65426 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 239 / Friday, December 12, 1997 / Notices

C1. Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—Any filings must bear in

all capital letters the title

‘‘COMMENTS’’,

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS

AND CONDITIONS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, OR

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, as

applicable, and the Project Number of

the particular application to which the

filing refers. Any of the above-named

documents must be filed by providing

the original and the number of copies

provided by the Commission’s

regulations to: the Secretary, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.

20426. A copy of any motion to

intervene must also be served upon each

representative of the Applicant

specified in the particular application.

D2. Agency Comments—Federal,

state, and local agencies are invited to

file comments on the described

application. A copy of the application

may be obtained by agencies directly

from the Applicant. If an agency does

not file comments within the time

specified for filing comments, it will be

presumed to have no comments. One

copy of an agency’s comments must also

be sent to the Applicant’s

representatives.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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Environmental Impact Statements;

Notice of Availability

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal

Activities, General Information (202)

564–7167 OR (202) 564–7153.

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact

Statements

Filed December 01, 1997 Through

December 05, 1997 Pursuant to 40

CFR 1506.9.

EIS No. 970464, Draft EIS, COE, AZ, Rio

Salado Environmental Restoration of

two Sites along the Salt River: (1)

Phoenix Reach and (2) Tempe Reach,

Feasibility Report, in the Cities of

Phoenix and Tempe, Maricopa

County, AZ, Due: January 26, 1998,

Contact: Alex Watt (213) 452–4204.

EIS No. 970465, Revised Draft EIS, AFS,

CA, Rock Creek Recreational Trails

Management Plan, Implementation,

Additional Information, Eldorado

National Forest, Georgetown Ranger

Director, Eldorado County, CA, Due:

January 26, 1998, Contact: Linda

Earley (916) 333–4312.

EIS No. 970466, Final EIS, AFS, AK,

Helicopter Landings within

Wilderness, Implementation, Tongass

National Forest, Chatham, Stikine and

Ketchikan Area, AK, Due: January 12,

1998, Contact: Larry Roberts (907)

772–3841.

EIS No. 970467, Draft EIS, NPS, OR,

Crater Lake National Park,

Implementation of New Concession

Contract for Visitor Services Plan, OR,

Due: January 26, 1998, Contact: Al

Kendricks (541) 594–2211.

EIS No. 970468, Draft Supplement,

APH, Logs, Lumber and Other

Unmanufactured Wood Articles

Importation, Additional Updated

Information, Improvements to the

existing system to Prohibit

Introduction of Plant Pests into the

United States, Due: February 10, 1998,

Contact: Jack Edmundson (301) 734–

8565.

EIS No. 970469, Draft EIS, USN, CA, US

Pacific Fleet F/A 18 E/F Aircraft for

Development of Facilities to Support

Basing on the West Coast of the

United States, Possible Site

Installations are (1) Lemoore Naval

Air Station and (2) El Centro Naval

Air Facility, Fresno, King and

Imperial Counties, CA, Due: January

26, 1998, Contact: Surinder Sikand

(415) 244–3020.

Dated: December 9, 1997.

William D. Dickerson,

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office

of Federal Activities.

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Environmental Impact Statements and

Regulations; Availability of EPA

Comments

Availability of EPA comments

prepared November 24, 1997 Through

November 28, 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

11, 1997 (62 FR 16154).

Draft EISs

ERP No. D–COE–K36122–CA Rating

EC2, Upper Guadalupe River Feasibility

Study, Flood Control Protection,

Construction, National Economic

Development Plan (NED), Santa Clara

Valley Water District, City of San Jose,

Santa Clara County, CA.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concerns regarding the

lack of a discussion as to whether a

combination of structural and nonstructural features may be a reasonable

alternative, whether the project would

comply with applicable Water Quality

Standards, and the potential impacts

and mitigation measures associated with

using herbicides to control vegetation

under the Channel Bypass Plan. EPA

recommended that the FEIS incorporate

pollution prevention features in the

project’s design, construction and

operation.

ERP No. DS–COE–G39002–00 Rating

LO, Red River Chloride Control Project,

Construction and Operation Methods,

Updated and Additional Information,

several counties TX and OK.

Summary: EPA had no objection;

however, EPA recommended that the

description of the no action alternative

be expanded to include the economic

consequences of not developing

additional water supply sources to users

in the Red River Basin.

ERP No. D1–COE–K35012–CA Rating

EC2, Sacramento River Bank Protection

Project, Implemention of Streambank

Protection for the Lower American River

between RM–0 and 13.7, Updated

Information, City of Sacramento,

Sacramento County, CA.

Summary: EPA commended the Corps

for the collaborative process with

Federal, State and local agencies that

lead to the project’s design and

environmental documentation.

However, EPA expressed concerns

regarding potential impacts to aquatic

resources. The lack of a discussions of

mitigation measures to compensate for

the unavoidable loss of aquatic

resources. EPA asked that the FSEIS

clearly indicate whether adverse

impacts to aquatic resources would be

avoided and minimized to the greatest

extent practicable while still executing

the project’s purpose and need. EPA

also asked that the FSEIS discuss

whether the project would comply with

Water Quality Standards and protect

beneficial uses.

Final EISs

ERP No. F–AFS–L61214–OR,

Kalmiopsis Wilderness, Approval for

Motorized Vehicular Access to the

Private Property within the Chetco River