[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 47 (Friday, March 9, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 14142]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-5913]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6616-2]


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 FR dated April 14, 2000 (65 FR 20157).

Draft EISs

    ERP No. D-AFS-J65046-WY Rating LO, Bridger-Teton National Forest, 
Oil and Gas Leasing in Management Areas: 21-Hoback Basin; 45 Moccasin 
Basin; 71 Union Pass and 72 Upper Basin River, Fremont, Sublette and 
Teton Counties, WY.
    Summary: While EPA expressed lack of objections with the preferred 
alternative there was concern due to potential adverse impacts should 
alternative 2, 3 or 5 be selected.
    ERP No. D-AFS-J65328-SD Rating EC2, Jasper Fires Value Recovery 
Area Project, Implementation, Revised Forest Plan for the Black Hills 
National Forest, Hell Canyon and Mystic Ranger District, Custer and 
Pennington Counties, SD.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns over potential 
impacts to ground water and suggests that the FEIS include information 
to make this determination. In addition, potential for adverse impacts 
to old growth and snags as well as an analysis of the impacts from 
related salvage activity on other structures (fences, tanks, etc) 
should be addressed.
    ERP No. D-FAA-F51047-00 Rating LO, Chicago Terminal Airspace 
Project (CTAP), For Proposed Air Traffic Control Procedures and 
Airspace Modification for Aircraft Operating To/From the Chicago 
Region, Including Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Chicago Midway 
Airport, Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, IL, IN and WI.
    Summary: EPA has no objection to the proposed action since 
documention indicates that no significant noise impacts or adverse 
impacts on other environmental resources are likely to occur following 
project implementation.
    ERP No. D-NPS-G61040-TX Rating LO, Fort Davis National Historic 
Site, General Management Plan, Implementation, Fort Davis, TX.
    Summary: EPA had no objections to the selection of the preferred 
alternative.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-BLM-J65318-00 Montana, North Dakota and Portions of South 
Dakota Off-Highway Vehicle Management and Plan Amendment, 
Implementation, MT, ND and SD.
    Summary: While this plan attempts to balance environmental 
protection with recreational use EPA continues to express concerns 
about potential environmental degradation of non-system roads and 
trails on public lands.

    Dated: March 6, 2001.
Joseph C. Montgomery,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 01-5913 Filed 3-8-01; 8:45 am]
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