[Federal Register: February 4, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 23)]
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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 the Federal Register dated April 2, 2004 (69 FR 17403).
Draft EISs
ERP No. D-AFS-F65047-IN Rating LO, German Ridge Restoration
Project, To Restore Native Hardwood Communities, Implementation,
Hoosier National Forest, Tell City Ranger District, Perry County, IN.
Summary: EPA has no objections with the proposed restoration
project; however, we recommended that a schedule for prescribed burns
and timber removal be included in the FEIS.
ERP No. D-BLM-K65274-NV Rating EC2, Las Vegas Valley Disposal
Boundary Project, Disposal and Use of Public Land under the Management
of (BLM), Implementation, Clark County, NV.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to
wetlands and Waters of the U.S., general conformity under the Clean Air
Act, the analysis of alternatives, and consultation with tribal
governments.
ERP No. D-FHW-C40164-NY Rating EC2, NY Route 17--Elmira to Chemung
Project, Proposed Highway Reconstruction, New Highway Construction,
Bridge Rehabilitation/Replacement, Funding and U.S. Army COE Section
404 Permit, Town and City of Elmira, Town of Ashland and Chemung,
Chemung County, NY.
Summary: EPA has concerns with the proposed project due to indirect
impacts to water quality and wetlands, and suggested firmer mitigation
measures be implemented to address these concerns.
ERP No. D-FHW-D40325-PA Rating EC2, U.S. 219 Improvements Project,
Meyersdale to Somerset, SR 6219, Section 020, Funding, U.S. COE Section
404 Permits, Somerset County, PA.
Summary: EPA has environmental concerns with the proposed project
regarding impacts to wetlands, endangered species, aquatic resources,
air quality, and environmental justice.
ERP No. D-FHW-F40426-OH Rating EC2, Eastern Corridor Multi-Modal
(Tier 1) Project, To Implement a Multi-Modal Transportation Program
between the City of Cincinnati and Eastern Suburbs in Hamilton and
Clermont Counties, OH.
Summary: EPA has concerns with the proposed project, primarily
regarding a new bridge span across the Little Miami River, a designated
Wild and Scenic River. These concerns include unresolved questions
regarding visual impacts, and cumulative, indirect and secondary
impacts to the river's identified characteristics.
ERP No. D-FHW-J40167-UT Rating EC2, Brown Park Road Project,
Reconstruction (Paving) and Partial Re-alignment from Red Creek to
Colorado State Line, Diamond Mountain Resource Management Plan
Amendment (BLM), U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit, Daggett County, UT.
Summary: EPA has environmental concerns with the proposed project
regarding habitat fragmentation, impacts to wildlife due to vehicle
collisions, and the introduction of invasive species.
ERP No. D-NIH-D81035-MD Rating EC2, National Institutes of Health
(NIH) Master Plan 2003 Update, National Institutes of Health Main
Campus--Bethesda, MD, Montgomery County, MD.
Summary: EPA expressed concerns regarding impacts from land
development and storm water management. EPA requested that the final
EIS address the function and value of the existing hardwoods that will
be lost, and provide an outline of the mitigation.
ERP No. DS-BIA-A65165-00 Rating EC2, Programmatic--Navajo Nation
10-Year Forest Management Plan, New and Updated Information on
Alternatives, Chuska Mountains and Defiance Plateau Area, AZ and NM.
Summary: EPA expressed concerns regarding cumulative impacts and
implementation of the Range Assessment and Management Plan (RAMP), and
requested that existing environmental information be incorporated into
the alternatives and cumulative impact analyses.
ERP No. DS-FHW-E40325-NC Rating EC2, Eastern Section of the
Winston-Salem Northern Beltway, U.S. 52 south to I-40 Business and I-40
Business south to U.S. 311, Improvements to the Surface Transportation
Network, TIP Project Nos. U-2579 and U-2579A, Forsyth County, NC.
Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns with the
proposed project regarding the number of residential relocations
required as well as impacts to aquatic stream habitat and water supply.
Final EISs
ERP No. F-AFS-E65067-00 Land Between the Lakes National Recreation
Area, Proposes to Revise TVA's 1994 Natural Resources Management Plan,
Development of a Land Management Resource Plan or Area Plan, Gold Pond,
Trigg and Lyon Counties, KY and Stewart County, TN.
Summary: The Final EIS has addressed our concerns and EPA has no
objections to the project.
ERP No. F-COE-G39041-LA Programmatic EIS--Louisiana Coastal Area
(LCA) Ecosystem Restoration Study, Implementation, Tentatively Selected
Plan, Mississippi River, LA.
Summary: EPA continues to express full support for the Louisiana
Coastal Area Plan, recognizing that the Plan is the appropriate next
step in the ongoing effort to address wetland and barrier island loss
in coastal Louisiana.
ERP No. F-DHS-D11036-MD National Biodefense Analysis and
Countermeasures Center (NBACC) Facility at Fort Detrick, Construction
and Operation, Fort Detrick, Frederick County, MD.
Summary: The Final EIS provided adequate responses to EPA's
comments.
ERP No. F-FHW-E40795-NC U.S.-17 Interstate Corridor Improvements,
south of NC-1127 (Possum Track Road) to north of NC-1418 (Roberson
Road) Funding and Permit Issuance, City of Washington and Town of
Chocowinity Vicinity, Beaufort and Pitt Counties, NC.
Summary: EPA has no objections to the preferred alternative.
ERP No. F-FHW-F40368-WI U.S.-12 Highway Corridor Project,
Improvement from 1H90/94 at Lake Delton south to Ski Hi Road, Selected
Preferred Alternative, Funding and U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit
Issuance, Sauk County, WI.
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Summary: EPA has no objections to the preferred alternative.
ERP No. F-FHW-F40409-IN IN-25 Transportation Corridor Improvements
from I-65 Interchange to U.S. 24, Funding, Right-of-Way and U.S. Army
COE Section 404 Permit Issuance, Hoosier Heartland Highway, Tippecanoe,
Carroll and Cass Counties, IN.
Summary: EPA has no objections to the preferred alternative.
ERP No. F-FHW-L40206-WA WA-104/Edmonds Crossing Project, Connecting
Ferries, Bus and Rail, Funding, NPDES Permit and COE Section 10 and 404
Permits, City of Edmonds, Snohomish County, WA.
Summary: No comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Dated: January 25, 2005.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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