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Download as PDF 9306 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 37 / Friday, February 25, 2005 / Notices requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information. Dated: February 17, 2005. Gregory A. Green, Acting Director, Office of Air Quality, Planning, and Standards. [FR Doc. 05–3683 Filed 2–24–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER–FRL–6660–8] 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 February 14, 2005, through February 18, 2005, pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. EIS No. 050065, Final EIS, AFS, MT, North Belts Travel Plan and the Dry Range Project, Provision of Motorized and Non-motorized Recreation, Helena National Forest, Broadwater, Lewis and Clark and Meagher Counties, MT, Wait Period Ends March 28, 2005, Contact: Beth Ihle (406) 266–3425. EIS No. 050066, Draft EIS, FAA, MA, New Bedford Regional Airport Improvements Project, To Enhance Aviation Capacity, Air Traffic, Jet Traffic, Air Cargo and General Aviation Traffic, Southeastern Massachusetts Region, City of New Bedford, Bristol County, MA, Comment Period Ends: April 20, 2005, Contact: John C. Silva (781) 238–7602. EIS No. 050067, Final EIS, FHW, OR, U.S. 101/Oregon Coast Highway Reconstruction, Pacific Way in the City of Gerhart to Dooley Bridge in the City of Seaside, Funding and COE Section 404 Permit, Clatsop County, OR, Wait Period Ends: March 28, 2005, Contact: John Gernhauser (503) 399–5749. EIS No. 050068, Draft EIS, AFS, AK, OK, Quachita National Forest, Proposed Revised Land and Resource Management Plan, Impementation, several counties, AR and LeFlore and McCurtain Counties, OK, Comment Period Ends: April 11, 2005, Contact: Bill Pell (501) 321–5320. This document is available on the Internet at: https://www.aokforests.com/. VerDate jul<14>2003 19:31 Feb 24, 2005 Jkt 205001 EIS No. 050069, Final Supplement, BLM, NV, Pipeline/South Pipeline Pit Expansion Project, Updated Information on Modifying the Extending Plan of Operations (Plan), Gold Acres Mining District, Launder County, NV, Wait Period Ends: March 28, 2005, Contact: Pam Jarnecke (775) 635–4144. EIS No. 050070, Final EIS, FHW, LA, Kansas Lane Connector Project, Construction between U.S. 80 (Desiard Street) and U.S. 165 and the Forsythe Avenue Extension, U.S. Army COE Section 10 and 404 Permits Issuance, City of Monroe, Quachita Parish, LA, Wait Period Ends: March 31, 2005, Contact: William C. Farr (225) 757–7615. EIS No. 050071, Final EIS, FHW, MI, I– 94/Rehabilitation Project, Transportation Improvements to a 6.7 mile portion of I–94 from east I–96 west end to Conner Avenue on the east end, Funding and NPDES Permit, City of Detroit, Wayne County, MI, Wait Period Ends: March 28, 2005, Contact: Abdelmoez Abdalla (517) 702–1820. EIS No. 050072, Draft EIS, FHW, CA, 1st Street Viaduct and Street Widening Project, To Replace Two Traffic Lanes on the 1st Street Viaduct between Vignes Street and Mission road, Funding, in the City and County of Los Angeles, CA, Comment Period Ends: April 11, 2005, Contact: Cindy Vigue (916) 498–5042. EIS No. 050073, Final EIS, AFS, ID, South Bear River Range Allotment Management Plan Revisions, Continued Livestock Grazing on Ten Allotments, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Montpelier Ranger District, Bear Lake and Franklin Counties, ID, Wait Period Ends: March 28, 2005, Contact: Heidi Heyrend (208) 847– 0375. EIS No. 050074, Draft EIS, NAS, FL, New Horizons Mission to Pluto, Continued Preparations and Implementation to Explore Pluto and Potentially the Recently Discovered Kuiper Belt, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL , Comment Period Ends: April 11, 2005, Contact: Kurt Lindstrom (202) 358–1588. EIS No. 050075, Draft EIS, FRC, NJ, DE, PA, Crown Landing Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal, Construct and Operate in Gloucester County, NJ and New Castle County, DE; and Logan Lateral Project, Construct and Operate a New Natural Gas Pipeline and Ancillary Facilities in Gloucester County, NJ and Delaware County, PA, Comment Period Ends: April 18, 2005, Contact: Magalie R. Salas (202) 502–8371. The Federal Energy Regulatory PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Commission and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are Joint Lead Agencies for the above Project. EIS No. 050076, Draft EIS, NOA, ME, RI, CT, Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan, Proposed Amendments to Implement Specific Gear Modifications for Trap/Pot and Gillnet Fisheries, Broad-Based Gear Modifications, Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), ME, CT and RI , Comment Period Ends: April 26, 2005, Contact: Mary Colligan (978) 281–9328. EIS No. 050077, DRAFT EIS, AFS, AR, Ozark-St. Francis National Forests, Proposed Revised Land and Resource Management Plan, Implementation, Several Counties, AR, Comment Period Ends: May 26, 2005, Contact: Cary Frost (479) 864–7507. Amended Notices EIS No. 040554, Draft EIS, FHW, CO, Programmatic–I–70 Mountain Corridor Tier 1 Project, from Glenwood Springs and C–470 Proposes to Increase Capacity, Improve Accessibility and Mobility, and Decrease Congestion, Colorado, Garfield, Eagle, Summit, Clear Creek and Jefferson Counties, CO, Comment Period Ends: May 24, 2005, Contact: Jean Wallace (720) 963–3015. Revision of FR Notice Published on 12/10/04: CEQ Comment Period Ending 03/10/2005 has been Extended to 05/24/ 2005. Dated: February 22, 2005. Robert W. Hargrove, Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. 05–3686 Filed 2–24–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER–FRL–6660–9] 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). E:\FR\FM\25FEN1.SGM 25FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 37 / Friday, February 25, 2005 / Notices Draft EISs ERP No. D–FHW–F40427–WI Rating EC2, WI–23 Highway Project, Transportation Improve between Fond du Lac and Plymouth, Funding, Fond du Lac and Sheboygan Counties, WI. Summary: EPA has environmental concerns about the proposed project’s impacts to wetlands, water quality, air quality, stormwater management, noise, cumulative impacts, and leaking underground storage tanks. ERP No. D–FHW–J40168–UT Rating EC2, 11400 South Project, Proposed Improvement to the Transportation Network in the Southern Salt Lake Valley from 12300/12600 South to 10400/10600 South, and from Bangerter Highway to 700 East, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, UT. Summary: EPA has environmental concerns about the proposed project regarding indirect and cumulative impacts, which were not adequately analyzed in the document. ERP No. D–IBR–K30031–CA Rating 3, Central Valley Project, San Luis Unit Long-Term Water Service Contract Renewal, West San Joaquin Division, Cities of Avenal, Coalinga and Huron, Fresno, King and Merced Counties, CA. Summary: EPA commented that the Draft EIS did not analyze the proposed federal action of full delivery of contract quantities, the existing conditions and ongoing water quality degradation in the area, or the influence of drainage management on the proposed action. EPA recommended a Revised or Supplemental EIS be prepared that fully analyzes the proposed federal action and its potential environmental impacts. ERP No. D–NPS–K65275–AZ Rating EC2, Colorado River Management Plan, To Provide a Wilderness-Type River Experience for Visitors, General Management Plan, Grand Canyon National Park, Colorado River, Coconino County, AZ. Summary: EPA expressed concerns about the project’s potential impacts to water quality and insufficient information regarding appropriate mitigation to minimize and avoid those impacts. EPA recommended that the National Park Service, Hualapai Tribe, and other partners obtain baseline and periodic water quality monitoring information in the lower gorge and adaptively manage activities over the life of this plan. ERP No. DR–CBP–K99031–AZ Rating EC2, Programmatic EIS—Office of Border Patrol Operational Activities within the Border Areas of the Tucson and Yuma Sectors, Expansion of Operations of Technology-Based Systems, Completion and Maintenance VerDate jul<14>2003 20:02 Feb 24, 2005 Jkt 205001 of Approved Infrastructure, Cochise, Pima, Santa Cruz and Yuma Counties, AZ. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the project’s impacts to air quality and wildlife habitat and requested additional information regarding the proposed action, mitigation, and the relationship to JTF–6 be included in the Final EIS. Final EISs ERP No. F–FHW–G40179–TX, Kelly Parkway Project, Construction from U.S. 90 to TX–16, to Improvement Transportation Mobility, Facilitate Economic Development, and Enhance Safety, Funding and U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX. Summary: EPA did not send a comment letter on the Final EIS. ERP No. F–IBR–K39080–CA, Mendota Pool 10-Year Exchange Agreements, Water Provision to Irrigable Lands, Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA), Fresno and Madera Counties, CA. Summary: EPA expressed continuing concerns regarding the potential for adverse impacts to groundwater quality in the Mendota Pool area, and requested more frequent monitoring and commitments to mitigate impacts. ERP No. F–NRS–A36450–00, Programmatic EIS—Emergency Watershed Protection Program, Improvements and Expansion, To Preserve Life and Property Threatened by Disaster-Caused Erosion and Flooding, U.S. 50 States and Territories except Coastal Area. Summary: EPA continued to recommend that the NRCS take steps to better integrate management of its watershed programs. EPA also requested clarification as to whether the NRCS will discontinue the use of a ‘‘leastcost’’ criterion when deciding whether to apply the principles of natural stream dynamics and bioengineering to the design of EWP restoration efforts. ERP No. F–NSF–A99224–00, Development and Implementation of Surface Travese Capabilities in Antarctia Comprehensive Environmental Evaluation, Antarctica. Summary: EPA has no objections to the proposed action. ERP No. F–SFW–J64009–CO, Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge Comprehensive Conservation Plan, 15– Year Guidance for Management of Refuge Operations, Habitat Restoration and Visitor Services, Implementation, Jefferson and Boulder Counties, CO. Summary: EPA acknowledge that the Final EIS was generally responsive to PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 9307 EPA’s concerns and provided additional information environmental issues associated with the DOE-retained lands and the potential transportation corridor impacts on the wildlife refuge. EPA continued to express concerns that the indirect impacts of proposed development could have been more strongly encouraged. Dated: February 22, 2005. Robert W. Hargrove, Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. 05–3687 Filed 2–24–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [OPPT–2005–0008; FRL–7700–3] Workshops on How to Report for the 2006 Inventory Update Rule (IUR) Information Collection; Notice of Public Meeting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The EPA is convening four public workshops to provide training for affected parties responsible for reporting during the 2006 Inventory Update Rule (IUR) information collection. The workshops will focus on the instructions for reporting. These instructions were revised in response to amendments to 40 CFR part 710 promulgated on January 7, 2003 (68 FR 847) (FRL–6767–4). These workshops are open to the public. DATES: All workshops will take place over 1 day. Each workshop will begin at approximately 8:30 a.m. and end at 4:30 p.m. The workshops will be held in early 2005: Dallas, TX (March 7); Kansas City, MO (April 4); Atlanta, GA (April 18); Philadelphia, PA (May 2). ADDRESSES: Persons planning to attend the workshops are directed to the IUR website at https://www.epa.gov/oppt/ iur/. This website contains specific workshop location information, as well as IUR background information, draft documents, and a link to the workshop registration site. All workshop materials can be downloaded from the IUR website or the EPA electronic docket at https://www.epa.gov/edocket/ in portable document format (PDF). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: Colby Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, Environmental Assistance Division (7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., E:\FR\FM\25FEN1.SGM 25FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 37 (Friday, February 25, 2005)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6660-9]


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).

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Draft EISs

    ERP No. D-FHW-F40427-WI Rating EC2, WI-23 Highway Project, 
Transportation Improve between Fond du Lac and Plymouth, Funding, Fond 
du Lac and Sheboygan Counties, WI.
    Summary: EPA has environmental concerns about the proposed 
project's impacts to wetlands, water quality, air quality, stormwater 
management, noise, cumulative impacts, and leaking underground storage 
tanks.
    ERP No. D-FHW-J40168-UT Rating EC2, 11400 South Project, Proposed 
Improvement to the Transportation Network in the Southern Salt Lake 
Valley from 12300/12600 South to 10400/10600 South, and from Bangerter 
Highway to 700 East, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, UT.
    Summary: EPA has environmental concerns about the proposed project 
regarding indirect and cumulative impacts, which were not adequately 
analyzed in the document.
    ERP No. D-IBR-K30031-CA Rating 3, Central Valley Project, San Luis 
Unit Long-Term Water Service Contract Renewal, West San Joaquin 
Division, Cities of Avenal, Coalinga and Huron, Fresno, King and Merced 
Counties, CA.
    Summary: EPA commented that the Draft EIS did not analyze the 
proposed federal action of full delivery of contract quantities, the 
existing conditions and ongoing water quality degradation in the area, 
or the influence of drainage management on the proposed action. EPA 
recommended a Revised or Supplemental EIS be prepared that fully 
analyzes the proposed federal action and its potential environmental 
impacts.
    ERP No. D-NPS-K65275-AZ Rating EC2, Colorado River Management Plan, 
To Provide a Wilderness-Type River Experience for Visitors, General 
Management Plan, Grand Canyon National Park, Colorado River, Coconino 
County, AZ.
    Summary: EPA expressed concerns about the project's potential 
impacts to water quality and insufficient information regarding 
appropriate mitigation to minimize and avoid those impacts. EPA 
recommended that the National Park Service, Hualapai Tribe, and other 
partners obtain baseline and periodic water quality monitoring 
information in the lower gorge and adaptively manage activities over 
the life of this plan.
    ERP No. DR-CBP-K99031-AZ Rating EC2, Programmatic EIS--Office of 
Border Patrol Operational Activities within the Border Areas of the 
Tucson and Yuma Sectors, Expansion of Operations of Technology-Based 
Systems, Completion and Maintenance of Approved Infrastructure, 
Cochise, Pima, Santa Cruz and Yuma Counties, AZ.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the project's 
impacts to air quality and wildlife habitat and requested additional 
information regarding the proposed action, mitigation, and the 
relationship to JTF-6 be included in the Final EIS.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-FHW-G40179-TX, Kelly Parkway Project, Construction from 
U.S. 90 to TX-16, to Improvement Transportation Mobility, Facilitate 
Economic Development, and Enhance Safety, Funding and U.S. Army COE 
Section 404 Permit, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX.
    Summary: EPA did not send a comment letter on the Final EIS.
    ERP No. F-IBR-K39080-CA, Mendota Pool 10-Year Exchange Agreements, 
Water Provision to Irrigable Lands, Central Valley Project Improvement 
Act (CVPIA), Fresno and Madera Counties, CA.
    Summary: EPA expressed continuing concerns regarding the potential 
for adverse impacts to groundwater quality in the Mendota Pool area, 
and requested more frequent monitoring and commitments to mitigate 
impacts.
    ERP No. F-NRS-A36450-00, Programmatic EIS--Emergency Watershed 
Protection Program, Improvements and Expansion, To Preserve Life and 
Property Threatened by Disaster-Caused Erosion and Flooding, U.S. 50 
States and Territories except Coastal Area.
    Summary: EPA continued to recommend that the NRCS take steps to 
better integrate management of its watershed programs. EPA also 
requested clarification as to whether the NRCS will discontinue the use 
of a ``least-cost'' criterion when deciding whether to apply the 
principles of natural stream dynamics and bioengineering to the design 
of EWP restoration efforts.
    ERP No. F-NSF-A99224-00, Development and Implementation of Surface 
Travese Capabilities in Antarctia Comprehensive Environmental 
Evaluation, Antarctica.
    Summary: EPA has no objections to the proposed action.
    ERP No. F-SFW-J64009-CO, Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge 
Comprehensive Conservation Plan, 15-Year Guidance for Management of 
Refuge Operations, Habitat Restoration and Visitor Services, 
Implementation, Jefferson and Boulder Counties, CO.
    Summary: EPA acknowledge that the Final EIS was generally 
responsive to EPA's concerns and provided additional information 
environmental issues associated with the DOE-retained lands and the 
potential transportation corridor impacts on the wildlife refuge. EPA 
continued to express concerns that the indirect impacts of proposed 
development could have been more strongly encouraged.

    Dated: February 22, 2005.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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