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 February 07, 1994 Through

February 11, 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-L65205-ID. Rating EO2, Sunshine Timber Sale,

Implementation, Salmon National Forest, Cobalt Ranger District, Big

Deer Creek, Lemhi County, ID.

Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections based on the

potential for adverse effects to existing beneficial uses of Panther

Creek and its tributaries under all of the action alternatives. Panther

Creek and its tributaries have been listed as stream segments of

concern by the State of Idaho. Several of the alternatives are also not

consistent with the Salmon National Forest Land and Resource Management

Plan. EPA requested additional information regarding water quality

standards, wetlands effects, the potential for erosion hazard,

mitigation effectiveness, site specific monitoring, noise effects and

air quality effects.

ERP No. D-AFS-L65208-AK. Rating EC2, Shamrock Timber Sales, Timber

Harvesting and Road Construction, Stikine Area, Kupreanof Island,

Tongass National Forest, Implementation, AK.

Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns based on the

potential for adverse effects to existing beneficial uses of streams in

the Shamrock analysis area from this timber sale and future timber

sales. EPA requested additional information about compliance with water

quality standards, noise effects, site specific monitoring and

mitigation effectiveness.

Final EISs

ERP No. F-BPA-L08049-00. Alternating Current (AC) Intertie

Transmission Facilities, Capacity Ownership and Federal Marketing and

Joint Ventures, Implementation, WA, OR, ID, MT, CA, NV, UT, NM, AZ, WY

and British Columbia.

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-FRC-B05182-NH. Upper Androscoggin River Basin

Hydroelectric Projects, Issuance of New Licenses/Relicensing for

Operation of Seven Hydroelectric Projects, Coos County, NH.

Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections in that the FEIS:

Did not resolve the issues of the scope of the analysis, range of

reasonable alternatives, cumulative impacts, potential wetland

impacts, water quality impacts and dioxin contaminated river

sediments. EPA recommended that a supplemental EIS be prepared to

assess the above issues and the environmental impacts from the

modified project.

Dated: February 22, 1994.

Marshall Cain,

Senior Legal Advisor, Office of Federal Activities.

[FR Doc. 94-4349 Filed 2-24-94; 8:45 am]

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