[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 112 (Friday, June 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 36691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-14669]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6608-1]


Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of 
EPA Comments

    Availability of EPA comments prepared May 22, 2000 Through May 26, 
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 dated April 14, 2000 (65 
FR 20157).

Draft EISs

    ERP No. D-AFS-L65348-ID Rating EC2, Idaho Panhandle National 
Forests, Small Sales, Harvesting Dead and Damaged Timber, Coeur d'Alene 
River Range District, Kootenai and Shoshone Counties, ID.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential 
adverse impacts to old growth units and the level and nature of risk to 
landowners from wildfire from the proposed actions.
    ERP No. D-AFS-L65349-ID Rating EC2, Warm Springs Ridge Vegetation 
Management Project, Improve Forest Condition, Boise National Forest, 
Cascade Resource Area, Boise County, ID.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential 
adverse impacts to already impaired streams within the watershed. EPA 
recommends that the final EIS supply additional information on 
watershed condition and proposed restoration strategies.
    ERP No. D-TVA-E39052-MS Rating EO2, Union County Multipurpose 
Reservoir/Other Water Supply Alternatives Project, To Provide an 
Adequate and Reliable Water Supply, COE Section 404 Permit and NPDES 
Permit, City of New Alban, Union County, MS.
    Summary: EPA raised objections to foreseeable reservoir water 
quality impacts and engineering design uncertainties. Omission of water 
conservation and reuse as an alternative should be re-evaluated for the 
FEIS. EPA could favor the pipeline alternative, depending on additional 
requested information regarding the impacts on the Tennessee-Tombigbee 
Waterway source water and potential interbasin water transfer issues.
    ERP No. DS-COE-K32046-CA Rating EC2, Port of Los Angeles Channel 
Deepening Project, To Improve Navigation and Disposal of Dredge 
Material for the Inner Harbor Channels, Los Angeles County, CA.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding potential 
impacts to air quality and aquatic resources, indirect and cumulative 
impacts, environmental justice considerations, and mitigation measures 
proposed in the supplemental EIS. EPA is concerned that the EIS fails 
to address hazardous air pollutants (air toxics) currently emitted at 
the Port and reasonably foreseeable air toxic emissions that could 
occur under the project.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-AFS-L65302-AK, Kuakan Timber Sale, Timber Harvesting in 
the Kuakan Project Area, Implementation, Deer Island within the 
Wrangell Ranger District, Stikine Area of the Tongass National Forest, 
AK.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. FB-NOA-E86002-00 Fishery Management Plan (FMP), Regulatory 
Impact Review, Snapper-Grouper Complex, South Atlantic Region.
    Summary: EPA has no objections to the proposed plan. EPA strongly 
supports the proposed stock reassessment every two years and adaptive 
management approach of the FMP. While agreeing with the overall FMP, 
EPA prefers the alternative to enact a moratorium on red porgy fishing.

    Dated: June 6, 2000.
Ken Mittelholtz,
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 00-14669 Filed 6-8-00; 8:45 am]
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