[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 68 (Friday, April 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 18321]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-8669]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6253-1]


Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of 
EPA Comments

    Availability of EPA comments prepared March 20, 2000 Through March 
24, 2000 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 (63 
FR 17856).

Draft EISs

    ERP No. D-AFS-E65053-NC Rating EC2, Croatan National Forest Revised 
Land and Resource Management Plan (1986), Implementation, Carteret, 
Craven, and Jones Counties, NC.
    Summary: EPA expressed concern regarding potential water quality 
impacts and that the preferred alternative could potentially clearcut 
too much timber too rapidly for conversion to longleaf pines and 
consequently be counterproductive to RCW recovery. EPA recommended that 
the alternatives discussion be modified to take this concern into 
account.
    ERP No. D-AFS-J65320-MT Rating EC2, Knox-Brooks Timber Sales and 
Road Rehabilitation, Implementation, Lolo National Forest, Super Ranger 
District, Mineral County, MT.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding potential 
erosion impacts, wetland impacts, aquatic effects of herbicides, and 
the level of monitoring to detect effects of management activities. EPA 
requested additional information on these issues and mitigation 
measures to reduce the impacts of management actions.
    ERP No. D-AFS-J65321-MT Rating EC2, Mill-Key-Wey Project, Proposed 
Timber Harvesting, Ecosystem Burning, Road Construction and 
Reconstruction, Implementation, Lolo National Forest, Superior Ranger 
District, Mineral County, MT.
    Summary: EPA expressed concerns regarding harvests on erosive 
soils, wetland impacts, use of weed control chemical and the level of 
monitoring proposed to identify project impacts. The EPA requested 
additional information on these issues and mitigation measures to 
reduce potential impacts of the management actions.
    ERP No. D-SFW-K90030-CA Rating EC2, San Diequito Wetland 
Restoration Project, Implementation, Comprehensive Restoration Plan, 
COE Section 404 Permit, Cities of Del Mar and San Diego, San Diego 
County, CA.
    Summary: EPA expressed concern due to the potential for 
undiscovered contaminated soil and hazardous waste. EPA requested that 
soil contamination be monitored and that a monitoring, emergency 
response, and reporting plan be included as part of the restoration 
program.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-BLM-J67028-CO North Fork Coal Program, Approval of Two 
Lease-By-Applications (LBA) and Exploration License for Iron Point and 
Elk Creek Coal Leases, Delta and Gunnison Counties, CO.
    Summary: No formal comment letter sent to preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-NPS-G02009-TX Padre Island National Seashore Oil and Gas 
Management Plan, Implementation, Kleberg, Kenedy and Willacy Counties, 
TX.
    Summary: EPA previous concerns have been adequately responded to, 
therefore EPA has no objection to the action as proposed.

    Dated: April 4, 2000.
Joseph C. Montgomery,
Director, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 00-8669 Filed 4-6-00; 8:45 am]
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