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 22, 1997 Through

September 26, 1997 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) 564-7167.

An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental

impact statements (EISs) was published in FR dated April 11, 1997 (62

FR 16154).

Draft EISs

ERP No. D-DOE-L08053-00 Rating LO, Lower Valley Transmission

Project, Construction of a New 115 kV Transmission Line from Swan

Valley Substation near Swan Valley, Special-Use-Permits, Bonneville and

Teton Counties, ID and Teton County, WY.

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

found to be satisfactory.

ERP No. D-FHW-K40221-CA Rating EO2, C-84--Realignment Project,

Transportation Improvement between CA-84 from I-880 to CA-2389/Mission

Blvd. Funding and COE Section 404 Permit, in the Cities of Fremont,

Hayward and Union, Alameda County, CA.

Summary: EPA had environmental objections to the build alternatives

based on concerns with the purpose and need, alternative analysis,

impacts to water and air resources, and indirect and cumulative effects

of the project. EPA suggested other alternatives be examined which also

meet the stated purpose and need.

ERP No. D-FHW-K40226-CA Rating EC2, CA-37 Highway Improvement, Napa

River Bridge to the existing Freeway Section of CA-37 that begins near

Diablo Street, Funding and US Army COE Section 404 Permit Issuance,

Vallejo, Solano County, CA.

Summary: EPA had environmental concerns regarding the cumulative

impacts, mitigation for wetland impacts and CO hotspot analysis

presented in the DEIS for the FHWA's CA-37 Improvement Project.

ERP No. D-GSA-L80016-WA Rating * LO, Seattle New Federal

Courthouse, Construction, King County, WA.

SUMMARY: EPA does not foresee having any environmental objections

to the proposed project.

ERP No. D-JUS-K80035-CA Rating EC2, Service Processing Center (SPC)

for Detainees, Construction and Operation, Possible Sites, Stockton and

Tracy Sites, San Joaquin Counties, CA.

Summary: EPA expressed environmental concern regarding the air

conformity analysis, potential water and waste water impacts and

cumulative impact. EPA requested additional information on these

issues.

ERP No. D-UAF-G11033-NM Rating EC2, Holloman Air Force Base,

Proposed Expansion of German Air Force Operations, for the Beddown of

30 Aircrafts and Construction of Facilities for 640 Personnel, NM.

Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns and requested

additional information in the areas of environmental justice, and

mitigation.

ERP No. D-UMC-K36048-CA Rating EC2, Santa Margarita River Flood

Control Project (MILCON P-010) and Basilone Road Bridge Replacement

Project (MILCON P-030), Construction and Operation, COE Section 404

Permit, Camp Pendleton, CA.

Summary: EPA had environmental concerns and requested additional

information on the projects description, practicable least-damaging

alternatives pursuant to the Clean Water Act 404(b)(1) Guidelines and

biological resources, including wetlands mitigation.

Final EISs

ERP No. F-COE-L36110-WA, Cedar River Section 205 Flood Damage

Reduction Plan, Implementation, Renton, King County, WA.

Summary: EPA had no objection to the preferred minimum dredging

alternative. The final EIS is consistent with the draft.

ERP No. F-FHW-K40210-AZ, Pima Freeway--Loop 101, Construction, I-17

and Scottsdale Road, Funding, NPDES and COE Section 404 Permits,

Maricopa County, AZ.

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

formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.

ERP No. F-NRC-K01008-00, Crownpoint Uranium Solution Mining

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Project, Construction and Operation, Leasing and Licensing, McKinley

County, NM.

Summary: EPA continuous to express concern regarding pressure

control of groundwater in old mine workings, hydrogeologic monitoring

and aquifer testing and analysis, baseline water quality, injection

well design, aquifer restoration, wildlife and mitigation, waste

management and emergency response, and indemnification to the federal

government by the project proponent.

ERP No. FS-AFS-L67028-AK, Kensington Venture Underground Gold Mine

Project, Development, Construction and Operation, Operating Plan

Approval, NPDES, Section 10 and 404 Permits, Tongass National Forest,

Sherman Creek, City of Juneau, AK.

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

found to be satisfactory.

Dated: October 28, 1997.

William D. Dickerson,

Director, NEPA Compliance Division Office of Federal Activities.

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