[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 57 (Friday, March 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11836-11837]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-7003]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-5414-7]


Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of 
EPA Comments

    Availability of EPA comments prepared March 4, 1996 through March 
8, 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.

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    An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental 
impact statements (EISs) was published in FR dated April 14, 1996 (60 
FR 19047).

Draft EISs

    ERP No. D-AFS-J65243-MT Rating LO, Castle Mountians Allotment 
Management Plan, Implementation, Lewis and Clark National Forest, 
Musselshell and King Hill Ranger Districts, White Sulphur Springs, 
Meagher County, MT.
    Summary: EPA expressed lack of objections and recommended that 
additional information including improved descriptions of State Water 
Quality Standards and linkages to State lists of water quality limited 
streams be included in the FEIS.
    ERP No. D-BLM-K67032-NV Rating EO2, Round Mountain Mine Mill and 
Tailings Facility, Construction and Operation for the Smoke Valley 
Operation, Plan of Operations Amendment Approval, Nye County, NV.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections to the proposed 
project because it could result in significant adverse cumulative 
impacts to waterfowl attracted to the pit lake which could exceed water 
quality standards for wildlife. We also recommended additional 
information in the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) 
regarding mitigation measures; impacts to soil, vegetation, wildlife, 
livestock, and springs and seeps; and monitoring.
    ERP No. D-SFW-G64012-00 Rating LO, Mexican Wolf (Canis lupus 
baileyi) Reintroduction within the Historic Range, Implementation, in 
the Southwestern United States, Catron, Dona Ana, Grant and Lincoln 
Counties, NM and Apache and Greenlee Counties, AZ.
    Summary: EPA had no objections to the proposed action and concurs 
with the Fish and Wildlife Service's selection of Alternative A as the 
environmentally preferred alternative.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-NPS-K61128-CA Santa Rosa Island Development Concept Plan, 
Implementation and Funding, Channel Islands National Park, Santa 
Barbara County, CA.
    Summary: EPA requested that the NEPA Record of Decision contain a 
commitment to implement the water quality protection measures contained 
in the FEIS.

    Dated: March 18, 1996.
William D. Dickerson,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 96-7003 Filed 3-21-96; 8:45 am]
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