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Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments

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[Federal Register: July 10, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 131)]
[Notices]
[Page 33236-33237]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr10jy09-48]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-8595-3]

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 17, 2009
(74 FR 17860).

Draft EISs

EIS No. 20090044, ERP No. D-IBR-J28023-CO, Aspinall Unit Operations--
Colorado River Storage Project, Modifying Water Flow Operations,
Implementation, Gunnison River, Gunnison, Montrose, Delta, and Mesa
Counties, CO.

    Summary: EPA expressed concerns because it appears that the
proposed operations plan may not include sufficient peak flows to
maintain high quality fish habitat. EPA also requested additional
information on how the plan would meet the federal reserved water
rights for the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20090115, ERP No. D-SFW-L65571-00, Western Snowy Plover Habitat
Conservation Plan, Proposed Issuance of an Incidental Take Permit,
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, Oregon Coast, OR, CA, WA.

    Summary: EPA has no objection to the proposed action. Rating LO.

EIS No. 20090122, ERP No. D-FRC-E03019-00, Phase VIII Expansion
Project, Proposed to Construct, Own, Operate, and Maintain New
Interstate National Gas Pipeline, Compressor, and Ancillary Facilities
in Alabama and Florida.

    Summary: EPA expressed concerns regarding potential impacts to
noise, aquatic habitats, water resources, and wetlands, and made
recommendations for mitigation measures. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20090127, ERP No. D-FHW-E40826-TN, Interstate 55 Interchange at
E.H. Crump Boulevard and South Boulevard Project, To Provide a Balanced
Solution for Safety and Capacity Issues at the I55 Interchange, City of
Memphis, Shelby County, TN.

    Summary: EPA expressed concerns about mobile source air toxics and
environmental justice. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20090132, ERP No. D-NPS-D61063-00, Harpers Ferry National
Historical Park, General Management Plan, Implementation, Harpers
Ferry, Jefferson County, WV; Loudoun County, VA; and Washington County, MD.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action. However, EPA
requested clarifying information on a proposed pedestrian bridge and
vegetation removal/manipulation in relation to rewatering the canal and
as well as maintaining historic or scenic vistas in specified areas.
Rating LO.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20090172, ERP No. F-NOA-K80052-CA, Southwest Fisheries Science
Center Replacement, Construction and Operation, located on University
of California, La Jolla, CA.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.

EIS No. 20090148, ERP No. FS-COE-E01013-FL, Rock Mining in the Lake
Belt Region Plan, Continuance of Limestone Mining Construction, Section
404 Permit, Miami-Dade County, FL.

    Summary: EPA expressed objections to impacts to wetlands from the

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proposed limestone mining, and made recommendations to reduce and
mitigate those impacts, as well as seepage flows.

    Dated: July 7, 2009.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division,
    Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. E9-16371 Filed 7-9-09; 8:45 am]
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