[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 107 (Friday, June 4, 1999)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14225]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

(ER-FRL-6243-4)


Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of 
EPA Comments

    Availability of EPA comments prepared May 10, 1999 through May 14, 
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 9, 1999 (64 FR 
17362).

Draft EISs

    ERP No. D-FHW-E50292-FL Rating EC1, St. Augustine Bridge of Lions 
(SR AIA Rehabilitating or Replacing the Existing Two Lane Bridge, 
Crossing of the Matanzas River/Intracoastal Waterway, US Coast Guard 
Permit, NPDES and COE Nationwide Permits, St. Augustine, St. John 
County, FL.
    Summary: EPA's review found that impacts were adequately described. 
Concern was raised over water quality degradation during the 
construction phase of the project.
    ERP No. D-FHW-F40382-MN Rating EC2, Ayd Mill Road Corridor, 
Improvements from I-35 E to St. Anthony Avenue (I-94) 2.6 kilometer 
(1.6 miles), Funding, Ramsey County, City of Saint Paul, MN.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding (1) purpose 
and need statement, (2) contaminated sites remediation, and (3) 
treatment of storm water runoff. EPA requested that additional 
information be provided in the final document to address these 
concerns.
    ERP No. D-FHW-K40235-CA Rating EC2, California Forest Highway 137, 
Improvements to Wentworth Springs Road and the Stumpy Meadows Reservoir 
Dam eastward (14.4 miles) to Ice House Road, Eldorado National Forest, 
El Dorado County, CA.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns because the document 
did not reflect the consideration of pollution prevention measures. EPA 
recommended that the FEIS include such pollution prevention measures 
for the project's design, construction and maintenance, and that these 
measures be included in the record of decision.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-DOE-A09829-00 Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) Facility 
Construction and Operation, Implementation and Site Selection, Oak 
Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN; Argonne National Laboratory, 
Argonne, IL; Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY; and Los Alamos 
National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM.
    Summary: EPA's previous concerns have been resolved therefore EPA 
does not object to proceeding with detailed design work and site 
evaluation for this project. Should these studies produce significant 
new information or adverse environmental impacts, EPA will review DOE's 
supplemental EIS.
    ERP No. F-FHW-K40227-CA I-880 Interchange at Dixon Landing Road 
Reconstruction Improvements, Funding and COE Section 404 Permit, 
Fremont, Milpitas, Alameda and Santa Clara Counties, CA.
    Summary: EPA expressed continuing concerns with potential impacts 
to nearly 17 acres of wetlands and salt marsh harvest mouse habitat. 
EPA asked that FHWA's Record of Decision discuss whether opportunities 
may still exist to avoid and reduce adverse impacts to wetlands as 
project development proceeds, in keeping with Clean Water Act Section 
404 requirements.
    EPA recommended that several issues regarding mitigation for 
wetland impacts be included in the Record of Decision, including a 2:1 
mitigation ratio for wetlands loss rather than the 1:1 ratio proposed 
in the EIS.
    ERP No. F-FHW-L40197-OR Mount Hood Corridor Study, US 26 
Rhododendron to OR-35 Junction, Improvements, Funding, Clackamas 
County, OR.
    Summary: Review of the Final EIS was not deemed necessary. No 
formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-USA-F11034-IN Camp Atterbury Training Areas and 
Facilities Upgrading, Implementation, Bartholomew, Brown, Johnson, 
Marion and Shelby Counties, IN.
    Summary: EPA has no objection to the proposed action but did 
encourage ongoing management of resources in the Integrated Natural 
Resource Management Plan (INRMP) and other resource management plans 
for Camp Atterbury.

Other

    ERP No. LF-UAF-K11095-AZ Barry M. Goldwater Ranger (BMGR), Renewal 
of the Military Land Withdrawal, Yuma, Pima and Maricopa Counties, AZ.
    Summary: EPA continues to object to the length of the withdrawal 
time period. EPA recommended a new 10 year alternative be provided.
    ERP No. LF-UAF-K11096-NV Nellis Air Force Range (NAFR), Renewal of 
the Land Withdrawal to Provide a Safe and Secure Location to Test 
Equipment and Train Military Personnel, Clark, Lincoln and Nye 
Counties, NV.
    Summary: EPA continues to object to the excessively long proposed 
periods between public reviews of the land withdrawal (i.e. 
indefinitely or 25 years) of the roughly 3 million acre area. EPA 
recommended a new 10 year alternative be provided.

    Dated: June 1, 1999.
William D. Dickerson,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 99-14225 Filed 6-3-99; 8:45 am]
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