[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 236 (Friday, December 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64741-64742]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-31126]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-5475-6]


Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of 
EPA Comments

    Availability of EPA comments prepared November 11, 1996 Through 
November 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 5, 1996 (61 FR 15251).

Draft EISs

    ERP No. D-AFS-L65271-AK Rating EO2, South Lindenberg Timber 
Sale(s), Timber Harvesting, Tongass National Forest, Stikine Area, 
Kupreanof Island, AK.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections due to potential 
impacts to water quality and fish habitat. EPA requested that more 
information and mitigation be provided in the final EIS.
    ERP No. D-BLM-K65188-CA Rating EC2, Eagle Mountain Landfill and 
Recycling Center Project, Land Exchange, Right-of-Way Grants and COE 
Section 404 Permit Issuance, Riverside County, CA.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns based on the need for 
more specific protection of resources on the offered lands as well as 
avoiding nighttime lighting, and a commitment to compensate for loss of 
bat habitat. EPA also requested additional information regarding 
management of the offered lands, the visibility analysis, and 
alternatives to reduce nighttime lighting impacts to the nearby 
Wilderness Area.
    ERP No. D-COE-E90015-00 Rating EC2, Pearl River in the Vicinity of 
Walkiah Bluff, Wetland Restoration, Implementation, Picayune, Pearl 
River County, MS and St. Tammany Parish, LA.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about whether closure 
of the four distributaries will adversely affect wetlands in their 
present drainways and requested additional information regarding future 
hydrology.
    ERP No. D-COE-K01008-CA Rating EO2, Santa Maria and Sisquoc Rivers 
Specific Plan, Mining and Reclamation Plans (MRPs), Coast Rock Site and 
S.P.

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Milling Site, Conditional Use Permits, Approval of Reclamation Plans, 
and Section 404 Permits, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo County, CA.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections due to potential 
impacts to wetlands, groundwater supplies, air quality and wildlife 
habitat. EPA requested additional information and mitigation of these 
issues.
    ERP No. D-FEM-E36160-GA Rating LO, Albany Flood Recovery 
Activities, Replacement of Damaged Public Schools, Housing and 
Businesses, Albany and Dougherty Counties, GA.
    Summary: EPA had no objections to the action as proposed.
    ERP No. D-FHW-K40220-CA Rating 3, CA-125 South Route Location, 
Adoption and Construction, between CA-905 on Otay Mesa to CA-54 in 
Spring Valley, Funding and COE Section 404 Permit, San Diego County, 
CA.
    Summary: EPA found the information provided in the DEIS inadequate 
to fully evaluate the impacts of the proposal although significant 
environmental impacts to air and water resources may be realized should 
the proposed project be constructed. A full analysis of alternatives 
and an assessment of cumulative impacts was lacking.
    ERP No. D-USN-L11030-ID Rating LO, Naval Surface Warfare Center 
(NSWC), Acoustic Research Detachment (ARD), Carderock Division (CD), 
Capital Improvements Plan, Implementation, in the Town of Bayview, 
Kootenai County, ID.
    Summary: EPA had no objections to the action as proposed.
    ERP No. DS-AFS-L61181-OR Rating EC2, Mount Hood Meadows Ski Area 
Additional Development and Expansion to the Skiing and Summer Areas, 
Construction to Forest Road 3555, Special Use Permit and NPDES Permit, 
Hood River Ranger District, Mount Hood National Forest, Hood River 
County, OR.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding the 
permittee's proposed action due to potential water quality impacts.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-AFS-K65177-00 North Shore Ecosystem Management Project, 
Implementation, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Washoe and Placer 
Counties, CA and NV.
    Summary: Review of the Final EIS was not deemed necessary. No 
formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-AFS-L61206-OR Upper Deschutes Wild and Scenic River and 
State Scenic Waterway, Management Plan, Implementation, Deschutes 
National Forest, Deschutes County, OR.
    Summary: Review of the Final EIS was not deemed necessary. No 
formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-FHW-K40182-CA CA-30 Improvements, CA-66/Foothill 
Boulevard to I-215, Funding and COE Section 404 Permit, Los Angeles and 
San Bernardino Counties, CA.
    Summary: EPA had no objections to the project as proposed. FHWA 
adequately addressed all of EPA's comments in the final EIS.
    ERP No. F-USN-E11036-FL Naval Training Center Orlando Disposal and 
Reuse, Implementation, Orange County, FL.
    Summary: EPA comments made at the Draft EIS stage were adequately 
addressed in this final EIS.
    ERP No. FS-GSA-L40195-WA Pacific Highway Port of Entry (POE) 
Facility Expansion, Updated Information, Construction of WA-543 in 
Blaine, near the United States/Canada Border in Blaine, Whatcom County, 
WA.
    Summary: Review of the Final EIS was not deemed necessary. No 
formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.

    Dated: December 3, 1996.
B. Katherine Biggs,
Associate Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal 
Activities.
[FR Doc. 96-31126 Filed 12-5-96; 8:45 am]
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