[Federal Register: September 9, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 174)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-6667-3]
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
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202-564-7167. An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft
environmental impact statements (EISs) was published in FR dated April
1, 2005 (70 FR 16815).
Draft EISs
EIS No. 20050054, ERP No. D-NOA-L39062-WA, Washington State Forest
Habitat Conservation Plan, Propose Issuance of Multiple Species
Incidental Take Permit or 9d)Rules, NPDES Permit, U.S. Army COE section
10 and 404 Permits, WA
Summary: EPA's expressed concerns regarding the pesticide
application procedures and small landowner exemptions that could have
potential effects on water quality. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20050190, ERP No. D-FHW-F59004-MI, Detroit Intermodal Freight
Terminal (DIFT) Project, Proposes Improvement to Intermodal Freight
Terminals in Wayne and Oakland Counties, MI
Summary: EPA has environmental objections to the proposed project
regarding impacts to air quality, specifically involving particulate
matter 2.5 microns or less (PM2.5), as well as environmental justice
issues. EPA requests that the Final EIS more fully describe localized
impacts of PM2.5 and commit to air quality mitigation strategies.
Rating EO2.
Final EISs
EIS No. 20050296, ERP No. F-TVA-E05100-TN, 500-kV Transmission Lin in
Middle Tennessee Construction and Operation, Cumberland Fossil Plant to
either the Montgomery 500-kV Substation, Montgomery County, or the
Davidson 500-kV Substation, Davidson County, Stewart, Houston,
Montgomery, Dickerson, Cheatham and Davidson Counties, TN
Summary: EPA is concerned that the preferred alignments would
impact forested wetlands and that overall more wetlands would be
impacted than by other presented alignments.
EIS No. 20050304, ERP No. F-AFS-L65467-ID, Red Pines Project,
Implementation of Fuel Reduction Activities and Watershed Activities
Improvement, Nez Perce National Forest, Red River Ranger District,
Idaho County, ID
Summary: EPA continues to have concerns about the potential for
adverse impacts to water quality and listed salmonoids from sediment
loading.
EIS No. 20050333, ERP No. F-FRC-J03018-00, Piceance Basin Expansion
Project, Construction and Operation of a New Interstate Natural Gas
Pipeline System, Wamsutter Compressor Station to Interconnections
Greasewood Compressor Station, Rio Blanco County, CO and Sweetwater
County, WY
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Dated: September 9, 2005.
Ken Mittelholtz,
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 05-17925 Filed 9-8-05; 8:45 am]
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