[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 164 (Friday, August 23, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54650-54651]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21563]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6632-4]


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 the Federal Register dated April 12, 2002 (67 FR 17992).

Draft EISs

    ERP No. D-AFS-J65013-MT Rating EC2, Moose Post-Fire Project, 
Proposal to Decrease Potential Mortality from Bark Beetles to Remaining 
Live Douglas-fir and Spruce Trees, Recover Merchantable Wood Fiber, 
Reduce Future Fire Risk and Modify Existing Road Access, Glacier View 
Ranger District, Flathead National Forest, Flathead County, MT.
    Summary: While EPA supports road decommissioning, EPA expressed 
environmental concerns about potential effects on roadless 
characteristics from timber harvests in roadless areas, and about 
potential water quality impacts to a 303(d) listed stream. EPA 
recommended additional seeding and planting in severely burned areas.
    ERP No. D-AFS-L65401-ID Rating EC2, Sixshooter Project, Reduction 
of Threats from Insect Infestation and Wildfire, Sixmile and West Fork 
Creek, Boise National Forest, Emmett Ranger District, Gem County, ID.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns with potential 
adverse environmental impacts to old growth forest habitat and water 
quality. The final EIS should fully disclose these impacts and any 
appropriate mitigation measures.
    ERP No. D-FHW-H40174-IA Rating LO, Avenue G Viaduct and Connecting 
Corridor, Access Improvement for Local Emergency Services and Safety 
Through Expanded Capacity across the Trail Corridor, Funding and NPDES 
Permit, Pottawattamie County, IA.
    Summary: EPA has no objection to the proposed action. However, 
applicability and compliance with the National Emission Standards for 
Hazardous Air Pollutants (asbestos) should be clarified in the FEIS.
    ERP No. D-NRC-E06021-NC Rating EC1, Generic EIS--McGuire Nuclear 
Power Station Units 1 and 2, Supplement 8 to NUREG-1437, Located on the 
Shore of Lake Norman, Mecklenburg County, NC.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about and requested 
clarification on anticipated waste quantities and the status of 
groundwater wells.
    ERP No. DR-AFS-K65203-CA Rating LO, Sirretta Peak Trail Project to 
Explore Locations for the Construction of Trail Routes Open to Off-
Highway Vehicles and New Information Relating to the Sierra Nevada 
Forest Plan Amendment, Cannell Meadow Ranger District, Sequoia National 
Forest, Tulare County, CA.
    Summary: EPA has no objections to the proposed action.
    ERP No. D1-DOE-A09824-00 Rating EO2, Hanford Site Solid 
(Radioactive and Hazardous) Waste Program, Waste Management Practices 
Enhancement for Low-Level Radioactive Waste, Mixed Low-Level 
Radioactive Waste and Transuranic Waste, Richland, Benton County, WA.
    Summary: EPA has environmental objections to both action 
alternatives because they are predicted to exceed MCLs of Iodine-129 
and contribute to exceedances of MCLs for other radionuclides, thereby 
worsening contamination in the groundwater and vadose zone. EPA also 
notes that the draft provides insufficient information to fully 
describe existing and predicted impacts. EPA recommends that the EIS 
expand its alternative discussion to include changes in design or waste 
acceptance criteria to meet environmental standards and that it include 
additional information about the affected environment and environmental 
impacts.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-AFS-G65062-NM Agua/Caballos Timber Sale, Harvesting 
Timber and Managing Existing Vegetation, Implementation, Carson 
National Forest, El Rito Ranger District, Taos County, NM.
    Summary: EPA expressed lack of objections.
    ERP No. F-AFS-L65389-OR Shore 'Nuf Timber Sale, Timber Harvesting 
on the Detroit Ranger District, Willamette National Forest, Linn and 
Marion Counties, OR.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-APH-A65169-00 Programmatic--EIS Rangeland Grasshopper and 
Mormon Cricket Suppression Program, Authorization, Funding and 
Implementation in 17 Western States, AZ, CA, CO, ID, KS, MT, NE, NV, 
NM, ND, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA and WY.
    Summary: EPA expressed lingering concerns with the FEIS with 
respect to mitigation measures for human exposure, water quality and 
pesticide drift mitigation. EPA suggested that APHIS consider these 
concerns as it proceeds to develop a Record of Decision for the Cricket 
Suppression Program.
    ERP No. F-FHW-E40790-00 Corridor 18/I-69 Proposed Improvements from 
the US 412/US 51 Interchange to the US 51 Fulton Bypass/Purchase 
Parkway Interchange, Funding, Dyer and Obion Counties, TN and Fulton 
County, KY.
    Summary: EPA expressed no objections to this project, provided that 
mitigation measures and monitoring programs, as described in the Final 
EIS, are implemented as applicable.


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    Dated: August 20, 2002.
B. Katherine Biggs,
Associate Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal 
Activities.
[FR Doc. 02-21563 Filed 8-22-02; 8:45 am]
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