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Download as PDF 69966 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 222 / Friday, November 18, 2005 / Notices 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) numberOPP–2005–0257. 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. 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An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental impact statements (EISs) was published in FR dated April 1, 2005 (70 FR 16815). Draft EISs EIS No. 20050249, ERP No. D–BLM– L65488–ID, Cotterel Wind Power Project and Draft Resource Management Plan Amendment, To Build a 190–240 megawatt, WindPowered Electrical Generation Facility, Right-of-Way Application, City of Burley, Towns of Albion and Malta, Cassia County, ID. Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project. Rating LO. EIS No. 20050353, ERP No. D–FHW– C50014–NY, Willis Avenue Bridge Reconstruction, Proposing Reconstruction of 100-year old Willis Avenue Bridge over the Harem River between Manhattan and the Bronx, New York and Bronx Counties, NY. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about water quality impacts, and requested additional information be included in the final EIS to address this issue. Rating EC2. EIS No. 20050355, ERP No. D–COE– G32059–LA, Port of Iberia Project, To Determine the Feasibility of Deepening the Existing Navigation Channels between the POI and the Gulf of Mexico, Portions of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) and Freshwater Bayou (FWB), LA. Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action. Rating LO. EIS No. 20050377, ERP No. D–COE– C39017–NY, Montuak Point Storm Damage Reduction Project, Proposed Reinforcement of an Existing Stone Revetment Wall, Suffolk County, NY. Summary: EPA does not object to the preferred alternative, which will arrest the erosion with little environmental impact to the project area. Rating LO. Final EISs EIS No. 20050205, ERP No. F–FRC– B03012–RI, KeySpan Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Facility Upgrade Project, Construction and Operation, and Algonquin Gas Transmission Project, Proposal for Site, Construct and Operate a New Natural Gas Pipeline, Coast Guard Permit, U.S. Army COE Section 10 and 404 E:\FR\FM\18NON1.SGM 18NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 222 / Friday, November 18, 2005 / Notices Permits, Providence County, RI and New England. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the potential need for additional air emission control measures on marine vessels, additional mitigation measures to address impacts from entrainment of fish, eggs, and larvae by ship ballast water intakes, and requested an opportunity for additional discussions about potential environmental justice impacts. EIS No. 20050320, ERP No. F–AFS– J65426–UT, Wasatch Plateau Grazing Project, Proposal to Continue to Authorize Sheep Grazing by Issuance of a Term Grazing Permits on 31 Sheep Allotments, Manti-La Sal National Forest, Sanpete, Ferron and Price Ranger Districts, Sanpete, Carbon, Utah and Emery County, UT. Summary: The FEIS addressed EPA’s concerns with impact to water quality. EIS No. 20050408, ERP No. F–FHW– F40432–WI, U.S. 41 Highway Corridor Project, Transportation Improvement between the Cities of Oconto and Perhtigo, Funding, Marinette and Oconto Counties, WI. Summary: While EPA has no objection to the proposed action, it asked to be involved in planning the wetland restoration of the more than 300 acres required for compensatory mitigation. EIS No. 20050449, ERP No. F–USN– E11054–FL, Navy Air-To-Ground Training at Avon Park Air Force Range, To Conduct Air-To-Ground Ordnance Delivery and Training, Fleet Forces Command’s Fleet Readiness Training Program (FRTP), Polk and Highland Counties, FL. Summary: EPA’s previous concerns have been resolved; therefore, EPA has no objection to the proposed action. Dated: November 15, 2005. Elaine Suriano, Environmental Scientist, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. 05–22887 Filed 11–17–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER–FRL–6669–04] Environmental Impacts 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:21 Nov 17, 2005 Jkt 208001 Filed November 7, 2005 Through November 10, 2005. Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. EIS No. 20050471, Draft EIS, AFS, WY, Moose-Gypsum Project, Proposes to Authorize Vegetation Treatments, Watershed Improvements, and Travel Plan and Recreation Updates, Pinedale Ranger District, BridgerTeton National Forest, Sublette County, WY, Comment Period Ends: January 3, 2006, Contact: Craig Trulock 307–367–4326. EIS No. 20050472, Second Draft Supplement, AFS, CO, Sheep Flats Diversity Unit, Timber Sales and Related Road Construction, Additional Information Regarding Wildlife Resources, Grand Mesa Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, Grand Valley Ranger District, Mesa County, CO, Comment Period Ends: January 3, 2006, Contact: Carol McKenzie 208–634–0761. EIS No. 20050473, Draft EIS, COE, MT, Upper Columbia Alternative Flood Control and Fish Operations, Implementation, Libby and Hungry Horse Dams, Columbia River Basin, MT, Comment Period Ends: January 3, 2006, Contact: Evan Lewis 206–764– 6922. EIS No. 20050474, Final EIS, COE, CA, Mare Island Reuse of Dredged Material Disposal Ponds as a Confirmed Updated Dredged Material Disposal Facility, Issuing Section 404 Permit Clean Water Act and Section 10 Permit Rivers and Harbor Act, San Francisco Bay Area, City of Vallejo, Solando County, CA , Wait Period Ends: December 19, 2005, Contact: Robert J. Lawrence 415–977–8020. EIS No. 20050475, Final EIS, AFS, NM, Invasive Plant Control Project, Protection of the Abundance and Biological Diversity of Desired Native Plant, Carson National Forest and Santa Fe National Forest, Rio Arriba, Colfax, Los Alamos, Mora, San Miguel and Santa Fe Counties, NM, Wait Period Ends: December 19, 2005, Contact: Sanford Hurlocker 505–753– 7331. EIS No. 20050476, Final Supplement, AFS, AK, Emerald Bay Timber Sale, Implementation, Additional Information on the Potential Effects of the Project Alternatives, KetchikanMisty Fiords Ranger District, Tongass National Forest, AK, Wait Period Ends: December 19, 2005, Contact: Rob Reeck 907–228–4114. EIS No. 20050477, Final EIS, COE, AZ, Santa Cruz River, Paseo de las Iglesias Feasibility Study, To Identify, Define and Solve Environmental Degradation, Flooding and Water Resource Problems, City of Tucson, PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 69967 Pima County, AZ, Wait Period Ends: December 19, 2005, Contact: Michael J. Fink 602–640–2001 Ext. 252. EIS No. 20050478, Second Final EIS (Tiering), FHW, MO, Interstate 70 Corridor Improvements, Section of Independent Utility #4, from Missouri Route BB Interchange to Eastern Columbia, Funding, Boone County, MO, Wait Period Ends: December 19, 2005, Contact: Peggy Casey 573–636– 7104. EIS No. 20050479, Final EIS, SFW, 00, Resident Canada Goose Management Plan, Evaluate Alternatives Strategies to Reduce, Manage, and Resident Canada Goose Population, Implementation, within the Conterminous U.S., Wait Period Ends: December 19, 2005, Contact: Ron Kokel 703–358–1714. EIS No. 20050480, Final EIS, NOA, CA, PROGRAMMATIC—Montrose Settlements Restoration Plan, Restoration of Inquired Natural Resources, Channel Islands, Southern California Bight, Baja California Pacific Islands, Orange County, CA, Wait Period Ends: December 19, 2005, Contact: Greg Baker 301–713–1622. This document is available on the Internet at: https:// www.montrose.restoration.gov. EIS No. 20050481, Draft EIS, FTA, MO, St. Louis Metro South Metrolink Extension, Transportation Improvement, City of St. Louis, St. Louis County, MO, Comment Period Ends: January 6, 2006, Contact: Joan Roeseler 816–329–3936. EIS No. 20050482, Final EIS, AFS, WY, Cottonwood II Vegetation Management Project, Vegetation Management in the North and South Cottonwood Creek Drainages, Implementation, Bridger-Teton National Forest, Big Piney Ranger District, Sublette County, WY, Wait Period Ends: December 19, 2005, Contact: Jeff Laub 307–276–3375. EIS No. 20050483, Draft Supplement, UAF, 00, Realistic Bomber Training Initiative, Addressees Impacts of Wake Vortices on Surface Structures, Dyess Air Force Base, TX and Barksdale Air Force Base, LA, Comment Period Ends: January 3, 2006, Contact: Sheryl Parker 757– 764–9334. EIS No. 20050484, Draft EIS, COE, CA, American River Watershed, Lower American River Common Features Mayhew Levee Project, Reconstruction, Sacramento County, CA, Comment Period Ends: January 3, 2006, Contact: Robert Koenigs 916– 557–6712. EIS No. 20050485, Final EIS, FRC, CA, Upper North Fork Feather River E:\FR\FM\18NON1.SGM 18NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 222 (Friday, November 18, 2005)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-22887]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6669-5]


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

Draft EISs

EIS No. 20050249, ERP No. D-BLM-L65488-ID, Cotterel Wind Power Project 
and Draft Resource Management Plan Amendment, To Build a 190-240 
megawatt, Wind-Powered Electrical Generation Facility, Right-of-Way 
Application, City of Burley, Towns of Albion and Malta, Cassia County, 
ID.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project.
    Rating LO.

EIS No. 20050353, ERP No. D-FHW-C50014-NY, Willis Avenue Bridge 
Reconstruction, Proposing Reconstruction of 100-year old Willis Avenue 
Bridge over the Harem River between Manhattan and the Bronx, New York 
and Bronx Counties, NY.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about water quality 
impacts, and requested additional information be included in the final 
EIS to address this issue.
    Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20050355, ERP No. D-COE-G32059-LA, Port of Iberia Project, To 
Determine the Feasibility of Deepening the Existing Navigation Channels 
between the POI and the Gulf of Mexico, Portions of the Gulf 
Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) and Freshwater Bayou (FWB), LA.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.
    Rating LO.

EIS No. 20050377, ERP No. D-COE-C39017-NY, Montuak Point Storm Damage 
Reduction Project, Proposed Reinforcement of an Existing Stone 
Revetment Wall, Suffolk County, NY.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the preferred alternative, which 
will arrest the erosion with little environmental impact to the project 
area.
    Rating LO.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20050205, ERP No. F-FRC-B03012-RI, KeySpan Liquefied Natural 
Gas (LNG) Facility Upgrade Project, Construction and Operation, and 
Algonquin Gas Transmission Project, Proposal for Site, Construct and 
Operate a New Natural Gas Pipeline, Coast Guard Permit, U.S. Army COE 
Section 10 and 404

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Permits, Providence County, RI and New England.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the potential 
need for additional air emission control measures on marine vessels, 
additional mitigation measures to address impacts from entrainment of 
fish, eggs, and larvae by ship ballast water intakes, and requested an 
opportunity for additional discussions about potential environmental 
justice impacts.

EIS No. 20050320, ERP No. F-AFS-J65426-UT, Wasatch Plateau Grazing 
Project, Proposal to Continue to Authorize Sheep Grazing by Issuance of 
a Term Grazing Permits on 31 Sheep Allotments, Manti-La Sal National 
Forest, Sanpete, Ferron and Price Ranger Districts, Sanpete, Carbon, 
Utah and Emery County, UT.

    Summary: The FEIS addressed EPA's concerns with impact to water 
quality.

EIS No. 20050408, ERP No. F-FHW-F40432-WI, U.S. 41 Highway Corridor 
Project, Transportation Improvement between the Cities of Oconto and 
Perhtigo, Funding, Marinette and Oconto Counties, WI.
    Summary: While EPA has no objection to the proposed action, it 
asked to be involved in planning the wetland restoration of the more 
than 300 acres required for compensatory mitigation.

EIS No. 20050449, ERP No. F-USN-E11054-FL, Navy Air-To-Ground Training 
at Avon Park Air Force Range, To Conduct Air-To-Ground Ordnance 
Delivery and Training, Fleet Forces Command's Fleet Readiness Training 
Program (FRTP), Polk and Highland Counties, FL.

    Summary: EPA's previous concerns have been resolved; therefore, EPA 
has no objection to the proposed action.

    Dated: November 15, 2005.
Elaine Suriano,
Environmental Scientist, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 05-22887 Filed 11-17-05; 8:45 am]
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