[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 150 (Friday, August 2, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 40415]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19715]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-5471-9]


Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of 
EPA Comments

    Availability of EPA comments prepared July 15, 1996 Through July 
19, 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 05, 1996 (61 
FR 15251).

Draft EISs

    ERP No. DA-AFS-L82010-00 Rating LO, Pacific Northwest Region 
National Forests, Nursery Pest Control Management Plan, Additional 
Information concerning Changes to a List of Chemical Pesticides and 
Streamlining the Process for Future Changes Approved for Use at J. 
Herbert Stone, Bend Pine and Wind River Nurseries and Dorena Tree 
Improvement Center, WA and OR.
    Summary: Review of the Final EIS was not deemed necessary. No 
formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-AFS-L65208-AK Shamrock Timber Sales, Timber Harvesting 
and Road Construction, Stikine Area, Kupreanof Island, Tongass National 
Forest, Implementation, AK.
    Summary: Review of the final EIS was not deemed necessary. No 
formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-AFS-L65250-ID White Sand Planning Area Ecosystem 
Management Project, Implementation, Clearwater National Forest, Powell 
Ranger District, Idaho County, ID.
    Summary: Review of the Final EIS has been completed and the project 
found to be satisfactory. No formal comment letter was sent to the 
preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-AFS-L65254-AK 1995 Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area 
Management Plan, Implementation, Tongass National Forest, Juneau Ranger 
District, Chatham Area, AK.
    Summary: Review of the Final EIS has been completed and the project 
found to be satisfactory. No formal comment letter was sent to the 
preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-BLM-K67035-NV Bootstrap/Capstone and Tara Open-Pit Gold 
Mine Project, Construction and Operation Approval, Plan of Operation, 
Elk and Eureka Counties, NV.
    Summary: Review of the Final EIS was not deemed necessary. No 
formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-BLM-L65243-OR Lake Abert Area Designation as an Area of 
Critical Environmental Concerns (ACEC), High Desert Management 
Framework Amendment Plan, Right-of-Way Grant and Drilling Permit, 
Valley Falls, Lake County, OR.
    Summary: Review of the Final EIS was not deemed necessary. No 
formal letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-DOE-A09825-00 Disposition of Surplus Weapons-Usable 
Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) to Low Enriched Uranium (LEU), Site 
Selection, Y-12 Plant Oak Ridge, TN; Savannah River Site, Aiken, SC; 
Babcock & Wilcox Naval Nuclear Fuel Division, Lynchburg, VA and Nuclear 
Fuel Services Plant, Erwin, TN.
    Summary: EPA's previous environmental concerns have been adequately 
addressed, therefore, EPA had no objections to the project as proposed.
    ERP No. F-MMS-L02025-AK Beaufort Sea Planning Area Proposed 1996 
Oil and Gas Lease Sale No. 144, Lease Offerings, Alaska Outer 
Continental Shelf (OCS), AK.
    Summary: Review of the Final EIS was not deemed necessary. No 
formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-NRC-A00164-00 Nuclear Power Plants Operating Licenses, 
NUREG-1437, Renewal, NPDES Permit.
    Summary: EPA expressed concerns with the proposed approach to 
purposes and need, the level of consideration of environmental justice, 
and a number of radiation issues and provided detailed comments for 
consideration for the Record of Decision and the final rule.
    ERP No. FS-COE-L39045-AK Chignik Small Boat Harbor Development and 
Construction, Updated Information concerning Selected Alternative Site 
2, Anchorage Bay, Alaska Peninsula, AK.
    Summary: Review of the Final EIS was not deemed necessary. No 
formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.

    Dated: July 30, 1996.
William D. Dickerson,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 96-19715 Filed 8-1-96; 8:45 am]
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