[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 241 (Friday, December 14, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 64819]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-30933]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6624-6]


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 May 18, 2001 (66 FR 
27647).

Draft EISs

    ERP No. D-AFS-L65388-WA Rating EC2, Crystal Mountain Master 
Development Plan, To Provide Winter and Summer Recreational Use, 
Special-Use-Permit, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Silver Creek 
Watershed, Pierce County, WA.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns related to the 
purpose and need statement, the No Action Alternative, impacts to water 
quality and quantity, improved inter-governmental coordination, and 
more fully disclosed indirect and cumulative effects.
    ERP No. D-CGD-A59014-00 Rating EC2, Programmatic EIS--Integrated 
Deepwater System Project, Surface, Air, Logistics Communication and 
Sensor Systems, Aging Nation-Wide System Replacement
    Summary: EPA expressed concerns regarding potential impacts to the 
marine environment and air quality, and requested clarification of the 
methodology used to analyze cumulative impacts and potential impacts 
from hazardous wastes.
    ERP No. D-SFW-A65170-00 Rating LO, Light Goose Management Plan, 
Implementation, Reducing and Stabilizing Specific Populations ``Light 
Geese'' in North America.
    Summary: EPA did not identify any environmental concerns with the 
Service's preferred alternative of modifying harvest regulations and 
refuge management in order to reduce high population levels of light 
geese. EPA recommended that following selection of a management 
approach, the Service should carefully monitor its implementation and 
remain open to exploring other options as necessary and appropriate.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-AFS-J65344-MT Burned Area Recovery, Proposal to Reduce 
Fuels, Improve Watershed Conditions and Reforest Burned Lands, Sula, 
Darby, West Fork and Stevensville Ranger Districts, Bitterroot National 
Forest, Ravalli County, MT.
    Summary: While the development of a new preferred alternative, 
Alternative F, was responsive to EPA's environmental concerns about 
sediment production and increased water yield from fuels reduction 
treatments, EPA still has concerns about sediment production from 
ground based logging systems.

    Dated: December 11, 2001.
Joseph C. Montgomery,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 01-30933 Filed 12-13-01; 8:45 am]
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