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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of 
EPA Comments

    Availability of EPA comments prepared October 03, 1994 Through 
October 07, 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 08, 1994 (59 
FR 16807).

Draft EISs

    ERP No. D-AFS-J65200-CO Rating EO2, Telluride Ski Area Expansion 
Project, Implementation, Special-Use-Permit and COE Section 404 Permit, 
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnion National Forests, Norwood Ranger 
District, San Miguel County, CO.

Summary

    EPA expressed environmental objections due to potential impacts to 
air quality (carbon monoxide and PM-10) in the project area. EPA also 
requested additional discussion concerning the potential for 
degradation of air quality in an existing Class I airshed.
    ERP No. D-AFS-J65219-WY Rating LO1, Shoshone National Forest 
Allowable Timber Sale Quantity, Implementation, Fremont, Hot Springs, 
Park, Sublette and Teton Counties, WY.

Summary

    EPA had no objection to the proposed alternative.
    ERP No. D-BLM-J60015-WY Rating LO1, Creston/Blue Gap Natural Gas 
and Oil Development Project, Construction and Operation, Special-Use-
Permit, Right-of-Way and COE Section 404 Permit, Carbon and Sweetwater 
Counties, WY.

Summary

    EPA had no objection to the project as proposed.
    ERP No. DS-DOE-A22088-SC Rating EC2, Savannah River Site, 
Construction and Operation of Defense Waste Processing Facility, 
Updated Information, Aiken and Barnwell Counties, SC.

Summary

    EPA had environmental concerns about the project due to the lack of 
detail on cumulative impacts as it relates to other pending EISs. EPA 
recommended that information from these EISs' be included in the final 
EIS.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-AFS-J02028-00. North Slope Oil and Gas Leasing, 
Application for Permit to Drill, High Uinta Mountain, Evanston and 
Mountain View Ranger District, Wasatch-Cache National Forest and 
Flaming Gorge District, Ashley National Forest, Intermountain Region, 
Summit and Daggett Counties, UT and Uinta County, WY.

Summary

    EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding the lack of full 
discussion of air and water quality studies and monitoring requirement 
that should be provided in the leasing analysis documents.
    ERP No. F-AFS-J65195-WY. Grand Targhee Ski Area Expansion Master 
Development Plan, Implementation, Targhee National Forest, Teton 
County, WY.

Summary

    EPA had no objection to the project as proposed. Initial concerns 
regarding air quality have been adequately addressed in the final EIS.
    ERP No. F-AFS-J65209-MT. Middle Fork Ecosystem Management Project, 
Implementation, Flathead National Forest, Hungry Horse Ranger District, 
Flathead River, Flathead County, MT.

Summary

    EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding potential effects of 
proposed prescribed burning and protection of air quality in nearby 
Class I areas and nearby PM-10 nonattainment areas. EPA also indicated 
that some level of water quality monitoring would be appropriate to 
document effectiveness of BMPs and to assess actual sediment increases 
and aquatic biological effects.
    ERP No. F-AFS-L65210-ID.West Fork Papoose Timber Sale, 
Implementation, Clearwater National Forest, Powell Ranger District, 
Idaho County, ID.

Summary

    EPA continued to have environmental concerns regarding the sediment 
levels that currently exist in the Papoose Creek and Parachute Creek 
Watershed.
    ERP No. F-BLM-J02029-WY.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 no objection to the project as proposed. The Final EIS has 
adequately addressed groundwater quality issues and other concerns.
    ERP No. F-COE-D39025-00.Anacostia River and Tributaries Feasibility 
Study relating to Restoration of Fish and Wild Habitat, Implementation, 
Prince George's and Montgomery Cos., MD, and DC.

Summary

    EPA had no objection to the project as proposed.
    ERP No. F-FHW-E40132-FL.North Suncoast Corridor, Transportation 
Improvement and Construction, Northwest Expressway Zone 1 in 
Hillsborough Co. to US 98 in Hernando Co. to Zone 2 FL-52 in Pasco Co., 
Funding, COE Section 404 Permit, Hillsborough, Hernando and Pasco 
Counties, FL.

Summary

    EPA expressed environmental objections to the project due to 
significant wetland and upland resources impacts. EPA expressed concern 
that the proposed wetland mitigation relies too heavily on creation of 
new wetlands that have a low probability for success. EPA recommended 
that the alignment be reexamined during the final design stage to 
further reduce wetland upland losses.
    ERP No. F-FHW-L40182-WA.Twin Bridges Replacement Project, Grosscup 
Road over the Yakima River, Funding and COE Section 10/404 Permit, 
Benton County, WA.

Summary

    EPA provided no formal written comments. EPA had no objection to 
the preferred alternative as described in the EIS.
    ERP No. F-SFW-G64011-LA.Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge 
Master Plan, Implementation, Orleans Parish, LA.

Summary

    EPA had no objection to the action as proposed.
    ERP No. F-SFW-J61090-SD.Conata Basin/Badlands Area Black-Footed 
Ferret Reintroduction, Implementation, Badlands National Park and 
Buffalo Gap National Grassland, Conata Basin, several counties, SD.

Summary

    EPA had no objection to the action as proposed.
    ERP No. FS-AFS-J82005-MT.Lewis and Clark National Forest Noxious 
Weed Control Program, Updated Information, Implementation, several 
counties, MT.

Summary

    Review of the Final Supplemental EIS has been completed and the 
project found to be satisfactory. No formal comment letter was sent to 
the preparing agency.

    Dated: October 18, 1994.
William D. Dickerson,
Director, Federal Agency Liaison Division.
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