[Federal Register: August 17, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 159)]
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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 FR Dated April 6, 2007 (72 FR 17156)
Draft EISs
EIS No. 20070121, ERP No. D-FHW-J40176-UT, Hyde Park/North Logan
Corridor Project, Proposed 200 East Transportation Corridor between
North Logan City and Hyde Park, Funding, Right-of-Way Acquisitions and
U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit, Cache County, UT.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the air
impacts. EPA recommends an analysis of cumulative and multi-year
construction air impacts, specifically for PM 2.5 and PM 10. EPA also
requests further mitigation measures for construction emissions and
diesel exhaust in close proximity to a school.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20070141, ERP No. D-UAF-B15000-MA, Final Recommendations and
Associated Actions for the 104th Fighter Wing Massachusetts Air
National Guard, Base Realignment and Closure, Implementation,
Westfield-Barnes Airport, Westfield, MA.
Summary: EPA encouraged the Air National Guard to work closely with
the
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host communities and the neighborhoods that will be impacted by noise
increases from the project to specifically identify and explain the
impacts and potential mitigation measures in the final EIS.
Rating EC1.
EIS No. 20070181, ERP No. D-FHW-B40098-VT, Middlebury Spur Project,
Improvements to the Freight Transportation System in the Town of
Middlebury in Addison County to the Town of Pittsford in Rutland
County, VT.
Summary: EPA requested additional information regarding the
regional air emissions analysis and recommended that measures be
implemented to reduce pollution from diesel engines. EPA also requested
additional information regarding wetland impacts and mitigation.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20070210, ERP No. D-USA-K11117-CA, Camp Parks Real Property
Master Plan and Real Property Exchange, Provide Exceptional Training
and Modern Facilities for Soldiers, Master Planned Development, Alameda
and Contra Costa Counties, CA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to air
quality, recommended additional mitigation for air impacts, and
requested additional information on impacts from increased training
activities.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20070229, ERP No. D-AFS-H65037-00, Nebraska and South Dakota
Black-Tailed Prairie Dog Management, To Mange Prairie Dog Colonies in
an Adaptive Fashion, Nebraska National Forest and Associated Units,
Including Land and Resource Management Plan Amendment 3, Dawes, Sioux,
Blaines Counties, NE and Custer, Fall River, Jackson, Pennington,
Jones, Lyman, Stanley Counties, SD.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action and supports
alternative 5, as the environmentally preferable alternative because of
reduced rates of pesticide use and less risk to non-target species.
Rating LO.
EIS No. 20070234, ERP No. D-FHW-G40194-TX, U.S. 290 Corridor, Propose
to Construct Roadway Improvements from Farm-to-Market (FM) 2920 to
Interstate Highway (IH) 610, Funding and Right-of-Way Grant, Harris
County, TX.
Summary: EPA does not object to the preferred alternative.
Rating LO.
EIS No. 20070256, ERP No. D-AFS-L65539-00, Umatilla National Forest
Invasive Plants Treatment, Propose to Treat Invasive Plants and Restore
Treated Sites, Asotin, Columbia, Garfield, Walla Walla Counties, WA and
Grant, Morrow, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wheeler Counties, OR.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the proposed
project due to the potential to further degrade streams that are
currently 303(d) list for temperature, sediment and other water quality
criteria.
Rating EC2.
Final EISs
EIS No. 20070093, ERP No. F-CGD-K03027-CA, Cabrillo Port Liquefied
Natural Gas (LNG) Deepwater Port, Construction and Operation an
Offshore Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU), Application
for License, Ventura and Los Angeles Counties, CA.
Summary: As a result of Governor Schwarzenneger's disapproval of
the project on 5/18/07, any comments EPA might have had on the final
EIS are considered to be moot and were not submitted.
EIS No. 20070134, ERP No. F-FHW-D40334-VA, I-81, Corridor Improvement
Study in Virginia, Transportation Improvements from the Tennessee
Border to the West Virginia Border, (Tier 1), Several Counties, VA and
WV.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the impacts on
the aquatic environment.
EIS No. 20070252, ERP No. F-USA-J11023-CO, Fort Carson Transformation
Program, Implementation, Base Realignment and Closure Activities, Fort
Carson, El Paso, Pueblo and Fremont Counties, CO.
Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concern about impacts
not fully addressed by the proposed mitigation plan and recommend that
the mitigation plan be strengthened.
EIS No. 20070265, ERP No. F-AFS-K65312-CA, Pilgrim Vegetation
Management Project, Proposed Restoration of Forest Health and
Ecosystem, Implementation, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou
County, CA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the possibility
of inadvertent exposure to humans and non-target species to Sporax,
potential adverse effects to snag-dependent and late-successional
species, and road-related resource impacts.
EIS No. 20070271, ERP No. F-AFS-F65061-WI, Fishbone Project Area,
Vegetation and Road Management, Implementation, Washburn Ranger
District, Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, Bayfield County, WI.
Summary: The Final EIS addressed EPA's previous concerns;
therefore, EPA does not object to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20070279, ERP No. F-AFS-L65475-WA, White Pass Expansion Master
Development Plan, Implementation, Naches Ranger District, Okanogan-
Wenatchee National Forests and Cowlitz Valley Ranger District, Gifford
Pinchot National Forest, Yakima and Lewis Counties, WA.
Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about impacts
to riparian areas and habitat connectivity. EPA recommends that
additional information regarding watershed protection, mitigation
measures and monitoring, and potential skier visitation be considered
in decisions as the project proceeds.
EIS No. 20070280, ERP No. F-USA-D11041-VA, Fort Belvoir 2005 Base
Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Recommendations and Related Army
Actions, Implementation, Fairfax County, VA.
Summary: The Army adequately addressed EPA's comments within the
final EIS; therefore, EPA does not object to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20070287, ERP No. F-USA-D15000-MD, Garrison Aberdeen Proving
Ground, Base Realignment and Closure Actions, Realignment of Assets and
Staff, Implementation, Harford and Baltimore Counties, MD.
Summary: EPA's previous concerns have been resolved; therefore, EPA
does not object to the proposed action.
Dated: August 14, 2007.
Ken Mittelholtz,
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Federal Activities.
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