Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments

[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 5 (Friday, January 7, 2000)]
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[FR Doc No: 00-401]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6249-8]


Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of 
EPA Comments

    Availability of EPA comments prepared December 20, 1999 through 
December 23, 1999 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) 564-7167.
    An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental 
impact statements (EISs) was published in FR dated April 9, 1999 (63 FR 
17856).

Draft EISs

    ERP No. D-AFS-L65337-ID Rating LO, Salmon River Canyon Project, 
Implementation, Nez Perce, Payette, Bitterroot and Salmon-Challis 
National Forests, Idaho County, ID.
    Summary: EPA Region 10 used a screening tool to conduct a limited 
review of this action. Based upon this screen, EPA does not foresee 
having any environmental objections to the proposed project. Therefore, 
EPA will not be conducting a detailed review.
    ERP No. D-BIA-A65165-00 Rating EC2, Programmatic EIS--Navajo Ten 
Year Forest Management Plan Alternatives, Implementation and Funding, 
AZ and NM.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding water 
quality and protected beneficial uses. EPA asked that potential impacts 
associated with new road construction and use of pesticides and 
herbicides be addressed in the final EIS.
    ERP No. D-COE-C35013-00 Rating EC2, Programmatic EIS--Port of New 
York and New Jersey Dredged Material Management Plan, Implementation 
Channel Depths and Deepen, NY and NJ.
    Summary: EPA raised concerns with specific management options 
discussed in the PEIS, and requested that additional information be 
included in the final PEIS, Dredged Material Management Plan, and 
technical appendices.
    ERP No. D-FHW-G40154-TX Rating EC2, Loop 1 Extension Project, From 
Farm-to-Market (FM-734 (Palmer Lander) to TX-45 Highway, Funding, 
Travis and Williamson Counties, TX.
    Summary: EPA identified several environmental concerns and need for 
additional information which include the inclusion of an Edwards 
Aquifer water pollution abatement plan and additional documented 
coordination with the State Historic Preservation Officer. EPA 
requested that mitigation measure be incorporated into the final EIS 
and Record of Decision.
    ERP No. D-FHW-G40155-TX Rating LO, TX-45 Highway Project, Extending 
from Anderson Mill Road (FM Road 2769) to Farm-to-Market Road 685 east 
of IH-35), Funding, Williamson and Travis Counties, TX.
    Summary: EPA has no objection to the preferred alternative.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-AFS-L65311-ID North Fork St. Joe River Project, 
Implementation, Idaho Panhandles National Forest, St. Joe Ranger 
District, Shoshone County, ID.
    Summary: The Final EIS adequately disclosed the environmental 
concerns with the project and responded to EPA's comments.
    ERP No. F-BIA-J65298-MT Flathead Indian Reservation Forest 
Management Plan, Implementation, Rocky Mountain, Pablo, MT.
    Summary: EPA expressed concern that little information was provided 
on the proposed monitoring programs to assure that ecological goals and 
objectives are attained.
    ERP No. F-FHW-L40193-ID Sandpoint North and South (NH-IR-F-CM-
5116(68) Projects, Construction, US 95 (Milepost 466.8 to Milepost 
4786), Funding and COE Section 404 Permit, City of Sandpoint, Bonner 
County, ID.
    Summary: EPA had no objection to the proposed action but request 
that the ROD include a discussion of the methodology used to determine 
that information in the final EIS is current and viable and that FHWA 
ensure that project implementation does not worsen water quality.
    ERP No. F-FTA-L40205-00 South/North Corridor Project, Improvements 
to the Existing Urban Transportation, Funding, Multnomah, Clackamas and 
Washington Counties, OR and Clark County, WA.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-USN-E11045-NC Introduction of the V-22 ``Osprey'' a new 
Type of Tiltrotor Aircraft, Replacement or Renovation of the facilities 
used to house Aircraft, Full Basing at MCAS Cherry Point and/or Partial 
Basing at both MCAS New River and Cherry Point, COE Section 404 Permit, 
NC.
    Summary: EPA continues to have no significant objections to the 
Marine Corps' proposal to replace it CH-46 helicopters to the new 
Tiltrotor, V-22 Osprey.

    Dated: January 4, 2000.
B. Katherine Biggs,
Associate Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal 
Activities.
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