[Federal Register: December 12, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 240)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-8588-5]
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. 20080282, ERP No. D-UPS-K80007-CA, Aliso Viejo Incoming Mail
Facility, Proposed Construction and Operation of a Mail Processing
Facility on a 25-Acre Parcel, Aliso Viejo, Orange County, CA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about air quality,
water quality and stormwater impacts, and requested that the final EIS
and ROD commit to all stated mitigation measures. Rating EC1.
EIS No. 20080292, ERP No. D-IBR-K65343-CA, Millerton Lake Resource
Management Plan (RMP) and General Plan, Implementation, Fresno and
Madera Counties, CA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about environmental
resource and noise impacts. EPA also requested additional information
on climate change, funding, and enforcement. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20080293, ERP No. D-IBR-K65344-CA, Cachuma Lake Resource
Management Plan, Implementation, Cachuma Lake, Santa Barbara County,
CA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about air quality,
water quality and cumulative impacts. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20080314, ERP No. D-NOA-L39067-OR, Elliott State Forest Habitat
Conservation Plan, Proposed Issuance of an Incidental Take Permit, US
Army Corps section 10 and 404 Permits, Coos and Douglas Counties, OR.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to
headwater streams and aquatic resources. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20080372, ERP No. D-AFS-L65558-ID, Salmon-Challis National
Forest (SCNF), Proposes Travel Planning and OHV Route Designation,
Lemhi, Custer and Butte Counties, ID.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential
impacts to water quality, fish habitat, noxious weed infestations and
air quality. EPA recommends increased restrictions in vulnerable
watersheds, especially for motorized dispersed camping and for crossing
streams and wet meadows. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20080381, ERP No. D-IBR-K39115-CA, South Coast Conduit/Upper
Reach Reliability Project, Construction of a Second Water Pipeline for
Improving Water Supply, U.S. Army COE section 10 and 404 Permits, Santa
Barbara County, CA.
Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about impacts
to aquatic resources and oak woodland habitat. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20080388, ERP No. D-AFS-L65559-OR, BLT Project, Proposed
Vegetation Management Activities, Crescent Ranger District, Deschutes
National Forest, Deschutes County, OR.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about air quality and
visibility, water quality, and health impacts. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20080391, ERP No. D-FHW-F40444-MN, Trunk Highway 14 (US 14)
Project, Proposed Construction from Interstate 35 to Trunk Highway 56,
Funding, NPDES and U.S. Army COE section 404 Permits, Steele and Doge
Counties, MN.
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Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about wetland and
noise impacts. EPA also recommended green construction and development
practices. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20080330, ERP No. DS-COE-E11060-NC, Topsail Beach Interim
(Emergency) Beach Fill Project--Permit Request, Proposal to Place Sand
on 4.7 miles of the Town's Shoreline to Protect the Dune Complex and
Oceanfront Development, Onslow and Pender Counties, NC.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about borrow site
impacts to Lea/Hutaff Island. EPA requested clarification on beach
erosion, and the assumptions of beachfront real estate values used in
the economic impact analysis. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20080364, ERP No. DS-NPS-E61077-GA, Chattahoochee River
National Recreation Area General Management Plan, Updated Information
on Analyzing Six Alternative Future Directions for the Management and
Use of Chattachoochee River National Recreation Area, Implementation,
Chattahoochee River, Atlanta, GA.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project. Rating LO.
Final EISs
EIS No. 20080355, ERP No. F-AFS-L65489-OR, Ashland Forest
Resiliency Project, To Recover from Large-Scale High-Severity Wild Land
Fire, Upper Bear Analysis Area, Ashland Ranger District, Rogue River-
Siskiyou National Forest, Jackson County, OR.
Summary: The Final EIS addressed EPA's concerns about potential
impacts from sediment to drinking water; therefore, EPA does not object
to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20080424, ERP No. F-NOA-E91025-00, Reef Fish Amendment 30B:
Gag-End Overfishing and Set Management Thresholds and Targets; Red
Grouper--Set Optimum Yield, Total Allowable Catch (TAC), and Management
Measures: Area Closures: and Federal Regulatory Compliance,
Implementation, Gulf of Mexico.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20080429, ERP No. F-BLM-A09825-00, PROGRAMMATIC--Geothermal
Leasing in the Western United States.
Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about
groundwater quantity and quality impacts, especially where there are
sole source aquifers and protected geothermal resources.
EIS No. 20080430, ERP No. F-COE-K39114-CA, Three Rivers Levee
Improvement Authority, proposes construct and maintain the Feather
River Levee Repair Project, Segment 2, Issuing 408 Permission and 404
Permit, Yuba County, CA.
Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns and
recommends sustainable agricultural practices to reduce impacts to
water quality and requested review of the Best Management Practices
Plan required by the State of California.
EIS No. 20080444, ERP No. F-NPS-K65334-HI, PROGRAMMATIC EIS--Ala
Kahakai National Historic Trail Comprehensive Management Plan, To
Provide Long-Term Direction for Natural and Cultural Resource, Island
of Hawaii, HI.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project.
EIS No. 20080410, ERP No. FA-FTA-K40208-CA, South Sacramento Corridor
Phase 2, Improve Transit Service and Enhance Regional Connectivity,
Funding, in the City and County Sacramento, CA.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project.
Dated: December 9, 2008.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. E8-29489 Filed 12-11-08; 8:45 am]
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