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 September 5, 1994 Through

September 9, 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-BLM-A60116-00 Rating EC2, Rangeland Reform 1994 Program,

Implementation, Land Acquisition and Permits Approval.

Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns with the

implementation of ecosystem management and standards and guidelines,

lack of standard definitions, use of advisory councils, prohibited acts

and disqualifications and air quality and conformity under the Clean

Air Act. EPA requested that these issues be addressed in the final EIS.

ERP No. D-BLM-K67024-CA Rating EC2, Owen Lake Soda Ash Mining

Processing Project, Construction and Operation, COE Section 404, NPDES,

Right-of-Way and Conditional-Use Permits, Inyo County, CA.

Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns due to potential

project particulate matter impacts to air quality and the lack of

mitigation measures to avoid wetland impacts. EPA requested that these

issues be fully discussed in the final EIS.

ERP No. D-FEM-K81021-CA Rating LO, Oakland City Administration

Building Project, Construction, Funding and Permit Approval, for

Replacement of City Hall in the City Hall Plaza, Oakland, CA.

Summary: EPA expressed a lack of objections but asked that the

final EIS more fully discuss the project's conformity under Section 176

of the Clean Air Act.

ERP No. D-FHW-K40204-CA Rating EC2, River Street Widening in Santa

Cruz, Improvements from Water Street to Highway 1, Funding and Right-

of-Way Grant, Santa Cruz County, CA.

Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns for potential impacts

to water quality from project construction and operation. The final EIS

should clearly describe the project's consistency with water quality

standards and with the local Basin Plan, as well as consistency with

the stormwater permitting provisions of the Clean Water Act.

ERP No. D-NPS-K61131-00 Rating EC2, Lake Mead National Recreation

Area, Management of Burros, Implementation, Clark Co., NV and Mohave

Co., AZ.

Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding grazing

allotment impacts, funding feasibility and mitigation measures. EPA

requested that the final EIS provide additional information on these

issues.

ERP No. D-USN-K11055-CA Rating EC2, Lemoore Naval Air Station

Realignment, Relocation of 98 Military Construction Projects from

Miramar Naval Air Station, Implementation, Lemoore County, CA.

Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding the lack of

a full range of alternatives, air quality impacts and wetland impacts.

EPA requested that these issues be fully discussed in the final EIS.

ERP No. D-VAD-K11056-HI Rating EC2, Veterans Affairs Medical and

Regional Office Center Relocation to Tripler Army Medical Center,

Construction and Renovation, Approval and NPDES Permit, Oahu, HI.

Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding the lack of

a full range of alternatives, air quality impacts and vegetation/

wildlife impacts. EPA requested that these issues be fully discussed in

the final EIS.

ERP No. DS-BLM-K65139-NV Rating EC2, Stateline Resource Area Land

and Resource Management Plan, Additional Alternative, Nye and Clark

Counties, NV.

Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns and the need for

additional information on adequate funding and mitigation measures, as

well as potential impacts to water quality, soils, biological resources

and areas of critical environmental concern.

Final EISs

ERP No. F-AFS-K61025-CA Tallac Historic Site Master Plan,

Implementation, Lake Tahoe Management Unit, Special Use Permit, El

Dorado County, CA.

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

formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.

ERP No. F-FRC-G05047-AR River Mountain Pumped Storage Hydroelectric

Project, FERC No. 10455, Construction, Operation and Maintenance,

License, Logan County, AR.

Summary: EPA had no objections to the proposed action. Based upon

our review of the information presented, we find that all areas of EPA

responsibilities and concerns have been adequately addressed in the

final EIS.

Dated: September 20, 1994.

Marshall Cain,

Senior Legal Advisor, Office of Federal Activities.

[FR Doc. 94-23619 Filed 9-22-94; 8:45 am]

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