[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 209 (Friday, October 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58403-58404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28431]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-6247-6]
Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of
EPA Comments
Availability of EPA comments prepared October 11, 1999 Through
October 15, 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, 1999 (63 FR 17856).
Draft EISs
ERP No. D-AFS-J65308-UT Rating EC2, Wasatch Powderbird Guides
Permit Renewal, Proposal to Conduct Guided Helicopter Skiing Activities
on National Forest System Land, Issuance of a Special-Use-Permit,
Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Uinta National Forest, Salt Lake County,
UT.
Summary: EPA expressed concern regarding potential wildlife
impacts, air quality impacts and human disturbance from helicopter
noise. EPA requested that these issues be addressed in the final EIS.
ERP No. D-AFS-J65309-UT Rating EC2, Trout Slope East Timber
Project, Timber Harvest and Associated Activities, Implementation,
Vernal Ranger District, Ashley National Forest, Uintah County, UT.
Summary: EPA requested additional information on sediment control
procedures and water quality to fully assess impacts from the Preferred
Alternative.
ERP No. D-AFS-L65325-ID Rating EC2, Sloan-Kennally Timber Sale,
Proposal to Harvest and Regenerate Timber Strands, Implementation,
Payette National Forest, McCall Ranger District, Valley County, ID.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding lack of
information with how this project relates to TMDL efforts and the
construction of roads in a roadless area. EPA requested that
information be provided on any expectations of the Payette National
Forest to help implement any TMDL and that an explanation be provided
on why entry into a roadless area cannot be avoided.
ERP No. D-AFS-L65327-WA Rating EC2, Stimson ANILCA Access Easement
Project, Reconstruct and Construct, Colville National Forest, Sullivan
Lake Ranger District, Pend Oreille County, WA.
Summary: EPA identified concerns with the purpose and need, the
treatment of reasonably foreseeable actions. the characterization of
impacts to grizzly bears from Alternative C, and the lack of baseline
information. EPA recommended that a revised purpose and need statement
be developed, and that additional baseline information and analyses be
included in the final EIS.
ERP No. D-COE-E39037-TN Rating EC2, Reelfoot Lake Project,
Implementation of Wetland Preservation, Waterfowl Habitat Restoration,
Fishery Improvement, Lake and Obion Counties, TN and Fulton County, KY.
Summary: The restoration measures proposed should result in
significant long term environmental benefits. EPA requested the
collection of additional information to determine how design features
will be installed.
ERP No. D-FHW-C40148-NY Rating EC2, Miller Highway Project (P.I.N.
103.27), Relocation of Miller Highway between West 59th Street to West
72nd Streets, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, Funding and COE
Section 404 Permit, New York County, NY.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the lack of
characterization of the contaminated materials at the areas of concern.
EPA requested that these issues be address in the final document.
ERP No. D-FHW-G40152-LA Rating EC2, North-South Expressway Const.
I-220 in Shreveport, LA to the Arkansas State Line, Funding and COE
Section 404 Permit Issuance, Caddo Parish, LA.
Summary: EPA has environmental concerns in the areas of impacts on
transportation, air quality, construction, induced growth/secondary
economic impacts, impacts to oil and gas facilities, agriculture,
property values, and other resources. EPA requested that these issues
be clarified.
ERP No. D-FTA-C53004-NY Rating LO, Mid-Harlem Line Third Track
Project, Construct a New 2.5 mile Third Track between Fleetwood and
Crestwood Stations, Funding, Westchester County, NY.
Summary: EPA has no objection to the project as proposed.
ERP No. D-NPS-L65328-WA Vancouver National Historic Reserve
Cooperative Management Plan, Preservation, Education and Public Use,
Implementation, Clark County, City of Vancouver, WA.
Summary: EPA Region 10 used a screening tool to conduct a limited
review of this action. Based on this screen, EPA does not foresee
having any environmental objections to the proposed project. Therefore,
EPA will not be conducting a detailed review.
ERP No. D-SFW-L64046-WA Rating LO, Little Pend Oreille National
Wildlife Refuge, Implementation, Comprehensive Conservation Plan,
Stevens and Pend Oreille Counties, WA.
Summary: EPA is pleased to see that the USFWS has developed a plan
that incorporates better management and protection of the natural
resources while maintaining and in some cases, enhancing the
recreational uses within the refuge.
Final EISs
ERP No. F-AFS-J65298-CO South Fork Salvage Analysis Area,
Implementation, Routt Divide Blowdown, Land and Resource Management
Plan, Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger
District, Rounty County, CO.
Summary: EPA review finds the alternative selected can be
implemented without significant impact to the environment, therefore
EPA has no objection to the proposed action.
ERP No. F-BLM-J65294-UT Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Management Plan, Implementation, Cedar City, UT.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
ERP No. F-FHW-H40155-MO MO-13 and MO-7 Highway/Freeway
Improvements, MO-13 from US 24 in Lexington to Truman Reservoir south
of Clinton and MO-7 in the immediate area of Clinton, Funding,
Lafayette, Johnson and Henry Counties, MO.
Summary: EPA concerns expressed in 1995 have been adequately
addressed in the FEIS.
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ERP No. F-NPS-J61101-MT Glacier National Park, General Management
Plan, Implementation, Waterton Glacier International Peace Park, Lake
National Park, Flathead and Glacier, MT.
Summary: EPA supports the preferred alternatives for each of the
issues in the Final EIS which have the potential for environmental
impact. In each case, the selection of the preferred alternative would
offer maximal environmental protection while also protecting the
experiences of Park visitors.
ERP No. F-UMC-K11096-AZ 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: No formal comments were sent to the preparing agency.
ERP No. FA-AFS-J65200-CO Telluride Ski Area Expansion Project,
Implementation, New/Additional Information, Special-Use-Permit and COE
Section 404 Permit, Grand Mesa Uncompahgre and Gunnison National
Forests, Norwood Ranger District, San Miguel County, CO.
Summary: EPA continues to express concerns with proposed adverse
impacts to wetlands from indirect and cumulative impacts from ski area
expansion activities.
Dated: October 26, 1999.
William D. Dickerson,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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