[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 29 (Friday, February 13, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7228-7229]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-3139]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-8590-5]


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 202-564-7146.

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    An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental 
impact statements (EISs) was published in FR dated April 6, 2008 (73 FR 
19833).

Draft EISs

EIS No. 20070046, ERP No. D-BLM-J65476-CO, Little Snake Resource 
Management Plan, Implementation, Moffat, Routt and Rio Blanco Counties, 
Craig, CO

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the potential 
for visibility impacts to the Mt. Zirkel Wilderness and Black Canyon 
Class I areas and potential adverse impacts to water quality and the 
sagebrush ecosystem. The Final EIS should include measures to address 
potential ozone impacts, avoid visibility impairment, and the use of 
phased development to mitigate impacts to areas with high wildlife and 
scenic value. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20080413, ERP No. D-FHW-K40269-CA, Mid County Parkway Project, 
Construct a New Parkway between Interstate 15 (I-15) in the West and 
State Route 79 (SR-79) in the East, Funding and US Army COE Section 404 
Permit, Riverside County, CA

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to 
environmental justice communities and the lack of sufficient mobile 
source air toxics analysis to inform decisions regarding alternatives, 
design, and mitigation. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20080441, ERP No. D-FHW-L40236-OR, Sellwood Bridge Project, 
Rehabilitate or Replace the Bridge Crosses the Willamette River on 
Southeast Tacoma Street and Oregon State Highway 43, Funding, Multnomah 
County, OR

    Summary: EPA has no objections to the proposed project. Rating LO.

EIS No. 20080448, ERP No. D-NPS-K61169-AZ, Fire Management Plan, 
Management of Wildland and Prescribed Fire, Protection of Human Life 
and Property Restoration and Maintenance of Fire Dependent Ecosystems, 
and Reduction of Hazardous Fuels, Grand Canyon National Park, Coconino 
County, AZ

    Summary: EPA does not object to the Preferred Alternative. Rating 
LO.

EIS No. 20080486, ERP No. D-AFS-L65561-AK, Logjam Timber Sale Project, 
Proposes Timber Harvesting from 4 Land Use Designations, Tongass Land 
and Resource Management Plan, Thorne Bay Ranger District, Tongass 
National Forest, Prince Wales Island, AK

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the potential 
for adverse impacts to aquatic and wildlife resources from road 
construction, ground-based harvest methods, stream crossings, and 
cumulative effects from past timber harvest activities. EPA recommends 
the selection of an alternative that minimizes these impacts. Rating 
EC1.

EIS No. 20080497, ERP No. D-STA-F03012-00, Alberta Clipper Pipeline 
Project, Application for a Presidential Permit to Construction, 
Operation and Maintenance of Facilities in ND, MN and WI

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to 
waters and wetlands, and recommended that the final EIS consider 
additional alternatives and identify additional mitigation measures, 
including voluntary upland forest mitigation and strategies to reduce 
diesel emissions during construction. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20080401, ERP No. DS-FHW-L40186-OR, Sunrise Project, Proposes 
to Build a New East-West Oriented, Limited-Access Highway between I-205 
to Rock Creek Junction, Funding and US Army COE Section 404 Permit, 
Clackamas County, Oregon

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the impacts to 
locally important habitats and open space, as well as wetlands. 
Furthermore, EPA has concerns regarding environmental justice, 
stimulated travel and growth effects, air toxics and greenhouse gas 
emissions, ground water resources, and water quality and quantity 
impacts that could affect threatened fish species. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20080475, ERP No. DS-FHW-K50015-CA, Schuyler Heim Bridge 
Replacement and SR-47 Expressway Improvement Project, New Information 
related to Health Risk Associated with Air Toxics, Funding, U.S. Coast 
Guard Bridge Permit, US Army COE Section 10 and 404 Permits, Ports of 
Long Beach and Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the proposed 
projects air quality impacts. Rating EC2.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20080505, ERP No. F-FHW-F40415-IN, U.S. 31 Improvement Project 
(I-465 to IN-38), between I-465 North Leg and IN-38, NPDES Permit and 
US Army Section 10 and 404 Permits, Hamilton County, IN

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project.

EIS No. 20080507, ERP No. F-FHW-K40265-CA, CA-76 Corridor Project, 
Transportation Improvements from Melrose Drive to South Mission Road, 
San Diego County, CA

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts from 
mobile source air toxics.

EIS No. 20080510, ERP No. F-STB-F53019-00, Elgin, Joliet & Eastern 
Railroad (Finance Docket No. 35087) Proposed Acquisition by Canadian 
National (CN) Railway and Grand Trunk Corporation to connect all Five 
of CN's Rail lines, Chicago, Illinois and Gary, Indiana

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the noise 
impacts, impacts to wetlands, and insufficient assessments of natural 
resources, long-term rail operations, and indirect and cumulative 
impacts.

EIS No. 20080514, ERP No. F-AFS-L65551-ID, Corralled Bear Project, 
Management of Vegetation, Hazardous Fuels, and Access, Plus Watershed 
Improvements, Palouse Ranger District, Clearwater National Forest, 
Latah County, ID

    Summary: EPA does not object to the selected action.

EIS No. 20080515, ERP No. F-BLM-J65507-WY, West Antelope Coal Lease 
Application (Federal Coal Lease Application WYW163340), Implementation, 
Converse and Campbell Counties, WY

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about air quality 
impacts.

    Dated: February 10, 2009.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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