UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460 OPFIC IAL BUSINESS PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE $300 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGEN EPA-335 A Environmental News Barr (202) 755-0344 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 (more) Return this shaat if you do NOT wish to racaiva this material ~. oi if changt of iddrns if naadad ~ (initicata Changs, including zip coda). EPA FORM isto.1 (REV. »»72» R-323 ------- 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. # # # ------- 1A 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 ------- 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 R-2 32 ------- 3A 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 R-323 ------- 4A 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 ON THE DRAFT STATEMENT ------- 5A 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. ------- |