[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 53 (Friday, March 20, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11942-11943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-6149]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-8591-5]


Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of 
EPA Comments

    Availability of EPA comments prepared 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 202-564-7146. An explanation of the ratings 
assigned to draft environmental impact statements (EISs) was published 
in FR dated April 6, 2008 (73 FR 19833).

Draft EISs

EIS No. 20080469, ERP No. D-FTA-K40270-HI, Honolulu High-Capacity 
Transit Corridor Project, Provide High-Capacity Transit Service on 
O'ahu from Kapolei to the University of Hawaii at Manoa and Waikiki, 
City and County of Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawaii.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the proposed 
project's impacts to wetlands and water quality.
    EPA also has concerns about environmental justice and noise 
impacts, and recommends that various resource agency consultation 
processes be completed and documented in the FEIS. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20080474, ERP No. D-NPS-D61061-VA, Cedar Creek and Bella Grove 
National Historical Park, General Management Plan, Implementation, 
Frederick, Shenandoah, Warren Counties, VA.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project. Rating LO.

EIS No. 20080477, ERP No. D-FTA-B40100-MA, Urban Ring Corridor--Phase 2 
Project, Circumferential Transportation Improvements, Proposed Major 
New Bus Rapid Transit, Funding and Right-of-Way Permit, Located in the 
Municipalities of Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, 
Medford and Somerville, MA.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about air quality, 
indirect and cumulative impacts, and environmental justice. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20080479, ERP No. D-FHW-J40187-UT, Geneva Road, Center Street/
1600 West (Provo) to Geneva Road/SR-89 (Pleasant Grove), Improvements, 
US Army COE 404 Permit, Utah County, UT.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about air quality, 
and recommended that a compliance air quality analysis be included in 
the FEIS. Rating EC1.

EIS No. 20080502, ERP No. D-FTA-L54005-WA, East Link Rail Transit 
Project, Proposes to Construct and Operate an Extension of the Light 
Rail System from downtown Seattle to Mercer Island, Bellevue, and 
Redmond via Interstate 90, Funding and US Army COE Section 404 and 10 
Permits, Seattle, WA.

    Summary: EPA does not object to proposed project. Rating LO.

EIS No. 20080516, ERP No. D-NPS-L65563-AK, Legislative--Glacier Bay 
National Park Project, Authorize Harvest of Glaucous-Winged Gull Eggs 
by the Huna Tlingit, Implementation, AK.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the action as proposed. Rating LO.

EIS No. 20080524, ERP No. D-STB-L59004-AK, Northern Rail Extension 
Project, Construct and Operate a Rail Line between Northern Pole, AK 
and Delta Junction, AK.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the potential 
impacts to water quality, open water habitats, wetlands, stream 
channels, riparian areas, and ecological connectivity. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20080529, ERP No. D-FHW-B40101-CT, North Hillside Road 
Extension on the University of Connecticut Storrs Campus, Hunting Lodge 
Road, US Army COE Section 404 Permit, in the town Mansfield, CT.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the potential 
impacts to wetlands, air quality, and secondary/cumulative impacts. 
Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20080531, ERP No. D-USN-L11040-WA, Naval Base Kitsap--Bangor, 
Construct and Operate a Swimmer Interdiction Security System (SISS), 
Silverdale Kitsap County, WA.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project. Rating LO.

EIS No. 20080532, ERP No. D-AFS-J61114-CO, Vail Ski Area's 2007 
Improvement Project, Addressing Issues Related to the Lift and Terrain 
Network, Skier Circulation, Snowmaking Coverage, Guest Services 
Facilities, Special-Use-Permit, Eagle/Holy Cross Ranger District, White 
River National Forest, Eagle County, CO.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about direct and 
indirect impacts to Waters of the U.S., impacts of snowmaking on 
aquatic resources, cumulative impacts from growth and redevelopment, 
lack of analysis of energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, and the 
lack of consideration of climate change impacts on aquatic resources 
and Vail's ski area operations in general. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20080540, ERP No. D-AFS-L65564-ID, Nez Perce National Forest 
(NPNF), Proposed Designated Routes and Areas for Motor Vehicle Use 
(DRMVU), Implementation, Idaho County, ID.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential 
impacts to water quality, fish, wildlife, soils and native vegetation 
from continued motorized use of roads and trails and motorized access 
to dispersed

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camping near streams, lakes and wetlands. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20090002, ERP No. D-USN-D35063-VA, Norfolk Harbor Channel, 
Proposed Dredging to Deepen Five Miles of the Federal Navigation 
Channel in the Elizabeth River from Lamberts Bend to the Norfolk Naval 
Shipyard (NNSY), Norfolk and Portsmouth, VA.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to 
aquatic populations from the dredging of contaminated sediment. Rating 
EC1.

EIS No. 20090013, ERP No. D-CGD-A11083-00, Programmatic--Future of the 
U.S. Coast Guard Long Range Aids to Navigation (LORAN-C) Program, 
Implementation.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project. Rating LO.

EIS No. 20090024, ERP No. D-FHW-H40397-MO, Interstate 70 Corridor 
Improvements, Kansas City to St. Louis, Updated Information, Evaluates 
if a Truck-Only Lane Strategy is Viable, Kansas City to St. Louis, MO.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action. Rating LO.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20080470, ERP No. F-FHW-B40098-VT, Middlebury Spur Project, 
Improvements to the Freight Transportation System in the Town of 
Middlebury in Addison County to the Town of Pittsford in Rutland 
County, VT.

    Summary: EPA has no objections to the proposed project.

EIS No. 20090003, ERP No. F-FHW-C40170-NY, Fort Drum Connector Route 
Project, Proposed Link between I-81 and U.S. Route 11 at the Fort Drum 
North Gate, Town of Le Ray and Pamelia, Jefferson County, NY.

    Summary: EPA's previous issues have been resolved; therefore, EPA 
does not object to the proposed action.

EIS No. 20090020, ERP No. F-AFS-D65039-WV, Lower Williams Project Area 
(LWPA), Alternative 6 is the Preferred Alternative, Proposed to Perform 
Vegetation Management and Wildlife Habitat Improvements, 
Implementation, Gauley Ranger District, Monongahela National Forest, 
Webster County, WV.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project.

EIS No. 20090027, ERP No. F-FHW-G40192-TX, Grand Parkway/State Highway 
99 Improvement Project, Segment G, from Interstate Highway (IH) 45 to 
US 59, Funding, Right-of-Way Grant, U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit, 
Harris and Montgomery Counties, TX.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.

EIS No. 20090029, ERP No. F-NSA-D11045-MD, Fort George G. Meade 
Utilities Upgrade Project, Proposes to Construct and Operate (1) North 
Utility Plant (2) South Generator Facility and (3) Central Boiler 
Plant, Fort George M. Meade, MD.

    Summary: EPA's previous issues have been resolved; therefore, EPA 
does not object to the proposed action.

EIS No. 20090030, ERP No. F-COE-J11025-CO, Fort Carson Grow the Army 
Stationing Decision, Constructing New Facilities to Support Additional 
Soldiers and their Families, Portions of El Paso, Pueblo and Fremont 
Counties, CO.

    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.

EIS No. 20090033, ERP No. FS-COE-G36072-AR, Fourche Bayou Basin 
Project, 1,750 Acre Bottomland Acquisition with Nature Appreciation 
Facilities, Development, Funding, City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, 
AR.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.

    Dated: March 17, 2009.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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