[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 160 (Friday, August 18, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43146-43147]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-20572]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-4725-8]


Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of 
EPA Comments

    Availability of EPA comments prepared July 03, 1995 Through July 
07, 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-J65236-MT Rating EC2, North Fork Decision Area Fire 
Recovery Project, Timber Salvage, Implementation, Kootenai National 
Forest, Rexford Ranger District, Lincoln County, MT.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the potential 
impacts of the proposed action on the watershed of the North Fork of 
Big Creek where the majority of activities are proposed. Peak stream 
flow thresholds are already being exceeded here and EPA suggested 
additional information be supplied to fully assess and mitigate all 
potential environmental impacts.
    ERP No. D-AFS-K65170-AZ Rating EO2, Pocket/Baker Ecosystem and Land 
Management Plan, Implementation, Mogollen Rim, Coconino National 
Forest, Coconino County, AZ.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections to the components 
of the preferred alternative which exceed management activity 
thresholds in the draft Mexican Spotted Owl (MOS) Recovery Plan and 
dispersal habitat guidelines. The draft EIS does not adequately 
evaluate potential impacts to water quality and air quality.
    ERP No. D-AFS-L65244-ID Rating EC2, Fall Creek Post-Fire Project, 
Harvesting Fire-Killed and Damage Trees, Implementation, McCall Ranger 
District, Payette National Forest, Valley County, ID.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns based on potential 
effects on water quality from timber salvage and road construction. 
Additional information is needed on watershed effects, water supply, 
water quality/fish habitat effectiveness 

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monitoring and documentation for environmental effect predictions.
    ERP No. D-GSA-K80036-CA Rating EC2, Fresno--United States 
Courthouse, Site Selection and Construction, City of Fresno, Fresno 
County, CA.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding potential 
Clean Air Act conformity issues, hazardous waste issues and energy 
efficiency/water conservation issues. EPA recommended that these issues 
be clarified in the final document.
    ERP No. D-IBR-K34010-AZ Rating EO2, Tucson Aqueduct System 
Reliability Investigation (TASRI), Central Arizona Project, Surface 
Storage Reservoir Construction, COE Section 404 Permit, Gila River, 
City of Tucson, Pima County, AZ.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections over potential 
impact to the proposed action in light of recent Tucson reevaluation of 
use of CAP water. EPA also requested additional information concerning 
the habitat for the Pima pineapple cactus and would incur other 
biological and water quality impacts.
    ERP No. D-NPS-K61137-AZ Rating EO2, Organ Pipe Cactus National 
Monument General Management Plan and Development Concept Plan 
Implementation, Portion of the Sonoran Desert, Pima County, AZ.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections based on the lack 
of an analysis of a full range of alternatives and that there is 
inadequate discussion of impacts to the resources and respective 
mitigation measures.
    ERP No. D-NPS-L61201-WA Rating EC2, Mountain Goat Management Within 
Olympic National Park, Implementation, Clallan, Grays Harbor, Jefferson 
and Mason Counties, WA.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns with the lack of 
coordination of goat management efforts in and outside the park. The 
final EIS should define overall ecosystem management objections 
including minimizing impacts associated with control programs, further 
addressing mitigation of impacts from helicopter overflights and 
alternatives to using helicopters, and better defining the evaluation 
criteria.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-AFS-K65168-CA, Falls Road Realignment and Reconstruction, 
Permit Approval, San Bernardino National Forest, San Bernardino County, 
CA.
    Summary: Review of the final EIS was not deemed necessary. No 
formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-FHW-L40189-WA, WA-525/Paine Field Boulevard Project, 
Improvements, between WA-99 to WA-526, Funding and COE Section 404 
Permit, City of Mukitteo, Snohomish County, WA.
    Summary: EPA had no objection to the project as proposed.
    ERP No. F-HUD-J81007-UT, Guadalupe Neighborhood Project, 
Demolition, Rehabilitation, Construction and Development, Funding, Salt 
Lake City, Salt Lake City County, UT.
    Summary: EPA had no objection to the action as proposed.
    ERP No. FS-FHW-K40105-CA, Devil's Slide Bypass Improvements, CA-1 
To Half Moon Bay Airport to Linda Mar Boulevard, Funding and COE 
Section 404 Permit, Pacifica and San Mateo Counties, CA.
    Summary: Review of the final EIS was not deemed necessary. No 
formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.

Regulations

    ERP No. R-BIA-A99203-00, Notice of Proposed Revised Procedures 
Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs.
    Summary: EPA commented that BIA should seek the cooperation of the 
EPA in NEPA review of commercial waste disposal facilities on Indian 
lands, and recommended that BIA should define its categorical 
exclusions more narrowly.

    Dated: August 15, 1995.
William D. Dickerson,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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