[Federal Register: September 22, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 184)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-6679-5]
Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of
EPA Comments
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 FR dated April 7, 2006 (71 FR
17845).
Draft EISs
EIS No. 20060086, ERP No. D-BLM-J01080-WY, Pit 14 Coal Lease-by-
Application Project, Black Butte Coal Mine, Surface Mining Operations,
FederalCoal Lease Application WYW160394, Sweetwater County, WY.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about increased
fugitive dust emissions, and suggested a mitigation strategy of moving
the coal hopper, conveyor and coal loading area closer to the proposed
project area. Also, EPA requested that the final EIS discuss the range
of mercury concentrations found in Black Butte coal and compare this
concentration with other coal mined in Wyoming and the United States.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060273, ERP No. D-RUS-J03019-MT, Highwood Generating Station,
250-megawatt Coal Fired Power Plant and 6MW of Wind Generation at a
Site near Great Falls, Construction and Operation, Licenses Permit,
U.S. Army COE Section 10 Permit, Cascade County, MT.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about visibility
impairment in Class 1 Wilderness Areas, impacts to wetlands, and
aquifers, and recommended consideration of innovative coal combustion
power generation technologies. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060287, ERP No. D-AFS-J65467-MT, Little Belt-Castle-North
Half Crazy Mountains Travel Management Plan, To Change the Management
of Motorized and Non-motorized Travel on the Road, Trails, and Areas
within, Belt Creek, Judith,Musselshell, and White Sulphur Springs
Ranger Districts, Lewis and Clark National Forest, Cascade, Judith
Basin, Meagher, Wheatland, Sweetgrass and Park Counties, MT.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential
adverse impacts to water quality, fisheries, and wildlife from roads
and motorized uses, and suggested that the preferred alternative
include greater commitment of resources to road/trail maintenance to
reduce risks to water quality and fisheries. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060296, ERP No. D-AFS-K65315-CA, South Yuba Canal Maintenance
Project, Hazardous Trees Removal, Implementation, Tahoe National
Forest, Nevada County, CA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential
impacts to air quality, water quality and supply, and requested
additional information regarding these matters such as erosion,
sedimentation, mitigation and monitoring. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060308, ERP No. D-FTA-G40191-TX, Southeast Corridor Project,
Proposed Fixed-Guideway Transit System, Funding, Metropolitan Transit
Authority (METRO) of Harris County, Houston, Harris County, TX.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20060309, ERP No. D-NOA-L91027-00, Pacific Coast Groundfish
Fishery Management Plan, Proposed Acceptable Biological Catch and
Optimum Yield Specifications and Management Measures for the 2007-2008
Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery and Amendment 16-4 Rebuilding Plans
for Seven Depleted Pacific Coast Groundfish Species, WA, OR and CA.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed actions. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20060312, ERP No. D-AFS-K65316-CA, SPIRoad Project,
Construction of an Access Road Across National Forest Land, Special Use
Permit,Six Rivers National Forest, Lower Trinity Ranger District,
Trinity County, CA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to air
quality, water quality, fish and wildlife, and recommended selection of
Alternative 4 Helicopter Access, if it is practicable. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060229, ERP No. DR-FHW-G40180-TX, Grand Parkway (State
Highway 99) Updated Information, Segment F-2 from SH 249 to IH 45,
Right-of-Way Permit and U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit, Harris
County, TX.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20060290, ERP No. DS-NRC-D03004-VA, Early Site Permit (ESP) at
the North Anna Power Station ESP Site (TAC No. MC1128), New and Updated
Information, Construction and Operation, NUREG-1811, Louisa County, VA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts on the
water resources, the lack of information on wetland and stream impacts,
and the affects on the downstream communities. Rating EC2.
Final EISs
EIS No. 20060097, ERP No. F-AFS-J67932-CO, Dry Fork Federal Coal Lease-
by-Application (COC-67232), Leasing Additional Federal Coal Lands for
Underground Coal Resource, Special-Use-Permits and U.S. Army COE
Section 404 Permit,
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Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, Gunnison County,
CO.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20060267, ERP No. F-BLM-K65290-CA, Ukiah Resource Management
Plan, Implementation, Several Counties, CA.
Summary: EPA does not object to the selected actions, and believes
that the management actions presented in the Resource Management Plan
will minimize human exposure to naturally occurring asbestos (NOA)
within the jurisdiction of the Ukiah FieldOffice.
EIS No. 20060320, ERP No. F-NRC-F06026-IL, Early Site Permit (ESP) at
the Exelon ESP Site, Application for ESP on One Additional NuclearUnit,
within the Clinton Power Station (CPS), NUREG-1815, DeWitt County, IL.
Summary: EPA continues to express concerns about the adequacy and
clarity of radiological risk information, the level of wetland
information provided, and project impacts on Clinton Lake.
EIS No. 20060329, ERP No. F-NRS-H34030-MO, East Locust Creek Watershed
Revised Plan, Installation of Multiple-Purpose Reservoir, Flood
Prevention and Watershed Protection, Sullivan and Putnam Counties, MO.
Summary: EPA's previous concerns have been resolved; therefore, EPA
does not object to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20060331, ERP No. F-FRC-L05232-WA, Rocky Reach Hydroelectric
Project, (FERC/DEIS-0184F), Application for a New License for the
Existing 865.76 Megawatt Facility, Public Utility District No. 1 (PUD),
Columbia River, Chelan County, WA.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20060336, ERP No. F-NPS-K61160-CA, Non-Native Deer Management
Plan of Axis Deer (Axis axis) and Fallow Deer (Dama dama),
Implementation, Point Reyes National Seashore (PRNS) and Golden Gate
National Recreation Area, Marin County, CA.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project.
EIS No. 20060339, ERP No. F-FRA-J53007-00, ADOPTION--Powder River Basin
Expansion Project, Construction of New Rail Facilities, Finance Docket
No. 33407 Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad, SD, WY and MN.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent on this adoptedEIS.
EIS No. 20060353, ERP No. F-NRS-J36054-UT, Coal Creek Flood Control and
Parkway Project, Proposed Channel Improvements, Two Irrigation Division
Structures on Coal Creek (the Main Street Diversion and the Woodbury
Diversion), Cedar
City, Iron County, UT.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20060334, ERP No. FS-UAF-G11038-00, Realistic Bomber Training
Initiative, Addresses Impacts of Wake Vortices on Surface
Structures,Dyess Air Force Base, TX and Barksdale Air Force Base, LA.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Dated: September 19, 2006.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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