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Environmental Impact Statements and
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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 6, 2008 (73 FR 19833).
Draft EISs
EIS No. 20080469, ERP No. D–FTA–
K40270–HI, Honolulu High-Capacity
Transit Corridor Project, Provide
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High-Capacity Transit Service on
O’ahu from Kapolei to the University
of Hawaii at Manoa and Waikiki, City
and County of Honolulu, O’ahu,
Hawaii.
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concerns about the
proposed project’s impacts to wetlands
and water quality.
EPA also has concerns about
environmental justice and noise
impacts, and recommends that various
resource agency consultation processes
be completed and documented in the
FEIS. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20080474, ERP No. D–NPS–
D61061–VA, Cedar Creek and Bella
Grove National Historical Park,
General Management Plan,
Implementation, Frederick,
Shenandoah, Warren Counties, VA.
Summary: EPA does not object to the
proposed project. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20080477, ERP No. D–FTA–
B40100–MA, Urban Ring Corridor—
Phase 2 Project, Circumferential
Transportation Improvements,
Proposed Major New Bus Rapid
Transit, Funding and Right-of-Way
Permit, Located in the Municipalities
of Boston, Brookline, Cambridge,
Chelsea, Everett, Medford and
Somerville, MA.
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concerns about air
quality, indirect and cumulative
impacts, and environmental justice.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20080479, ERP No. D–FHW–
J40187–UT, Geneva Road, Center
Street/1600 West (Provo) to Geneva
Road/SR–89 (Pleasant Grove),
Improvements, US Army COE 404
Permit, Utah County, UT.
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concerns about air
quality, and recommended that a
compliance air quality analysis be
included in the FEIS. Rating EC1.
EIS No. 20080502, ERP No. D–FTA–
L54005–WA, East Link Rail Transit
Project, Proposes to Construct and
Operate an Extension of the Light Rail
System from downtown Seattle to
Mercer Island, Bellevue, and
Redmond via Interstate 90, Funding
and US Army COE Section 404 and 10
Permits, Seattle, WA.
Summary: EPA does not object to
proposed project. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20080516, ERP No. D–NPS–
L65563–AK, Legislative—Glacier Bay
National Park Project, Authorize
Harvest of Glaucous-Winged Gull
Eggs by the Huna Tlingit,
Implementation, AK.
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Summary: EPA does not object to the
action as proposed. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20080524, ERP No. D–STB–
L59004–AK, Northern Rail Extension
Project, Construct and Operate a Rail
Line between Northern Pole, AK and
Delta Junction, AK.
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concerns about the
potential impacts to water quality, open
water habitats, wetlands, stream
channels, riparian areas, and ecological
connectivity. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20080529, ERP No. D–FHW–
B40101–CT, North Hillside Road
Extension on the University of
Connecticut Storrs Campus, Hunting
Lodge Road, US Army COE Section
404 Permit, in the town Mansfield,
CT.
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concerns about the
potential impacts to wetlands, air
quality, and secondary/cumulative
impacts. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20080531, ERP No. D–USN–
L11040–WA, Naval Base Kitsap—
Bangor, Construct and Operate a
Swimmer Interdiction Security
System (SISS), Silverdale Kitsap
County, WA.
Summary: EPA does not object to the
proposed project. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20080532, ERP No. D–AFS–
J61114–CO, Vail Ski Area’s 2007
Improvement Project, Addressing
Issues Related to the Lift and Terrain
Network, Skier Circulation,
Snowmaking Coverage, Guest
Services Facilities, Special-UsePermit, Eagle/Holy Cross Ranger
District, White River National Forest,
Eagle County, CO.
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concerns about direct
and indirect impacts to Waters of the
U.S., impacts of snowmaking on aquatic
resources, cumulative impacts from
growth and redevelopment, lack of
analysis of energy use and greenhouse
gas emissions, and the lack of
consideration of climate change impacts
on aquatic resources and Vail’s ski area
operations in general. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20080540, ERP No. D–AFS–
L65564–ID, Nez Perce National Forest
(NPNF), Proposed Designated Routes
and Areas for Motor Vehicle Use
(DRMVU), Implementation, Idaho
County, ID.
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concerns about potential
impacts to water quality, fish, wildlife,
soils and native vegetation from
continued motorized use of roads and
trails and motorized access to dispersed
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camping near streams, lakes and
wetlands. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20090002, ERP No. D–USN–
D35063–VA, Norfolk Harbor Channel,
Proposed Dredging to Deepen Five
Miles of the Federal Navigation
Channel in the Elizabeth River from
Lamberts Bend to the Norfolk Naval
Shipyard (NNSY), Norfolk and
Portsmouth, VA.
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concerns about impacts
to aquatic populations from the
dredging of contaminated sediment.
Rating EC1.
EIS No. 20090013, ERP No. D–CGD–
A11083–00, Programmatic—Future of
the U.S. Coast Guard Long Range Aids
to Navigation (LORAN–C) Program,
Implementation.
Summary: EPA does not object to the
proposed project. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20090024, ERP No. D–FHW–
H40397–MO, Interstate 70 Corridor
Improvements, Kansas City to St.
Louis, Updated Information,
Evaluates if a Truck-Only Lane
Strategy is Viable, Kansas City to St.
Louis, MO.
Summary: EPA does not object to the
proposed action. Rating LO.
Final EISs
EIS No. 20080470, ERP No. F–FHW–
B40098–VT, Middlebury Spur Project,
Improvements to the Freight
Transportation System in the Town of
Middlebury in Addison County to the
Town of Pittsford in Rutland County,
VT.
Summary: EPA has no objections to
the proposed project.
EIS No. 20090003, ERP No. F–FHW–
C40170–NY, Fort Drum Connector
Route Project, Proposed Link between
I–81 and U.S. Route 11 at the Fort
Drum North Gate, Town of Le Ray and
Pamelia, Jefferson County, NY.
Summary: EPA’s previous issues have
been resolved; therefore, EPA does not
object to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20090020, ERP No. F–AFS–
D65039–WV, Lower Williams Project
Area (LWPA), Alternative 6 is the
Preferred Alternative, Proposed to
Perform Vegetation Management and
Wildlife Habitat Improvements,
Implementation, Gauley Ranger
District, Monongahela National
Forest, Webster County, WV.
Summary: EPA does not object to the
proposed project.
EIS No. 20090027, ERP No. F–FHW–
G40192–TX, Grand Parkway/State
Highway 99 Improvement Project,
Segment G, from Interstate Highway
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(IH) 45 to US 59, Funding, Right-ofWay Grant, U.S. Army COE Section
404 Permit, Harris and Montgomery
Counties, TX.
Summary: EPA does not object to the
proposed action.
EIS No. 20090029, ERP No. F–NSA–
D11045–MD, Fort George G. Meade
Utilities Upgrade Project, Proposes to
Construct and Operate (1) North
Utility Plant (2) South Generator
Facility and (3) Central Boiler Plant,
Fort George M. Meade, MD.
Summary: EPA’s previous issues have
been resolved; therefore, EPA does not
object to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20090030, ERP No. F–COE–
J11025–CO, Fort Carson Grow the
Army Stationing Decision,
Constructing New Facilities to
Support Additional Soldiers and their
Families, Portions of El Paso, Pueblo
and Fremont Counties, CO.
Summary: No formal comment letter
was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20090033, ERP No. FS–COE–
G36072–AR, Fourche Bayou Basin
Project, 1,750 Acre Bottomland
Acquisition with Nature Appreciation
Facilities, Development, Funding,
City of Little Rock, Pulaski County,
AR.
Summary: EPA does not object to the
proposed action.
Dated: March 17, 2009.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office
of Federal Activities.
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Statements Filed 03/09/2009 through
03/13/2009.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.
EIS No. 20090066, Draft EIS, AFS, OR,
Tracy Placer Mining Project,
Proposing Mine Development on a
Portion of the Unpatented Cedar
Gulch Group Placer Claim, Plan-ofOperations, Wild Rivers Ranger
District, Rogue River-Siskiyou
National Forest, Josephine County,
OR, Comment Period Ends: 05/04/
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2009, Contact: John Wells, 541–951–
5932.
EIS No. 20090067, Draft Supplement,
FHW, TX, Trinity Parkway Project,
New and Additional Information,
Construction of a Six-Lane Controlled
Access Toll Facility from IH–35 E/
TX–183 to US–175/TX–310, U.S.
Army COE Section 10 and 404
Permits, Dallas County, TX, Comment
Period Ends: 05/04/2009, Contact:
Salvador Deocampo 512–536–5950.
EIS No. 20090068, Final EIS, AFS, AK,
Angoon Hydroelectric Project,
Construction and Operation, SpecialUse-Authorization, Thayer Creek,
Admiralty Island National Monument,
Tongass National Forest, AK, Wait
Period Ends: 04/20/2009, Contact:
Pete Griffin, 907–789–6244.
EIS No. 20090069, Draft EIS, AFS, 00,
Black Hills National Forest Travel
Management Plan, Proposes to
Designate Certain Roads and Trails
Open to Motorized Travel, Custer,
Fall River, Lawrence, Meade,
Pennington Counties, SD and Crook
and Weston Counties, WY, Comment
Period Ends: 05/04/2009, Contact: Ed
Fischer, 605–673–9207.
EIS No. 20090070, Draft Supplement,
AFS, CA, Pilgrim Vegetation
Management Project, Updated
Information to Address and Respond
to the Specific Issues Identified in the
Court Ruling. Implementation, ShastaTrinity National Forest, Siskiyou
County, CA, Comment Period Ends:
05/04/2009, Contact: Dennis
Poehlmann, 530–926–9656.
EIS No. 20090071, Draft EIS, FHW, OH,
Cleveland Innerbelt Project, Proposing
Major Rehabilitation and
Reconstruction between I–71 and I–
90, Cleveland Central Business
District, Funding, City of Cleveland,
Cuyahoga County, OH, Comment
Period Ends: 05/21/2009, Contact:
Craig K. Hebebrand, 216–584–2113.
EIS No. 20090072, Final EIS, USN, 00,
Jacksonville Range Complex Project,
To Support and Conduct Current and
Emerging Training and RDT&E
Operations, NC, SC, GA and FL, Wait
Period Ends: 04/20/2009, Contact:
Karen Foskey, 703–602–2859.
EIS No. 20090073, Final EIS, USN, 00,
Virginia Capes (VACAPES) Range
Complex, Proposed action is to
Support and Conduct Current and
Emerging Training and RDT & E
Operations, Chesapeake Bay, DE, MD,
VA and NC, Wait Period Ends: 04/20/
2009, Contact: Karen Foskey, 703–
602–2859.
EIS No. 20090074, Final EIS, FAA, OH,
Port Columbus International Airport/
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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 202-564-7146. An explanation of the ratings
assigned to draft environmental impact statements (EISs) was published
in FR dated April 6, 2008 (73 FR 19833).
Draft EISs
EIS No. 20080469, ERP No. D-FTA-K40270-HI, Honolulu High-Capacity
Transit Corridor Project, Provide High-Capacity Transit Service on
O'ahu from Kapolei to the University of Hawaii at Manoa and Waikiki,
City and County of Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawaii.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the proposed
project's impacts to wetlands and water quality.
EPA also has concerns about environmental justice and noise
impacts, and recommends that various resource agency consultation
processes be completed and documented in the FEIS. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20080474, ERP No. D-NPS-D61061-VA, Cedar Creek and Bella Grove
National Historical Park, General Management Plan, Implementation,
Frederick, Shenandoah, Warren Counties, VA.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20080477, ERP No. D-FTA-B40100-MA, Urban Ring Corridor--Phase 2
Project, Circumferential Transportation Improvements, Proposed Major
New Bus Rapid Transit, Funding and Right-of-Way Permit, Located in the
Municipalities of Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett,
Medford and Somerville, MA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about air quality,
indirect and cumulative impacts, and environmental justice. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20080479, ERP No. D-FHW-J40187-UT, Geneva Road, Center Street/
1600 West (Provo) to Geneva Road/SR-89 (Pleasant Grove), Improvements,
US Army COE 404 Permit, Utah County, UT.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about air quality,
and recommended that a compliance air quality analysis be included in
the FEIS. Rating EC1.
EIS No. 20080502, ERP No. D-FTA-L54005-WA, East Link Rail Transit
Project, Proposes to Construct and Operate an Extension of the Light
Rail System from downtown Seattle to Mercer Island, Bellevue, and
Redmond via Interstate 90, Funding and US Army COE Section 404 and 10
Permits, Seattle, WA.
Summary: EPA does not object to proposed project. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20080516, ERP No. D-NPS-L65563-AK, Legislative--Glacier Bay
National Park Project, Authorize Harvest of Glaucous-Winged Gull Eggs
by the Huna Tlingit, Implementation, AK.
Summary: EPA does not object to the action as proposed. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20080524, ERP No. D-STB-L59004-AK, Northern Rail Extension
Project, Construct and Operate a Rail Line between Northern Pole, AK
and Delta Junction, AK.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the potential
impacts to water quality, open water habitats, wetlands, stream
channels, riparian areas, and ecological connectivity. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20080529, ERP No. D-FHW-B40101-CT, North Hillside Road
Extension on the University of Connecticut Storrs Campus, Hunting Lodge
Road, US Army COE Section 404 Permit, in the town Mansfield, CT.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the potential
impacts to wetlands, air quality, and secondary/cumulative impacts.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20080531, ERP No. D-USN-L11040-WA, Naval Base Kitsap--Bangor,
Construct and Operate a Swimmer Interdiction Security System (SISS),
Silverdale Kitsap County, WA.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20080532, ERP No. D-AFS-J61114-CO, Vail Ski Area's 2007
Improvement Project, Addressing Issues Related to the Lift and Terrain
Network, Skier Circulation, Snowmaking Coverage, Guest Services
Facilities, Special-Use-Permit, Eagle/Holy Cross Ranger District, White
River National Forest, Eagle County, CO.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about direct and
indirect impacts to Waters of the U.S., impacts of snowmaking on
aquatic resources, cumulative impacts from growth and redevelopment,
lack of analysis of energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, and the
lack of consideration of climate change impacts on aquatic resources
and Vail's ski area operations in general. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20080540, ERP No. D-AFS-L65564-ID, Nez Perce National Forest
(NPNF), Proposed Designated Routes and Areas for Motor Vehicle Use
(DRMVU), Implementation, Idaho County, ID.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential
impacts to water quality, fish, wildlife, soils and native vegetation
from continued motorized use of roads and trails and motorized access
to dispersed
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camping near streams, lakes and wetlands. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20090002, ERP No. D-USN-D35063-VA, Norfolk Harbor Channel,
Proposed Dredging to Deepen Five Miles of the Federal Navigation
Channel in the Elizabeth River from Lamberts Bend to the Norfolk Naval
Shipyard (NNSY), Norfolk and Portsmouth, VA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to
aquatic populations from the dredging of contaminated sediment. Rating
EC1.
EIS No. 20090013, ERP No. D-CGD-A11083-00, Programmatic--Future of the
U.S. Coast Guard Long Range Aids to Navigation (LORAN-C) Program,
Implementation.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20090024, ERP No. D-FHW-H40397-MO, Interstate 70 Corridor
Improvements, Kansas City to St. Louis, Updated Information, Evaluates
if a Truck-Only Lane Strategy is Viable, Kansas City to St. Louis, MO.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action. Rating LO.
Final EISs
EIS No. 20080470, ERP No. F-FHW-B40098-VT, Middlebury Spur Project,
Improvements to the Freight Transportation System in the Town of
Middlebury in Addison County to the Town of Pittsford in Rutland
County, VT.
Summary: EPA has no objections to the proposed project.
EIS No. 20090003, ERP No. F-FHW-C40170-NY, Fort Drum Connector Route
Project, Proposed Link between I-81 and U.S. Route 11 at the Fort Drum
North Gate, Town of Le Ray and Pamelia, Jefferson County, NY.
Summary: EPA's previous issues have been resolved; therefore, EPA
does not object to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20090020, ERP No. F-AFS-D65039-WV, Lower Williams Project Area
(LWPA), Alternative 6 is the Preferred Alternative, Proposed to Perform
Vegetation Management and Wildlife Habitat Improvements,
Implementation, Gauley Ranger District, Monongahela National Forest,
Webster County, WV.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project.
EIS No. 20090027, ERP No. F-FHW-G40192-TX, Grand Parkway/State Highway
99 Improvement Project, Segment G, from Interstate Highway (IH) 45 to
US 59, Funding, Right-of-Way Grant, U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit,
Harris and Montgomery Counties, TX.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20090029, ERP No. F-NSA-D11045-MD, Fort George G. Meade
Utilities Upgrade Project, Proposes to Construct and Operate (1) North
Utility Plant (2) South Generator Facility and (3) Central Boiler
Plant, Fort George M. Meade, MD.
Summary: EPA's previous issues have been resolved; therefore, EPA
does not object to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20090030, ERP No. F-COE-J11025-CO, Fort Carson Grow the Army
Stationing Decision, Constructing New Facilities to Support Additional
Soldiers and their Families, Portions of El Paso, Pueblo and Fremont
Counties, CO.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20090033, ERP No. FS-COE-G36072-AR, Fourche Bayou Basin
Project, 1,750 Acre Bottomland Acquisition with Nature Appreciation
Facilities, Development, Funding, City of Little Rock, Pulaski County,
AR.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.
Dated: March 17, 2009.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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