[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 44 (Friday, March 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11234-11235]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5842]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-5489-6]


Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of 
EPA Comments

    Availability of EPA comments prepared February 16, 1998 Through 
February 20, 1998 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 
11, 1998 (62 FR 16154).

Draft EISs

    ERP No. D-AFS-L61216-WA Rating LO, White Pass Ski Area Expansion, 
Special-Use-Permit, Pigtail Basin and Hogback Basin, Wenatchee and 
Gifford, Pinchot National Forests, Yakima and Lewis Counties, WA.
    Summary: EPA Region 10 used a screening tool to conduct a limited 
review of the White Pass Ski Area. Based upon the screen, EPA does not 
foresee having any environmental objections to the proposed project. 
Therefore, EPA will not be conducting a detailed review.
    ERP No. D-FAA-B51025-NH Rating EC2, Manchester (New Hampshire) 
Airport Master Plan Update, Improvements to Airside and Landside 
Facilities, Airport Layout Plan, Permits and Approvals, Manchester, NH.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding wetland and 
air quality impact. EPA requested additional wetland mitigation and air 
conformity analysis.
    ERP No. D-FHW-L40203-AK Rating EO2, Juneau Access Transportation 
Project, Improvements in the Lynn Canal/Taiya Inlet Corridor between 
Juneau and Haines/Skagway, Special-Use-Permit and COE Section 10 and 
404 Permits, Tongass National Forest, Klondike Gold Rush National 
Historic Park, Haines State Forest, City and Borough of Juneau, Haines 
Borough, Cities Haines and Skagway, AK.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections to the East Lynn 
Canal Highway alternative due to potentially significant impacts to 
Berners Bay, an area containing high resource and recreational values. 
EPA also identified the need for additional cumulative/indirect induced 
impact analyses, further discussion and analyses of project economics, 
and numerous technical analyses be conducted and presented in the final 
EIS.
    ERP No. D-FTA-J40143-UT Rating EC2, University-Downtown-Airport 
Transportation Corridor, Major Investment Study, Construction and 
Operation of the East-West Corridor Light Rail Transit (LRT), 
Transportation System Management (TSM) and Central Business District 
(CBD), Funding, Salt Lake County, UT.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding air quality 
and construction impact and requested that these issues be clarified in 
the Final EIS.
    ERP No. D-USA-J11014-CO Rating LO, United States Army Garrison, 
Fitzsimons (Formerly Fitzsimons Army Medical Center) Disposal and Reuse 
for BRAC-95, Implementation, City of Aurora, Denver County, CO.
    Summary: EPA had no objections to the action as proposed.
    ERP No. D-USN-E11041-00 Rating EC2, Cecil Field Naval Air Station, 
Realignment of F/A-18 Aircraft and Operational Functions, to Other East 
Coast Installations; NAS Oceana, VA; MCAS Beaufort, SC and MCAS Cherry 
Point, NC, Implementation, COE Section 404 Permit, FL, SC, NC and VA.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concern regarding the noise, 
transportation, air and water quality, environmental contamination, and 
terrestrial environmental impacts associated with proposed realignment.
    ERP No. D-USN-K11084-CA Rating EC2, Miramar Naval Air Station 
Realignment of E-2 Aircraft Squadrons, Three Installations are 
consider: Point Muga Naval Air Weapons Station, Lemoore Naval Air 
Station and El Centro, Ventura, Fresno, King and Imperial Counties, CA.
    Summary: EPA requested additional information on project 
description, biological resources, and land use noise compatibility. In 
particular, EPA is concerned by the analysis of the no action 
alternative.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-FRC-L05207-WA Nooksack River Basin Hydroelectric 
Projects, Seven Projects--(FERC No. 4628) (FERC No. 4738) (FERC No. 
4270) (FERC No. 4282) (FERC No. 9231) (FERC No. 4312) and (FERC No. 
3721) Construction and Operation, Licensing, Whatcom County, WA.
    Summary: EPA Region 10 used a screening tool to conduct a limited 
review of this action. Based upon the screen, EPA does not foresee 
having any environmental objections to the proposed project. Therefore, 
EPA will not be conducting a detailed review.
    ERP No. F-GSA-J81009-CO Denver Federal Center Master Site Plan, 
implementation, City of Lakewood, Jefferson County, CO.
    Summary: EPA continues to have concern regarding this project and 
its relationship to the RCRA Consent Decree. In addition EPA believes 
additional information on groundwater sites and impacts to those sites 
should have been provided.
    ERP No. F-IBR-K64016-CA Hamilton City Pumping Plant, Fish Screen 
Improvement Project, COE Section 10 and 404 Permits, Central Valley, 
Butte, Colusa, Glenn and Tehama Counties, CA.
    Summary: Review of the Final EIS was not deemed necessary. No 
formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-AF-J11012-00 Colorado Airspace Initiative, Modifications 
to the National Airspace System, such as the

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F-16 Aircraft and Aircrews of the 140th Wing of the Colorado Air 
National Guard, also existing Military Operations Areas (MOAs) and 
Military Training Routes (MTRs), CO, NM, KS, NB and WY.
    Summary: Based on the disclosures of impacts and further mitigation 
proposed in the FEIS, the EPA believes the preferred alternative can be 
implemented without significant impacts to the environment.
    ERP No. F-UMC-K36048-CA Santa Margarita River Flood Control Project 
(MILCON P-010) and Basilone Road Bridge Replacement Project (MILCON P-
030), Construction and Operation, COE Section 404 Permit, Camp 
Pendleton, CA.
    Summary: EPA continues to expressed environmental concerns related 
to Clean Water Act 404 (b)(1) Guidelines; particularly. EPA believes 
that additional analysis is required to address less-damaging off-site 
alternatives sufficient mitigation measures is recommended.

    Dated: March 3, 1998.
William D. Dickerson,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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