[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 77 (Friday, April 21, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19915-19916]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-9929]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-4722-4]


Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of 
EPA Comments

    Availability of EPA comments prepared March 20, 1995 Through March 
24, 1995 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) 
260-5076.
    An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental 
impact statements (EISs) was published in FR dated April 14, 1995 (72 
FR 19047).

Draft EISs

    ERP No. D-AFS-J65227-MT Rating EC2, Wagner-Atlanta Vegetation 
Treatment Project, Implementation, Helena National Forest, Townsend 
Ranger District, Meagher County, MT.

Summary

    EPA expressed environmental concerns with the treatment methods/
units, existing degraded water quality/fisheries in the project area, 
and an inadequate plan for a water quality monitoring program. EPA 
recommended additional information be collected to fully assess and 
mitigate impacts of the proposed action. EPA supported a combination of 
grass burns (Alternative C) and harvest methods from the other 
alternatives which protect big game, minimize new road construction, 
protect water quality, in stream uses and the aquatic ecosystem.
    ERP No. D-AFS-J65228-UT Rating EC1, Jacob/Swale Vegetation 
Management Project, Implementation, Dixie National Forest, Escalante 
Ranger District, Garfield County, UT.

Summary

    EPA expressed environmental concerns and recommended that a 
preferred alternative be selected that minimizes the impacts to road 
management, roadless areas and wildlife habitat concerns.
    ERP No. D-AFS-L65233-OR Rating EC2, Sandy River Delta Plan, 
Implementation, Special Management Area (SMA), Columbia River Gorge 
National Scenic Area (NSA), Several Permits for Approval, US Coast 
Guard Bridge Permit and COE Section 404 Permit, Multnomah County, OR.

Summary

    EPA supported the wetland vegetation restoration objectives of the 
draft EIS, but expressed environmental concerns regarding the repeated 
use of herbicides to meet vegetative objectives. EPA preferred the re-
establishment of the original native species mix to the extent 
possible, to create a self-sustaining wetland system without using 
herbicides.
    ERP No. D-AFS-L65234-ID Rating EC2, Hobo Cornwall Project Area 
Timber Sale and Ecosystem Management Plan, Implementation, Idaho 
Panhandle National Forests, St. Joe Ranger District, Shoshone County, 
ID.

Summary

    EPA expressed environmental concerns based on potential water 
quality standards violations and the lack of an air quality impacts 
analysis. Additional information is requested to clarify compliance 
with state water quality standards and to disclose air quality impacts 
related to prescribed burning.
    ERP No. D-AFS-L65236-OR Rating LO, Santiam Pass Forest Health 
Project, Implementation, Willamette National Forest, McKenzie Ranger 
District, Linn County, OR.

Summary

    EPA expressed lack of objections to the proposed project.
    ERP No. D-BLM-G65061-NM Rating LO, Rosewell Resource Area 
Management Plan and Carlsbad Resource Area Management Plan Amendment, 
Implementation, Quay, Curry, DeBaca, Roosevelt, Lincoln, Guadalupe, 
Chaves, Eddy, and Lea Counties, NM.

Summary

    EPA expressed lack of objections and supported the preferred 
alternative. For clarification EPA requested that the air impact 
analysis be expanded to include definitive effects of oil and gas 
operations on air quality and consider the cumulative impacts of 23,000 
wells on the 2 resource areas.
    ERP No. D-BLM-J60016-WY Rating EC2, Kenetech/PacifiCorp Windpower 
Development Project, Construction of a 500-MW Windplant and 230-kV 
Transmission Line between Arlington and Hanna, Right-of-Way Grant, COE 
Section 404 Permit and Special-Use-Permit, Carbon County, WY.

Summary

    EPA expressed environmental concerns based on potential adverse 
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    ERP No. D-NPS-D61039-PA Rating LO, White-Tailed Deer Management 
Plan, Implementation, Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower 
Historic Site, Adams County, PA.

Summary

    EPA expressed lack of objections to the proposed action, but 
suggested the Final EIS include reproduction intervention methods which 
are currently Food and Drug Administration approved (Alternative 2B and 
4).
    ERP No. D-NPS-E61071-FL Rating EC1, Timucuan Ecological and 
Historic Preserve, General Management Plan and Development Concept 
Plans, Implementation, Fort Caroline National Memorial Area, Duval 
County, FL.

Summary

    EPA expressed environmental concerns over potential project 
impacts. EPA recommended that the FEIS address guidelines regarding ORV 
use on the natural resource portions of the Preserve.
    ERP No. D-USN-K11028-CA Rating EO2/EC2, Long Beach Naval Hospital 
Base Disposal and Reuse, Implementation, City of Long Beach, CA.

Summary

    EPA expressed environmental objections to the ``Retail 
Alternative'' due to air quality impacts. EPA had environmental 
concerns with the remaining alternatives. The DEIS is lacking a 
comprehensive air quality analysis, although it is exempt from a 
conformity determination.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-AFS-J67014-UT, Gardner Canyon Gypsum Open Pit Mine, 
Development and Operation, Special Use Permit and Possible COE Section 
404 Permit, Mount Nebo Wilderness Area, Unita National Forest, Jaub 
County, UT.

Summary

    EPA expressed lack of objections to the proposed project.
    ERP No. F-AFS-L61198-OR, Washington Analysis Area/Baker City 
Municipal Watershed Project, Implementation, Wallowa-Whitman National 
Forest, Baker Ranger District, Baker County, OR.

Summary

    EPA expressed no objection to the preferred alternative as 
described in the FEIS. No formal written comment letter was sent to the 
preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-DOA-D81024-MD, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, 
Construction of an Office Complex and Site Selection, Prince Georges 
County, MD.

Summary

    EPA expressed lack of objections to the proposed project.
    ERP No. F-NPS-K61131-00, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, 
Management of Burros, Implementation, Clark Co., NV and Mohave Co., AZ.

Summary

    EPA expressed lack of objections to the proposed action.

    Dated: April 18, 1995.
William D. Dickerson,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 95-9929 Filed 4-20-95; 8:45 am]
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