[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 28 (Friday, February 11, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7255-7256]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-2707]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6660-5]


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-AFS-D65031-PA Rating LO, Martin Run Project, To Implement 
Management Direction as Outlined in Allegheny National Forest Plan, 
Bradford Ranger District, Allegheny National Forest, Warren and McKean 
Counties, PA.
    Summary: EPA does not object to the preferred alternative.
    ERP No. D-AFS-J65425-00 Rating EC2, Black Hills National Forest 
Land and Resource Management Plan Phase II Amendment, Proposal to Amend 
the 1997 Land and Resource Management Plan, Custer, Fall River, 
Lawrence, Meade, and Pennington Counties, SD and Crook and Weston 
Counties, WY.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns because the Preferred 
Alternative may cause adverse impacts to water quality, aquatic, and 
terrestrial resources, and recommends that the Final EIS include 
quantitative analysis of water and air quality, and provisions for 
greater natural resource and water quality protection.
    ERP No. D-AFS-L65473-OR Rating LO, Rogue River-Siskiyou National 
Forest, Special Use Permits for Outfitter and Guide Operations on the 
Lower Rogue and Lower Illinois Rivers, Gold Beach Ranger District, 
Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Curry County, OR.

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    Summary: EPA conducted a limited review of the Draft EIS and does 
not object to the proposed project.
    ERP No. D-BOP-D80031-WV Rating EC2, Southern West Virginia Proposed 
Federal Correctional Institution, Four Alternatives Sites in Southern 
West Virginia: Boone County, Mingo County, Nicholas County, and 
McDowell County, WV.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns because of secondary 
and cumulative impacts with all alternatives, and requested that these 
issues be evaluated in the Final EIS. Also, EPA asked that the Final 
EIS provide documentation to verify completion of the mitigation 
specified in the 404 permit.
    ERP No. D-CGD-K03027-CA Rating EC2, Cabrillo Port Liquefied Natural 
Gas (LNG) Deepwater Port, Construction and Operation an Offshore 
Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU), Application for 
License, Ventura and Los Angeles Counties, CA.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to air 
quality, the analysis for General Conformity, and the availability of 
emission reduction credits. EPA requested that additional information 
be provided on the potential impacts and risks from emergency/
accidental releases of LNG or natural gas. EPA also requested 
additional information on several NPDES permitting issues, impacts to 
waters of the U.S., and compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act.
    ERP No. DS-GSA-D81027-MD Rating EC1, U.S. Food and Administration 
(FDA) Consolidation, Updated and New Information, Constructing a New 
Eastern Access Road and over Paint Branch, Construct Additional 
Facilities to Support Expanded Program, Relocating The Day Care Center, 
Federal Research Center at White Oak, Silver Spring, Montgomery, MD.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the proposed 
project's impacts on stream banks and water quality within the Federal 
Research Center, and requested that additional information, including 
adoption of stringent mitigation measures and stream valley re-
vegetation, be provided in the Final EIS to address these issues.
    ERP No. D1-BLM-K65158-CA Rating **3, Clear Creek Resource 
Management Area Plan Amendment, Hollister Resource Management Plan, 
Implementing the Decision Made in the 1999 CCMA ROD, San Benito and 
Fresno Counties, CA.
    Summary: The Draft EIS does not adequately assess the project's 
potentially significant impacts to human health. Recent sampling 
conducted by EPA indicates that off-highway vehicle users in the 
project area are exposed to substantially higher amounts of asbestos 
than was assumed in the DEIS. EPA recommends that BLM wait until EPA 
completes its forthcoming exposure evaluation, use it to recalculate 
the health risk, and incorporate this information into a Revised or 
Supplemental EIS. The Revised or Supplemental DEIS should also analyze 
a full array of reasonable alternatives and mitigation measures in 
order to to avoid or reduce these impacts, including complete closure 
of the area and full dry season closure.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-AFS-J65419-MT Gallatin National Forest, Main Boulder 
Fuels Reduction Project, Implementation, Gallatin National Forest, Big 
Timber Ranger District, Big Timber, Sweetgrass and Park Counties, MT.
    Summary: While EPA support reducing fuels and fire risk, we 
continue to have some concerns about the potential for adverse impacts 
of the proposed actions on water quality, fisheries, and riparian 
habitats.
    ERP No. F-AFS-L65454-OR Diamond Lake Restoration Project, Improve 
Water Quality and the Recreational Fishery, Umpqua National Forest, 
Diamond Lake Ranger District, Umpqua River Basin, Douglas County, OR.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-BIA-J02044-WY Wind River Natural Gas Field Development 
Project, Construction, Drilling and Production Operation of Natural Gas 
Wells, Fremont County, WY.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-CGD-G39040-LA Gulf Landing Deepwater Port License 
Application for Construct of a Deepwater Port and Associated Anchorages 
in the Gulf of Mexico, South of Cameron, LA.
    Summary: EPA continues to express concern regarding air modeling 
issues and cumulative impacts.
    ERP No. F-FHW-F40413-IL US Route 20 (FAP 301) Project, Construction 
from IL Route 84 north of Galena to Bolton Road northwest of Freeport, 
Funding, NPDES Permit and U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit Issuance, Jo 
Davies and Stephenson Counties, IL.
    Summary: Since EPA's previous concerns have been resolved, EPA has 
no objection to the action as proposed.
    ERP No. F-NOA-L91024-00 Puget Sound Chinook Harvest Resource 
Management Plan (RMP) 2004-2009, Implementation, Endangered Species 
Act, OR and WA.
    Summary: No formal comment letter sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-NPS-D39027-00 Chesapeake Bay Special Resource Study 
(SRS), To Conserve and Restore Chesapeake Bay, New Unit of the National 
Park System, MD, VA, PA and DC.
    Summary: EPA does not object to the selection of the preferred 
alternative.
    ERP No. F-NPS-F08011-WI Arrowhead-Weston Transmission Line Right-
of-Way Crossing of the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, U.S. Army 
COE Section 10 and 404 Permits, Washburn County, WI.
    Summary: EPA's previous issues have been addressed, therefore EPA 
has no objection to the proposed action.

    Dated: February 8, 2005.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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