[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 183 (Friday, September 20, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 59284]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-24000]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6633-4]


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 FR dated April 12, 2002, (67 
FR 17992).

Draft EISs

    ERP No. D-BLM-K65241-CA Rating LO, Headwaters Forest Reserve, 
Implementation Resource Management Plan, Long-Term Management Plan and 
Planning Framework, Located in the northwestern Coast Ranges near 
Humboldt Bay in Humboldt County, CA.
    Summary: EPA supports the plan to maintain the ecological integrity 
of the Reserve while assuring compatible and adequate public access and 
recreation opportunities. EPA recommend the Final EIS evaluate in more 
detail the environmental consequences of the no action alternative and 
provide a summary of the potential cumulative effects of the proposed 
management actions.
    ERP No. D-BLM-L03012-AK Rating LO, Renewal of Federal Grant for the 
Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, Right-of-Way, Approval, AK.
    Summary: EPA expressed lack of objections and suggested that the 
final EIS clarify whether existing stipulations and mitigation measures 
would be carried forward with renewal of the Federal Grant. EPA also 
identified additional treaties and law applicable to subsistence issues 
that should be integrated into the analyses of the final EIS.
    ERP No. D-FHW-G50010-00 Rating LO, I-69 Mississippi River Crossing, 
Construction, from a western terminus at U.S. 65 near McGehee, AR to an 
eastern terminus at State Highway 1 near Benoit, MS, U.S. Coast Guard 
Bridge Permit, U.S. Army Corps Section 10 and 404 Permits, NPDES 
Permit, Desha County, AR and Bolivar County, MS.
    Summary: EPA expressed no objections to the selection of the 
preferred alternative but has requested clarification and additional 
information to strengthen the Final EIS.
    ERP No. D1-FHW-F40356-WI Rating EO2, U.S. 10 Highway Improvements 
between Marshfield and Appleton, Trestik Road--CTH ``K'' (Stevens Point 
Bypass), Funding and COE Section 404 Permit, Portage County, WI.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections as a result of 
wetland impacts associated with each build alternative, the lack of a 
complete conceptual wetland mitigation plan, concerns over cumulative 
impact analysis, and impacts to endangered species.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-AFS-J65313-CO, White River National Forest Land and 
Resource Management Plan 2002 Revision, Alternative K is the Selected 
Alternative, Implementation, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Mesa, Moffat, 
Pitkin, Rio Blanco, Routt and Summit Counties, CO.
    Summary: EPA continued to express environmental concerns about 
potentially adverse cumulative impacts to aquatic and alpine tundra 
habitat.
    ERP No. F-FHW-F40393-MI, I-96/Airport Area Access Study, 
Transportation Improvements, Surrounding the Gerald R. Ford 
International Airport, Kent County, MI.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about woodland and 
stream impacts and the project's ability to satisfy mobility goals.
    ERP No. F-NPS-G03019-TX, Lake Meredith National Recreation Area and 
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument Oil and Gas Management Plan, 
Hutchinson, Moore and Potter Counties, TX.
    Summary: EPA has no objections to the selection of the preferred 
alternative.

    Dated: September 17, 2002.
Joseph C. Montgomery,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 02-24000 Filed 9-19-02; 8:45 am]
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