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 24, 1994 through

January 28, 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 Federal Register dated April

10, 1993 (58 FR 18392).

Draft EISs

ERP No. D-COE-D23000-VA Rating EU3, Southeastern Public Service

Authority of Virginia Regional Landfill Expansion Project, COE Section

404 Permit Issuance, Cities of Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth,

Suffolk, and Virginia Beach, Isle of Wight and Southampton Counties,

VA.

Summary: EPA determined that the proposed action was

environmentally unsatisfactory due to adverse impacts to 377 acres of

forested wetlands, rare and endangered species and overall biodiversity

at the Dismal Swamp Expansion Site. In addition, EPA judged the EIS to

be inadequate for failing to consider the full range of project

alternatives. EPA requested that a revised draft EIS be issued to

explore less damaging alternative sites.

ERP No. DS-AFS-K61103-CA Rating E02, Bear Mountain Ski Resort

Expansion, (formerly) known as Goldmine) Additional Information, San

Bernardino National Forest, Special-Use-Permit and Possible COE Section

404 Permit, San Bernardino County, CA.

Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections because of the

potential implications of allowing extensive developments in known

California spotted owl and San Bernardino flying squirrel habitat in

exchange for acquisition of high-quality off-site habitat. EPA also

objected to potential cumulative impacts to air quality, groundwater

overdraft, solid waste generation and visual impacts. EPA believed that

many impacts can be avoided or reduced by downsizing the project.

ERP No. DS-SFW-A64056-00 Rating LO, Federal Aid in Sports Fish and

Wildlife Restoration Programs, Operation and Management, Programmatic

EIS, Updated Information, Implementation and Funding.

Summary: EPA had no objections to be preferred alternative.

Final EISs

ERP No. F-AFS-K53005-AZ, Grand Canyon Airport to Maswik

Transportation Area, Grand Canyon Village Passenger Rail Service

Construction and Operation, Approval and Special Use Permit, Coconino

County, AZ.

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

comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.

Other

ERP No. LD-AFS-L652200-OR Rating LO, Wallowa River National Wild

and Scenic Rivers System, Designation, Umatilla National Forests, Union

and Wallowa Counties, OR.

Summary: EPA had no objections to the proposed action.

Dated: February 8, 1994.

Marshall Cain,

Senior Legal Advisor, Office of Federal Activities.

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