72 FR 101 pgs. 29313-29314 - Environmental Impact Statements andRegulations; Availability of EPA Comments
Type: NOTICEVolume: 72Number: 101Pages: 29313 - 29314
Docket number: [ER-FRL-6687-3]
FR document: [FR Doc. E7-10132 Filed 5-24-07; 8:45 am]
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-6687-3]
Environmental Impact Statements andRegulations; Availability of EPA Comments
Availability of EPA comments prepared pursuant to the Environmental ReviewProcess (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 datedApril 6, 2007 (72 FR 17156).
Draft EISs
EIS No. 20060507, ERP No. D-FHW-J40175-UT, SouthLogan to Providence Transportation CorridorProject, Improvements to 100 East Street between 300 South (Logan) to Providence Lane (100 North) in Providence, Funding and Right-of-Way Grant, Cities of Logan and Providence, Cache County, UT.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to wetlands, floodplains, and air impacts related to PM 2.5. EPA is also concerned about cumulative impacts.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20070053, ERP No. D-AFS-L65533-ID, SunValley Resort (Bald Mountain) 2005 Master Plan-Phase I Project, Implementation,Special-Use-Permits, Sawtooth National Forest, Blaine County, ID.
Summary: EPA raised environmental concerns with the impacts to water quality, erosion, and changes stream flows. Also, the final EIS should address cumulative impacts associated with future development and expanded snowmaking operations.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20070071, ERP No. D-USA-D11041-VA, FortBelvoir 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC)Recommendations and Related Army Actions,Implementation, Fairfax County, VA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about natural resources impacts. EPA requested additional information on the locations of forest removal and habitat loss.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20070077, ERP No. D-AFS-J65376-SD, Mitchell Project Area, To Implement MultipleResource Management Actions, Mystic RangerDistrict, Black Hills National Forest, PenningtonCounty, SD.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about human health exposure to pollutants from smoke and impacts to air quality, and impacts from road construction to water quality.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20070105, ERP No. D-USA-D15001-MD, FortGeorge G. Meade Base Realignment and Closure 2005 and Enhanced Use Lease (EUL) Actions,Implementation, Anne Arundel, Howard, Montgomery,Prince George's Counties, MD.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the natural resources impacts. EPA requested additional information on upland habitat, wetlands, surface water, and wildlife. EPA also recommends that the cumulative impact discussion be expanded to include water and wetland resources.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20070111, ERP No. D-HUD-L85028-WA, Westpark Redevelopment Master Plan, Redevelop of 82-acre Site to create a Mixed-Use, Mixed-IncomePedestrian Oriented Urban Community, Funding andUS Army COE Section 10 Permit, City of Bremerton,Kitsap County, WA.
Summary: EPA utilized a screening tool to conduct a limited review of the EIS and, based on the screen, we do not foresee having any environmental objections to the proposed project.
Rating LO.
EIS No. 20070114, ERP No. D-USA-G15001-NM, CannonAir Force Base (AFB), Proposal to Beddown, orLocate Air Force Special Operations Command(AFSOC), Implementation, Base Realignment andClosure (BRAC), NM.
Summary: EPA had no objections to the proposed action.
Rating LO.
EIS No. 20070124, ERP No. D-FHW-C40169-NY, NY-112 Reconstruction Project, From I-495 to NY-25 Improve Safety and Mobility, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, NY.
Summary: EPA has no objections to the proposed project.
Rating LO.
EIS No. 20070079, ERP No. DS-AFS-L65509-WA, School Fire Salvage Recovery Project, To ClarifyDefinitions of Live and Dead Trees,Implementation, Pomeroy Ranger District, UmatillaNational Forest, Columbia and Garfield Counties,WA.
Summary: While EPA has no objections to the proposed action, EPA did recommend that the Forest Service monitor the survival of fire-damaged trees across the project area (both inside and outside of sale units) using the result to validate and calibrate the Scott Guidelines.
Rating LO.
EIS No. 20070113, ERP No. DS-TVA-E06008-TN, WattsBar Nuclear Plant Unit 2, Completion andOperation, Updated Information on ExtensiveEnvironmental Record, Rhea County, TN.
Summary: EPA expressed concern about radioactive waste disposition after 2008 and the proposed Dry Cask storage plans. EPA requested the radiological monitoring of all plant effluents along with appropriate storage and disposition of radioactive waste.
Rating EC1.
Final EISs
EIS No. 20070101, ERP No. F-FHW-F40430-IN, US-31Kokomo Corridor Project, Preferred Alternative is J, Transportation Improvement between IN-26 and U.S. 35 Northern Junction, City of Kokomo andCenter Township, Howard and Tipton Counties, IN.
Summary: EPA continues to express concern that adequate mitigation is not being proposed. EIS No. 20070117, ERP No. F-AFS-D65036-PA, Allegheny National Forest, Proposed Revised Land and Resource Management Plan, PreferredAlternative is Cm, Implementation, Elk, Forest,McKean and Warren Counties, PA.
Summary: EPA still has concerns with the potential for adverse impacts from oil and gas development to water quality and wildlife resources. EPA encourages the Forest Service to work closely with the permitting agencies and state environmental agencies to minimize impacts from these activities.
EIS No. 20070128, ERP No. F-AFS-L65511-ID, MyrtleCreek Healthy Forest Restoration Act Project,Proposes Aquatic and Vegetation ImprovementTreatments, Panhandle National Forests, BonnersFerry Ranger District, City of Bonners Ferry,Boundary County, ID.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20070135, ERP No. F-AFS-L65507-ID, White/White Analysis Project, PreferredAlternative is 4, Vegetative Management andWatershed Improvement, Lolo Creek, Chamook Creek,White Creek, Mike White Creek, Nevada Creek, andUtah Creek, Lochsa Ranger District, ClearwaterNational Forest, Idaho and Clearwater County, ID.
Summary: While EPA supports the proposed watershed improvement activities, we have continued concerns related to 303(d) listed streams. EPA recommends implementing BMPs for other activities such as grazing and placer mining to improve aquatic habitat and water quality.
EIS No. 20070137, ERP No. F-AFS-L65482-ID, AspenRange Timber Sale and Vegetation TreatmentProject, Preferred Alternative is 5, Proposal to Treat Forested and Nonforested Vegetation,Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Soda SpringsRanger District, Caribou County, ID.
Summary: EPA has no objections to the proposed project.
EIS No. 20070095, ERP No. FS-AFS-L65383-ID, Hidden Cedar Project, Updated Information, ManageVegetation Conditions and the TransportationSystem, Idaho Panhandle National Forests, St. JoeRanger District, Benewah, Latah and ShoshoneCounties, ID.
Summary: EPA previous water quality issues have been resolved; therefore, EPA has no objection to the proposed action.
Dated: May 22, 2007.
Ken Mittelholtz,
Environmental Protection Specialist,Office of Federal Activities.
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