[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 154 (Friday, August 9, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 51848]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-20231]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6631-9]


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 April 12, 2002 (67 
FR 17992).

Draft EISs

    ERP No. D-BLM-J65240-WY Rating EC2, Pittsburg and Midway (P&M) Coal 
Mining Proposal (WYW148816), Exchange of Private Owned Land P&M for 
Federally-Owned Coal, Lincoln, Carbon and Sheridan Counties, WY.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns with impacts to air 
quality and the potential release of nitrous oxides from open pit 
blasting operations. The final EIS should address potential impacts to 
migratory birds, fire risk from coal seam fires on the exchanged lands 
and impacts from reasonably foreseeable energy development such as the 
possibility of an adjacent open pit coal mine.
    ERP No. D-FHW-J40156-WY Rating EC2, Wyoming Forest Highway 4 U.S. 
212 (KP 39.5 to KP 69.4) the Beartooth Highway, A Portion Proposed for 
Reconstruction begins 7.1 miles east of the Junction of WY-296 (Chief 
Joseph Highway) and Proceeds East for 18.6 miles to the Wyoming/Montana 
State Line, Park County, WY.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns and recommended 
developing additional alternatives to reduce impacts to wetlands and 
other valuable ecosystems bisected by the Beartooth Highway.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-COE-E39056-FL, Lake Tohopekaliga Extreme Drawdown and 
Habitat Enhancement Project, Fish and Wildlife Habitat Improvements, 
Construction, Operation and Maintenance, Osceola County, FL.
    Summary: EPA continues to have some significant environmental 
concerns about the impacts of converting littoral wetland habitat into 
muck disposal islands.
    ERP No. F-DOE-E06019-SC, Savannah River Site, High-Level Waste Tank 
Closure (DOE/EIS-0303D), Implementation, Industrial Wastewater Closure 
Plan for the F and H-Area High-Level Waste Tank Systems, Aiken County, 
SC.
    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about the 
project. In particular environmental restoration engineered capping, 
and tank closure issues warrant further discussion as the project 
progresses.

    Dated: August 5, 2002.
Joseph C. Montgomery,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 02-20231 Filed 8-8-02; 8:45 am]
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