Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of

EPA Comments

Availability of EPA comments prepared April 25, 1994 through April

29, 1994 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)

260-5076.

An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental

impact statements (EISs) was published in the Federal Register dated

April 8, 1994 (59 FR 16807).

Draft EISs

ERP No. D-AFS-J65215-MT Rating EC2, Elk Creek Land Exchange and

Granting an Easement to Plum Creek, Implementation, Flathead National

Forest, Swan Lake Ranger District, MT.

Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about adverse impacts

which may occur on the Forest Service land to be given to the Plum

Creek Timber Company (i.e., wildlife habitat, old growth, visual,

fisheries impacts). EPA also expressed concerns about the uncertainty

of future activities (i.e., subdivision development, oil and gas

leasing, and mining) on the exchanged parcels. EPA recommended that the

Forest Service require a conservation easement prohibiting future

subdivision development on the Forest Service land to be given to Plum

Creek Timber Company.

ERP No. D-AFS-J65216-UT Rating LO1, Pacer Timber Harvest and Timber

Sale, Implementation, Dixie National Forest, Escalante Ranger District,

Garfield County, UT.

Summary: EPA had no objections to the proposed action.

ERP No. D-BIA-J39020-SD Rating EC1, Crow Creek Dam Project, Crow

Creek Dam and Reservoir (Lake Bedashosha) Improvements, Crow Creek

Indian Reservation, near Fort Thompson, Buffalo County, SD.

Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns with sediment impacts

which should be avoided to fully protect the environment and which may

require changes to alternatives or mitigation measures.

ERP No. D-BLM-J02029-WY Rating EC2, Enron Burly Field Oil and Gas

Leasing, Permit to Drill, Temporary Use Permits, COE Section 404 Permit

and Right-of-Way Grants, Pinedale Resource Area, Sublette County, WY.

Summary: EPA had environmental concerns based on potential impacts

to groundwater quality, which should be avoided in order to fully

protect its high quality.

ERP No. D-BLM-L60100-ID Rating EC2, Twin Falls County Solid Waste

Landfill Facility Construction and Operation, Land Acquisition, Twin

Falls County, ID.

Summary: EPA had environmental concerns that BLM had not

demonstrated that the land transfer and subsequent solid waste facility

will result in no adverse consequences to ground water, surface water,

and air quality. EPA requested additional information about how

hazardous waste in the waste stream will be handled, how leachate and

surface runoff will be disposed, the liner system and how it will be

installed, the landfill gas collection and disposal system, and future

implementation and operation of the facility.

Final EISs

ERP No. F-AFS-J65205-MT, Upper Sunday Timber Sales, Harvest

Timber, Implementation, Kootenai National Forest, Fortine Ranger

District, Flathead County, MT.

Summary: EPA had no concerns but recommended that the sediment

regime model be tested.

Regulations

ERP No. R-NRC-A09818-00, 10 CFR part 71, Petition for Regulations

Governing Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Materials, Docket

No. PRM-71-11, FR 59.8143.

Summary: Review of the Regulation has been completed and the

project found to be satisfactory. No formal comment letter was sent to

the preparing agency.

Dated: May 9, 1994.

Marshall Cain,

Senior Legal Advisor, Office of Federal Activities.

[FR Doc. 94-11603 Filed 5-12-94; 8:45 am]

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