[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 14 (Friday, January 23, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 4196]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-1395]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

ER-FRL-8589-8]


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. 20080415, ERP No. D-FHW-L40235-ID, I-90 Post Falls Access 
Improvements Project, Transportation Improve from Spokane Street 
Interchange through the State Highway 41 (SH-41) Interchange, Kootenai 
County, ID

    Summary: EPA has no objections to the proposed project. Rating LO.

EIS No. 20080389, ERP No. DA-AFS-L65369-00, Southwest Idaho Ecogroup 
Land and Resource Management Plan, Provide Additional Information to 
Reanalyzes the Effects of Current and Proposed Management on Rock 
Mountain Bighorn Sheep Viability in the Payette National Forest 2003 
FEIS, Boise National Forest, Payette National Forest and Sawtooth 
National Forest, Forest Plan Revision, Implementation, Several 
Counties, ID; Malhaur County, OR and Box Elder County, UT.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about disease 
transmission between bighorn sheep and domestic sheep, the uncertainty 
in modeling, and monitoring details. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20080442, ERP No. DS-AFS-J65469-CO, White River National Forest 
Travel Management Plan, Updated Information for the Preferred 
Alternative, To Accommodate and Balance Transportation Needs, 
Implementation, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Mesa, Moffat, Pitkin, Rio 
Blanco, Routt and Summit Counties, CO.

    Summary: EPA's previous concerns were resolved, therefore EPA has 
no objections to the proposed action. Rating LO.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20080487, ERP No. F-AFS-F65035-WA, Cayuga Project, Proposed 
Vegetation and Transportation Management Activities northeast of Clam 
Lake, Preferred Alternative Selected Alternative 7, Great Divide Ranger 
District, Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, Ashland County, WI.

    Summary: EPA's concerns about marten habitat have been addressed. 
Therefore, EPA has no objections to the project.

EIS No. 20080488, ERP No. F-FHW-F40442-MI, Detroit River International 
Crossing Study, Propose Border Crossing System between the 
International Border Cities of Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario, 
Wayne County, MI.

    Summary: EPA has no objections to the proposed project.

EIS No. 20080495, ERP No. F-USN-K10011-CA, Southern California (SOCAL) 
Range Complex, To Organize, Train, Equip, and Maintain Combat-Ready 
Naval Forces, San Diego, Orange and Los Angeles Counties, CA.

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about impacts 
to marine resources and ocean water quality from munitions.

EIS No. 20080501, ERP No. F-AFS-J65500-00, Wild and Scenic River 
Suitability Study for National Forest System Lands on the Ashley, 
Dixie, Fishlake, Manti-La Sal, Uinta and Wasatch-Cache National Forests 
in UT and Portion of National Forests extend into Colorado and Wyoming, 
several counties, UT, Montrose County, CO and Uinta County, WY.

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

    Dated: January 16, 2009.
Ken Mittelholtz,
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Federal Activities.
 [FR Doc. E9-1395 Filed 1-22-09; 8:45 am]
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