[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 105 (Friday, May 31, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38101-38102]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-13691]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6629-8]


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 April 12, 2002 (67 FR 17992).

Draft EISs

    ERP No. D-FAA-B51020-CT Rating EC2, Groton-New London Airport, 
Construction of Runway 5-23 Safety Area, Permits and Approvals, Town of 
Groton, New London County, CT.
    Summary: EPA has environmental concerns and requested additional 
information regarding alternatives, impacts and mitigation associated 
with the proposed project.
    ERP No. D-HHS-E80003-GA Rating LO, Chamblee Campus Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Expansion, Atlanta Metro Area, 
City of Chamblee, Dekalb County, GA.
    Summary: While EPA has no objection to the proposed action, EPA did 
request that some additional information be provided to help clarify 
certain issues.
    ERP No. DS-AFS-E65036-00 Rating NC, Vegetation Management in the 
Coastal Plain/ Piedmont, Proposal to Clarify Direction for Conducting 
Project-Level Inventories for Biological Evaluations (BEs), US Forest 
Service Southern Region, AL, GA, FL, SC, NC, LA, MS and TX.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. DS-AFS-E65037-00 Rating NC, Vegetation Management in the 
Appalachian Mountains, Proposal to Clarify Direction for Conducting 
Project-Level Inventories for Biological Evaluations (BEs), AL, GA, KY, 
NC, SC, TN, VA and WV.

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    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. DS-NPS-J61102-00 Rating EO2, Yellowstone and Grand Teton 
National Parks and John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway, Winter 
Use Plans, Updated and New Information on New Generation of Snowmobiles 
that Produce fewer Emissions and are Quieter, Fremont County, ID; 
Gallatin and Park Counties, MT and Park and Teton Counties, WY.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections based on the 
potential adverse impacts from three action alternatives, 1b, 2 and 3 
which could result in noncompliance with air quality standards and 
potential adverse impacts on human health.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-AFS-B65009-NH Loon Mountain Ski Resort Development and 
Expansion Project, Implementation, Special Use Permit and NPDES Permit 
Issuance, White Mountain National Forest, Pemgewasset Ranger District, 
Grafton County, NH.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about growth impacts 
and associated mitigation and made recommendations about hydrogeologic 
and air quality issues.
    ERP No. F-FHW-E40781-TN I-40 Transportation Improvements from I-75 
to Cherry Street in Knoxville, Funding, NPDES and US Army COE Section 
404 Permits Issuance, Knox County, TN.
    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns regarding 
noise and cultural resources impacts. EPA supports the construction of 
noise barriers that were proposed but were not committed to be 
constructed.

    Dated: May 28, 2002.
Joseph C. Montgomery,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 02-13691 Filed 5-30-02; 8:45 am]
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