[Federal Register: September 17, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 180)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-6655-8]
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 2, 2004 (69 FR 17403).
Draft EISs
ERP No. D-COE-G39041-LA Rating LO, Programmatic EIS--Louisiana
Coastal Area (LCA) Ecosystem Restoration Study, Implementation,
Tentatively Selected Plan, Mississippi River, LA.
Summary: EPA has no objection to the selection of the Tentatively
Selected Plan of Action, and supports the primary restoration
strategies, namely, river reintroduction and barrier island/shoreline
restoration.
ERP No. D-COE-K39086-CA Rating EC2, Matilija Dam Ecosystem
Restoration Feasibility Study, Restoring Anadromous Fish Populations,
Matilija Creek, Ventura River, Ventura County Watershed Protection
District, Ventura County, CA.
Summary: EPA supports the proposed project. However, EPA has
environmental concerns regarding the potential adverse impacts of a
flooding event mobilizing a large quantity of
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sediment, as well as impacts regarding the proposed slurry disposal
sites.
ERP No. D-FHW-E40801-00 Rating EC2, Interstate 69 Section of
Independent Utility 9, Construction from the Interstate 55/MS
State Route 304 Interchange in Hernando, MS to the Intersection of U.S.
51 and State Route 385 in Millington, TN, Desoto and Marshall Counties,
MS, Shelby and Fayette Counties, MS.
Summary: EPA expressed concerns about aquatic resource impacts,
land-use, noise, environmental justice, and connected and cumulative
actions.
ERP No. D-FHW-J40164-MT Rating EC2, U.S.-2 Highway Corridor
Improvement Project, Reconstruction between Havre to Fort Belknap to
Replace the Aging U.S.-2 Facility, U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit,
Hill and Blaine Counties, MT.
Summary: EPA express concern about to riparian degradation and
siltation of 303(d) listed Battle Creek.
ERP No. D-FHW-K40223-CA Rating EC2, South Orange County
Transportation Infrastructure Improvement Project, To Locate, Construct
and Operate Transportation Improvements, Orange and San Diego Counties,
CA.
Summary: EPA expressed concerns about direct and indirect impacts
to water resources, impacts to air and water quality from construction
and operation, and cumulative impacts to species and habitats. EPA
encourages the transportation agencies to commit to mitigation measures
that compliment pending conversation plans in the region.
ERP No. DA-FTA-C40046-NY Rating LO, Erie Canal Harbor Project
(formerly known as the Buffalo Inner Harbor Development Project)
Updated Information on the Original Project, City of Buffalo, Erie
County, NY.
Summary: EPA has no objection to the implementation of the proposed
project.
ERP No. DS-COE-D36042-PA Rating LO, Wyoming Valley Levee Raising
Project, Design Modification and Recreational Enhancements, Wilkes-
Barre, Pennsylvania River Commons, Susquehanna River, Luzerne County,
PA.
Summary: EPA had no objection to the proposed action.
Final EISs
ERP No. F-COE-C39016-PR, Port of The Americas Project, Development
of a Deep-Draft Terminal at the Port of Ponce to Receive Post-Panamax
Ships, COE Section 10 and 404 Permits, Municipalities of Guayanilla-
Penuelas and Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Summary: Based on new information regarding port development and
compensatory mitigation to offset unavoidable impacts to wetlands, EPA
concluded that earlier objections to issuance of the Corps' CWA Section
404 Permit have been addressed. However, EPA requested that traffic
models and emissions analyses be updated to incorporate new cargo
volume projections.
ERP No. F-FHW-D40313-MD, MD-210 (Indian Head Highway) Multi-Modal
Study, MD-210 Improvements between I-95/I-495 (Capitol Beltway) and MD-
228 Funding and U.S. COE Section 404 Permit Issuance, Prince George's
County, MD.
Summary: EPA's previous issues have been resolved, therefore, EPA
has no objection to the proposed action.
Dated: September 14, 2004.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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