[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 144 (Friday, July 26, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48895-48896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-19009]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6631-5]


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-AFS-L65396-ID Rating LO, Mann Creek Vegetation Management 
and Watershed Restoration Project, Implementation, Payette National 
Forest, Weiser Ranger District, Washington County, ID.
    Summary: EPA expressed a lack of objections to the proposal.
    ERP No. D-AFS-L65400-ID Rating LO, The West Gold Creek Project, 
Forest Management Activities Plan, Implementation, Idaho Panhandle 
National Forests, Sandpoints Ranger District, Bonner County, ID.
    Summary: EPA expressed a lack of objections to the proposal.
    ERP No. D-FHW-D40317-VA Rating EC2, Capital Beltway Study, 
Transportation Improvements to the 14-mile Section Capital Beltway (I-
495) between the I-95/I-395/I-495 Interchange and the American Legion 
Bridge, Fairfax County, VA.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concern regarding impacts to 
residences and businesses and the inability of the proposed 
alternatives to provide a long-term solution to congestion problems. 
EPA has identified several issues that need to be more thoroughly 
explained in the Final EIS.
    ERP No. D-FHW-F40406-00 Rating EC1, Ironton-Russell Bridge 
Replacement Project, LAW-93C-0.00, PID 17359, Structurally-Deficient 
and Functionally-Obsolete Bridge Replacement, Funding, NPDES, US Coast 
Guard Section 9 Bridge Permits and US Army COE Section 10 and 404 
Permits Issuance, Lawrence County, OH and Greenup County, KY.
    Summary: EPA recognizes that the preferred alternative will impact 
cultural resources, waters of the United States, hazardous material 
sites, and will require relocations. EPA requests the inclusion of 
clarifying information in the FEIS.
    ERP No. D-FHW-J40155-CO Rating EC2, CO-9 (Frisco to Breckenridge) 
Highway Improvements Project to Improve a 14.5-kilometer (9-mile) 
stretch of CO-9 between the Towns of Frisco and Breckenridge to 
Decrease Travel Time, Improve Safety, Support Transportation needs of 
Local and Regional Travelers, Funding, Right-of-Way and US Army COE 
Section 404 Permits, Summit County, CO.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding direct, 
indirect and cumulative impacts to wetlands, Iynx, and the mountain 
ecosystem as a result of growth. EPA is concerned that adequate 
mitigation and environmentally-preferred alternatives were not fully 
addressed.
    ERP No. D-FTA-G40170-TX Rating LO, Northwest Corridor Light Rail 
Transit (LRT) Line to Farmers Branch and Carrollton, Construction and 
Operation, NPDES and US Army COE Section 404 Permits Issuance, Dallas 
Area Rapid Transit, Dallas and Denton Counties, TX.
    Summary: EPA has no objections to the selection of the preferred 
alternative as described in the DEIS, but requests that additional 
information be included in the FEIS to strengthen the overall NEPA 
analysis.
    ERP No. D-NPS-K65239-AZ Rating EC2, Tonto National Monument, 
General Management Plan, New

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Administrative Facility Construction within the Monument Boundaries, 
Implementation, AZ.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns due to potential 
impacts to surface/ground water quality from the existing septic tank 
system and construction-related activities and because the EIS did not 
reflect a range of feasible mitigation to reduce potential adverse 
impacts consistent with pollution prevention guidance.
    ERP No. D-USA-E11050-KY Rating LO, Blue Grass Army Depot, 
Destruction of Chemical Munitions, Design, Construction, Operation and 
Closure of a Facility to Destroy the Chemical Agent and Munitions, 
Madison County, KY.
    Summary: EPA has no objections to the demilitarization proposal or 
the various technologies which will be used to accomplish this 
proposal.
    ERP No. DS-AFS-L65232-OR Rating NS, Deep Vegetation Management 
Project, Implementation, Additional Information on Four Alternatives, 
Ochoo National Forest, Paulina Ranger District, Crook and Wheeler 
Counties, OR.
    Summary: EPA Region 10 used a screening tool to conduct a limited 
review of this action. Based upon this screen, EPA does not foresee 
having any environmental objections to the proposed project. Therefore, 
EPA will not be conducting a detailed review.
    ERP No. DS-FHW-D40295-WV Rating EC2, New River Parkway Project, New 
and Relevant Information, Design, Construction and Management between 
I-64 Interchanges to Hinton, Raleigh and Summers Counties, WV.
    Summary: EPA has environmental concerns regarding the mitigation 
measures proposed to offset the potential secondary and cumulative 
impacts likely to occur with project implementation. EPA requests 
additional information and details regarding the proposed measures.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-AFS-D65024-PA, Lewis Run Project, Management Strategies 
for Road Construction and Reconstruction, Timber Management Activities, 
Soil and Water Improvements, Wildlife Habitat Enhancements and 
Recreation Improvements, Implementation, Lewis Run Project Area, 
Bradford Ranger District, Allegheny National Forest, McKean County, PA.
    Summary: EPA's prior comments on the draft EIS have been adequately 
addressed in this document. Therefore, EPA concurs with your analysis 
of impacts and findings.
    ERP No. F-AFS-L36113-WA, Upper Charley Subwatershed Ecosystem 
Restoration Projects, Implementation, Pomeroy Ranger District, Umatilla 
National Forest, Garfield County, WA.
    Summary: EPA has no objection to the proposed action, as this 
document adequately responded to EPA's previous comments on the draft 
EIS.
    ERP No. F-AFS-L65382-ID, Meadow Face Stewardship Pilot Project, 
Implementation, Nez Perce National Forest, Clearwater Ranger District, 
Idaho County, ID.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-FTA-L54004-WA, Sound Transit, Lakewood-to-Tacoma Commuter 
Rail and WA-512 Park and Ride Expansion, Construction and Operation, 
Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, City of Tacoma and City 
of Lakewood, WA.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.

    Dated: July 23, 2002.
Joseph C. Montgomery,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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