[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 146 (Friday, July 31, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 38188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-18349]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-8595-9]


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 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 July 17, 2009 (74 FR 
34754).

Draft EISs

EIS No. 20080242, ERP No. D-BLM-D65040-WV, East Lynn Lake Coal Lease 
Project, Proposal to Lease Federal Coal That Lies Under Nine Tracts of 
Land for Mining, Wayne County, WV.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections about adverse 
impacts to water quality and aquatic life. EPA recommends the 
development of an alternative that incorporates a larger, more 
conservative and protective buffer between potential mining operations 
and the existing earthen dam. EPA requested additional information on 
past and current water quality and quality impairments. Rating EO2.

EIS No. 20080385, ERP No. D-FTA-D54042-MD, Red Line Corridor Transit 
Study, Alternatives Analysis, Implementation of a New East-West Transit 
Alignment through Baltimore, Baltimore County, MD.

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

EIS No. 20080422, ERP No. D-FTA-D54043-MD, Purple Line Transit Project, 
Proposed 16-Mile Rapid Transit Line Extending from Bethesda in 
Montgomery County to New Carrollton in Prince George's County, MD.

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

EIS No. 20090154, ERP No. D-NPS-E65083-AL, Tuskegee Airmen National 
Historic Site, General Management Plan, Implementation, Tuskegee, AL.

    Summary: While EPA has no objections to the proposed action, it 
suggested the use of Best Management Practices. Rating LO.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20090158, ERP No. F-FHW-F40435-IL, Illinois Route 29 (FAP 318) 
Corridor Study, Transportation Improvement from Illinois 6 to 
Interstate 180, Funding and US Army COE Section 404 Permit, Peoria, 
Marshall, Putnam and Bureau Counties, IL.

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about wetland 
and habitat impacts, and requested that the Record of Decision include 
more information on mitigation measures to reduce erosion and wildlife 
crossings.

EIS No. 20090193, ERP No. F-AFS-F65072-WI, Camp Four Vegetation 
Project, Proposes Vegetation and Road Management Activities, Desired 
Future Condition (DFC), Medford-Park Falls Ranger District, 
Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, Price County, WI.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.

EIS No. 20090194, ERP No. F-AFS-K65342-CA, Moonlight and Wheeler Fires 
Recovery and Restoration Project, Analysis of the No-Action and Action 
Alternatives, Mt. Hough Ranger District, Plumas National Forest, Plumas 
County, CA.

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about adverse 
impacts to watersheds, and recommended that the action avoid California 
spotted owl home range core areas and protected activity centers, 
minimize new road construction, and use all practical methods to 
minimize emissions during construction.

EIS No. 20090195, ERP No. F-COE-G39051-LA, Mississippi River-Gulf 
Outlet (MRGO), Louisiana, and Lake Borgne Wetland Creation and 
Shoreline Protection Project, Proposes to Construct Shoreline 
Protection Features Along the Lake Borgne Shoreline to Restore and 
Nourish Wetlands, Lake Borgne, LA.

    Summary: EPA's previous comments were adequately addressed; 
therefore, EPA does not object to the proposed action.

    Dated: July 28, 2009.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. E9-18349 Filed 7-30-09; 8:45 am]
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