Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-5472-4]

Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of

EPA Comments

Availability of EPA comments prepared July 29, 1996 through August

2, 1996 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 5, 1996 (61 FR

15251).

Draft EISs

ERP No. D-BOP-D81025-PA Rating EC2, Federal Prison Camp--Scranton,

Pennsylvania, Construction, Operation and Site Selection, Jessup

Borough, Lackawanna County, PA.

Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding the

alternatives analysis, secondary and cumulative impacts and the lack of

information on ecological characteristics. EPA requested that those

issues be addressed in the final document.

ERP No. D-FHW-H40151-MO Rating LO, MO-13 Highway Improvement,

Existing MO-13 to MO-10 just south of Richmond to US 24 just south of

Lexington, Funding, COE Section 10 and 404 Permits and US Coast Guard

Bridge Permit Issuance, Ray and Lafayette Counties, MO.

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Summary: EPA had no objections to the action as proposed.

ERP No. D-FHW-H40153-MO Rating LO, MO-141 Relocation Highway

Project, Improvements, South of MO-HH to 1.1 miles south of MO-100 (Job

No. J6U0804) and 1.1 miles south of MO-100 to 0.8 miles North of I-44

(Job No. J6U0804B), Funding and COE Section 404 Permit, St. Louis

County, MO.

Summary: EPA had no objection to the proposed action. EPA requested

additional information on air quality secondary and cumulative impacts.

ERP No. D-MMS-L02025-AK Rating EC2, Beaufort Sea Planning Area

Proposed 1996 Oil and Gas Lease Sale No. 144, Lease Offerings, Alaska

Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), AK.

Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding the lack of

a commitment to the stipulations and information to lessees, level of

detail in the alternatives analysis and cumulative effects.

ERP No. D-SCS-H36107-MO Rating EC2, East Fork of the Grand River

Watershed Plan, Implementation, Watershed Protection and Flood

Prevention, Funding, Ringgold and Union Counties, IA and Harrison and

Worth Counties, MO.

Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding potential

impact to water quality and wetland. EPA requested that the final

document address those issues.

ERP No. D-USN-A06179-00 Rating LO, Naval Spent Nuclear Fuel

Container System Management, Loading, Handling and Dry Storage,

Transportation and Storage, Handling and Transportation of certain

Associated Radioactive Waste, Implementation, United States.

Summary: EPA had no objection to the action as proposed.

Final EISs

ERP No. F-AFS-K61118-CA Mt. Reba Ski Area Expansion, Stanislaus

National Forest, Special Use Permit, Calaveras Ranger District, Alpine

County, CA.

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

formal comment letter was sent to preparing agency.

ERP No. F-BOP-K81022-HI Honolulu, Hawaii Detention Facility,

Construction and Operation, Site Selection, Fort Armstrong, Ualena

Street, Lagoon Drive, Elliott Street, HI.

Summary: EPA recommended that the Record of Decision contain

commitments to implement energy conservation, source reduction,

recycling and water quality protection measures if such features are

part of the preferred alternative.

ERP No. F-COE-G39028-TX Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Section 216

Study), Bank Protection and a Spill Containment Feature,

Implementation, Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Galveston District,

Aransas, Calhoun and Refugio Counties, TX.

Summary: EPA had no objections to the selection of the preferred

alternative described in the Final EIS.

ERP No. F-FHW-H40147-NB Omaha Northwest Connector/Sorensen Parkway

Improvements, Construction between 72nd Street and Blair High Road and

south of I-680, Funding and COE Section 404 Permit, City of Omaha,

Douglas County, NB.

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

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

preparing agency.

ERP No. FS-SCS-H36107-MO East Fork of the Grand River Watershed

Plan, Implementation, Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention,

Funding, Ringgold and Union Counties, IA and Harrison and Worth

Counties, MO.

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

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

preparing agency.

Dated: August 13, 1996.

William D. Dickerson,

Director, NEPA Compliance Office of Federal Activities.

[FR Doc. 96-20946 Filed 8-15-96; 8:45 am]

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