[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 126 (Friday, June 29, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 34632]
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[FR Doc No: 01-16458]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6619-5]


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) 564-7167. An explanation of the ratings 
assigned to draft environmental impact statements (EISs) was published 
in FR dated April 14, 2000 (65 FR 20157).

Draft EISs

    ERP No. D-FHW-F40395-WI Rating EC2, County Highway J/Wis 164 (I-94 
to County E) Corridor Study, Improvements, City of Pewaukee, Villages 
of Pewaukee and Sussex Towns of Lisbon, Richfield and Polk, Waukesha 
and Washington Counties, WI.
    Summary: EPA's review identified issues relating to direct and 
cumulative impacts to wetlands; indirect impacts from increased 
urbanization; and expressed concerns regarding impacts to water 
quality.
    ERP No. D-FHW-H40171-NB Rating EC2, Lincoln South and East Beltways 
Project, To Complete a Circumferential Transportation System linking I-
80 on the north and U.S. 77 on the west, Funding, COE 404 Permit, 
Lancaster County, NB.
    Summary: EPA expressed concerns regarding the range of alternatives 
meeting the purpose and need for the project, archeological resources 
and asked for more information regarding wetlands mitigation.
    ERP No. D-FTA-B59001-CT Rating LO, New Britain--Hartford Busway 
Project, Proposal to Build an Exclusive Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) 
Facility, Located in the Towns/Cities of New Britain, Newington, West 
Hartford and Hartford, CT.
    Summary: EPA raised no objections to the proposed project and 
encouraged CTDOT/FHWA to consider emission retrofit devices to reduce 
emissions.
    ERP No. D-FTA-K40243-CA Rating EC2, Mid-City/Westside Transit 
Corridor Improvements, Wilshire Bus Rapid Transit and Exposition 
Transitway, Construction and Operation, Funding, Section 404 Permit, 
Los Angeles County, CA.
    Summary: EPA expressed concerns regarding Environmental Justice 
impacts along the Exposition corridor and the storage and maintenance 
sites. EPA also expressed concerns regarding the provision of Park and 
Ride facilities in excess of parking demand. EPA requested additional 
analysis and documentation on both of these issues.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-AFS-J61103-MT Discovery Ski Area Expansion, 
Implementation, Special-Use-Permit and COE Section 404 Permit, 
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Pintler Ranger District, Rumsey 
Mountain, Granite County, MT.
    Summary: EPA continues to express concerns regarding the 
information used to support expansion of the ski area; inadequate 
analysis; disclosure of indirect effects of induced development 
associated with the ski area expansion; and growth pressures to serve 
and accommodate increasing numbers of skiers.
    ERP No. F-FHW-F40784-OH OH-7 (LAW-7) Relocation, OH-7 and OH-527 to 
a point Northeast of Rome Township and OH-607 from East Huntington 
Bridge to an Interchange with proposed OH-7 and OH-775, Funding, 
Lawrence County, OH.
    Summary: Because the final EIS indicates that the Feasible 
Alternative B has been selected for implementation, EPA's previously 
expressed environmental concerns have now been fully addressed and 
resolved.
    ERP No. F-FHW-G40156-TX TX-130 Construction, I-35 of Georgetown to 
I-10 near Seguin, Funding, COE Section 404 Permit, Williamson, Travis, 
Caldwell, Guadalupe Counties, TX.
    Summary: EPA's review found that comments offered on the draft EIS 
have been responded to in the final EIS. EPA had no additional 
comments.
    ERP No. F-FHW-J40152-CO South I-25 and US 85 Corridors 
Improvements, CO-470 to Castle Rock, Funding, Douglas County, CO.
    Summary: EPA was pleased with the cumulative impacts assessment 
done by FHWA and CDOT as well as the coordination and mitigation 
planning initiated with other parties. EPA expressed concern for the 
lack of quantification of secondary impacts to some potentially 
affected resources.
    ERP No. F-FHW-K40232-CA San Francisco--Oakland Bay Bridge, East 
Span Seismic Safety Project, Connection between I-80 Yerba Buena Island 
and Oakland, US Coast Guard Permit and COE Section 404 Permit, San 
Francisco and Alameda Counties, CA.
    Summary: EPA's review of the final EIS found that the document 
adequately addressed the issues raised in EPA's comment letter 
regarding the draft EIS.

    Dated: June 26, 2001.
Joseph C. Montgomery,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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