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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-4711-3]

 

Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of 
EPA Comments

    Availability of EPA comments prepared April 25, 1994 through April 
29, 1994 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 the Federal Register dated 
April 8, 1994 (59 FR 16807).

Draft EISs

    ERP No. D-AFS-J65215-MT Rating EC2, Elk Creek Land Exchange and 
Granting an Easement to Plum Creek, Implementation, Flathead National 
Forest, Swan Lake Ranger District, MT.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about adverse impacts 
which may occur on the Forest Service land to be given to the Plum 
Creek Timber Company (i.e., wildlife habitat, old growth, visual, 
fisheries impacts). EPA also expressed concerns about the uncertainty 
of future activities (i.e., subdivision development, oil and gas 
leasing, and mining) on the exchanged parcels. EPA recommended that the 
Forest Service require a conservation easement prohibiting future 
subdivision development on the Forest Service land to be given to Plum 
Creek Timber Company.
    ERP No. D-AFS-J65216-UT Rating LO1, Pacer Timber Harvest and Timber 
Sale, Implementation, Dixie National Forest, Escalante Ranger District, 
Garfield County, UT.
    Summary: EPA had no objections to the proposed action.
    ERP No. D-BIA-J39020-SD Rating EC1, Crow Creek Dam Project, Crow 
Creek Dam and Reservoir (Lake Bedashosha) Improvements, Crow Creek 
Indian Reservation, near Fort Thompson, Buffalo County, SD.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns with sediment impacts 
which should be avoided to fully protect the environment and which may 
require changes to alternatives or mitigation measures.
    ERP No. D-BLM-J02029-WY Rating EC2, Enron Burly Field Oil and Gas 
Leasing, Permit to Drill, Temporary Use Permits, COE Section 404 Permit 
and Right-of-Way Grants, Pinedale Resource Area, Sublette County, WY.
    Summary: EPA had environmental concerns based on potential impacts 
to groundwater quality, which should be avoided in order to fully 
protect its high quality.
    ERP No. D-BLM-L60100-ID Rating EC2, Twin Falls County Solid Waste 
Landfill Facility Construction and Operation, Land Acquisition, Twin 
Falls County, ID.
    Summary: EPA had environmental concerns that BLM had not 
demonstrated that the land transfer and subsequent solid waste facility 
will result in no adverse consequences to ground water, surface water, 
and air quality. EPA requested additional information about how 
hazardous waste in the waste stream will be handled, how leachate and 
surface runoff will be disposed, the liner system and how it will be 
installed, the landfill gas collection and disposal system, and future 
implementation and operation of the facility.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-AFS-J65205-MT,  Upper Sunday Timber Sales, Harvest 
Timber, Implementation, Kootenai National Forest, Fortine Ranger 
District, Flathead County, MT.
    Summary: EPA had no concerns but recommended that the sediment 
regime model be tested.

Regulations

    ERP No. R-NRC-A09818-00, 10 CFR part 71, Petition for Regulations 
Governing Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Materials, Docket 
No. PRM-71-11, FR 59.8143.
    Summary: Review of the Regulation has been completed and the 
project found to be satisfactory. No formal comment letter was sent to 
the preparing agency.

    Dated: May 9, 1994.
Marshall Cain,
Senior Legal Advisor, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 94-11603 Filed 5-12-94; 8:45 am]
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