[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 116 (Friday, June 17, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35249-35250]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-12013]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6664-5]


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 1, 2005 (70 FR 16815).

Draft EISs

EIS No. 20050142, ERP No. D-NOA-K39092-CA, Programmatic--Montrose 
Settlements Restoration Program (MSRP) Draft Restoration Plan, To 
Restore Injured Natural Resources, Channel Islands, Southern California 
Bight including Baja California Pacific Islands, Orange County, CA

    Summary: EPA expressed concerns about direct and indirect impacts, 
the feasibility of the artificial reef projects, and their inclusion in 
the alternatives,

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and requested additional information regarding the selection of 
evaluation criteria, cumulative impacts to injured resources, and 
impacts to endangered species. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20050143, ERP No. D-FHW-G40184-00, I-69 Corridor--Section of 
Independent Utility (SIU) No. 14, Construction from Junction 1-20 near 
Haughton, LA to U.S. 82 near EL Dorado, AR, Bossier, Claiborne and 
Webster Parishes, LA and Columbia and Union Counties, AR.

    Summary: EPA has no objections to the project as proposed. Rating 
LO.

EIS No. 20050158, ERP No. D-AFS-L65482-ID, Aspen Range Timber Sale and 
Vegetation Treatment Project, Proposal to Treat Forested and 
Nonforested Vegetation, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Soda Springs 
Ranger District, Caribou County, ID.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential 
adverse impacts to surface water quality and habitat from sediment 
produced from roads, and silviculture activities, and recommends 
conducting timber harvest during winter months and applying BMPs 
immediately after harvest. Rating EC2.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20050125, ERP No. F-NPS-E61074-00, Big South Fork National 
River and Recreation Area, General Management Plan, Implementation, 
Resources, Roads and Trails, McCreary, Ky and Fentress, Morgan, Pickett 
and Scott Counties, TN.

    Summary: EPA has no objections to the project as proposed.

EIS No. 20050171, ERP No. F-AFS-K65256-NV, Jarbidge Canyon Project, 
Road Management Plan, Implementation, Water Projects Construction along 
Charleston-Jarbidge Road and South Canyon Road Reconstruction, Humbolt-
Toiyabe National Forest, Jarbidge Ranger District, Elko County, NV.

    Summary: The Final EIS was responsive to the primary objections 
raised on the Draft EIS on CWA Section 404-issues and water quality 
mitigation. EPA continues to have concerns about the Selected 
Alternative due to its presence within the flood plain and low-water 
crossings. EPA recommended additional water quality mitigation measures 
and strong enforcement of both seasonal use and the forest closure 
order.

EIS No. 20050172, ERP No. F-NRC-G06013-AR, Generic--License Renewal of 
Nuclear Plants, Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2 (Tac. Nos. MB 8405) 
Supplement 19 to NUREG-1437, Operating License Renewal, Pope County, 
AR.

    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.

EIS No. 20050183, ERP No. F-NOA-K91013-HI, Seabird Interaction 
Mitigation Methods, To Reduce Interaction with Seabird in Hawaii-Based 
Longline Fishery and Pelagic Squid Fishery Management, to Establish an 
Effective Management Framework for Pelagic Squid Fisheries, Fishery 
Management Plan, Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region, 
Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S. and High Sea, HI.

    Summary: EPA's concerns have been addressed with the creation of a 
new seabird action preferred alternative in the FEIS; therefore, EPA 
has no objections to the proposed action.

EIS No. 20050184, ERP No. F-NOA-L91021-AK, Essential Fish Habitat 
Identification and Conservation, Implementation, North Pacific Fishery 
Management Council, Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, AK.

    Summary: EPA continues to express concerns about rescinding HAPC 
status without appropriate evaluation.

    Dated: June 14, 2005.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 05-12013 Filed 6-16-05; 8:45 am]
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