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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 160 / Friday, August 19, 2005 / Notices Implement Multiple Resource Management Actions, Mystic Ranger District, Black Hills National Forest, Pennington County, South Dakota, Comment Period Ends: 10/03/2005, Contact: Robert Thompson 605–343– 1567. EIS No. 20050340, Draft EIS, AFS, UT, West Fork Blacks Fork Allotment Management Plan, Proposes to Authorize Continued Livestock Grazing, Township 1 North, Range 11 East, Salt Lake Principle Merida, Evanston Ranger District, WasatchCache National Forest, Summit County, UT, Comment Period Ends: 10/03/2005, Contact: Richard Zobell 307–782–6555. EIS No. 20050341, Final EIS, COE, 00, Arkansas River Navigation Study, To Maintain and Improve the Navigation Channel in Order to Enhance Commercial Navigation on the McCellan Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS), Several Counties, AR and Several Counties, OK, Wait Period Ends: 09/ 19/2005, Contact: Renee Wright 501– 324–6139. EIS No. 20050342, Draft EIS, NOA, 00, Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Tunas, Swordfish, and Shark and the Atlantic Billfish Fishery Management Plan, Implementation, Atlantic Coast, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, Comment Period Ends: 10/03/2005, Contact: Karyl Brewster Geisz 301– 713–2347. Amended Notices EIS No. 20050044, Draft EIS, BLM, WY, Jonah Infill Drilling Project, Propose to Expand Development of Natural Gas Drilling, Sublette County, WY, Comment Period Ends: 10/07/2005, Contact: Carol Kruse 307–367–5352. Revision of Notice Published in Federal Register 02/11/2005: This Comment Period is Only for the Supplement Air Quality Information Portion; the Comment Period will end on 10/07/2005. EIS No. 20050216, Draft EIS, IBR, CA, San Luis Drainage Feature Reevaluation Project, Provide Agricultural Drainage Service to the San Luis Unit, Several Counties, CA, Comment Period Ends: 9/01/2005, Contact: Gerald Robbins 916–978– 5061. Revision of Notice Published in Federal Register 6/03/2005: Extending the Comment Period from 8/03/2005 to 9/01/2005. EIS No. 20050231, Draft EIS, AFS, MT, Gallatin National Forest, Proposed Travel Management Plan, Implementation, Forest Land and VerDate jul<14>2003 16:47 Aug 18, 2005 Jkt 205001 Resource Management, Madison, Gallatin, Park, Meagher, Sweetgrass and Carbon Counties, MT, Comment Period Ends: 9/02/2005, Contact: Steve Christiansen 406–587–6750 Revision of Notice Published in Federal Register 6/17/2005: Extending Comment Period from 8/ 01/2005 to 9/02/2005. EIS No. 20050325, Draft EIS, AFS, WV, Programmatic—Monongahela National Forest Plan Revision, Proposes to Revise Land and Resource Management Plan, Barbour, Grant, Greebrier, Nicholas, Pendleton, Pocahontab, Preston, Randolph, Tucker, Webster Counties, WV, Comment Period Ends: 11/14/2005, Contact: Clyde Thompson 304–636–1800. Revision of Notice Published in Federal Register: 8/12/2005: Correction to Comment Period from 9/26/2005 to 11/14/2005. Dated: August 16, 2005. Robert W. Hargrove, Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. 05–16473 Filed 8–18–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER–FRL–6666–6] 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 Federal Register dated April 1, 2005 (70 FR 16815). Draft EISs EIS No. 20050229, ERP No. D–AFS– L65487–0R, Blue Mountain Land Exchange—Oregon Project, Proposed Exchange of Federal and Non-Federal Lands, Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests, Baker, Grant, Morrow, Umatilla, Union and Wallowa Counties, OR. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to water quality and forest habitat as well as on the loss of dedicated old growth and net loss of Late and Old PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 48705 Structure habitat. EPA supports the identified prioritization of road restoration efforts proposed for acquired lands, but is concerned about uncertain funding to implement restoration efforts. Rating EC2. Final EISs EIS No. 20050267, ERP No. F–NRC– G09804–NM, National Enrichment Facility (NEF), Construction, Operation, and Decommission of a Gas Centrifuge Uranium Enrichment Facility, License Application, NUREG–1790, near Eunice, Lea County, NM. Summary: No formal comment letter was to the preparing agency. EIS No. 20050275, ERP No. F–FHW– F40389–WI, WI–26 State Trunk Highway (STH) Improvements, Janesville at IH–90 to STH–60-East north of Watertown Road, Funding, (Project ID 1390–04–00), Rock, Jefferson, and Dodge Counties, WI Summary: Many of EPA’s earlier objections to the project have been satisfactory addressed; however, EPA continues to have concerns about the proposed project because of the need for additional refinement on compensatory mitigation for wetlands impacts. EIS No. 20050279, ERP No. F–NPS– E65070–AL, Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail Comprehensive Management Plan, Implementation, Dallas, Lowndes, and Montgomery Counties, AL. Summary: EPA has no objections to the preferred alternative. EIS No. 20050302, ERP No. FC–IBW– K24017–00, South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plan (SBIWTP), To Address Treatment Alternatives from Tijuana, Mexico that cross into United States/Mexico Border in San Diego County, CA. Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency. Dated: August 16, 2005. Robert W. Hargrove, Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. 05–16474 Filed 8–18–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–7956–6] Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of an Upcoming Science Advisory Board Meeting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). AGENCY: E:\FR\FM\19AUN1.SGM 19AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 160 (Friday, August 19, 2005)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6666-6]


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 Federal Register dated April 
1, 2005 (70 FR 16815).

Draft EISs

EIS No. 20050229, ERP No. D-AFS-L65487-0R, Blue Mountain Land 
Exchange--Oregon Project, Proposed Exchange of Federal and Non-Federal 
Lands, Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests, Baker, 
Grant, Morrow, Umatilla, Union and Wallowa Counties, OR.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to 
water quality and forest habitat as well as on the loss of dedicated 
old growth and net loss of Late and Old Structure habitat. EPA supports 
the identified prioritization of road restoration efforts proposed for 
acquired lands, but is concerned about uncertain funding to implement 
restoration efforts.
    Rating EC2.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20050267, ERP No. F-NRC-G09804-NM, National Enrichment Facility 
(NEF), Construction, Operation, and Decommission of a Gas Centrifuge 
Uranium Enrichment Facility, License Application, NUREG-1790, near 
Eunice, Lea County, NM.

    Summary: No formal comment letter was to the preparing agency.

EIS No. 20050275, ERP No. F-FHW-F40389-WI, WI-26 State Trunk Highway 
(STH) Improvements, Janesville at IH-90 to STH-60-East north of 
Watertown Road, Funding, (Project ID 1390-04-00), Rock, Jefferson, and 
Dodge Counties, WI

    Summary: Many of EPA's earlier objections to the project have been 
satisfactory addressed; however, EPA continues to have concerns about 
the proposed project because of the need for additional refinement on 
compensatory mitigation for wetlands impacts.

EIS No. 20050279, ERP No. F-NPS-E65070-AL, Selma to Montgomery National 
Historic Trail Comprehensive Management Plan, Implementation, Dallas, 
Lowndes, and Montgomery Counties, AL.

    Summary: EPA has no objections to the preferred alternative.

EIS No. 20050302, ERP No. FC-IBW-K24017-00, South Bay International 
Wastewater Treatment Plan (SBIWTP), To Address Treatment Alternatives 
from Tijuana, Mexico that cross into United States/Mexico Border in San 
Diego County, CA.

    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.

    Dated: August 16, 2005.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 05-16474 Filed 8-18-05; 8:45 am]
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