[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 132 (Friday, July 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37382-37383]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18440]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-5493-6]


Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of 
EPA Comments

    Availability of EPA comments prepared June 22, 1998 Through June 
26, 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 10, 1998 (63 
FR 17856).

Draft EISs

    ERP No. D-DOA-F39034-00 Rating EC2, Lincoln-Pipestone Rural Water 
(LPRW), Development and Expansion of Existing System North/Lyon County 
Phase and Northeast Phase Expansion Project, Yellow Medicine, Lincoln 
and Lyon Counties, MN and Deuel County, SD.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding the lack of 
full disclosure of reasonable foreseeable development and cumulative 
impacts. EPA expressed support for the preferred alternative and 
mitigation measures which must be implemented.
    ERP No. DA-JUS-A82111-00 Rating LO, Cannabis Eradication in the 
Contiguous United States and Hawaii, Updated Information on Herbicidal 
Eradication New Scientific Data.
    Summary: EPA had no objections to the preferred alternative which 
allows for use of the full range of eradication methods based on site-
specific condition.
    ERP No. RD-NOA-B91024-ME Rating EC2, American Lobster Fishery 
Management Plan, Implementation, To Prevent Overfishing of American 
Lobster, Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off the New England and Mid-
Atlantic, ME.
    Summary: EPA had environmental concerns with the proposed action. 
EPA's concerns were based on the need to lengthen the planning duration 
to 10 years; additional information requested in which agencies would 
be responsible for enforcing proposed reduced fishing times; and the 
role played by point and non-point pollution in the decline of the 
lobster fishery.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-FHW-E40330-TN, I-40 Reconstruction, I-40/I-240 
Directional (Midtown) Interchange to TN-300 Interchange, Funding and 
Possible COE 404 Permit, Shelby County, TN.
    Summary: EPA continues to express concern regarding noise impacts.
    ERP No. F-NOA-E39041-SC, Marine Environmental Health Research 
Laboratory (MEHRL), Construction and Operation of Premiere, High 
Technology and Marine Research Center, Approval of Permits, Charleston 
County, SC.
    Summary: EPA had environmental concerns regarding the proposed 
action. These concerns were based on the ventilation system having 
visual, noise, and chemical fumes impacts.
    ERP No. F-NSF-A81164-00, Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, 
Proposal to Modernize through Reconstruction and Replacement of Key 
Facilities, Antarctica.
    Summary: EPA had no environmental objections to the proposed 
project.
    ERP No. F-UAF-G11033-NM, Holloman Air Force Base, Proposed 
Expansion of German Air Force Operations, for the Beddown of 30 
Aircrafts and Construction of Facilities for 640 Personnel, NM.
    Summary: EPA continues to express environmental concerns for the 
Air Force proposed action and requested that mitigation measures as 
described in the FEIS to minimize impacts be implemented and made part 
of the Record of Decision and incorporated into that document to become 
binding stipulations to the proposed action.
    ERP No. FA-FHW-E40108-NC, Smith Creek Parkway, Updated and 
Supplemental Information, Construction from Third Street to Kornegay 
Avenue, U.S. Coast Guard Permit, COE Section 10 and 404 Permits, 
Wilmington, Hanover County, NC.
    SSummary: EPA continues to express concern because of the two 
crossing of Smith Creek that would contribute additional pollutant 
loading to an already stressed system.
    ERP No. FS-AFS-J65211-CO, Illinois Creek Timber Sale, Timber 
Harvesting, Implementation, Amended Land and Resource Management Plan, 
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, Taylor River/
Cebolla Ranger District, Gunnison County, CO.
    Summary: EPA had no comment on this supplement to the final EIS. No

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formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.

    Dated: July 7, 1998.
William D. Dickerson,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 98-18440 Filed 7-9-98; 8:45 am]
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