[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 170 (Friday, August 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45967-45968]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-22239]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-5472-7]


Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of 
EPA Comments

    Availability of EPA comments prepared August 12, 1996 Through 
August 16, 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. D-FHW-E40768-TN Rating EC2, Shelby Avenue/Demonbreum Street 
Corridor, from I-65 North to I-40 West in Downtown Nashville, Funding, 
U.S. Coast Guard Permit and COE Section 404 Permit, Davidson County, 
TN.
    Summary: EPA's review found that most environmental impacts were 
adequately discussed, but expressed concern for water quality and 
floodplain degradation from bridge construction.
    ERP No. D-FHW-E40769-TN Rating EC2, TN-385 (Collierville-Arlington 
Parkway) Improvement Project, Construction from Mt. Pleasant Road to 
South of Interstate 40, Shelby and Fayette Counties, TN.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns that wetlands and 
floodplain resources would be impacted by the proposed project and 
asked for detailed mitigation plans.
    ERP No. D-FHW-J40139-CO Rating LO, Parker Road (CO-83)/I-225 
Interchange Project (FCU-CX-083-1 (49)), Improvement between Peoria 
Street to Hampden Avenue, Funding, NPDES Permit and COE Section 404 
Permit, City Aurora, Arapahoe County, CO.
    Summary: EPA lacks objection to the project as proposed.
    ERP No. D-SFW-K39038-NV Rating EO2, Lahontan Valley Wetlands Water 
Rights Acquisition Program, Implementation, Churchill County, NV.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections with the proposed 
action due to potential water quality impacts associated with 
agriculture drainwater. EPA requested that this issue be further 
addressed and mitigated in the final EIS.
    ERP No. D-TVA-E07013-TN Rating EC2, Kingston Fossil Plant 
Alternative Coal Receiving Systems, New Rail Spur Construction near the 
Cities of Kingston and Harriman, Roane County, TN.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding potential 
earthen causeway fill, noise single-event documentation, completion of 
archaeological surveys, and consideration of other reasonable 
additional alternatives, and requested additional information be 
provided in the final EIS.
    ERP No. D-USN-E11038-00 Rating EC1, USS SEAWOLF Submarine Shock 
Testing, Implementation, located offshore Mayport, FL or Norfolk, VA.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding the 
proposal, pending the results of the test monitoring.
    ERP No. DA-FHW-E40108-NC Rating EC2, Smith Creek Parkway and 
Downtown Spur Construction, from NC-133 at Northeast Cape Fear River to 
US 74/Eastwood Road and US 117/Castle Hayne Road at Smith Creek to 3rd 
Street, Updated and Additional Information, Funding, Wilmington, New 
Hanover County, NC.
    Summary: EPA noted information inadequacies that are in need of 
correction and has concerns about the acceptability of mitigation for 
segments A & B based on present wetlands mitigation planning problems 
for segment C.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-GSA-E81036-GA, Savannah Federal Building--United States 
Courthouse, Site Selection and Construction of Annex within the 
existing Federal Building Courthouse, Savannah, GA.
    Summary: The concerns raised at the draft EIS stage were adequately 
addressed in the final EIS. Therefore, EPA had no objection to the 
project as proposed.
    ERP No. F-ICC-J53004-MT, Tongue River Railroad Additional Rail Line 
Construction and Operation, Ashland to Decker, Approval, Rosebud and 
Big Horn Counties, MT.
    Summary: The EPA concurs that the Four Mile Creek Alternative would 
be an environmentally preferable construction alternative to the Tongue 
River Railroad project's proposed route since it avoids disturbances to 
the environmentally sensitive section of the Tongue River below the 
Tongue River Dam, and would eliminate the need to construct a tunnel 
and five bridges in the Tongue River canyon. EPA notes that site-
specific analysis of river and wetland encroachment issues will be 
necessary during the 404 permit review of the proposed project.
    ERP No. F-SFW-J64005-CO, Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife 
Refuge Establishment and Operation, Implementation, Adam County, CO.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding potential 
impact from hazardous waste on human health and the environment.
    ERP No. F-USA-J11011-UT, Tooele Army Depot Disposal and Reuse of 
BRAC Parcel, Implementation, Salt Lake, Tooele and Utah Counties, UT.
    Summary: The Army has adequately address previous EPA concerns

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therefore, EPA has no objection to the project as proposed.

    Dated: August 27, 1996.
B. Katherine Biggs
Associate Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal 
Activities.
[FR Doc. 96-22239 Filed 8-29-96; 8:45 am]
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