[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 119 (Friday, June 20, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33640-33641]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16234]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-5481-7]


Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of 
EPA Comments

    Availability of EPA comments prepared June 2, 1997 through June 6, 
1997 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 4, 1997 (62 FR 
16154).

Draft EISs

    ERP No. D-AFS-J65262-MT Rating EC2, asin Creek Drainage, Salvage 
Timber and Watershed Rehabilitation, Kootenai National Forest, Three 
Rivers Ranger District, Lincoln County, MT.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential 
adverse impacts to water quality, fisheries (redband trout), and 
wildlife. The Final EIS should fully assess and mitigate all potential 
environmental impacts of the management actions.
    ERP No. D-AFS-J65263-SD Rating EC2, Anchor Hill Mine Expansion 
Project in Gilt Edge Mine, Plan-of-Operations Approval, Black Hill 
National Forest, SD.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about existing mine 
acid mine drainage problems affecting surface and ground water. EPA's 
main concerns regard successfully reclaiming the mine, and operating 
and maintaining the acid mine drainage controls after the mine closes.
    ERP No. D-AFS-J65266-MT Rating EC2, Tansy Ragwort Control Project, 
Implementation, Little Wolf Fire Area, Flathead National Forest, Tally 
Lake Ranger District, Flathead County, MT.

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    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding potential 
herbicide contamination of ground waters, and surface waters, including 
wetlands and indicated that there was insufficient information in the 
DEIS regarding ground water depths, soil types, wetlands, and the water 
quality/aquatics monitoring program. The Final EIS should fully assess 
and mitigate all potential impacts of the management actions.
    ERP No. D-BLM-J65267-WY Rating EO2, Gillette South Coal Bed Methane 
Project, Approval of an Application for a Permit to Drill (APD), Powder 
River Basin, Buffalo Resource Area, Campbell County, WY.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections to the proposed 
action due to potential air quality, water quality (surface discharge 
and ground water depletion) and wildlife adverse impacts. EPA requested 
the above issues be addressed in the Final EIS.
    ERP No. D-UAF-G11031-TX Rating EC2, Programmatic EIS--Kelly Air 
Force Base (AFB), Disposal and Reuse, Implementation, San Antonio 
County, TX.
    Summary: EPA had expressed environmental concerns and has requested 
additional information including noise impact mitigation.
    ERP No. DS-BLM-J65191-00 Rating EC2, Standards for Rangeland Health 
and Guidelines for Livestock Grazing Management on Bureau of Land 
Management Administered Lands, Implementation, MT, ND and SD.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding protection 
of surface water quality and the ability to achieve water quality 
standards. The Final EIS should fully assess and mitigate all potential 
impacts of the management actions.

FINAL EISs

    ERP No. F-COE-L36104-WA, Howard A. Hanson Dam Continued Operation 
and Maintenance Plan, Implementation, Green River, King County, WA.
    Summary: Review of the Final EIS was not deemed necessary. No 
formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-DOE-L09811-00, Wildlife Mitigation Program Standards and 
Guidelines, Implementation, Columbia River Basin, WA, OR, ID, MT, WY 
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-FHW-L40198-WA, North Spokane Freeway Project, 
Improvements Transportation through the City of Spokane and Spokane 
County between I-90, Spokane County, WA.
    Summary: Review of the Final EIS was not deemed necessary. No 
formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-NPS-K65187-CA, Santa Rosa Island Resources Management 
Plan, Improvements of Water Quality and Conservation of Rare Species 
and their Habitats, Channel Islands National Park, Santa Barbara 
County, CA.
    Summary: Review of the Final EIS was not deemed necessary. No 
formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-USA-H11004-MO, U.S. Army Chemical School and U.S. Army 
Military Police School Relocation to Fort Leonard Wood (FLW) from Fort 
McClellan, Alabama, Implementation, Cities of St. Robert, Waynesville, 
Richland, Dixon, Crocker, Rolla, Houston and Lebanon; Pulaski, Texas, 
Phelps and Laclede Counties, MO.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections to unknown human 
health risks and ecological risks resulting from generated oil fog used 
during obscurant training. Also EPA objected to initiating any new 
activities at the installation during the air quality permit renewal 
process which were not specifically evaluated with the preferred 
alternative within the EIS. EPA suggested that there be continuing 
public involvement during implementation of the preferred alternative.

    Dated: June 17, 1997.
William D. Dickerson,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 97-16234 Filed 6-19-97; 8:45 am]
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