[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 131 (Friday, July 10, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33236-33237]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-16371]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-8595-3]


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 17, 2009 (74 
FR 17860).

Draft EISs

EIS No. 20090044, ERP No. D-IBR-J28023-CO, Aspinall Unit Operations--
Colorado River Storage Project, Modifying Water Flow Operations, 
Implementation, Gunnison River, Gunnison, Montrose, Delta, and Mesa 
Counties, CO.

    Summary: EPA expressed concerns because it appears that the 
proposed operations plan may not include sufficient peak flows to 
maintain high quality fish habitat. EPA also requested additional 
information on how the plan would meet the federal reserved water 
rights for the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20090115, ERP No. D-SFW-L65571-00, Western Snowy Plover Habitat 
Conservation Plan, Proposed Issuance of an Incidental Take Permit, 
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, Oregon Coast, OR, CA, WA.

    Summary: EPA has no objection to the proposed action. Rating LO.

EIS No. 20090122, ERP No. D-FRC-E03019-00, Phase VIII Expansion 
Project, Proposed to Construct, Own, Operate, and Maintain New 
Interstate National Gas Pipeline, Compressor, and Ancillary Facilities 
in Alabama and Florida.

    Summary: EPA expressed concerns regarding potential impacts to 
noise, aquatic habitats, water resources, and wetlands, and made 
recommendations for mitigation measures. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20090127, ERP No. D-FHW-E40826-TN, Interstate 55 Interchange at 
E.H. Crump Boulevard and South Boulevard Project, To Provide a Balanced 
Solution for Safety and Capacity Issues at the I55 Interchange, City of 
Memphis, Shelby County, TN.

    Summary: EPA expressed concerns about mobile source air toxics and 
environmental justice. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20090132, ERP No. D-NPS-D61063-00, Harpers Ferry National 
Historical Park, General Management Plan, Implementation, Harpers 
Ferry, Jefferson County, WV; Loudoun County, VA; and Washington County, 
MD.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action. However, EPA 
requested clarifying information on a proposed pedestrian bridge and 
vegetation removal/manipulation in relation to rewatering the canal and 
as well as maintaining historic or scenic vistas in specified areas. 
Rating LO.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20090172, ERP No. F-NOA-K80052-CA, Southwest Fisheries Science 
Center Replacement, Construction and Operation, located on University 
of California, La Jolla, CA.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.

EIS No. 20090148, ERP No. FS-COE-E01013-FL, Rock Mining in the Lake 
Belt Region Plan, Continuance of Limestone Mining Construction, Section 
404 Permit, Miami-Dade County, FL.

    Summary: EPA expressed objections to impacts to wetlands from the

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proposed limestone mining, and made recommendations to reduce and 
mitigate those impacts, as well as seepage flows.

    Dated: July 7, 2009.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division,
    Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. E9-16371 Filed 7-9-09; 8:45 am]
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