[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 199 (Friday, October 13, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 60940]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-26387]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6611-7]


Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of 
EPA Comments

    Availability of EPA comments prepared 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) 260-5076. An explanation of the ratings 
assigned to draft environmental impact statements (EISs) was published 
in FR dated April 14, 2000 (65 FR 20157).

Draft EISs

    ERP No. D-USN-D11030-VA Rating EC2, Marine Corps Heritage Center 
(MCHC) Complex, Construction and Operation at Marine Corps Base (MCB) 
Quantico, VA.
    Summary: EPA expressed concern due to the loss of valuable forested 
habitat. EPA recommended reducing the area of deforestation by 
consolidating MCHC functions into multi-story buildings and creating 
underground and/or raised parking structures as well as reducing to a 
minimum the size of the area needed for demonstration operations.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-FHW-B40090-ME Augusta River Crossing Study, To Reduce 
Traffic Deficiencies within the Transportation System Serving the City 
of Augusta, Funding, Kennebec River, Kennebec County, ME.
    Summary: A number of the concerns regarding analysis of 
alternatives and potential impacts EPA raised in its review of the 
draft EIS remain unaddressed in the final EIS.
    ERP No. F-FHW-D40306-WV King Coal Highway Project Construction, 
from the vicinity of Williamson to the vicinity of Bluefield, COE 
Section 404 Permit, Mingo, McDowell Mercer, and Wyoming Counties, WV.
    Summary: EPA maintains its concerns regarding the level of 
information provided in assessing the impacts to streams, wetlands, and 
community resources for the proposed 96 mile transportation corridor.
    ERP No. F-FHW-J40145-UT Legacy Parkway Project, Construction from 
I-215 at 2100 North in Salt Lake City to I-15 and US 89 near 
Farmington, Funding and COE Section 404 Permit, Salt Lake and Davis 
Counties, UT.
    Summary: EPA continues to have objections to the proposed action. 
EPA has determined that the least damaging alternative has not been 
selected, and the proposed Legacy Nature Preserve does not fully offset 
the wetland impacts. EPA is also concerned with the alternative 
selection process used in the FEIS, the permanence of the proposed 
Legacy Preserve, the accuracy and reproducibility of the traffic demand 
model, and the impacts of connected and reasonably foreseeable future 
actions.
    Adoption--Woodrow Wilson Bridge Replacement, I-95/I-495 From West 
of Telegraph Road to East of MD Routes 210, City of Alexandria and 
Fairfax County, VA; Prince George's County, MD and DC.
    Summary: EPA's key concerns pertain to time of year restrictions to 
protect fishery resources, upland disposal of dredged material, and 
completion of a comprehensive compensatory mitigation package.
    ERP No. FS-COE-E36167-FL Central and Southern Florida Project for 
Flood Control and Other Purposes, Everglades National Park Modified 
Water Deliveries, New Information concerning Flood Mitigation to the 
8.5 Square Mile Area (SMA), Implementation, South Miami, Dade County, 
FL.
    Summary: EPA agreed that Alternative 6D (modified) reasonably 
maximized ecosystem restoration benefits when compared to the costs and 
social impacts.

    Dated: October 10, 2000.
Joseph C. Montgomery,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 00-26387 Filed 10-12-00; 8:45 am]
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