[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 180 (Friday, September 17, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56052-56053]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-20987]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6655-8]


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-G39041-LA Rating LO, Programmatic EIS--Louisiana 
Coastal Area (LCA) Ecosystem Restoration Study, Implementation, 
Tentatively Selected Plan, Mississippi River, LA.
    Summary: EPA has no objection to the selection of the Tentatively 
Selected Plan of Action, and supports the primary restoration 
strategies, namely, river reintroduction and barrier island/shoreline 
restoration.
    ERP No. D-COE-K39086-CA Rating EC2, Matilija Dam Ecosystem 
Restoration Feasibility Study, Restoring Anadromous Fish Populations, 
Matilija Creek, Ventura River, Ventura County Watershed Protection 
District, Ventura County, CA.
    Summary: EPA supports the proposed project. However, EPA has 
environmental concerns regarding the potential adverse impacts of a 
flooding event mobilizing a large quantity of

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sediment, as well as impacts regarding the proposed slurry disposal 
sites.
    ERP No. D-FHW-E40801-00 Rating EC2, Interstate 69 Section of 
Independent Utility 9, Construction from the Interstate 55/MS 
State Route 304 Interchange in Hernando, MS to the Intersection of U.S. 
51 and State Route 385 in Millington, TN, Desoto and Marshall Counties, 
MS, Shelby and Fayette Counties, MS.
    Summary: EPA expressed concerns about aquatic resource impacts, 
land-use, noise, environmental justice, and connected and cumulative 
actions.
    ERP No. D-FHW-J40164-MT Rating EC2, U.S.-2 Highway Corridor 
Improvement Project, Reconstruction between Havre to Fort Belknap to 
Replace the Aging U.S.-2 Facility, U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit, 
Hill and Blaine Counties, MT.
    Summary: EPA express concern about to riparian degradation and 
siltation of 303(d) listed Battle Creek.
    ERP No. D-FHW-K40223-CA Rating EC2, South Orange County 
Transportation Infrastructure Improvement Project, To Locate, Construct 
and Operate Transportation Improvements, Orange and San Diego Counties, 
CA.
    Summary: EPA expressed concerns about direct and indirect impacts 
to water resources, impacts to air and water quality from construction 
and operation, and cumulative impacts to species and habitats. EPA 
encourages the transportation agencies to commit to mitigation measures 
that compliment pending conversation plans in the region.
    ERP No. DA-FTA-C40046-NY Rating LO, Erie Canal Harbor Project 
(formerly known as the Buffalo Inner Harbor Development Project) 
Updated Information on the Original Project, City of Buffalo, Erie 
County, NY.
    Summary: EPA has no objection to the implementation of the proposed 
project.
    ERP No. DS-COE-D36042-PA Rating LO, Wyoming Valley Levee Raising 
Project, Design Modification and Recreational Enhancements, Wilkes-
Barre, Pennsylvania River Commons, Susquehanna River, Luzerne County, 
PA.
    Summary: EPA had no objection to the proposed action.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-COE-C39016-PR, Port of The Americas Project, Development 
of a Deep-Draft Terminal at the Port of Ponce to Receive Post-Panamax 
Ships, COE Section 10 and 404 Permits, Municipalities of Guayanilla-
Penuelas and Ponce, Puerto Rico.
    Summary: Based on new information regarding port development and 
compensatory mitigation to offset unavoidable impacts to wetlands, EPA 
concluded that earlier objections to issuance of the Corps' CWA Section 
404 Permit have been addressed. However, EPA requested that traffic 
models and emissions analyses be updated to incorporate new cargo 
volume projections.
    ERP No. F-FHW-D40313-MD, MD-210 (Indian Head Highway) Multi-Modal 
Study, MD-210 Improvements between I-95/I-495 (Capitol Beltway) and MD-
228 Funding and U.S. COE Section 404 Permit Issuance, Prince George's 
County, MD.
    Summary: EPA's previous issues have been resolved, therefore, EPA 
has no objection to the proposed action.

    Dated: September 14, 2004.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 04-20987 Filed 9-16-04; 8:45 am]
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