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[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 168 (Friday, August 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 45804]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23120]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-5483-9]

Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of 
EPA Comments

    Availability of EPA comments prepared August 4, 1997 Through August 
8, 1997 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 4, 1997 (62 FR 
16154).

Draft EISs

    ERP No. D-FHW-K40142-CA Rating EC2, CA-4 ``GAP'' Closure Project, 
Improvements between I-80 and Cunninings Skyway, Funding, NPDES Permit 
and COE Section 404 Permit, City of Hercules, Contra Costa County, CA.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns due to: a need for 
additional information regarding wetlands, water and biological 
resources and air quality data and analysis.
    ERP No. D-FHW-K40224-CA Rating EU3, I-880/CA-92 Interchange 
Reconstruction, I-880 from Winton Avenue to Tennyson Road and CA-92 
from Hesperian Boulevard to Santa Clara Street, Funding, City of 
Hayward, Alameda County, CA.
    Summary: EPA found the DEIS for the I-880/92 interchange project to 
have inadequate information because the DEIS did not account for the 
related SR 92 San Mateo-Hayward bridge widening project which had been 
analyzed in a separate document. EPA believes the two projects should 
be analyzed together as one since both are dependent on one another, 
and that the information did not present a complete picture of the 
impacts to the public and to the decisionmaker.
    ERP No. D-FHW-K40225-CA Rating EC2, Marin US-101 High Occupancy 
Vehicle (HOV) Gap Closure Project, Construction from US 101 I-580 on 
US-101 from Lucky Drive to North San Pedro Road and I-580 from Irene 
Street to US-101, Funding, COE Section 404 and Bridge Permits, Marin 
County, CA.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding potential 
air quality impacts, relocation of the San Rafael Viaduct, impacts to 
the future rail project, minimization of impacts of coastal zone 
resources, and indirect impacts.
    ERP No. D-TVA-E09803-MS Rating EC2, Exercise of Option Purchase 
Agreement with LSP Energy Limited Partnership for Supply of Electric 
Energy, Construction and Operation, Batesville Generation Facility, 
Funding, COE Section 10 and 404 Permits and NPDES Permit, City of 
Batesville, Coahoma, Panola, Quitman and Yalobusha Counties, MS.
    Summary: EPA's primary concern involves the fact that the proposed 
power plant site is not close to waterbodies required for process water 
supply and discharge, so that pipeline interconnection with associated 
impacts (including loss of forested wetlands) are proposed.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-FHW-J40140-MT, US 93 Highway Transportation Improvements, 
between Hamilton (Milepost 49.0) to Lolo (Milepost 83.2), Funding and 
COE Section 404 Permit, Ravalli and Missoula Counties, MT.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding potential 
induced and hastened changes in the pattern of land use, population 
density or growth rate of the Bitteroot Valley resulting indirectly 
from the project and potential adverse effects to wetlands, riparian 
areas, wildlife habitat, and other natural systems, including 
ecosystems.

    Dated: August 26, 1997.
B. Katherine Biggs,
Associate Director, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 97-23120 Filed 8-28-97; 8:45 am]
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