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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-4718-2]

 

Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of 
EPA Comments

    Availability of EPA comments prepared November 21, 1994, through 
November 25, 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 10, 1994 (59 
FR 16807).

Draft EISs

ERP No. D-AFS-J65224-MT Rating EC2

    Running Wolf Timber Sales, Implementation, Lewis and Clark National 
Forest, Judith Ranger District, Stanford, Judith Basin County, MT.
Summary
    EPA expressed concerns regarding the assessment of water quality 
impacts, and the adequacy of the water quality monitoring program. The 
final EIS needs to fully assess all potential impacts of management 
actions.

ERP No. D-AFS-K61132-CA Rating LO1

    Eight Eastside Rivers, Wild and Scenic River Study, Suitability or 
Nonsuitability, Tahoe National Forest and Lake Tahoe Management Unit, 
Land and Resource Management Plans, Alpine, El Dorado El Dorado, 
Placer, Nevada and Sierra Counties, CA.
Summary
    EPA expressed a lack of objections for the proposed action. 
However, EPA suggests that the final EIS address potential water 
quality impacts, air pollution sources and visibility.

ERP No. D-BLM-K67026-CA Rating EC2

    Briggs Open Pit Heap Leach Gold Mine Project, Construction and 
Operation, NPDES Permit and COE Section 404 Permit, Inyo County, CA.
Summary
    EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding potential impacts to 
water quality, wildlife, air quality, and visual quality. Additional 
information was requested for impacts to surface water and wetlands, 
facilities designs, closure of the heap leach pad, contingency measure, 
and reclamation/ maintenance of the heap leach pad after project 
completion and the relationship between the proposed mine and the new 
California Desert Protection Act.

ERP No. D-DOE-L39052-OR Rating EC2

    Columbia River System Operation Review (SOR), Multiple Use 
Management, Long-Term System Planning By Interested Parties Other than 
Management Agencies, Canadian Entitlement Allocation Agreement Renewal 
or Modification and Pacific NW Coordination Agreement Renewal or 
Renegotiation, OR.
Summary
    EPA expressed concerns regarding the geographic scope of the draft 
EIS; degree of integration with related regional studies addressing 
salmon survival; limited baseline data; predictive accuracy of the 
salmon passage models; dam operational impacts on anadromous and 
resident fish, water quality and wetlands. EPA recommended these issues 
be further discussed including mitigation measures monitoring 
requirements, and the need to develop a management approach to address 
future dam operational changes.

ERP No. D-FHA-D85034-WV Rating EO2

    Spring Hills Subdivision Housing Project, Construction, Funding, 
Charlestown, WV.
Summary
    EPA expressed environmental objections with the preferred 
alternative due to potential significant impacts to on-site wetlands 
and the adjacent Altona Marsh. EPA also expressed concerns regarding 
wetland delineation and stormwater management systems. EPA recommended 
that another alternative be selected.

FINAL EISs

ERP No. F-JUS-G11010-00

    Joint Task Force (JTF)--Six Support Services Continuation Program, 
Implementation, Programmatic EIS, TX, NM, AZ, CA, U.S./Mexico Border 
and Texas Gulf Coast.
Summary
    EPA had no objections to the proposed action.

ERP No. F-USN-E11033-FL

    Pensacola Naval Air Station Realignment, Relocation of Memphis 
Naval Air Station and Closure of San Diego Naval Training Center, 
Implementation, Pensacola Bay, FL.
Summary
    EPA had no objection with the project as proposed.

ERP No. FB-FHW-D40010-MD

    Boston Street Corridor (a part of the former I-83 Corridor Project) 
Transportation Improvements, Chester Street to Conlking Street, 
Additional Information concerning New Alternatives Under Consideration, 
Approval and Funding, East Baltimore, Baltimore County, MD.
Summary
    The final EIS adequately addresses our concerns on this project.

    Dated: December 6, 1994.
Richard E. Sanderson,
Director, Office of Federal Activities.
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