[Federal Register: December 30, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 250)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-6670-8]
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 1, 2005 (70 FR 16815).
Draft EISs
EIS No. 20050328, ERP No. D-FHW-G40186-LA, U.S. 90 Corridor, Proposed
Interstate Highway 49 (I49) South Improvement from Raceland to the
Davis Pond Diversion Canal, Section of Independent Utility 1 (SIU 1),
Lafourche and St. Charles Parishes, LA.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project.
Rating LO.
EIS No. 20050359, ERP No. D-NPS-L61229-AK, Denali National Park and
Preserve, Draft South Denali Implementation Plan, Matanuska-Susitna
Borough, AK.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.
Rating LO.
EIS No. 20050385, ERP No. D-COE-D35061-VA, Craney Island Eastward
Expansion, Construction of a 580-acre Eastward Expansion of the
Existing Dredged Material Management Area, Port of Hampton Roads,
Norfolk Harbor and Channels, VA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns over potential
impacts to aquatic resources and environmental justice communities. EPA
also requested additional information concerning air toxic,
particulates, and wetland impacts.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20050453, ERP No. D-AFS-L65497-ID, South Fork Salmon River Sub-
basin Noxious and Invasive Weed Management Program, Implementation,
Krassel and McCall Ranger Districts, Payette National Forest and
Cascade Ranger District, Valley and Idaho Counties, ID
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential
adverse impacts to water quality and fishery resources. Unintended
impacts to non-target species, especially salmonids, and persistence in
the soils should be addressed in the Final EIS. EPA encourages
expanding the use of Integrated Pest Management.
Rating EC1.
Final EISs
EIS No. 20050478, ERP No. F1-FHW-H40397-MO, Interstate 70 Corridor
Improvements, Section of Independent Utility 4, from Missouri
Route BB Interchange to Eastern Columbia, Funding, Boone County, MO.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20050329, ERP No. F-NPS-L65458-ID, Craters of the Moon National
Monument and Preserve, Update and Consolidate Management Plans, into
One Comprehensive Plan, Snake River Plain, Butte, Blaine, Lincoln, and
Minidoka Counties, ID.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20050409, ERP No. F-AFS-L64057-OR, Joseph Creek Rangeland
Analysis Project, Proposal to Allocate Forage for Commercial Livestock
Grazing on Eleven Allotment, Wallowa-Whitman National Forests, Wallowa
Valley Ranger District, Wallowa County, OR.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project.
EIS No. 20050456, ERP No. F-FHW-F40416-00, U.S. 24 Transportation
Improvements Project, I-469 in New Haven, Indiana to Ohio Route 15 in
Defiance, Funding, NPDES Permit and U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit
Issuance, Westenmost and Allen Counties, IN and Paulding and Defiance
Counties, OH.
Summary: The Final EIS addressed EPA's concerns with wetland
mitigation, noise mitigation, and storm water management. However, EPA
continues to have concerns about post project monitoring and suggests
details be included in the ROD.
EIS No. 20050475, ERP No. F-AFS-G65092-NM, Invasive Plant Control
Project, Protection of the Abundance and Biological Diversity of
Desired Native Plant, Carson National Forest and Santa Fe National
Forest, Rio Arriba, Colfax, Los Alamos, Mora, San Miguel and Santa Fe
Counties, NM.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20050502, ERP No. F-AFS-J65424-MT, Fishtrap Project, Proposed
Timber Harvest, Prescribed Burning, Road Construction and Other
Restoration Activities, Lolo National Forest, Plains/Thompson Falls
Ranger District, Sanders County, MT.
Summary: The Final EIS addressed EPA's concerns about
sedimentation, road density, hydro logic processes, and impacts to
wildlife habitat although there still may be some short-term water
quality effects.
EIS No. 20050465, ERP No. FS-FHW-J40145-UT, Legacy Parkway Project,
Construction from 1-215 at 2100 North in Salt Lake City to 1-15 and US-
89 near Farmington, Updated Information, Funding and U.S. Army COE
Section 404 Permit, Salt Lake and Davis Counties, UT.
Summary: EPA has no objections to the preferred alternative, and
indicated the practicability determination for the Denver and Rio
Grande alternatives was appropriate. EPA recommended that the details
of 150 acres of land proposed for addition to the Legacy Nature
Preserve be described in the Record of Decision.
EIS No. 20050476, ERP No. FS-AFS-L65344-AK, Emerald Bay Timber Sale,
Implementation, Additional Information on the Potential Effects of the
Project Alternatives, Ketchikan-Misty Fiords Ranger District, Tongass
National Forest, AK.
Summary: The Final EIS addressed EPA's concerns about the range of
alternatives and Tribal consultation.
Dated: December 27, 2005.
Elaine Suriano,
Environmental Scientist, Office of Federal Activities.
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