Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments, 6003-6004 [05-1628]

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• ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 23 (Friday, February 4, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6003-6004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-1628]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6660-1]


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) 564-7167. An explanation of the ratings 
assigned to draft environmental impact statements (EISs) was published 
in the Federal Register dated April 2, 2004 (69 FR 17403).

Draft EISs

    ERP No. D-AFS-F65047-IN Rating LO, German Ridge Restoration 
Project, To Restore Native Hardwood Communities, Implementation, 
Hoosier National Forest, Tell City Ranger District, Perry County, IN.
    Summary: EPA has no objections with the proposed restoration 
project; however, we recommended that a schedule for prescribed burns 
and timber removal be included in the FEIS.
    ERP No. D-BLM-K65274-NV Rating EC2, Las Vegas Valley Disposal 
Boundary Project, Disposal and Use of Public Land under the Management 
of (BLM), Implementation, Clark County, NV.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to 
wetlands and Waters of the U.S., general conformity under the Clean Air 
Act, the analysis of alternatives, and consultation with tribal 
governments.
    ERP No. D-FHW-C40164-NY Rating EC2, NY Route 17--Elmira to Chemung 
Project, Proposed Highway Reconstruction, New Highway Construction, 
Bridge Rehabilitation/Replacement, Funding and U.S. Army COE Section 
404 Permit, Town and City of Elmira, Town of Ashland and Chemung, 
Chemung County, NY.
    Summary: EPA has concerns with the proposed project due to indirect 
impacts to water quality and wetlands, and suggested firmer mitigation 
measures be implemented to address these concerns.
    ERP No. D-FHW-D40325-PA Rating EC2, U.S. 219 Improvements Project, 
Meyersdale to Somerset, SR 6219, Section 020, Funding, U.S. COE Section 
404 Permits, Somerset County, PA.
    Summary: EPA has environmental concerns with the proposed project 
regarding impacts to wetlands, endangered species, aquatic resources, 
air quality, and environmental justice.
    ERP No. D-FHW-F40426-OH Rating EC2, Eastern Corridor Multi-Modal 
(Tier 1) Project, To Implement a Multi-Modal Transportation Program 
between the City of Cincinnati and Eastern Suburbs in Hamilton and 
Clermont Counties, OH.
    Summary: EPA has concerns with the proposed project, primarily 
regarding a new bridge span across the Little Miami River, a designated 
Wild and Scenic River. These concerns include unresolved questions 
regarding visual impacts, and cumulative, indirect and secondary 
impacts to the river's identified characteristics.
    ERP No. D-FHW-J40167-UT Rating EC2, Brown Park Road Project, 
Reconstruction (Paving) and Partial Re-alignment from Red Creek to 
Colorado State Line, Diamond Mountain Resource Management Plan 
Amendment (BLM), U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit, Daggett County, UT.
    Summary: EPA has environmental concerns with the proposed project 
regarding habitat fragmentation, impacts to wildlife due to vehicle 
collisions, and the introduction of invasive species.
    ERP No. D-NIH-D81035-MD Rating EC2, National Institutes of Health 
(NIH) Master Plan 2003 Update, National Institutes of Health Main 
Campus--Bethesda, MD, Montgomery County, MD.
    Summary: EPA expressed concerns regarding impacts from land 
development and storm water management. EPA requested that the final 
EIS address the function and value of the existing hardwoods that will 
be lost, and provide an outline of the mitigation.
    ERP No. DS-BIA-A65165-00 Rating EC2, Programmatic--Navajo Nation 
10-Year Forest Management Plan, New and Updated Information on 
Alternatives, Chuska Mountains and Defiance Plateau Area, AZ and NM.
    Summary: EPA expressed concerns regarding cumulative impacts and 
implementation of the Range Assessment and Management Plan (RAMP), and 
requested that existing environmental information be incorporated into 
the alternatives and cumulative impact analyses.
    ERP No. DS-FHW-E40325-NC Rating EC2, Eastern Section of the 
Winston-Salem Northern Beltway, U.S. 52 south to I-40 Business and I-40 
Business south to U.S. 311, Improvements to the Surface Transportation 
Network, TIP Project Nos. U-2579 and U-2579A, Forsyth County, NC.
    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns with the 
proposed project regarding the number of residential relocations 
required as well as impacts to aquatic stream habitat and water supply.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-AFS-E65067-00 Land Between the Lakes National Recreation 
Area, Proposes to Revise TVA's 1994 Natural Resources Management Plan, 
Development of a Land Management Resource Plan or Area Plan, Gold Pond, 
Trigg and Lyon Counties, KY and Stewart County, TN.
    Summary: The Final EIS has addressed our concerns and EPA has no 
objections to the project.
    ERP No. F-COE-G39041-LA Programmatic EIS--Louisiana Coastal Area 
(LCA) Ecosystem Restoration Study, Implementation, Tentatively Selected 
Plan, Mississippi River, LA.
    Summary: EPA continues to express full support for the Louisiana 
Coastal Area Plan, recognizing that the Plan is the appropriate next 
step in the ongoing effort to address wetland and barrier island loss 
in coastal Louisiana.
    ERP No. F-DHS-D11036-MD National Biodefense Analysis and 
Countermeasures Center (NBACC) Facility at Fort Detrick, Construction 
and Operation, Fort Detrick, Frederick County, MD.
    Summary: The Final EIS provided adequate responses to EPA's 
comments.
    ERP No. F-FHW-E40795-NC U.S.-17 Interstate Corridor Improvements, 
south of NC-1127 (Possum Track Road) to north of NC-1418 (Roberson 
Road) Funding and Permit Issuance, City of Washington and Town of 
Chocowinity Vicinity, Beaufort and Pitt Counties, NC.
    Summary: EPA has no objections to the preferred alternative.
    ERP No. F-FHW-F40368-WI U.S.-12 Highway Corridor Project, 
Improvement from 1H90/94 at Lake Delton south to Ski Hi Road, Selected 
Preferred Alternative, Funding and U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit 
Issuance, Sauk County, WI.

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    Summary: EPA has no objections to the preferred alternative.
    ERP No. F-FHW-F40409-IN IN-25 Transportation Corridor Improvements 
from I-65 Interchange to U.S. 24, Funding, Right-of-Way and U.S. Army 
COE Section 404 Permit Issuance, Hoosier Heartland Highway, Tippecanoe, 
Carroll and Cass Counties, IN.
    Summary: EPA has no objections to the preferred alternative.
    ERP No. F-FHW-L40206-WA WA-104/Edmonds Crossing Project, Connecting 
Ferries, Bus and Rail, Funding, NPDES Permit and COE Section 10 and 404 
Permits, City of Edmonds, Snohomish County, WA.
    Summary: No comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.

    Dated: January 25, 2005.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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