[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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