[Federal Register: December 15, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 241)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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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. 20060295, ERP No. D-BLM-J65468-WY, Casper Field Office Planning
Area Resource Management Plan, Implementation, Natrona, Converse,
Goshen, and Platte Counties, WY.
Summary: EPA supports BLM's goal to update the RMP based on
emerging issues and changing circumstances and appreciates efforts to
address impacts to wetlands, riparian habitat, and water quality, but
had environmental concerns about impacts to these resources and the
Final EIS should include additional mitigation measures. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060311, ERP No. D-NPS-J61110-UT, Utah Museum of Natural
History, Construction and Operation, New Museum Facility at University
of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20060362, ERP No. D-NOA-L91028-AK, Alaska Groundfish Harvest
Specifications Project, Establish Harvest Strategy for the Bering Sea
and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) and Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Groundfish
Fisheries, AK.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns because the preferred
alternative would have greater impacts to target and non-target species
than other alternatives, and requested additional information on how
environmental justice requirements were met. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060374, ERP No. D-AFS-J65472-CO, Bull Mountain Natural Gas
Pipeline, Construct, Operate and Maintain Natural Gas Pipeline,
Issuance of Right-of-Way Grant and Temporary Use Area Permits,
Gunnison, Delta, Mesa, Garfield Counties, CO.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential
adverse impacts to wetlands and riparian areas, vegetation, air and
water quality, and off-road vehicle and inventoried road-less area
aspects within the pipeline disturbance corridor, and suggests that the
Final EIS include additional BMPs that avoid or reduce impacts. Rating
EC2.
EIS No. 20060420, ERP No. DS-AFS-F65047-IN, German Ridge Restoration
Project, New Information on 2006 Land and Resource Management Plan and
on the Inadequate Effects Analysis, Implementation, Hoosier National
Forest, Tell City Ranger District, Perry County, IN.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns and recommended the
FEIS include additional analysis focusing on quantity of habitat types
affected/created by proposed management activities at the project,
cumulative impacts, and forest levels. Rating EC2.
Final EISs
EIS No. 20060371, ERP No. F-BLM-J65432-CO, Roan Plateau Resource
Management Plan Amendment, Including Former Naval Oil Shale Reserves 1
and 3, Garfield and Rio Blanco Counties, CO.
Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about
potential adverse impacts from increased access to the top of the Roan
Plateau, fragmentation of critical winter habitat for mule deer (base
of plateau), maintaining areas with wilderness characteristics, and
adverse impacts from sedimentation on the Colorado cutthroat.
EIS No. 20060396, ERP No. F-NPS-J65442-WY, Grand Teton National Park
Transportation Plan, Implementation, Grand Teton National Park, Teton
County, WY.
Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about the
NPS's wetland impairment classification process and potential for
adverse impacts to wetlands from the selected alternative.
EIS No. 20060398, ERP No. F-AFS-J65460-UT, Upper Strawberry Allotments
Grazing, Authorize Livestock Grazing, Hebert Ranger District, Pinta
National Forest, Wasatch County, UT.
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Summary: EPA's environmental concerns about adverse impacts from
cattle grazing on riparian habitat and water quality have been
addressed by the development of a more comprehensive Adaptive
Management Plan; therefore, EPA does not object to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20060447, ERP No. F-BLM-K08031-00, Devers-Palo Verde No. 2
Transmission Line Project, Construction and Operation of a New 230-mile
500 kV Electric Transmission Line between Devers Substation in
California and Harquahala Generating Substation in Arizona.
Summary: The Final EIS addressed EPA's concerns with potential
cumulative impacts to air quality, and compliance with CWA section 404;
therefore, EPA does not object to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20060450, ERP No. F-NRS-B36026-MA, Cape Cod Water Resources
Restoration Project, Restore Degraded Salt Marshes, Restore Anadromous
Fish Passages, and Improve Water Quality for Shellfishing Area, Cape
Cod, Barnstable County, MA.
Summary: EPA does not object to the project.
EIS No. 20060439, ERP No. FS-AFS-K65184-CA, Rock Creek Recreational
Trails Project, Updated Information on Habitat Status and Population
Trend for the Pacific Deer Herd, Implementation, Eldorado National
Forest, Eldorado County, CA.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Dated: December 12, 2006.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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