[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 8 (Friday, January 11, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2025-2026]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-357]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6694-9]


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 6, 2007 (72 FR 
17156).

Draft EISs

EIS No. 20070303, ERP No. D-FRA-K53012-CA, Bay Area to Central Valley 
High-Speed Train (HST) Project, Provide a Reliable High-Speed 
Electrified Train System to Link Bay Area Cities to the Central Valley, 
Sacramento, and South California.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to 
aquatic resources, growth-related impacts, and cumulative impacts. 
Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20070399, ERP No. D-FTA-E40816-FL, Tier 1 Programmatic--
Jacksonville Rapid Transit System (RTS), Improvement to Transportation 
in Four Primary Transit Corridors Radiating from Downtown Jacksonville, 
Duval County, FL.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to air 
quality, floodplains, wetlands, and low-income/minority communities, 
and requested additional information and mitigation measures. Rating 
EC1.

EIS No. 20070426, ERP No. D-FHW-K40265-CA, CA-76 Corridor Project, 
Transportation Improvements from Melrose to South Mission Highway, San 
Diego County, CA.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about indirect and 
cumulative impacts to biological and aquatic resources as well as the 
relationship of the proposed project to future expansion of State Route 
76 to the east. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20070454, ERP No. D-BIA-J65498-WY, Riverton Dome Coal Bed 
Natural Gas (CBNG) and Conventional Gas Development Project, 
Construction of Well Pads, Roads, Pipelines, and Production Facilities, 
Wind River Indian Reservation (WRIR), Fremont County, WY.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to air 
quality from particulate matter and recommended the analysis 
incorporate more recent particulate matter background concentration 
data. EPA also expressed concerns about environmental justice, cultural 
resources, soil resources and water quality. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20070463, ERP No. D-CGD-E03017-FL, Calypso Liquefied Natural 
Gas (LNG) Deepwater Port License Application, Proposes to Own, 
Construct and Operate a Deepwater Port, Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) 
in the OCS NG 17-06 (Bahamas) Lease Area, 8 to 10 miles off the East 
Coast of Florida to the Northeast of Port Everglades, FL.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the air impacts 
from the proposed LNG regasification port, and the potential impact to 
marine bottom communities from construction of the pipelines, and 
requested additional information about the analysis of air impacts and 
the planned construction methods for pipelines, and consideration of 
mitigation for both impacts. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20070482, ERP No. D-FHW-J40180-UT, UT-108 Transportation 
Improvement Project, To Improve Local and Regional Mobility from UT-108 
between UT-127 (Antelope Drive) to UT-126 (1900 West) Located in 
Syracuse, West Point and Clinton in Dave County, and Roy and West Haven 
in Weber County, UT.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential air 
impacts to sensitive receptors. In addition, EPA suggests the FEIS 
evaluate the indirect effects of the increased rate of growth caused by 
new highway construction. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20070483, ERP No. DS-FHW-E40716-TN, Kirby Parkway Project, 
Construction from Macon Road to Walnut Grove Road, U.S. Army COE 
section 401 and 404 Permits, Shelby County, TN.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential 
impacts to water quality and aquatic habitat due to construction and 
future operation of the project. Rating EC1.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20070405, ERP No. F-AFS-J61111-00, Yellowstone and Grand Teton 
National Parks and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway, 
Winter Use Plan, To Provide a Framework for Managing Winter Use 
Activities, Implementation, Fremont County, ID, Gallatin and Park 
Counties, MT Park and Teton Counties, WY.

    Summary: EPA acknowledges the improvements gained in the Parks' 
winter environment compared to historic conditions. However, EPA 
continues to have environmental concerns about adverse impacts from 
snowmobile use on air quality and visitor experiences.

EIS No. 20070442, ERP No. F-FHW-K40260-CA, Interstate 5/Cosumnes River 
Boulevard Interchange Project, Extension of Cosumnes River Boulevard 
from Franklin Boulevard to Freeport Boulevard with an Interchange at 
Interstate 5, South of the Pocket/Meadowview Road Interchange and North 
of the Laguna Boulevard Interchange, City of Sacramento, Sacramento 
County, CA.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project.
EIS No. 20070477, ERP No. F-MMS-A09833-00, PROGRAMMATIC--Alternative 
Energy Development and Production and Alternate Use of Facilities on 
the Outer Continental Shelf, Implementation, Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, 
Pacific and Alaska.
    Summary: EPA's previous concerns have been resolved; therefore, EPA 
does not object to the proposed action.

EIS No. 20070505, ERP No. F-WPA-K08032-CA, Trinity Public Utilities 
District Direct Interconnection Project, Construct and Operate a 16-
mile Long 60-Kilovolt Power Transmission Facilities (DOE/EIS-0389), 
Trinity County, CA.

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

EIS No. 20070506, ERP No. F-AFS-K65303-CA, Phoenix Project, Proposes to 
Use a Combination of Contract and Forest Service Crew to Treat Poor 
Forest Health and High Fire Hazard Conditions, Develop a Network 
Defensible Fuel Profile Zones (DFPZs), Sierraville Ranger District, 
Tahoe National Forest, Sierra and Nevada Counties, CA.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.

EIS No. 20070509, ERP No. F-FHW-E40807-SC, Interstate 73 Southern 
Project, Construction from I-95 to the Myrtle Beach Region, Funding, 
NPDES Permit, U.S. Coast Guard Permit, U.S. Army COE section 404 
Permit, Dillon, Horry and Marion Counties, SC.

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about wetland 
impacts.


    Dated: January 8, 2008.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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