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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 FR dated April 1, 2005 (70 FR 16815).
Draft EISs
EIS No. 20050165, ERP No. D–NPS–
L61228–AK, Denali National Park and
Preserve Revised Draft Backcountry
Management Plan, General
Management Plan Amendment,
Implementation, AK
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concerns due to potential
adverse impacts to water quality,
wetlands, permafrost soils and wildlife
from increased snowmobile use. EPA
requested that the final EIS include
additional monitoring plans and
contingent mitigation measures that can
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be used with adaptive management
plans to minimize adverse impacts or
unexpected outcomes. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20050186, ERP No. D–AFS–
C65005–NY, Finger Lakes National
Forest Project, Proposed Land and
Resource Management Plan, Forest
Plan Revision, Implementation,
Seneca and Schuyler Counties, NY.
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concerns due to potential
adverse impacts to water quality,
riparian areas, wetlands, vernal pools
and perched oak swamps. EPA suggests
the final EIS include specific forest wide
standards and guidelines or special
resource area designations to protect
these resources. In addition, the final
EIS should consider impacts to these
areas from hydrological changes caused
by management actions on adjacent or
near by parcels. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20050234, ERP No. D–FHW–
G40185–LA, Interstate 69, Section of
Independent Utility (SIU) 15 Project,
Construct between U.S. Highway 171
near the Town of Stonewall in DeSoto
Parish, and Interstate Highway 20 (I–
20) near the Town of Haughton in
Bossier Parish, LA.
Summary: EPA has environmental
concerns due to the proposed project
regarding air quality impacts and
transportation conformity. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20050236, ERP No. D–AFS–
J65445–MT, Rocky Mountain Ranger
District Travel Management Plan,
Proposes to Change the Management
of Motorized and Non-Motorized
Travel, Lewis and Clark National
Forest, Glacier, Pondera, Teton and
Lewis and Clark Counties, MT.
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concerns due to adverse
impacts from motorized uses on
watersheds and water quality, wildlife
habitat and cultural resources. EPA
believes alternative 3 best balances
conserving and protecting water quality,
fisheries and reducing impacts from
road sedimentation.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20050239, ERP No. D–CGD–
G39043–00, Main Pass Energy Hub
Deepwater Port License Application,
Proposes to Construct a Deepwater
Port and Associated Anchorages, U.S.
Army COE Section 10 and 404
Permits, Gulf of Mexico (GOM),
southeast of the coast of Louisiana in
Main Pass Lease Block (MP) 299 and
from the Mississippi coast in MP 164.
Summary: EPA expressed objections
to the open rack re-gasification system
due to adverse environmental impacts
to Gulf waters and habitat. EPA believes
that these impacts can be corrected by
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the project modifications or other
feasible technology, and requested
additional information to evaluate and
resolve the outstanding issues.
Rating EO2.
EIS No. 20050248, ERP No. D–COE–
G39044–TX, Upper Trinity River
Basin Project, To Provide Flood
Damage Reduction, Ecosystem
Improvement, Recreation and Urban
Revitalization, Trinity River, Central
City, Forth Worth, Tarrant County,
TX.
Summary: EPA expressed concerns
regarding the proposed project, with a
focus on potential air quality impacts.
EPA requested additional information
regarding emissions from construction
activities and how the proposed project
relates to the State Implementation Plan.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20050251, ERP No. D–AFS–
K65286–CA, Watdog Project, Proposes
to Reduce Fire Hazards, Harvest
Trees, Using Group Selection
Methods, Feather River Ranger
District, Plumas National Forest, Butte
and Plumas Counties, CA.
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concerns due to the
potential for adverse impacts from
timber harvest and increased road
density to watersheds. The final EIS
should address impacts to soils, aquatic
and riparian resources, wildlife habitat
and the increased potential for noxious
weed proliferation.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20050264, ERP No. D–NPS–
L65491–ID, Minidoka Internment
National Monument (Former
Minidoka Relocation Center), General
Management Plan, Implementation,
Jerome County, ID.
Summary: EPA has no objections to
the proposed action.
Rating LO.
EIS No. 20050268, ERP No. D–NOA–
A91072–00, Programmatic—Codified
Regulations at 50 CFR 300 subparts A
and G Implementing Conservation
and Management Measures Adopted
by the Commission for the
Conservation of Antarctic Marine
Living Resources.
Summary: EPA expressed a lack of
objections to the proposed project.
Rating LO.
EIS No. 20050253, ERP No. DS–COE–
D35057–MD, Poplar Island
Restoration Project (PIERP) To
Evaluate the Vertical and/or Lateral
Expansion, Dredging Construction
and Placement of Dredged Materials,
Chesapeake Bay, Talbot County, MD.
Summary: EPA had no objections to
the proposed project.
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Rating LO.
EIS No. 20050278, ERP No. DS–AFS–
L36113–WA, Upper Charley
Subwatershed Ecosystem Restoration
Projects, Proposing to Amend the
Umatilla National Forests Land and
Resource Management Plan to
Incorporate Management for Canada
lynx, Pomeroy Ranger District,
Umatilla National Forest, Garfield
County, WA.
Summary: EPA has no objection to the
proposed action.
Rating LO.
Final EISs
EIS No. 20050161, ERP No. F–AFS–
L65473–OR, Rogue River-Siskiyou
National Forest, Special Use Permits
for Outfitter and Guide Operations on
the Lower Rogue and Lower Rogue
and Lower Illinois Rivers, Gold Beach
Ranger District, Rogue River-Siskiyou
National Forest, Curry County, OR.
Summary: No formal comment letter
was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20050188, ERP No. F–FTA–
C54009–00, Permanent World Trade
Center (WTC) PATH Terminal Project,
Reconstruction of a Permanent
Terminal at the WTC Site in Lower
Manhattan, Port Authority TransHudson (PATH), Several Permits
Required for Approval, The Port
Authority of New York and New
Jersey, NY and NJ.
Summary: EPA has no objections to
the proposed project.
EIS No. 20050207, ERP No. F–AFS–
L65468–00, Pacific Northwest Region
Invasive Plant Program, Preventing
and Managing Invasive Plants,
Implementation, Portions of Del Norte
and Siskiyou Counties, CA, portions
of Nez Perce, Salmon, Idaho, and
Adam Counties, ID, OR, and WA.
Summary: No formal comment letter
was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20050212, ERP No. F–AFS–
J65438–WY, Dean Project Area,
Proposes to Implement Multiple
Resource Management Actions, Black
Hills National Forest, Bearlodge
Ranger District, Sundance, Crook
County, WY.
Summary: EPA continues to express
concerns about impacts to water quality
from soil erosion, especially to streams
already not meeting designated uses and
potential adverse impacts to wildlife.
EIS No. 20050225, ERP No. F–HUD–
C85045–NY, Ridge Hill Village
Project, Construction, Comprehensive
Development Plan, (CDP), Planned
Mixed-Use Developmental District
(PMD), U.S. Army COE Section 404
Permit, City of Yonkers, Westchester
County, NY.
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Summary: While EPA has no
objection to the proposed action, EPA
did highlight that the applicant must
comply with Transportation Conformity
and obtain a 404 permit.
EIS No. 20050280, ERP No. F–COE–
E39050–FL, Herbert Hoover Dike
Major Rehabilitation Evaluation
Study, Proposed to Reduce the
Probability of a Breach of Reach One,
Lake Okeechobee, Martin and Palm
Beach Counties, FL.
Summary: EPA had no objections to
the proposed action.
EIS No. 20050284, ERP No. F–BOP–
D80031–WV, Southern West Virginia
Proposed Federal Correctional
Institution, Four Alternatives Sites in
Southern West Virginia, Boone
County, Mingo County, Nicholas
County, and McDowell County, WV.
Summary: EPA previous issues have
been resolved, therefore, EPA has no
objection to the action as proposed.
EIS No. 20050290, ERP No. F–NOA–
L99010–AK, Pribilof Islands Setting
for the Annual Subsistence Harvest of
Northern Fur Seals, To Determine and
Publish the Take Ranges, Pribilof
Islands, AK.
Summary: No formal comment letter
was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20050291, ERP No. F–AFS–
J65437–CO, Gold Camp Road Plan,
Develop a Feasible Plan to Manage the
Operation of Tunnel #3 and the 8.5
mile Road Segment, Pike National
Forest, Pikes Peak Ranger District,
Colorado Springs, El Paso County,
CO.
Summary: EPA continues to have
environmental concerns due to the
potential for impacts to water quality
and the lack of contingent mitigation
measures. EPA suggests that accelerated
Best Management Practices be
implemented to mitigate any further
degradation.
EIS No. 20050314, ERP No. F–AFS–
J65412–MT, Grasshopper Fuels
Management Project, Modification of
Vegetation Conditions, Reduction in
Fuel Loads and Break Up Fuel
Continuity, Beaverhead-Deerlodge
National Forest, Dillon Ranger
District, Beaverhead County, MT.
Summary: While EPA has no
objection to the proposed action, EPA
did request clarification regarding the
sharing of aquatic monitoring results.
EIS No. 20050224, ERP No. FA–FHW–
C40129–NY, NY–9A Reconstruction
Project, West Thames Street to
Chambers Street in Lower Manhattan
the Result of September 11, 2001
Attack, Lower Manhattan
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Redevelopment, New York County,
NY.
Summary: EPA has no objections to
the proposed project.
Dated: August 23, 2005.
Ken Mittelholtz,
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office
of Federal Activities.
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Notice of Availability
Responsible Agency: Office of Federal
Activities, General Information (202)
564–7167 or https://www.epa.gov/
compliance/nepa/. Weekly receipt of
Environmental Impact Statements Filed
08/15/2005 Through 08/19/2005.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.
EIS No. 20050343, Final EIS, BLM, ND,
West Mine Area, Freedom Mine,
Federal Coal Lease Application,
Mercer County, ND, Wait Period
Ends: 9/26/2005, Contact: Allen Ollila
701–227–7713.
EIS No. 20050344, Final EIS, NRC, WI,
Generic—License Renewal for Point
Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2,
Supplement 23 to NUREG–1437 (TAC
Nos. MC2049 and MC2050), Lake
Michigan, Manitowoc County, WI,
Wait Period Ends: 09/26/2005,
Contact: Stacey Imboden 301–415–
2462.
EIS No. 20050345, Final Supplement,
BLM, NV, Ruby Hill Mine
Expansion—East Archimedes Project,
Extension of Existing Open Pit and
Expansion of Two Existing Waste
Rock Disposal Areas, Plan-ofOperations Permit, Eureka County,
NV, Wait Period Ends: 09/26/2005,
Contact: Caleb Hiner 775–635–4052.
EIS No. 20050346, Draft EIS, DOA, NV,
White Pine & Grant-Quinn Oil and
Gas Leasing Project, Exploration and
Development, Humboldt-Toiyabe
National Forest, Ely Ranger District,
White Pine, Nye and Lincoln
Counties, NV, Comment Period Ends:
10/11/2005, Contact: Loretta Cartner
775–289–5120.
EIS No. 20050347, Draft EIS, DOE, ME,
Bangor Hydro-Electric Northeast
Reliability Interconnect, Construct,
Connect, Operate and Maintain an
Electric Transmission Line, Amend
Presidential Permit (PP–89), DOE/
EIS–0372, Hancock, Penobscot and
Washington Counties, ME, Comment
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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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 FR dated April 1, 2005 (70 FR 16815).
Draft EISs
EIS No. 20050165, ERP No. D-NPS-L61228-AK, Denali National Park and
Preserve Revised Draft Backcountry Management Plan, General Management
Plan Amendment, Implementation, AK
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns due to potential
adverse impacts to water quality, wetlands, permafrost soils and
wildlife from increased snowmobile use. EPA requested that the final
EIS include additional monitoring plans and contingent mitigation
measures that can be used with adaptive management plans to minimize
adverse impacts or unexpected outcomes. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20050186, ERP No. D-AFS-C65005-NY, Finger Lakes National Forest
Project, Proposed Land and Resource Management Plan, Forest Plan
Revision, Implementation, Seneca and Schuyler Counties, NY.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns due to potential
adverse impacts to water quality, riparian areas, wetlands, vernal
pools and perched oak swamps. EPA suggests the final EIS include
specific forest wide standards and guidelines or special resource area
designations to protect these resources. In addition, the final EIS
should consider impacts to these areas from hydrological changes caused
by management actions on adjacent or near by parcels. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20050234, ERP No. D-FHW-G40185-LA, Interstate 69, Section of
Independent Utility (SIU) 15 Project, Construct between U.S. Highway
171 near the Town of Stonewall in DeSoto Parish, and Interstate Highway
20 (I-20) near the Town of Haughton in Bossier Parish, LA.
Summary: EPA has environmental concerns due to the proposed project
regarding air quality impacts and transportation conformity. Rating
EC2.
EIS No. 20050236, ERP No. D-AFS-J65445-MT, Rocky Mountain Ranger
District Travel Management Plan, Proposes to Change the Management of
Motorized and Non-Motorized Travel, Lewis and Clark National Forest,
Glacier, Pondera, Teton and Lewis and Clark Counties, MT.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns due to adverse
impacts from motorized uses on watersheds and water quality, wildlife
habitat and cultural resources. EPA believes alternative 3 best
balances conserving and protecting water quality, fisheries and
reducing impacts from road sedimentation.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20050239, ERP No. D-CGD-G39043-00, Main Pass Energy Hub
Deepwater Port License Application, Proposes to Construct a Deepwater
Port and Associated Anchorages, U.S. Army COE Section 10 and 404
Permits, Gulf of Mexico (GOM), southeast of the coast of Louisiana in
Main Pass Lease Block (MP) 299 and from the Mississippi coast in MP
164.
Summary: EPA expressed objections to the open rack re-gasification
system due to adverse environmental impacts to Gulf waters and habitat.
EPA believes that these impacts can be corrected by the project
modifications or other feasible technology, and requested additional
information to evaluate and resolve the outstanding issues.
Rating EO2.
EIS No. 20050248, ERP No. D-COE-G39044-TX, Upper Trinity River Basin
Project, To Provide Flood Damage Reduction, Ecosystem Improvement,
Recreation and Urban Revitalization, Trinity River, Central City, Forth
Worth, Tarrant County, TX.
Summary: EPA expressed concerns regarding the proposed project,
with a focus on potential air quality impacts. EPA requested additional
information regarding emissions from construction activities and how
the proposed project relates to the State Implementation Plan.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20050251, ERP No. D-AFS-K65286-CA, Watdog Project, Proposes to
Reduce Fire Hazards, Harvest Trees, Using Group Selection Methods,
Feather River Ranger District, Plumas National Forest, Butte and Plumas
Counties, CA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns due to the potential
for adverse impacts from timber harvest and increased road density to
watersheds. The final EIS should address impacts to soils, aquatic and
riparian resources, wildlife habitat and the increased potential for
noxious weed proliferation.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20050264, ERP No. D-NPS-L65491-ID, Minidoka Internment National
Monument (Former Minidoka Relocation Center), General Management Plan,
Implementation, Jerome County, ID.
Summary: EPA has no objections to the proposed action.
Rating LO.
EIS No. 20050268, ERP No. D-NOA-A91072-00, Programmatic--Codified
Regulations at 50 CFR 300 subparts A and G Implementing Conservation
and Management Measures Adopted by the Commission for the Conservation
of Antarctic Marine Living Resources.
Summary: EPA expressed a lack of objections to the proposed
project.
Rating LO.
EIS No. 20050253, ERP No. DS-COE-D35057-MD, Poplar Island Restoration
Project (PIERP) To Evaluate the Vertical and/or Lateral Expansion,
Dredging Construction and Placement of Dredged Materials, Chesapeake
Bay, Talbot County, MD.
Summary: EPA had no objections to the proposed project.
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Rating LO.
EIS No. 20050278, ERP No. DS-AFS-L36113-WA, Upper Charley Subwatershed
Ecosystem Restoration Projects, Proposing to Amend the Umatilla
National Forests Land and Resource Management Plan to Incorporate
Management for Canada lynx, Pomeroy Ranger District, Umatilla National
Forest, Garfield County, WA.
Summary: EPA has no objection to the proposed action.
Rating LO.
Final EISs
EIS No. 20050161, ERP No. F-AFS-L65473-OR, Rogue River-Siskiyou
National Forest, Special Use Permits for Outfitter and Guide Operations
on the Lower Rogue and Lower Rogue and Lower Illinois Rivers, Gold
Beach Ranger District, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Curry
County, OR.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20050188, ERP No. F-FTA-C54009-00, Permanent World Trade Center
(WTC) PATH Terminal Project, Reconstruction of a Permanent Terminal at
the WTC Site in Lower Manhattan, Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH),
Several Permits Required for Approval, The Port Authority of New York
and New Jersey, NY and NJ.
Summary: EPA has no objections to the proposed project.
EIS No. 20050207, ERP No. F-AFS-L65468-00, Pacific Northwest Region
Invasive Plant Program, Preventing and Managing Invasive Plants,
Implementation, Portions of Del Norte and Siskiyou Counties, CA,
portions of Nez Perce, Salmon, Idaho, and Adam Counties, ID, OR, and
WA.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20050212, ERP No. F-AFS-J65438-WY, Dean Project Area, Proposes
to Implement Multiple Resource Management Actions, Black Hills National
Forest, Bearlodge Ranger District, Sundance, Crook County, WY.
Summary: EPA continues to express concerns about impacts to water
quality from soil erosion, especially to streams already not meeting
designated uses and potential adverse impacts to wildlife.
EIS No. 20050225, ERP No. F-HUD-C85045-NY, Ridge Hill Village Project,
Construction, Comprehensive Development Plan, (CDP), Planned Mixed-Use
Developmental District (PMD), U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit, City of
Yonkers, Westchester County, NY.
Summary: While EPA has no objection to the proposed action, EPA did
highlight that the applicant must comply with Transportation Conformity
and obtain a 404 permit.
EIS No. 20050280, ERP No. F-COE-E39050-FL, Herbert Hoover Dike Major
Rehabilitation Evaluation Study, Proposed to Reduce the Probability of
a Breach of Reach One, Lake Okeechobee, Martin and Palm Beach Counties,
FL.
Summary: EPA had no objections to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20050284, ERP No. F-BOP-D80031-WV, Southern West Virginia
Proposed Federal Correctional Institution, Four Alternatives Sites in
Southern West Virginia, Boone County, Mingo County, Nicholas County,
and McDowell County, WV.
Summary: EPA previous issues have been resolved, therefore, EPA has
no objection to the action as proposed.
EIS No. 20050290, ERP No. F-NOA-L99010-AK, Pribilof Islands Setting for
the Annual Subsistence Harvest of Northern Fur Seals, To Determine and
Publish the Take Ranges, Pribilof Islands, AK.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20050291, ERP No. F-AFS-J65437-CO, Gold Camp Road Plan, Develop
a Feasible Plan to Manage the Operation of Tunnel 3 and the
8.5 mile Road Segment, Pike National Forest, Pikes Peak Ranger
District, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, CO.
Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns due to the
potential for impacts to water quality and the lack of contingent
mitigation measures. EPA suggests that accelerated Best Management
Practices be implemented to mitigate any further degradation.
EIS No. 20050314, ERP No. F-AFS-J65412-MT, Grasshopper Fuels Management
Project, Modification of Vegetation Conditions, Reduction in Fuel Loads
and Break Up Fuel Continuity, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest,
Dillon Ranger District, Beaverhead County, MT.
Summary: While EPA has no objection to the proposed action, EPA did
request clarification regarding the sharing of aquatic monitoring
results.
EIS No. 20050224, ERP No. FA-FHW-C40129-NY, NY-9A Reconstruction
Project, West Thames Street to Chambers Street in Lower Manhattan the
Result of September 11, 2001 Attack, Lower Manhattan Redevelopment, New
York County, NY.
Summary: EPA has no objections to the proposed project.
Dated: August 23, 2005.
Ken Mittelholtz,
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Federal Activities.
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