[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 194 (Friday, October 6, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52393-52394]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-24927]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-5229-5]


Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of 
EPA Comments

    Availability of EPA comments prepared September 18, 1995 Through 
September 22, 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-CGD-C50012-00 Rating EO2, Staten Island Bridges Program--
Modernization and Capacity Enhancement Project, Construction and 
Operation, Funding, Right-of-Way Grant, COE Section 404 Permit and 

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NPDES Permit, Staten Island, NY and Elizabeth, NJ.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections to the project 
because of potential impacts to air quality and wetlands. EPA has also 
expressed concerns regarding the proposed project's impact to cultural 
resources. Accordingly, additional information must be provided in the 
final EIS to address these issues.
    ERP No. D-DOE-J39022-00 Rating EC2, Programmatic EIS--Uranium Mill 
Tailings Remedial Action Ground Water Project, Clean up of 24 Mill 
Sites, Implementation.
    Summary: EPA concurred with the preferred alternative and requested 
additional information be provided in the final EIS concerning passive 
remediation, groundwater, site characterization data, local land use 
authorities, pollution prevention and environmental justice.
    ERP No. D-SFW-J64005-CO Rating EC2, Rocky Mountain Arsenal National 
Wildlife Refuge Establishment and Operation, Implementation, Adam 
County, CO.
    Summary: EPA had environmental concerns about the lack of adequate 
analysis of the environmental effects of developing a Refuge on a 
hazardous waste site and the transition between Superfund site and 
Refuge.
    ERP No. D-SFW-K99027-CA Rating LO, Stephens' Kangaroo Rat (SKR) 
Authorization for Incidental Take and Implementation of a Long-Term 
Habitat Conservation Plan, Western Riverside County, CA.
    Summary: EPA expressed a lack of objections with the proposal.
    ERP No. D-UAF-C11019-NY Rating EC2, Plattsburgh Air Force Base 
(AFB) Disposal and Reuse, Implementation, Clinton County, NY.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding the 
proposed project's impacts to wetlands, surface water quality, noise 
levels and indirect impacts. EPA requested additional information in 
the final EIS to address these issues.
    ERP No. D-USN-G11030-TX Rating LO, Dallas Naval Air Station 
Disposal and Reuse, Implementation, City of Dallas, TX.
    Summary: EPA had lack of environmental objections to this proposed 
action.
    ERP No. DS-FHW-B40064-ME Rating EO2, Sears Island Marine Dry Cargo 
Terminal and Access Road Construction, Updated and New Information 
concerning the Evaluation of the Alternatives, Funding and COE Section 
10 and 404 Permits Issuance, Waldo County, ME.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections to the proposed 
Sears Island dry cargo terminal, stating that the project would result 
in significant adverse impact to freshwater and marine habitats. EPA 
also determined that, as currently planned, the proposal terminal would 
not fit on the environmentally preferable site at Mack Point. EPA 
recommended that if the project were downsized or if the Sears Island 
proposal ultimately proved infeasible for environmental or cost 
reasons, the state should reconsider the Mack Point option. EPA has 
committed to working with the state to evaluate measures to offset the 
environmental impacts of the proposed project.
    ERP No. DS-UAF-B11012-NH Rating EC2, Pease Air Force Base Disposal 
and Reuse, Updated Information, Implementation, Portsmouth, Newington, 
Greenland, Rye, Dover, Durham, Madburg and Rochester, NH and Kittery, 
Eliot and Berwicks, ME.
    Summary: EPA's primary environmental concern is that the Air Force 
has not taken all reasonable steps to ensure that mitigation measures 
necessary to protect wetlands and air quality will be implemented. EPA 
urged the Air Force to incorporate into its ROD(s) firm commitments to 
implement the mitigation measures recommended in the draft supplement 
EIS.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-GSA-A80027-AZ Evo A. Deconcini Federal Building--United 
States Courthouse, Construction and Site Selection, Central Business 
Area (CBA), City of Tucson, Pima County, AZ.
    Summary: EPA had no objection to the action.

    Dated: October 3, 1995.
William D. Dickerson,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 95-24927 Filed 10-5-95; 8:45 am]
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