[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 26 (Friday, February 7, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6449-6450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-3061]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6637-5]


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

Draft EISs

    ERP No. D-AFS-F65034-WI Rating LO, Northwest Howell Project, Timber 
Harvest, Wildlife Openings Maintenance, Aspen and Jack Pine Types 
Regeneration, Hardwood and Conifer Tree Seedilings Protection, Lakes 
Habitat Improvements and Transportation System Development, Eagle-
Florence District, Chequameg-Nicolet National Forest, Forest and 
Florence Counties, WI.
    Summary: EPA has no objections to this vegetation management plan 
since the design features in the project should function to avoid and 
reduce potential impacts.
    ERP No. D-AFS-F65035-WI Rating LO, Cayuga Project Area, Various 
Resource Management Projects, Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, 
Great Divide Ranger District, Ashland County, WI.
    Summary: EPA has no objections to the preferred alternative, we 
believe Alternative 4 is environmentally preferable because of its 
emphasis on long-term ecosystem health over the desires of forest 
resource consumers.
    ERP No. D-AFS-G65085-NM Rating EC2, Sacramento, Dry Canyon and 
Davis Grazing Allotments, Authorization of Livestock Grazing 
Activities, Lincoln

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National Forst, Sacramento Ranger District, Otero County, NM.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns and requested 
additional information to address and mitigate potential impacts to 
federally protected species under the Endangered Species Act.
    ERP No. D-BLM-K09808-NV Rating LO, Ivanpah Energy Center Project, 
500 Megawatt (MW) Gas-Fired Electric Power Generating Station 
Construction and Operation, Approval, Right-of-Way Grant, BLM Temporary 
Use Permit, FHWA Permit to Cross Federal Aid Highway, U.S. Army COE 
Section 10 and 404 Permits and NPDES Permit Issuance, Clark County, NV.
    Summary: EPA expressed a lack of objections with the proposed 
action.
    ERP No. D-BLM-L65407-OR Rating EC2, Lookout Mountain Forest and 
Rangeland Health Project and Baker Resource Management Plan (RMP) 
Amendment involving Changes in Visual Resources Management (VRM) 
Inventory Classes and Decommissioning of Roads, Implementation, Baker 
City, Baker County, OR.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns with the lack of 
specific information on noxious weed treatment, and potential impacts 
to air quality from prescribed burns.
    ERP No. D-JUS-K80044-CA Rating LO, Sacramento County Juvenile Hall 
Expansion Project, Accommodation of 90 New Beds in the Short-Term and 
240 New Beds in the Long-Term, Sacramento County, CA.
    Summary: EPA has no objection to the proposed action since the DEIS 
provided an adequate analysis of potential impacts, and all potentially 
significant impacts have been mitigated or accounted for.
    ERP No. DS-COE-E36154-FL Rating LO, Upper St. Johns River Basin and 
Related Areas, Central and Southern Florida Flood Control Project, New 
Information concerning Preservation and Enhancement of Floodplain and 
Aquatic Habitats North of the Fellsmere Grade, Brevard County, FL
    Summary: While future monitoring and some changes may be necessary 
to determine the degree of successful marsh enhancement resulting from 
these water manipulations, EPA has no environmental objections to its 
implementation.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-COE-E35086-FL, Fort Pierce Shore Protection Project, 
Future Dredging of Capron Shoal, Implementation, St. Lucie County, FL.
    Summary: EPA determined that the unavoidable losses attendant to 
implementation of this project have been appropriately mitigated, 
therefore EPA has no objection to the proposed action.
    ERP No. F-DOE-L05224-WA, Maiden Wind Farm Project, Construction and 
Operation of up to 494 Megawatts (MW) of Wind Generation on Privately-
and Publicly-owned Property, Conditional Use Permits, Rattlesnake 
Hills, Benton and Yakima Counties, WA.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-NPS-K61152-CA, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation 
Area General Management Plan, Implementation, Los Angeles and Ventura 
Counties, CA.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-USA-E11050-KY, 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 objection to the proposed action or the various 
technologies which will be used to accomplish this objective.

    Dated: February 4, 2003.
Joseph C. Montgomery,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 03-3061 Filed 2-6-03; 8:45 am]
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