39866 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 142 / Friday, July 24, 1998 / Notices

Dated: July 16, 1998.

Richard D. Wilson,

Acting Assistant Administrator.

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Environmental Impact Statements and

Regulations; Availability of EPA

Comments

Availability of EPA comments

prepared July 6, 1998 Through July 10,

1998 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) 564–5076. An explanation of the

ratings assigned to draft environmental

impact statements (EISs) was published

in FR dated April 10, 1998 (63 FR

17856).

Draft EISs

ERP No. D–FRC–J05078–MT Rating

EO2, Missouri-Madison Hydroelectric

(FERC No. 2188) Project, Issuing a New

licence (Relicense) for Nine Dams and

Associated Facilities, MT.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental objections regarding

FERC’s rejection of Section 10 (j)

recommendations; inadequacies in the

analysis of thermal issues; the potential

for impairment to the beneficial uses;

and the rejection of some State Clean

Water Act 401 conditions. EPA believes

FERC should ensure license conditions

that require hydropower operations be

done in the best practicable manner to

minimize harm to beneficial uses.

License conditions also need to

incorporate thermal success criteria and

appropriate language to reopen the

license if success criteria are not

adequately attained by proposed

mitigation. EPA believes additional

information is needed to fully assess

and mitigate all potential impacts of the

management actions.

ERP No. D–IBR–J28020–UT Rating

EO2, Narrows Dam and Reservoir

Project, Construction of Supplemental

Water Supply for Agricultural and

Municipal Water Use, Gooseberry Creek,

Sanpete and Carbon Counties, UT.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental objections to the

proposed project, and stated that it

believes additional, less damaging

alternatives are available which would

reduce the project related impacts. EPA

requested additional detail on

mitigation, project impacts, and

alternatives.

ERP No. D–IBR–K39045–CA Rating

EC2, Programmatic EIS—Central Valley

Project Improvement Act (CVPIA) of

1992 Implementation, Central Valley,

Trinity, Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa

Clara and San Benito Counties, CA.

Summary: EPA expressed strong

support for the overall intent of CVPIA

implementation; alternatives which

provide a strong two-pronged

commitment to ecosystem restoration

and flexible, efficient use of developed

water supplies; and use of CVPIA tools

to provide efficient management of

existing, developed water supplies. EPA

requested additional information and

explanation on the range of

implementation, relationship between

PEIS and subsequent rules and

regulations, and to the relationship of

the PEIS to interim implementation

programs and the ‘‘Garamendi process’’

ERP No. DR–DOI–K40222–TT Rating

EO2, Palau Compact Road Construction,

Revision to Major Transportation and

Communication Link on the Island of

Babeldaob, Implementation, Funding,

Republic of Palau, Babeldaob Island,

Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental objections because the

RDEIS did not provide sufficient

documentation that all practicable

means have been undertaken by the

Corps and the Republic of Palau to

avoid and minimize adverse impacts

associated with placing dredged or fill

material in wetlands and other aquatic

resources protected under CWA Section

404.

Final EISs

ERP No. F–AFS–L65285–AK, Chasina

Timber Sale, Harvesting Timber and

Road Construction, Tongass National

Forest, Craig Ranger District, Ketchikan

Administrative 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–L65300–AK, Canal

Hoya Timber Sale, Implementation,

Stikine Area, Tongass National Forest,

Value Comparison Unit (VCU), AK.

Summary: Review of the Final EIS

was not deemed necessary. No formal

comment letter was sent to the

preparing agency.

Dated: July 21, 1998.

William D. Dickerson,

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office

of Federal Activities.

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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 July 13, 1998 Through July 17,

1998

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9

EIS No. 980269, Draft EIS, AFS, ID,

Eagle Bird Project Area, Timber

Harvesting and Road Construction,

Idaho Panhandle National Forests, St.

Joe Ranger District, Shoshone County,

ID, Due: September 07, 1998, Contact:

Cameo Flood (208) 245–4517.

EIS No. 980270, Final EIS, FHW, NC,

US 70 Improvements Project, I–40 to

the Intersection of US 70 and US 70

Business, Funding and COE Section

404 Permit, Wake and Johnston

Counties, NC, Due: August 24, 1998,

Contact: Nicholas L. Graf, P.E. (919)

733–7842 ext. 260.

EIS No. 980271, Draft EIS, FHW, IN, US

231 Transportation Project, New

Construction from CR–200 N to CR–

1150′1, Funding, Right-of-Way Permit

and COE Section 404 Permit, Spencer

and Dubois Counties, IN, Due:

October 15, 1998, Contact: Douglas N.

Head (317) 226–7487.

EIS No. 980272, Draft EIS, NOA, MS,

Grand Bay National Estuarine

Research Reserve (NERR),

Designation, To Conduct Research,

Educational Project and Construction,

East of the City of Biloxi, Jackson

County, MS, Due: September 07,

1998, Contact: Stephanie Thornton

(301) 713–3125 ext. 110

EIS No. 980273, Draft Supplement, FTA,

PR, Tren Urbano Transit Project,

Updated Information for the Minillas

Extension, Construction and

Operation, San Juan Metropolitan

Area, Funding, NPDES Permit, US

Coast Guard Bridge Permit and COE

Section 10 and 404 Permits, PR, Due:

September 07, 1998, Contact: Alex

McNeil (404) 562–3511.

EIS No. 980274, Final EIS, FRC, NB,

Kingsley Dam Project (FERC. No.

1417) and North Platte/Keystone

Diversion Dam (FERC. No. 1835)

Hydroelectric Project, Application for

Licenses, Near the confluence of the

North/South Platte Rivers, Keith,

Lincoln, Garden, Dawson and Gasper

Counties, NB, August 24, 1998,

Contact: Frankie Green (202) 501–

7704.