[Federal Register: August 22, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 163)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-6643-2]
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) 564-7167.
An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental
impact statements (EISs) was published in FR dated April 4, 2003 (68 FR
16511).
Draft EISs
ERP No. D-AFS-J70021-SD Rating EC2, Prairie Project Area (Lower
Rapid Creek Area), Multiple Resource Management Actions,
Implementation, Black Hills National Forest, Mystic Ranger District,
Pennington County, ID.
Summary: EPA has environmental concerns about potential soil
erosion, runoff and degradation of water quality and stream habitat,
stream sedimentation, and impacts to wildlife and sensitive species.
EPA recommended the final EIS include measures to minimize impacts to
important wildlife habitat and private property when harvesting on the
Forest Service-private land interface.
ERP No. D-FHW-E40797-MS Rating LO, Airport Parkway Extension,
Improvements to MS-475 from I-20 to Old Brandon Road, U.S. Army COE
Section 404 Permit Issuance, Rankin County, MS.
Summary: EPA has lack of objections to the proposed action.
However, EPA recommends that further information regarding project
description, project need and adequate mitigation be included in the
FEIS.
ERP No. D-FHW-F40413-IL Rating EC2, US 20 (FAP 301) Construction
Project, IL-84 north of Galena to Bolton Road northwest of Freeport,
Funding, NPDES Permit and U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit Issuance, Jo
Davies and Stephenson Counties, IL.
Summary: EPA has environmental concerns with the proposed project
relating to: (1) Karst areas and groundwater contamination, (2)
impaired water impacts, (3) neotropical migrant impacts, and (4) forest
impact mitigation.
ERP No. D-FHW-F40414-OH Rating EC2, Butler County, OH-63 Extension
to U.S. 127 (Trenton Area Access), Construction of a Multi-Lane Limited
Access, Divided Highway on New Alignment from east of OH-41/OH-63
Interchange in the City of Monroe, Funding, Butler County, OH.
Summary: EPA has environmental concerns with the proposed project
regarding potential ground water contamination in a federally-
designated sole source aquifer (the Great Miami/Little Miami Buried
Valley Aquifer System). EPA also asks that more information be provided
on wetlands mitigation and impacts to surface water.
ERP No. D-FHW-F40415-IN Rating EC2, US 31 Improvement Project (I-
465 to IN-38) between I-465 North Leg and IN-38, Funding, NPDES Permit
and U.S. Army Section 10 and 404 Permits Issuance, Hamilton County, IN.
Summary: EPA has environmental concerns with the preferred
alternative regarding potentially adverse impacts to public drinking
water supplies, forests, wetlands, streams and floodplains. EPA
recommends the FEIS include specific mitigation measures to minimize
and/or compensate for these impacts.
ERP No. D-FHW-G40174-TX Rating LO, Eastern Extension of the
President George Bush Turnpike (PGBT) from TX-78 to I-30, New
Controlled Access Tollway Construction at a New Location, Cities of
Garland, Sachse, Rowlett and Dallas, Dallas County, TX.
Summary: EPA has no objections to the project as proposed. EPA
recommends additional information regarding the areas of air quality
and floodplain mitigation be included in the FEIS.
ERP No. D-NPS-G65086-TX Rating LO, Big Bend National Park General
Management Plan, Implementation, Brewster County, TX.
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Summary: EPA has no objections to the selection of the preferred
alternative as described.
ERP No. D-NPS-J65384-MT Rating EC2, Glacier National Park
Commercial Services Plan, and General Management Plan, Implementation,
Glacier National Park, a Portion of Waterton-Glacier International
Peace Park, Flathead and Glacier Counties, MT.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns with potential
impacts to outstanding resource waters within Glacier National Park
from stream channel maintenance activities and construction. EPA
believes additional information should be presented to fully assess and
mitigate all potential impacts of the management actions.
Final EISs
ERP No. F-AFS-K65249-CA, Stream Fire Restoration Project,
Implementation, Plumas National Forest, Mt. Hough Ranger District,
Plumas County, CA.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
ERP No. F-BLM-K61155-CA, Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area
Management Plan Revision and Update and Amendment to the California
Desert Conservation Area Plan, Implementation, Imperial County, CA.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
ERP No. F-COE-G39036-TX, North Padre Island Storm Damage Reduction
and Environmental Restoration Project, Construction of a Channel
between the Laquna Madre and the Gulf of Mexico across North Padre
Island referred to as Packery Channel Project, Nueces County, TX.
Summary: EPA had no objections to the proposed action.
ERP No. F-DOE-L08055-WA, Kangley--Echo Lake Transmission Line
Project, New 500-kilovolt (kV) Transmission Line Construction, U.S.
Army COE Section 10 and 404 Permits Issuance, King County, WA.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
ERP No. F-DOE-L08063-WA, Plymouth Generating Facility, Construction
and Operation of a 307-megawatt (MW) Natural Gas-Fired Combined Cycle
Power Generation Facility on a 44.5 Acre Site, Conditional Use/Special
Use Permit Issuance, Benton County, WA.
Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns with the lack
of a comprehensive air quality cumulative effects analysis.
ERP No. F-FHW-K40253-CA, Riverside County Integrated Project,
Winchester to Temecula Corridor, Construction of a New Multi-Modal
Transportation Facility, Route Location and Right-of-Way Preservation,
Riverside County, CA.
Summary: EPA has environmental concerns regarding the preferred
alternative's contribution to habitat fragmentation, and impacts to
endangered species, waters of the United States, water quality and air
quality. EPA requests clarifications in the Record of Decision, and
commitments that these key issues be addressed in the Tier 2 project
level evaluation.
ERP No. F-USN-K11107-CA, Naval Station Treasure Island Disposal and
Reuse Property, Implementation, Local Redevelopment Authority (LRA),
City of San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
ERP No. FS-COE-G39002-00, Red River Chloride Control Project,
Authorization to Reduce the Natural Occurring Levels of Chloride in the
Wichita River Portion Only, North, Middle and South Forks, Wichita
River and Red River, Implementation, Tulsa District, Wichita County,
TX.
Summary: EPA had no objections to the preferred alternative.
ERP No. FS-UAF-K11076-00, Airborne Laser (ABL) Program, Conducting
Test Activities at Kirtland Air Force Base (AFB) and White Sands
Missile Range/Holloman AFB, New Mexico; and Edwards AFB and Vandenberg
AFB, California, NM and CA.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Dated: August 19, 2003.
Joseph C. Montgomery,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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