[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 46 (Friday, March 9, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10748-10749]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6684-8]


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 202-564-7167. An explanation of the ratings 
assigned to draft environmental impact statements (EISs) was published 
in FR dated April 7, 2006 (71 FR 17845).

Draft EISs

EIS No. 20060462, ERP No. D-COE-K59006-CA, Cajon, Third Main Track, 
Construction from Summit to Keenbrook, Special Use Permit and U.S. Army 
COE 404 Permit, San Bernardino County, CA.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about air quality 
impacts and water-related issues. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20060467, ERP No. D-FHW-K40262-CA, Interstate 5 (Santa Ana 
Freeway) Project, Improvement from State Route 91 in Orange County to 
Interstate 605 in Los Angeles County, CA.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the potential 
for project segmentation, a lack of analysis for mobile source air 
toxics (MSATs) hotspots, and the inconsistent reporting of 
environmental justice impacts. EPA recommends quantifying the 
construction and operational emissions for MSATs, conducting dispersion 
modeling of the most significant MSATs, and identifying hotspots and 
appropriate avoidance, minimization, and/or mitigation opportunities. 
Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20060498, ERP No. D-COE-K60037-CA, Rio del Oro Specific Plan 
Project, To Establish a Development Framework for Land Use, Resource 
Protection, Circulation, Public Utilities and Services, City of Rancho 
Cordova, Sacramento County, CA.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about wetland 
impacts, and requested additional information regarding compliance with 
the Clean Water Act. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20060509, ERP No. D-SFW-L61233-WA, Hanford Reach National 
Monument Comprehensive Conservation Plan, Management of Monument 
Resources, Programs and Visitors for the next 15 years, Adams, Benton. 
Franklin and Grant Counties, WA.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action. Rating LO.

EIS No. 20060518, ERP No. D-FHW-F40438-IN, I-69 Evansville to 
Indianapolis Project, I-69 Tier 2 Section 1: Evansville to Oakland 
City, from 1-64 to IN-64, Gibson and Warrick Counties, IN

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action, but requests 
clarification of mitigation measures and their implementation. Rating 
LO.

EIS No. 20060535, ERP No. D-FHW-L40232-ID, US-95 Garwood to Sagle (from 
MP-438.4 to MP 469.75) Transportation Improvements to Present and 
Future Traffic Demand, Funding, NPDES Permit and U.S. Army COE Section 
404 Permit, Kootenai and Bonner Counties, ID.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential 
impacts to aquatic resources, wildlife habitat, and prime farmland. EPA 
recommended mitigation for air quality impacts during construction, and 
requested more information regarding groundwater/sole source aquifer 
impacts, surface water quality and TMDL implementation, riparian and 
floodplain impacts and avoidance. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20070001, ERP No. D-AFS-K65325-CA, Turntable Bay Marina Master 
Development Plan, To Build and Operate a Resort Marina, Special-Use-
Permit, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta Lake at Turntable Bay, 
Shasta and Trinity Counties, CA.

    Summary: While EPA does not object to the Preferred Alternative, 
but requested clarification on project goals and timing of construction 
to minimize air quality impacts. Rating LO.

EIS No. 20070011, ERP No. D-FHW-F40402-MI, I-94 Jackson Freeway 
Modernization Project, Improvements between Michigan State Route-60 
(MI-60) and Sargent Road, Funding and NPDES and US Army COE Section 404 
Permits Issuance, Jackson County, MI.

    Summary: EPA's previous concerns have been resolved; therefore, EPA 
does not object to the proposed action. Rating LO.

EIS No. 20060477, ERP No. DS-AFS-J65403-00, Southern Rockies Canada 
Lynx Amendment, Updated Information, Incorporating Management Direction 
for Canada Lynx Habitat by Amending Land and Resource Management Plans, 
for Arapaho-Roosevelt, Pike-San Isabel, Grand Mesa-Uncompahgre-
Gunnison, San Juan, Rio Grande and Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, 
Implementation, CO and WY.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the preferred 
alternative has the most potential of the action alternatives to 
adversely effect water quality from erosion and sedimentation, impact 
wildlife and vegetation and cause fragmentation of critical lynx 
habitat. In addition, the final EIS should expand the analysis of 
cumulative impacts. Rating EC2.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20060533, ERP No. F-FHW-D40310-VA, I-73 Location Study, between 
Roanoke and the North Carolina State Line Commonwealth of Virginia, 
Construction and Operation, Cities of Roanoke and Martinsville, 
Counties of Bedford, Botetourt, Franklin, Henry, and Roanoke, VA.

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about forest 
habitat impacts, and requested mitigation to reduce those impacts.

EIS No. 20060538, ERP No. F-FRC-E03016-MS, Casotte Landing Liquefied 
Natural Gas (LNG) Import and Interstate Natural Gas Transmission 
Facilities, Construction and Operation, U.S. Army COE Section 404 
Permit, (FERC/EIS-0193D), near the City of Pascagoula, Jackson County, 
MS.

    Summary: EPA supports the selected preferred alternative for the 
proposed project with the FERC staff's mitigation measures identified 
in the final EIS. EPA requested that FERC and the applicant give 
further consideration to addressing the remaining outstanding issues 
including air quality, risk analysis, and wetland impacts.

EIS No. 20070000, ERP No. F-AFS-L65455-ID, Clearwater National Forest, 
Proposes to Approve Plans-of-Operation for Small-Scale Suction Dredging 
in Lolo Creek and Moose Creek, Clearwater National Forest, North Fork 
Ranger District, Clearwater and Idaho Counties, ID.

    Summary: The final EIS adequately addressed EPA's major concerns 
with water quality, especially by using monitoring, timing and location 
provisions and adaptive management to minimize impacts from projects. 
Therefore, EPA does not object to the proposed project.

EIS No. 20070010, ERP No. F-FHW-G40187-LA, East-West Corridor

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Highway Component, from I-130 to Louis Armstrong International Airport, 
to Central Business District (CBD), Jefferson, Orleans and St. Charles 
Parishes, LA.

    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.

EIS No. 20070013, ERP No. F-DOE-E01016-FL, Orlando Gasification Project 
(DOE/EIS-0383), To Provide Cost-Shared Funding for Construction, 
Design, and Operation a New Plant, Orlando, FL.

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about impacts 
to air quality and wetlands, and requested that additional mitigation 
measures be implemented.

EIS No. 20070020, ERP No. F-AFS-L65474-AK, Tuxekan Island Timber 
Sale(s) Project, Timber Harvesting, Implementation, Coast Guard Bridge 
Permit, U.S. Army COE Section 10 and 404 Permits, Tongass National 
Forest, Thorne Bay Ranger District, Thorne Bay, AK.

    Summary: EPA's previous environmental concerns about impacts to 
water quality, fisheries, wetlands, and wildlife habitat have been 
addressed; therefore, EPA does not object to the proposed action.

EIS No. 20070034, ERP No. F-SFW-J65447-WY, Bison and Elk Management 
Plan, Implementation, National Elk Refuge/Grand Teton National Park/
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway, Teton County, WY.

    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.

EIS No. 20070054, ERP No. F-NPS-J61110-UT, Utah Museum of Natural 
History, Construction and Operation, New Museum Facility at University 
of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.

    Dated: March 6, 2007.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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