[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 37 (Friday, February 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6996-6997]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4153]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-5413-7]


Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of 
EPA Comments

    Availability of EPA comments prepared February 05, 1996 Through 
February 09, 1996 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) 564-7167.
    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-L65173-ID

    Rating LO, Lower South Fork Salmon River Post-Fire Project, Fire-
Killed and Imminently Dead Timber Harvesting, Implementation and COE 
Section 404 Permit Issuance, Payette National Forest, Mc Call Ranger 
District, Idaho and Valley Counties, ID.
    Summary: EPA's abbreviated review revealed no concerns with the 
proposed project.

ERP No. D-AFS-L65247-AK

    Rating EC2, Lab Bay Project Area Timber Harvest, Implementation, 
COE Section 404, EPA NPDES and Coast Guard Bridge Permits Issuance, 
Thorne Bay Ranger District, Ketchikan Administrative Area, Tongass 
National Forest, Prince of Wales Island, AK.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding the direct 
and cumulative impacts to water quality from construction and operation 
of a new LTF on the west side of Thorne Island, and the continued 
operation of LTFs existing. The Final EIS should address site specific 
bark accumulation and potential impacts to the marine environment.

ERP No. D-AFS-L65249-AK

    Rating EO2, Northwest Baranof Timber Sale (s), Implementation, 
NPDES, Coast Guard Bridge, COE Section 10 and 404 Permits, Tongass 
National Forest, Sitka Ranger District, Baranof Island, AK.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections based on water 
quality impacts, especially to impaired waters and riparian areas. The 
final EIS should address effects to degraded waters, effects of timber 
harvest and road construction, the Fish and Wildlife Service dive 
survey information for LTF sites, and the 

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effects of logging camp and LTF removal.

ERP No. D-AFS-L65250-ID

    Rating LO, White Sand Planning Area Ecosystem Management Project, 
Implementation, Clearwater National Forest, Powell Ranger District, 
Idaho County, ID.
    Summary: EPA's abbreviated review has revealed no concerns with the 
proposed project.

ERP No. D-AFS-L65252-OR

    Rating EC2, Hoodoo Master Plan, Plan of Operation Approval and 
Special-Use-Permit Issuance, Willamette National Forest, McKenzie 
Ranger District, Linn County, OR.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns over potential 
impacts to air and water from land-use under the proposed expansion. 
The final EIS needs to further characterize these impacts and 
appropriate mitigation measures.

ERP No. D-BLM-L60102-OR

    Rating EC2, Tucker Hill Perlite Quarry Project, Implementation, 
Mining Plan of Operation, Approval, Town of Lakeview, Lake County, OR.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding tribal 
issues and noise impacts to this site and suggests additional 
mitigation measures be included in the final EIS.

ERP No. D-COE-K36114-CA

    Rating EC2, Magpie Creek Channel Section 205 Flood Control 
Investigation Project, Improvements, Implementation, National Economic 
Development Plan and Levee Plan, NPDES Permit Issuance, McCellan Air 
Force Base, City of Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns over the lack of 
information regarding potential non-structural alternatives to increase 
the level of flood protection. EPA also requested additional discussion 
or data in the final EIS regarding air quality impacts and mitigation.

ERP No. D-UAF-C11011-NY

    Rating EC2, Griffis Air Force Base (AFB) Disposal and Reuse, 
Implementation, Oneida County, NY.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding the reuse 
plans for Installation Restoration Program sites and potential 
contamination issues. EPA also noted discrepancies regarding the extent 
of wetlands at the site. Accordingly, additional information must be 
provided in the final EIS.

ERP No. DS-FHW-E40010-SC

    Rating EO2, Mark Clark Expressway Facility Construction, Sam 
Rittenberg Boulevard (SC-7) to Folly Road (SC-171) crossing the Stono 
River, Updated Information concerning the last portion of the 
Charleston Inner Belt Freeway, Funding and COE Sections 404 and 10 
Permits and US Coast Guard Bridge Permit Issuance, Chareston County, 
SC.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental objection due to the potential 
estuarine and freshwater wetland impact. EPA requested that the final 
EIS contain an acceptable mitigation plan.
Final EISs

ERP No. F-AFS-L65237-ID

    Thunderbolt Wildfire Recovery Project, Implementation, Boise and 
Payette National Forests, Valley County, ID.
    Summary: EPA continues to find the proposed project environmentally 
unsatisfactory due to the potential adverse impacts to water quality 
and the spawning and rearing habitat for the federally endangered Snake 
River spring/summer Chinook salmon in the South Fork Salmon river. EPA 
will continue to work with the USFS and follow the results of any 
monitoring efforts.

ERP No. F-DOE-L05212-WA

    Columbia Wind Farm #1 Project, Construction and Operation of a 25 
Megawatt (MW) Wind Power Project in the Columbia Hills Area, 
Conditional-Use-Permit, NPDES Permit and COE Section 404 Permit, 
Klickitat County, WA.
    Summary: EPA had no comment to the proposed action. Review of the 
Final EIS was not deemed necessary.

ERP No. F-FHW-B40065-RI

    Quonset Point/Davisville Industrial Park Highway Access 
Improvement, RI-4 Freeway between North Kingstown and East Greenwich, 
Funding, Kent and Washington Counties, RI.
    Summary: EPA expressed concern regarding longterm maintenance of 
stormwater management structures and water quality monitoring.

ERP No. F-FHW-L40185-WA

    WA-520 Corridor Improvements, Construction and Reconstruction, 
between 104th Avenue N.E. and West Lake Sammamish Parkway (Formerly WA-
901), Funding and COE Section 404 Permit, the Cities of Bellevue and 
Redmond, King County, WA.
    Summary: EPA had no objection to the preferred alternative as 
described in the EIS.

    Dated: February 20, 1996.
William D. Dickerson,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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