

FINAL EISs

    ERP No. F-COE-E39037-TN Reelfoot Lake Project, Implementation of 
Wetland Preservation, Waterfowl Habitat Restoration, Fishery 
Improvement, Lake and Obion Counties, TN and Fulton County, KY.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concern that while the 
restoration measures proposed at Reelfoot Lake may result in some long-
term environmental benefits, they will be of lesser magnitude than 
would have been fostered by the original plan.
    ERP No. F-COE-K36128-CA Tule River Basin Investigation Project, 
Plan to Increase Flood Protection Downstream of Success Dam and 
Increase Storage Space in Lake Success for Irrigation Water, Tule 
River,Tulace and King Counties, CA.
    Sumary: EPA continues to object due to the lack of a sound habitat 
mitigation plan. EPA recommended that the mitigation plan and 
additional information regarding project costs and the Highway 190 
bridge be obtained before the project is approved.
    ERP No. F-IBR-K39045-CA Programmatic EIS--Central Valley Project 
Improvement Act (CVPIA) of 1992 Implementation, Central Valley, 
Trinity, Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa Clara and San Benito Counties, 
CA.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-IBR-K39056-CA Contra Loma Reservoir Project, Future Use 
and Operation of Contra Costa Water District, COE Section 404 Permit, 
Contra Costa County, CA.
    Summary: EPA's previous concerns with the lack of information on 
water quality problems have been resolved. While EPA now has no 
objection to the proposed action, EPA did request that additional 
information regarding filtration and disinfection under the Surface 
Water Treatment Rule be included in the Record of Decision.
    ERP No. F-JUS-E81038-AL Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP), 
Expand Training for State and Local Emergency First Responders, Located 
at Fort McClellan, Calhoun, Cleburne, Randolph, Clay, Talladega, St. 
Clair, Etowah and Cherokee Counties, AL.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns due to potential air 
emissions and hazardous waste issues related to use of live chemical 
agents.
    Summary: ERP No. F-UAF-K11016-NV Nellis Airforce Base, Proposal to 
Base or Beddown F-22 Aircraft Force Development Evaluation and Weapons 
School, Clark County, NV.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-USN-K11098-CA Alameda Naval Air Station and Fleet and 
Industrial Supply Center, Disposal and Reuse, Alameda Annex and 
Facility, City of Alameda and Alameda County, CA.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.

    Dated: December 7, 1999.
Ken Mittelholtz,
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Federal Activities.
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