[Federal Register: August 15, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 159)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-8584-7]
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 202-564-7146. An explanation of the ratings
assigned to draft environmental impact statements (EISs) was published
in FR dated April 6, 2008 (73 FR 19833).
Draft EISs
EIS No. 20080164, ERP No. D-NRC-D06005-PA, GENERIC--License Renewal of
Nuclear Plants, Supplement 35 to NUREG-1437, Regarding Susquehanna
Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2, Issuing Nuclear Power Plant
Operating Licenses for a 20-Year Period, PA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about pollution
prevention issues and impacts to
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historic and archaeological resources. Rating EC1.
EIS No. 20080171, ERP No. D-NOA-L91031-WA, Proposed Authorization of
the Makah Indian Tribe's Request to Hunt Gray Whales in the Tribe's
Usual and Accustomed Fishing Grounds off the Coast of Washington.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20080186, ERP No. D-FAA-K51044-NV, City of Mesquite, Proposed
Replacement General Aviation Airport, Implementation, Clark County, NV.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about air toxics,
aquatic resource, and biological/wildlife impacts as well as indirect
impacts associated with the proposed replacement airport site and
future non-aviation use of the existing site. EPA requested additional
analysis and/or mitigation strategies for each resource area of
concern. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20080204, ERP No. D-APH-A82128-00, PROGRAMMATIC--Use of
Genetically Engineered Fruit Fly and Pink Bollworm in APHIS Plant Pest
Control Programs, Implementation.
Summary: EPA has no objection to the proposed action. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20080253, ERP No. D-NOA-E91024-00, Amendment 4 to the Spiny
Lobster Fishery Management Plan of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin
Islands and Amendment 8 to the Spiny Lobster Fishery Management Plan of
the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic, To Address the Harvest and
Exportation of Undersized Lobster Tails to the United States.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the no action
alternative and believes that any of the proposed action alternatives
would be more protective. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20080195, ERP No. DS-FHW-E40804-TN, Interstate 69 Segment of
Independent Utility (SIU) 8, New Information for a New
Crossover Alternative, from TN-385 in Millington, TN to I-155/US 51 in
Dyersburg, TN, Funding, Shelby, Tipton, Lauderdale and Dyer Counties,
TN.
Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about impacts
to wetlands, rivers, streams, floodplains, and prime and unique
farmland. EPA also has concerns about the selection of Alternative R as
the preferred alternative. Rating EC2.
Final EISs
EIS No. 20080198, ERP No. F-IBR-K39075-CA, Fish Passage Improvement
Project, Red Bluff Diversion Dam (RBDD), Improvements of Anadromous
Fish Passage both Upstream and Downstream, Tehama-Colusa Canal, RBDD to
south of the Town of Dunnigan and Corning Canal, RBDD to south of the
City of Corning, Funding, U.S. Army COE Section 10 and 404 Permits
Issuance, Tehama, Glenn, Colusa, Yolo Counties, CA.
Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about water
quality impacts, and potential impacts of climate change on the
proposed action. We recommended the ROD include a commitment to post-
project groundwater monitoring.
EIS No. 20080211, ERP No. F-FRA-K53012-CA, Bay Area to Central Valley
High-Speed Train (HST) Project, Provide a Reliable High-Speed
Electrified Train System to Link Bay Area Cities to the Central Valley,
Sacramento, and South California.
Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about the
proposed project regarding land-use and growth-related impacts.
EIS No. 20080231, ERP No. F-FRC-L03013-00, Bradwood Landing Project,
Liquefied Natural Gas Import Terminal and Natural Gas Pipeline
Facilities, Construction and Operation, U.S. Army COE Section 10 and
404 Permits, Clatsop County, OR and Cowlitz County, WA.
Summary: EPA continues to express environmental concerns about
impacts to wetlands and air quality.
EIS No. 20080244, ERP No. F-FAA-E51052-FL, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood
International Airport, Proposed Development and Extension of Runway 9R/
27L and other Associated Airport Projects, Funding, U.S. Army COE
Section 404 Permit and NPDES Permit, Fort Lauderdale, Broward County,
FL.
Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about
aircraft noise exposures to residents. Noise mitigation plan specifics
and commitments were deferred to the FAA ROD.
EIS No. 20080277, ERP No. F-SFW-G64013-TX, Texas Chenier Plain National
Wildlife Refuge Complex, Development of a 15-Year Management Plan
(Comprehensive Conservation Plan) for Refuge Complex, and Expansion of
the Approval Land Acquisition Boundaries (Land Protection Plan) for the
Four Refuges: Moody, Anahuac, McFaddin and Texas Point National
Wildlife Refuges, Chambers, Jefferson and Galveston Counties, TX.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20080249, ERP No. FS-BLM-J02038-WY, Pinedale Anticline Oil and
Gas Exploration and Development Project, Additional Information on Two
New Alternatives, Consolidated Development with Year-Round Development
(Construction, Drilling, Completion, and Production), Sublette County,
WY.
Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about
groundwater, ozone, and visibility impacts.
Dated: August 12, 2008.
Ken Mittelholtz,
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Federal Activities.
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