[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 161 (Friday, August 21, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42296-42297]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20199]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-8596-6]


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 Federal Register Dated July 17, 2009 (74 FR 34754).

Draft EISs

EIS No. 20090152, ERP No. D-BLM-J80008-UT, Mona to Oquirrh Transmission 
Corridor Project and Draft Pong Express Resource Management Plan 
Amendment, Construction, Operation, Maintenance and Decommissioning a 
Double-Circuit 500/345 Kilovolt (Kv) Transmission Line, Right-of-Way 
Grant, Rocky Mountain Power, Juab, Salt Lake, Tooele and Utah Counties, 
UT.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about wetland impacts 
and the disturbance of a Superfund site, and requested additional 
information on wetland and air quality impacts. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20090159, ERP No. D-FHW-E40827-NC, Gaston East-West Connector 
Project, Construction from I-85 west Gastonia to I-485/NC 160 near the 
Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, Gaston and Meckleburg 
Counties, NC.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections because the project 
will potentially contribute significant VMTs and increased emissions 
and ultimately make achievement of the NAAQS difficult. In addition, 
jurisdictional waters are currently impaired in the project study area 
from construction and related activities. Both the direct and indirect 
and cumulative impacts will potentially further degrade water quality. 
Rating EO2.

EIS No. 20090170, ERP No. D-FHW-F40448-WI, Zoo Interchange Corridor 
Study, Reconstruction to I0-94 from 70th Street to 124 Street and on 
U.S. 45 from Burleigh Street to I-894/U.S. 45 and Lincoln Avenue in 
Milwaukee County, WI.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about air quality, 
wetland, and surface water impacts. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20090171, ERP No. D-NOA-L99011-WA, PROGRAMMATIC--Lower Duwamish 
River Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Restoration Plan, 
Implementation, King County, WA.

    Summary: While EPA has no objections to the proposed action, it 
requested clarification of water quality issues. Rating LO.

EIS No. 20090178, ERP No. D-IBR-K29002-CA, North Bay Water Recycling 
Program (NBWRP), (Formerly North San Pablo Bay Restoration and Reuse 
Project), Proposed to Promote the Expanded Beneficial Use of Recycled 
Water, Northern Marin Water District, Napa County, CA.

    Summary: While EPA has no objection to the proposed action, it 
requested clarification of water related issues. Rating LO.

EIS No. 20090181, ERP No. D-AFS-K65368-CA, Lower Trinity and Mad River 
Motorized Travel Management, Proposed to Prohibit Cross-County Motor 
Vehicle Travel Off Designated National Forest Transportation System 
(NFTS) Roads and Motorized Trails, Six River National Forest, CA.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to 
riparian and aquatic resources and to perennial creeks, wet meadows, 
and fens. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20090189, ERP No. D-AFS-K65370-CA, Beaverslide Timber Sale and 
Fuel Treatment Project, Proposing to Harvest Commercial Timber and 
Treat Hazardous Fuels, Six Rivers National Forest, Mad River Ranger 
District, Trinity County, CA.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential 
adverse impacts to already impaired water bodies. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20090199, ERP No. D-AFS-L65573-OR, Westside Rangeland Analysis 
Project, Proposal to Allocate Forage for Commercial Livestock Grazing 
on Six Alternatives, Mud and

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Tope Creeks, Wallowa Valley Ranger District, Wallowa-Whitman National 
Forest, Wallowa County, OR.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the potential 
impacts to water quality within creeks that are already on the Oregon 
State's most current 303(d) list and subsequent impacts to aquatic 
resources therein. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20090200, ERP No. D-AFS-F65076-MI, Niagara Project, To Address 
Site-Specific Vegetation and Transportation System Needs in the Project 
Areas, Hiawatha National Forest, St. Ignace and Sault Ste. Marie Ranger 
Districts, Mackinac and Chippewa Counties, MI.

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

EIS No. 20090205, ERP No. DS-AFS-L65531-OR, Invasive Plant Treatments 
within the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests and the Crooked River 
National Grassland, Updated Information on Three New Alternatives, 
Proposal for Treatment of Invasive Plant Infestation and Protection of 
Uninfested Areas, Implementation, Several Cos. OR.

    Summary: EPA's previous issues have been resolved; therefore, EPA 
has no objection to the proposed action. Rating LO.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20080504, ERP No. F-FRC-D03016-MD, Sparrows Point Liquefied 
Natural Gas (LNG) Import Terminal Expansion and Natural Gas Pipeline 
Facilities, Construction and Operation, Application Authorization, U.S. 
COE Section 10 and 404 Permits, Baltimore County, MD.

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about wetland 
impacts and air conformity issues.

EIS No. 20090153, ERP No. F-AFS-J65484-MT, Grizzly Vegetation and 
Transportation Management Project, Proposes Timber Harvest, Prescribed 
Burning, Road Maintenance, and Transportation Management Actions, Three 
Rivers Ranger District, Kootenai National Forest, Lincoln County, MT.

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about impacts 
to riparian areas, soils and grizzly bear habitat.

EIS No. 20090186, ERP No. F-FRC-K03031-CA, South Feather Power Project, 
(Project No. 2099-068), Application to Relicense its 104-megawatt, 
South Fork Feather River, Lost Creek and Slate Creek, Butte, Yuba, and 
Plumas Counties, CA.

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about impacts 
to water quality, cumulative impacts and a lack of discussion of 
climate change effects on the project.

EIS No. 20090191, ERP No. F-NOA-D91001-00, Amendment 1 to the 
Consolidated Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery Management Plan, 
(FMP), Updating and Revising Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) for Atlantic 
Highly Migratory Species (HMS) consider additional Habitat Area of 
Particular Concern (HAPC) and Analyze Fishing Impacts, Chesapeake Bay, 
MD, Delaware Bay, DE, Great Bay, NJ and Outer Bank off NC.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.

EIS No. 20090207, ERP No. F-FHW-J40184-UT, SR-262; Montezuma Creek to 
Aneth Project, Improvements to the Intersection of SR-162, SR-262, and 
County Road (CR) 450 in Montezuma Cree, Funding, Navajo Nation, San 
Juan County, UT.

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about water 
quality and recommended measures to reduce increased sedimentation and 
erosion.

EIS No. 20090212, ERP No. F-FTA-F40434-MN, Central Corridor Project, 
Selected the Preferred Alternative, 11 miles Light Rail Transit between 
downtown Minneapolis and downtown St. Paul, Minnesota, Twin Cities 
Metropolitan Area, MN.

    Summary: While EPA previous issues have been resolved, it requested 
clarification on hazardous waste sites, parking losses, future stations 
in environmental justice neighborhoods and stormwater management.

EIS No. 20090216, ERP No. F-COE-E39075-MS, PROGRAMMATIC EIS--
Mississippi Coastal Improvements Program (MsCIP), Comprehensive Plan, 
Implementation, Hancock, Harrison and Jackson Counties, MS.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.

EIS No. 20090217, ERP No. F-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 of Wales Island, AK.

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about impacts 
to water quality.

EIS No. 20090243, ERP No. F-COE-E39078-FL, C-111 Spreader Canal Western 
Project, To Restore Ecosystem Function in Taylor Slough and Florida Bay 
Areas, Central and Southern Florida Project, Comprehensive Everglades 
Restoration Plan (CERP), Everglades National Park, Miami-Dade County, 
FL.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.

EIS No. 20090220, ERP No. FA-NOA-A91061-00, Amendment 10 Atlantic 
Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Fishery Management Plan, Development of a 
Rebuilding Program that Allows Butterfish Stock to Rebuild in the 
Shortest Time Possible, Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), off the U.S. 
Atlantic Coast.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.

    Dated: August 18, 2009.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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