[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 121 (Friday, June 23, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32671-32673]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-15473]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-4724-3]


Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of 
EPA Comments

    Availability of EPA comments prepared May 15, 1995 Through May 19, 
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 (60 
FR 19047).

Draft EISs

    ERP No. D-AFS-K65240-CA Rating EC2, Barkley Fire Salvage Sale, 
Implementation, Lower Deer Creek Management Area, Lassen National 
Forest, Almanor Ranger District, Tehama County, CA.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns because the draft EIS 
does not sufficiently describe impacts to water quality, air quality 
and biodiversity--including plant species and wildlife.
    ERP No. D-AFS-L60101-ID Rating EC2, Secesh River Subdivision Access 
Roads, Implementation, Special-Use-Permit, Idaho County, ID.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns based on potential 
water quality impacts, specifically potential affects on Snake River 
chinook salmon, and no cumulative effects issues in the South Fork 
Salmon River Special Management Area.
    ERP No. D-AFS-L65241-ID Rating EC2, Fish Bate Timber Sale, 
Implementation, North Fork Clearwater River, Clearwater National 
Forest, North [[Page 32672]] Fork Ranger District, Clearwater County, 
ID.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns and is particularly 
concerned with the effects of timber harvest on fisheries in Sheep 
Creek, Sneak Creek and Bates Creek.
    ERP No. D-COE-K36111-CA Rating EC2, Santa Paula Creek Flood Control 
Project, Improvements, Right-of-Way Grant, Ventura County, CA.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns that the proposed 
action could further diminish the aquatic and streamside habitat by 
eliminating a reach of natural streambed. EPA recommended that the 
final EIS examine alternative designs which incorporate natural stream 
processes and promote habitat restoration, and reevaluate mitigation 
measures to ensure that impacts to wildlife and aquatic resources are 
fully offset.
    ERP No. D-FHW-K40210-AZ Rating EC2, Pima Freeway--Loop 101, 
Construction, I-17 and Scottsdale Road, Funding, NPDES and COE Section 
404 Permits, Maricopa County, AZ.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding air quality 
impacts, Environmental Justice, and floodplain management. EPA asked 
FHWA to provide more information in the Final EIS regarding CO 
microscale analysis, cumulative impacts, and also neighborhood 
demographics.
    ERP No. D-IBR-A39137-00 Rating EO2, Acreage Limitation and Water 
Conservation Rules and Regulations, Revised and/or New Rules for 
Replacement and Expansion of Existing Rules pertaining to the 
Administration of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982, Implementation in 
Seventeen Western States.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections over the limited 
analysis of alternatives that could promote a more environmentally 
protective allocation of water, and requested that the final EIS more 
fully explore opportunties for using conserved water for insteam 
purposes.
    ERP No. D-USN-K11050-HI Rating EC2, Bellows Air Force Station Land 
Use and Development Plan, Implementation, Waimanalo, HI.
    Summary: EPA requested additional data on wetlands and biological 
resources, identification of mitigation measures; and further 
discussion of cumulative impacts.
    ERP No. DS-COE-K36009-CA Rating EO2, Napa River Flood Control 
Project, Updated Information, Flood Improvement, City of Napa, Napa 
County, CA.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections due to the 
potential for significant degradation of valuable riparian habitat. EPA 
requested that the final document provide greater detail on potential 
water quality impacts, impacts from upland sediment disposal, hazardous 
waste management, cumulative impacts and mitigation for impacts to 
wetland areas. EPA also requested that the final document include a 
discussion of non-structural alternatives.

FINAL EISs

    ERP No. F-AFS-K65156-CA Shasta-Trinity National Forests Land and 
Resource Management Plan, Implementation, Humboldt, Modoc, Shasta, 
Siskiyou, Tehama and Trinity Counties, CA.
    Summary: EPA expressed continuing concern with the adequacy of the 
opportunity for the public to thoroughly review the final LRMP/FEIS and 
the lack of detailed analysis of environmental consequences. Of 
specific concern is the minimal discussion of air quality, 
biodiversity, cumulative impacts, and mitigation measures.
    ERP No. F-AFS-K65166-CA Cottonwood Fire Restoration Project, 
Implementation, Tahoe National Forest, Sierraville Ranger District, 
Sierra County, CA.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections with the projected 
adverse impact to water quality, particularly in watersheds with very 
high Threshold of Concern (TOC) levels and/or significant increments in 
erosion due to the project. The Record of Decision should commit to 
monitoring and mitigation necessary to demonstrate that Water Quality 
Standards and beneficial uses will be fully protected in all 
watersheds, consistent with the Clean Water Act.
    ERP No. F-AFS-L65236-OR Santiam Pass Forest Health Project, 
Implementation, Willamette National Forest, McKenzie Ranger District, 
Linn County, OR.
    Summary: Review of the final EIS has been completed and the project 
found to be environmentally satisfactory. No formal comment letter was 
sent to the preparing Agency.
    ERP No. F-BLM-K67027-AZ Cypus Tohono Open Pit Mine Expansion 
Project, Plan of Operation Approval and Drilling Permit, 
Implementation, Tohono O'odham Nation, Papago Indian Reservation, Pinal 
County, AZ.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the need for 
additional information regarding acid drainage potential, a discussion 
of the impacts and necessary measures to mitigate impacts to waters of 
the U.S. pursuant to Clean Water Act Section 404, and project 
monitoring. EPA recommended that these issues be resolved before BLM 
signs a Record of Decision.
    ERP No. F-COE-C30009-NJ Atlantic Coast of New Jersey, Beach Erosion 
Control Project, Implementation, Sandy Hook to Barnegat Inlet within 
the Borough of Asbury Park to Manasquan, Monmouth County, NJ.
    Summary: EPA commented that the final EIS adequately addressed 
EPA's concerns, and it does not object to implementation of the 
project.
    ERP No. F-FHW-G40133-OK OK-99/OK-3E/US 377 North of Ada 
Transportation Corridor Reconstruction, Funding, COE Section 404 and 
NPDES Permits, Pontotoc and Seminole Counties, OK.
    Summary: Review of the final EIS has been completed and the project 
found to be environmentally satisfactory. No formal comment letter was 
sent to the preparing Agency.
    ERP No. F-FHW-J40126-MT US 2 Reconstruction, Columbia Heights to 
Hungry Horse, Funding, Land Transfer and COE Section 404 Permit, 
Flathead County, MT.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding the 
potential for the preferred alternative to hasten or induce changes in 
the pattern of land use, population density or growth rate in the 
Canyon area which may result in adverse effects to water, wetlands, 
wildlife habitat, and other natural and environmentally sensitve areas 
in undeveloped areas east of Columbia Heights. EPA also, identified 
inconsistences in the wetland impact evaluation.
    ERP No. F-FRC-K02023-00 Tuscarora Natural Gas Pipeline Project, 
Construction and Operation, Right-of-Way Grant, Special-Use-Permit, 
NPDES Permit and COE Section 404 Permit, Lassen County, CA; Washoe and 
Storey Counties, NV and Klamath County, OR.
    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns regarding 
cultural resource mitigation and requested that appropriate mitigation 
be included in the Record of Decision.
    ERP No. F-FRC-L02022-AK Yukon Pacific Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) 
Liquefaction Plant Construction and Operation, Approval, Anderson Bay, 
Port Valdez, AK.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns that the final EIS 
did not contain a detailed Prevention of Significant Deterioration 
(PSD) permit analysis or detailed [[Page 32673]] information on wetland 
impacts and mitigation.

Other

    ERP No. LD-AFS-L61202-ID Rating LO, White Sand Creek and a Two-Mile 
Segment of the Upper Lochsa River Wild and Scenic River Suitability 
Study for Designation or Nondesignation in the Wild and Scenic Rivers 
System, Clearwater National Forest, Idaho County, ID.
    Summary: EPA expressed lack of environmental objections. No formal 
comment letter was sent to the preparing Agency.
    ERP No. LD-AFS-L61203-ID Rating LO, Upper Selway River Tributaries, 
Wild and Scenic River Study, for Fifteen Rivers, Suitability and 
Unsuitability, National Wild and Scenic Rivers Systems, Nez Perce 
National Forest, Idaho County, ID.
    Summary: EPA expressed lack of environmental objections. No formal 
comment letter was sent to the preparing Agency.

    Dated: June 20, 1995.
William D. Dickerson,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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