[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 9 (Friday, January 13, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3208-3209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-915]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-4719-1]


Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of 
EPA Comments

    Availability of EPA comments prepared December 12, 1994 Through 
December 16, 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-J61093-MT Rating EO2, Red Lodge Mountain Ski Area 
Master Development Plan, Special-Use-Permit Approval or Denial, Custer 
National Forest, Beartooth Ranger District, Carbon County, MT.

Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections regarding potential 
adverse impacts associated with cumulative impacts of dewatering, 
increased erosion and sedimentation, and increased wastewater pollutant 
loads to Willow Creek. EPA believed that project modifications to avoid 
dewatering of streams should be developed. EPA is also concerned about 
the adequacy of the water quality and wetlands impact assessment and 
believed that additional information is needed to fully assess all 
potential impacts of the management actions.
    ERP No. D-AFS-L65165-ID Rating EO2, Sloan-Kennally Timber Sale, 
Harvesting and Regenerating Timber Stands, Implementation, Payette 
National Forest, McCall Ranger District, Valley County, ID.

Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections with the proposed 
action based on the cumulative impacts of additional nutrient and 
sediment loading to waters which already exceed water quality standards 
(303(d) listed) in the Cascade Reservoir watershed.
    ERP No. D-NPS-L61200-WA Rating LO, Lake Chelan National Recreation 
Area General Management Plan, Implementation, Chelan County, WA.

Summary: EPA expressed a lack of objections to the Draft EIS and 
recommended that the Final EIS stress the importance of the general 
management plan remaining consistent with the Total Maximum Daily Load 
for phosphorus.
    ERP No. D-NPS-L64043-WA Rating LO, Elwha River Ecosystem 
Restoration, Implementation, Olympic National Park, Clallam County, WA.

Summary: EPA supported the proposed action to remove both the Elwha and 
the Glines Canyon Dams and their associated infrastructure. However EPA 
recommended that the FEIS include a detailed mitigation plan for 
wetlands and that adequate monitoring of water quality take place.
    ERP No. D-USN-E11035-SC Rating EC2, Charleston Naval Base Disposal 
and Reuse, Implementation, Charleston and Dorchester Counties, SC.

Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns on the proposed Community 
Reuse Plan based on a lack of a sufficient wetland mitigation plan, 
proposed community impacts due to an [[Page 3209]] access corridor, 
destruction of a migrating bird habitat, air quality impacts, 
identification of radioactive material, preservation of cultural 
resources and the condition of the existing wastewater treatment 
system.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-AFS-L99004-AK, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Restoration Plan, 
Programmatic EIS, Implementation, Prince William Sound, Gulf of Alaska, 
AK.

Summary: Review of the Final EIS has been completed and the project 
found to be satisfactory. No formal comment letter was sent to the 
preparing agency.
    ERP No. FS-BLM-L67032-WA, Kettle River Key Project Expansion, 
Lamefoot Mine Site Mining and Milling Operations, Plan of Operation 
Approval, Ferry County, WA.

Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding groundwater 
contamination, changes in hydrology and effluent guidelines for the 
NPDES permits.

Other

    ERP No. LD-AFS-E61070-KY Rating LO, Daniel Boone National Forest, 
Wild and Scenic Rivers Study, Six Rivers for Inclusion in the National 
Wild and Scenic Rivers System, Suitability or Non-Suitability, Jackson, 
Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski and Whitley Counties, KY.

Summary: EPA had no objections to the preferred alternative.

    Dated: January 9, 1995.
William D. Dickerson,
Director, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 95-915 Filed 1-12-95; 8:45 am]
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