[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 62 (Friday, March 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14097-14098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-7754]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-5414-9]


Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of 
EPA Comments

    Availability of EPA comments prepared March 11, 1996 Through March 
15, 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 the Federal Register dated 
April 14, 1996 (60 FR 19047).

Draft EIS's

    ERP No. D-AFS-J02033-UT Rating LO, Dixie National Forest Oil and 
Gas Leasing on Federal Lands, Implementation, Garfield, Kane, Iron, 
Washington, Piute and Wayne Counties, UT.
    Summary: EPA provided no formal written comments. EPA has no 
objection to the preferred alternative as described in the EIS.
    ERP No. D-AFS-L65254-AK Rating LO, 1995 Mendenhall Glacier 
Recreation Area Management Plan, Implementation, Tongass National 
Forest, Juneau Ranger District, Chatham Area, AK.
    Summary: EPA expressed a lack of objections for the proposed 
action.
    ERP No. D-BLM-G65064-TX Rating LO, Texas Land and Resource 
Management Plan (RMP), Implementation, Split Estates Federal Mineral 
Ownership (FMO), Several Counties, TX.
    Summary: EPA had no objection to the selection of the preferred 
alternative described in the draft EIS.
    ERP No. D-FHW-E40763-NC Rating EC2, Winston-Salem Northern Beltway, 
(Eastern Section) from US 52 North of Winston-Salem to US 421/I-40 
Business east of Winston-Salem, Construction, Funding and COE Section 
404 Permit, Forsyth County, NC.
    Summary: EPA had environmental concerns that the 12 mile long 
Bypass evaluated in the draft EIS is only one of two segments of a 
planned Northern Bypass. The NEPA review should have been 
comprehensive. EPA is also concerned about secondary impacts to a water 
supply.
    ERP No. D-FHW-E40765-FL Rating EC2, East-West Multimodal Corridor 
Transportation Improvements, Beginning at the Tamiami Campus of Florida 
International University (FIU) extending the length of FL 836, Port of 
Miami, Dade County, FL.
    Summary: EPA's review found that all of the proposed alternatives 
will have relatively minor impact to the natural environment, but did 
express concerns for impacts to the urban human environment in the form 
of noise and relocations.
    ERP No. D-FHW-K40215-CA Rating EC2, East Sonora Bypass/CA-108 
Construction, CA-108 from Post Mile

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M1.8 to Post Mile R6.9, Funding and COE Section 404 Permit Issuance, 
Tuolumne County, CA.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding cumulative 
impacts of the project on the environment and development plans along 
the alignment, water quality, and hazardous waste found at sites within 
the corridor.
    ERP No. D-FRC-A08030-00 Rating EU2, Promoting Wholesale Competition 
through Open Access Non-Discriminatory Transmission Service by Public 
Utilities (RM95-8-000) and Recovery of Strandred Costs by Public 
Utilities and Transmitting Utilities (Docket No. RM-94-7-001), Proposed 
Rulemaking.
    Summary: EPA raised environmental concerns over the potential for 
the proposed rule to significantly increase air pollution, the need for 
additional information to better assess the potential impacts, the need 
for further analysis and consideration of mitigation options, and the 
absence of an appropriate mitigation mechanism to prevent the pollution 
increases. EPA believed that by working with FERC, the Department of 
Energy and other agencies, practical mitigation steps can be developed.
    ERP No. D-USA-K11065-CA Rating EC2, Miramar Naval Air Station (NAS) 
Realignment or Conversion to Miramar Marine Corps Air Station, 
Implementation, San Diego, CA.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding the loss of 
vernal pools and endangered species habitat, as well as noise analysis.
    ERP No. DA-FTA-K51035-CA Rating EC2, Bay Area Rapid Transit 
District (BART) Transportation Improvements, San Francisco to San 
Francisco International Airport Extension, Alternative VI Aerial Design 
Option, Approval, Funding, COE Section 404 and Possible FHWA 
Encroachment Permits Issuance, San Mateo County, CA.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns with the project's 
possible impacts to wetland, endangered species, and minority 
neighborhoods.

Final EIS's

    ERP No. F-AFS-K65154-CA Mendocine National Forest Land and Resource 
Management Plan, Implementation, Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Mendocino, Tehama 
and Trinity Counties, CA.
    Summary: Review of the final EIS was not deemed necessary. No 
formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-AFS-K65157-CA Paper Reforestation and Resource Recovery 
Project, Implementation, Stanislaus National Forest, Mi-Wok Ranger 
District, Tuolumne County, CA.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding level of 
aerial spraying of hexazinone.
    ERP No. F-AFS-L65172-ID Idaho Panhandle National Forests Noxious 
Weed Management Projects, Implementation, Bonners Ferry Ranger 
District, Boundary County, ID.
    Summary: EPA had no objection to the action as proposed. ERP No. F-
FHW-E40740-NC US 1 Improvements, Secondary Road 1853 at Lakeview to 
Secondary Road 1180 south of Sanford, Funding and COE Section 404 
Permit Issuance, Lee and Moore Counties, NC.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns with the US 1 Highway 
Improvement Project primarily because of insufficient commitment to 
wetlands mitigation.
    ERP No. F-FHW-K40134-CA CA-180 Transportation Project, 
Construction, between Temperance Avenue and Cove Road, Funding and COE 
Section 404 Permit, Fresno County, CA.
    Summary: EPA's environmental concerns with the draft EIS were 
adequately addressed in the FEIS. Also, EPA recommended that FHWA 
continue their coordination with the other interesed state and local 
agencies.
    ERP No. F-MMS-G02005-00 1996 Central and Western Gulf of Mexico 
Outer Continental Shelf (OSC) Oil and Gas Lease Sales No. 157 (March 
1996) and No. 161 (August 1996), Lease Offerings, Offshore coastal 
counties and parishes of AL, MS, LA and TX.
    Summary: EPA had no objections to the selection of the preferred 
alternative.
    ERP No. F-NOA-A29004-00 Programmatic EIS--Coastal Nonpoint 
Pollution Control Program, Implementation, Approval for 29 States and 
Territories Coastal Nonpoint Program.
    Summary: Review of the Final EIS was not deemed necessary. No 
formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-NOA-A91061-00 Atlantic Mackerel, Squid and Butterfish 
Fisheries, Fishery Management Plan, Amendment No. 5, Implementation, 
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off the US Atlantic Coast.
    Summary: EPA had no objections to the proposed program.
    ERP No. F-UAF-K11061-GU Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) Solid Waste 
Management Facility, Construction, Island of Guam, GU.
    Summary: EPA continued to express environmental concerns regarding 
stability and monitorability of the landfill site and reiterated the 
need for additional information regarding monitoring, air emissions, 
pretreatment and runoff controls before the Air Force signs a ROD.
    ERP No. F-USN-G11028-TX Mine Warfare Center of Excellance (MWCE) 
Establishment, Construction and Operations, Magnitic Silencing Facility 
(MSF), Aviation Mine Count Measures (AMCM) and Sled Facility, Possible 
NPDES Permit, COE Section 10 and 404 Permits, Corpus Christi Bay Area, 
TX.
    Summary: EPA had no objection to the selection of the preferred 
alternative described in the Final EIS.
    ERP No. F-USN-K11062-CA San Diego Homeporting Facilities 
Construction and Operation to Support Berthing One NIMITZ Class 
Aircraft Carrier, Implementation, San Diego County, CA.
    Summary: EPA had no objection to the final EIS.
    ERP No. FR-UAF-B11015-ME Loring Air Force Base (AFB) Disposal and 
Reuse, Implementation, Aroostook County, ME.
    Summary: EPA environmental concerns have been resolved 
satisfactorily in the 1995 revised documents.

Other

    ERP No. LF-NPS-L61204-OR.
    Adoption: Wallowa River Wild and Scenic River Study from the 
Confluence of the Minam and Wallowa Rivers to the Confluence of the 
Wallowa River and the Wild and Scenic Grande Ronde River for 
Designation or Nondesignation into the National Wild and Scenic River 
System, Union and Wallowa Counties, OR.
    Summary: Review of the final EIS has been completed and the project 
found to be satisfactory. EPA provided no formal written comments. EPA 
had no objection to the preferred alternative as described in the EIS.

    Dated: March 26, 1996.
William D. Dickerson,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 96-7754 Filed 3-28-96; 8:45 am]
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