[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 154 (Friday, August 8, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46268-46269]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-18314]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-8584-5]


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. 20060490, ERP No. D-OSM-K65321-00, Black Mesa Project, 
Revisions to the Life-of-Mine Operation and Reclamation for the Kayenta 
and Black Mesa Surface-Coal Mining Operations, Right-of-Way Grant, 
Mohave, Navajo, Coconino and Yavapai Counties, AZ and Clark County, NV.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns because the Draft EIS 
does not identify a specific product delivery/customer use scenario for 
the new preferred alternative, discuss how the environmental impacts of 
future coal delivery/customer use scenarios will be analyzed, or 
describe greenhouse gas emissions from the proposed project. Rating 
EC2.
EIS No. 20080154, ERP No. D-FHW-D40342-MD, U.S. 50 Crossing Study, 
Transportation Improvement from MD 611 to MD 378; and 3rd Street to 
Somerset Street, Funding, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Army COE Section 10 
and 404 Permits, Worcester County, MD.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about dredging and 
impacts to bird habitat. Rating EC1.
EIS No. 20080162, ERP No. D-FRC-D03016-MD, Sparrows Point Liquefied 
Natural Gas (LNG) Import Terminal Expansion and Natural Gas Pipeline 
Facilities, Construction and Operation, Application Authorization, U.S. 
COE section 10 and 404 Permits, Baltimore County, MD.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the potential 
impacts associated with the proposed terminal. In particular, EPA 
expressed concerns about the potential water quality impacts associated 
with the proposed dredging for the terminal and noted that the Draft 
EIS did not contain sufficient information to fully assess the 
project's impacts. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20080165, ERP No. D-FHW-L59003-00, Interstate 5 Columbia River 
Crossing Project, Bridge, Transit, and Highway Improvements, from State 
Route 500 in Vancouver, WA to Columbia Boulevard in Portland, OR, 
Funding, U.S. COE section 10 & 404 Permits, NPDES Permit.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the potential 
impacts to the Troutdale Sole Source Aquifer, environmental justice, 
and aquatic resources impacts, and requested additional analysis for 
project related air quality impacts be included in the FEIS. Rating 
EC2.
EIS No. 20080203, ERP No. D-UCG-A99225-00, Dry Cargo Residue (DCR) 
Discharges in the Great Lakes, To Regulate Nonhazardous and Nontoxic 
DRC Sweeping from Vessels in the Great Lakes that Fall under the 
Jurisdiction of the United States.
    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20080222, ERP No. D-COE-E39074-FL, South Florida Water 
Management District (SFWMD) Project, Propose to Construct and Operate 
Stormwater Treatment Areas (STAs) on Compartment B and C of the 
Everglades Agriculture Area, U.S. Army COE section 404 Permit, Palm 
Beach and Hendry Counties, FL.
    Summary: EPA is fully supportive of the construction of the 
proposed Stormwater Treatment Areas (STA). However, EPA expressed 
environmental concerns about the wetland impacts of the total STA 
footprints, the discharge of STA waters, and some of the assumptions 
and technical analyses, and requested that the Final EIS provide 
additional information and analyses. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20080228, ERP No. D-AFS-L65555-WA, Republic Ranger Station 
Excess Residence Sale Project, Proposes to Sell a 0.72 Acre Parcel of 
Land with a Residential Building, Republic Ranger District, Colville 
National Forest, Ferry County, WA.
    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20080169, ERP No. DR-COE-K39099-CA, Berth 97-109 (China 
Shipping) Container Terminal Project, Construction and Operation, 
Issuance of Section 404 (CWA) and Section 10 Rivers and Harbor Act 
Permits, Port of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to air 
quality, environmental justice communities, and aquatic and biological 
resources. EPA recommended commitments to meet and exceed San Pedro Bay 
Ports Clean Air Action Plan air emission requirements, coordination 
with the environmental justice community to identify additional 
measures to offset health impacts, avoidance of fill, and development 
of a port-wide marine mammal vessel strike reduction program. Rating 
EC2.
EIS No. 20080210, ERP No. DS-FHW-F40415-IN, U.S. 31 Improvement Project 
(I-465 to IN 38), between I-465 North Leg and IN-38, Updated 
Information, NPDES Permit and U.S. Army section 10 and 404 Permits, 
Hamilton County, IN.

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    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to 
water quality, public drinking water supplies, and streams. Rating EC2.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20080213, ERP No. F-COE-E67005-NC, PCS Phosphate Mine 
Continuation, New Information on Additional Alternative ``L'' and 
``M'', Proposes to Expand its Existing Open Pit Phosphate Mining 
Operation into a 3,412 Acre Tract, Pamlico River and South Creek, near 
Aurora, Beaufort County, NC.
    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental objections to the 
applicant's proposed action (``Alternative L'') due to significant 
impacts to waters of the U.S. EPA believes that ``Alternative S33AP'' 
is both environmentally preferable and economically practicable; EPA 
also proposed modifications to Alternative L that would reduce the 
potential environmental impacts.
EIS No. 20080269, ERP No. FS-FHW-G40129-AR, U.S. 67 Construction, U.S. 
67/167 to I-40 West/I-430 Interchange around the North Little Rock 
Metropolitan Area, Funding, Pulaski County, AR.
    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project.

    Dated: August 5, 2008.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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