[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 78 (Friday, April 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 20000]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-10285]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6242-1]


Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of 
EPA Comments

    Availability of EPA comments prepared March 29, 1999 through April 
02, 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 09, 1999 (64 
FR 17362).

Draft EISs

    ERP No. D-NPS-K65209-00 Rating LO, Death Valley National Park 
General Management Plan, Implementation, Mojave Desert, Inyo and San 
Bernardino Counties, CA and Nye and Esmeralda Counties, NV.
    Summary: EPA expressed lack of objections, however, EPA made 
specific comments regarding groundwater extraction outside the park, 
grazing within park boundaries, and military overflights.
    ERP No. D-UMC-K11096-AZ Rating EC2, Yuma Marine Corps Air Station 
(MCAS), To Improve Ordnance Handling and Storage, Construct a new 
Combat Aircraft Loading Area (CALA); New Station Ordnance Area and 
Relocation of MCAS Yuma, AZ.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding the lack of 
information on compliance with Executive Order 12902, Energy Efficiency 
and Water Conservation. EPA requested that information on this issue be 
included in the final document.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-BIA-K02010-AZ, Southpoint Power Plant, Fort Mojave Indian 
Reservation Approval of a Lease for Development Project, Construction 
and Operation of a 500 Megawatt Natural Gas Fired Power Plant, NPDES 
Permit and COE Section 404 Permit, Mohave County, AZ.
    Summary: EPA had no objection to the proposed action.
    ERP No. F-BLM-J01009-WY, Carbon Basin Coal Project Area, Coal Lease 
Application for Elk Mountain/Saddleback Hills, Carbon County, WY.
    Summary: Final EIS adequately addressed most of EPA's concerns.
    ERP No. F-DOA-G36149-OK, Double Creek Watershed Plan, 
Implementation, Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention, National 
Economic Development (NED), Town of Ramona, Washington and Osage 
Counties, OK.
    Summary: EPA had no objection to the selection of the lead agency's 
preferred alternative as described in the DEIS.
    ERP No. F-DOE-L09813-ID, Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project, 
Construction and Operation, Site Selection, Idaho National Engineering 
and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL), Eastern Snake River Plain, ID.
    Summary: Review of the Final EIS has resulted in no objection to 
project as proposed.
    ERP No. F-DOI-K39053-CA, San Joaquin River Agreement Project, 
Implementation of the Meeting Flow Objectives for 1999-2010, Vernalis 
Adaptive Management Plan, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Madera, Merced, 
Fresno and Tuolume 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-FHW-K40142-CA, CA-4 ``GAP'' Closure Project, Improvements 
between I-80 and Cunninings Skyway, Funding, NPDES Permit and COE 
Section 404 Permit, City of Hercules, Contra Costa County, CA.
    Summary: Review of the FEIS was not deemed necessary. No formal 
comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-NOA-E39044-FL, Guana, Tolomato, Matanizas, Site 
Designation, National Estuarine Research Reserve, Management Plan, City 
of Jacksonville, St. Johns and Flagler Counties, FL.
    Summary: EPA expressed no objection to the action as proposed.
    ERP No. F-USA-E11043-GA, U.S. Army/Fort Benning and The 
Consolidated Government of Columbus Proposed Land Exchange, Muscogee 
and Chattahoochee Counties, GA.
    Summary: EPA raised concerns about the gopher tortoises have been 
adequately resolved; however, the actual long-term impacts of land use 
changes attendant to the exchanges remained to be determined.
    ERP No. F-USA-G11027-NM, White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), 
Implementation, Range-Wide, Las Cruces, NM.
    Summary: Review of the Final EIS has resulted in no objection to 
the project as proposed.
    ERP No. F-USN-K11089-HI, Pacific Missile Range Facility Enhanced 
Capabilities, To Accommodate Theater Ballistic Missile Defense (TBMD) 
Training & Testing and Theate Missile Defense (TMD) Testing, NPDES 
Permit, several counties, HI.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding the lack of 
commitment to proposed mitigation. EPA requested that the Record of 
Decision clearly document the mitigation measures that will be 
implemented.
    ERP No. F-USN-K11093-HI, Barbers Point Naval Air Station, Disposal 
and Reuse of Land Facilities, HI.
    Summary: Review of the Final EIS has been completed and no 
environmental objection were identified.

Other

    ERP No. LF-USN-K11091-NV, Fallon Naval Air Station, Renewal of the 
B-20 Land Withdrawal, City of Fallon, Churchill County, NV.
    Summary: Review of the Final EIS has been completed and no 
environmental objection were identified .

    Dated: April 20, 1999.
William D. Dickerson,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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