74 FR 204 pgs. 54803-54804 - Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations;Availability of EPA Comments
Type: NOTICEVolume: 74Number: 204Pages: 54803 - 54804
Docket number: [ER-FRL-8798-6]
FR document: [FR Doc. E9-25583 Filed 10-22-09; 8:45 am]
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-8798-6]
Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations;Availability of EPA Comments
Availability of EPA comments preparedpursuant to the Environmental ReviewProcess (ERP), under section 309 of theClean Air Act and Section 102(2)(c) ofthe National Environmental Policy Actas amended. Requests for copies of EPAcomments can be directed to the Office ofFederal Activities at 202-564-7146 or http://www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/. An explanation of the ratings assigned todraft environmental impact statements(EISs) was published in FR datedJuly 17, 2009 (74 FR 34754).
Draft EISs
EIS No. 20090247, ERP No. D-NOA-E91027-00, Comprehensive Ecosystem-Base Amendment 1 (CE-BA1)for the South Atlantic Region, Implementation.
Summary: EPA fully supports protection of deepwater coralhabitat and the application of theecosystem-based approach to fishery managementproposed by the Comprehensive Ecosystem-BasedAmendment 1.Rating LO.
EIS No. 20090283, ERP No. D-NPS-F65077-WI, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore GeneralManagement Plan/Wilderness Management Plan,Implementation, Bayfield and Ashland Counties, WI.
Summary: While EPA has no objections to this project, itdid request information on comparing currentmanagement zones with zones proposed in thepreferred alternative.Rating LO.
EIS No. 20090286, ERP No. D-NPS-E610790FL, Biscayne National Park Fishery Management Plan,Improvement of the Status of Fisheries Resources,Implementation, Miami-Dade County, FL.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns aboutimpacts to the park fishery populations from theeffects of increased human population growth,improved fishing technology, and increasedrecreational bycatch.Rating EC1.
EIS No. 20090307, ERP No. D-UCG-A39141-00, PROGRAMMATIC-Ballast Water Discharge StandardProject, To Implement a Ballast Water DischargeStandard to Prevent or Reduce the Number ofNon-indigenous Species introduced into the UnitedStates Waters.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.Rating LO.
Final EISs
EIS No. 20090269, ERP No. F-TVA-E65082-00, Mountain Reservoirs Land Management Plan,Implementation, Proposes to Develop a Plan forManaging Nine Mountain Reservoirs: Chatuge,Hiwassee, Blue Ridge, Nottely, Ocoees 1, 2, and3, Appalachia, and Fontana Reservoirs, Fannin,Towns, and Union Counties, GA; Cherokee, Clay,Graham, and Swain Counties, North Carolina; andPolk County, TN.
Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concernsabout water quality and shoreline integrityimpacts.
EIS No. 20090321, ERP No. F-SFW-L64054-AK, KenaiNational Wildlife Refuge Draft RevisedComprehensive Conservation Plan, Implementation,AK.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to thepreparing agency.
Dated: October 20, 2009.
Ken Mittelholtz,
Deputy Director, NEPA Compliance Division,Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. E9-25583 Filed 10-22-09; 8:45 am]
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