Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

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Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of

EPA Comments

Availability of EPA comments prepared May 30, 1994 Through June 3,

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 FR dated April 08, 1994 (59

FR 16807).

Draft EISs

ERP No. D-DOE-L05205-00 Rating LO, PacifiCorp Capacity Power Sale

Contract for 1100 Megawatts (MW) Long-Term Contract for Peaking

Capacity, Implementation, WA, OR, ID, MT, WY, UT, CO, CA, NV, AZ, NM

and British Columbia.

Summary: EPA had no objections to the draft EIS.

ERP No. D-COE-E39034-KY Rating EC2, Louisville Waterfront Park/

Falls Harbor Development Project, Construction, COE Section 10 and 404

Permits, Ohio River, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY.

Summary: EPA had an environmental concern regarding the

uncertainty/lack of data associated with the historical contamination

at the site. Additional data regarding the environmental consequences

are needed.

ERP No. D-DOD-A10067-00 Rating LO, Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD)

Program, Implementation, which includes the Theater Missile Defense

(TMD) and National Missile Defense (NMD) Initiatives, Programmatic EIS,

United States.

Summary: EPA had a lack of objections to the document.

ERP No. D-DOD-G11010-00 Rating LO, Joint Task Force (JTF)--Six

Support Services Continuation Program, Implementation, Programmatic

EIS, TX, NM, AZ, CA, U.S./Mexico Border and Texas Gulf Coast.

Summary: EPA had no objections to the continuation of Joint Task

Force Six's program.

ERP No. D-DOE-L03007-OR Rating EC1, Hermiston Generating Project,

Construction of a Gas-fired Cogeneration Power Plant, Approval of

Permits, Umatilla County, OR.

Summary: EPA requested additional information be included in the

final EIS concerning wetlands, air quality, and mitigation measures for

transmission lines.

ERP No. D-FAA-G51027-AR Rating LO, Northwest Arkansas Regional

Airport, Construction of Replacement Airport for Drake Field in

Fayetteville, Funding, Land Acquisition and Airport Layout Plan, City

of Fayetteville, AR.

Summary: EPA had no objections to the proposed action.

ERP No. D-SFW-G64011-LA Rating EC2, Bayou Savauge National

Wildlife Refuge Master Plan, Implementation, Orleans Parish, LA.

Summary: EPA had environmental concerns with the potential adverse

impacts from hazardous substances found at the sites on and near refuge

boundaries and requests further investigation in the final EIS.

ERP No. D-UAF-B11015-ME Rating EO2, Loring Air Force Base (AFB)

Disposal and Reuse, Implementation, Aroostook County, ME.

Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections relating to the

magnitude of potential wetland impacts up to 418 acres; and the failure

to include adequate provisions for minimizing and mitigating wetland

impacts. EPA requested additional clarifying information be included in

the final EIS.

ERP No. D-USN-B11008-RI Rating EC2, Davisville Naval Construction

Battalion Center, Base Reuse and Development Plan, Implementation, Town

of North Kingstown, Washington County, RI.

Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns with the insufficient

alternatives analysis; inadequate analysis of potential air quality

problems from increased traffic; lack of cumulative traffic impacts,

water supply alternatives, and lack of mitigation commitments.

FINAL EISs

ERP No. F-AFS-L64042-AK Main Bay Salmon Hatchery Expansion,

Implementation, Special-Use-Permit and COE Section 404 Permit, Prince

William Sound, Chugach National Forest, Glacier Ranger District, AK.

Summary: Review of the Final EIS was not deemed necessary. No

formal letter was sent to the preparing agency.

ERP No. F-AFS-L65181-WA East Curlew Creek Analysis Area,

Harvesting Timber and Road Construction, Portion of Profanity Roadless

Area, Colville National Forest, Republic Ranger District, Ferry County,

WA.

Summary: EPA had no objections to the preferred alternative as

described in the EIS.

ERP No. F-COE-G32052-00 West Pearl River Navigation Project,

Operation and Maintenance, Portions of West Pearl River to the vicinity

of Bogalusa, Implementation, Washington and St. Tammany Parishes, LA

and Pearl River County, MS.

Summary: EPA believed that the assessment of potential

environmental effects may have been insufficient to fully address

recent water quality concerns regarding the effects of dredging in the

West Pearl River.

ERP No. F-FHW-L40183-WA I-5/196th Street SW/WA-524 Interchange

Project, Improvements, Funding, NPDES and COE Section 404 Permits,

Snohomish County, WA.

Summary: EPA made numerous comments/recommendations on the draft

EIS and, in general was pleased with the FHWA's responses. EPA believed

that the EIS should have included a wetland mitigation plan.

Dated: June 14, 1994.

Marshall Cain,

Senior Legal Advisor, Office of Federal Activities.

[FR Doc. 94-14838 Filed 6-16-94; 8:45 am]

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