[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 232 (Friday, December 1, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 75285]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-30686]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6613-3]


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) 564-7167.
    An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental 
impact statements (EISs) was published in Federal Register dated April 
14, 2000 (65 FR 20157).

Draft EISs

    ERP No. D-FTA-K40241-HI, Rating LO, Oahu Primary Corridor 
Transportation Project, Improvements from Kapolei in the west to the 
University of Hawaii-Manoa and Waikiki in the east, Major Investment 
Study, In the City and County of Honolulu, HI.
    Summary: EPA has no objection to the proposed action.
    ERP No. D-NOA-L91011-AK, Rating NS, Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Stock, 
Federal Actions Associated with the Management and Recovery, 
Implementation, Cook Inlet, AK.
    Summary: EPA Region 10 used a screening tool to conduct a limited 
review of this action. Based upon this screen, EPA does not foresee 
having any environmental objections to the proposed project. Therefore 
EPA will not be conducting a detailed review.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-AFS-L65349-ID, Warm Springs Ridge Vegetation Management 
Project, Improve Forest Condition, Boise National Forest, Cascade 
Resource Area, Boise County, ID.
    Summary: The final EIS responded to EPA's previous comments on the 
draft EIS. Therefore, EPA has no objection to the action as proposed.
    ERP No. FS-FHW-L40198-WA, North Spokane Corridor (formerly known as 
the North Spokane Freeway) New Information Concerning Transportation 
Improvements through the City of Spokane and Spokane County and between 
I-90, Funding, Spokane County, WA.
    Summary: EPA still has concerns regarding two issues. The FSEIS 
does not adequately describe relevant Best Management Practices for 
potential impacts to surface and groundwater resources in the area. 
Secondly, the EIS should contain information identifying the contents 
of the drums associated with the fertilizer plant located in the 
alignment right-of-way and describe how the drums will be disposed.

    Dated: November 28, 2000.
Joseph C. Montgomery,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 00-30686 Filed 11-30-00; 8:45 am]
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