[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 111 (Friday, June 9, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30536-30537]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-14224]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-4723-8]


Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of 
EPA Comments

    Availability of EPA comments prepared May 1, 1995 through May 5, 
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 14, 1995 (72 
FR 19047).

Draft EISs

ERP No. D-BLM-J65229-MT

    Rating EC2, Sweet Grass Hills Resource Management Plan Amendment, 
Implementation, West HiLine Resource Management Plan, Toole and Liberty 
Counties, MT.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding potential 
impacts to water resources wildlife resources, air quality and cultural 
resources which should be avoided in order to fully protect the 
environment. EPA requested that additional information regarding these 
issues be included in the final document.

ERP No. D-DOE-L05210-00

    Rating EO2, Resource Contingency Program, Construction and 
Operation, Three Proposed Plant Sites, Chelalis Hermiston and Satsop 
Power Projects, Lewis and Grays Harbor Counties, WA and Washington and 
Umattilla Counties, OR.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections based on potential 
water quality and wetland impacts. EPA requested additional information 
concerning the alternatives for potential cumulative impacts and 
proposed mitigation and monitoring.

ERP No. D1-DOE-A00163-00

    Rating EC2, Programmatic EIS-Tritium Supply and Recycling 
Facilities Siting, Construction and Operation, Implementation, Idaho 
National Engineering Laboratory, ID; Nevada Test Site, NV; Oak Ridge 
Reservation, TN; Pantex Plant, TX or Savannah River Site, SC.
    Summary: EPA endorsed the accelerator technology as the most 
environmentally preferred technology and noted that each site has a 
unique set of environmental challenges to mitigate. EPA requested 
additional information in the final EIS concerning groundwater, aquifer 
impacts, and emergency preparedness.

Final EISs

ERP No. F-DOD-K11057-CA

    California Acoustic Thermometry of Ocean Climate (ATOC) Program and 
Marine Mammal Research Program (MMRP), Funding, Marine Mammal Research 
Permit and COE Nationwide Permits Issuance, Monterey County, CA.
    Summary: Review of the Final EIS was not deemed necessary. No 
comment letter was sent to the preparing Agency.

ERP No. F-DOE-A00166-00

    NAT, Programmatic Spent Nuclear Fuel Management and Idaho National 
Engineering Laboratory Environmental Restoration and Waste Management 
Programs, Implementation.
    Summary: EPA environmental concerns on the draft environmental 
impact statement have been adequately addressed.

ERP No. F-NPS-K61130-HI

    Haleakala National Park General Management Plan and Conceptual 
Framework, Implementation, Island of Maui, Maui County, HI. 
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    Summary: Review of the final EIS was not deemed necessary. No 
comment letter was sent to the preparing Agency.

    Dated: June 6, 1995.
William D. Dickerson,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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