[Federal Register: April 24, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 78)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL8592-7]
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 17, 2009 (74 FR 17860).
Draft EISs
EIS No. 20080435, ERP No. D-FHW-E40823-MS, MS-601 Transportation
Project, Extension of MS-601 from I-10 Canal Interchange to Connect
with US 49, Funding, Harrison and Stone Counties, MS.
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Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about aquatic
resource impacts. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20090007, ERP No. D-BLM-K65030-CA, Carrizo Plain National
Monument, Draft Resource Management Plan, Implementation, San Luis
Obispo County and Portion of western Kern County, CA.
Summary: While EPA has no objection to the proposed action, it did
recommend that the action include additional restrictions on grazing to
reduce impacts on native plant species. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20090025, ERP No. D-IBR-K65356-CA, Grassland Bypass Project
2010-2019 Project, Proposed new Use Agreement, San Joaquin River, CA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the uncertainty
of developing feasible methods of drain water treatment and disposal
that can meet selenium objectives and arrest buildup of selenium in
groundwater; the need for a comprehensive monitoring program, including
biological effects follow-up; and the need for a clear commitment to
detailed analysis of sediment treatment, management, and disposal
options and their effects. EPA requested information on how this
project interacts with, and can be coordinated with, other regional
efforts to address drainage issues. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20090040, ERP No. D-COE-K39041-CA, Natomas Levee Improvement
Program Phase 3 Landsides Improvements Project, Issuing of 408
Permission and 404 Permit, Central Valley Flood Control Board, Sutter
and Sacramento Counties, CA.
Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about the
indirect and cumulative environmental effects. We recommended Natomas
Basin flood safety plan implementation prior to additional development,
evaluation of the cumulative impacts of the COE ``200-year'' levee
improvement project, and coordination with resource agencies to ensure
adverse environmental effects are avoided and minimized. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20080538, ERP No. DA-NRC-D03004-VA, North Anna Power Station
Unit 3, Combined License (COL) application for Construction and
Operation a Based-Load Nuclear Power Plant, (NUREG-1917), in the Town
of Mineral, Louisa County, VA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about thermal
discharge impacts. Rating EC1.
EIS No. 20080353, ERP No. DS-AFS-A65162-00, Gypsy Moth Management in
the United States: A Cooperative Approach, Proposing New Treatments
that were not Available when the 1995 EIS was written, US.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to
water quality. Rating EC2.
Final EISs
EIS No. 20090059, ERP No. F-NOA-A91075-00, PROGRAMMATIC--Marine Mammal
Health and Stranding Response Program (MMHSRP), Day-to-Day Operation on
Stranding, Response, Rehabilitation, Release, and Disentanglement
Activities.
Summary: EPA has no objection to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20090060, ERP No. F-COE-K80051-CA, University of California
(UC) Merced Campus and University Community Project, Development of a
Major Research University, To Allow for the Discharge of Fill Material
into 76.7 Acres of Wetlands, US Army COE Section 404 Permit, Merced
County, CA.
Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about the
impacts to wetlands.
EIS No. 20090075, ERP No. F-NPS-K61166-CA, Golden Gate National
Recreation Area, Proposed Marin Headlands and Fort Baker Transportation
Infrastructure and Management Plan, Implementation, Marin County, CA.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20090080, ERP No. F-AFS-J39039-CO, Long Draw Reservoir Project,
Re-Issue a Special-Use-Authorization to Water Supply and Storage to
Allow the Continued Use of Long Draw Reservoir and Dam, Arapaho and
Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland, Grand and
Larimer Counties, CO.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Dated: April 21, 2009.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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