[Federal Register: November 7, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 217)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-8587-4]
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 202-564-7146.
An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental
impact statements (EISs) was published in FR dated April 6, 2008 (73 FR
19833).
Draft EISs
EIS No. 20080291, ERP No. D-AFS-J65522-CO, Colorado Roadless Areas
Rulemaking, Proposes to Promulgate a State-Specific Rule to Manage
Roadless Values and Characteristics, Colorado Forests with Roadless
Areas include: Arapaho and Roosevelt: Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and
Gunnison; Manti-La Sal (portion in Colorado); Pike and San Isabel; Rio
Grande; Routt: San Juan; and White River National Forests, CO.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential
impacts to air quality, especially visibility and water quality from
new roads, and the number of acres at risk to the establishment of
invasive plants from ground-disturbing activities within the Colorado
Roadless Areas. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20080346, ERP No. D-USN-L11039-WA, Naval Sea Systems Command
(NAVSEA). Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC), Keyport Complex
Extension, Propose to Extend the Operational Areas, Three Distinct
Range Sites: Keyport Range Site; Dabob Bay Range Complex (DBRC) Site,
Quinault Underwater Tracking Range Site, Gray Harbor, Jefferson, Kitsap
and Mason Counties, WA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to
water quality and critical habitat in Puget Sound and to protected
resources in the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20080349, ERP No. D-AFS-K65346-CA, Round Valley Fuels Reduction
and Vegetation Management Project, Proposes to Reduce Fuel and Manage
Vegetation, Funding, Goosenest Ranger District, Klamath National
Forest, Siskiyou County, CA.
Summary: EPA's review has identified no environmental impacts
requiring substantive changes to the proposed action. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20080350, ERP No. D-NOA-E91026-00, PROGRAMMATIC EIS--Fishery
Management Plan for Regulating Offshore Marine Aquaculture in the Gulf
of Mexico, To Increase the Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) and Optimum
Yield (OY), Implementation.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concern about the potential
for excess nutrients to cause organic loading within the water column.
Rating EC1.
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Final EISs
EIS No. 20080358, ERP No. F-SFW-G99007-TX, Williamson County Regional
Habitat Conservation Plan, Application for an Incidental Take Permit,
Williamson County, TX.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20080371, ERP No. F-FAA-G59005-TX, ADOPTION--Northwest Corridor
Light Rail Transit Line (LRT) to Irving/Dallas/Fort Worth International
Airport, Construction, Dallas County, TX.
Summary: No formal EPA comment letter was sent to the preparing
agency.
EIS No. 20080400, ERP No. F-DOE-J05080-MT, MATL 230-kV Transmission
Line Project, To Construct, Operate, Maintain, and Connects a 230-kV
Electric Transmission Line, Issuance of Presidential Permit for Right-
to-Way Grant, Cascade, Teton, Chouteau, Pondera, Toole and Glacier
Counties, MT.
Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concern about water
quality impacts.
EIS No. 20080384, ERP No. FS-MMS-G02016-00, Gulf of Mexico Outer
Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sales: 2009-2012 Western Planning
Area Sales: 210 in 2009, 215 in 2010, and 218 in 2011, and Central
Planning Area Sales: 208 in 2009, 213 in 2010, 216 in 2011, and 222 in
2012, TX, LA, MS, AL and FL.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Dated: November 4, 2008.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. E8-26667 Filed 11-6-08; 8:45 am]
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