74 FR 146 pg. 38188 - Environmental Impact Statements andRegulations; Availability of EPA Comments
Type: NOTICEVolume: 74Number: 146Page: 38188
Docket number: [ER-FRL-8595-9]
FR document: [FR Doc. E9-18349 Filed 7-30-09; 8:45 am]
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-8595-9]
Environmental Impact Statements andRegulations; 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.
An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental impact statements (EISs) was published in FR dated July 17, 2009 (74 FR 34754).
Draft EISs
EIS No. 20080242, ERP No. D-BLM-D65040-WV, EastLynn Lake Coal Lease Project, Proposal to LeaseFederal Coal That Lies Under Nine Tracts of Landfor Mining, Wayne County, WV.
Summary:EPA expressed environmental objections aboutadverse impacts to water quality and aquaticlife. EPA recommends the development of analternative that incorporates a larger, moreconservative and protective buffer betweenpotential mining operations and the existingearthen dam. EPA requested additionalinformation on past and current water quality andquality impairments.Rating EO2.
EIS No. 20080385, ERP No. D-FTA-D54042-MD, RedLine Corridor Transit Study, AlternativesAnalysis, Implementation of a New East-WestTransit Alignment through Baltimore, BaltimoreCounty, MD.
Summary:EPA does not object to the proposed action.Rating LO.
EIS No. 20080422, ERP No. D-FTA-D54043-MD, PurpleLine Transit Project, Proposed 16-Mile RapidTransit Line Extending from Bethesda inMontgomery County to New Carrollton in PrinceGeorge's County, MD.
Summary:EPA does not object to the proposed action.Rating LO.
EIS No. 20090154, ERP No. D-NPS-E65083-AL,Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, GeneralManagement Plan, Implementation, Tuskegee, AL.
Summary:While EPA has no objections to the proposedaction, it suggested the use of Best ManagementPractices.Rating LO.
Final EISs
EIS No. 20090158, ERP No. F-FHW-F40435-IL,Illinois Route 29 (FAP 318) Corridor Study,Transportation Improvement from Illinois 6 toInterstate 180, Funding and US Army COE Section404 Permit, Peoria, Marshall, Putnam and BureauCounties, IL.
Summary:EPA continues to have environmental concernsabout wetland and habitat impacts, and requestedthat the Record of Decision include moreinformation on mitigation measures to reduceerosion and wildlife crossings.
EIS No. 20090193, ERP No. F-AFS-F65072-WI, CampFour Vegetation Project, Proposes Vegetation andRoad Management Activities, Desired FutureCondition (DFC), Medford-Park Falls RangerDistrict, Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest,Price County, WI.
Summary:EPA does not object to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20090194, ERP No. F-AFS-K65342-CA,Moonlight and Wheeler Fires Recovery andRestoration Project, Analysis of the No-Actionand Action Alternatives, Mt. Hough RangerDistrict, Plumas National Forest, Plumas County,CA.
Summary:EPA continues to have environmental concernsabout adverse impacts to watersheds, andrecommended that the action avoid Californiaspotted owl home range core areas and protectedactivity centers, minimize new road construction,and use all practical methods to minimizeemissions during construction.
EIS No. 20090195, ERP No. F-COE-G39051-LA,Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet (MRGO), Louisiana,and Lake Borgne Wetland Creation and ShorelineProtection Project, Proposes to ConstructShoreline Protection Features Along the LakeBorgne Shoreline to Restore and Nourish Wetlands,Lake Borgne, LA.
Summary:EPA's previous comments were adequatelyaddressed; therefore, EPA does not object tothe proposed action.
Dated: July 28, 2009.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division,Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. E9-18349 Filed 7-30-09; 8:45 am]
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