Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 17/11/2000

Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments

EPA expressed concerns regarding air quality due to prescribed burning, funding of K-V projects, and roads. EPA requested that the EIS commit to completing restoration projects; describe the smoke management program and provide information on road density. ERP No. D-AFS-L65365-ID Rating EC2, Swan Flat Timber Sale, Proposal to Cut and Haul Sawtimber, Caribou National Forest, Land Resource Management Plan (LRMP), Montpelier Ranger District, Bear Lake County, ID. Summary: EPA expressed concerns regarding road obliteration, air quality, harvesting in a roadless area, and beetle infestation. EPA requested clarification and additional information on these issues. ERP No. D-BLM-K67053-CA Rating EC2, Mesquite Mine Expansion Project, To Expand the Existing Open-Pit, Heap-Leach, and Precious Metal Mine, Federal Mine Plan of Operations Approval, Conditional Use Permits and Reclamation Plan Approval, Imperial County, CA. Summary: EPA expressed concerns based on the project's predicted long-term pit water quality, potential ecological risk, and impacts to waters of the U.S. EPA recommended additional information in the FEIS regarding pit water quality predictions, mitigation, reclamation and bo