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EIS Comment Letters
EPA is required to review and comment on all EIS documents prepared by other federal agencies. Recent EPA comments are summarized below. If you would like to receive a full copy of EPA's comments, please contact Tony Fournier at 1-800-424-4372, ext. 2867.
Alaska
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Draft EIS - Alpine Satellite Development Plan, Construction and Operation of Five Oil Production Pads, Associated Well, Roads, Airstrips, Pipelines and Powerlines, Northeast Corner of the National Petroleum Reserve--Alaska, Colville River Delta, North Slope Borough, AK.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections with Alternatives A and C because of the potential for significant adverse impacts to environmental and subsistence resources and the users of the plan area. Neither alternative would be consistent with oil and gas lease stipulations in the 1998 NW NPR-A Record of Decision. In addition, the Draft EIS does not contain adequate information regarding other reasonable alternatives, such as the State of Alaska's proposed road to Nuiqsut, and additional mitigation for impacts if stipulations are excepted or amended. EPA recommends changes to the proposed alternative to address these issues and that the final EIS include mitigation measures and environmental safeguards to minimize significant adverse impacts. Contact Mark Jen for more information.--
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Draft EIS - Essential Fish Habitat, Identification and Conservation, Implementation, North Pacific Fishery Management Council, Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, AK.
Summary: EPA expressed concerns for rescinding Habitat Areas of Particular Concern. EPA requested additional information on an ecosystem approach for identifying Essential Fish Habitat, the potential for increasing the Observer Program and Environmental Justice/Tribal Consultation.
Contact: Mike Letourneau for more information.
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Draft EIS -- Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crab Fisheries and Fishery Management Plan, Implementation, United States Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off Alaska.
Summary: EPA has no objection to the action as proposed.
Contact: Mike Letourneau for more information, 206-553-6382.
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Draft EIS -- Resurrection Creek Stream and Riparian Restoration Project, Proposes to Accelerate the Recovery of Riparian Areas, Fish and Wildlife Habitat, Chugach National Forest, Seward Ranger District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns with the potential release of mercury from restoration activities to the creek and the ultimate placement and disposal of the tailings. EPA recommended that the final EIS detail where the tailings will be placed and provide additional information on the mitigation measures related to identifying and disposal of mercury found during project implementation.
Contact: Bill Ryan for more information, 206-553-8561.
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Draft EIS -- Alaska Peninsula and Becharof National Wildlife Refuges, Draft Revised Comprehensive Conservation Plan, Implementation, AK.
Summary: EPA has no objection to the proposed management strategy for the refuges.
Contact: Bill Ryan for more information, 206-553-8561.
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Draft EIS -- Couverden Timber Sales, Harvesting Timber, NPDES, Coast Guard Bridge Permit, U.S. Army COE Section 10 and 404 Permits, Tongass National Forest, Juneau Ranger District, Chilkat Peninsula, AK.
Summary: EPA expressed concerns about the effect of new forest roads on water quality and requested that the Forest Service consider the closure of more existing and new roads following harvest. EPA also requested that the Forest Service consider selecting Alternative 5, which avoids clear cutting and does not propose new forest roads.
Contact: Jonathan Freedman for more information, 206-553-0266.
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Final Programmatic EIS - Army Transformation of the 172nd Infantry Brigade (Separate) to a Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT), Propose Location Forts Wainwright and Richardson, AK.
Summary: EPA continues to express concerns related to soil and water resource impacts. EPA stated that the Army's monitoring and management programs for training areas must be fully implemented to repair the predicted damage.
Contact: Jonathan Freedman for more information, 206-553-0266.
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Final EIS - Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Falls Creek Hydroelectric Project (FERC. NO. 11659) and Land Exchange Project, Issuance of License and Land Exchange, Kahtaheena River (Falls Creek) near Gustavus in southeastern, AK.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Contact: Bill Ryan, 206-553-8561.
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Draft EIS - Unalaska Navigation Improvements Project, Construction of Harbor on Amaknak Island in Aleutian Island Chain, Locally known as LittleSouth America, Integrated Feasibility Report, Aleutian Island, AK.
Summary: EPA expressed concerns that the proposed mitigation may not be adequate to compensate for productive intertidal and subtidal habitat adversely impacted by the project. EPA requested that the Corps consider additional mitigation at sites identified in the draftEIS or other sites if appropriate. EPA also requested that the final EIS provide additional information on impacts to impaired waters listed under Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act, analysis of alternative sites, and impacts to subsistence resources and minority populations.
Contact: Jonathan Freedman, 206-553-0266
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Final Programmatic EIS--Pacific Salmon Fisheries Management Plan, Off the Coasts of Southeast Alaska, Washington, Oregon and California, and the Columbia River Basin, Implementation, Magnuson-Stevens Act, AK, WA, OR and CA.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Contact: Mike Letourneau, 206-553-6382
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Final EIS - Gravina Access Project, Transportation Improvements between Revillagigedo Island and Gravina Island, Funding, Endangered Species Act 7, NPDES and U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permits Issuance, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Contact: Bill Ryan (206) 553-8561
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Final EIS - Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crab Fisheries and Fishery Management Plan, Implementation, United States Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off Alaska.
Summary: No formal comment letter sent to the preparing agency.
Contact: Mike Letourneau (206) 553-6382
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Draft EIS - Pribilof Islands Setting for the Annual Subsistence Harvest of Northern Fur Seals, To Determine and Publish the Take Ranges, Pribilof Islands, AK.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed harvest levels or their associated impacts.
Contact: Bill Ryan (206) 553-8561
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Final EIS - Threemile Timber Sale, Implementation, Petersburg Ranger District, Tongass National Forest, AK.
Summary: No comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Contact: Jonathan Freedman (206) 553-0266
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Final EIS - Gravina Island Timber Sale, Implementation, Timber Harvest and Related Activities, Ketchikan-Misty Fiords Ranger District, Tongass National Forest, AK.
Summary: The Final EIS responded to EPA's concerns by developing a new alternative that combined helicopter and land-based timber extraction and selecting an alternative that is less damaging to riparian areas and greatly limited road access, protecting deer habitat and intertidal areas which are subsistence resources for native Alaskans. EPA continues to have concerns about the adverse impacts to streams and wetlands, as well as cumulative impacts from roads and access to the roadless area.
Contact: Jonathan Freedman (206) 553-0266
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Final EIS - Alpine Satellite Development Plan, Construction and Operation of Five Oil Production Pads, Associated
Well, Roads, Airstrips, Pipelines and Powerlines, Authorization and Permits Issuance, Northeast corner of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, Colville River Delta, North Slope Borough, AK.
Summary: EPA has environmental concerns about the Preferred Alternative (Alternative F). The Final EIS does not provide sufficient information, data, analyses, or discussion to ensure that all developmental components of the Preferred Alternative will meet the substantive environmental requirements of Clean Water Act Section 404. In addition, EPA has concerns about impacts from current road alignment design, disturbance from access to production pads, the potential for violation of Special Condition 10 of the Corps Permit, erosion from pad sidesloped, lack of specific mitigation measures, and insufficient 9 information regarding air quality impacts.
Contact: Mark Jen (907) 271-3411
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Final EIS - Akutan Harbor Navigation Improvements Project, Construction and Implementation, Bering Sea, City of Akutan, AK.
Summary: EPA agreed with U.S. Army Corps' conclusion that the project would not violate Alaska's water quality standards or exceed the Akutan Harbor TMDL load allocations. However, EPA reiterated objections to the direct and indirect effects on wetlands, and requested that the Corps explore offsite beneficial use options to the stockpiling of dredged material in wetlands. EPA also recommended that the Corps explore compensatory mitigation through wetland enhancements during detailed project design.
Contact: Jonathan Freedman (206) 553-0266
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Draft EIS - High Mountains Heli-Skiing (HMH) Project: Issuance of a New 5-Year Special Use Permit (SUP) to....Continue Operating Guided Helicopter Skiing in Portions of the Bridger-Teton National Forest and Caribou-Targhee National Forest Teton and Bonneville Counties, ID
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding impacts to wildlife and reduced likelihood that proposed wilderness areas would be designated as Wilderness. EPA requested additional information on refueling sites, avalanche control activities and winter range impacts. Contact Bill Ryan for more information.-
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Draft EIS - East Bridge Cattle Allotment Management Plan Revision (AMP)
Authorization of Continued Grazing,Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Soda Springs Ranger District, Caribou and Bonneville Counties, ID and Lincoln County, WY.
Summary: EPA used a screening tool to conduct a limited review of the draft EIS and based upon the screen, does not foresee having any environmental objections to the proposed project.
Contact Bill Ryan for more information.--
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Draft EIS - Emerald Creek Garnet Project, Proposal to Mine Garnet Reserves within the St. Maries River Floodplain near Fernwood, Walla Walla District, Issuance of Several Permits, Benewah and Shoshone Counties, ID.
Summary: EPA expressed concerns over the potential impacts of mining proposals on water quality. EPA recommends that adequate mitigation and reclamation be implemented to move the St. Maries River towards its designated beneficial uses. EPA also expressed concern over alternatives that do not avoid ecologically valuable oxbow complexes and recommended that if an alternative is selected that does not avoid oxbows, additional mitigation measures be implemented to ensure the long-term protection and restoration of wetland functions.
Contact Lynne McWhorter for more information.
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Draft EIS - Northern Rockies Lynx, Amendment, To Conserve and Promote Recovery of the Canada Lynx, NFS and BLM to Amend Land Resource Management Plans for 18 National Forests, MT, WY, UT and ID.
Summary: EPA expressed concerns that the preferred alternative would allow activities potentially damaging to lynx and its habitat and may not promote adequate conservation to allow lynx recovery. EPA recommended that the involved federal agencies develop standards to better balance lynx conservation and multiple-use needs.
Contact: Elaine Somers for more information.
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Draft EIS - Chips AhoyProject, Proposes Vegetation, Wildlife Habitat, Recreation and Aquatic Improvement Treatments, Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Priest Lake Ranger District, Bonner County, ID and Pend Orielle County, WA.
Summary: While EPA has no objection to the proposed action, additional information was requested on recreation activities be included in the Final EIS and that vegetation management in Canada Lynx and Fisher habitat be staggered over time.
Contact: Mike Letourneau for more information.
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FINAL EIS - Stimson Access Project, To Access their Private Property through National Forest System Lands, Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Priest Lake Ranger District, Pend Oreille County, WA.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Contact Bill Ryan for more information.-
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Draft EIS -- Clean Slate Ecosystem Management Project, Aquatic and Terrestrial Restoration, Updated Information, Alternatives for the Identifies Unroaded Areas, Nez Perce National Forest, Salmon River Ranger District, Idaho County, ID.
Summary: EPA has no objections to the action as proposed.
Contact: Bill Ryan for more information, 206-553-8561.
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Draft EIS -- South Fork Wildfire Salvage Project, Harvesting Fire-Killed and Imminently Dead Trees, Cascade Ranger District, Boise National Forest, Valley County, ID.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns over potential salvage impacts to water quality, and requested that the EIS consider measures proposed in alternatives eliminated from consideration to further reduce impacts. EPA also requested that the EIS document potential project effects to Native Americans.
Contact: Jonathan Freedman for more information, 206-553-0266.
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Draft Supplemental EIS - Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness, Noxious Weed Treatments, Updated Information to Supplement the 1999 Final EIS for FR-RONRW, Implementation, Bitterroot, Boise, Nez Perce, Payette and Salmon-Challis National Forests, ID.
Summary: EPA has no objections to the proposed treatment strategy.
Contact: Mike Letourneau for more information, 206-553-6382
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Final EIS - Little Wood River Irrigation District, Gravity Pressurized Delivery System Construction, Funding and U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit, Townships of 1 North, 1 South and 2 South of Range 21 East of the Boise Merridan, City of Carey, Blaine County, ID.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Contact: Mike Letourneau, 206-553--6382, for more information.
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Draft EIS - Clearwater National Forest, Proposes to Approve Plans-of-Operation for Small-Scale Suction Dredging in Lolo Creek and Moose Creek, Clearwater National Forest, North Fork Ranger District, Clearwater and Idaho Counties, ID.
Summary: EPA expressed concern due to water quality impacts related to suction dredge operations. EPA recommends that the final EIS discuss the proposed 303(d) listing of Lolo Creek and how this will affect management of the project area.
Contact: Lynne McWhorter, 206-553-0205 or mcwhorter.lynne@epa.gov
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Final EIS - East Bridge Cattle Allotment Management Plan Revision (AMP), Authorization of Continued Grazing, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Soda Springs Ranger District, Caribou and Bonneville Counties, ID and Lincoln County, WY.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Contact: Bill Ryan , 206-553-8561 for more information.
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Draft EIS - Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan, Amendment 16-3 Adopts Rebuild Plans for Bocaccio, Cowcod, Widow Rockfish and Yelloweye Rockfish, Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY), Implementation, WA, OR, ID and CA.
Summary: EPA expressed concerns due to impacts on habitat, cowcod stock status, and uncertainty of bycatch information, and impacts on habitat.
Contact: Mike Letourneau, 206-553-6382
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Draft EIS - Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, Update and Consolidate Management Plans into One Comprehensive Plan, Snake River Plain, Blaine, Butte, Lincoln and Minidoka Counties, ID.
Summary: EPA supports Alternative D, but recommended including additional information for identifying and managing water resources and cultural resources.
Contact: Lynne McWhorter, (206) 553-0205
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Final EIS - Mission Brush Project, Proposes Vegetation, Wildlife Habitat, Recreation and Aquatic Improvement Treatments, Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Bonners Ferry Ranger District, Bounty County, ID.
Summary: EPA continues to express environmental concerns with the potential impacts to water temperature and increased sediment loading on streams; potential increase in invasive species; adverse impacts to regional biodiversity; and cumulative impacts.
Contact: Denise Clark, (206) 553-8414
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Final EIS - Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan, Amendment 16-3 Adopts Rebuild Plans for Bocaccio, Cowcod, Widow Rockfish and Yelloweye Rockfish, Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY), Implementation, WA, OR, ID and CA.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Contact: Mike Letourneau, 206-553-6283
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Draft EIS - Caspian Tern (sterna caspia) Management to Reduce Predation of Juvenile Salmonids in the Columbia
River Estuary, To Comply with the 2002 Settlement Agreement, Endangered Species Act (ESA), Columbia River, WA, OR, ID, and CA.
Summary: EPA raised concerns about tern consumption of ESA-listed salmonids in the vicinity of proposed nesting sites, the need for alternative nesting sites and water quality impacts from the creation, enhancement and maintenance of tern nesting habitat.
Contact: Mike Letourneau, (206) 553-6382
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Draft EIS - Red Pines Project, Proposes to Implement Fuel Reduction Activities and Improve the Range of Watershed
Activities, Nez Perce National Forest, Red River Ranger District, Idaho County, ID.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns with potential increases in sediment to waterbodies, compliance with water quality standards, inconsistency with the Total Maximum Daily Load for the South Fork Clearwater River, watershed impacts associated with the Proposed Action (Alternative B), impacts on Endangered Species Act (ESA) listed salmonids and the uncertainties associated with modeling projections.
Contact: Mike Letourneau (206) 553-6382
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Final EIS - South Fork Wildfire Salvage Project, Harvesting Fire-Killed and Imminently Dead Trees, Cascade Ranger District, Boise National Forest, Valley County, ID.
Summary: No comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Contact: Jonathan Freedman (206) 553-0266
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Draft EIS - Biscuit Fire Recovery Project, Rogue River and Siskiyou National Forests, Southern Oregon/Northern California
Contact Jonathan Freedman for more information. EPA's Full Comments on the Draft EIS (1.1MB .pdf file, 16 pages) Read about .pdf
Summary of letter: EPA expressed environmental objections with adverse impacts to water quality under the preferred alternative. Impacts from increased sediment delivery to already impaired surface waters could cause long term exceedances in State Water Quality standards and effects on designated beneficial uses (salmonid rearing). EPA's other concerns included impacts to waters in the Northwest Forest Plan-designated key watersheds, Wild and Scenic Rivers, and potential wilderness values in Inventoried Roadless Areas.
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Draft EIS - WA-35 Columbia River Crossing: Existing Bridge Replacement across the Columbia River between Hood River, OR and White Salmon, WA.
Summary: EPA has environmental concerns with the proposed project related to air toxics, invasive species, rare plant surveys, and intersection design at the project's northern terminus. EPA also requests additional clarification of tribal coordination and environmental justice issues. Contact Elaine Somers for more information.--
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Draft EIS - Corvallis-Newport Highway Improvements: Pioneer Mountain to Eddyville Project on U.S. 20, Lincoln County, OR
Summary: EPA has environmental concerns with the proposed project regarding the range of alternatives evaluated in the EIS, potential impacts to headwater streams and terrestrial wildlife, and the design of the conceptual mitigation plan. EPA recommends that additional information related to these topics be included in the final EIS, along with information related to wildlife crossings, the disposition of the present highway, and cuts and fills. Contact Bill Ryan for more information.--
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Draft EIS - Upper Deschutes Resource Management Plan, Deschutes, Klamath, Jefferson and Cook Counties, OR
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about ongoing water quality problems on streams in the planning area. EPA recommended that the final EIS include goals for the restoration of water quality through planned revision of grazing management, or other appropriate means.Contact Jonathan Freedman for more information.-
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Draft EIS - COB Energy Facility: Construction of a 1,160-megawatt (MW) Natural Gas-Fired and Combined-Cycle Electric Generating Plant, Klamath County, OR
Summary: EPA raised environmental concerns related to the lack of detailed evaluation of alternatives to the proposed site for the energy generation facility and the route of the proposed transmission line. EPA recommended that additional evaluation and discussion of alternatives to the proposed project be included in the final EIS. Contact Bill Ryan for more information.--
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Draft EIS - Upper Siuslaw Late-Successional Reserve Restoration Plan, to Protect and Enhance Late-Successional and Old-Growth Forest Ecosystems, Eugene District Resource Management Plan, Northwest Forest Plan, Coast Range Mountains, Lane and Douglas Counties, OR.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns and recommends that the Final EIS include a full comparison and analyses of all the alternative, including adequate baseline data and disclosure of potential adverse impacts on surface water quality and late successional forests.
Contact: Jonathan Freedman for more information.--
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Final EIS - Deep Vegetation Management Project, Implementation, Selected Preferred Alternative is C, Ochoo National Forest, Paulina Ranger District, Crook and Wheeler Counties, OR.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Contact: Mike Letourneau for more information.
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Final EIS -- US West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan
Approval and Implementation, Ocean Waters off the States of Washington, Oregon and California
a portion of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), WA, OR and CA.
Summary: EPA continues to express concerns regarding bycatch and research needed to address information gaps.
Contact for more information: Shanna Draheim, Region 9, (415) 972-3851--
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Draft EIS - Andrews Management Unit/Steens Mountain Cooperative,
Cooperative Management and Protection Area, Resource Management Plan, Implementation, Harney and Malheur Counties, OR.
Summary: EPA expressed concerns with adverse impacts to water quality from grazing and mining.
The FEIS should fully discuss cumulative impacts from mining and grazing, and compare the environmental
impacts of alternatives. The Final EIS should also include detailed mitigation measures to protect aquatic resources.
Contact Lynne McWhorter for more information.
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FINAL EIS - Flagtail Fire Recovery Project, addressing the differences between existing and desired conditions, Blue Mountain Ranger District, Malheur National Forest, Grant County, OR.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Contact: Mike Letourneau for more information, 206-553-6382.
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Final EIS -- Monument Fire Recovery Project, Whitman Unit --Wallowa--Whitman National Forest (WWNF) Timber Harvest of Fire Killed/Dying Trees, Reforestation, Recovery of Herbaceous, Native Vegetation and Maintenance or Improvement of Water Quality,Implementation, Baker County, OR.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Contact: Mike Letourneau for more information, 206-553-6382.
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FINAL EIS - Toolbox Fire Recovery Project, Promote the Recovery of the Toolbox Complex Fires of July 2002, Fremont-Winema National Forest, Silver LakeRanger District, Lake County, OR.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Contact Bill Ryan for more information, 206-553-8561.
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Draft EIS--Pacific Coast Groundfish Bycatch Management, Establishment of Policies and Program Direction to Minimize Baycatch in the West Coast Groundfish Fisheries, Magnuson-Stevens Act, WA, OR and CA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns relating to bycatch issues.
Contact: Mike Letourneau, 206-553-6382, for more information.
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Draft EIS -- Rimrock Ecosystem Restoration Projects, New Information on the Commercial and Non-commercial Thinning Treatments in the C3 Management Area, Umatilla National Forest, Heppner Ranger District, Grant, Morrow and Wheeler Counties, OR.
Summary: EPA continued to express concerns with air quality impacts from prescribed burning, the funding of restoration projects and adverse impacts from roads.
Contact: Mike Letourneau, 206-553-6382 for more information.
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Draft EIS -- Diamond Lake Restoration Project, Improve Water Quality and the Recreational Fishery, Umpqua National Forest, Diamond Lake Ranger District, Umpqua River Basin, Douglas County, OR.
Summary: EPA expressed concerns with the lack of specificity of the adaptive management strategy that would be used following rotenone treatment of the lake. EPA recommended that additional information be included in the final EIS related to monitoring, fish stocking, tui chub contingency planning, preventing tui chub reintroduction, nutrient loading downstream of Diamond Lake and the dewatering of Lake Creek.
Contact: Bill Ryan , 206-553-8561
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Draft EIS -- Easy Fire Recovery Project and Proposed Nonsignificant Forest Plan Amendments, Timber Salvage, Future Fuel Reduction, Road Reconstruction and Maintenance, Road Closure, Tree Planting and Two Non-significant Forest Plan Amendments,Implementation, Malheur National Forest, Prairie City Ranger District, Grant County, OR.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential impacts of salvage logging on surface water quality and surface water temperature.
Contact: Jonathan Freedman, 206-553-0266, for more information.
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Final EIS - Juncrock Timber Sale Project, Treat Forest Vegetation, MT. Hood National Forest, Barlow Ranger District, Wasco County, OR.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Contact: Mike Letourneau, 206-553-6382 or letourneau.mike@epa.gov
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Final EIS - Baked Apple Fire Salvage Project, Salvaging Fire Killed Trees in the Matrix Portion of the 2002 Apple Fire, Umpqua National Forest, Umpqua Ranger District, Douglas County, OR.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Contact: Mike Letourneau, 206-553-6382 or letourneau.mike@epa.gov
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Draft EIS - Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan, Amendment 16-3 Adopts Rebuild Plans for Bocaccio, Cowcod, Widow Rockfish and Yelloweye Rockfish, Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY), Implementation, WA, OR, ID and CA.
Summary: EPA expressed concerns due to impacts on habitat, cowcod stock status, and uncertainty of bycatch information, and impacts on habitat.
Contact: Mike Letourneau, 206-553-6382
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Draft EIS - Puget Sound Chinook Harvest Resource Management Plan (RMP) 2004-2009, Implementation, Endangered Species Act, OR and WA.
Summary: EPA expressed concerns that the proposed action will not meet many of the escapement and rebuilding goals established in the management plan. EPA also expressed concerns with Puget Sound chinook salmon fishing mortalities in Canadian waters, hatchery augmentation and the applicability of the management plant to the 2004 fishing season.
Contact: Mike Letourneau, 206-553-6382
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Final EIS - Pelton Round Butte Hydroelectric Project, (FERC No. 2030-036), Application for a New License for Existing 366.82-megawatt Project, Deschutes River, OR.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Contact: Bill Ryan , 206-553-8561
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Final EIS - Eyerly Fire Salvage Project, Burned and Damaged Trees Salvage, Reforestation and Fuels Treatment, Implementation, Deschutes National Forest, Sisters Ranger District, Jefferson County, OR.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Contact: Mike Letourneau, 206-553-6382
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Final EIS - Rimrock Ecosystem Restoration Projects, New Information on the Commercial and Non-commercial Thinning Treatments in the C3 Management Area, Umatilla National Forest, Heppner Ranger District, Grant, Morrow and Wheeler Counties, OR.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Contact: Mike Letourneau, 206-553-6382
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Final EIS - COB Energy Facility, Construction of a 1,160-megawatt (MW) Natural Gas-Fired and Combined-Cycle Electric Generating Plant, Right-of-Way Permit cross Federal Land under the Jurisdiction of BLM, Klamath Basin, Klamath County, OR.
Summary: No comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Contact: Bill Ryan, 206-553-8561
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Final EIS - Biscuit Fire Recovery Project, Various Management Activities Alternatives, Implementation, The Rogue River and Siskiyou National Forests, Josephine and Curry Counties, OR.
Summary: EPA continues to express the following environmental concerns: (1) Potential adverse impacts to large-scale postfire logging on sediment loads to impaired streams; (2) detrimental effects to key watersheds; (3) loss of large woody debris to streams; and (4) adverse effects on riparian habitat and inventoried roadless areas.
Contact: Jonathan Freedman, 206-553-0266
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Final EIS - Northeast Oregon Hatchery Program, Grande Ronde--Imnaha Spring Chinook Hatchery Modification and Modernization of Two Existing Hatchery Facilities and Construction of Three New Auxiliary Hatchery Facilities, Wallowa County, OR.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Contact: Mike Letourneau, 206-553-6382
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Final Programmatic EIS--Pacific Salmon Fisheries Management Plan, Off the Coasts of Southeast Alaska, Washington, Oregon and California, and the Columbia River Basin, Implementation, Magnuson-Stevens Act, AK, WA, OR and CA.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Contact: Mike Letourneau, 206-553-6382
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Final EIS - Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan, Amendment 16-3 Adopts Rebuild Plans for Bocaccio, Cowcod, Widow Rockfish and Yelloweye Rockfish, Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY), Implementation, WA, OR, ID and CA.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Contact: Mike Letourneau, 206-553-6283
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Draft EIS - Tamarack Quarry Expansion Project, Secure a Long-Term, Economical Source of Rock Material to Use for Highway and Road Maintenance, Mt. Hood National Forest, Clackamas County, OR.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns with potential adverse impacts to water quality and hydrology. The Final EIS should include proposed excavation, reclamation and spill plans, including appropriate mitigation measures.
Contact: Bill Ryan, 206-553-8561.
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Draft EIS - Caspian Tern (sterna caspia) Management to Reduce Predation of Juvenile Salmonids in the Columbia
River Estuary, To Comply with the 2002 Settlement Agreement, Endangered Species Act (ESA), Columbia River, WA, OR, ID, and CA.
Summary: EPA raised concerns about tern consumption of ESA-listed salmonids in the vicinity of proposed nesting sites, the need for alternative nesting sites and water quality impacts from the creation, enhancement and maintenance of tern nesting habitat.
Contact: Mike Letourneau, (206) 553-6382
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Draft EIS - Crater Lake National Park General Management Plans, Implementation, Klamath, Jackson and Douglas
Counties, OR
Summary: EPA supports the selection on the environmentally preferred alternative which includes increased non-motorized recreational opportunities in the Park
Contact: Elaine Somers (206) 553-2966
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Draft EIS - 2005-2006 Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery, Proposed Acceptable Biological Catch and Optimum Yield Specifications and Management Measures, WA, OR and CA.
Summary: EPA expressed concerns about projected exceedences for optimum yields for canary and widow rockfish, impacts on essential fish habitat, and the need to increase observer coverage for better accounting of bycatch.
Contact: Mike Letourneau (206) 553-6382
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Draft EIS - Central Link Light Rail Transit Project: Construction and Operation of the North Link Light Rail Extension from Downtown to Northgate, Sound Transit, King County, WA
Summary: EPA Region 10 used a screening tool to conduct a limited review of this action. Based upon this screen, EPA does not foresee having any environmental objections to the proposed project. Contact Elaine Somers for more information.
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Final EIS -- US West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan
Approval and Implementation, Ocean Waters off the States of Washington, Oregon and California
a portion of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), WA, OR and CA.
Summary: EPA continues to express concerns regarding bycatch and research needed to address information gaps.
Contact for more information: Shanna Draheim, Region 9, (415) 972-3851--
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Draft EIS - WA-35 Columbia River Crossing: Existing Bridge Replacement across the Columbia River between Hood River, OR and White Salmon, WA
Summary: EPA has environmental concerns with the proposed project related to air toxics, invasive species, rare plant surveys, and intersection design at the project's northern terminus. EPA also requests additional clarification of tribal coordination and environmental justice issues. Contact Elaine Somers for more information.
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Final EIS - Seattle Monorail Project - Green Line - 14-Mile Monorail Transit System Construction and Operation, Reviewing a Water Crossing at the Lake Washington Ship Canal Bridge and Duwamish Waterway Bridge Modification, USCG Bridge, Endangered Species Act Section 7 and U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permits Issuance, City of Seattle, WA.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Contact: Mike Letourneau for more information.
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Draft EIS - Chips AhoyProject, Proposes Vegetation, Wildlife Habitat, Recreation and Aquatic Improvement Treatments, Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Priest Lake Ranger District, Bonner County, ID and Pend Orielle County, WA.
Summary: While EPA has no objection to the proposed action, additional information was requested on recreation activities be included in the Final EIS and that vegetation management in Canada Lynx and Fisher habitat be staggered over time.
Contact: Mike Letourneau for more information.
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FINAL EIS - Stimson Access Project, To Access their Private Property through National Forest System Lands, Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Priest Lake Ranger District, Pend Oreille County, WA.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Contact Bill Ryan for more information.
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Final EIS -- Centralia Flood Damage Reduction Project, Chehalis River, Lewis and Thurston Counties, WA.
Summary: EPA expressed continuing concerns that potential impacts to the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for the upper Chehalis River were not analyzed,and continuing concerns that wetland mitigation proposed is not sufficient to compensate for impacts to wetland functions.
Contact: Jonathan Freedman, 206-553-0266, for more information.
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Draft EIS - WA-99 Alaskan Way Viaduct and Seawall Replacement Project, To Provide Transportation Facility and Seawall with Improved Earthquake Resistence, US Army COE Section 10 and 404 Permits, Seattle, WA.
Summary: EPA expressed no objections to any of the alternatives analyzed in the EIS.
Contact: Jonathan Freedman, 206-553-0266
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Final EIS - Banks Lake Drawdown Project, Proposal to Lower the Water Surface Elevation from 1565 feet to 1560 feet in August of each year, Columbia River, Douglas and Grant Counties, WA.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Contact: Bill Ryan, 206-553-8561 or ryan.william@epa.gov.
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Final EIS - 49 Degrees North Mountain Resort Revised Master Development Plan, Implementation, Colville National Forest, Newport Ranger District, Stevens County, WA.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Contact: Mike Letourneau, 206-553-6382 or letourneau.mike@epa.gov.
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Draft EIS - Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan, Amendment 16-3 Adopts Rebuild Plans for Bocaccio, Cowcod, Widow Rockfish and Yelloweye Rockfish, Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY), Implementation, WA, OR, ID and CA.
Summary: EPA expressed concerns due to impacts on habitat, cowcod stock status, and uncertainty of bycatch information, and impacts on habitat.
Contact: Mike Letourneau, 206-553-6382
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Draft EIS - Puget Sound Chinook Harvest Resource Management Plan (RMP) 2004-2009, Implementation, Endangered Species Act, OR and WA.
Summary: EPA expressed concerns that the proposed action will not meet many of the escapement and rebuilding goals established in the management plan. EPA also expressed concerns with Puget Sound chinook salmon fishing mortalities in Canadian waters, hatchery augmentation and the applicability of the management plant to the 2004 fishing season.
Contact: Mike Letourneau, 206-553-6382
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Final Programmatic EIS--Pacific Salmon Fisheries Management Plan, Off the Coasts of Southeast Alaska, Washington, Oregon and California, and the Columbia River Basin, Implementation, Magnuson-Stevens Act, AK, WA, OR and CA.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Contact: Mike Letourneau, 206-553-6382
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Final EIS - Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan, Amendment 16-3 Adopts Rebuild Plans for Bocaccio, Cowcod, Widow Rockfish and Yelloweye Rockfish, Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY), Implementation, WA, OR, ID and CA.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Contact: Mike Letourneau, 206-553-6283
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Draft EIS - Caspian Tern (sterna caspia) Management to Reduce Predation of Juvenile Salmonids in the Columbia
River Estuary, To Comply with the 2002 Settlement Agreement, Endangered Species Act (ESA), Columbia River, WA, OR, ID, and CA.
Summary: EPA raised concerns about tern consumption of ESA-listed salmonids in the vicinity of proposed nesting sites, the need for alternative nesting sites and water quality impacts from the creation, enhancement and maintenance of tern nesting habitat.
Contact: Mike Letourneau, (206) 553-6382
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Final EIS - BP Cherry Point Cogeneration Project, To Build a 720-megawatt Gas-Fired Combined Cycle Cogeneration Facility, Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC), Whatcom County, WA
Summary: No comment letter was sent to the preparing agency
Contact: Bill Ryan (206) 553-8561
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Final EIS - Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) Comprehensive Conservation Plan, Habitat Restoration, Refuge Boundary Expansion and Related Environmental and Recreational Opportunities, Approval and Implementation, Puget Sound, Nisqually River Delta, Thurston and Pierce Counties, WA
Summary: No comment letter was sent to the preparing agency
Contact: Lynne McWhorter (206) 553-0205
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Final EIS - Crystal Mountain Master Development Plan, To Provide Winter and Summer Recreational Use, Special-Use-Permit, Mt.Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Silver Creek Watershed, Pierce County, WA.
Summary: The Final EIS addressed many of EPA's concerns. However, EPA suggests that wildlife crossing structures be provided on SR 410 to minimize wildlife injury or mortality increase ecological connectivity where possible, and protect tribal treaty resources.
Contact: Elaine Somers (206) 553-2966
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Draft EIS - 2005-2006 Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery, Proposed Acceptable Biological Catch and Optimum Yield Specifications and Management Measures, WA, OR and CA.
Summary: EPA expressed concerns about projected exceedences for optimum yields for canary and widow rockfish, impacts on essential fish habitat, and the need to increase observer coverage for better accounting of bycatch.
Contact: Mike Letourneau (206) 553-6382
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Unit: Geographic Unit
Point of contact: Tony Fournier
Email: (206) 553-2867 or 1-800-424-4372
Phone Number: (206) 553-0225
Last Updated: 11/04/2004 04:48:30 PM
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