[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4759-4760]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2460]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
(ER-FRL-5477-1)


Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of 
EPA Comments

    Availability of EPA comments prepared January 13, 1997 Through 
January 17, 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) 260-5076. An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft 
environmental impact statements (EISs) was published in FR dated April 
05, 1996 (65 FR 15251).

FINAL EISs

    ERP No. F-AFS-L65174-AK Eight Fathom Timber Sales, Implementation, 
COE
    Section 404 Permit and EPA NPDES, Tongass National Forests, Hoonah 
and Sitka Ranger District, Chatham Area, AK.
Summary: Review of the Final EIS was not deemed necessary. No formal 
comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-AFS-L65201-OR Eagle Creek Timber Sale and Road 
Construction, Implementation, Mt. Hood National Forest, Zigzag and 
Estacada Ranger Districts, Clackamas County, OR.
Summary: Review of the Final EIS was not deemed necessary. No formal 
comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-AFS-L65249-AK Northwest Baranof Timber Sale (s), 
Implementation, NPDES, Coast Guard Bridge, COE Section 10 and 404 
Permits, Tongass National Forest, Sitka Ranger District, Baranof 
Island, AK.
Summary: Review of the Final EIS was not deemed necessary. No formal 
comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-AFS-L65266-AK King George Timber Sale Project, Timber 
Harvesting and Road Construction, Implementation, Tongass National 
Forest, Stikine Area, Etolin Island, AK.
    Summary: Review of the Final EIS was not deemed necessary. No 
formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.

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    ERP No. F-BLM-K65179-AZ Morenci Land Exchange, Implementation, 
Exchange of Federal Lands for Private Lands, Safford District, 
Greenlee, Graham, Cochise and Pima Counties, AZ.
    Summary: Review of the Final EIS was not deemed necessary. No 
formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-BLM-K67034-NV Talapoosa Gold Mine Project, Construction 
and Operation, Plan of Operations Approval, Special-Use-Permit and COE 
Section 404 Permit Issuance, Silver Springs, Lyon County, NV.
    Summary: Review of the Final EIS was not deemed necessary. No 
formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-BLM-K67036-NV Mule Canyon Surface Gold Mine Development, 
Operation and Reclamation and Associate Facilities, Plan of Operation 
Approval, Battle Mountain District, Lander and Eureka Counties, NV.
    Summary: Review of the Final EIS was not deemed necessary. No 
formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-DOE-A09827-00 Programmatic EIS--Storage and Disposition 
of Weapon-Usable Fissile Materials, Implementation, Storage of all 
Plutonium and Highly Enriched Uranium and the Disposition of Surplus 
Plutonium, Sites Considered: Hanford Site, Idaho National Engineering 
Lab., Nevada Test Site, Oak Ridge Reservation, Pantex Plant and 
Savannah River Site.
    Summary: EPA's previous concerns have been resolved, therefore EPA 
had no objection to the proposed action. ERP No. F-FHW-K40214-CA 
Alternatives to Replacement of the Embarcadero Freeway and the Terminal 
Separator Structure, (Formerly CA-480) Implementation, Permit Approvals 
and Funding, San Francisco County, CA.
    Summary: ERP No. F-NPS-K61126-AZ Tumacacori National Historical 
Park, General Management Plan (GMP), Implementation, Santa Cruz County, 
AZ.
    Summary: Review of the final EIS was not deemed necessary. No 
formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-NPS-K61142-CA Manzanar National Historic Site (NHS), 
General Management Plan, Implementation, Inyo County, CA.
    Summary: Review of the Final EIS was not deemed necessary. No 
formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-NPS-L65229-AK Brooks River Area Development, Use and 
Management Plan, Implementation, Katmai National Park, AK.
    Summary: ERP No. F-NPS-L65264-WA Elwha River Ecosystem Restoration 
Implemention Project, Olympic National Park, Clallam County, WA.
    Summary: EPA had no objection to the preferred alternative as 
described in the EIS.
    ERP No. F-USA-G11029-AR Disposal of Chemical Agents and Munitions 
Stored at Pine Bluff Arsenal, Construction and Operation, Approval of 
Permits, Jefferson County, AR.
    Summary: EPA had no objection to the selection of the preferred 
alternative. No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    Dated: January 28, 1997.
William D. Dickerson,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 97-2460 Filed 1-30-97; 8:45 am]
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