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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-6677-5]
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. 20060048, ERP No. D-FRC-K05061-CA, Lake Elsinore Advanced
Pumped Storage (LEAPS) Project, Construction and Operation, Application
for Hydroelectric License, Special-Use-Permit, FERC No. 11858, City of
Lake Elsinore, Riverside County, CA.
Summary: EPA expressed concerns about the impacts to watershed
resources, including water quality and riparian habitat, and to air
quality. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060158, ERP No. D-SFW-E99015-AL, Gulf Highlands Condominium
and Beach Club West Residential/ Recreational Condominium Projects,
Application for Two Incidental Take Permits for the Construction and
Occupancy, Fort Morgan Peninsula, Baldwin County, AL.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20060194, ERP No. D-AFS-J65464-00, Kootenai National Forest
Invasive Plant Management, Proposes to Manage Noxious Weed and Invasive
Plant Species, Lincoln Sanders, Flathead Counties, MT and Bonner and
Boundary Counties, ID.
Summary: EPA expressed concern about herbicide transport to surface
and groundwater. EPA requested the development of design criteria for
herbicide application and a detailed monitoring plan. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060209, ERP No. D-NPS-D65037-PA, Flight 93 National Memorial,
Designation of Crash Site to Commemorate the Passengers and Crew of
Flight 93, Implementation, Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, PA.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project. Rating LO.
Final EISs
EIS No. 20060191, ERP No. F-FAA-E51051-FL, Panama City-Bay County
International Airport (PFN), Proposed Relocation to a New Site, NPDES
Permit and U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit, Bay County, FL.
Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about wetland
and secondary impacts and requested that the ROD include mitigation
commitments to reduce those impacts.
EIS No. 20060201, ERP No. F-NRS-G31004-AR, Little Red River Irrigation
Project, Develop a Water Management Plan for Irrigation Purposes in
Seary, U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit, Raft Creek, White County, AR.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20060231, ERP No. F-IBR-G28013-NM, Carlsbad Project Water
Operations and Water Supply Conservation, Changes in Carlsbad Project
Operations and Implementation of Water Acquisition Program, U.S. COE
Section 404 Permit, NPDES, Eddy, De Baca, Chaves, and Guadelupe
Counties, NM.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20060255, ERP No. F-NPS-H65026-IA, Hoover Creek Stream
Management Plan, Implementation, Herbert Hoover National Historic Site,
IA.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Dated: July 18, 2006.
Ken Mittelholtz,
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. E6-11602 Filed 7-20-06; 8:45 am]
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