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 January 03, 1994 Through

January 07, 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 10, 1993 (58

FR 18392).

Draft EISs

ERP No. D-AFS-L61196-OR Rating LO

Snake River Recreation Wild and Scenic River Management Plan,

Implementation, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, Wallowa-Whitman

National Forest and Nez Perce and Payette National Forests, Bake and

Wallowa Counties, OR and Nez Perce, Idaho and Adams Counties, ID.

Summary: EPA found no significant statutory or jurisdictional

issues from its perspective.

ERP No. D-AFS-L65207-ID Rating EC2

Fourmile Timber Sale, Timber Harvesting and Road Construction,

Payette National Forest, New Meadow Ranger District, Adam County, ID.

Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns based on the BMP

effectiveness, potential wetlands impacts, and potential air quality

impacts. Additional information is requested to address these issues in

the final EIS.

ERP No. D-AFS-L65211-AK Rating EO2

Polk Inlet Project, Long-Term Timber Sale Contract, Implementation,

Tongass National Forest, Prince of Wales Island, AK.

Summary: EPA had environmental objections with the potential

impacts to water quality and fish habitat capability. EPA was also

concerned about marine impacts of LTFs, monitoring, timber harvest

sustainability, and forest camps. EPA requested that these issues be

fully discussed in the final EIS.

ERP No. D-FHW-L40188-OR Rating EC2

Port of the Dalles (Chenoweth) Columbia River Highway, Construction

of New Interchange North of Hostetler Street near Second and Division

Streets, Funding and COE Section 404 Permit, Wasco County, OR.

Summary: EPA had environmental concerns based on the potential

impact to wetlands from highway runoff and induced growth. EPA also

requested additional information on wetland mitigation, indirect

effects and monitoring.

ERP No. DS-IBR-L34010-WA Rating EO2

Columbia Basin Continued Multipurpose Project, Implementation,

Grant, Adams, Lincoln, Franklin and Douglas Counties, WA.

Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections and recommended

that the project be delayed until a revised Columbia River Instream

Protection Program is established and cumulative water withdrawal

impacts are assessed. The Columbia River's capacity to maintain

salmonid migration, spawning and rearing habitat is in jeopardy.

Final EISs

ERP No. F-AFS-L65182-OR

East End Salvage Timber Sales and Restoration Projects,

Implementation, Umatilla National Forest, Heppner Ranger District,

Grant and Morrow Counties, OR.

Summary: EPA provided no formal written comments. EPA had no

objections to the preferred alternative as described in the final

Environmental Impact Statement.

ERP No. F-USA-G81007-NM

Woodbridge Research Facility (WRF) Electromagnetic Pulse Simulators

Relocation Project, Construction and Operation, Sites Selected for Six

potential locations, Dugway Proving Ground, UT; Yuma Proving Ground,

AZ; and the remaining (4) in White Sands Missile Range, NM.

Summary: EPA had no objections to the proposed project as described

in the Final EIS.

ERP No. FS-USN-L11006-WA

Puget Sound Area Carrier Battle Group, Implementation, Updated

Information on Element II Breakwater Pier Construction and Operation,

Everett Homeport Naval Station, Snohomish, King and Pierce Counties,

WA.

Summary: EPA provided no formal written comments. EPA had no

objections to the preferred alternative as described in the EIS.

Dated: January 18, 1994.

William D. Dickerson,

Deputy Director, Office of Federal Activities.

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