[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 189 (Friday, September 29, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50580-50581]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-24277]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-5229-3]


Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of 
EPA Comments

    Availability of EPA comments prepared September 11, 1995 Through 
September 15, 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-J61096-CO Rating EC1, Steamboat Ski Area Expansion, 
Implementation, Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, Mt. Weiner, 
Special-Use-Permit and COE Section 404 Permit, Routt County, CO.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns over the scope of 
wetlands analysis and wetlands impacts in the draft EIS. Information in 
the draft EIS was not adequate to identify potential wetland impacts, 
or to assess the wetland resources.
    ERP No. D-AFS-J65241-MT Rating EC2, Skyline Ridge Project Area 
Timber Salvage and Associated Activities, Plan of Approval and 
Implementation, Kootenai National Forest, Three Rivers Ranger District, 
Lincoln County, MT.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential 
adverse water quality and channel stability effects to 5 creeks in the 
watershed. EPA also believes additional information is needed to fully 
assess and mitigate all potential environmental impacts of the actions.
    ERP No. D-AFS-L67034-WA Rating EO2, Crown Jewel Mine and Mill 
Project, Construction and Operation, Gold and Silver Mining and Milling 
Project, Plan of Operations Approval, Special-UsePermits and COE 
Section 404 Permit, Chesaw, Okanogan County, WA.
    Summary: EPA had environmental objections regarding water quality, 
hydrologic alteration, NPDES permitting, reclamation and wetland and 
stream mitigation.
    ERP No. D-FHW-K40211-HI Rating LO, Kealakehe Parkway Completion, 
Queen Kaahumanu Highway and Honokohau Harbor Road Intersection to near 
the Mamalahoa Highway and Old Mamalahoa Highway Intersection, North 
Korna District, Hawaii County, HI.
    Summary: EPA expressed a lack of objection to the project as 
proposed.
    ERP No. D-NCP-D61040-DC Rating LO, Washington, DC. New Sports and 
Entertainment Arena, Construction and Operation, Modern Multi-Purpose 
Arena, Eight potential Sites, Washington, DC.
    Summary: EPA believed that this project will have minimal adverse 
impacts to the environment and therefore has no objection to the 
project.
    ERP No. DS-BLM-G01010-NM Rating LO, Fence Lake Federal Coal 
Project, Updated Information for Approval or Disapproval of Salt River 
Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (SRP), Lease 
Approval, Mining Plan Permit Application, Catron and Cibola Cos., NM 
and Apache County, AZ.
    Summary: EPA expressed a lack of objection for the proposed 
actions.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-AFS-G65058-NM, Diamond Bar Allotment Management Plan, 
Implementation, Gila National 

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Forest, Mimbres Ranger District, Sierra, Catron and Grant Counties, NM.
    Summary: EPA expressed a lack of objection to the proposed action.
    ERP No. F-AFS-J65149-MT, Big Mountain Ski and Summer Resort 
Expansion Project, Special-Use-Permit, Flathead National Forest, Tally 
Lake and Glacier View Ranger Districts, Whitefish, Flathead County, MT.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding Forest 
Service's consistency on air quality conformity determinations for ski 
area expansions near nonattainment areas. EPA believes that new growth 
in minor source emissions for this expansion will consume PSD increment 
in Class I and II areas.
    ERP No. F-AFS-J65211-CO, Illinois Creek Timber Sale, Timber 
Harvesting, Implementation, Amended Land and Resource Management Plan, 
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, Taylor River/
Cebolla Ranger District, Gunnison County, CO.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about incomplete 
wetland identification, nutrient loading and compliance with section 
404 of the CWA.
    ERP No. F-AFS-J65227-MT, Wagner-Atlanta Vegetation Treatment 
Project, Implementation, Helena National Forest, Townsend Ranger 
District, Meagher County, MT.
    Summary: EPA expressed a lack of objection with the selection of 
Alternative E.
    ERP No. F-AFS-K28017-CA, Running Springs Water District Wastewater 
Treatment Facilities Upgrading and Reclamation for Irrigation and Snow-
Making at the Snow Valley Ski Resort, 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 preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-FHW-D40271-PA, US 219 Transportation Project, Improvement 
from I-68 to Somerset and US 219 to Meyersdale, Funding, Somerset 
County, PA.
    Summary: EPA has determined that all outstanding issues have been 
addressed. EPA had no objections to the issuance of the Record of 
Decision provided that the proposed mitigation measures described in 
the final EIS be identified and implemented.
    ERP No. F-GSA-C80014-NY, U.S. Plaza at Rainbow Bridge Renovation 
Project, Leasing of Space for Use by the U.S. Immigration and 
Naturalization Service and the U.S. Customs Service, Niagara County, 
NY.
    Summary: EPA had no objection to the proposed project.

Regulations

    ERP No. R-FEM-A99204-00, 44 CFR Part 10 (RIN-3067-AC41)--
Environmental Considerations/Categorical Exclusions: Proposed Rule.
    Summary: EPA recommended that some of the proposed categorical 
exclusions to environmental review under the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA) be narrowed, and that the proposed regulation be made 
consistent with the Stafford Act.

    Dated: September 26, 1995.
William D. Dickerson,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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