[Federal Register: March 16, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 51)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-6685-1]
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 7, 2006 (71 FR
17845).
Draft EISs
EIS No. 20060431, ERP No. D-COE-E67005-NC, PCS Phosphate Mine
Continuation, Proposes Continued Mining of the Phosphate Reserve in an
Economically Viable Fashion, Beaufort County, NC
Summary: EPA objected to issuance of a permit for the applicant-
preferred alternative, which would impact 2,408 acres of waters/
wetlands of the U.S. and 7.3 miles of streams. EPA noted that the
applicant-preferred alternative is the most environmentally damaging of
the alternatives that were evaluated and would represent one of the
largest wetland acreage loss ever permitted in North Carolina. EPA
encouraged the Corps to determine if there may be another alternative
that would have less environmental impact and still be practicable, and
recommended specific refinements to other alternatives. EPA requested
information in the Final EIS, including additional information about
the economic analyses, determination of appropriate stream mitigation
ratios, clarification of phosphogypsum stack impacts on surficial
aquifers, and
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mitigation of elevated cadmium in reclamation sites.
Rating EO2.
EIS No. 20060471, ERP No. D-FHW-F40812-IL, Prairie Parkway Study,
Transportation System Improvement between Interstate 80 (I-80) and
Interstate 88 (I-88) Grundy, Kendall and Kane Counties, IL
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about direct and
indirect impacts to wetlands, streams and forests, as well as
cumulative impacts.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060542, ERP No. D-FRC-L05239-00, Spokane River and Post Falls
Hydroelectric Project, Applications for two New Licenses for Existing
14.75 (mw) Post Falls No. 12606 and 122.9 (mw) Spokane River No. 2545,
Kootenai and Benewah Counties, ID and Spokane, Lincoln and Stevens
Counties, WA
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about degradation of
water quality from the proposed relicensing, and requested additional
information on metal contaminants and sediment supply/transport in the
project area.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20070008, ERP No. D-AFS-K61165-00, Great Basin Creek South
Rangeland Management Projects, Management of 12 Livestock Grazing
Allotments, Bridgeport Ranger District, Lyon and Mineral Counties, NV
and Mono County, CA
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the proposed
management actions and the potential environmental impacts of these
actions. EPA requested additional site- and allotment-specific
information and an expedited implementation of corrective management
measures where ecosystem and rangeland functions are known to be
impaired.
Rating EC2.
Final EISs
EIS No. 20060537, ERP No. F-COE-K36143-CA, American River Watershed,
Lower American River Common Features Mayhew Levee Project,
Reconstruction, Sacramento County, CA
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20060544, ERP No. F-FRC-C05149-NY, Niagara Project,
Hydroelectric Relicensing Application FERC No. 2216, Niagara River,
Niagara County, NY
Summary: The Final EIS addressed EPA's earlier concerns regarding
potential cumulative impacts to water levels; therefore, EPA does not
object to the proposed relicensing.
EIS No. 20070017, ERP No. F-NRC-C06016-NJ, GENERIC--License Renewal of
Nuclear Plants (GEIS) Regarding Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station
Supplement 28 to NUREG-1437, Located adjacent to Barnegat Bay, Lacy and
Ocean Townships, Ocean County, NJ
Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about the use
of outdated ichthyoplankton and zooplankton studies. EPA is also
concerned about the lack of a complete evaluation of the environmental
effects from the continued operation of the facility based on these
studies.
EIS No. 20070027, ERP No. F-FRC-K05061-CA, Lake Elsinore Advanced
Pumped Storage (LEAPS) Project, Construction and Operation, Application
for Hydroelectric License, Special-Use-Permit, FERC No.11858, City of
Lake Elsinore, Riverside County, CA
Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about the
potential significant adverse impacts to air, water, and habitat
resources; and recommended a number of mitigation measures to minimize
the potential impacts.
EIS No. 20070031, ERP No. F-AFS-K39101-CA, Lake Davis Pike Eradication
Project, To Eradicate Pike and Re-Establish Trout Fishery in the
Tributaries, Special-Use-Permit, Plumas National Forest, Plumas County,
CA
Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about the
tradeoffs from the neutralization process and the mechanisms that will
avoid reintroduction of the species.
EIS No. 20070045, ERP No. F-FHW-J40174-UT, Riverdale Road Project (UT-
26), Improvement Mobility and Safety between 1900 West in Roy, UT and
U.S. Highway 89 (Washington Boulevard) in Odgen, UT, Cities of Roy,
Riverdale, South Ogden and Ogden, Weber County, UT
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Dated: March 13, 2007.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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