[Federal Register: March 11, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 47)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-6661-4]
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-B65011-00 Rating LO, White Mountain National Forest,
Propose Land and Resource Management Plan, Forest Plan Revision
Implementation, Carroll, Coos and Grafton Counties, NH and Oxford
County, ME.
Summary: EPA expressed a lack of objection to the project as
proposed.
Final EIS
ERP No. D-COE-F36166-OH Rating EC2, Mill Creek, Ohio Flood Damage
Reduction Project, To Reduce Damages to Communities, Hamilton County,
OH.
Summary: EPA expressed concern because the proposed channel
modification may cause a change to the designated use for Mill Creek,
and that the change would require updating and modifying the current
Total Maximum Load (TMDL) report and use designation(s) of the stream,
and the Draft EIS did not provide detail information regarding the
protocols that will be used to determine if the soils to be excavated
are contaminated, the method of removal, and the disposal of those
soils.
ERP No. D-FHW-E40803-TN Rating EC2, TN-397 (Mack Hatcher Parkway
Extension) Construction from US-31 (TN-6, Columbia Avenue) South of
Franklin to US-341 (TN-106, Hillsboro Road) North of Franklin,
Williamson County and the City of Franklin, TN.
Summary: EPA expressed concern related to direct and indirect
impacts to water quality and historic properties, and recommended
mitigation measures and additional monitoring to prevent further
degradation of impaired water bodies in the project area.
ERP No. D-FRC-B03011-MA Rating EU3, Weaver's Cove Liquefied Natural
Gas (LNG) Project, Construct and Operate Onshore Liquefied Natural Gas
Import and Interstate Natural Gas Transmission Facilities, Falls River,
Bristol County, MA.
Summary: EPA commented that the proposed project would have
significant, avoidable, and unsatisfactory impacts to the resources and
habitats of Mount Hope Bay and the Taunton River. EPA also recommended
that a supplemental EIS be prepared due to the inadequate information
about the dredging and disposal program, the limited scope of
alternatives, and an inadequate analysis of impacts.
ERP No. D-FRC-B03012-RI Rating EC2, KeySpan Liquefied Natural Gas
(LNG) Facility Upgrade Project, Construction and Operation, and
Algonquin Gas Transmission Project, Proposal for Site, Construct and
Operate a New Natural Gas Pipeline, Coast Guard Permit, U.S. Army COE
Section 10 and 404 Permits, Providence County, RI and New England.
Summary: EPA expressed concerns about the need for additional
mitigation and about the analysis of air quality, ballast water,
cumulative impacts and environmental justice.
ERP No. D-IBR-K39089-CA Rating EC2, Folsom Dam Road Access
Restriction Project, Control Access to Folsom Dam, City of Folsom, CA.
Summary: EPA expressed concerns about the indirect effects from the
project's changes in traffic patterns my result in significant
localized impacts in air quality, environmental justice, and cultural
resources.
ERP No. D-NIH-B81009-MA Rating EC2, National Emerging Infectious
Diseases Laboratories, Construction of a National Biocontainment
Laboratory, BioSquare Research Park, Boston University Medical Center
Campus, Boston, MA.
Summary: EPA expressed concerns related to air quality issues,
cumulative impacts, and environmental justice.
ERP No. D-NPS-B65012-ME Rating LO, Schoodic General Management Plan
Amendment, Implementation, Acadia National Park, ME.
Summary: EPA had no objection to the proposed project.
ERP No. D-NPS-K65276-AZ Rating EC2, Chiricahua National Monument
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Fire Management Plan (FMP), Implementation, AZ.
Summary: EPA expressed concerns about water quality impacts and
requested additional information on water quality, mitigation, and
monitoring.
ERP No. D-NRC-B06005-CT Rating EC2, GENERIC--License Renewal of
Nuclear Plants for the Millstone Power Station, Units 2 and 3,
Supplement 22 to NUREG-1437, Implementation, New London County, CT.
Summary: EPA expressed concern about operational and cumulative
impacts, and requested additional information be prepared in the FEIS
to address these concerns.
ERP No. DC-IBW-K24017-00 Rating LO, South Bay International
Wastewater Treatment Plan (SBIWTP), To Address Treatment Alternatives
from Tijuana, Mexico that cross into United States/Mexico Border in San
Diego County, CA.
Summary: EPA has no objections to this project and supports
continuing inter-agency coordination to comply with the Clean Water Act
and protect public health and the environment in the San Diego border
region.
Final EISs
ERP No. F-BLM-K65274-NV, Las Vegas Valley Disposal Boundary
Project, Disposal and Use of Public Land under the Management of (BLM),
Implementation, Clark County, NV.
Summary: EPA's previous issues have been resolved; therefore, EPA
has no objection to the action as proposed.
ERP No. F-BLM-L65440-OR Upper Deschutes Resource Management Plan,
Implementation, Deschutes, Klamath, Jefferson and Cook Counties, OR.
Summary: EPA continues to recommend that water quality be a focus
in management of the area and that 303(d) listed streams be restored.
EPA supports the flexible management strategy of the Preferred
Alternative and recommends that degraded allotments be taken out of use
until revegetated.
ERP No. F-FHW-C40159-NJ Penns Neck Area Transportation Service
Improvements, Phase I Archeological Survey, US 1, Sections 2S and 3J,
Funding, West Windsor and Princeton Townships, Mercer County, and
Plainsboro Township, Middlesex County, NJ.
Summary: EPA's previous concerns have been resolved; therefore, EPA
has no objection to the proposed action.
ERP No. FA-FTA-C40046-NY 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 had no objection to the project.
ERP No. F1-FHW-F40356-WI US 10 Highway Improvements between
Marshfield and Appleton, Trestik Road--CTH``K'' (Stevens Point Bypass),
Funding and COE Section 404 Permit, Portage County, WI.
Summary: EPA continues to express concern about wetlands mitigation
and the need to provide additional cumulative impact analysis.
Dated: March 8, 2005.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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