[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 115 (Friday, June 13, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33813-33814]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-13343]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6699-8]


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 11, 2008 (73 
FR 19833).

Draft EISs

EIS No. 20080067, ERP No. D-FHW-F40442-MT, Detroit River International 
Crossing Study, Propose Border Crossing System between the 
International Border Cities of Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario, 
Wayne County, MI.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about particulate 
matter and mobile source air toxics impacts, and recommended using 
energy efficiency and sustainability principles. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20080103, ERP No. D-USN-E11064-FL, Mayport Naval Station 
Project, Proposed Homeporting of Additional Surface Ships, Several 
Permits, Mayport, FL.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about to the 
magnitude of proposed dredged material and the capacity and management 
limitations of existing ocean dredged material disposal sites to handle 
this additional material. EPA recommends additional mitigation measures 
for other on-shore environmental impacts related to the proposed 
homeporting. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20080115, ERP No. D-UAF-E15001-FL, Eglin Air Force Base 
Program, Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 2005 Decisions and Related 
Action, Implementation, FL.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to air 
quality, low-income/minority populations, aquatic habitats, water 
quality and noise impacts and recommended several mitigation measures. 
Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20080120, ERP No. D-USN-ELL065-FL, Naval Surface Warfare Center 
Panama City Division (NSWC PCD), Capabilities to Conduct New and 
Increased Mission Operations for the Department of Navy (DON) and 
Customers within the three Military Operating Area and St. Andrew Bay 
(SAB), Gulf of Mexico, FL.

    Summary: EPA expressed concerns about impacts to marine mammals, 
sea turtles, and marine fish. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20080137, ERP No. D-AFS-L65552-OR, East Maury Fuels and 
Vegetation Management Project, Proposed Fuels and Vegetation Treatments 
Reduce the Risk of Stand Loss, Lookout Mountain Ranger District, Ochoco 
National Forest, Crook County, OR.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential 
impacts to water quality from mass wasting associated with road 
construction in management units with dormant landslide terrain. EPA 
requested additional information regarding road closures and stream 
crossings. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20080144, ERP No. D-CGD-E03019-FL, Port Dolphin LLC Liquefied 
Natural Gas Deepwater Port License Application, Proposes to Own, 
Construct and Operate a Deepwater Port, Outer Continental Shelf, 
Manatee County, FL.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about construction 
impacts to hard bottom habitat and port operation impacts to 
icthyoplankton. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20080184, ERP No. D-FHW-H40193-IA, I-29 Improvements in Sioux 
City, Construction from Burlington Northern Santa Fe Rail Road (BNSF) 
Bridge over the Missouri River to Existing Hamilton Boulevard 
Interchange, Woodbury County, IA.

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

EIS No. 20080128, ERP No. DS-MMS-A02245-00, Gulf of Mexico Outer 
Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sales: 2009-2012 Western Planning 
Area Sales: 210 in 2009, 215 in 2010, and 218 in 2011, and Central 
Planning Area Sales: 208 in 2009, 213 in 2010, 216 in 2011, and 222 in 
2012, TX, LA, MS, AL, and FL.

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

Final EISs

EIS No. 20080052, ERP No. F-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 indirect 
impacts, and requested additional information on cumulative, and 
irreversible/irretrievable impacts.

EIS No. 20080147, ERP No. F-AFS-J65479-MT, Trapper Bunk House Land 
Stewardship Project, Reduce Risk from Stand-Replacing and 
Uncontrollable Fires, Improve Resiliency and Provide Forest Products, 
Fuel Reduction Research and Watershed Improvement, Bitterroot National 
Forest, Darby Ranger District, Ravalli County, MT.

    Summary: EPA supports project objectives to reduce fire risk, 
improve vegetative resiliency, conduct fuel reduction research, provide 
timber and improve watersheds. However, EPA expressed environmental 
concerns about water quality impacts from sediment transport and a 
budget process that requires commercial timber harvest to provide 
funding for road maintenance or decommissioning.

EIS No. 20080155, ERP No. F-AFS-J65502-MT, Cooney McKay Forest Health 
and Fuels Reduction Project, Proposed to Restore Desirable Vegetative 
Conditions, Swan Valley near Condon, Swan Lake Ranger District, 
Flathead National Forest, Lake and Missoula Counties, MT.

    Summary: EPA supports activities to reduce hazardous fuels and fire 
risk in wildland urban interface areas, but expressed environmental 
concerns

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regarding inadequate funding to implement needed watershed restoration 
work and mitigation measures.

EIS No. 20080161, ERP No. F-NPS-J61023-00, Quarry Visitor Center 
Treatment Project, To Address the Structural Deterioration, Dinosaur 
National Monument, CO and UT.

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

EIS No. 20080170, ERP No. F-AFS-J65509-MT, Young Dodge Project, 
Proposed Timber Harvest and Associate Activities, Prescribed Burning, 
Road and Recreation Management, Kootenai National Forest, Rexford 
Ranger District, Lincoln County, MT.

    Summary: EPA supports the reduction of hazardous fuels and fire 
risk in wildland urban interface and restoring declining tree species. 
However, EPA continues to have environmental concerns about erosion and 
sediment production associated with ground disturbing timber harvests 
and wildlife impacts associated with the exceedance of open road 
density standards.

    Dated: June 10, 2008.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. E8-13343 Filed 6-12-08; 8:45 am]
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