[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 63 (Friday, April 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16787-16788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7504]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-8989-6]
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 or http://www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/.
An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental
impact statements (EISs) was published in FR dated July 17, 2009 (74 FR
35754).
Final Notice
In accordance with Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act, EPA is
required to make its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies
public. Historically, EPA has met this mandate by publishing weekly
notices of availability of EPA comments, which includes a brief summary
of EPA's comment letters, in the Federal Register. Since February 2008,
EPA has been including its comment letters on EISs on its Web site at:
http://www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/eisdata.html. Including the entire
EIS comment letters on the Web site satisfies the Section 309(a)
requirement to make EPA's comments on EISs available to the public.
Accordingly, this is the final publication of this notice of
availability of EPA comments in the Federal Register.
Draft EISs
EIS No. 20090378, ERP No. D-COE-F09806-MN, NorthMet Project, Proposes
to Construct and Operate an Open Pit Mine and Processing Facility,
Located in Hoyt Lakes--Babbitt Area of St. Louis County, MN
.Summary: The project as proposed will have unsatisfactory impacts
to surface water and groundwater from acid mine drainage and
mobilization of
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metals and sulfates. The project will also have significant wetland
impacts that are not adequately mitigated. In addition, the EIS does
not adequately evaluate the fate and transport of pollutants between
groundwater, surface water and wetlands, nor does it discuss financial
assurance for closure and post-closure care. Rating EU3.
EIS No. 20090411, ERP No. D-BLM-K65383-CA, Clear Creek Management Area
Resource Management Plan (RMP), Implementation, Portion of San Benito
County and Fresno County, CA.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project because it
will help protect human health and safety and significantly improve
environmental resources in the project area. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20090451, ERP No. D-FHW-F40451-FL, St. Johns River Crossing
Project, Improved Highway Corridor and Bridge Crossing the St. John
River between Clay and St. Johns Counties, FL.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections about significant
wetland and habitat resource impacts. EPA also had concerns about air
quality, noise, surface water and floodplain impacts. Rating EO2.
EIS No. 20100017, ERP No. D-NOA-L91035-00, Amendment 21 to the Pacific
Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan, (FMP), Allocation of Harvest
Opportunity between Sectors, Implementation, WA, OR and CA.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20100027, ERP No. D-AFS-K65384-CA, Big Grizzly Fuels Reduction
and Forest Health Project, Proposes Vegetation Treatments, Eldorado
National Forest, Georgetown Ranger District, Georgetown, CA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about air quality
impacts and requested a commitment to implement BMPs. Rating EC2.
Final EISs
EIS No. 20100019, ERP No. F-DOE-C06012-NY, West Valley Demonstration
Project and Western New York Nuclear Service Center Decommissioning
and/or Long-Term Stewardship, (DOE/EIS-0226-D Revised) City of Buffalo,
Eric and Cattaraugus Counties, NY.
Summary: While EPA has no objection with the proposed action, EPA
indicated that Phase 2 actions and NEPA documentation will be
reevaluated at the end of Phase 1.
EIS No. 20100036, ERP No. F-IBR-K65382-CA, New Melones Lakes Area
Resource Management Plan, Implementation, Tuolumne and Calaveras
Counties, CA.
Summary: No comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20100039, ERP No. F-WAP-K08017-00, ADOPTION--Southwest Intertie
Project, Construction and Operation, 500kV Transmission Line from the
existing Midpoint substation near Shoshone, ID to a new substation site
in the Dry Lake Valley of Las Vegas, NV area to a point near Delta, UT,
Permits Approval and C.
Summary: No comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20100041, ERP No. F-FHW-F40379-MI, US-31 Holland to Grand Haven
Project, Transportation Improvement to Reduce Traffic Congestion and
Delay, Ottawa County, MI.
Summary: EPA's previous issues have been resolved; therefore, EPA
does not object to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20100042, ERP No. F-COE-K39121-CA, Natomas Levee Improvement
Program Phase 4a Landside Improvement Project, Issuing of 408
Permission and 404 Permits, California Department of Water Resources
(DWR) and the California Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Sutter
and Sacramento Counties, CA.
Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about flood
risk impacts and the need for a PM 2.5 modeling assessment and a
general conformity determination.
EIS No. 20100044, ERP No. F-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 continues to have environmental concerns about the
scope of the travel management planning process and routes proposed in
impaired watersheds. EPA recommended the action include current roads
and trails with known impacts and a thorough evaluation of all impacts
to water resources.
EIS No. 20100058, ERP No. F-FHW-F40445-IN, I-69 Evansville to
Indianapolis, Indiana Project, Section 2, Revised to Update the Stream
Impacts, Oakland City to Washington, (IN-64 to US 50), Gibson, Pike and
Daviess Counties, IN.
Summary: EPA's previous issues have been resolved; therefore, EPA
does not object to the proposed action.
Dated: March 30, 2010.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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