[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 127 (Friday, July 2, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 40371]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-15098]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6653-3]


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 2, 2004 (69 FR 17403).

Draft EISs

    ERP No. D-COE-E39064-FL Rating LO, Programmatic EIS--Florida Keys 
Water Quality Improvements Program, To Implement Wastewater and 
Stormwater Improvements, South Florida Water Management District, 
Monroe County, FL.
    Summary: EPA has no objection to the preferred alternative.
    ERP No. D-DOE-K06007-CA Rating EC2, Site-wide Continued Operation 
of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Stockpile 
Stewardship and Management, Implementation, Alameda and San Joaquin 
Counties, CA.
    Summary: EPA raised environmental concerns on: (1) The facility's 
Spill Prevention, Control and Counter-measure capabilities; (2) 
mitigation to reduce radionuclide emissions and construction-related 
air quality impacts; (3) environmental contaminants; and (4) accident-
related issues. The Final EIS/Programmatic Final SEIS for both DOE 
projects at the Livermore facility should clarify the relationship 
between each project's final preferred alternative; disclose impacts of 
reasonable scenarios that were not addressed; and identify how 
decision-making for the respective projects is expected to proceed.
    ERP No. D-FAA-F51049-IN Rating EC2, Gary/Chicago International 
Airport Master Plan Development Including Runway Safety Area 
Enhancement/Extension of Runway 12-30, Funding, Lake County, IN.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns related to potential 
adverse impacts to clean-up/remediation activities at three EPA CERCLA 
sites and wetlands.
    ERP No. D-FHW-L40222-WA Rating LO, WA-99 Alaskan Way Viaduct and 
Seawall Replacement Project, To Provide Transportation Facility and 
Seawall with Improved Earthquake Resistence, US Army COE Section 10 and 
404 Permits, Seattle WA.
    Summary: EPA expressed no objections to any of the alternatives 
analyzed in the EIS.
    ERP No. D-FTA-K54029-CA Rating EC2, Silicon Valley Rapid Transit 
Corridor, Construct BART Extension to Milpitas, San Jose and Santa 
Clara, in the Cities of Fremont, Milpitas, San Jose and Santa Clara, 
Alameda and Santa Clara Counties, CA.
    Summary: EPA expressed concerns regarding impacts on water 
resources, air quality, environmental justice, and cumulative effects.
    ERP No. D-NSF-A99223-00 Rating LO, Project IceCube Comprehensive 
Environmental Evaluation, Antarctica.
    Summary: EPA has no objections to the proposed action.
    ERP No. DA-AFS-L61218-ID Rating LO, Frank Church-River of No Return 
Wilderness (FR-RONRW), Noxious Weed Treatments, Updated Information to 
Supplement the 1999 Final EIS for FR-RONRW, Implementation, Bitterroot, 
Boise, Nez Perce, Payette and Salmon-Challis National Forests, ID.
    Summary: EPA has no objections to the proposed treatment strategy.
    EPA has no objections to the proposed treatment strategy.
    ERP No. DA-DOE-A06178-00 Rating EC2, Programmatic EIS--Site-wide 
Continued Operation of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) 
and Supplemental Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan for use of 
Proposed Materials at the National Ignition Facility (NIF), 
Implementation, Alameda and San Joaquin Counties, CA.
    Summary: EPA raised environmental concerns on: (1) The facility's 
Spill Prevention, Control and Counter-measure capabilities; (2) 
mitigation to reduce radionuclide emissions and construction-related 
air quality impacts; (3) environmental contaminants; and (4) accident-
related issues. The Final EIS/Programmatic Final SEIS for both DOE 
projects at the Livermore facility should clarify the relationship 
between each project's final preferred alternative; disclose impacts of 
reasonable scenarios that were not addressed; and identify how 
decision-making for the respective projects is expected to proceed.
    ERP No. DS-SFW-K64017-CA Rating LO, Trinity River Mainstem Fishery 
Restoration Program, Updated Information, To Restore and Maintain the 
Natural Production of Anadromous Fish, Downstream of Lewiston Dam, 
Hoopa Valley Tribe, Weaverville, Trinity County, CA.
    Summary: EPA has no objection to the preferred alternative.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-NIH-J81012-MT, Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML) 
Integrated Research Facility, Construction and Operation to Improve the 
Nation's Ability to Study and Combat Emerging Infectious Disease and to 
Protect Public Health, Hamilton, Ravalli County, MT.
    Summary: EPA expressed concerns regarding the need for full 
disclosure of potential risks of release of infectious agents, and the 
operation of the facility using BSL-4 agents in a research facility 
near a residential area. EPA requested the FEIS include a comprehensive 
risk notification and communication program for the local community.
    ERP No. F-NRS-L31004-ID, Little Wood River Irrigation District, 
Gravity Pressurized Delivery System Construction, Funding and U.S. Army 
COE Section 404 Permit, Townships of 1 North, 1 South and 2 South of 
Range 21 East of the Boise Merridan, City of Carey, Blaine County, ID.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-USA-L10005-AK, Programmatic EIS--Army Transformation of 
the 172nd Infantry Brigade (Separate) to a Stryker Brigade Combat Team 
(SBCT), Propose Location Forts Wainwright and Richardson, AK.
    Summary: EPA continues to express concerns related to soil and 
water resource impacts. EPA stated that the Army's monitoring and 
management programs for training areas must be fully implemented to 
repair the predicted damage.
    ERP No. F-USN-K11112-CA, Tertiary Treatment Plant and Associated 
Facilities Construction and Operation, Implementation, Marine Corps 
Base Camp Pendleton, San Diego County, CA.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.

    Dated: June 29, 2004.
Ken Mittelholtz,
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Federal Activities.
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