[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 193 (Friday, October 5, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57029-57030]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-19719]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-6691-7]
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. 20070243, ERP No. D-AFS-J65485-WY, Thunder Basin Analysis Area
Vegetation Management, To Implement Best Management Grazing Practices
and Activities, Douglas Ranger District, Medicine Bow-Routt National
Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland, Campbell, Converse and
Weston Counties, WY. Summary: EPA's comments on the draft EIS have not
been addressed or incorporated into the final EIS. Accordingly, EPA
continues to have environmental concerns related to riparian area
condition, water quality, drought management plans, soil quality and
the degree of planning and commitment to adaptive management. Rating
EC2.
EIS No. 20070247, ERP No. D-NRC-C06017-NY, GENERIC--James A.
Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant, License Renewal of Nuclear Plant, Site
Specific Supplement 31 to NUREG-1437, Town of Sriba, NY. Summary: EPA
expressed environmental concern about entrainment issues and requested
an analysis of intentional destructive acts. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20070266, ERP No. D-SFW-B64005-00, Lake Umbagog National
Wildlife Refuge, Comprehensive Conservation Plan, 15 Year Guidance for
Management of Refuge Operations, Habitat and Visitor Services,
Implementation, Coos County, NH and Oxford County, ME. Summary: EPA
does not object to the proposed project. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20070278, ERP No. D-FHW-K40264-CA, Tier 1--Placer Parkway
Corridor Preservation Project, Select and Preserve a Corridor for the
Future Construction from CA-70/99 to CA 65, Placer and Sutter Counties,
CA. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about water quality
and air quality impacts and growth-inducing effects to aquatic and
biological resources. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20070289, ERP No. D-SFW-K99037-AZ, Horseshoe and Bartlett
Reservoirs Project, To Store and Release Water, Issuance of an
Incidental Take Permit for Operation, Located Northeast of Phoenix,
Maricopa and Yavapai Counties, AZ. Summary: EPA does not object to the
proposed project. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20070327, ERP No. D-FTA-G59003-TX, Denton to Carrollton
Regional Rail Corridor Project, Transportation Improvements between
Downtown Denton and the Dallas Area Rapid (DART) System, Right-of-Way
Grant, Denton and Dallas Counties, TX. Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concerns about wetland and air quality impacts. Rating
EC2.
EIS No. 20070216, ERP No. DS-AFS-L65369-00, Southwest Idaho Ecogroup
Land and Resource Management Plan, Additional Information Concerning
Terrestrial Management Indicator Species (MIS), Boise National Forest,
Payette National Forest and Sawtooth National Forest, Forest Plan
Revision, Implementation, Several Counties, ID; Malhaur County, OR and
Box Elder County, UT. Summary: EPA supports the management directions
and objectives to improve land condition based on MIS habitat, as well
as reducing grazing when needed. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20070273, ERP No. DS-MMS-E02011-00, Eastern Planning Area Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Lease Sale 224, Gulf of Mexico
Offshore Marine Environment and Coastal Parshes/ Counties of LA, MS,
AL, and North Western Florida. Summary: EPA expressed environmental
concerns about air quality impacts and impacts related to oil spills
and drilling discharges. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20070338, ERP No. DS-TVA-E65073-TN, Watts Bar Reservoir Land
Management Plan, Amend and Update the 2005 Plan, Guide Land Use
Approvals, Private Water Use Facility, and Resource Management
Decisions, Loudon, Meigs, Rhea and Roane Counties, TN. Summary: EPA
continues to have environmental concerns about reservoir water quality
and shoreline habitat impacts, and prefers the selection of the
Modified C alternative due to the reduced development, which would
reduce impacts to reservoir water quality and shoreline habitat. Rating
EC1.
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EIS No. 20070346, ERP No. DS-AFS-K65281-CA, Brown Project, Revised
Proposal to Improve Forest Health by Reducing Overcrowded Forest Stand
Conditions, Trinity River Management Unit, Shasta-Trinity National
Forest, Weaverville Ranger District, Trinity County, CA. Summary: EPA
supports the additional road decommissioning to address our concerns
with impacts to water quality. However, EPA continues to have
environmental concerns about cumulative impacts to air quality, and
suggests monitoring and mitigation measures if warranted. Rating EC2.
Final EISs
EIS No. 20070268, ERP No. F-GSA-B81011-VT, U.S. Commercial Port of
Entry, Replacing existing Station at Route I-91, Design and
Construction, Derby Line, Vermont. Summary: EPA does not object to the
proposed project.
EIS No. 20070324, ERP No. F-FAA-C51029-00, New York/New Jersey/
Philadelphia Metropolitan Area Airspace Redesign Project, To Increase
the Efficiency and Reliability of the Airspace Structure and Air
Traffic Control System, NY, NJ and PA. Summary: EPA's previous issues
have been resolved; therefore, EPA does not object to the proposed
action.
EIS No. 20070333, ERP No. F-AFS-L65536-OR, Spears Vegetation Management
Project, Proposal to Use Commercial Timber Harvest, Precommercial
Thinning, Prescribed Fire, Grapple Piling and Hand Piling in the Mark
Creek Watershed and Veaqie Creek Subwatershed, Lookout Mountain Ranger
District, Ochoco National Forest, Crook and Wheeler Counties, OR.
Summary: EPA's previous issues have been resolved; therefore, EPA does
not object to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20070336, ERP No. F-FHW-J40175-UT, South Logan to Providence
Transportation Corridor Project, Improvements to 100 East Street
between 300 South (Logan) to Providence Lane (100 North) in Providence,
Funding and Right-of Way Grant, Cities of Logan and Providence, Cache
County, UT. Summary: EPA's previous issues have been resolved;
therefore, EPA does not object to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20070341, ERP No. F-NPS-B61025-MA, Cape Cod National Seashore
(CACO) Hunting Program, General Management Plan, Implementation,
Barnstable County, MA. Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed
project.
EIS No. 20070345, ERP No. F-BLM-L65503-OR, North Steens Ecosystem
Restoration Project, To Reduce Juniper-Related Fuels and Restore
Various Plant Communities, Implementation, Andrews Resource Area,
Cooperative Management and Protection Area (CMPA), Harney County, OR.
Summary: The Final EIS addressed EPA's concerns about document clarity,
descriptions of alternatives, as well as issues involving water
quality, source water, and riparian vegetation. However, EPA continues
to have environmental concerns about the potential air quality impacts.
EIS No. 20070375, ERP No. F-AFS-L65502-AK, Kuiu Timber Sale Area,
Proposes to Harvest Timber and Build Associated Temporary Roads, U.S.
Army COE Section 10 and 404 Permits, North Kuiu Island, Petersburg
Ranger District, Tongass National Forest, AK. Summary: The Final EIS
addressed EPA's concerns about short-term impacts to watersheds,
cumulative harvest level, and timeframe mass movement. However, EPA
continues to have environmental concerns about sediment impacts to
wetlands and aquatic wildlife, and supports the selection of
Alternative 2 which would minimize these impacts.
Dated: October 2, 2007.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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