[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 208 (Friday, October 28, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62106-62107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-21545]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6668-8]


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 FR dated April 1, 2005 (70 FR 16815).

Draft EISs

EIS No. 20050216, ERP No. D-IBR-K65285-CA, San Luis Drainage Feature 
Re-evaluation Project, Provide Agricultural Drainage Service to the San 
Luis Unit, Several Counties, CA.

    Summary: EPA has concerns about the In-Valley Disposal Alternatives 
because of uncertainties about treatments to remove selenium from 
drainage water, the lack of information on contaminant profile and 
disposal of biotreatment and reverse osmosis brine, and potential 
environmental effects of evaporation ponds and reuse areas. EPA has 
environmental objections to the San Francisco Delta and Pacific Ocean 
Disposal Alternatives because of potential adverse effects to the 
Delta, Estero Bay, and drinking water supply. Rating EO2.

EIS No. 20050222, ERP No. D-FAA-K51042-AZ, Phoenix Sky Harbor 
International Airport (PHX), Construction and Operation of a Terminal, 
Airfield and Surface Transportation, City of Phoenix, Maricopa County, 
AZ.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about documentation 
of alternatives that were eliminated and recommended additional 
mitigation measures for air quality. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20050293, ERP No. D-WPA-K08030-AZ, Wellton-Mohawk Generating 
Facility Project, Construction and Operation a Natural Gas-Fired, 
Combined-Cycle, Electric Generating Stations, Approval for Right-of-
Way, Yuma County, AZ.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential 
impacts to water quality, wildlife, and traditional cultural 
properties, and recommended a (1) commitment to specific additional 
mitigation measures described in the DEIS, (2) selection of pipeline 
route Option 2, and (3) construction of the double-circuit Ligurta-to-
Dome Tap Transmission Line. EPA also requested additional information 
on air emissions, the regional natural gas pipelines, exhaust stack 
height variance, and need for local energy generation. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20050318, ERP No. D-BIA-F65058-MI, Nottawaseppi Huron Band of 
Potawatomi Indians (the Tribe), Proposes Fee-to-Trust Transfer and 
Casino Project, Calhoun County, MI.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential 
impacts to waterbodies and traffic safety, and requested additional 
information on conservation measures. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20050350, ERP No. D-COE-K30022-CA, Encinitas/Solana Beach 
Shoreline Protection Project, To Protect Public Safety and Reduce 
Storm-Related Damages to Coastal Structures, Cities of Encinitas and 
Solana Beach, San Diego County, CA.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the project's 
impacts to water resources, endangered species, and air quality, and 
requested specific information regarding modeling and post-project 
monitoring for impacts to these resources. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20050390, ERP No. D-NPS-H65026-IA, Hoover Creek Stream 
Management Plan, Implementation, Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, 
IA

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

Final EISs

EIS No. 20050263, ERP No. F-AFS-K65280-CA, Power Fire Restoration 
Project, To Reduce Long-Term Fuel Loading for the Purpose of Reducing 
Future Severity and Resistance to Control, Amador Ranger District, 
Eldorado National Forest, Amado County, CA.

    Summary: EPA continues to have concerns about ground disturbing

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logging methods in high risk watersheds, and recommends greater use of 
helicopter or skyline logging systems in order to minimize potential 
impacts to water resources.
    EPA also recommend utilizing the results of water quality 
monitoring performed by other agencies in evaluating the environmental 
benefits of the final project design.

EIS No. 20050269, ERP No. F-AFS-K65279-CA, Freds Fire Restoration 
Project, To Reduce Long-Term Fuel Loading for the Purpose of Reducing 
Future Fire Severity and Resistance to Control, Eldorado National 
Forest, El Dorado County, CA

    Summary: EPA has no objections to the project as described in the 
FEIS.

EIS No. 20050272, ERP No. F-NRS-L39060-OR, Williamson River Delta 
Restoration Project, To Restore and Maintain the Ecological Functions 
of the Delta, Williamson River, Klamath County, OR.

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

EIS No. 20050364, ERP No. F-FHW-H40183-00, Council Bluffs Interstate 
System Improvements Project, Transportation Improvements, Missouri 
River on I-80 to east of I-480 Interchange, Tier 1, Pottawattamie 
County, IA and Douglas County, NE.

    Summary: EPA has no objections to the proposed project.

EIS No. 20050372, ERP No. F-AFS-K65282-AZ, Pickett Lake and Padre 
Canyon Allotments Cattle Grazing Management, Authorization and 
Implementation, Coconino National Forest, Mormon Lake Ranger District, 
Coconino County, AZ.

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about the 
impacts of grazing on impaired meadow and grassland soils, and the 
sufficiency of wetlands vegetation protection necessary for successful 
pronghorn fawning.

EIS No. 20050402, ERP No. F-FHW-J40163-UT, Iron County Transportation 
Corridors, Construction from Station Road 56 to Exit 51 on Interstate 
15, Funding and Right-of-Way Grant, Southwest of the Cedar City Limits, 
Iron County, UT.

    Summary: EPA has no objections to the proposed project.

    Dated: October 25, 2005.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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