[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 25 (Friday, February 6, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 5856]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-2629]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6648-2]


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 4, 2003 (68 FR 16511).

Draft EISs

    ERP No. D-BIA-L02031-OR Rating EC2, Wanapa Energy Center, 
Construction and Operation a New 1,200 Megawatt (MW) Natural Gas-Fired 
Electric Power Generating Facility, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla 
Indian Reservation (CTUIR), in the City of Hermiston and the Port of 
Umatilla, OR.
    Summary: EPA identified environmental concerns with the potential 
air quality impacts and cumulative effects. EPA recommended that 
additional information be included in the EIS related to potential air 
quality impacts, cumulative effects, impact characterizations, 
mitigation measures, Endangered Species Act implications of the 
project, range of alternatives evaluated in the EIS and coordination 
with other decision making processes.
    ERP No. D-FHW-G40178-TX Rating EC2, Grand Parkway/TX-99 Segment F-1 
Highway Construction, U.S. 290 to TX-249, Funding and US Army COE 
Section 404 Permit Issuance, Harris, Montgomery, Fort Bend, Liberty, 
Brazoria, Galveston and Chambers Counties, TX.
    Summary: EPA expressed concerns regarding wetland delineation and 
mitigation. EPA requested that the final EIS include additional 
information on these issues.
    ERP No. D-USN-L11036-WA Rating LO, Fox Island Laboratory 
Stabilization of In-Water Facilities, Naval Surface Warfare Center, 
Carderock Division, Pierce County, WA.
    Summary: EPA has no objection to the proposed action.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-IBW-G36155-TX, Lower Rio Grande Flood Control Project, 
Alternative Vegetation Maintenance Practices Impacts, Implementation, 
Portions of the Rio Grande, Cameron, Hidalgo and Willacy Counties, TX.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.

    Dated: February 3, 2004.
Kenneth Mittleholtz,
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 04-2629 Filed 2-5-04; 8:45 am]
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