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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1974
NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS
EPA PUBLISHES COMMENTS ON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS FOR
NOVEMBER 16-30
Attached is a list of environmental impact statements which
the Environmental Protection Agency commented upon in writing
during the period November 16-30.
The codes used on the attached list mean the following:
the letter 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 - environmentally
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 available for
public inspection at the Agency's public documents office,
Room 232, Waterside Mall, 4th & M Streets, SW., Washington, D.C.
The comments the Agency makes on environmental impact
statements or other Federal actions impacting the environment
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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 "environ-
mentally 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 16-30 appeared in the
Federal Register Friday, January 4, 1973.
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IDENTIFYING
NUMBER
APPENDIX I
DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS FOR WHICH
COMMENTS WERE ISSUED BETWEEN
NOVEMBER 16, 1973 ANP NOVEMBER 30, 1973
TITLE
GENERAL
NATURE OF
COMMENTS
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
D-AFS-60086-WA: LAND USE PLAN FOR THE ALPINE LAKES AREA.OF WASHINGTON	LO-1
D-AFS-61160—MT: CEADAR-BASSETT MULTIPLE USE PLAN, MONTANA	3
D-SCS-36238-MS: TILLATOBA CREEK WATERSHED, MISSISSIPPI	LO-2
D-AFS-24055-WA: LAKE QUINAULT SEWAGE COLLECTION AND TREATMENT FACILITY,	LO-1
WASHINGTON
CORPS OF ENGINEERS
D-COE-34093-NY:
D-COE-36322-KS:
D-COE-36329-IN:
D-COE-39057-MO:
D-COE-39058-DE:
D-COE-39060-NJ:
EAST RIVER AND STEINWAY CREEK, NAVIGATION PROJECT, NEW YORK	ER-2
FLOOD PROTECTION PROJECT, MARION, KANSAS	LO-2
BROOKVILLE LAKE, EAST FORK, WHITEWATER RIVER, INDIANA	ER-2
MALINE CREEK, ST. LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA, MISSOURI	ER-2
INDIAN RIVER INLET PROJECT MAINTENANCE SUSSEX COUNTY, DELAWARE	ER-2
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF NEW JERSEY INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY,	ER-2
NEW JERSEY
D-COE—39064-WV:
BEECH FORK LAKE, BEECH FORK CREEK, WAYNE COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA ER-2

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IDENTIFYING
NUMBER
TITLE
GENERAL
NATURE OP
COMMENTS
2 A
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
D-USN-11048-CA:
OFF-ROAD VEHICLE USE OF MIRROR LAKE NAVAL WEAPONS CENTER,
CALIFORNIA
LO-1
FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION
D-FPC-05052-AL:
MODIFIED DRAFT STATEMENT FOR CROOKED CREEK, PROJECT 2628,
ALABAMA
ER-2
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
D-DOI.-67002-MT: STRIP MINING OF CROW INDIAN COAL, MONTANA
D-DOI-09009-CO: HUNGRY HORSE CLOUD SEEDING PROGRAM, COLORADO
D-IGS-02046-CA: OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF, SANTA YNEZ UNIT, CALIFORNIA
ER-2
LO-1
ER-1
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
D-CGD-5012 8-FL:
D-CGD—99057-FL:
D-FAA-51315-WA:
D-FAA-51317-AK:
D—FAA—51317-TN:
D-FAA-51318-AK:
D—FHW—42035-MD:
D-FHW-42002-IA:
VOLUSIA COUNTY, HOLLY HILL AND DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA
NEW COAST GUARD STATION ON SANTA ROSA ISLAND, FLORIDA
KITSAP COUNTY AIRPORT, WASHINGTON
TELLER AIRPORT, ALASKA
MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE
CHIGNIK AIRPORT, ALASKA
LANSDOWNE ROAD, BALTIMORE COUNTY, MARYLAND
U.S. 65, POLK AND JASPER COUNTIES, IOWA
LO-1
LO-2
LO-1
LO-X
LO-1
LO-1
ER-1
LO-2
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GENERAL
IDENTIFYING
NUMBER
NATURE OF
TITLE COMMENTS
D-FHW-42009-MDi
NATIONAL FREEWAY DEVELOPMENT CUMBERLAND TO HANCOCK, MARYLAND
ER-2
D—FHW-42011-KS:
US 54 AND K-96, BUTLER COUNTY, KANSAS
LO-2
D-FHW-42013-WI:
USH 53 AND USH 8, BARRONE AND CHIPPEWA COUNTIES, WISCONSIN
ER-2
D-FHW-41986-CO:
PROJECT F-040-2(2), STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLORADO
LO-2
D-FHW-42024-IL:
FA 406 (FAI 74) TO TREMONG, TAZEWELL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
LO-2
D-FHW-42029-SCi
LANCASTER COUNTY, US-521, MULTILANE HIGHWAY, SOUTH CAROLINA
LO-2
D-FHW-42030-AL:
PROJECT S-1711-A, 1-85 INTERCHANGE, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, ALABAMA
F
0
1
D-FHW-42031-SC:
NORTH-SOUTH FREEWAY SEGMENT, RICHLAND COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA
ER-2
D-FHW-42032-WIs
S.T.H. 59, WEST COUNTY LINE, GENESEE ROAD, WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN
LO-2
D-FHW-42039-NB:
U.S. 30, COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA
ER-2
D-FHW-42040-HI:
INTERSTATE H-l, KAPIOLANI INTERCHANGE ON-RAMP, HAWAII
LO-2
D-FHW-42041-NB:
U.S. 6 AND NEBRASKA 15, SALINE AND SEWARD COUNTIES, NEBRASKA
LO-2
D-FHW-42054-CA:
STORM DRAIN, CITY OF PASADENA, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
LO-1
RD-FHW-41993-00:
AIR QUALITY GUIDELINES FOR FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
EU-1
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
D-VAD-81149-CA: 120-BED REHABILITATION/NURSING HOME CARE BUILDING, CALIFORNIA LO-1
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APPENDIX III
FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS FOR WHICH
COMMENTS WERE ISSUED BETWEEN
NOVEMBER 16, 1973, AND NOVEMBER 30, 1973
IDENTIFYING
NUMBER	TITLE	GENERAL NATURE OF COMMENTS
FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION
F-FPC-05426-00: BLUE RIDGE PROJECT,
PROJECT, NO. 2317,
VIRGINIA, NORTH CAROLINA
EPA HAS DETERMINED THAT THIS PROJECT MAY HAVE
UNAVOIDABLE ADVERSE EFFECTS ON ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY. AIR QUALITY MAY BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED
BY INCREASED EMISSIONS FROM OLDER GENERATING
UNITS AND A FREE-FLOWING RIVER OF HIGH QUALITY
AND SUBSTANTIAL RECREATIONAL POTENTIAL WOULD
HAVE TO BE SACRIFICED. BECAUSE OF THE ADVERSE
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ENVISIONED, EPA HAS
RECOMMENDED TIIAT ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF
GENERATING POWER BE FURTHER EXPLORED.
DEPARTMENT. OF THE INTERIOR
F-BLM-02045-00:
OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
OIL AND GAS LEASE SALE,
OFFSHORE MISSISSIPPI,
ALABAMA AND FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FF-AFS-65009-00:
R- 323
REGULATIONS ON USE OF OFF-
ROAD VEHICLES, FOREST
SERVICE LANDS
EPA HAS REVIEWED THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL STATE-
MENT FOR A PROPOSED OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF OIL
AND GAS LEASE SALE OFFSHORE MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA,
AND. FLORIDA AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT EPA HAS
ENVIRONMENTAL RESERVATIONS CONCERNING THE PROPOSED
ACTION. AT ISSUE IS THE INCOMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF
BIOLOGICAL BASELINE STUDIES AND MONITORING PROGRAMS
AND WHAT WE BELIEVE TO BE INADEQUATE EVALUATION OF
ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED ACTION. EPA IS
REQUESTING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE
FUNDING, TIMING, AND INTEGRATION OF STUDY EFFORTS
AND RESULTS, ALONG WITH A MORE THOROUGH EXAMINATION
OF TRACT SELECTION CRITERIA.
EPA GENERALLY AGREED WITH THE PROPOSED
P"^T7T WHICH ADEQUATELY ACCOMMODATED
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APPENDIX IV
REGULATIONS, LEGISLATION AMD OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
ACTIONS FOR WHICH COMMENTS WERE ISSUED BETWEEN
NOVEMBER 16, 1973 AND NOVEMBER 30, 1973
IDENTIFYING
NUMBER
TITLE
GENERAL NATURE OF COMMENTS
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION
R-DRB-86027-00!
18 CFR PART 401,
PREPARATION OF
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
STATEMENTS
EPA PROPOSED THAT SEVERAL OF THE DEFINITIONS
IN THESE REGULATIONS BE MODIFIED TO SHOW MORE
CLEARLY THEIR INTERRELATIONSHIPS AND TO MAKE
THEM CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE DOCUMENT. IN
ADDITION, EPA RECOMMENDED THAT THE FORMAT OF
THE ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT BE MODIFIED TO PROVIDE
A FULL DISCLOSURE OF HOW THE PROPOSED ACTION
WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE BEST ALTERNATIVE.

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