[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 149 (Friday, August 2, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50428-50429]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-19567]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6631-7]


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 April 12, 2002 (67 FR 17992).

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-AFS-J65357-MT, White Pine Creek Project, Timber Harvest, 
Prescribe Fire Burning, Watershed Restoration and Associated 
Activities, Implementation, Kootenai National Forest, Cabinet Ranger 
District, Sanders County, MT.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential 
impacts to water quality from 70 miles of new, temporary and 
reconstructed roads. EPA supports improvements to habitat and stream 
channels, 47 miles of road closures and other water resource mitigation 
measures such as harvesting using skyline cable and helicopter logging 
methods.
    ERP No. F-BLM-K40248-AZ, Diamond Bar Road Improvement Project, 
Sections of Grapevine Wash, Road Pavement and Realignment, Right-of-Way 
Permits, Mohave County, AZ.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-BLM-K67053-CA, Mesquite Mine Expansion Project, Expansion 
of the Existing Open-Pit, Heap-Leach, and Precious Metal Mine, Federal 
Mine Plan of Operations Approval, Conditional Use Permits Issuance and 
Reclamation Plan Approval, Imperial County, CA.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-FHW-D40370-WV, WV-9 Transportation Corridor Improvements 
from Martinsburg to Charles Town, Funding, Berkeley, Jefferson and 
Morgan Counties, WV.
    Summary: EPA's prior comments on the draft EIS have been adequately 
addressed in this document. Therefore, EPA concurs with the analysis of 
impacts and findings and has no objection to the action as proposed.

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    ERP No. F-FRC-F05123-00, Bond Falls Project, New License Issuance 
for an Existing Hydroelectric License, (FERC No. 1864-005) Ontonagon 
River Basin, Ontonagon and Gogebic Counties, MI and Vilas County, WI.
    Summary: EPA has no objections to this project. The project has not 
changed significantly since the Draft stage.
    ERP No. F-GSA-K81011-CA, Los Angeles Federal Building--U. S. 
Courthouse, Construction of a New Courthouse in the Civic Center, City 
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA.
    Summary: EPA reviewed the FEIS and found that the document 
adequately addresses the issues raised in EPA's comment letter on the 
DEIS.
    ERP No. F-IBR-G65070-NM, Elephant Butte and Caballo Reservoirs, 
Resource Management Plan (RMP), Implementation, Sierra and Socorro 
Counties, NM.
    Summary: EPA had no further comments to offer.
    ERP No. F-UAF-K11107-CA, 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.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. FS-FRC-L05053-WA, Condit Hydroelectric (No. 2342) Project, 
Updated Information concerning an Application to Amend the Current 
License to Extend the License Term to October 1, 2006, White Salmon 
River, Skamania and Klickitat Counties, WA.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.

    Dated: July 30, 2002.
Joseph C. Montgomery,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 02-19567 Filed 8-1-02; 8:45 am]
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