Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Environmental Protection Agency [ER-FRL-6667-7] 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 202-564-7167. An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental impact statements (EISs) was published in the Federal Register dated April 1, 2005 ( 70 FR 16815 ). Draft EISs Summary: EPA has no objections to the Preferred Alternative, and recommends that the Final EIS address how the plan will be integrated with the Upper Mississippi River Navigation Ecosystem Sustainability Program. Rating LO. Summart: EPA expressed concerns about wetland mitigation and storm water impacts. Rating EC2. Summary: EPA expressed concerns about assessment of cumulative impacts. Rating EC2. Summary: EPA expressed concerns about potential water quality impacts from sediment, fecal coliform and temperature modification in streams and other surface waters, and recommended reducing water quality impacts near aquatic/riparian resources by working with permittees and other stakeholders, and develop adaptive management monitoring. Rating EC2. Summary: EPA has no objection to the proposed action. Rating LO. Summary: EPA expressed concerns about potential wetland, floodplain, stream, and cumulative impacts. Rating EC2. Summary: EPA has no objection to the p…