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Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments

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 [Federal Register: February 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 29)]
[Notices]
[Page 7006]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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 January 24, 2000 Through
January 28, 2000 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 datedApril 09, 1999 (63 FR
17856).

DRAFT EISs

    ERP No. D-FHW-F40386-OH Rating EC2, Meigs-124-21.16 Transportation
Corridor, Relocating existing OH-124 and US 33, MeigsCounty, OH.
    Summary: EPA concerns will be adequately addressed if the project's
forthcoming final EIS provides additional detail on the project's
purpose and need statement and the conceptual wetlands compensation
plan.

    ERP No. D-FHW-F40387-OH Rating EC2, Lancaster Bypass (FAI-US 22/US
33-9.59/9.95) Construction, Funding, Greenfield, Hocking, Berne and
Pleasant Townships, Fairfield County, OH.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns due to potential
noise impacts and wetlands compensation aspects. EPA requested noise
mitigation actions and a wetland compensation plan.

    ERP No. D-SFW-K64017-CA Rating EC2, Trinity River Mainstream
Fishery Restoration, To Restore and Maintain the Natural Production of
Anadromous Fish, Trinity and Humboldt Counties, CA.
    Summary: While EPA supports the preferred alternative, EPA did
express concern that additional mitigation measures are needed to
ensure full protection of the environment, such as creation and
restoration of cold water pool refugia and other cold water habitats.

    ERP No. D-USN-C11017-NY Rating EC2, Naval Weapons Industrial
Reserve Plant Bethpage to Nassau County, Transfer and Reuse, Preferred
Reuse Plan for the Property, Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, NY.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns due to potential
issues related to air quality, ground water, and site contamination/
remediation. EPA requested that these issues be clarified in the final
EIS.

    Dated: February 8, 2000.
B. Katherine Biggs,
Associate Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal
Activities.
[FR Doc. 00-3199 Filed 2-10-00; 8:45 am]
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