[Federal Register: December 12, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 239)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6646-5]

 
Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of 
EPA Comments

    Availability of EPA comments prepared 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) 564-7146. An explanation of the ratings 
assigned to draft environmental impact statements (EISs) was published 
in FR dated April 04, 2003 (68 FR 16511).

Draft EISs

    ERP No. D-AFS-K65260-AZ Rating EC2, Rodeo-Chediski Fire Salvage 
Project, Timber Harvest of Merchantable Dead Trees as Sawtimber and 
Products other than Lumber (POL), Implementation, Apache-Sitgreaves and 
Tonto National Forest, Apache, Coconino and Navajo Counties, AZ.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns with potential 
adverse impacts to water quality and wildlife. The preferred 
alternative requires harvesting on steep slopes with highly erosive 
soils which may further impact 303(d) listed streams, aquatic resources 
and habitat for the Western Spotted Owl.
    ERP No. D-AFS-L65428-ID Rating NS, Twin Creek Timber Sale Project, 
Proposal to Cut and Remove Lodgepole Pine Sawtimber and Road 
Construction/Reconstruction, Montpelier Ranger District, Caribou 
National Forest, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Permit, Bear Lake County, 
ID.
    Summary: Region 10 has used a screening tool to conduct a limited 
review of this action. Based upon this screen, EPA does not foresee 
having any environmental objections to the proposed project.
    ERP No. D-AFS-L65435-ID Rating EC2, Mission Brush Project, Proposes 
Vegetation, Wildlife Habitat, Recreation and Aquatic Improvement 
Treatments, Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Bonners Ferry Ranger 
District, Bounty County, ID.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding potential 
adverse impacts to water quality, invasive species, biodiversity, and 
cumulative impacts.
    ERP No. D-HHS-D81034-MD Rating EC2, Integrated Research Facility 
(IRF) at Fort Detrick Construction and Operation, Adjacent to Existing 
U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases Facilities, 
City of Frederick, Frederick County, MD.
    Summary: EPA expressed concerns regarding the Laboratory Sewer 
System's (LSS) possible contamination from biological warfare liquid 
wastes and radioactive materials to the proposed integrated Research 
Facility (IRF). EPA requested the FEIS specify the degree of 
contamination and remedial efforts to mitigate contamination from the 
LSS and indicate the U.S. Army's commitment to provide follow-up 
studies on post IRF activities.
    ERP No. DA-FTA-K40237-CA Rating LO, Orange County Centerline 
Project, Transportation Improvements, Updated Information concerning 
Four New Alternatives and Re-examining an Updated New No Build 
Alternative, City of Santa Ana through the City of Casta Mesa to the 
City of Irvine, Funding, Orange County, CA.
    Summary: EPA has no objections regarding the environmental impacts 
of the proposed project.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-AFS-E65087-AL Forest Health and Restoration Project, 
Proposal to Determine the Desired Future Conditions of all Existing 
Loblolly Pine Stands, National Forests in Alabama, Bankhead National 
Forest, Winston, Lawrence and Franklin Counties, AL.
    Summary: EPA has no objections to this project, provided mitigation 
measures and monitoring programs described in the final EIS are 
implemented.
    ERP No. F-AFS-L65409-AK, Licking Creek Timber Sale, Timber Harvest, 
Implementation, Tongass National Forest, Ketchikan Misty Fiords Ranger 
District, Revillagigedo Island, Ketchikan, AK.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-AFS-L65419-ID, Upper and Lower East Fork Cattle and Horse 
Allotment Management Plans, Updating

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the Allotment Plans to Allow Permitted Livestock Grazing, National 
Forest System Lands, Sawthooth and Challis National Forests, Custer 
County, ID.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-AFS-L65424-ID, North End Sheep Allotment Management Plan 
(AMP) Revision, Proposal to Authorize Continued Livestock Use, Caribou-
Targhee National Forest, Soda Springs Ranger District, Caribou and 
Bonneville Counties, ID.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-FHW-L40202-WA, I-5 Toutle Park Road to Maytown 
Transportation Improvements, Funding, U.S. Army COE section 404 Permit, 
U.S. Coast Guard Permit and NPDES Permit Issuance, Cowlitz, Lewis and 
Thurston Counties, WA.
    Summary: EPA has environmental concerns with the proposed project 
regarding the cumulative affects analyses in that many of the 
conclusions were either not presented clearly or did not appear to be 
supported by technical information. EPA recommends the use of the 
information in the cumulative effects analyses be augmented, as 
appropriate, in the further development and evaluation of projects that 
would tier from this EIS.
    ERP No. F-FTA-G40170-TX, Northwest Corridor Light Rail Transit 
(LRT) Line to Farmers Branch and Carrollton, Construction and 
Operation, NPDES and U.S. Army COE section 404 Permits Issuance, Dallas 
Area Rapid Transit, Dallas and Denton Counties, TX.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-FTA-G54006-TX, Southeast Corridor Light Rail Transit 
Project, Construction and Operation, Funding, NPDES Permit and U.S. 
Army COE section 404 Permit Issuance and, Mobility 2025 Plan Update, 
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), City of Dallas, Dallas County, TX.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-SFW-K99032-CA, Western Riverside County Multiple Species 
Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP), Implementation, Incidental Take 
Permits Issuance, Riverside and Orange County, CA.
    Summary: EPA has continuing environmental concerns and recommended 
that the following issues be addressed in the Record of Decision: (1) 
Once the Section 7 evaluation is concluded, the findings should be 
incorporated to verify which species will be covered within the MSHCP; 
(2) The ROD should include a timeline for executing legal agreements 
with public/quasi-public land owners; and (3) U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service should provide criteria to prioritize land acquisitions to 
ensure key areas are incorporated into the Reserve.
    ERP No. FS-FHW-L50009-WA, Elliott Bridge No. 3166 Replacement, 
Updated and Reevaluated Information concerning Replacement of the 149th 
Avenue SE Crossing over the Cedar River, Funding, U.S. CGD Bridge 
Permit and U.S. Army COE section 404 Permit Issuance, City of Renton, 
King County, WA.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.

    Dated: December 9, 2003.
B. Katherine Biggs,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 03-30779 Filed 12-11-03; 8:45 am]

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