[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 43 (Friday, March 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10661-10662]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5503]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6240-5]


Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of 
EPA Comments

    Availability of EPA comments prepared February 8, 1999 through 
February 12, 1999 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-COE-B32011-RI Rating EO2, Providence River and Harbor 
Maintenance Dredging Project, To Restore the Navigation Efficiency, 
Providence River Shipping Channel, Narragansett Bay, R.I.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections with the Corps' 
preferred Narragansett Bay disposal alternatives (Site 3 and the 
Watchemoket Cove CAD Disposal Site) and suggested that the Corps give 
further consideration to disposal at other alternate sites including 
those in Rhode Island Sound. EPA requested additional information 
concerning fisheries impacts, current characteristics at the disposal 
sites, sediment erosion modeling, water quality, compliance with Clean 
Water Action Section 404 (b)(1) Guidelines, and time of year 
restrictions (dredge windows).
    ERP No. D-FAA-B51016-CT Rating EC2, Sikorsky Memorial Airport, 
Proposed Runway 6-24 Improvements, Construction, Stratford, CT.
    SUMMARY: EPA requested additional information about the runway 
improvements concerning wetlands, endangered species, water quality and 
mitigation in order to fully evaluate the environmental acceptability 
of the project.
    ERP No. D-NOA-A91065-00 Rating LO, Atlantic Tunas, Swordfish and 
Sharks, Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan.
    Summary: Review of the draft EIS was not deemed necessary. No 
formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. D-USA-E11043-GA Rating EC2, U.S. Army/Fort Benning and The 
Consolidated Government of Columbus Proposed Land Exchange, Muscogee 
and Chattahoochee Counties, GA.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the long-term 
ramifications of this deed transfer on biologically important species. 
Additional information will be necessary to determine the actual 
significance of this property exchange.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-COE-J36049-00, East Grand Forks, Minnesota and Grand 
Forks, North Dakota Flood Control and Flood Protection, Red River 
Basin, MN and ND.
    Summary: EPA continues to have concerns that this EIS does not take 
into account the potential reasonably foreseeable development of Devil 
Lake outlet, which could significantly affect the flow in the Red 
River. EPA believes the Corps should take a basin wide approach to its 
analysis including a discussion of the drainage of upper basin wetlands 
and how it could relate to the shift in flood peaks.
    ERP No. F-FHW-B40081-NH
    Summary: The Final EIS contains a substantial amount of new 
information responsive to previously stated concerns about wetlands, 
water supply, water quality and air quality impacts associated with the 
project.
    ERP No. F-FRC-B03009-ME, Maritimes Phase II Project, Construct and 
Operate an Interstate Natural Gas Pipeline, COE Section 10 and 404 
Permits, Endangered Species Act (ESA) and NPDE's permits, US Canada 
border at Woodland (Burleyville) Maine and Westbrook Maine.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the incomplete 
analysis of direct and secondary impacts and tie-ins to the pipeline, 
impacts to vernal pools, and elements of contingency plans developed 
for directional drilling applications.
    ERP No. F-FTA-E40774-FL, Central Florida Light Rail Transit System 
Transportation Improvement to the

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North/South Corridor Project, Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) and 
Minimum Operable Segment (MOS), Orange and Seminole Counties, FL.
    Summary: EPA's review found that concerns raised on the Draft EIS 
were adequately addressed in the Final EIS document.
    ERP No. F-USN-K11064-CA, Mare Island Naval Shipyard Disposal and 
Reuse, Implementation, City of Valley, Solano County, CA.
    Summary: EPA had a lack of objections to this project.
    ERP No. F-USN-K11087-CA, Long Beach Complex Disposal and Reuse, 
Implementation, COE Section 10 and 404 Permits, NPDES Permit, in the 
City of Long Beach and Los Angeles County, CA.
    Summary: EPA had no objection to this project.

    Dated: March 2, 1999.
B. Katherine Biggs,
Associate Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal 
Activities.
[FR Doc. 99-5503 Filed 3-4-99; 8:45 am]
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