Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-4715-2]

Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of

EPA Comments

Availability of EPA comments prepared August 22, 1994 Through

August 26, 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 8, 1994 (59 FR

16807).

Draft EISs

ERP No. D-FHW-D40265-PA Rating EC2, US 222 Corridor Design Location

Study, Improvements from Breingsville to the I-78 Interchange, Funding,

Lower and Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County, PA.

Summary: EPA had environmental concerns based on the information

provided, the potential natural resource impacts appear to be minor.

EPA was concerned about the potential significant impacts from

residential displacements. In regard to the quality of the

documentation, the technical credibility of the draft EIS is undermined

by the number of discrepancies and lack of supporting data.

ERP No. D-FHW-E40750-AL Rating EC2, Tuscaloosa East Bypass

Corridor, Construction, I-59/I-20 east of Tuscaloosa to US 82 west of

Northport, Funding, NPDES Permit, COE Section 10 and 404 Permits,

Tuscaloosa County, AL.

Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to

natural resources which included the loss of wetlands and upland

forests. Information was lacking on wetlands mitigation and on impacts

to hardwood forest habitat.

ERP No. D-FHW-E40751-NC Rating EC2, US 70 Goldsboro Bypass

Construction, US 70 in the vicinity of NC-1237 to US 70 in the vicinity

of NC-1731, Funding and COE Permits, Wayne County, NC.

Summary: EPA believes additional information was needed on

potential mitigation of unavoidable impacts. If a northern corridor is

selected, EPA would have greater concerns.

ERP No. D-NOA-K90027-00 Rating LO, Deep Seabed Hard Mining

Exploration Project, License Issuance for the former Kenecott Mining

Site (USA-4) to Ocean Minerals Mining, Pacific Ocean, Central America

to HI.

Summary: EPA had no comments based upon the review of the draft

EIS.

ERP No. D-USA-E11034-NC Rating EC2, Military Ocean Terminal

Navigation Basins and Entrance Channels Improvements, Implementation,

Sunny Point, Brunswick and New Hanover Counties, NC.

Summary: EPA had environmental concerns about potential adverse

impacts to water quality resulting from the deepened navigation

features.

Dated: September 6, 1994.

William D. Dickerson,

Deputy Director, Office of Federal Activities.

[FR Doc. 94-22365 Filed 9-8-94; 8:45 am]

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