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Download as PDF 2630 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 10 / Friday, January 14, 2005 / Notices Commission’s consistent with or superior to test; (2) The nature and timing of a compliance filing proposing to transfer to ISO New England, or its successor RTO, control over the significant aspects of the Local Tariff interconnection process; (3) The extent to which any generator seeking to interconnect to a non-Pool Transmission Facility under a Local Tariff may be affected by the form and manner in which the New England Transmission Owners comply with the November 8 Order; and (4) The extent to which any other market participant may be affected by the form and manner in which the New England Transmission Owners comply with the November 8 Order. Parties seeking to participate in the technical conference should file a statement of position with the Commission on or before January 12, 2005, including therein any recommendation that party expects to make at the technical conference regarding the above-noted issues. An electronic version of that filing must be e-mailed to Morris Margolis at morris.margolis@ferc.gov and Kent Carter at kent.carter@ferc.gov. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5–138 Filed 1–13–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER–FRL–6659–5] Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General Information (202) 564–7167 or https://www.epa.gov/ compliance/nepa/. Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements Filed January 3, 2005, through January 7, 2005 Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. EIS No. 050000, DRAFT EIS, AFS, UT, Ogden Ranger District Travel Plan, To Update the Travel Management Plan, Wasatch-Cache National Plan, Ogden Ranger District, Box Elder, Cache, Morgan, Weber and Rich Counties, UT, Comment Period Ends: February 28, 2005, Contact: Rick Vallejos (801) 625–5112. EIS No. 050001, FINAL EIS, FHW, NJ, Penns Neck Area Transportation Service Improvements, Phase I Archeological Survey, U.S. 1, Sections VerDate jul<14>2003 14:36 Jan 13, 2005 Jkt 205001 2S and 3J, Funding, West Windsor and Princeton Townships, Mercer County, and Plainsboro Township, Middlesex County, NJ, Wait Period Ends: February 14, 2005, Contact: Young Kim (609) 637–4233. EIS No. 050002, DRAFT SUPPLEMENT, NPS, WA, Elwha River Ecosystem Restoration Implementation Project, Updated Information, Olympic Peninsula, Challam County, WA, Comment Period Ends: March 15, 2005, Contact: Brian Winter (360) 565–1320. EIS No. 050003, FINAL EIS, AFS, MT, Gallatin National Forest, Main Boulder Fuels Reduction Project, Implementation, Gallatin National Forest, Big Timber Ranger District, Big Timber, Sweetgrass and Park Counties, MT, Wait Period Ends: February 14, 2005, Contact: Barbara Ping (406) 522–2570. EIS No. 050004, FINAL EIS, SFW, WA, ID, OR, CA, Caspian Tern (sterna caspia) Management to Reduce Predation of Juvenile Salmonids in the Columbia River Esturary, To Comply with the 2002 Settlement Agreement, Endangered Species Act (ESA), Columbia River, WA, OR, ID and CA, Wait Period Ends: February 14, 2005, Contact: Nanette Seto (503) 231–6164. EIS No. 050005, DRAFT EIS, BLM, UT, Vernal Field Office Resource Management Plan, To Revise and Integrate the Book Cliff and Diamond Mountain Resource Management Plan, Daggett, Duchesne, Uintah and Grand Counties, UT, Comment Period Ends: April 14, 2005, Contact: Jerry Kenczka (435) 781–4440. EIS No. 050006, DRAFT EIS, FHW, MO, Interstate 70 Corridor Improvements, Section of Independent Utility #4, from Missouri Route BB Interchange to Eastern Columbia, Funding, Boone County, MO, Comment Period Ends: March 28, 2005, Contact: Don Neumann (573) 636–7104. EIS No. 050007, DRAFT EIS, FHW, MO, Interstate 70 Corridor Improvements, Section of Independent Utility #7, a 40-Mile Portion of the I–70 Corridor from just West of Route 19 (milepost 174) to Lake St. Louis Boulevard (milepost 214), Montgomery, Warren, St. Charles Counties, MO, Comment Period Ends: March 28, 2005, Contact: Don Neumann (573) 636–7104. EIS No. 050008, DRAFT SUPPLEMENT, NPS, CA, Merced Wild and Scenic River Revised Comprehensive Management Plan, Amend and Supplement Information, Yosemite National Park, El Portal Administrative Site, Tuolume, Merced, Mono, Mariposa and Madera PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Counties, CA, Comment Period Ends: March 22, 2005, Contact: Amy Schneckenberner (209) 379–1026. EIS No. 050009, FINAL SUPPLEMENT, NOA, Monkfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP) Amendment 2, Implementation, Proposes Measures to Address a Wide Range of Management Issues, New England and Mid-Atlantic, Wait Period Ends: February 14, 2005, Contact: Paul Howard (978) 465–0492. EIS No. 050010, FINAL EIS, BLM, OR, Upper Deschutes Resource Management Plan, Implementation, Deschutes, Klamath, Jefferson and Cook Counties, OR, Wait Period Ends: February 14, 2005, Contact: Mollie Chaudet (541) 416–6700. Amended Notices EIS No. 040555, DRAFT EIS, NPS, TX, Big Thicket National Preserve Oil and Gas Management Plan, Implementation, Hardin, Jefferson, Orange, Liberty, Tyler, Jasper and Polk Counties, TX, Comment Period Ends: March 10, 2005, Contact: Linda Dansby (505) 988–6095. Revision of FR Notice Published on 12/10/04: CEQ Comment Period Ending 02/08/ 2005 has been Extended to 03/10/ 2005. Dated: January 11, 2005. Robert W. Hargrove, Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. 05–818 Filed 1–13–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER–FRL–6659–6] 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 the Federal Register dated April 2, 2004 (69 FR 17403). Draft EISs ERP No. D–BLM–J02046–UT Rating EC2, Castle Peak and Eightmile Flat Oil and Gas Expansion Project, Proposal to E:\FR\FM\14JAN1.SGM 14JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 10 / Friday, January 14, 2005 / Notices Expand Crude Oil and Natural Gas Development and Production Program, Right-of-Way Grant, Duchesne and Uintah Counties, UT. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to air quality, including long-range protection of visibility and the lack of analysis of other past, present, and reasonably foreseeable development in the area, and the lack of mitigation measures to protect air and water quality and reduce infestations of invasive non-native plant species. ERP No. D–FRC–K05059–CA Rating EC2, Upper North Fork Feather River Project (FERC No. 2105), Issuing a New License for Existing 3517.3 megawatt (MW) Hydroelectric Facility, North Fork Feather River, Chester, Plumas County, CA. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the analysis of the no-action alternative, and water and air quality impacts, and requested additional information regarding consultation with tribal governments, environmental justice issues, and the analysis of cumulative impacts. ERP No. D–FRC–K05060–CA Rating EC2, Stanislaus Rivers Projects, Relicensing of Hydroelectric Projects: Spring Gap-Stanislaus FERC No. 2130; Beardsley/Donnells FERC No. 2005; Tulloch FERC No. 2067; and DonnellsCurtis Transmission Line FERC No. 2118, Tuolumne and Calaveras Counties, CA. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the analysis of the no-action alternative, and water and air quality impacts; and requested additional information regarding consultation with tribal governments, environmental justice issues, and the analysis of cumulative impacts. Final EISs ERP No. F–BLM–L65445–CA King Range National Conservation Area (KRNCA) Resource Management Plan, Implementation, Humboldt and Mendocino Counties, CA. Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency. ERP No. F–COE–E39065–FL Central and Southern Florida Project, Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Pilot Operation, Aquifer Storage and Recovery Pilot Project, To Test the Feasibility for Utilizing ASR Technology for Water Storage at Seven Well Sites, Right-of-Way and NPDES Permits, Several Counties, FL. Summary: EPA continues to strongly support the present ASR Pilot Projects VerDate jul<14>2003 14:36 Jan 13, 2005 Jkt 205001 as well as the concurrent ASR Regional Study as prerequisites to full implementation of 333 ASR wells approved in the CERP Recommended Plan. ERP No. F–COE–F32197–MS PROGRAMMATIC EIS—Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System Navigation Feasibility Study (UMR-IWW), Addressing Navigation Improvement Planning and Ecological Restoration Needs, MS, IL, IA, MN, MO, WI. Summary: Significant progress has been made in addressing EPA’s concerns regarding the implementation of the proposed new management strategies that would influence the ecological future of the Upper Mississippi River System. Specific concerns that were addressed focused on defining purpose and need, adaptive management, and phased project approach, alternatives analysis, institutional arrangements, ecosystem restoration, and mitigation/impact analysis. EPA requested that more detailed information on adaptive management and institutional arrangements be included in the Record of Decision. Dated: January 11, 2005. Robert W. Hargrove, Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. 05–819 Filed 1–13–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–7861–5, Docket ID No. OAR–2004– 0075] Notice Announcing Public Meeting of the Clean Air Act Advisory Committee’s Task Force on the Performance of the Title V Operating Permits Program and Opportunity To Submit Comments Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: Today EPA announces a public meeting of the Clean Air Act Advisory Committee’s (CAAAC) Task Force on the Performance of the Title V Operating Permits Program. DATES: The meeting will be held on February 7, 2005. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in San Francisco at the Marine’s Memorial Club and Hotel, 609 Sutter Street, San Francisco, California 94102; telephone number: 415–673–6672. The meeting will start at 8 a.m. and continue until 9 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 2631 p.m. if necessary. Breaks will be held for lunch and dinner, respectively and as necessary during the day. The EPA solicits interested parties with experience in the title V program to provide testimony to the Task Force on what is working well and/or poorly in this program. Those desiring to testify are asked to notify EPA by January 24, 2005 (contact information follows), so that speaking times may be arranged. In addition, written comments may be submitted as described later in this notice. See this Web site for updated information on the Task Force: https:// www.epa.gov/oar/caaac/titlev.html. Mr. Ray Vogel, Information Transfer and Implementation Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Mail Code C304–04, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone: 919–541–3153; fax: 919–541–5509; and e-mail address: vogel.ray@epa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. What Is This Task Force and What Is the Purpose of This Public Meeting? The EPA created the Task Force in June 2004 in response to a recommendation from the Permitting/ Toxics Subcommittee of the CAAAC. The Task Force is made up of 18 representatives from State and local permitting agencies, industry, and environmental and public interest groups. The Task Force will gather information from interested persons on the performance of the title V operating permits program and prepare a report documenting how the title V program is performing and what elements are working well and/or poorly. The report may include suggestions on how to improve the program. The Task Force is gathering information by, among other things, holding a series of three public meetings. The San Francisco meeting is expected to be the last public meeting. Other public meetings were held in Washington, DC, on June 25, 2004, and Chicago, Illinois, on September 14 and 15, 2004. The purpose of these public meetings is to gather information on the performance of the title V program, specifically on aspects of the program that are working well and those that are working poorly. The Task Force welcomes any information from stakeholders that will help it prepare its report on the performance of the title V program. For further information on the task force, see the May 17, 2004, notice in the Federal Register (69 FR 27922) and E:\FR\FM\14JAN1.SGM 14JAN1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6659-6]


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 the Federal Register dated 
April 2, 2004 (69 FR 17403).

Draft EISs

    ERP No. D-BLM-J02046-UT Rating EC2, Castle Peak and Eightmile Flat 
Oil and Gas Expansion Project, Proposal to

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Expand Crude Oil and Natural Gas Development and Production Program, 
Right-of-Way Grant, Duchesne and Uintah Counties, UT.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to air 
quality, including long-range protection of visibility and the lack of 
analysis of other past, present, and reasonably foreseeable development 
in the area, and the lack of mitigation measures to protect air and 
water quality and reduce infestations of invasive non-native plant 
species.
    ERP No. D-FRC-K05059-CA Rating EC2, Upper North Fork Feather River 
Project (FERC No. 2105), Issuing a New License for Existing 3517.3 
megawatt (MW) Hydroelectric Facility, North Fork Feather River, 
Chester, Plumas County, CA.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the analysis of 
the no-action alternative, and water and air quality impacts, and 
requested additional information regarding consultation with tribal 
governments, environmental justice issues, and the analysis of 
cumulative impacts.
    ERP No. D-FRC-K05060-CA Rating EC2, Stanislaus Rivers Projects, 
Relicensing of Hydroelectric Projects: Spring Gap-Stanislaus FERC No. 
2130; Beardsley/Donnells FERC No. 2005; Tulloch FERC No. 2067; and 
Donnells-Curtis Transmission Line FERC No. 2118, Tuolumne and Calaveras 
Counties, CA.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the analysis of 
the no-action alternative, and water and air quality impacts; and 
requested additional information regarding consultation with tribal 
governments, environmental justice issues, and the analysis of 
cumulative impacts.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-BLM-L65445-CA King Range National Conservation Area 
(KRNCA) Resource Management Plan, Implementation, Humboldt and 
Mendocino Counties, CA.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    ERP No. F-COE-E39065-FL Central and Southern Florida Project, 
Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, Aquifer Storage and Recovery 
(ASR) Pilot Operation, Aquifer Storage and Recovery Pilot Project, To 
Test the Feasibility for Utilizing ASR Technology for Water Storage at 
Seven Well Sites, Right-of-Way and NPDES Permits, Several Counties, FL.
    Summary: EPA continues to strongly support the present ASR Pilot 
Projects as well as the concurrent ASR Regional Study as prerequisites 
to full implementation of 333 ASR wells approved in the CERP 
Recommended Plan.
    ERP No. F-COE-F32197-MS PROGRAMMATIC EIS--Upper Mississippi River 
and Illinois Waterway System Navigation Feasibility Study (UMR-IWW), 
Addressing Navigation Improvement Planning and Ecological Restoration 
Needs, MS, IL, IA, MN, MO, WI.
    Summary: Significant progress has been made in addressing EPA's 
concerns regarding the implementation of the proposed new management 
strategies that would influence the ecological future of the Upper 
Mississippi River System. Specific concerns that were addressed focused 
on defining purpose and need, adaptive management, and phased project 
approach, alternatives analysis, institutional arrangements, ecosystem 
restoration, and mitigation/impact analysis. EPA requested that more 
detailed information on adaptive management and institutional 
arrangements be included in the Record of Decision.

    Dated: January 11, 2005.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 05-819 Filed 1-13-05; 8:45 am]
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