[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 151 (Friday, August 6, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 47927]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-18031]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6654-4]


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 2, 2004 (69 FR 17403).

Draft EISs

    ERP No. D-BIA-K65270-NV Rating LO, Weber Dam Repair and 
Modification Project, Propose to Repair and Modify Dam, Walker River 
Paiute Tribe, Right-of-Way Grant and U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit, 
Walker River Valley, Lyon and Mineral Counties, NV.
    Summary: EPA expressed a lack of objections but recommended that 
the Final EIS clarify Clean Water Act requirements on placing dredged 
or fill material in waters of the United States.
    ERP No. D-FTA-C40163-NY Rating EC2, Fulton Street Transit Center, 
Construction and Operation, To Improve Access to and from Lower 
Manhattan to Serve 12 NYCT Subway Lines, Metropolitan Transportation 
Authority (MIA), MTA New York City Transit (NYCT), New York, NY.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns with the impacts to 
air quality. EPA indicated that additional analysis of both the direct 
and cumulative impacts to air quality (NOX, NO2, and ozone) 
will be necessary and asked that additional information regarding the 
mitigation proposals and commitments be provided.
    ERP No. D-FTA-C54009-00 Rating EC2, Permanent World Trade Center 
(WTC) PATH Terminal Project, Reconstruction of a Permanent Terminal at 
the WTC Site in Lower Manhattan, Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH), 
Several Permits Required for Approval, The Port Authority of New York 
and New Jersey, NY and NJ.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns with the impacts to 
air quality. EPA also indicated that additional analysis of the 
cumulative impacts to air quality (NOX and VOC) will be 
necessary and requested that more information regarding the mitigation 
proposals and commitments be provided.
    ERP No. DS-FHW-G40169-AR Rating LO, Springdale Northern Bypass 
Projects, U.S. Highway 412 Construction, Additional Information 
Designation of a Preferred Alternative, Funding and NPDES Permit 
Issuance, Benton and Washington Counties, AR.
    Summary: EPA had no objection to the selection of the preferred 
alternative.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-AFS-J65400-UT East Fork Fire Salvage Project Timber 
Harvesting of Dead and Dying Trees, Implementation, Wasatch-Cache 
National Forest, Evanston Ranger District, Summit County, UT.
    Summary: EPA continues to express concern relating to soil erosion, 
disturbance, and compaction; runoff and potential degradation of water 
quality and habitats in streams and affected reservoirs; sedimentation 
of streams and water-storage reservoirs; and fish and wildlife impacts 
to sensitive species.
    ERP No. F-DOE-E09014-KY Paducah, Kentucky, Site Depleted Uranium 
Hexafluoride Conversion Facility, Construction and Operation, McCraken 
County, KY.
    Summary: EPA continues to express concern since radiological 
monitoring, appropriate storage and disposition of radioactive waste 
will be necessary during the operation phase.
    ERP No. F-FHW-E40794-NC Second Bridge to Oak Island Transportation 
Improvement Project, SR-1104 (Beach Drive) to NC-211, Funding, U.S. 
Army COE Section 404 and US Coast Guard Bridge Permits Issuance, 
Brunswick County, NC.
    Summary: EPA continues to be concerned due to a change in the 
purpose and need statement and because the commitments for offsite 
compensatory wetlands and habitat mitigation are uncertain.
    ERP No. F-FHW-H40176-00 US 81 Highway, Yankton Bridge Replacement, 
Missouri River Crossing between the City of Yankton, Yankton County, 
South Dakota and Cedar County, Nebraska, Funding and Permit Issuance, 
SD and NE.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-FHW-J40155-CO CO-9 (Frisco to Breckenridge) Highway 
Improvements Project to Improve a 14.5-kilometer (9-mile) stretch of 
CO-9 between the Towns of Frisco and Breckenridge to Decrease Travel 
Time, Improve Safety, Support Transportation needs of Local and 
Regional Travelers, Funding, Right-of-Way and US Army COE Section 404 
Permits, Summit County, CO.
    Summary: EPA continued to express concerns due to wetland impacts.
    ERP No. F-JUS-G81011-TX Rio Grande Operation Project, Reduction or 
Elimination of Illegal Drug Activities and Illegal Immigrants, Starr, 
Hidalgo and Cameron Counties, TX.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-USN-K11035-CA Military Family Housing (MFH) in the San 
Diego Region, Construction of 1,600 MFH Units, Three MFH Sites are 
Located in the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS), Miramar in the City of 
San Diego, San Diego County, CA.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. FS-FHW-F40118-MI US-31 Freeway Connection to I-94, Napier 
Avenue to I-94 Transportation Improvements, Berrien County, MI.
    Summary: Since EPA's previous concerns have been resolved, EPA has 
no objection to the proposed action.

    Dated: August 2, 2004.
B. Katherine Biggs,
Associate Director, Office of Federal Activities.
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