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ens Page 4 of 11 <br /> Preliminary issues the agency says could be <br /> associated with the plans include potential effects <br /> of the activities on lynx and its habitat , the <br /> candystick plant, soil productivity, on threatened, <br /> endangered, and sensitive fish, fish habitat and <br /> water quality, reduction in access to the area, and <br /> consistency with the anticipated Total Maximum <br /> Daily Load of the South Fork Clearwater River . <br /> The Total Maximum Daily Load is a federal <br /> government standard that defines the maximum <br /> amount of a pollutant that a body of water can <br /> receive and still meet water quality standards . <br /> The agency hopes the Environmental Impact <br /> Statement (EIS ) will help answer these questions : <br /> . Are fuel hazard reduction activities needed, <br /> and if so , where, when and how would they <br /> be implemented? <br /> • What transportation system is necessary in <br /> the analysis area and how will it be <br /> managed ? <br /> • Are the fish habitat and water quality <br /> improvement activities needed? <br /> • What mitigation is needed to assure forest <br /> management activities are consistent with <br /> the Nez Perce Forest Plan and <br /> environmental law ? <br /> • Are amendments to the plan needed to <br /> implement the proposed actions ? <br /> . What monitoring is needed? <br /> A draft EIS is expected in January 2004 and a final <br /> version in April 2004 . Should an action alternative <br /> be selected, implementation could be initiated in <br /> fall or winter of 2004 . <br /> EPA Promotes Environmental <br /> Management Systems <br /> WASHINGTON, DC , June 13 , 2003 (ENS ) - To <br /> encourage the widespread use of Environmental <br /> Management Systems for businesses , the U . S . <br /> Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) <br /> announced a new guidance to promote their use in <br /> compliance assurance and enforcement programs . <br /> httn : //ens -news . com/ ens/lun2003 /2003 - 06 - 13 - 09 . asp 06/ 16/2003 <br />