[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 159 (Friday, August 17, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46216-46217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-16242]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6690-1]


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 6, 2007 (72 FR 17156)

Draft EISs

EIS No. 20070121, ERP No. D-FHW-J40176-UT, Hyde Park/North Logan 
Corridor Project, Proposed 200 East Transportation Corridor between 
North Logan City and Hyde Park, Funding, Right-of-Way Acquisitions and 
U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit, Cache County, UT.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the air 
impacts. EPA recommends an analysis of cumulative and multi-year 
construction air impacts, specifically for PM 2.5 and PM 10. EPA also 
requests further mitigation measures for construction emissions and 
diesel exhaust in close proximity to a school.

Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20070141, ERP No. D-UAF-B15000-MA, Final Recommendations and 
Associated Actions for the 104th Fighter Wing Massachusetts Air 
National Guard, Base Realignment and Closure, Implementation, 
Westfield-Barnes Airport, Westfield, MA.

    Summary: EPA encouraged the Air National Guard to work closely with 
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host communities and the neighborhoods that will be impacted by noise 
increases from the project to specifically identify and explain the 
impacts and potential mitigation measures in the final EIS.

Rating EC1.

EIS No. 20070181, ERP No. D-FHW-B40098-VT, Middlebury Spur Project, 
Improvements to the Freight Transportation System in the Town of 
Middlebury in Addison County to the Town of Pittsford in Rutland 
County, VT.

    Summary: EPA requested additional information regarding the 
regional air emissions analysis and recommended that measures be 
implemented to reduce pollution from diesel engines. EPA also requested 
additional information regarding wetland impacts and mitigation.

Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20070210, ERP No. D-USA-K11117-CA, Camp Parks Real Property 
Master Plan and Real Property Exchange, Provide Exceptional Training 
and Modern Facilities for Soldiers, Master Planned Development, Alameda 
and Contra Costa Counties, CA.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to air 
quality, recommended additional mitigation for air impacts, and 
requested additional information on impacts from increased training 
activities.

Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20070229, ERP No. D-AFS-H65037-00, Nebraska and South Dakota 
Black-Tailed Prairie Dog Management, To Mange Prairie Dog Colonies in 
an Adaptive Fashion, Nebraska National Forest and Associated Units, 
Including Land and Resource Management Plan Amendment 3, Dawes, Sioux, 
Blaines Counties, NE and Custer, Fall River, Jackson, Pennington, 
Jones, Lyman, Stanley Counties, SD.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action and supports 
alternative 5, as the environmentally preferable alternative because of 
reduced rates of pesticide use and less risk to non-target species.

Rating LO.

EIS No. 20070234, ERP No. D-FHW-G40194-TX, U.S. 290 Corridor, Propose 
to Construct Roadway Improvements from Farm-to-Market (FM) 2920 to 
Interstate Highway (IH) 610, Funding and Right-of-Way Grant, Harris 
County, TX.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the preferred alternative.

Rating LO.

EIS No. 20070256, ERP No. D-AFS-L65539-00, Umatilla National Forest 
Invasive Plants Treatment, Propose to Treat Invasive Plants and Restore 
Treated Sites, Asotin, Columbia, Garfield, Walla Walla Counties, WA and 
Grant, Morrow, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wheeler Counties, OR.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the proposed 
project due to the potential to further degrade streams that are 
currently 303(d) list for temperature, sediment and other water quality 
criteria.

Rating EC2.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20070093, ERP No. F-CGD-K03027-CA, Cabrillo Port Liquefied 
Natural Gas (LNG) Deepwater Port, Construction and Operation an 
Offshore Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU), Application 
for License, Ventura and Los Angeles Counties, CA.

    Summary: As a result of Governor Schwarzenneger's disapproval of 
the project on 5/18/07, any comments EPA might have had on the final 
EIS are considered to be moot and were not submitted.

EIS No. 20070134, ERP No. F-FHW-D40334-VA, I-81, Corridor Improvement 
Study in Virginia, Transportation Improvements from the Tennessee 
Border to the West Virginia Border, (Tier 1), Several Counties, VA and 
WV.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the impacts on 
the aquatic environment.

EIS No. 20070252, ERP No. F-USA-J11023-CO, Fort Carson Transformation 
Program, Implementation, Base Realignment and Closure Activities, Fort 
Carson, El Paso, Pueblo and Fremont Counties, CO.

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concern about impacts 
not fully addressed by the proposed mitigation plan and recommend that 
the mitigation plan be strengthened.

EIS No. 20070265, ERP No. F-AFS-K65312-CA, Pilgrim Vegetation 
Management Project, Proposed Restoration of Forest Health and 
Ecosystem, Implementation, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou 
County, CA.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the possibility 
of inadvertent exposure to humans and non-target species to Sporax, 
potential adverse effects to snag-dependent and late-successional 
species, and road-related resource impacts.

EIS No. 20070271, ERP No. F-AFS-F65061-WI, Fishbone Project Area, 
Vegetation and Road Management, Implementation, Washburn Ranger 
District, Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, Bayfield County, WI.

    Summary: The Final EIS addressed EPA's previous concerns; 
therefore, EPA does not object to the proposed action.

EIS No. 20070279, ERP No. F-AFS-L65475-WA, White Pass Expansion Master 
Development Plan, Implementation, Naches Ranger District, Okanogan-
Wenatchee National Forests and Cowlitz Valley Ranger District, Gifford 
Pinchot National Forest, Yakima and Lewis Counties, WA.

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about impacts 
to riparian areas and habitat connectivity. EPA recommends that 
additional information regarding watershed protection, mitigation 
measures and monitoring, and potential skier visitation be considered 
in decisions as the project proceeds.

EIS No. 20070280, ERP No. F-USA-D11041-VA, Fort Belvoir 2005 Base 
Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Recommendations and Related Army 
Actions, Implementation, Fairfax County, VA.

    Summary: The Army adequately addressed EPA's comments within the 
final EIS; therefore, EPA does not object to the proposed action.

EIS No. 20070287, ERP No. F-USA-D15000-MD, Garrison Aberdeen Proving 
Ground, Base Realignment and Closure Actions, Realignment of Assets and 
Staff, Implementation, Harford and Baltimore Counties, MD.

    Summary: EPA's previous concerns have been resolved; therefore, EPA 
does not object to the proposed action.

    Dated: August 14, 2007.
Ken Mittelholtz,
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Federal Activities.
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