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2474.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

(ER–FRL–6615–8)

Environmental Impact Statements and

Regulations; Availability of EPA

Comments

Availability of EPA comments

prepared January 29, 2001 Through

February 02, 2001 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–AFS–L61224–00

Rating LO, Lemhi Pass National

Historic Landmark Management Plan,

Implementation, Beaverhead-Deerlodge

National Forest, Beaverhead County,

MT and Salmon-Challis National Forest,

Lemhi County, ID.

Summary: EPA expressed lack of

objections.

ERP No. D–AFS–L65369–OR

Rating EC2, Mill Creek Timber Sales

and Related Activities, To Implement

Ecosystem Management Activities,

Prospect Ranger District, Rogue River

National Forest, Jackson County, OR.

Summary: EPA expressed concerns

with potential adverse impacts from

roads to water quality and habitat

quality, including erosion, mass

wasting, fragmentation and the increase

of non-native species.

ERP No. D–FHW–D40311–PA

Rating EC2, US Route 15

Improvement Project, from PA–6015,

Section G–20 and G–22 Tioga County,

Pennsylvania and PIN 6008.22.123

Steuben County, New York, (US Route

15 between PA Route 287 and Presho,

New York, Funding and COE Section

404 Permit, Tioga County, PA and

Steuben County, NY.

Summary: EPA expressed concerns

regarding impacts to terrestrial habitat,

streams, wetlands, and residences. EPA

requested additional information on

minimizing and mitigating potential

impacts.

Final EISs

ERP No. F–AFS–G65074–TX

Texas Blowdown Reforestation

Project, Implementation, National

Forests and Grasslands in Texas,

Angeline and Sabine National Forests,

San Augustine and Shelby Counties,

TX.

Summary: EPA had no additional

comments.

ERP No. F–AFS–K65226–00

Sierra Nevada Forest Plan

Amendment Project, Implementation,

several counties, CA and NV.

Summary: The FEIS only partially

addressed our objections regarding the

road transportation system and

protection to roadless areas. EPA offered

qualified support for Modified

Alternative B as stated in the FEIS and

providing it receives full funding for

implementation.

ERP No. F–BIA–L65352–WA

Colville Indian Reservation Integrated

Resource Management Plan,

Implementation, Colville Indian

Reservation, Okanogan and Ferry

Counties, WA.

Summary: No formal comment letter

was sent to the preparing agency.

ERP No. F–FHW–F40378–MN

TH–23 Reconstruction, MN–TH–22 in

Richmond extending through the Cities

of Richmond, Cold Spring and Rockville

to I–94, Funding, Stearns County, MN.

Summary: EPA continues to express

concern that the action does not provide

for a sufficient wetland mitigation plan

or a sufficient mitigation plan for lost

tree/upland habitat.

ERP No. F–NPS–E61075–FL

Dry Tortugas National Park General

Management Plan, Implementation,

Monroe County, FL.

Summary: EPA continues to express

concerns with implementing the

management plan including ecosystem

monitoring, the level of mitigation for

existing and potential future impacts

and enforcement of regulations and

visitor use.

ERP No. F–NPS–K60030–CA

Legislative EIS—Timbisha Shoshone

Tribal Homeland, To Establish a

Permanent Tribal Land Base and

Related Cooperative Activities, The

Transfer of Federal Land and

Acquisition of Private Land, Death

Valley National Park, Saline Valley, CA

and Lida Ranch near Lida, NV.

Summary: No formal comment letter

was sent to the preparing agency.

Dated: February 20, 2001.

Joseph C. Montgomery,

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office

of Federal Activities.

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AGENCY

[ER–FRL–6615–7]

Environmental Impact Statements;

Notice of Availability

Responsible Agency

Office of Federal Activities, General

Information (202) 564–7167 or

www.epa.gov/oeca/ofa

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact

Statements Filed February 12, 2001

Through February 16, 2001 Pursuant

to 40 CFR 1506.9.

EIS No. 010046, DRAFT EIS, BLM, CA,

Northern and Eastern Colorado Desert

Plan (Plan), Implementation,

Comprehensive Framework for

Managing Species and Habitats

(BLM), Joshua Tree National Park

(JTNP) and Chocolate Mountains

Aerial Gunnery Range, California

Desert, Riverside, Imperial and San

Bernardino Counties, CA, Comment

Period Ends: May 26, 2001, Contact:

Dick Crowe (909) 697–5216.

EIS No. 010047, DRAFT EIS, BLM, UT,

CO, NM, Williams, Questar, Kern

River Pipeline Project, To Approve a

Petroleum Products Pipeline, and one

or two Natural Gas Pipelines and To

Amend Forest Plan, UT, NM and CO,

Comment Period Ends: April 16,

2001, Contact: LaVerne Steah (801)

539–4114.

EIS No. 010048, DRAFT EIS, FHW, AR,

Southeast Arkansas I–69 Connector,

Transportation Improvement,

Funding, Drew, Lincoln, Cleveland

and Jefferson Counties, AR, Comment

Period Ends: April 23, 2001, Contact:

Amy H. Heflin (501) 324–6435.

EIS No. 010049, FINAL EIS, DOE, CA,

National Ignition Facility Project

Specific Analysis, Construction and

Operation at the Lawrence Livermore

National Laboratory, Livermore, CA,

Wait Period Ends: March 26, 2001,

Contact: Richard Scott (925) 423–

3022.

EIS No. 010050, DRAFT EIS, NPS, CA,

Santa Cruz Island Primary Restoration

Plan, Implementation, Channel

Islando National Park, Santa Cruz