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 10, 1994 Through

January 14, 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-K65153-00 Rating EC2, Klamath National Forest Land

and Resource Management Plan, Implementation, Siskyou Co., CA and

Jackson Co., OR.

Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns for air quality

impacts, cumulative impacts (including impacts on non-federal lands),

and treatment of old-growth forest stands on nonrestricted lands. EPA

urged the Forest Service to provide sufficient opportunity for review

of the Plan in relation to the Spotted Owl FSEIS so as to determine the

specific management prescriptions for and impacts to the forest.

ERP No. D-AFS-K65154-CA Rating EC2, Mendocine National Forest Land

and Resource Management Plan, Implementaton, Colusa, Glenn, Lake,

Mendocino, Tehama and Trinity Counties, CA.

Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns for air quality

impacts, cumulative impacts (including impacts on non-federal lands),

and treatment of old-growth forest stands on nonrestricted lands. EPA

urged the Forest Service to provide sufficient opportunity for review

of the Plan in relation to the Spotted Owl FSEIS so as to determine the

specific management prescriptions for and impacts to the forest.

ERP No. D-AFS-K65155-CA Rating EC2, Six Rivers National Forest Land

and Resource Management Plan, Implementation, Humboldt, Trinity, Del

Norte and Siskiyou Counties, CA.

Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns for air quality

impacts, and water quality. EPA urged the Forest Service to provide

sufficient opportunity for review of the Plan in relation to the

Spotted Owl FSEIS so as to determine the specific management

prescriptions for and impacts to the forest.

ERP No. D-AFS-K65156-CA Rating EC2, Shasta-Trinity National Forests

Land and Resource Management Plan, Implementation, Humboldt, Modoc,

Shasta, and Siskiyou, Tehama and Trinity Counties, CA.

Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns for air quality

impacts, and minerals management. EPA urged the Forest Service to

provide sufficient opportunity for review of the Plan in relation to

the Spotted Owl FSEIS so as to determine the specific management

prescriptions for and impacts to the forest.

ERP No. DS-NPS-K61085-00 Rating EC2, Lake Mead National Recreation

Area, General Management Plan, Updated Information on Willow Beach

Development Concept Plan Amendment, Implementation, AZ and CA.

Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding project

impacts to water quality. EPA request that additional information be

included in the final document on minimization and mitigation of

impacts to waters of the US and nonpoint source water pollution control

measures.

Final EISs

ERP No. F-AFS-L60097-ID, Spruce Creek Timber Sale, Implementation,

Boise National Forest, Valley County, ID.

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

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

agency.

ERP No. F-AFS-L65194-ID, Mid-Skull/Upper Bear Timber Sales, Timber

Harvest, Road Construction and Reconstruction, Clearwater National

Forest, North Fork Ranger District, Skull Creek, Clearwater County, ID.

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

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

agency.

ERP No. F-BLM-G02001-NM, Dark Canyon Special Management Area, Oil

and Gas Leasing, Permit for Approval to Drill near Carlsbad Caverns

National Park, Eddy County, NM.

Summary: EPA had determined that the Final EIS adequately assesses

potential impacts to cave resources as well as the reasonable

foreseeable development of oil and gas resources. EPA had no objection

to the selection of the preferred alternative.

ERP No. F-BLM-K67017-NV, Newmont Gold Quarry Open-Pit Mine and Ore

Processing Facility Expansion and Operation, Plan of Operation

Approval, NPDES and COE Section 404 Permits, Eureka and Elko Counties,

NV.

Summary: EPA expressed continued environmental concern regarding

project impacts to groundwater, streams, springs, wetlands and riparian

areas and how these impacts will be sufficiently mitigated and

monitored.

ERP No. F-DOE-L61195-AK, Healy 50 Megawatt-Electric Coal Fired

Power Plant Construction and Operation, Clean Coal Technologies

Demonstration, Funding, NPDES and Section 404 Permits, Borough of

Denali, AK.

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

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

agency.

Dated: January 25, 1994.

William D. Dickerson,

Deputy Director, Office of Federal Activities.

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