[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 135 (Friday, July 13, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 36769]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-17628]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6619-9]


Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of 
EPA Comments

    Availability of EPA comments prepared June 04, 2001 through June 
08, 2001 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-J65337-MT Rating EC2, Cave Gulch Post-Fire Salvage 
Sale, Harvesting Dead or Dying Trees, Implementation, Helena National 
Forest, Big Belts Mountain, Lewis and Clark Counties, MT.
    Summary: EPA expressed concerns about adverse effects of timber 
harvest on water quality. EPA indicated that harvest methods and 
mitigation measures should avoid and minimize further adverse impacts 
to fire stressed water bodies and recommended additional mitigation, 
and monitoring to detect effects on water quality.
    ERP No. D-AFS-L65232-OR Rating EC2, Deep Vegetation Management 
Project, Implementation, Ochoco National Forest, Paulina Ranger 
District, Crook and Wheeler Counties, OR.
    Summary: EPA expressed concerns about possible impacts to air and 
water quality, the limited information on cumulative impacts, and the 
limited range of alternatives. EPA requests that the final EIS discuss 
these potential impacts in greater detail.
    ERP No. D-AFS-L65369-00 Rating EC2, Boise National Forest, Payette 
National Forest and Sawtooth National Forest, Forest Plan Revision, 
Implementation, Southwest Idaho Ecogroup, several counties, ID, Malhaur 
County, OR and Box Elder County, UT.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding air and 
water quality impacts and with the discussion regarding alternatives 
and cumulative impacts.
    ERP No. D-BOP-K81025-CA Rating LO, Fresno Federal Correctional 
Facility Development, Orange Cove, Fresno County, CA.
    Summary: EPA had no objections to the project.
    ERP No. DS-DOE-A06181-00 Rating EC2, Geologic Repository for the 
Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste, 
Construction, Operation, Monitoring and Eventually Closing a Geologic 
Repository at Yucca Mountain, Updated and Additional Information, Nye 
County, NV.
    Summary: The Supplement updates information about the repository 
design, but because of its limited scope, the Supplement does not 
address most of the comments EPA had on the draft EIS. EPA therefore 
continues to have environmental concerns with the project. EPA also 
requests additional information to clarify information presented in the 
Supplement.
    ERP No. D1-AFS-J65250-CO Rating LO, Forest Development Trail (FDT) 
1135 (Arapaho Ridge Trail), Forest Development Road (FDR) 711.1 and FDR 
711.1A Motorized or Non-Motorized Determination and Trailhead Parking 
Areas Creation at both ends of the Trail, Routt National Forest, 
Jackson County, CO.
    Summary: EPA expressed a lack of objections with the preferred 
alternative.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-AFS-J65322-MT, Spar and Lake Subunits Forest Health 
Project, Improvements, Kootenai National Forest, Three Rivers Ranger 
District, Lincoln County, MT.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the lack of 
information on aquatics monitoring and weed control chemicals to be 
used in the project area.
    ERP No. F-RUS-E39053-KY, Jackson County Lake Project, 
Implementation, To Provide Adequate Water Supplies for the Projected 
Residential, Commercial and Industrial Needs, Funding and Possible COE 
Section 10 and 404 Permits, Jackson County, KY.
    Summary: EPA's original environmental concerns remain, especially 
since other water supply options can address purpose/need goals with 
lesser adverse (long-term) water quality impacts.

    Dated: July 10, 2001.
B. Katherine Biggs,
Associate Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal 
Activities.
[FR Doc. 01-17628 Filed 7-12-01; 8:45 am]
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