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 October 21, 1996 Through

October 25, 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.

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Requests for copies of EPA comments can be directed to the Office of

Federal Activities at (202) 564-7167. An explanation of the ratings

assigned to draft environmental impact statements (EISs) was published

in FR dated April 5, 1996 (61 FR 15251).

Final EISs

ERP No. F-FHW-K40204-CA River Street Widening in Santa Cruz,

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

Grant, Santa Cruz 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-GSA-K81023-NV Las Vegas Federal Building--United States

Courthouse Site Selection and Construction, Central Business District,

City of Las Vegas, Clark County, NV.

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

formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.

ERP No. F-MMS-A02239-00 Gulf of Mexico and Offshore Alaska Outer

Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program 1997 to 2002 for 16

Lease Sales on Five-Year Leasing Program.

Summary: Review of the Final EIS/Regulation has been completed and

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

to the preparing agency.

Regulations

ERP No. R-ACH-A99211-00 36 CFR Part 800 Protection of Historic

Properties, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

Summary: Review of the proposed rule has been completed. The action

was found to be beneficial in that it emphasizes coordinating its

review requirements with those of the National Environmental Policy

Act. No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.

Dated: November 12, 1996.

William D. Dickerson,

Director, NEPA Compliance Division Office of Federal Activities.

[FR Doc. 96-29381 Filed 11-14-96; 8:45 am]

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