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Download as PDF 15314 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 57 / Friday, March 25, 2005 / Notices Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approvals, including the authority to sell electricity at market-based rates, and the grant of waiver of certain Commission regulations. Premcor Power states that it intends to engage in wholesale electric power and energy purchases and sales as a marketer. Premcor Power further states it is not engaged in the business of generating or transmitting electric power. Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on March 25, 2005. [Docket No. ER04–230–009, et al.] Standard Paragraph New York Independent System Operator, Inc., et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Filings Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant and all parties to this proceeding. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at https://www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. Linda Mitry, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E5–1299 Filed 3–24–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY March 18, 2005. The following filings have been made with the Commission. The filings are listed in ascending order within each docket classification. 1. New York Independent System Operator, Inc. [Docket No. ER04–230–009] Take notice that on March 9, 2005, the New York Independent Operator, Inc. (NYISO) submitted a request for waiver of tariff provisions as needed to enable the NYISO to correct errors in price determinations resulting from certain problems encountered in the implementation of the NYISO’s Standard Market Design version 2 software. The NYISO has requested expedited action. Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on March 28, 2005. 2. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. [Docket No. ER05–626–001] Take notice that on March 4, 2005, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM) submitted a clarification to its February 18, 2005, filing submitting revised tariff sheets in compliance with the Order No. 2003–B issued December 20, 2004, Standardization of Generator Interconnection Agreements and Procedures, 109 FERC ¶ 61,287 (2004). PJM states that the revised tariff sheets should have an effective date of January 19, 2005, not February 18, 2005 as previously stated in the notice issued February 24, 2005 in Docket No. ER05– 626–000. Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on March 25, 2005. 3. Premcor Power Marketing LLC [Docket No. ER05–680–000] Take notice that on March 4, 2005, Premcor Power Marketing LLC (Premcor Power) submitted for filing a petition for acceptance of its initial rate schedule and the grant of certain blanket VerDate jul<14>2003 16:11 Mar 24, 2005 Jkt 205001 Linda Mitry, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E5–1302 Filed 3–24–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER–FRL–6661–8] 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 the Federal Register dated April 2, 2004 (69 FR 17403). Draft EISs ERP No. D–AFS–F65048–WI Rating EC2, Lakewood/Laona Plantation Thinning Project, To Implement Vegetation Management Activities, Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, Lakewood Ranger District, Forest, Langlade, and Oconto Counties, WI. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the proposed project’s cumulative and indirect impacts. ERP No. D–COE–B09801–MA Rating 3, Cape Wind Energy Project, Construct and Operate 130 Wind Turbine Generators on Horseshoe Shoal in Nantucket Sound, MA. Summary: EPA commented that the information and analysis provided in the Draft EIS was inadequate, noting that the DEIS does not provide enough information to fully characterize baseline environmental conditions, the environmental impacts of the project, and alternatives that avoid or minimize those impacts. ERP No. D–COE–G32057–TX Rating LO, Cedar Bayou Navigation Channel (CBNC) Improvements Project, Implementation, Near Baytown in Harris and Chambers Counties, TX. Summary: EPA had no objections to the proposed alternative. ERP No. D–SFW–K99034–CA Rating EC2, Coachella Valley Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP), Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains Trails Plan, Issuance of Incidental Take Permits, Riverside County, CA. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about water and air quality impacts, and requested additional information regarding consultation with tribal governments, environmental justice issues, enforcement of the Plan, and impacts to cultural resources and migratory birds. E:\FR\FM\25MRN1.SGM 25MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 57 / Friday, March 25, 2005 / Notices ERP No. DS–NPS–K65325–CA Rating LO, 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 Counties, CA. Summary: EPA has no objections to the preferred alternative. However, EPA requests that the Park Service consider additional protection measures for the exceptional cultural resources in El Portal when delineating and zoning the river boundary. Final EISs ERP No. F–AFS–E65069–AL, Longleaf Ecosystem Restoration Project, Proposes a Five-Year Project to Begin Restoration of Native Longleaf, Talladega National Forest, Oakmulgee District, Tuscaloosa, Hale, Bibbs, and Perry Counties, AL. Summary: EPA supports the Forest Service in its efforts to restore the longleaf pine ecosystem and enhance red-cockade woodpecker habitat, and has no objections to this project. ERP No. F–AFS–J65410–WY, Upper Green River Area Rangeland Project, Propose Site Specific Grazing Management Practices, Bridger-Teton Forest, Sublette, Teton and Fremont Counties, WY. Summary: The Final EIS was not responsive to EPA’s comments on the Draft EIS. EPA continues to express environmental concerns with potential adverse impacts to water quality, aquatic resources, and riparian areas from livestock grazing. ERP No. F–DOI–K99033–00, Programmatic EIS—Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program, Issuing a Incidental Take Permit based on the Plan, Extending from Lake Mead to the Southerly International Boundary with Mexico, AZ, NV and CA. Summary: EPA’s concerns have been addressed; therefore, EPA has no objection to the action as proposed. ERP No. F–FHW–F40382–MN, Ayd Mill Road Corridor, Improvements from I–35 E to St. Anthony Avenue (I–94) 2.6 kilometer (1.6 miles), Funding, City of Saint Paul, Ramsey County, MN. Summary: EPA’s concerns regarding mitigation to protect surface water quality have been satisfactorily addressed; therefore, EPA has no objection to the action as proposed. ERP No. F–NAS–K11114–HI, Outrigger Telescopes Project, Proposed for the W.M. Keck Observatory Site within the Mauna Kea Science Reserve, Funding, Construction, Installation and Operation, Island of Hawaii. VerDate jul<14>2003 16:11 Mar 24, 2005 Jkt 205001 Summary: EPA expressed continuing concerns about potential impacts to cultural resources. Dated: March 22, 2005. Robert W. Hargrove, Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. 05–5934 Filed 3–24–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER–FRL–6661–7] 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 March 14, 2005, through March 18, 2005, pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. EIS No. 050110, Draft EIS, AFS, CA, Freds Fire Restoration Project, To Reduce Long-Term Fuel Loading for the Purpose of Reducing Future Fire Severity and Resistance to Control, Eldorado National Forest, El Dorado County, CA, Comment Period Ends: May 9, 2005, Contact: Laura Hierholzer (530) 647–5382. EIS No. 050111, Draft EIS, AFS, CA, Power Fire Restoration Project, To Reduce Long-Term Fuel Loading for the Purpose of Reducing Future Severity and Resistance to Control, Amador Ranger District, Eldorado National Forest, Amador County, CA, Comment Period Ends: March 9, 2005, Contact: Patricia Ferrell (530) 642– 5146. EIS No. 050112, Final EIS, AFS, WY, Woodrock Project, Proposal for Timber Sale, Travel Management and Watershed Restoration, Implementation, Bighorn National Forest, Tongue Ranger District, Sheridan County, WY, Wait Period Ends: April 25, 2005, Contact: Scott Hill (307) 674–2600. EIS No. 050113, Draft EIS, BLM, NV, Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area, Resource Management Plan, Implementation, Cities of Las Vegas and Henderson, Clark County, NV, Comment Period Ends: June 23, 2005, Contact: Charles Carroll (702) 515– 5291. EIS No. 050114, Draft EIS, AFS, IN, Hoosier National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan, Implementation, Brown, Crawford, Dubois, Jackson, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Orange, Perry Counties, IN, PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 15315 Comment Period Ends: June 23, 2005, Contact: Judi Perez (812) 275–5987. EIS No. 050115, Final Supplement, NRC, AL, Generic EIS—License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plants, Units 1 and 2, Supplemental 18 to NUREG–1437 (TAC Nos. MCO768 and MCO769), Houston County, AL, Wait Period Ends: April 25, 2005, Contact: Jack Cushing (301) 415–1424. EIS No. 050116, Draft EIS, COE, Programmatic—Lower Colorado River Basin Study, Provide Flood Damage Reduction and Ecosystem Restoration, Colorado River, TX, Comment Period Ends: May 9, 2005, Contact: Rob Newman (817) 886–1762. EIS No. 050117, Draft EIS, BLM, NV, Emigrant Mine Project, Develop and Operate an Open Pit Mine, Construct a Waste Rock Disposal Facility, South of Carlin in Elko County, NV, Comment Period Ends: May 24, 2005, Contact: Tom Schmidt (775) 753– 0200. EIS No. 050118, Draft EIS, AFS, MI, Ottawa National Forest, Proposed Land and Resource Management Plan, Forest Plan Revision, Implementation, Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Marquette and Ontonagan Counties, MI, Comment Period Ends: June 23, 2005, Contact: Robert Brenner (906) 932–1330. EIS No. 050119, Draft EIS, AFS, OR, Timberline Express Project, To Improve the Winter Recreational Opportunities, Implementation, Zigzag Ranger District, Mt. Hood National Forest, Clackamas County, OR, Comment Period Ends: May 9, 2005, Contact: Gary L. Larsen (503) 668–1700. EIS No. 050120, Draft Supplement, AFS, CO, Baylor Park Blowdown Project, New Information, Salvage and Treat Down and Damaged Timber, To Reduce Impact of Spruce Beetles, Implementation, White River National Forest, Sopris and Rifle Ranger District, Garfield, Mesa, and Pitkin Counties, CO, Comment Period Ends: May 9, 2005, Contact: Jim Thinnes (970) 945–3201. EIS No. 050121, Draft EIS, AFS, MT, Northeast Yaak Project, Proposed Harvest To Reduce Fuels in Old Growth, Implementation, Kootenai National Forest, Three Rivers Ranger District, Lincoln County, MT, Comment Period Ends: May 9, 2005, Contact: Eric Dickinson (406) 295– 4693. EIS No. 050122, Final EIS, DOE, AZ, Sahuarita-Nogales Transmission Line, Construction and Operation of a 345,000-volt (345 kV) Electric Transmission Line across the United E:\FR\FM\25MRN1.SGM 25MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 57 (Friday, March 25, 2005)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6661-8]


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

Draft EISs

    ERP No. D-AFS-F65048-WI Rating EC2, Lakewood/Laona Plantation 
Thinning Project, To Implement Vegetation Management Activities, 
Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, Lakewood Ranger District, Forest, 
Langlade, and Oconto Counties, WI.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the proposed 
project's cumulative and indirect impacts.
    ERP No. D-COE-B09801-MA Rating 3, Cape Wind Energy Project, 
Construct and Operate 130 Wind Turbine Generators on Horseshoe Shoal in 
Nantucket Sound, MA.
    Summary: EPA commented that the information and analysis provided 
in the Draft EIS was inadequate, noting that the DEIS does not provide 
enough information to fully characterize baseline environmental 
conditions, the environmental impacts of the project, and alternatives 
that avoid or minimize those impacts.
    ERP No. D-COE-G32057-TX Rating LO, Cedar Bayou Navigation Channel 
(CBNC) Improvements Project, Implementation, Near Baytown in Harris and 
Chambers Counties, TX.
    Summary: EPA had no objections to the proposed alternative.
    ERP No. D-SFW-K99034-CA Rating EC2, Coachella Valley Multiple 
Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP), Santa Rosa and San Jacinto 
Mountains Trails Plan, Issuance of Incidental Take Permits, Riverside 
County, CA.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about water and air 
quality impacts, and requested additional information regarding 
consultation with tribal governments, environmental justice issues, 
enforcement of the Plan, and impacts to cultural resources and 
migratory birds.

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    ERP No. DS-NPS-K65325-CA Rating LO, 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 Counties, CA.
    Summary: EPA has no objections to the preferred alternative.
    However, EPA requests that the Park Service consider additional 
protection measures for the exceptional cultural resources in El Portal 
when delineating and zoning the river boundary.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-AFS-E65069-AL, Longleaf Ecosystem Restoration Project, 
Proposes a Five-Year Project to Begin Restoration of Native Longleaf, 
Talladega National Forest, Oakmulgee District, Tuscaloosa, Hale, Bibbs, 
and Perry Counties, AL.
    Summary: EPA supports the Forest Service in its efforts to restore 
the longleaf pine ecosystem and enhance red-cockade woodpecker habitat, 
and has no objections to this project.
    ERP No. F-AFS-J65410-WY, Upper Green River Area Rangeland Project, 
Propose Site Specific Grazing Management Practices, Bridger-Teton 
Forest, Sublette, Teton and Fremont Counties, WY.
    Summary: The Final EIS was not responsive to EPA's comments on the 
Draft EIS. EPA continues to express environmental concerns with 
potential adverse impacts to water quality, aquatic resources, and 
riparian areas from livestock grazing.
    ERP No. F-DOI-K99033-00, Programmatic EIS--Lower Colorado River 
Multi-Species Conservation Program, Issuing a Incidental Take Permit 
based on the Plan, Extending from Lake Mead to the Southerly 
International Boundary with Mexico, AZ, NV and CA.
    Summary: EPA's concerns have been addressed; therefore, EPA has no 
objection to the action as proposed.
    ERP No. F-FHW-F40382-MN, Ayd Mill Road Corridor, Improvements from 
I-35 E to St. Anthony Avenue (I-94) 2.6 kilometer (1.6 miles), Funding, 
City of Saint Paul, Ramsey County, MN.
    Summary: EPA's concerns regarding mitigation to protect surface 
water quality have been satisfactorily addressed; therefore, EPA has no 
objection to the action as proposed.
    ERP No. F-NAS-K11114-HI, Outrigger Telescopes Project, Proposed for 
the W.M. Keck Observatory Site within the Mauna Kea Science Reserve, 
Funding, Construction, Installation and Operation, Island of Hawaii.
    Summary: EPA expressed continuing concerns about potential impacts 
to cultural resources.

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