[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 203 (Friday, October 21, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61285-61286]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-21102]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6668-6]


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. 20050198, ERP No. D-AFS-L65485-WA, Growden Dam Sherman Creek 
Restoration Project, and Forest Plan Amendment 28, 
Implementation, Colville National Forest, Ferry County, WA.

    Summary: EPA had concerns about potential impacts to wetlands and 
recommended that additional mitigation be developed.
    Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20050292, ERP No. D-USA-K11038-HI, Makua Military Reservation 
(MMR) Project, Proposed Military Training Activities, 25th Infantry 
Division (Light) and U.S. Army, HI.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding the 
introduction of additional weapons-related contaminants to soil and 
water, existing pollutant migration. EPA recommended the Army take 
advantage of pollution prevention opportunities and preventing further 
contaminant migration by removing priority sources of contamination and 
controlling run-on/runoff from contaminated areas.
    Rating EC1.

EIS No. 20050295, ERP No. D-AFS-K65288-CA, Bald Mountain Project, 
Proposes to Harvest Trees Using Group and Individual Trees Selection 
Methods, Feather River Ranger District, Plumas National Forest, Plumas 
and Butte Counties, CA.

    Summary: EPA expressed concerns with the limited scope of the 
cumulative impacts analysis and the lack of specific information on 
monitoring, project actions, funding, and existing conditions. EPA 
recommended rapid implementation of road improvements, staggered 
scheduling of projects and additional information on the above 
informational issues.
    Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20050339, ERP No. D-AFS-J65450-SD, Deerfield Project Area, 
Proposes to Implement Multiple Resource Management Actions, Mystic 
Ranger District, Black Hills National Forest, Pennington County, South 
Dakota.

    Summary: EPA expressed concern about (1) unmitigated and 
nonquantified soil erosion, runoff, and sediment losses; (2) potential 
water quality impacts from timber harvest and roads; (3) wildlife 
impacts to sensitive species; and (4) targeted harvest of older 
ponderosa pines important to sensitive wildlife.
    Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20050346, ERP No. D-AFS-K02012-NV, White Pine & Grant-Quinn Oil 
and Gas Leasing Project, Exploration and Development, Humboldt-Toiyabe 
National Forest, Ely Ranger District, White Pine, Nye and Lincoln 
Counties, NV.

    Summary: EPA expressed concern about impacts to water quality and 
habitat. EPA requested appropriate lease stipulations to protect these 
resources be included in the ROD.
    Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20050349, ERP No. DB-COE-E36167-FL, Central and Southern 
Florida Project, Tamiami Trail Modifications, Modified Water Deliveries 
to Everglades National Park, Authorized Flow of Water from WCA-3B and 
the L-29 Canal North of the Tamiami Trail, Dade County, FL.

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

Final EISs

EIS No. 20050261, ERP No. F-IBR-K39090-CA, Cental Valley Project Long-
Term Water Service Contract Renewals--American River Division, Proposes 
to Renew Long-Term Water Service Contracts, Sacramento, Placer and El 
Dorado Counties, CA.

    Summary: EPA continued to have concerns regarding the environmental 
impacts of potential increased water diversions from the American River 
on water quality, fisheries, aquatic ecosystems, and overall CVP 
operations and cumulative impacts.

EIS No. 20050343, ERP No. F-BLM-J67031-ND, West Mine Area, Freedom 
Mine, Federal Coal Lease Application, Mercer County, ND.

    Summary: EPA expressed continued concern about the need to provide 
additional mitigation to compensate for the loss of fens and peatland 
wetlands.

EIS No. 20050363, ERP No. F-NPS-E61076-00, Low Country Gullah Culture 
Special Resource Study, Gullah Culture Preservation and Protection 
Analysis to Consider the Suitability and Feasibility for Inclusion in 
the National Park Service System, SC, NC, GA, and FL.

    Summary: EPA has no objections to the proposed action.

    Dated: October 18, 2005.
Ken Mittelholtz,
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 05-21102 Filed 10-20-05; 8:45 am]
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