[Federal Register: March 30, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 61)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-6685-5]
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 the Federal Register dated April 7, 2006 (71 FR 17845).
Draft EISs
EIS No. 20060300, ERP No. D-AFS-J65469-CO, White River National Forest
Travel Management Plan, To Accommodate and Balance Transportation
Needs, Implementation, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Mesa, Moffat, Pitkin,
Rio Blanco, Routt and Summit Counties, CO.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the potential
for adverse impacts to water quality from non-system roads and from
roads needing repair or maintenance. The final EIS should address the
strategy for implementing effective enforcement and compliance with new
road designations and restrictions, as well as repairing and
maintaining existing roads.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060501, ERP No. D-BLM-K65323-00, Yuma Field Office (YFO)
Resource Management Plan, Provide Direction Managing Public Lands,
Implementation, Yuma, La Paz and Maricopa Counties, AZ and Imperial and
Riverside Counties, CA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about air quality
impacts from off-highway vehicles and requested clarification on the
Travel Management Network, and recommends restricting OHV usage and
implementing other mitigation measures.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20070007, ERP No. D-NPS-G65103-NM, Bandelier National Monument,
Ecological Restoration Plan, Reestablish Healthy, Sustainable
Vegetative Conditions within the Pinon-Juniper Woodland, Los Alamos and
Sandoval Counties, NM.
Summary: EPA does not object to the preferred action.
Rating LO.
EIS No. 20070015, ERP No. D-CDB-C80016-NY, East River Waterfront
Esplanade and Piers Project, Revitalization, Connecting Whitehall Ferry
Terminal and Peter Minuit Plaza to East River Park, Funding New York,
NY.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about traffic and
related air quality impacts.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20070016, ERP No. D-COE-F36167-OH, Dover Dam Safety Assurance
Program Project, Modifications and Upgrades, Funding, Muskingum River
Basin, Tscarawas County, OH.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the proposed
approach to remediate potential hazardous wastes that may be present in
the project area, and recommended that a detailed evaluation and
remediation plan be developed and included in the Final EIS to support
the proposed approach.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20070025, ERP No. D-AFS-L65531-OR, Invasive Plant Treatments
within the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests and the Crooked River
National Grassland, Reduction of Invasive Plant Infestation and
Protection of Uninfested Areas, Implementation, Several Cos. OR.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential
adverse impacts to water quality from both herbicides and sediment. The
final EIS should include information about aquatic invasive plant
infestations and how these would be treated to prevent deterioration of
water quality.
Rating EC1.
EIS No. 20070026, ERP No. D-FRC-G03033-LA, Kinder Morgan Louisiana
Pipeline Project, Natural Gas Pipeline Facilities, Construction and
Operation, U.S. Army COE Section 10 and 404 Permits, Evangeline,
Cameron, and Acadia Parishes, LA.
Summary: EPA does not object to the preferred actions as described
in the DEIS.
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Rating LO.
Final EISs
EIS No. 20060459, ERP No. F-NPS-J61108-SD, Badlands National Park/North
Unit General Management Plan, Implementation, Jackson, Pennington and
Shananon Counties, SD.
Summary: The final EIS addressed EPA's concerns about impacts on
water quality and riparian habitat; however, we continue to have
concerns about the downward trend in air quality, which is believed to
be due to human-caused sources and fires within and outside of the
Park. EPA encourages the NPS to continue taking actions to mitigate
these sources of air pollution in and around the Park.
EIS No. 20060470, ERP No. F-FHW-J40170-CO, I-25 Valley Highway Project,
Transportation Improvement from Logan to U.S. 6, Denver County, CO.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project.
EIS No. 20070012, ERP No. F-FHW-K40258-CA, Campus Parkway Project,
Construction of a New Expressway from Mission Avenue Interchange to
Yosemite Avenue/Lake Road, U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit, City of
Merced, Merced County, CA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential
indirect and cumulative impacts associated with induced growth.
EIS No. 20070022, ERP No. F-AFS-F65062-MN, Echo Trail Area Forest
Management Project, Forest Vegetation Management and Related
Transportation System, Superior National Forest Land and Resource
Management Plan, Implementation, Lacroix Ranger District and Kawishiwi
Ranger District, St. Louis and Lake Counties, MN.
Summary: The final EIS addressed previous concerns regarding
mitigation for impacts to water quality and operational maintenance of
logging equipment; therefore, EPA does not object to the proposed
action.
EIS No. 20070037, ERP No. F-FHW-J40165-MT, U.S. Highway 89,
Improvements, from Browning to Hudson Bay Divide, Endangered Species
Act, NPDES Permit and U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit, Glacier County,
MT.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to
water quality, wetlands, and aquatic habitat, as well as impacts to
wildlife and wildlife movement.
EIS No. 20070040, ERP No. F-DOD-A10076-00, Programmatic--Missile
Defense Agency, To Incrementally Develop, Test, Deploy, and Plan for
Decommissioning of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS).
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20070043, ERP No. F-AFS-K65302-CA, Commercial Park Stock Permit
Reissuance for the Sierra National Forest and Trail Management Plan for
the Dinkey Lakes Wilderness, Application Reissuance Special-Use-Permit,
Mariposa, Madera and Fresno Counties, CA.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20070086, ERP No. F-USA-D15000-VA, Fort Lee, Virginia and Fort
A.P. Hill, Virginia Project, Implementation of Base Closure and
Realignment (BRAC) Recommendations and Other Army Actions, Prince
George County, Petersburg, Virginia Hopewell, Virginia; Caroline
County, Essex County, VA.
Summary: The Final EIS adequately addressed EPA's comments;
therefore, EPA does not object to the proposed project.
Dated: March 27, 2007.
Ken Mittelholtz,
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Federal Activities.
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