[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 141 (Friday, July 23, 1999)] [Notices] [Pages 39989-39990] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-18884] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER-FRL-6244-7] Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments Availability of EPA comments prepared June 21, 1999 Through July 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) 564-5167. 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-AFS-L65319-OR Rating EO2, Pelican Butte Ski Area Master Development Plan, Implementation, Winema National Forest, Klamath Ranger District, Klamath County, OR. Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections concerning insufficient information to predict impacts to water quality and air quality, especially visibility. Reductions in habitat, especially for the spotted owl, do not comply with the NW Forest Plan. ERP No. D-BLM-J65298-CO Rating EC2, Yankee Gulch Sodium Minerals Project, To Produce Sodium Products, Piceance Basin, Right-of-Way Permit and COE Section 404 Permit, Rio Blanco County, CO. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns for the protection of soil and ground water, and ensuring that impacts are monitored and mitigated. ERP No. D-FHW-E40778-NC Rating EC2, US 74 Shelby Bypass Transportation Improvements, Construction, Funding and COE Section 404 Permit, Cleveland County, NC. Summary: EPA is requesting further consideration of a bypass corridor to the south of the Shelby Central Business District. No particular bypass alternative to the north of Shelby is preferred by EPA, and the agency has noted [[Page 39990]] substantial impacts to surface streams because they traverse two water supply watersheds and would require stream locations. Socioeconomic impacts (i.e., relocations, and noise) also appear to be substantial for a north bypass alternative. ERP No. D-FHW-F40381-MN Rating EC2, Phalen Boulevard Project, Construction of a new 4.3 Kilometer Roadway, from I35E to Johnson Parkway, Funding, in the City of St. Paul, Ramsey County, MN. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding the remediation of contaminated sites that would most likely occur if the proposed project were to be implemented. ERP No. D-FHW-K40233-CA Rating EC2, US-7 Expressway Project, Construction between CA-98 to Interstate 8, Improve Access to the new Calexico East Port of Entry, Funding and COE Section 404 Permit, Imperial County, CA. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns with potential cumulative and secondary effects, as well as impacts to water quality and prime farmland. ERP No. DS-AFS-J65277-CO Rating EC2, Sheep Flats Diversity Unit, Timber Sales and Related Road Construction, Additional Information on Soils and Water Quality, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, Colibran Ranger District, Mesa County, CO. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns and requested additional information on the effectiveness of current Best Management Practices for mitigating sedimentation impacts. Final EISs ERP No. F-AFS-K65199-AZ, Windmill Range Allotment Management Plan, Cattle Grazing Use, Implementation, Coconino National Forest, Mormon Lake, Peaks and Sedona Ranger Districts, Coconino and Yavapal Counties, AZ. Summary: Review of the Final EIS was not deemed necessary. No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency. ERP No. F-FTA-K54022-CA, Third Street Light Rail Project, Transportation Improvements, Funding, U.S. Coast Guard Permit, and COE Section 404 Permit, San Francisco Municipal Railway, in the City and County of San Francisco, CA. Summary: Review of the Final EIS has been completed and the project found to be satisfactory. Dated: July 20, 1999. Joseph C. Montgomery, Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. 99-18884 Filed 7-22-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-U