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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-4714-9]

 

Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of 
EPA Comments

    Availability of EPA comments prepared August 15, 1994 Through 
August 19, 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 FR dated April 8, 1994 (59 FR 
16807).

Draft EISs

ERP No. D-AFS-G65059-NM Rating EC2, Santa Fe Ski Area Master 
Development Plan, Upgrading and Expansion, Special-Use-Permit, Sante Fe 
National Forest, Espanola Ranger District, Santa Fe County, NM.

    Summary: EPA requested additional information to: (1) Determine the 
potential of the citizens' alternative in meeting the objectives of the 
Santa Fe Ski Area Master Development Plan, (2) evaluate impacts from 
year-round use of the Ski Area, (3) describe alpine wetland resources, 
and (4) consideration of additional mitigation measures.

ERP No. D-COE-G30013-LA Rating EC2, West Bank of the Mississippi River 
Hurricane Protection Plan, Implementation, east of the Harvey Canal, 
New Orleans, LA.

    Summary: EPA requested that additional information and analysis be 
provided in the Final EIS on the following areas: (1) secondary and 
cumulative effects, (2) description of remaining natural resources 
within the project area, and (3) the basis for using preservation as 
mitigation for impacts to bottomland hardwoods and cypress swamps.

Final EISs

ERP No. F-AFS-L65224-OR, Newberry Geothermal Pilot Project, 
Construction and Operation of a 33-megawatt Power Plant, Approvals, 
Deschutes National Forest, Fort Rock Ranger District, Deschutes County, 
OR.

    Summary: Review of the Final EIS has been completed and the project 
found to be satisfactory.

ERP No. F-DOE-L03007-OR, Hermiston Generating Project, Construction of 
a Gas-fired Cogeneration Power Plant, Approval of Permits, Umatilla 
County, OR.

    Summary: The final EIS addressed EPA's concerns with this project.

ERP No. F-DOE-L08051-OR, Coyote Springs Cogeneration Project, General 
Transmission Agreement Revision for Construction and Operations of the 
Coyote Springs Interconnection, Implementation and COE Permits, Morrow 
County, OR.

    Summary: EPA had environmental concerns based on potential 
significant cumulative CO2 emissions from coal and cogeneration 
plants within the project area and because no further analysis was 
provided of other possible gas pipeline alternatives that were 
considered but dropped from further consideration.

ERP No. F-UAF-G11024-TX, Carswell Air Force Base (AFB) Disposal and 
Reuse, Implementation, Tarrant County, TX.

    Summary: EPA had no objections to the proposed project.

    Dated: August 30, 1994.
Richard E. Sanderson,
Director, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 94-21782 Filed 9-1-94; 8:45 am]
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