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Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments

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[Federal Register: August 8, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 154)]
[Notices]
[Page 46268-46269]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-8584-5]

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. 20060490, ERP No. D-OSM-K65321-00, Black Mesa Project,
Revisions to the Life-of-Mine Operation and Reclamation for the Kayenta
and Black Mesa Surface-Coal Mining Operations, Right-of-Way Grant,
Mohave, Navajo, Coconino and Yavapai Counties, AZ and Clark County, NV.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns because the Draft EIS
does not identify a specific product delivery/customer use scenario for
the new preferred alternative, discuss how the environmental impacts of
future coal delivery/customer use scenarios will be analyzed, or
describe greenhouse gas emissions from the proposed project. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20080154, ERP No. D-FHW-D40342-MD, U.S. 50 Crossing Study,
Transportation Improvement from MD 611 to MD 378; and 3rd Street to
Somerset Street, Funding, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Army COE Section 10
and 404 Permits, Worcester County, MD.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about dredging and
impacts to bird habitat. Rating EC1.
EIS No. 20080162, ERP No. D-FRC-D03016-MD, Sparrows Point Liquefied
Natural Gas (LNG) Import Terminal Expansion and Natural Gas Pipeline
Facilities, Construction and Operation, Application Authorization, U.S.
COE section 10 and 404 Permits, Baltimore County, MD.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the potential
impacts associated with the proposed terminal. In particular, EPA
expressed concerns about the potential water quality impacts associated
with the proposed dredging for the terminal and noted that the Draft
EIS did not contain sufficient information to fully assess the
project's impacts. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20080165, ERP No. D-FHW-L59003-00, Interstate 5 Columbia River
Crossing Project, Bridge, Transit, and Highway Improvements, from State
Route 500 in Vancouver, WA to Columbia Boulevard in Portland, OR,
Funding, U.S. COE section 10 & 404 Permits, NPDES Permit.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the potential
impacts to the Troutdale Sole Source Aquifer, environmental justice,
and aquatic resources impacts, and requested additional analysis for
project related air quality impacts be included in the FEIS. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20080203, ERP No. D-UCG-A99225-00, Dry Cargo Residue (DCR)
Discharges in the Great Lakes, To Regulate Nonhazardous and Nontoxic
DRC Sweeping from Vessels in the Great Lakes that Fall under the
Jurisdiction of the United States.
    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20080222, ERP No. D-COE-E39074-FL, South Florida Water
Management District (SFWMD) Project, Propose to Construct and Operate
Stormwater Treatment Areas (STAs) on Compartment B and C of the
Everglades Agriculture Area, U.S. Army COE section 404 Permit, Palm
Beach and Hendry Counties, FL.
    Summary: EPA is fully supportive of the construction of the
proposed Stormwater Treatment Areas (STA). However, EPA expressed
environmental concerns about the wetland impacts of the total STA
footprints, the discharge of STA waters, and some of the assumptions
and technical analyses, and requested that the Final EIS provide
additional information and analyses. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20080228, ERP No. D-AFS-L65555-WA, Republic Ranger Station
Excess Residence Sale Project, Proposes to Sell a 0.72 Acre Parcel of
Land with a Residential Building, Republic Ranger District, Colville
National Forest, Ferry County, WA.
    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20080169, ERP No. DR-COE-K39099-CA, Berth 97-109 (China
Shipping) Container Terminal Project, Construction and Operation,
Issuance of Section 404 (CWA) and Section 10 Rivers and Harbor Act
Permits, Port of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to air
quality, environmental justice communities, and aquatic and biological
resources. EPA recommended commitments to meet and exceed San Pedro Bay
Ports Clean Air Action Plan air emission requirements, coordination
with the environmental justice community to identify additional
measures to offset health impacts, avoidance of fill, and development
of a port-wide marine mammal vessel strike reduction program. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20080210, ERP No. DS-FHW-F40415-IN, U.S. 31 Improvement Project
(I-465 to IN 38), between I-465 North Leg and IN-38, Updated
Information, NPDES Permit and U.S. Army section 10 and 404 Permits,
Hamilton County, IN.

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    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to
water quality, public drinking water supplies, and streams. Rating EC2.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20080213, ERP No. F-COE-E67005-NC, PCS Phosphate Mine
Continuation, New Information on Additional Alternative ``L'' and
``M'', Proposes to Expand its Existing Open Pit Phosphate Mining
Operation into a 3,412 Acre Tract, Pamlico River and South Creek, near
Aurora, Beaufort County, NC.
    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental objections to the
applicant's proposed action (``Alternative L'') due to significant
impacts to waters of the U.S. EPA believes that ``Alternative S33AP''
is both environmentally preferable and economically practicable; EPA
also proposed modifications to Alternative L that would reduce the
potential environmental impacts.
EIS No. 20080269, ERP No. FS-FHW-G40129-AR, U.S. 67 Construction, U.S.
67/167 to I-40 West/I-430 Interchange around the North Little Rock
Metropolitan Area, Funding, Pulaski County, AR.
    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project.

    Dated: August 5, 2008.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. E8-18314 Filed 8-7-08; 8:45 am]
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