[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 233 (Friday, December 4, 1998)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-5497-5]


Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of 
EPA Comments

    Availability of EPA comments prepared November 16, 1998 Through 
November 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 10, 1998 (62 
FR 17856).

Draft EISs

    ERP No. D-DOE-L09813-ID Rating EC2, Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment 
Project, Construction and Operation, Site Selection, Idaho National 
Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL), Eastern Snake River 
Plain, ID.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns that the draft EIS 
does not mention the cumulative impacts of present and reasonably 
foreseeable action caused by such pending project proposals.
    ERP No. D-UAF-G11034-NM Rating LO, University of New Mexico (UNM), 
Construction of the Enchanted Skies Park and Observatory on Horace Mesa 
near Grants, Cibola County, NM.
    Summary: EPA had no objection to the selection of the agency's 
selected plan of action.
    ERP No. D-UAF-J11015-ND Rating EC2, Minuteman III Missile System 
Dismantlement, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Launch 
Facilities (LFs) and Missile Alert Facilities (MAFs), Deployment Areas, 
Grand Forks Air Forces Base, ND.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns and offered several 
recommendations to protect ground water during and after demolition. 
There may also be opportunities to create wetlands when the sewage 
lagoons are decommissioned.
    ERP No. D-USA-K11090-AZ Rating LO1, Fort Huachuca Real Property 
Master Planning, Approval of Land Use and Real Estate Investment 
Strategies, Cochise County, AZ.
    Summary: EPA expressed a lack objection to the proposed project.
    ERP No. D-USN-K11089-HI Rating EO2, Pacific Missile Range Facility 
Enhanced Capabilities, To Accommodate Theater Ballistic Missile Defense 
(TBMD) Training & Testing and Theater Missile Defense (TMD) Testing, 
NPDES Permit, several counties, HI.
    Summary: EPA expressed objections due to insufficient information 
and analysis of biological resource issues. The proposed action may 
significantly impact entire breeding populations of sea and shore birds 
on Johnston Atoll (East, North, Sand, and Johnston Islands), however, 
no impacts or mitigation have been described.
    ERP No. D-USN-K11093-HI Rating EC2, Barbers Point Naval Air 
Station, Disposal and Reuse of Land Facilities, HI.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns that contamination of 
an underground source of drinking water has not been sufficiently 
described, that the possible impacts of changes in airport use has not 
been sufficiently developed in the analysis, and that the DEIS does not 
fully develop relevant, reasonable mitigation that could help to 
improve reuse plans for the protection of human health and the 
environment.
    ERP No. DR-USN-K11078-00 Rating EC2, Marianas Islands Military 
Training, Implementation, Continue Use of DOD-Controlled Lands, 
Proposed sites Tinian Military Lease Area, Guam Active Military Bases 
and Farallon de Medina (FDM) a Navy-Leased Island, HI.
    Summary: EPA raised concerns on rating biological resources and 
hazardous materials. EPA requested that the final contain a full 
analysis of the reasonable alternative identified in the document.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-USN-K11082-CA San Diego Naval Training Center (NTC) 
Disposal and Reuse of Certain Real Properties, Implementation, City of 
San Diego, San Diego 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-USN-K11084-CA 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 expressed environmental concerns that the final EIS 
did not include a sufficient analysis of a no action alternative.
    ERP No. FA-USA-A11072-00 Theater Missile Defense (TMD) Extended 
Test Range (ETR) Project, Eglin Gulf Test Range to Conduct (TMD) 
Testing or Training Activities, Santa Rosa Island and Cape San Blas, 
FL.
    Summary: EPA had no objection to the proposed project provided that 
monitoring remains in effect.

Other

    ERP No. LD-USN-K11091-NV Rating EC2, Fallon Naval Air Station, 
Renewal of the B-20 Land Withdrawal, City of Fallon, Churchill County, 
NV.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding cultural 
resources, public health and safety, and transportation.

    Dated: December 1, 1998.
William D. Dickerson,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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