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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 1974
NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS
EPA PUBLISHES COMMENTS ON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS FOR
NOVEMBER 1-15
Attached is a list of environmental impact statements
which the Environmental Protection Agency commented upon in
writing during the period November 1-15.
The codes used on the attached list mean the following:
the letters LO, ER, EU under "general nature of comments"
refer to the project in question. Briefly they mean: LO -
lack of objection, ER - environmental reservations, EU - envi-
ronmentally unsatisfactory.
The numbers 1, 2, 3 describe the adequacy of the impact
statement on the project. They mean: 1 - adequate, 2 - insuf-
ficient information, 3 - inadequate.
EPA's comments on environmental impact statements or
other environmentally significant Federal actions are avail-
able for public inspection at the Agency's public documents
office, Room 2 32, Waterside Mall, 4th & M Sts., S.W., Washington,
D.C.
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The comments the Agency makes on environmental impact
statements or other Federal actions impacting the environment
are of an advisory nature. EPA has no authority to stop a
project sponsored by another Federal organization. However,
where EPA finds a final environmental impact statement "envi-
ronmentally unsatisfactory," it will refer the project to the
President's Council on Environmental Quality for its consid-
eration .
The impact statements on the attached list are available
from the Federal departments which originated them. They are
also available from the National Technical Information Service,
U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, Virginia 22151.
The listed environmental impact statements commented on
by EPA during this period November 1-15 appeared in the
Federal Register Friday, December 14, 1973.
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APPENDIX I
DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS FOR WHICH
COMMENTS WERE ISSUED BETWEEN
NOVEMBER 1, 1973 AND NOVEMBER 15, 1973
IDENTIFYING
NUMBER	TITLE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
D-AFS-60085-OR:
ROARING RIVER UNIT AND SALMON RIVER UNIT LAND USE, OREGON
LO-1
D-AFS-61163-MT:
FLATHEAD WILD AND SCENIC RIVER STUDY, MONTANA
LO-1
D-AFS-65043-CA:
LAND USE PLANNING FOX UNIT, SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST,
CALIFORNIA
LO-2
30RPS OF ENGINEERS


D-COE-34092-NC:
FALLS LAKE, NEUSE RIVER BASIN, NORTH CAROLINA
ER-2
D-COE-34093-KY:
CAVE RUN LAKE AND DAM IN LICKING RIVER BASIN, KENTUCKY
ER-2
D-COE-35090-AL:
BAYOU LABATRE,MOBILE COUNTY, ALABAMA
LO-2
D-COE-35091-CA:
MAINTENANCE DREDGING OF NOYO RIVER CHANNEL, CALIFORNIA
LO-2
D-COE-36325-KY;
CARR FORK LAKE (RESERVOIR), NORTH FORK, KENTUCKY RIVER,
KENTUCKY
LO-1
D-COE-36 310-IA:
AMES LAKE FLOOD CONTROL, STRUNK RIVER, IOWA
EU-2
D-COE-39056-NY:
MAINTENANCE OF EAST CHESTER CREEK (NAVIGATION), NEW YORK
ER-2
3-COE-39059-TX:
LEWISVILLE DAM ELM FORK, TRINITY RIVER, TEXAS
J1-2
3-COE-39 0 6 3-ME:
BUTTERMILK BAY CHANNEL, BOURNE, MAINE
LO-1
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IDENTIFYING
NUMBER
TITLE
GENERAL
NATURE OF
COMMENTS
D-COE-39068-OK: HUGO LAKE, KIAMICIII RIVER, OKLAHOMA	LO-2
D-COE-390G9-VA: CRANEY ISLAND REHANDLING BASIN (DREDGING) , VIRGINIA	LO-1
D-COE-39051-DC: EMERGENCY WATER PUMPING STATION, POTOMAC ESTUARY, DISTRICT	LO-2
OF COLUMBIA
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
D-USN-11047-00: ABRASIVE BLASTING OF NAVAL SHIPS HULLS	ER-2
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
D-IBR-08013-CO: HYDEN-AULT 345 KV TRANSMISSION LINE AND AULT SUBSTATION,	ER-2
COLORADO RIVER STORAGE PROJECT, COLORADO
D-NPS-512 99-WY: JACKSON HOLE AIRPORT, GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING	EU-2
D-NPS-61169-AK: CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION, CABINS IN ROADLESS AREAS, ALASKA LO-1
D-SFV7-64 022-WA: QUINAULT FISH HATCHERY, WASHINGTON	LO-1
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
D-FAA-51315-AL: GADSDEN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, GADSDEN, ALABAMA	LO-2
D-FHW-41961-CA: SOUTHERN APPROACH OF THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, CALIFORNIA	ER-2
D-FHW-41985-MN: 1-35 AND U.S. 61, ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MINNESOTA	ER-2
D-FHW-42 0 02-IA: U.S. 65, POLK AND JASPER COUNTIES, IOWA	LO-2
D-FHW-42003-AZ: ROUTE 99, ROUTE 132, PELANDALE AVENUE, STANISLAUS COUNTY,	LO-2
ARIZONA
D-FIIW-42003-NC: DURHAM-ORANGE COUNTY, 1-40 FROM 1-85, W. DURHAM, NORTH	LO-2
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IDENTIFYING
NUMBER
D-FHW-42015-SC:
D-FHW-42016-SC:
D-FHW-4 2017-NC:
D-FHW-42020-TN:
D-FHW-42021-KY:
D-FHW-42028-WA:
D—FHW-42014-OR:
D-FHW-61162-SD:
D-UMT-51314-PA:
D-UMT-54031-NY:
TITLE
GENERAL
NATURE OF
COMMENTS
3A
CHARLESTON, SC-61 EXPIRESSWAY AND US-17 CONNECTOR, SOUTH	ER-2
CAROLINA
BEAUFORT COUNTY, SC-281 ON PORT ROYAL ISLAND TO US 21, LADIES LO-2
ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA
NC-54 FROM DURHAM-ORANGE COUNTY LINE TO RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, LO-2
DURHAM COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
STATE ROUTE 33, PROJECT NO. 13003-0218-04, CLAIBORNE COUNTY,	LO-2
TENNESSEE
US-41A MADISONVILLE TO MAIN STREET, HOPKIN COUNTY, KENTUCKY	LO-1
SR 90 EASTGATE VICINITY, VOL. I AND II, WASHINGTON	LO-1
1-405, INDUSTRIAL FREEWAY, ST. HELEN ROAD, 21ST AVENUE	LO-1
SECTION, MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON
PROJECT NO. F055-1(6), MINNEHAHA COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA	ER-2
PHILADELPHIA AIRPORT HIGH SPEED RAIL LINE, PENNSYLVANIA	LO-1
ARCHER AVENUE, BOROUGH OF QUEENS, NEW YORK, NEW YORK	LO-2
ALTERATION
IN THE OCTOBER 24, 1973, FEDERAL REGISTER (SEE 38 FR 29355), EPA CATEGORIZED THE FOLLOWING
DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT CATEGORY "3":
D-FAA-512 94-NB: EPPLEY AIRFIEHL, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OMAHA, NEBRASKA
ON NOVEMBER 8, 1973, EPA REGION VII NOTIFIED THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION THAT THE
CATEGORIZATION OF THE DRAFT STATEMENT HAD BEEN REVISED TO "LO-2."
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APPENDIX III
4A
FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS FOR WHICH
COMMENTS WERE ISSUED BETWEEN
NOVEMBER 1, 1973 AND NOVEMBER 15, 1973
IDENTIFYING
NUMBER	TITLE	GENERAL NATURE OF COMMENTS	
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
F-AFS-82050-00: USE OF HERBICIDES IN THE	EPA ENDORSES THE WRITING OF GENERAL STATE-
EASTERN REGION OF THE FOREST MENTS BUT BELIEVES INDIVIDUAL IMPACT
SERVICES	STATEMENTS ARE NECESSARY FOR MAJOR INDIVIDUAL
PROJECTS. THE FINAL STATEMENT ADEQUATELY
ACCOMMODATES THE EPA AREAS OF CONCERN
EXPRESSED IN OUR COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT
STATEMENT.
CORPS OF ENGINEERS
F-COE-32 342-FL: PORT EVERGLADES HARBOR
(NAVIGATION), BROWARD
COUNTY, FLORIDA
EPA GENERALLY AGREED WITH THE PROPOSED PROJECT.
HOWEVER, EPA RECOMMENDED THAT THE FINAL STATE-
MENT GIVE A BROAD OVERVIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT OF HARBOR ACTIVITIES RESULTING FROM
PROPOSED PROJECT.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
F-FHW-41659-TN: RUTHERFORD AND CANNON	EPA GENERALLY AGREED WITH THE PROJECT AS
COUNTIES, STATE ROUTE 96, PROPOSED. THE FINAL STATEMENT ADEQUATELY
TENNESSEE	ACCOMMODATED EPA'S COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT
STATEMENT.
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IDENTIFYING
NUMBER
TITLE
GENERAL NATURE OF COMMENTS
5A
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
F-NAS-12018-00: LAUNCH VEHICLE AND PRO-
PULSION PROGRAMS
EPA CONCURRED WITH THE GENERAL CONCLUSIONS
EXPRESSED IN THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
STATEMENT THAT THE ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED CAN
BE CONDUCTED WITHOUT UNDUE RISKS TO HUMAN
POPULATIONS. FURTHER, EPA BELIEVES THAT THE
MAJOR IMPACTS WILL BE-^IN THE AREAS OF AIR AND
NOISE POLLUTION? HOWEVER, IT IS EXPECTED THAT
IMPACTS tfjLL BE OF RELATIVELY SHORT DURATION.
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APPENDIX IV
REGULATIONS, LEGISLATION AND OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
ACTIONS FOR WHICH COMMENTS WERE ISSUED BETWEEN
NOVEMBER 1, 1973 AND NOVEMBER 15, 1973
IDENTIFYING
NUMBER
TITLE
GENERAL NATURE OF COMMENTS
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
R-ICC-53025-00:
EX PARTE NO. 295 (SUB-NO.
1)—INCREASED FREIGHT RATES
AND CHARGES, 1973—RECYCLABLE
MATERIALS
EPA RECOMMENDED THAT THE ICC NOT GRANT THE
RAILROADS PERMISSION TO FILE THE SUBJECT
INCRLASES. EPA INDICATED THAT ITS POSITION
IN TLIIS PROCEEDING WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE
AGENCY'S COMMENTS ON SIMILAR PROCEEDINGS
REGARDING FREIGHT RATE INCREASES ON SECONDARY
MATERIALS.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
3-FHW-88002-00: 23 CFR PART 772--TRAFFIC
EPA, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 114 OF THE
NOISE—INVITATION FOR COMMENTS FEDERAL AID HIGHWAY ACT OF 1973, WILL PROVIDE
ON PROPOSED GUIDELINES
CONSULTATION TO THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRA-
TION IN DEVELOPING HIGHWAY NOISE STANDARDS.
IN ITS CONSULTATIVE ROLE, EPA WILL BE GUIDED
BY THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NOISE CONTROL ACT
OF 1972 (SECTION 4(c)(2)).TO ENSURE THAT SUCH
STANDARDS ARE PROTECTIVE'OF HUMAN HEALTH AND
WELFARE.
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