[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 52 (Friday, March 17, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 14432]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-6677]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-4721-3]


Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of 
EPA Comments

    Availability of EPA comments prepared February 13, 1995 through 
February 17, 1995 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, 1995 (59 
FR 16807).

Draft EISs

    ERP No. D-COE-C39009-NY Rating EC2, Atlantic Coast of Long Island 
Jones Inlet to East Rockaway Inlet Storm Damage Reduction Project, 
Construction, Long Beach Island, Nassau County, NY.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the potential 
cumulative impacts associated with this and other erosion/storm damage 
protection projects on Long Island and requested that additional 
information be presented in the final EIS.
    ERP No. D-COE-K32047-CA Rating EC2, Humboldt Harbor and Bay 
(Deepening) Channels, Feasibility Study for Navigation Improvements, 
Humboldt County, CA.
    SUMMARY: EPA expressed environmental concerns that the draft EIS 
did not analyze the no action alternative and that more information 
concerning both management of the unsuitable dredged material and 
monitoring of the disposal site was needed.
    ERP No. D-FHW-B40080-MA Rating EC2, US 6 Transportation 
Improvements Project, between the Towns of Dennis and Orleans on Cape 
Cod, Funding, Coast Guard Bridge Permit and COE Section 10 and 404 
Permits, Barnstable County, MA.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the expansion 
of Cape Cod's Route 6 from two to four lanes between the Towns of 
Dennis and Orleans as proposed in the draft EIS. The project would 
cause direct adverse effects on the water supplies and wetlands of 
several towns as well as indirect environmental effects through induced 
growth and traffic on the Outer Cape. In keeping with the goal of the 
Cape Cod Commission's long range transportation plan for Cape Cod--to 
reduce reliance on the automobile and encourage alternative 
transportation modes--EPA recommended that the FHWA aggressively pursue 
multimodal solutions and make improvements to the existing roadway.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-FHW-C40125-NY, Northern State Parkway Widening Project, 
Construction from Meadowbrook State Parkway Interchange to Wantagh 
State Parkway Interchange, Funding, Town of North Hempstead, Nassau 
County, NY.
    Summary: EPA believed that the proposed project will not result in 
significant adverse environmental impacts; therefore, EPA had no 
objections to its implementation.
    ERP No. F-FHW-E40744-NC, US 421 Highway Improvements, East of 
Secondary Road 2433 to West of I-77, Funding and Possible COE Section 
404 Permit, Wilkes and Yadkin Cos., NC.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns that the selected 
alignment was not the most environmentally sound option to meet the 
project's objectives.


    Dated: March 14, 1995.
William D. Dickerson,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 95-6677 Filed 3-16-95; 8:45 am]
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