[Federal Register: November 14, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 220)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-6645-5]
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 4, 2003 (68 FR 16511).
Draft EISs
ERP No. D-AFS-G65090-NM Rating LO, Magdelena Ridge Observatory
Project, Construct and Operate an Observatory in the Magdelena
Mountains, Cibola National Forest, Magdelena Ranger District, Socorro
County, NM.
Summary: EPA had no objection to the preferred alternative.
ERP No. D-DOE-L09817-WA Rating EC2, BP Cherry Point Cogeneration
Project, To Build a 720-megawatt Gas-Fired Combined Cycle Cogeneration
Facility, Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC), Whatcom
County, WA.
Summary: EPA expressed concerns that proposed mitigation would not
adequately offset project-related impacts to wetlands. EPA recommended
that the additional wetland mitigation be developed along with a
demonstration that the applicant-proposed project represents the least
environmentally damaging practicable alternative. EPA also recommended
that the Bonneville Power Administration and the Corps of Engineers
consult with the governments of affected tribes, pursuant to Executive
Order 13175.
ERP No. D-NOA-L91019-00 Rating EC2, Pacific Coast Groundfish
Fishery Management Plan (FMP) Amendment 16-2, Rebuilding Plans for:
Darkblotched Rockfish, Pacific Ocean Perch, Canary Rockfish, and
Lingcod, Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act, WA, OR, CA and Boundary of U.S. EEZ.
Summary: EPA expressed concerns on bycatch information, impacts on
habitat, and enforcement of depth-based management restrictions.
ERP No. D-USA-G11042-LA Rating EC2, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment
Transformation and Installation Mission Support, Joint Readiness
Training Center (JRTC) Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Long-Term Military
Training Use of Kisatchie National Forest Lands, Fort Polk, LA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns and requested
additional information on mitigation measure to reduce sediment
loadings, mapping wetlands, and forest restoration.
ERP No. D-USA-L10005-AK Rating EC2, Programmatic EIS--Army
Transformation of the 172nd Infantry Brigade (Separate) to a Stryker
Brigade Combat Team (SBCT), Propose Location Forts Wainwright and
Richardson, AK.
Summary: EPA expressed concerns regarding impacts on natural
resources from increased in live-fire training and maneuver training.
EPA requested that the FEIS clarify impacts and include compensation
information for natural resources.
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ERP No. DS-FAA-K51039-CA Rating EC2, Los Angeles International
Airport Proposed Master Plan Improvements, New Alternative, Enhanced
Safety and Security Plan, Los Angeles County, CA.
Summary: EPA raised environmental concerns regarding emissions of
criteria and hazardous air pollutants, especially emissions from
auxiliary power units; the adequacy of measures to reduce air pollutant
loading for this project, especially operational emissions; whether the
project causes disproportionately high adverse effects on low-income or
minority populations due to air pollution and mitigation for noise
impacts by jet aircrafts.
Final EISs
ERP No. F-AFS-G65088-NM
Bluewater Ecosystem Management Project, Proposal to Initiate
Vegetation Treatments to Restore Ponderosa Pine and Pinon-Juniper
Stands to a Desired Condition, Cibola National Forest, Mt. Taylor
Ranger District, McKinley and Cibola Counties, NM.
Summary: EPA had no objection to the selection of the preferred
alternative.
ERP No. F-BIA-K60034-CA
Jamul Indian Village (Tribe) 101 Acre Fee-to-Trust Transfer and
Casino Project, Implementation, San Diego County, CA.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
ERP No. F-BLM-K65251-CA
Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Management
Plan, Implementation, Public Lands Management, Riverside County, CA.
Summary: EPA indicated that the FEIS satisfactorily responded to
our DEIS comments. Therefore, EPA has no objections to the proposed
action.
ERP No. F-NOA-E91012-00
Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Fishery Management Plan
Amendment 13, Implementation, US Exclusive Economic Zone along the
Atlantic Seaboard from Maine through North Carolina.
Summary: EPA has no objections to the implementation of Amendment
13 but recommends using appropriate harvesting controls, and monitoring
for gear effects on EFH.
Dated: November 10, 2003.
Joseph C. Montgomery,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 03-28571 Filed 11-13-03; 8:45 am]
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