[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 217 (Thursday, November 12, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 58284]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-27311]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-8599-3]


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)(copyright) 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 or http://www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/.
    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. 20090294, ERP No. D-AFS-L65579-OR, Off-Highway Vehicle 
(OHV) Management Plan, Including Forest Plan Amendment 17, 
Designation of Roads, Trails and Areas for OHV Use on Mt. Hood National 
Forest, Implementation, Clackamas, Hood River, Multnomah, and Wasco 
Counties, OR.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to 
water quality from sedimentation and the potential spread of invasive 
plants, and recommended the elimination of Off-Highway Vehicle routes 
with resource concerns. Rating EC2.
    EIS No. 20090314, ERP No. D-FHW-F40450-IL, TIER 1--Elgin O'Hare--
West Bypass Study, To Identify Multimodal Transportation Solutions, 
Cook and DuPage Counties, IL.
    Summary: While EPA has no objections to this project, we asked 
conceptual mitigation for wetland losses be included in the Final EIS, 
and that detailed mitigation measures for wetlands, air quality and 
stormwater be developed in Tier 2. Rating LO.

Final EISs

    EIS No. 20090322, ERP No. F-AFS-L65558-ID, Salmon-Challis National 
Forest (SCNF), Proposes Travel Planning and OHV Route Designation, 
Lemhi, Custer and Butte Counties, ID.
    Summary: While EPA has no objection with the proposed action, we 
asked that the Forest Service further integrate water quality 
considerations into future travel management planning.
    EIS No. 20090338, ERP No. F-AFS-L65574-OR, Big Summit Allotment 
Management Plan, Proposes to Reauthorize Cattle Term Grazing Permits, 
Construct Range Improvements, and Restore Riparian Vegetation on Five 
Allotments, Lookout Mountain Ranger District, Ochoco National Forest, 
Crook County, OR.
    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.

    Dated: November 9, 2009.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. E9-27311 Filed 11-10-09; 8:45 am]
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