[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 31 (Friday, February 14, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6968-6969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-3809]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-5477-5]


Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of 
EPA Comments

    Availability of EPA comments prepared January 27, 1997 Through 
January 31, 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 
5, 1996 (61 FR 15251).

Draft EISs

    ERP No. D-DOE-E09802-SC Rating EC2, Savannah River Site, Shutdown 
of

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the River Water System (DOE/EIS-0268D), Implementation, Aiken, SC.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concern regarding the 
disclosure of potential ecological risks. EPA requested that this issue 
be fully discussed in the final document.
    ERP No. D-UAF-K11076-CA Rating EC2, Airborne Laser (ABL) Phase 
Program Definition and Risk Reduction Phase, Proposed Locations: Home 
Base Edwards Air Force Base; Diagnostic Test Range-White Sands Missile 
Range, NM; and Expanded Area Test Range-Western Range (Vandenberg Air 
Force Base and Point Mugu Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division), 
CA and NM.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns due to potential 
effects to threatened and endangered species, and air quality and upper 
atmosphere. EPA requested additional information on these issues.
    ERP No. DS-NOA-A91062-00 Rating LO, Atlantic Coast Weakfish 
Fishery, Fishery Management Plan, Implementation, Updated Information, 
Weakfish Harvest Control in the Atlantic Ocean Exclusive Economic Zone 
(EEZ), off the New England, Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic Coasts.
    Summary: EPA had no objections to the regulations.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-BIA-G09803-NM Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative, 
Construction, Operation and Maintenance, El Rancho Substation, Sante Fe 
County, NM.
    Summary: Review of the Final EIS has been completed and the project 
found to be satisfactory. No formal comment letter was sent to the 
preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-CGD-A39137-00 Atlantic Protected Living Marine Resource 
Initiative, Implementation, Atlantic Ocean, from Maine to Florida.
    Summary: EPA had no objections to the preferred alternative.
    ERP No. F-GSA-E60015-GA, Clifton Road Campus of the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, Acquisition of Additional Property, 
DeKalb County, GA.
    Summary: EPA had no environmental concerns about this project.
    ERP No. FA-AFS-L82010-00, Pacific Northwest Region National 
Forests, Nursery Pest Control Management Plan, Additional Information 
concerning Changes to a List of Chemical Pesticides and Streamlining 
the Process for Future Changes Approved for Use at J. Herbert Stone, 
Bend Pine and Wind River Nurseries and Dorena Tree Improvement Center, 
WA and OR.
    Summary: Review of the Final EIS was not deemed necessary. No 
formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.

    Dated: February 11, 1997.
B. Katherine Biggs,
Associate Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal 
Activities.
[FR Doc. 97-3809 Filed 2-13-97; 8:45 am]
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