Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.

Federal Register: September 4, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 171)

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

ER-FRL-8597-1

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 July 17, 2009 (74 FR 34754).

Draft EISs

EIS No. 20090221, ERP No. D-AFS-F65076-WI, Northwest Sands Restoration

Project, Restoring the Pine Barren Ecosystem, Implementation, Washburn

District Ranger, Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, Bayfield County,

WI.

Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project. Rating LO.

EIS No. 20090222, ERP No. D-AFS-G65109-NM, Rinconada Communication

Site, Designation of Site to Serve Present and Future High Power

Communication Needs and to Permit the Development of a Radio

Transmission Facility within Site, Mt. Taylor Ranger District, Cibola

National Forest, Cibola County, NM.

Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action. Rating LO.

EIS No. 20090226, ERP No. D-FHW-K40272-CA, 6th Street Viaduct Seismic

Improvement Project, Retrofitting or Demolition and Replacement of the

Existing Viaduct over the Los Angeles river between Mateo and Mill

Streets, Los Angeles County, CA.

Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to aquatic resources, air quality/construction mitigation, and environmental justice issues. EPA also requested additional cumulative impacts analysis. Rating EC2.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20090251, ERP No. F-NPS-C61012-NY, Fort Stanwix National

Monument General Management Plan, Implementation, Funding, City of

Rome, Oneida County, NY.

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

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EIS No. 20090263, ERP No. F-NSF-K99036-HI, Advanced Technology Solar

Telescope Project, Issuing Special Use Permit to Operate Commercial

Vehicles on Haeakala National Park Road during the Construction of Site at the University of Hawai'i Institute for Astronomy, Haleakala High

Altitude Observatory (HO) Site, Island of Maui, HI.

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

EIS No. 20090264, ERP No. F-FHW-F40447-OH, Cleveland Innerbelt Project,

Proposing Major Rehabilitation and Reconstruction between I-71 and I- 90, Cleveland Central Business District, Funding, City of Cleveland,

Cuyahoga County, OH.

Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about stormwater impacts and requested the pretreatment of all stormwater.

Dated: September 1, 2009.

Robert W. Hargrove,

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.

FR Doc. E9-21386 Filed 9-3-09; 8:45 am

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