[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 88 (Friday, May 8, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21682-21683]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-10772]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-8593-3]


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.
    An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental 
impact statements (EISs) was published in FR dated April 17, 2009 (74 
FR 17860).

Draft EISs

EIS No. 20090045, ERP No. D-USN-K11023-00, West Coast Basing of the MV-
22 Determining Basing Location(s) and Providing Efficient Training 
Operations, CA, AZ.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to air 
quality from the basing of the MV-22. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20090057, ERP No. D-AFS-L65567-00, Wallowa-Whitman National 
Forest Invasive Plants Treatment Project, To Protect Native Vegetation 
by Controlling, Containing, or Eradicating Invasive Plant, Wallowa, 
Baker, Malheur, and Grant Counties, OR and Adams and Nez Perce 
Counties, ID.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential 
adverse impacts from herbicide treatments to water quality, especially 
for impaired water bodies. The final EIS should include mitigation 
measures ensuring weed treatments would not degrade water quality. 
Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20090070, ERP No. DS-AFS-K65312-CA, Pilgrim Vegetation 
Management Project, Updated Information to Address and Respond to the 
Specific Issues Identified in the Court Ruling. Implementation, Shasta-
Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, CA.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the potential 
inadvertent exposure of Sporax to humans and non-target species, as 
well as potential adverse impacts to snag-dependent and late 
successional species. Rating EC2.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20090068, ERP No. F-AFS-L05240-AK, Angoon Hydroelectric 
Project, Construction and Operation, Special Use Authorization, Thayer 
Creek, Admiralty Island National Monument, Tongass National Forest, AK.

    Summary: The Final EIS adequately responded to our comments on 
environmental impacts to water quality and aquatic habitat; therefore, 
EPA does not object to this action.

EIS No. 20090072, ERP No. F-USN-E11066-00, Jacksonville Range Complex 
Project, To Support and Conduct Current and Emerging Training and RDT&E 
Operations, NC, SC, GA and FL.

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about the 
deposition of expended training materials and their accumulation over 
time.

EIS No. 20090119, ERP No. F-NPS-C65006-NY, Governors Island National 
Monument, General Management Plan, Implementation, New York Harbor, NY.

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

EIS No. 20090084, ERP No. FA-BLM-K67011-NV, Betze Pit Expansion 
Project, Development of New Facilities and Expansion of Existing Open-
Pit Gold Mining, Eureka and Elko Counties, NV.


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    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about 
potential ecological impacts from the cessation of mine dewatering and 
tailings closure. EPA recommends the ROD include a specific plan to 
successfully transition wetlands and irrigated croplands to upland 
salt-tolerant species at the end of infiltration activities, and 
describe tailings closure, associated ecological risks, and mitigation 
measures.

    Dated: May 5, 2009.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. E9-10772 Filed 5-7-09; 8:45 am]
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