[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 17 (Friday, January 25, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 3697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-1883]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6625-9]


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-USA-D11032-PA Rating EC2, Fort Indiantown Gap National 
Guard Training Center, To Enhance Training and Operations, Pennsylvania 
National Guard (PANG), Annville, Dauphin and Lebanon Counties, PA.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding wetlands, 
noise and prime and unique farmland issues. EPA requested that the FEIS 
include wetlands delineation, the type and quality of wetland habitat 
and functions/values. In addition, EPA recommended the use of a noise 
map that depicts the land use areas below the noise contours (including 
sensitive receptors), the acreage of land affected by noise and the 
number of people living within the impacted area. Regarding farmland 
issues, EPA requested that prime and unique farmland impacted by the 
project be delineated.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-AFS-J65343-MT, North Elkhorns Vegetation Project, Elkhorn 
Wildlife Management Unit, Implementation, Strawberry Butte Area, Helena 
National Forest, Jefferson County, MT.
    Summary: EPA did not identify potential environmental impacts 
requiring substantive changes to the selected alternative.
    ERP No. F-AFS-J65347-MT, Gold/Boulder/Sullivan (GBS), 
Implementation of Timber Harvest and Associated Activities Prescribed 
Burning, Kootenai National Forest, Rexford Ranger District, Lincoln 
County, MT.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to 
watersheds and wildlife habitat and security from proposed timber 
harvest and road management, with particular concern over exceedances 
of Forest Standards for open road density.
    ERP No. F-BLM-L65318-OR, Southeastern Oregon Resource Management 
Plan, Implementation, Comprehensive Framework of Managing Public Land, 
Malheur, Jordan and Andrew Resource Areas, Vale and Burns Districts, 
Malheur, Harney and Grant Counties, OR.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-HUD-K89062-CA North Hollywood Arts and Entertainment 
District Project, Construction and Operation, North Hollywood 
Redevelopment Project, City of Los Angeles, and Los Angeles County, CA.
    Summary: EPA found the FEIS adequately addresses most of the issues 
raised in its comment letter on the DEIS. However, EPA
    ERP No. F-UAF-D11048-VA Initial F-22 Operational Wing Beddown 
Replacing the Existing F-15C at Langley (AFB) or one of the Four 
Alternative Locations, VA.
    Summary: EPA has determined that the United States Air Force has 
adequately addressed its comments within the FEIS.
    ERP No. FS-COE-K36098-CA Prado Dam Water Conversion Plan, 
Implementation, New Information Concerning New Modified Flood 
Protection Features, Remaining Features of the Santa Ana River Project 
(SARP) and Stabilization of the Bluff Toe at Norco Bluffs, Riverside, 
Orange and San Bernardino Counties, CA.
    Summary: EPA expressed continuing environmental concerns regarding 
potential impacts associated with toxic air contaminants (due to 
project construction), mitigation for toxic air contaminants and 
criteria air pollutants, consistency with the Clean Water Act section 
404, and analyzing cumulative impacts under the National Environmental 
Policy Act.

    Dated: January 22, 2002.
Joseph C. Montgomery,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 02-1883 Filed 1-24-02; 8:45 am]
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