[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 212 (Friday, November 2, 2007)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-21612]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6692-6]


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 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. 20070286, ERP No. D-BLM-J65331-WY, Kemmerer Field Office 
Planning Area, Resource Management Plan, Implementation, Lincoln, 
Sweetwater and Uinta Counties, WY.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts from 
cumulative emissions leading to visibility impairments and/or 
exceedances of air quality standards. EPA recommended broad 
implementation of air mitigation measures. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20070295, ERP No. D-AFS-J39036-CO, Hunter Reservoir Enlargement 
Project, Reconstruction and Enlargement, Ute Water Conservancy 
District, U.S. Army COE section 404 Permit, Grand Mesa National Forest, 
Mesa County, CO.
    Summary: EPA has identified the potential for significant adverse 
impacts to wetlands that would be environmentally unsatisfactory. Major 
issues include the limited range of alternatives for meeting the 
proposed action and lack of adequate alternative analysis, and adverse 
impacts to 32 acres of a fen/montane wetland complex, an aquatic 
resource of national importance. Rating EU3.

EIS No. 20070313, ERP No. D-NOA-E91019-00, Amendment 2 to the 
Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan, 
To Implement Management Measures that Prevent Overfishing and Rebuild 
Overfished Stocks, Implementation, Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the 
Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea.
    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action. Rating LO.

EIS No. 20070339, ERP No. D-COE-K39110-GU, Apra Harbor Master Plan for 
Deep-Draft Wharf and Fill Improvements, Implementation, Piti, Guam.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections about significant 
impacts to the marine environment and coral reefs including the 
permanent loss of 29 acres of coral reef and impacts on up to 150 acres 
of marine habitat. EPA recommended evaluation of less damaging 
alternatives for the fill/creation of operational backlands and a 
comprehensive approach for compensatory mitigation. Rating EO2.
EIS No. 20070274, ERP No. DS-COE-D30005-MD, Atlantic Coast of Maryland 
Shoreline Protection Project, Proposed Dredging of Several New Offshore 
Shoals to Provide Sand for Borrow Sources from 2010 to 2044, Ocean 
City, Worcester County, MD.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to 
offshore shoals. Rating EC1.

FINAL EISs

EIS No. 20070381, ERP No. F-AFS-L65508-AK, Kenai Winter Access Project, 
Develop a Winter Access Management Plan for 2006/2007 Winter Season, 
Implementation, Seward Ranger District, Chugach National Forest, 
Located on the Kenai Peninsula in Southcentral, AK.
    Summary: EPA's previous issues have been resolved; therefore, EPA 
does not object to the action as proposed.

EIS No. 20070417, ERP No. F-FHW-C40337-DC, 11th Street Bridge Project, 
Anacostia Freeway I-295/DC 295, to the Southeast/Southwest Freeway (I-
695) Improvements, Funding, NPDES Permit, US Army COE section 10 and 
404 Permits, Washington, DC.
    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project.

    Dated: October 30, 2007.
Ken Mittelholtz,
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Federal Activities.
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