[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 41 (Friday, March 1, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9448-9449]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-4943]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6627-1]


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-H65010-MO Rating EC2, Oak Decline and Forest Health 
Project, To Improve Forest Health, Treat Affected Stands, Recover 
Valuable Timber Products, Promote Public Safety, Potosi and Salem 
Ranger Districts, Mark Twain National Forest, Crawford, Dent, Iron, 
Reynolds, Shannon and Washington, MO.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns related to the 
current condition of the stands to be treated and compliance of 
prescribed burns with fire management plans. EPA recommended that 
additional information be provided on these issues and also requested 
additional soil and water pollution mitigation measures.
    ERP No. D-UAF-K11107-CA Rating LO, EL Rancho Road Bridge Project, 
Flood-Free Crossing Construction at San Antonia Creek to access from 
the north of Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, CA.

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    Summary: While EPA had no objection to the proposed action, it 
requested clarification regarding some additional air quality and 
biological resource mitigation measures and pollution prevention 
measures.
    ERP No. DS-COE-E39058-TN Rating NC, Chickamauga Dam Navigation 
Project, New and Updated Information concerning Cumulative Effects and 
Compliance with Section 106 of the Historic Preservation Act, NPDES, US 
Army COE Section 404 and US Coast Guard Permits Issuance, Tennessee 
River, Hamilton County, TN.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-FRC-C03013-NY Eastchester Project, Natural Gas Pipeline 
and Associated Facilities, (Docket Nos. CP00-232-001) Construction, 
Operation and Maintenance, from Northport Long Island to the Bronx, 
Approval and US Army COE Section 10 and 404 Permits Issuance, Bronx 
Borough, NY.
    Summary: EPA's concerns have been adequately addressed for this 
project. The final EIS and FERC's Order on Rehearing and Issuing 
Certificates, taken together, present enough information to identify 
the preferred alternative and commit to the completion of a sufficient 
level of detailed design work for the preferred alternative.
    ERP No. F-FRC-K03025-00 North Baja Pipeline Project, Docket Nos. 
CP01-22-000 and CP01-23-000, Construction and Operation A New Natural 
Gas Transmission Pipeline, Land Use Plan Amendment, Right-of-Way Grant, 
NPDES, COE Section 10 and 404 Permits, La Praz and Yuma Counties, AZ 
and Imperial, Kern, Riverside, Palo Verde, San Bernardino and San Diego 
Counties, CA.
    Summary: EPA expressed continued environmental concern regarding 
indirect and cumulative impacts to air quality from the related 
facilities.
    ERP No. F-USN-K11106-HI Programmatic EIS--Ford Island Development 
Program, Proposed Consolidation of Selected Operations at Pearl Harbor 
by Locating and Relocating Certain Activities, Ford Island, HI.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concern about the need for a 
continuing oversight by the Navy of environmental protection efforts on 
leased properties (which would remain Navy property), particularly to 
protect Pearl Harbor's water quality and to implement pollution 
prevention measures. EPA asked that the Navy's Record of Decision for 
this programmatic project, and any tiered NEPA documents for individual 
projects, contain commitments in this regard.
    ERP No. F3-AFS-J65143-00 Flat Canyon Federal Coal Lease Tract (UTU-
77114), Application for Leasing, Manti-La Sal National Forest, Ferron-
Price Ranger District, Sanpete and Emery Counties, UT.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.

    Dated: February 26, 2002.
B. Katherine Biggs,
Associate Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal 
Activities.
[FR Doc. 02-4943 Filed 2-28-02; 8:45 am]
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