[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 19 (Friday, January 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4810-4812]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-1860]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-8987-8]


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 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).

Notice

    In accordance with Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act, EPA is 
required to make its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies 
public. Historically, EPA has met this mandate by publishing weekly 
notices of availability of EPA comments, which includes a brief summary 
of EPA's comment letters, in the Federal Register. Since February 2008, 
EPA has been including its comment letters on EISs on its Web site at: 
http://www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/eisdata.html.
    Including the entire EIS comment letters on the Web site satisfies 
the Section 309(a) requirement to make EPA's comments on EISs available 
to the public. Accordingly, after March 31, 2010, EPA will discontinue 
the publication of this notice of availability of EPA comments in the 
Federal Register.

Draft EISs

EIS No. 20080460, ERP No. D-FHW-J40186-CO, I-70 East Project, 
Transportation Improvement from I-70 East from 1-25 to Tower Road, 
Funding, City and County Denver, CO.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concern about air quality 
impacts. EPA recommended additional mitigation for PM10 impacts, 
dispersion modeling and possible additional mitigation for MSAT 
impacts. Rating EC2.


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EIS No. 20090058, ERP No. D-AFS-J65534-MT, Miller West Fisher Project, 
Proposes Land Management Activities, including Timber Harvest, Access 
Management, Road Storage and Decommissioning, Prescribed Burning and 
Precommercial Thinning, Miller Creek, West Fisher Creek and the Silver 
Butte Fisher River, Libby Ranger District, Kootenai National Forest, 
Lincoln County, MT.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concern about channel 
stability in Miller Creek as a result of water yield increases from 
proposed timber harvests, and noted the need to assure project 
consistency with TMDL preparation in the watershed of the water quality 
impaired Fisher River. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20090196, ERP No. D-SFW-J99043-MT, Montana Department of 
Natural and Resources and Conservation Plan (HCP), Forested State Trust 
Lands, Designed to Minimize and Mitigate any such Take of Endangered or 
Threatened Species, Application for an Incidental Take Permit, MT.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concern about impacts to water 
quality, aquatic habitat, aquatic ecological functions, and recommended 
additional protections and commitments to provide more comprehensive 
protection. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20090257, ERP No. D-BLM-J65545-SD, Dewey Conveyor Project, To 
Transport Limestone from a Future Quarry Location to a Rail Load-Out 
Facility near Dewey, Application for Transportation and Utility Systems 
and Facilities on Federal Lands, Custer County, SD.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concern about air quality 
impacts, especially regarding connected action sources including the 
limestone quarry and subsequent mining activities that would likely 
have significant particulate emissions. EPA also requested additional 
information on water resources in the project and quarry areas. Rating 
EC2.

EIS No. 20090371, ERP No. D-NPS-E65086-KY, Cumberland Gap National 
Historical Park, General Management Plan, Implementation, Middlesboro, 
KY.

    Summary: While EPA has no objection to the proposed action, EPA did 
recommend additional monitoring activities to ensure that the increase 
in hardened access areas and likely subsequent increase in recreational 
and educational usage of the park do not negatively impact natural and 
cultural resources. Rating LO.

EIS No. 20090388, ERP No. D-AFS-L65524-0R, Fremont-Winema National 
Forests Invasive Plant Treatment, Propose to Treat up to 8,700 Acres of 
Invasive Plant Infestation Per Year, Klamath and Lake Counties, OR.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concern about monitoring and 
adaptive Management issues. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20090407, ERP No. D-NOA-L91034-00, Rationalization of the 
Pacific Coast Groundfish Limited Entry Trawl Fishery, Amendment 20, 
Implementation, WA, OR and CA.

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

EIS No. 20090418, ERP No. D-COE-E39078-NC, The Town of Nags Head Beach 
Nourishment Project, Propose to Utilize a Self-Contained Hooper Dredge 
and Other Feasible Dredging Equipment during a Proposed Construction 
Window from April through September, Dare County, NC.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the use of 
hopper dredges and their potential effect on marine and threatened and 
endangered resources. EPA has requested that the Final SEIS include the 
finalized mitigation plan, the finalized sea turtle protocol, the map 
of the final borrow areas, and some representative boring logs from the 
selected final borrow areas. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20090410, ERP No. DS-IBR-K36146-CA, Mormon Island Auxiliary Dam 
Modification Project, Addressing Hydrologic, Seismic, Static, and Flood 
Management Issues, Sacramento and El Dorado Counties, CA.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about construction 
air quality impacts, exposure to Naturally Occurring Asbestos, and 
impacts to vernal pools, wetlands, and riparian habitat. EPA 
recommended continued coordination with Air Quality Management 
Districts, inclusion of the Section 404 Permit for the Folsom Dam 
Safety/Flood Damage Reduction Project, and a description of the 404 
permit amendments for the MIAD Modification Project. Rating EC2.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20090078, ERP No. F-NIH-J81013-MT, Rocky Mountain Laboratories 
(RML) Master Plan, Implementation, Hamilton, Ravalli County, MT.

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

EIS No. 20090339, ERP No. F-AFS-J65539-00, Ashley National Forest 
Motorized Travel Plan, To Improve Management of Public Summer Motorized 
Use by Designating Roads and Motorized Trails and Limiting Dispersed 
Camping to Areas, Duchesne, Daggett, Uintah Counties, Utah and 
Sweetwater County, Wyoming.

    Summary: The preparing agencies responded adequately to EPA's 
comments on the DEIS. There are no continuing significant issues.

EIS No. 20090366, ERP No. F-FHW-J40177-CO, US-36 Corridor, Multi-Modal 
Transportation Improvements between I-25 in Adams County and Foothills 
Parkway/Table Mesa Drive in Boulder, Adams, Denver, Broomfield, Boulder 
and Jefferson Counties, CO.

    Summary: EPA continues to express environmental concern about water 
quality impacts. EPA recommended long-term monitoring and maintenance 
of storm water best management practices. EPA requested clarification 
of air quality discussion related to particulate matter emissions be 
included in the record of decision.

EIS No. 20090416, ERP No. F-UMC-E11070-NC, U.S. Marine Corps Grow the 
Force at MCB Camp Lejeune, MCAS New River, and MCAS Cherry Point, To 
Provide the Infrastructure to Support the Permanent Increases at these 
three Installations, US Army Corps Section 404 and 10 Permits, City of 
Jacksonville, NC.

Summary: EPA recommended that a comprehensive alternative 
transportation program be developed to assist the area in meeting air 
quality standards in the future.

EIS No. 20090433, ERP No. F-AFS-K65366-CA, Lassen National Forest, 
Motorized Travel Management Plan, Implementation, Butte, Lassen, Modoc, 
Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama Counties, CA.

    Summary: EPA continues to express environmental concerns about 
impacts to water quality and sensitive resources.

EIS No. 20090444, ERP No. F-USA-G11051-NM, White Sands Missile Range 
(WSMR), Development and Implementation of Range-Wide Mission and Major 
Capabilities, NM.

    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency. 
EIS No. 20090441, ERP No. FS-FHW-E40768-TN, Shelby Avenue/Demonbreun 
Street (Gateway Boulevard

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Corridor, from I-65 North [I-24 West] to I-40 West in Downtown 
Nashville, To Address Transportation needs in the Study Area. Davidson 
County, TN.

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about MSAT 
impacts.


    Dated: January 26, 2010.
Ken Mittelholtz,
Deputy Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal 
Activities.
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