[Federal Register: November 28, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 230)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-8588-1]

 
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 6, 2008 (73 FR 
19833).

Draft EISs

EIS No. 20080340, ERP No. D-FHW-J40184-UT, SR-262; Montezuma Creek to 
Aneth Project, Improvements to the Intersection of SR-162, SR-262, and 
County Road (CR) 450 in Montezuma Creek, Funding, Navajo Nation, San 
Juan County, UT.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about increased 
sedimentation and erosion impacts, additional impacts to drainage 
channels and habitat connectivity, and cumulative impacts to water 
quality and wildlife. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20080370, ERP No. D-AFS-K65347-CA, Gemmill Thin Project, 
Proposal to Reduce the Intensity and Size of Future Wildfires, and to 
Maintain/Improve Ecosystem Function and Wildlife Habitat, Chanchellula 
Late-Success ional Reserve, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Trinity 
County, CA.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to air 
quality, and requested additional mitigation measures. EPA also 
expressed environmental concerns about impacts to communities. Rating 
EC2.

EIS No. 20080397, ERP No. D-AFS-J65525-00, Hermosa Landscape Grazing 
Analysis Project, Proposes to Continue to Authorize Livestock Grazing 
Cascade Reservoir, Dutch Creek, Elbert Creek, Hope Creek South Fork, 
and Upper Hermosa Allotments, Columbine Ranger District, San Juan 
National Forest, LaPlata and San Juan Counties, CO.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to 
water quality, and requested a commitment to monitoring and protection 
of at-risk riparian areas. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20080302, ERP No. DB-UAF-E11056-FL, Eglin Air Force Base (AFB) 
and Hurlburt Field, Proposes to Implement the Military Housing 
Privatization Initiative (MHPI), FL.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to air 
quality from construction activities. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20080352, ERP No. DS-COE-G39047-00, White River Minimum Flood 
Study, To Provide an Improved Minimum Flow for the Benefit of the Tail 
Water Fishery, White River Basin Lakes: Beaver, Table Rock, and Bull 
Shoal Lakes on the White River; Norfork Lake on the North Fork White 
River; and Greens Ferry Lake on the Little Red River, AR and MO.

    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency. 
Rating LO.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20080321, ERP No. F-FHW-K40267-CA, Phase I-CA 11 Corridor 
Location and Route Adoption and Location Identification of the Otay 
Mesa East Port of Entry (POE) on Otay Mesa, Presidential Permit for the 
POE and Acquisition of Right-Of-Way Permit, San Diego County, CA.

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about impacts 
from induced growth and the lack of information on mobile source air 
toxics.

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EIS No. 20080338, ERP No. F-FHW-J40180-UT, UT-108 Transportation 
Improvement Project, To Improve Local and Regional Mobility from UT-108 
between UT-127 (Antelope Drive) to UT-126 (1900 West) Located in 
Syracuse, West Point and Clinton in Dave County, and Roy and West Haven 
in Weber County, UT.

Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about mobile 
source air toxics. However, EPA is pleased that FHWA has addressed 
previous concerns raised about other construction emission BMPs and 
mitigation measures for impacts to sensitive receptors.

EIS No. 20080367, ERP No. F-FHW-J40178-UT, Mountain View Corridor (MVC) 
Project, Proposed Transportation Improvement 2030 Travel Demand in 
Western Salt Lake County south of I-80 and west of Bangerter Highway 
and in northwestern Utah County of I-15, south of the Salt Lake County 
Line, and north of Utah Lake, Salt Lake and Utah County, UT.

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about the 
analysis of mobile source air toxics.

EIS No. 20080412, ERP No. F-FRA-C50016-UT, Portal Bridge Capacity 
Enhancement Project, To Replace the nearly 100-Year-Old Portal Bridge 
and Eliminate Capacity Constraints on the Northeast Corridor between 
Swift Interlocking and Secaucus Transfer Station, Funding, U.S. Army 
Corp Section 10 and 404 Permits, Hackensack River, Hudson County, NJ.

    Summary: EPA has environmental concerns about the general air 
conformity and mitigation for wetlands impacts.

EIS No. 20080417, ERP No. F-UAF-E15001-FL, Eglin Air Force Base 
Program, Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 2005 Decisions and Related 
Action, Implementation, FL.

    Summary: EPA has environmental concerns about impacts to air 
quality from the BRAC relocation activities and noise exposure from the 
introduction of the F-35 aircraft.

EIS No. 20080425, ERP No. F-NOA-C91006-00, Amendment 4 to the Spiny 
Lobster Fishery Management Plan of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin 
Islands and Amendment 8 to the Spiny Lobster Fishery Management Plan of 
the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic, To Address the Harvest and 
Exportation of Undersized Lobster Tails to the United States.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project.

EIS No. 20080427, ERP No. F-AFS-F65071-WI, Medford Aspen Project, 
Preferred Alternative is Alternative 3, To Implement a Number of 
Vegetation and Transportation Management Activities, Medford-Park Falls 
Ranger District, Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, Taylor County, 
WI.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.

    Dated: November 24, 2008.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. E8-28320 Filed 11-26-08; 8:45 am]

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