[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.
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