[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 47 (Friday, March 11, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12210-12211]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-4873]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6661-4]


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-AFS-B65011-00 Rating LO, White Mountain National Forest, 
Propose Land and Resource Management Plan, Forest Plan Revision 
Implementation, Carroll, Coos and Grafton Counties, NH and Oxford 
County, ME.
    Summary: EPA expressed a lack of objection to the project as 
proposed.

Final EIS

    ERP No. D-COE-F36166-OH Rating EC2, Mill Creek, Ohio Flood Damage 
Reduction Project, To Reduce Damages to Communities, Hamilton County, 
OH.
    Summary: EPA expressed concern because the proposed channel 
modification may cause a change to the designated use for Mill Creek, 
and that the change would require updating and modifying the current 
Total Maximum Load (TMDL) report and use designation(s) of the stream, 
and the Draft EIS did not provide detail information regarding the 
protocols that will be used to determine if the soils to be excavated 
are contaminated, the method of removal, and the disposal of those 
soils.
    ERP No. D-FHW-E40803-TN Rating EC2, TN-397 (Mack Hatcher Parkway 
Extension) Construction from US-31 (TN-6, Columbia Avenue) South of 
Franklin to US-341 (TN-106, Hillsboro Road) North of Franklin, 
Williamson County and the City of Franklin, TN.
    Summary: EPA expressed concern related to direct and indirect 
impacts to water quality and historic properties, and recommended 
mitigation measures and additional monitoring to prevent further 
degradation of impaired water bodies in the project area.
    ERP No. D-FRC-B03011-MA Rating EU3, Weaver's Cove Liquefied Natural 
Gas (LNG) Project, Construct and Operate Onshore Liquefied Natural Gas 
Import and Interstate Natural Gas Transmission Facilities, Falls River, 
Bristol County, MA.
    Summary: EPA commented that the proposed project would have 
significant, avoidable, and unsatisfactory impacts to the resources and 
habitats of Mount Hope Bay and the Taunton River. EPA also recommended 
that a supplemental EIS be prepared due to the inadequate information 
about the dredging and disposal program, the limited scope of 
alternatives, and an inadequate analysis of impacts.
    ERP No. D-FRC-B03012-RI Rating EC2, KeySpan Liquefied Natural Gas 
(LNG) Facility Upgrade Project, Construction and Operation, and 
Algonquin Gas Transmission Project, Proposal for Site, Construct and 
Operate a New Natural Gas Pipeline, Coast Guard Permit, U.S. Army COE 
Section 10 and 404 Permits, Providence County, RI and New England.
    Summary: EPA expressed concerns about the need for additional 
mitigation and about the analysis of air quality, ballast water, 
cumulative impacts and environmental justice.
    ERP No. D-IBR-K39089-CA Rating EC2, Folsom Dam Road Access 
Restriction Project, Control Access to Folsom Dam, City of Folsom, CA.
    Summary: EPA expressed concerns about the indirect effects from the 
project's changes in traffic patterns my result in significant 
localized impacts in air quality, environmental justice, and cultural 
resources.
    ERP No. D-NIH-B81009-MA Rating EC2, National Emerging Infectious 
Diseases Laboratories, Construction of a National Biocontainment 
Laboratory, BioSquare Research Park, Boston University Medical Center 
Campus, Boston, MA.
    Summary: EPA expressed concerns related to air quality issues, 
cumulative impacts, and environmental justice.
    ERP No. D-NPS-B65012-ME Rating LO, Schoodic General Management Plan 
Amendment, Implementation, Acadia National Park, ME.
    Summary: EPA had no objection to the proposed project.
    ERP No. D-NPS-K65276-AZ Rating EC2, Chiricahua National Monument

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Fire Management Plan (FMP), Implementation, AZ.
    Summary: EPA expressed concerns about water quality impacts and 
requested additional information on water quality, mitigation, and 
monitoring.
    ERP No. D-NRC-B06005-CT Rating EC2, GENERIC--License Renewal of 
Nuclear Plants for the Millstone Power Station, Units 2 and 3, 
Supplement 22 to NUREG-1437, Implementation, New London County, CT.
    Summary: EPA expressed concern about operational and cumulative 
impacts, and requested additional information be prepared in the FEIS 
to address these concerns.
    ERP No. DC-IBW-K24017-00 Rating LO, South Bay International 
Wastewater Treatment Plan (SBIWTP), To Address Treatment Alternatives 
from Tijuana, Mexico that cross into United States/Mexico Border in San 
Diego County, CA.
    Summary: EPA has no objections to this project and supports 
continuing inter-agency coordination to comply with the Clean Water Act 
and protect public health and the environment in the San Diego border 
region.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-BLM-K65274-NV, Las Vegas Valley Disposal Boundary 
Project, Disposal and Use of Public Land under the Management of (BLM), 
Implementation, Clark County, NV.
    Summary: EPA's previous issues have been resolved; therefore, EPA 
has no objection to the action as proposed.
    ERP No. F-BLM-L65440-OR Upper Deschutes Resource Management Plan, 
Implementation, Deschutes, Klamath, Jefferson and Cook Counties, OR.
    Summary: EPA continues to recommend that water quality be a focus 
in management of the area and that 303(d) listed streams be restored. 
EPA supports the flexible management strategy of the Preferred 
Alternative and recommends that degraded allotments be taken out of use 
until revegetated.
    ERP No. F-FHW-C40159-NJ Penns Neck Area Transportation Service 
Improvements, Phase I Archeological Survey, US 1, Sections 2S and 3J, 
Funding, West Windsor and Princeton Townships, Mercer County, and 
Plainsboro Township, Middlesex County, NJ.
    Summary: EPA's previous concerns have been resolved; therefore, EPA 
has no objection to the proposed action.
    ERP No. FA-FTA-C40046-NY 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 had no objection to the project.
    ERP No. F1-FHW-F40356-WI US 10 Highway Improvements between 
Marshfield and Appleton, Trestik Road--CTH``K'' (Stevens Point Bypass), 
Funding and COE Section 404 Permit, Portage County, WI.
    Summary: EPA continues to express concern about wetlands mitigation 
and the need to provide additional cumulative impact analysis.

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