[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 174 (Friday, September 9, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53656-53657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-17925]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6667-3]


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

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202-564-7167. An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft 
environmental impact statements (EISs) was published in FR dated April 
1, 2005 (70 FR 16815).

Draft EISs

EIS No. 20050054, ERP No. D-NOA-L39062-WA, Washington State Forest 
Habitat Conservation Plan, Propose Issuance of Multiple Species 
Incidental Take Permit or 9d)Rules, NPDES Permit, U.S. Army COE section 
10 and 404 Permits, WA

    Summary: EPA's expressed concerns regarding the pesticide 
application procedures and small landowner exemptions that could have 
potential effects on water quality. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20050190, ERP No. D-FHW-F59004-MI, Detroit Intermodal Freight 
Terminal (DIFT) Project, Proposes Improvement to Intermodal Freight 
Terminals in Wayne and Oakland Counties, MI

    Summary: EPA has environmental objections to the proposed project 
regarding impacts to air quality, specifically involving particulate 
matter 2.5 microns or less (PM2.5), as well as environmental justice 
issues. EPA requests that the Final EIS more fully describe localized 
impacts of PM2.5 and commit to air quality mitigation strategies. 
Rating EO2.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20050296, ERP No. F-TVA-E05100-TN, 500-kV Transmission Lin in 
Middle Tennessee Construction and Operation, Cumberland Fossil Plant to 
either the Montgomery 500-kV Substation, Montgomery County, or the 
Davidson 500-kV Substation, Davidson County, Stewart, Houston, 
Montgomery, Dickerson, Cheatham and Davidson Counties, TN

    Summary: EPA is concerned that the preferred alignments would 
impact forested wetlands and that overall more wetlands would be 
impacted than by other presented alignments.

EIS No. 20050304, ERP No. F-AFS-L65467-ID, Red Pines Project, 
Implementation of Fuel Reduction Activities and Watershed Activities 
Improvement, Nez Perce National Forest, Red River Ranger District, 
Idaho County, ID

    Summary: EPA continues to have concerns about the potential for 
adverse impacts to water quality and listed salmonoids from sediment 
loading.

EIS No. 20050333, ERP No. F-FRC-J03018-00, Piceance Basin Expansion 
Project, Construction and Operation of a New Interstate Natural Gas 
Pipeline System, Wamsutter Compressor Station to Interconnections 
Greasewood Compressor Station, Rio Blanco County, CO and Sweetwater 
County, WY

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

    Dated: September 9, 2005.
Ken Mittelholtz,
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 05-17925 Filed 9-8-05; 8:45 am]
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