Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments, 19952-19953 [05-7571]

Download as PDF 19952 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 72 / Friday, April 15, 2005 / Notices District, Sundance, Crook County, WA, Comment Period Ends: May 2, 2005, Contact: Steve Kozel (307) 283– 1361. Revision of Federal Register Notice Published on 3/11/2005: CEQ Comment Period Ending on 4/25/2005 has been Extended to 5/2/2005. EIS No. 20050104, DRAFT EIS, NPS, CA, Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) Fire Management Plan, Implementation, Muir Woods National Monument, Fort Point National Historic Site, San Mateo, San Francisco and Marin Counties, CA, Comment Period Ends: May 27, 2005, Contact: Alex Naar (415) 331–6374. Revision of Federal Register Notice Published on 03/18/2005: Correction to Agency from AFS to NPS also, correction to Comment Period from 05/ 17/05 to 5/27/2005. EIS No. 20050140, FINAL EIS, FHW, NV, Boulder City/US 93 Corridor Transportation Improvements, Study Limits are between a western boundary on US 95 in the City of Henderson and an eastern boundary on U.S. 93 west of downtown Boulder City, NPDES and U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permits Issuance and Right-of Way Grant, Clark County, NV, Wait Period Ends: May 13, 2005, Contact: Ted P. Bendure (775) 687– 5322. Revision of Federal Register Notice Published on 04/08/05: CEQ Comment Period Ending 05/09/2005 has been extended to 05/13/2005. Dated: April 12, 2005. Ken Mittelholtz, Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. 05–7570 Filed 4–14–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER–FRL–6662–5] 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 VerDate jul<14>2003 14:34 Apr 14, 2005 Jkt 205001 Federal Register dated April 1, 2005 (70 FR 16815). Draft EISs EIS No. 20040549, ERP No. D–FHW– D40326–MD, Intercounty Connector (ICC) from I–270 to US–1, Funding and U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit, Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties, MD. Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections with the Corridor 1 alternative, due to impacts to wetlands and stream habitat in forested parkland. EPA expressed environmental concerns with the Corridor 2 Alternative due to potential impacts from secondary development, natural resource and community impacts and potential impact to a nearby reservoir. Rating EO2. EIS No. 20040600, ERP No. D–FHW– D40327–PA, Southern Beltway Transportation Project, Improvement from US–22 in Robinson Township to Interstate 79 in South Fayette Township and Cecil Township, Funding and U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit, Washington and Allegheny Counties, PA. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns due to potential impacts to surface water, wetlands, forested habitat, threatened and endangered species, and possible environmental justice areas. Rating EC2. EIS No. 20050012, ERP No. D–IBR– K39090–CA, Central Valley Project Long-Term Water Service Contract Renewals—American River Division, Proposes to Renew Long-Term Water Service Contracts, Sacramento, Placer, and El Dorado Counties, CA. Summary: EPA expressed concerns due to cumulative impacts and environmental tradeoffs of potential increased water diversions from the American River. Rating EC2. EIS No. 20050024, ERP No. D–AFS– J65437–CO, Gold Camp Road Plan, Develop a Feasible Plan to Manage the Operation of Tunnel #3 and the 8.5 mile Road Segment, Pike National Forest, Pike Peak Ranger District, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, CO. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns due to air quality, water quality, and wildlife habitat impacts. Watersheds in the project area are in a degraded condition, and opening the road to motorized vehicles has the potential to increase sediment loads to the watersheds. Rating EC2. EIS No. 20050028, ERP No. DS–FHW– L40203–AK, Juneau Access PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Transportation Project, Improvements in the Lynn Canal/Taiya Inlet Corridor between Juneau and Haines/ Skagway, Updated Information, Special-Use-Permit and COE Section 10 and 404 Permits, Tongass National Forest, Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park, Haines State Forest, City and Borough of Juneau, Haines Borough, Cities Haines and Skagway, AK. Summary: EPA has environmental objections with the proposed project, since there was insufficient information to demonstrate that the preferred alternative is the least environmentally damaging practicable alternative in compliance with the Clean Water Act Section 404(b)(1) Guidelines. EPA recommends that the Final EIS include a preliminary 404(b)(1) evaluation, compensatory mitigation for unavoidable wetland impacts, site specific hydrological information and analysis for bridge/culvert designs, monitoring and adaptive management, and further analysis of indirect and cumulative effects. Rating EO2. EIS No. 20050051, ERP No. DS–AFS– F65033–IL, Kudzu Eradication, Proposal to Eradicate Known Kudzu Infestations, Updated Information, Shawnee National Forest, Application for Herbicide and Mechanical Treatment, Jackson, Alexander and Pope Counties, IL. Summary: EPA has no objections to the use of the two selected herbicides for control of Kudzu. Rating LO. Final EISs EIS No. 20040469, ERP No. F–COE– L01009–ID, Emerald Creek Garnet Project, Proposal to Mine Garnet Reserves within the St. Maries River Floodplain near Fernwood, Walla Walla District, Issuance of Several Permits, Benewah and Shoshone Counties, ID. Summary: The Final EIS responded to EPA’s previous concerns. EIS No. 20050073, ERP No. F–AFS– L65464–ID, South Bear River Range Allotment Management Plan Revisions, Continued Livestock Grazing on Ten Allotments, CaribouTarghee National Forest, Montpelier Ranger District, Bear Lake and Franklin Counties, ID. Summary: The Final EIS provided additional information on alternatives, however EPA continues to have concerns about water quality and recommends long term protection and restoration of streams. EIS No. 20050029, ERP No. FS–FHW– E40183–FL, FL–23 Extension (Branan E:\FR\FM\15APN1.SGM 15APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 72 / Friday, April 15, 2005 / Notices Field-Chaffee Road), Construction from FL–134 (103rd Street) to FL–8 (I–10) and FL–10 (US–90/Beaver Street), NPDES and U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permits Issuance, Clay and Duval Counties, FL. Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns due to impacts to wetlands. Dated: April 12, 2005. Ken Mittelholtz, Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. 05–7571 Filed 4–14–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [OPP–2005–0091; FRL–7707–7] The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group Working Committee on Water Quality and Pesticide Disposal; Notice of Public Meeting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO)/ State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG) Working Committee on Working Committee on Water Quality and Pesticide Disposal (WC/WQ&PD) will hold a 2–day meeting, beginning on May 2, 2005 and ending May 3, 2005. This notice announces the location and times for the meeting and sets forth the tentative agenda topics. DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, May 2, 2005 through Tuesday, May 3, 2005 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, May 2, 2005 and 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3, 2005. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Doubletree Hotel, 300 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Georgia A. McDuffie, Field and External Affairs Division] (7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460– 0001; telephone number: (703) 605– 0195]; fax number: (703) 308–1850; email address: mcduffie.georgia]@epa.gov or Philip H. Gray, SFIREG Executive Secretary, P.O. Box 1249, Hardwick, VT 05843–1249; telephone number: (802) 472–6956; fax (802) 472–6957; e-mail address: aapco@plainfield.bypass.com. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate jul<14>2003 14:34 Apr 14, 2005 Jkt 205001 I. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me? You may be potentially affected by this action if you all parties interested in SFIREG information exchange relationship with EPA regarding important issues related to human health, environmental exposure to pesticides, and insight into EPA’s decision-making process are invited and encouraged to attend the meetings and participate as appropriate. Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to: Those persons who are or may be required to conduct testing of chemical substances under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Since other entities may also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information? 1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number OPP–2005–0091. The official public docket consists of the documents specifically referenced in this action, any public comments received, and other information related to this action. Although, a part of the official docket, the public docket does not include Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. The official public docket is the collection of materials that is available for public viewing at the Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall #2, 1801 S. Bell St., Arlington, VA. This docket facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The docket telephone number is (703) 305–5805. 2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document electronically through the EPA Internet under the Federal Register listings at https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/. An electronic version of the public docket is available through EPA’s electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may use EPA Dockets at https://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official public docket, and to access PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 19953 those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Although, not all docket materials may be available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly available docket materials through the docket facility identified in Unit I.B.1. Once in the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in the appropriate docket ID number. II. Tentative Agenda 1. Results of state WQPD issue reporting system. 2. OPP/OECA budget cuts. Implications for pesticide field programs and state pesticide programs. 3. Performance measures: EPA’s plans, state roles 4. Endangered species implementation update. 5. EPA interpretive statement on National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits for pesticide applications. 6. Pesticide disposal: Label statements, FIFRA-RCRA issues, container recycling. 7. Pesticide container security. 8. Pesticide container and containment rule. 9. Implementation of new active ingredient registration reviews by state lead agencies. 10. Atrazine monitoring/modeling update. 11. EPA fumigant cluster evaluation process. 12. California’s PRESCRIBE system for endangered species restrictions. 13. Enantiomer-specific pesticide active ingredients. 14. Emergency powers for potable well cleanup. 15. State water quality training needs. 16. Office of Pesticide Programs and Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Reports. 17. Wrap up and new issue. List of Subjects Environmental Protection Agency. Dated: April 1, 2005. William R. Diamond, Director, Office of Pesticide Program Field and External Affairs Division. [FR Doc. 05–7503 Filed 4–14–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–7900–5] Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of an Upcoming Science Advisory Board Meeting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). AGENCY: E:\FR\FM\15APN1.SGM 15APN1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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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 1, 2005 (70 FR 16815).

Draft EISs

EIS No. 20040549, ERP No. D-FHW-D40326-MD, Intercounty Connector (ICC) 
from I-270 to US-1, Funding and U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit, 
Montgomery and Prince George's Counties, MD.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections with the Corridor 1 
alternative, due to impacts to wetlands and stream habitat in forested 
parkland. EPA expressed environmental concerns with the Corridor 2 
Alternative due to potential impacts from secondary development, 
natural resource and community impacts and potential impact to a nearby 
reservoir. Rating EO2.

EIS No. 20040600, ERP No. D-FHW-D40327-PA, Southern Beltway 
Transportation Project, Improvement from US-22 in Robinson Township to 
Interstate 79 in South Fayette Township and Cecil Township, Funding and 
U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit, Washington and Allegheny Counties, 
PA.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns due to potential 
impacts to surface water, wetlands, forested habitat, threatened and 
endangered species, and possible environmental justice areas. Rating 
EC2.

EIS No. 20050012, ERP No. D-IBR-K39090-CA, Central Valley Project Long-
Term Water Service Contract Renewals--American River Division, Proposes 
to Renew Long-Term Water Service Contracts, Sacramento, Placer, and El 
Dorado Counties, CA.
    Summary: EPA expressed concerns due to cumulative impacts and 
environmental tradeoffs of potential increased water diversions from 
the American River. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20050024, ERP No. D-AFS-J65437-CO, Gold Camp Road Plan, Develop 
a Feasible Plan to Manage the Operation of Tunnel 3 and the 
8.5 mile Road Segment, Pike National Forest, Pike Peak Ranger District, 
Colorado Springs, El Paso County, CO.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns due to air quality, 
water quality, and wildlife habitat impacts. Watersheds in the project 
area are in a degraded condition, and opening the road to motorized 
vehicles has the potential to increase sediment loads to the 
watersheds. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20050028, ERP No. DS-FHW-L40203-AK, Juneau Access 
Transportation Project, Improvements in the Lynn Canal/Taiya Inlet 
Corridor between Juneau and Haines/Skagway, Updated Information, 
Special-Use-Permit and COE Section 10 and 404 Permits, Tongass National 
Forest, Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park, Haines State Forest, 
City and Borough of Juneau, Haines Borough, Cities Haines and Skagway, 
AK.

    Summary: EPA has environmental objections with the proposed 
project, since there was insufficient information to demonstrate that 
the preferred alternative is the least environmentally damaging 
practicable alternative in compliance with the Clean Water Act Section 
404(b)(1) Guidelines. EPA recommends that the Final EIS include a 
preliminary 404(b)(1) evaluation, compensatory mitigation for 
unavoidable wetland impacts, site specific hydrological information and 
analysis for bridge/culvert designs, monitoring and adaptive 
management, and further analysis of indirect and cumulative effects. 
Rating EO2.

EIS No. 20050051, ERP No. DS-AFS-F65033-IL, Kudzu Eradication, Proposal 
to Eradicate Known Kudzu Infestations, Updated Information, Shawnee 
National Forest, Application for Herbicide and Mechanical Treatment, 
Jackson, Alexander and Pope Counties, IL.

    Summary: EPA has no objections to the use of the two selected 
herbicides for control of Kudzu. Rating LO.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20040469, ERP No. F-COE-L01009-ID, Emerald Creek Garnet 
Project, Proposal to Mine Garnet Reserves within the St. Maries River 
Floodplain near Fernwood, Walla Walla District, Issuance of Several 
Permits, Benewah and Shoshone Counties, ID.

    Summary: The Final EIS responded to EPA's previous concerns.

EIS No. 20050073, ERP No. F-AFS-L65464-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.

    Summary: The Final EIS provided additional information on 
alternatives, however EPA continues to have concerns about water 
quality and recommends long term protection and restoration of streams.

EIS No. 20050029, ERP No. FS-FHW-E40183-FL, FL-23 Extension (Branan

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Field-Chaffee Road), Construction from FL-134 (103rd Street) to FL-8 
(I-10) and FL-10 (US-90/Beaver Street), NPDES and U.S. Army COE Section 
404 Permits Issuance, Clay and Duval Counties, FL.

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns due to 
impacts to wetlands.

    Dated: April 12, 2005.
Ken Mittelholtz,
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Federal Activities.
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