[Federal Register: December 29, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 250)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-6682-6]
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. 20060075, ERP No. D-AFS-J65458-00, Wasatch-Cache National
Forest Noxious Weed Treatment Program, Proposes to Treat Noxious Weeds
1.2 Million Acres of Wilderness and Non-Wilderness Areas, several
counties, UT and Uinta County, WY.
Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about
potential impacts to source and ground water. The Final EIS should
include a monitoring and adaptive management program to assure that
program objectives are met.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060213, ERP No. D-CGD-B03013-MA, Northeast Gateway Deepwater
Port License Application to Import Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) (USCG-
2005-22219), Massachusetts Bay, City of Gloucester, MA.
Summary: EPA offered comments and suggestions about the analysis
and discussion of impacts to air and water quality and to marine
organisms as well as measures to avoid, minimize and mitigate for
unavoidable impacts from the project.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060325, ERP No. D-FRC-L05237-00, Hells Canyon Hydroelectric
Project, Application for Relicensing to Authorize the Continued
Operation of Hydroelectric Project, Snake River, Washington and Adams
Counties, ID and Wallowa and Baker Counties, OR.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections based on impacts to
water temperature. EPA requested additional analysis of the potential
for temperature control structures to minimize water quality impacts.
Rating EO2.
EIS No. 20060395, ERP No. D-FRC-L05238-00, Klamath Hydroelectric
Project, Continued Operation for Hydropower License FERC No. 2082-27,
Klamath River, Klamath County, OR and Siskiyou County, CA.
Summary: EPA has environmental objections to the proposed
relicensing in light of the potential for the project to continue to
cause or contribute to water quality criteria exceedence and related
adverse impacts on designated uses. EPA recommended that the final EIS
analyze, as appropriate, mitigation measures that would help meet
applicable water quality standards. EPA also recommended that the final
EIS evaluate an alternative that demonstrates that the project's
contribution to water quality standard exceedences would be addressed
throughout the Project area or discuss why such an alternative was not
considered reasonable.
Rating EO2.
EIS No. 20060443, ERP No. D-AFS-L65525-AK, Baht Timber Sale Project,
Proposes to Harvest Timber and Temporary Road Construction on Zarembo
Island, Wrangell Ranger District, Tongrass National Forest, AK.
Summary: EPA express environmental concerns about the potential for
adverse impacts to water quality, aquatic resources, air quality,
soils, and biological diversity from the proposed actions, especially
related to roads. The Final EIS should include additional mitigation
for impacts and more detail on the monitoring plan.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060445, ERP No. D-NPS-J65474-MT, Avalanche Hazard Reduction
Project, Issuance of Special Use Permit for the Use of Explosives
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in the Park, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, Glacier National
Park, Flathead National Forest, Flathead and Glacier Counties, MT.
Summary: EPA supports new and expanded snowshed construction
without the use of explosives, given the avalance hazard and impacts to
wildlife.
However, we expressed environmental concerns about barriers to
wildlife travel, and recommended incorporating measures for wildlife
passage into snowshed design and construction.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060101, ERP No. DR-UAF-E11056-FL, Eglin Air Force Base and
Hurlburt Field, New Revision to Preferred Alternatives, Military Family
Housing Demolition, Construction, Renovation, and Leasing (DCR & L)
Program, Okaloosa County, FL.
Summary: EPA requested that additional data and analysis be
included in the final EIS.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060361, ERP No. DS-NRS-D36121-WV, Lost River Subwatershed of
the Potomac River Watershed Project, Construction of Site 16 on Lower
Cove Run and Deletion of Site 23 on Upper Cove Run, US Army COE Section
404 Permit, Hardy County, WV.
Summary: EPA has environmental objections with the project due to
potential adverse impacts to aquatic resources. EPA requested
additional information regarding the need for the project, as well as
analysis of alternatives, secondary and cumulative effects, and
potential mitigation measures.
Rating EO2.
Final EISs
EIS No. 20060062, ERP No. F-AFS-J61104-CO, Copper Mountain Resort
Trails and Facilities Improvements, Implementation, Special Use Permit,
White River National Forest, Dillon Ranger District, Summit County, CO.
Summary: The final EIS addressed EPA's concerns with impacts to
water quality from snowmaking, mitigation for wetlands impacts and
impacts to wildlife. EPA recommended additional monitoring to assure
that extensive wetland mitigation measures are successful and continue
to function as designed.
EIS No. 20060123, ERP No. F-AFS-J65429-CO, Village at Wolf Creek
Project, Application for Transportation and Utility Systems and
Facilities, Proposed Development and Use of Road and Utility Corridors
Crossing, National Forest System Lands to Access 287.5 Acres of Private
Property Land, Mineral County, CO.
Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about
potential impacts to water quality, site hydrology and wetlands from
the proposed action, especially from roads and new access.
EIS No. 20060172, ERP No. F-AFS-J65421-00, Grizzly Bear Conservation
for the Greater Yellowstone Area National Forests, Implementation,
Amend Six Forest Plans: Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Bridger-
Teton National Forest, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Custer National
Forest, Gallatin National Forest and Shoshone National Forest, MT, WY,
and ID.
Summary: The Final EIS addressed EPA's concerns in terms of
limiting the number of roads, trails and campsites. However, the ROD
should consider including a commitment to increase mitigation to the
level of use over time as well as include a more comprehensive
monitoring plan. Added protections to grizzly bear habitat will also
protect water quality and other forest resources.
EIS No. 20060193, ERP No. F-AFS-J65435-UT, Ogden Ranger District Travel
Plan, To Update the Travel Management Plan, Wasatch-Cache National
Plan, Ogden Ranger District, Box Elder, Cache, Morgan, Weber and Rich
Counties, UT.
Summary: EPA continues to express environmental concerns with the
potential for adverse impacts to aquatic and terrestrial resources from
the existing and proposed travel systems and particularly from
unauthorized motorized trails.
EIS No. 20060409, ERP No. F-AFS-J65452-UT, Lake Project, Proposal to
Maintain Vegetative Diversity and Recover Economic Value of Dead, Dying
and High Risk to Mortality Trees, Manti-La Sal National Forest, Ferron/
Price Ranger District, Emery and Sanpete Counties, UT.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20060425, ERP No. F-AFS-K65298-CA, Kings River Project,
Proposal to Restore Historical Pre-1850 Forest Conditions,
Implementation, High Sierra Ranger District, Sierra National Forest,
Fresno County, CA.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Dated: December 26, 2006.
Ken Mittelholtz,
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Federal Activities.
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