[Federal Register: March 3, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 42)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6672-8]

 
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 1, 2005 (70 FR 
16815).

Draft EISs

EIS No. 20050532, ERP No. D-FRC-G03029-LA, Creole Trail Liquefied 
National Gas (LNG) Terminal and Pipeline Project, Construction and 
Operation, Cameron, Calcasieu, Beauregard, Allen, Jefferson, Davis and 
Acadia Parishes, LA.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential 
impacts to aquatic resources, and requested additional information 
regarding contaminant testing and suitability of dredge material for 
beach nourishment.
Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20050472, ERP No. DA-AFS-J65277-CO, Sheep Flats Diversity Unit, 
Timber Sales and Related Road Construction, Additional Information 
Regarding Wildlife Resources, Grand Mesa Uncompahgre and Gunnison 
National Forests, Grand Valley Ranger District, Mesa County, CO.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential 
impacts from sedimentation to surface water, the adequacy of the buffer 
zones and mitigation measures.
Rating EC2.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20050524, ERP No. F-BLM-K08028-CA, Desert Southwest 
Transmission Line Project, New Substation/Switching Station 
Construction, Operation and Maintenance, Issuance of Right-of-Way Grant 
and U.S. Army COE Section 10 and 404 Permits, North Palm Springs and 
Blythe, CA.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project.

EIS No. 20050547, ERP No. F-AFS-L65472-ID, Paddy Flat Vegetation 
Project, Harvesting and Regenerate Timber Stands Precommercially Thin 
Plantations, Rapid, Kennally and Camp Creeks, Payette National Forest, 
McCall Ranger District, Valley County, ID.

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about 
potential impacts to water quality from stream bank erosion and 
encourages source water mapping and protection if necessary be included 
as part of the project.

EIS No. 20060009, ERP No. F-NPS-L61228-AK, Denali National Park and 
Preserve Revised Final Backcountry Management Plan, General Management 
Plan Amendment, Implementation, AK.

    Summary: The final EIS adequately responded to EPA's concerns with 
potential impacts to water quality, wetlands, permafrost soils and 
impacts to wildlife from snowmobile use; therefore, EPA does not object 
the proposed project.

EIS No. 20060018, ERP No. F-COE-G39044-TX, Upper Trinity River Basin 
Project, To Provide Flood Damage Reduction, Ecosystem Improvement, 
Recreation and Urban Revitalization, Trinity River, Central City, Fort 
Worth, Tarrant County, TX.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.

EIS No. 20060020, ERP No. F-COE-E11055-NC, Fort Bragg Headquarters for 
XVII Airborne Corps and Army Special Operations Command, To Determine 
the Level of Training on the Overhills Tract Program, Cumberland and 
Harnett Counties, NC.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed training upgrade.

    Dated: February 28, 2006.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
 [FR Doc. E6-3079 Filed 3-2-06; 8:45 am]

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