[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 83 (Friday, April 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 24953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-10675]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6353-7]


Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of 
EPA Comments

Availability of EPA Comments Prepared April 10, 2000 Through April 
14, 2000 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 09, 1999 (63 
FR 17856).

Draft EISs

    ERP No. D-AFS-J65322-MT Rating EC2, Spar and Lake Subunits Forest 
Health Project, Improvements, Kootenai National Forest, Three Rivers 
Ranger District, Lincoln County, MT.
    Summary: EPA supports project purpose and need, proposed helicopter 
logging, minimal new road construction, and proposed road 
decommissioning. EPA expressed concerns about inadequate information on 
weed control chemicals for the project area, and on the proposed 
monitoring program to identify impacts from implementation activities. 
EPA notes that the proposed action could impact drainages classified as 
water quality limited by the State of Montana and the proposed action 
should be consistent with the State's Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) 
development.
    ERP No. D-AFS-K65345-CA Rating EC2, Pendola Fire Restoration 
Project, Implementation, Tahoe National Forest, Downieville Ranger 
District, Yuba County, CA.
    Summary: EPA expressed concern that purpose and need is too 
narrowly drawn, and recommended that the Forest Service take additional 
steps to address cumulative watershed effects in the program area.
    ERP No. D-NPS-E61074-00 Rating EC2, Big South Fork National River 
and Recreation Area, General Management Plan, Implementation, McCreary, 
KY and Fentress, Morgan, Pickett, and Scott Counties, TN.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concern due to lack of 
information concerning specifics on management plan implementation and 
enforcement, and mitigation for impacts to water quality.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-AFS-J65311-MT Good Creek Resource Management Project, 
Implementation, Vegetation Treatments and Other Activities to Restore 
Watershed, Flathead National Forest, Tally Lake Ranger District, 
Flathead County, MT.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding the 
potential water quality impacts of timber harvest, and the adequacy of 
proposed monitoring to measure aquatic impacts from proposed management 
actions.
    ERP No. F-AFS-L65325-ID Sloan-Kennally Timber Sale, Proposal to 
Harvest and Regenerate Timber Strands, Implementation, ayette National 
Forest, McCall Ranger District, Valley County, ID.
    Summary: EPA remains concerned about the loss of roadless character 
with this project.

    Dated: April 25, 2000.
B. Katherine Biggs,
Associate Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal 
Activities.
[FR Doc. 00-10675 Filed 4-27-00; 8:45 am]
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