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 July 18, 1994 Through July

22, 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 08, 1994 (59 FR 16807).

DRAFT EISs

ERP No. D-DOE-K06006-NV Rating EC2, Pinon Pine Coal-Fired Power

Project, Construction, Operation and Maintenance, Funding, Tracy Power

Station, Storey County, NV.

Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding the

project's potential impacts to air quality and the need for additional

information regarding best available control technology, for

particulates. EPA also expressed concerns regarding potential impacts

to water quality and biological resources, and recommended that the

final EIS provide additional information in this respect.

ERP No. D-FHW-L40184-WA Rating EC2, WA-167 Corridor Adoption, WA-

167 Freeway Extension from WA-167/Meridian Street North in the City of

Puyallup to the proposed WA-509 Freeway/East-West Alignment in the City

of Tacoma, Funding and COE Section 404 Permit, Pierce County, WA.

Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns based on the need to

identify the corridor alternative with the least environmentally

damaging wetlands impacts. EPA requested additional clarification

whether the analysis of proposed mitigation was detailed enough to

identify any major issues or costs associated with each corridor

alternative.

ERP No. D-FHW-L40191-AK Rating EC2, Whittier Access Project,

Construction between Port of Whittier and Seward Highway, Funding,

Right-of-Way Agreement and COE Section 10 and 404 Permits, Chugauch

National Forest, Municipality of Anchorage, City of Whittier, AK.

Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding hazardous

waste sites, air and water quality and cumulative effects. EPA

requested additional information be included in the final EIS

concerning these issues.

ERP No. DS-NPS-F61015-IN Rating EC2, Gary Marina Development,

Updated Information for the New Access Alternatives, Approval and

Right-of-Way Permit, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, City of Gary,

Lake County, IN.

Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns based on potential

impacts to surface water, groundwater and wetlands, and meeting RCRA

corrective action provisions. EPA requested additional information on

these aspects be provided in the FEIS.

Final EISs

ERP No. F-AFS-L61196-OR, 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 provided no formal written comments. EPA had no

objection to the preferred alternatives as described in the final EIS.

ERP No. F-BLM-L60100-ID, Twin Falls County Solid Waste Landfill

Facility Construction and Operation, Land Acquisition, Twin Falls

County, ID.

Summary: Review of the Final EIS has been completed and the project

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

preparing agency.

ERP No. F-COE-L28006-OR, Barney Reservoir Expansion Project,

Increasing Municipal Water Supply on the Middle Fork of the North Fork

Trash River, COE Section 404 Permit Issuance, Washington County, OR.

Summary: EPA had no objections to this project.

ERP No. F-FAA-G51027-AR, 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 review of the information presented, finds that all

areas of EPA responsibilities and concerns have been adequately

addressed in the final EIS.

ERP No. F-FAA-L51041-AK, Anchorage International Airport Instrument

Landing Systems (ILS), Construction and Operation, Install ILS on

Runway 14, Approval, Funding and COE Section 404 Permit, Anchorage, AK.

Summary: EPA had no objection to the preferred alternative as

described in the FEIS.

ERP No. F-FHW-G40135-AR, Newport/US 63/US 67 Construction, Newport

to Walnut Ridge/Hoxie, Funding and COE Section 404 Permit, Jackson,

Lawrence, Craighead and Poinsett Counties, AR.

Summary: EPA had no objection to implementation of the preferred

alternative.

ERP No. F-UAF-K11052-CA, Travis Air Force Base, Defense Base

Closure and Realignment, KC-10 Aircraft Realignment and Additional KC-

10 Basing Proposal, Fairfield, CA.

Summary: The final EIS generally responded to the concerns EPA had

raised on the draft EIS.

ERP No. FS-FHW-F40170-MN, TH-610 Construction, I-94 in Maple Grove

to TH-252 in Brooklyn Park, Additional Funding and COE Section 404

Permit, Hennepin County, MN.

Summary: EPA had no objection to the preferred alternative.

Dated: August 2, 1994.

William D. Dickerson,

Deputy Director, Office of Federal Activities.

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