[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 13 (Friday, January 18, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 2650]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-1343]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6625-7]


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) 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-J65354-MT Rating EC2 Game Range Project, 
Ecosystem Health and Productivity Improvements, Fuel Loading 
Reduction and Game Winter Range Condition Improvements and 
Maintenance, Lolo National Forest, Plain/Thompson Falls Ranger 
District, Thompson River to Squaw Creek, Thompson Falls, MT.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding the need 
for improved discussion of how environmental commitments are provided 
for during implementation under the stewardship contracting program. 
EPA also believes additional information should be provided to: support 
stated minimal watershed impacts; the identification of Alternative 2 
as the environmentally preferred alternative; and describe fuel loads 
and wildfire risks within the Ashley Creek watershed and Thompson 
Fall's public water supply watershed.

ERP No. D-FHW-G40167-LA Rating LO

    Louisiana 1 Improvements Project, Golden Meadow to Port Fourchon 
Highway Construction, Funding, US Army COE Section 10 and 404, NPDES 
and Coast Guard Bridge Permits Issuance, Lafoufche Parish, LA.
    Summary: EPA has a lack of objections to the selection of the 
preferred alternative. However to strengthen the NEPA document, EPA 
suggests that additional information on secondary development and 
potential wetland losses be discussed in the FEIS.

ERP No. DS-AFS-K65307-CA

    Rating EC2 Herger-Feinstein Quincy Library Group Forest Act Pilot 
Project, Proposal to Analyze Options for Maintaining Defensible Fuel 
Profile Zones (DFPZs), Lassen, Plumas and Tahoe National Forests, 
Shasta, Lassen, Tehama, Yuba, Plumas and Battle Counties, CA.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding the limited 
scope of the analysis, and continuing concerns regarding water quality, 
habitat fragmentation and noxious weed proliferation associated with 
the construction of defensible fuel profile zones (DFPZs). EPA 
suggested a broader scope for the analysis and document formatting 
changes.

ERP No. D1-AFS-L65120-OR

    Rating EC2 Lemolo Watershed Projects, Objectives for Management of 
Areas 5 and 10 and Matrix Lands, Umpqua National Forest, Diamond Lake 
Ranger District, Douglas County, OR.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns related to listed 
species, silvicultural practices, logging roads and access issues. and 
interagency coordination. EPA requested that the Purpose and Need 
statement be consistent with the North West Forest Plan.

Final EISs

ERP No. F-FAA-E51047-NC

    Piedmont Triad International Airport, Construction and Operation, 
Runway 5L/23R and New Overnight Express Air Cargo Sorting and 
Distribution Facility and Associated Developments, Funding, NPDES and 
US Army COE Section 404 Permit Issuance, City of Greensboro, Guilford 
County, NC.
    Summary: EPA continues to express environmental concern regarding 
noise mitigation measures. EPA recommended that the FAA extend its 
proposed residential land acquisitions to include those homes which 
would be located in the DNL 65 dBA contour and would experience a DNL 
1.5 dBA or greater increase.

ERP No. F-FHW-G40146-NM

    New Mexico Highway 126 (NM-126)/Cuba-La Cueva Road (also Known as 
Forest Highway 12 (FH-12)) Improvement, southeast of Fenton Lake to 
east of Cuba at Senorito Divide, Sandoval and Rio Arriba Counties, NM.
    Summary: EPA has no further comments to offer on the Final EIS or 
the selected alternative.

ERP No. F-FHW-H40397-MO

    Interstate 70 Corridor Improvements, Kansas City to St. Louis, 
Funding, US Army COE Section 404 and 10 and US Coast Guard Section 9 
Permits Issuance, several counties, MO.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.

ERP No. FS-FTA-L40210-WA

    Central Link Light Transit Project (Sound Transit) Construction and 
Operation, Additional Information concerning Consideration of the 
Tukwila Freeway Route Alternative, Funding and US Army COE Section 10 
and 404 Permits Issuance, Cities of Seattle, Sea Tac and Tukwila, King 
County, WA.
    Summary: EPA had a lack of objections to the FEIS.

    Dated: January 15, 2002.
Joseph C. Montgomery,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 02-1343 Filed 1-17-02; 8:45 am]
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