[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 161 (Friday, August 21, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42296-42297]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20199]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-8596-6]
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 Federal Register Dated July 17, 2009 (74 FR 34754).
Draft EISs
EIS No. 20090152, ERP No. D-BLM-J80008-UT, Mona to Oquirrh Transmission
Corridor Project and Draft Pong Express Resource Management Plan
Amendment, Construction, Operation, Maintenance and Decommissioning a
Double-Circuit 500/345 Kilovolt (Kv) Transmission Line, Right-of-Way
Grant, Rocky Mountain Power, Juab, Salt Lake, Tooele and Utah Counties,
UT.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about wetland impacts
and the disturbance of a Superfund site, and requested additional
information on wetland and air quality impacts. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20090159, ERP No. D-FHW-E40827-NC, Gaston East-West Connector
Project, Construction from I-85 west Gastonia to I-485/NC 160 near the
Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, Gaston and Meckleburg
Counties, NC.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections because the project
will potentially contribute significant VMTs and increased emissions
and ultimately make achievement of the NAAQS difficult. In addition,
jurisdictional waters are currently impaired in the project study area
from construction and related activities. Both the direct and indirect
and cumulative impacts will potentially further degrade water quality.
Rating EO2.
EIS No. 20090170, ERP No. D-FHW-F40448-WI, Zoo Interchange Corridor
Study, Reconstruction to I0-94 from 70th Street to 124 Street and on
U.S. 45 from Burleigh Street to I-894/U.S. 45 and Lincoln Avenue in
Milwaukee County, WI.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about air quality,
wetland, and surface water impacts. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20090171, ERP No. D-NOA-L99011-WA, PROGRAMMATIC--Lower Duwamish
River Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Restoration Plan,
Implementation, King County, WA.
Summary: While EPA has no objections to the proposed action, it
requested clarification of water quality issues. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20090178, ERP No. D-IBR-K29002-CA, North Bay Water Recycling
Program (NBWRP), (Formerly North San Pablo Bay Restoration and Reuse
Project), Proposed to Promote the Expanded Beneficial Use of Recycled
Water, Northern Marin Water District, Napa County, CA.
Summary: While EPA has no objection to the proposed action, it
requested clarification of water related issues. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20090181, ERP No. D-AFS-K65368-CA, Lower Trinity and Mad River
Motorized Travel Management, Proposed to Prohibit Cross-County Motor
Vehicle Travel Off Designated National Forest Transportation System
(NFTS) Roads and Motorized Trails, Six River National Forest, CA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to
riparian and aquatic resources and to perennial creeks, wet meadows,
and fens. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20090189, ERP No. D-AFS-K65370-CA, Beaverslide Timber Sale and
Fuel Treatment Project, Proposing to Harvest Commercial Timber and
Treat Hazardous Fuels, Six Rivers National Forest, Mad River Ranger
District, Trinity County, CA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential
adverse impacts to already impaired water bodies. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20090199, ERP No. D-AFS-L65573-OR, Westside Rangeland Analysis
Project, Proposal to Allocate Forage for Commercial Livestock Grazing
on Six Alternatives, Mud and
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Tope Creeks, Wallowa Valley Ranger District, Wallowa-Whitman National
Forest, Wallowa County, OR.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the potential
impacts to water quality within creeks that are already on the Oregon
State's most current 303(d) list and subsequent impacts to aquatic
resources therein. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20090200, ERP No. D-AFS-F65076-MI, Niagara Project, To Address
Site-Specific Vegetation and Transportation System Needs in the Project
Areas, Hiawatha National Forest, St. Ignace and Sault Ste. Marie Ranger
Districts, Mackinac and Chippewa Counties, MI.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20090205, ERP No. DS-AFS-L65531-OR, Invasive Plant Treatments
within the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests and the Crooked River
National Grassland, Updated Information on Three New Alternatives,
Proposal for Treatment of Invasive Plant Infestation and Protection of
Uninfested Areas, Implementation, Several Cos. OR.
Summary: EPA's previous issues have been resolved; therefore, EPA
has no objection to the proposed action. Rating LO.
Final EISs
EIS No. 20080504, ERP No. F-FRC-D03016-MD, Sparrows Point Liquefied
Natural Gas (LNG) Import Terminal Expansion and Natural Gas Pipeline
Facilities, Construction and Operation, Application Authorization, U.S.
COE Section 10 and 404 Permits, Baltimore County, MD.
Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about wetland
impacts and air conformity issues.
EIS No. 20090153, ERP No. F-AFS-J65484-MT, Grizzly Vegetation and
Transportation Management Project, Proposes Timber Harvest, Prescribed
Burning, Road Maintenance, and Transportation Management Actions, Three
Rivers Ranger District, Kootenai National Forest, Lincoln County, MT.
Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about impacts
to riparian areas, soils and grizzly bear habitat.
EIS No. 20090186, ERP No. F-FRC-K03031-CA, South Feather Power Project,
(Project No. 2099-068), Application to Relicense its 104-megawatt,
South Fork Feather River, Lost Creek and Slate Creek, Butte, Yuba, and
Plumas Counties, CA.
Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about impacts
to water quality, cumulative impacts and a lack of discussion of
climate change effects on the project.
EIS No. 20090191, ERP No. F-NOA-D91001-00, Amendment 1 to the
Consolidated Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery Management Plan,
(FMP), Updating and Revising Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) for Atlantic
Highly Migratory Species (HMS) consider additional Habitat Area of
Particular Concern (HAPC) and Analyze Fishing Impacts, Chesapeake Bay,
MD, Delaware Bay, DE, Great Bay, NJ and Outer Bank off NC.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20090207, ERP No. F-FHW-J40184-UT, SR-262; Montezuma Creek to
Aneth Project, Improvements to the Intersection of SR-162, SR-262, and
County Road (CR) 450 in Montezuma Cree, Funding, Navajo Nation, San
Juan County, UT.
Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about water
quality and recommended measures to reduce increased sedimentation and
erosion.
EIS No. 20090212, ERP No. F-FTA-F40434-MN, Central Corridor Project,
Selected the Preferred Alternative, 11 miles Light Rail Transit between
downtown Minneapolis and downtown St. Paul, Minnesota, Twin Cities
Metropolitan Area, MN.
Summary: While EPA previous issues have been resolved, it requested
clarification on hazardous waste sites, parking losses, future stations
in environmental justice neighborhoods and stormwater management.
EIS No. 20090216, ERP No. F-COE-E39075-MS, PROGRAMMATIC EIS--
Mississippi Coastal Improvements Program (MsCIP), Comprehensive Plan,
Implementation, Hancock, Harrison and Jackson Counties, MS.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20090217, ERP No. F-AFS-L65561-AK, Logjam
Timber Sale Project, Proposes Timber Harvesting from 4 Land Use
Designations, Tongass Land and Resource Management Plan, Thorne Bay
Ranger District, Tongass National Forest, Prince of Wales Island, AK.
Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about impacts
to water quality.
EIS No. 20090243, ERP No. F-COE-E39078-FL, C-111 Spreader Canal Western
Project, To Restore Ecosystem Function in Taylor Slough and Florida Bay
Areas, Central and Southern Florida Project, Comprehensive Everglades
Restoration Plan (CERP), Everglades National Park, Miami-Dade County,
FL.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20090220, ERP No. FA-NOA-A91061-00, Amendment 10 Atlantic
Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Fishery Management Plan, Development of a
Rebuilding Program that Allows Butterfish Stock to Rebuild in the
Shortest Time Possible, Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), off the U.S.
Atlantic Coast.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.
Dated: August 18, 2009.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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