[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 163 (Friday, August 22, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44685-44686]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22401]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-5483-6]


Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of 
EPA Comments

    Availability of EPA comments prepared July 28, 1997 Through August

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01, 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 04, 1997 (62 
FR 16154).

Draft EISs

    ERP No. D-AFS-L61214-OR Kalmiopsis Wilderness, Approval for 
Motorized Vehicular Access to the Private Property within the Chetco 
River, Illinois Valley Ranger District, Siskiyou National Forest, Curry 
County, OR.
    Summary: Based upon our abbreviated review, EPA does not foresee 
having any environmental concerns to the proposed project.
    ERP No. D-AFS-L65286-OR Rating EC2, Summit Fire Recovery Forest 
Restoration Project, Implementation, Malheur National Forest, Long 
Creek Ranger District, Grant County, OR.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential 
adverse impacts do not exacerbate existing conditions nor cause 
additional environmental impacts.
    ERP No. D-AFS-L65290-ID Rating EC2, North Lochsa Face Landscape and 
Watershed Assessment Project, Implementation, Clearwater National 
Forest, Lochsa Ranger District, Idaho County, ID.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential 
adverse impacts to air quality concerns from burning, potential water 
quality impacts to riparian areas and the Wild and Scenic River 
Corridor.
    ERP No. D-BLM-L65273-ID Rating EC2, Owyhee Resource Management 
Plan, Implementation, Lower Snake River District, Owyhee County, ID.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential 
adverse impacts on water and air quality.
    ERP No. D-NAS-A12041-00 Rating EC2, X-33 Advanced Technology 
Demonstrator Vehicle Program, Final Design, Construction and Testing, 
Implementation, Approvals and Permits Issuance, CA, UT and WA.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding potential 
noise, water and air impacts. Specifically, EPA would like more 
information regarding compliance with section 404 of the Clean Water 
Act, analysis of impacts to global warming and additional information 
regarding NASA's noise analysis.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-AFS-K65183-CA Whale Rock Analysis Area Multi-Resource 
Improvement and Management Plan, Implementation, Eldorado National 
Forest, Pacific Southwest Region, Eldorado County, CA.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental continuing concern with the 
project's ratio of new road construction to road closure/obilterations, 
and requested that the Forest Service conduct an analysis of additional 
road closure/obiteration opportunities prior to initiation of project 
activities.
    ERP No. F-AFS-L65100-WA Snoqualmie Pass Adaptive Management Area 
Plan, Implementation, Wenatchee and Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National 
Forests, Cle Elum and North Bend Ranger Districts, Kittitas and King 
Counties, WA.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns based on the 
potential adverse impacts on surface water, aquatic resources, and 
habitat connectivity for wildlife mitigation.
    ERP No. F-NRC-A09822-00 10 CFR part 20: Support of Rulemaking on 
Radiological Criteria for Decommissioning of NRC-Licensed Nuclear 
Facilities (NUREG-1496), Implementation, Generic EIS.
    Summary: EPA remains in fundamental disagreement with NRC's choice 
of appropriate levels for clean-up of decommissioned NRC licensed 
facilities. EPA believes that clean-ups of radioactivity should ensure 
both that no member of the public receive greater than 15 millirem per 
year and that groundwater that is a current or potential future source 
of drinking water be protected to the Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) 
found at 40 CFR part 141.
    ERP No. FS-NAS-A12040-00 Cassini Spacecraft Exploration Mission to 
Explore the Planet Saturn and its Moons, Implementation, Updated 
Information concerning Potential Accidents during the Launch and Cruise 
Phase of the Mission.
    Summary: EPA continued to have environmental concerns related to 
the documents use of out-dated EPA guidance. EPA requested that the new 
guidance be used to assess remediating contaminated areas.

    Dated: August 19, 1997.
William D. Dickerson,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 97-22401 Filed 8-21-97; 8:45 am]
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