[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 156 (Friday, August 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50191-50192]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-18541]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6654-7]


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) 574-7167. 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-FHW-G40182-AR Rating LO, I-69 Section of Independent 
Utility 13 EL Dorado to McGehee, Construction of Four-Lane 
DividedAccess Facility, U.S. Coast Guard Bridge Permit, NPDES Permit, 
and U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit, Ouachita River, Ouachita, Union, 
Calhoun, Bradley Drew and Desha Counties, AR.
    Summary: EPA has no objection to the selection of the preferred 
alternative.
    ERP No. D-HUD-K60034-CA Rating LO, Marysville Hotel Demolition 
Project, Proposed Acquisition and Demolition of Building, City of 
Marysville, Yuba County, CA.
    Summary: EPA has no objection to the proposed project. EPA 
requested that the Final EIS address the new 8-hour ozone National 
Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS).
    ERP No. D-NPS-L65458-ID Rating LO, Craters of the Moon National 
Monument and Preserve, Update and Consolidate Management Plans into One 
Comprehensive Plan, Snake River Plain, Blaine, Butte, Lincoln and 
Minidoka Counties, ID.
    Summary: EPA supports Alternative D, but recommended including 
additional information for identifying and managing water resources and 
cultural resources.
    ERP No. DA-FHW-C40129-NY Rating EC2, NY-9A Reconstruction Project, 
West Thames Street to Chambers Street in Lower Manhattan the Result of 
September 11, 2001 Attack,

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Lower Manhattan Redevelopment, New York County, NY.
    Summary: EPA has environmental concerns with the impacts to air 
quality and requests additional analysis of the cumulative impacts to 
air quality (NOX and VOC). EPA also asked more information 
be provided regarding: traffic analyses; hazardous materials; and 
mitigation proposals and commitments.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-AFS-J65362-MT Pipestone Timber Sale and Restoration 
Project, Timber Harvest, Prescribed Fire Burning, Watershed Restoration 
and Associated Activities, Kootenai National Forest, Libby Ranger 
District, Lincoln Lincoln County, MT.
    Summary: EPA expressed lack of objection to the proposed action. 
However, EPA believes that minor changes to the proposal would provide 
for additional opportunities to apply water quality mitigation 
measures.
    ERP No. F-AFS-L65435-ID Mission Brush Project, Proposes Vegetation, 
Wildlife Habitat, Recreation and Aquatic Improvement Treatments, Idaho 
Panhandle National Forests, Bonners Ferry Ranger District, Bounty 
County, ID.
    Summary: EPA continues to express environmental concerns with the 
potential impacts to water temperature and increased sediment loading 
on streams; potential increase in invasive species; adverse impacts to 
regional biodiversity; and cumulative impacts.
    ERP No. F-COE-K36138-AZ El Rio Antiguo Feasibility Study, Ecosystem 
Restoration along the Rillito River, Pima County, AZ.
    Summary: No comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-FHW-D40314-MD MD-97 Brookeville Project Improvements and 
Preservation, South of Gold Mine Road to North of Holliday Drive, 
Funding and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Section 10 and 404 Permits 
Issuance, Montgomery County, MD.
    Summary: The final EIS adequately addressed EPA's comments.
    ERP No. F-FRC-K05228-CA Pit 3, 4, 5 Hydroelectric Project, (FERC 
No. 233-081), Application for New License, Pit River, Pit River Basin, 
Shasta-Trinity National Forest and Lassen National Forest, 
ShastaCounty, CA.
    Summary: No comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-NPS-K65253-CA Whiskeytown Fire Management Plan, 
Implementation, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, Klamath 
Mountains, Shasta County, CA.
    Summary: EPA expressed no objection to the proposed action.

    Dated: August 10, 2004.
B. Katherine Biggs,
Associate Director, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 04-18541 Filed 8-12-04; 8:45 am]
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