[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 92 (Friday, May 12, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27714-27715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-7268]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6675-2]


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

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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 7, 2006 (71 FR 
17845).

Draft EISs

EIS No. 20060065, ERP No. D-FRC-L05234-WA, Priest Rapids Hydroelectric 
Project, FERC Project 2114 Relicensing Application for New 
License, Columbia River, Grant, Yakima, Kittitas, Douglas, Benton, and 
Chelan Counties, WA.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about water quality 
impacts, and recommended that the final EIS include the CWA 401 
certification requirements to ensure water quality impacts are 
addressed.
    Rating EC1.

EIS No. 20060072, ERP No. D-FHW-H40188-00, U.S. 59--Amelia Earhart 
Memorial Bridge over the Missouri River, Construction from Atchison, 
Kansas to U.S. 59/State Route 45 Intersection, U.S. Coast Guard Section 
9 Permit and U.S. Army COE Section 10 and 404 Permits, Atchison, KS and 
Buchanan County, MO.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project.
    Rating LO.

EIS No. 20060081, ERP No. D-FHW-G59001-AR, River Valley Intermodal 
Facilities, Construction and Operation of Multi-Modal Transportation 
Complex, U.S. Army COE Section 10 and 404 Permits, City of 
Russellville, Pope County, AR.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the preferred alternative.
    Rating LO.

EIS No. 20060085, ERP No. D-NRS-H34030-MO, East Locust Creek Watershed 
Revised Plan, Installation of Multiple-Purpose Reservoir, Flood 
Prevention and Watershed Protection, Sullivan and Putnam Counties, MO.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns because the DEIS did 
not fully describe the mitigation for the wetlands impacts of the 
project, nor of the impacts to stream channels. EPA recommended that 
the Final EIS expand also the discussion of social, cultural, and 
Environmental Justice impacts.
    Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20060113, ERP No. D-FHW-H40189-MO, Interstate 29/35 Paseo 
Bridge Corridor, Reconstruct and Widen I-29/35, Missouri River, North 
Kansas City and Kansas City, Clay and Jackson Counties, MO.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.
    Rating LO.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20060100, ERP No. F-FRC-L05233-WA, Lewis River Hydroelectric 
Projects, Relicensing the Swift No. 1 (FERC No. 2111-018), Swift No. 2 
(FERC No. 2213-011), Yale (FERC No. 2071-013), Merwin (FERC No. 935-
053) Project, Application for Relicense, North Fork Lewis River, 
Cowlitz, Clark and Shamania Counties, WA.

    Summary: EPA's concerns about water quality impacts were addressed; 
therefore, EPA does not object to the proposed projects.

EIS No. 20060108, ERP No. FR-AFS-J65437-CO, Gold Camp Road Plan, 
Develop a Feasible Plan to Manage the Operation of Tunnel 3 
and the 8.5 mile Road Segment, Pike National Forest, Pikes Peak Ranger 
District, Colorado Springs, EL Paso County, CO.

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

    Dated: May 9, 2006.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. E6-7268 Filed 5-11-06; 8:45 am]
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