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Daytime Scoping Meeting
Scoping Meeting Procedures
Date and Time: Thursday, May 25,
2006, 9 a.m.
Location: Green Island Municipal
Center, 9 George Street, Green Island,
NY 12183. (518) 273–2201.
For Directions: please call Ms.
Veronica Weigand at (518) 456–7712, or
via e-mail at
veronica@albanyengineering.com.
SD1, which outlines the subject areas
to be addressed in the environmental
document, was mailed to the
individuals and entities on the
Commission’s mailing list. Copies of
SD1 will be available at the scoping
meetings, or may be viewed on the web
at https://www.ferc.gov, using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Follow the directions
for accessing information in paragraph
n. Depending on the extent of comments
received, Scoping Document 2 may or
may not be issued.
The meetings will be recorded by a
stenographer and will become part of
the formal Commission record on the
project.
Site Visit
Green Island will conduct a site visit
of the project on Wednesday, May 24,
2006, starting at 2 p.m. All participants
should meet at the Green Island Project
powerhouse located at the corner of
Tibbits Avenue and George Street on the
west side of the Hudson River. All
participants are responsible for their
own transportation. Anyone with
questions about the site visit should
contact Ms. Veronica Weigand of
Albany Engineering Corporation at (518)
456–7712, or via e-mail at
veronica@albanyengineering.com on or
before May 19, 2006.
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Scoping Meeting Objectives
At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1)
Present a proposed list of issues to be
addressed in the EA; (2) review and
discuss existing conditions and resource
agency management objectives; (3)
review and discuss existing information
and identify preliminary information
and study needs; (4) review and discuss
the process plan and schedule for prefiling activity that incorporates the time
frames provided for in Part 5 of the
Commission’s regulations and, to the
extent possible, maximizes coordination
of federal, state, and tribal permitting
and certification processes; and (5)
discuss requests by any federal or state
agency or Indian tribe acting as a
cooperating agency for development of
an environmental document.
Meeting participants should come
prepared to discuss their issues and/or
concerns. Please review the PAD in
preparation for the scoping meetings.
Directions on how to obtain a copy of
the PAD and SD1 are included in item
n of this document.
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DATES: The PSD and Part 71 permits are
reviewable under Section 307(b)(1) of
the Clean Air Act only in the Ninth
Circuit Court of Appeals. A petition for
review must be filed by July 5, 2006.
Dated: April 26, 2006.
Deborah Jordan,
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Notice of Approval of Prevention of
Significant Deterioration (PSD) Permits
for Newmont Nevada Energy
Investment, LLC (Nevada Department
of Environmental Protection No.
AP4911–1349), Hawaii Electric Light
Company (Hawaii CSP No.0007–01–C),
and Title V Operating Permit for
Peabody Western Coal Co. (EPA
Region 9 No. NN–OP 99–07)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), Region 9.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
the following permits have been issued:
The Nevada Department of
Environmental Protection, acting under
authority of a PSD delegation
agreement, granted approval to
Newmont Nevada Energy Investment,
LLC to construct the TS Power Plant, a
200 megawatt pulverized coal-fired
boiler plant to be located near Dunphy,
NV. The permit became effective on
June 4, 2005.
The Hawaii Department of Health,
acting under authority of a PSD
delegation agreement, granted approval
to Hawaii Electric Light Company to
construct two 20 MW combustion
turbine generators (Keahole Units 4 & 5)
at Keahole Generating Station, Keahole,
Hawaii. The permit became effective on
June 5, 2001.
EPA Region 9, acting under the title
V operating permit regulations in 40
CFR part 71, granted approval to
Peabody Western Coal Company to
operate two contiguous coal mines
(Kayenta and Black Mesa) in
northeastern Arizona on the
reservations of the Navajo Nation and
the Hopi Tribe. The permit became
effective on July 1, 2004, except for the
opacity monitoring conditions, which
became effective on March 28, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Copies of the permits are available for
public inspection and can be obtained
by contacting: Roger Kohn (AIR–3), U.S.
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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 FR
dated April 7, 2006 (71 FR 17845).
Draft EISs
EIS No. 20060002, ERP No. D–BLM–
L65500–ID, Coeur d’Alene Resource
Management Plan, Implementation,
Benewah, Bonner, Boundary,
Kootenai and Shoshone Counties, ID.
SUMMARY: EPA supports the goals
described in preferred alternative which
strives to balance resource protection
with active management of commodity
resources. However, EPA expressed
environmental concerns about water
quality impacts, and requested more
information about how source water
could be protected and recommended
including additional discussion on
protecting air quality related to
prescribed burning.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060053, ERP No. D–AFS–
K65299–CA, Slapjack Project, Protect
Rural Communities from Fire Hazards
by Constructing Defensible Fuel
Profile Zones (DFPZS), Feather River
Ranger District, Plumas National
Forest, Butte and YubaCounties, CA.
SUMMARY: EPA expressed
environmental concern about the
potential for cumulative watershed
effects, impacts from the use of
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herbicides within the Wildland Urban
Interface, and impacts to latesuccessional forest species, and
recommended consideration of the
alternatives that eliminate group
selection harvests in watersheds that
exceed the Threshold of Concern for
cumulative watershed effects.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060067, ERP No. D–GSA–
K80046–CA, Los Angeles Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Federal
Building, Consolidation of FBI Field
Office Headquarters and 11 other
Satellite Offices, Federal Central
District, Los Angeles, CA.
SUMMARY: EPA expressed
environmental concerns about traffic
related air quality impacts, and
requested that other alternatives that
could avoid or reduce those impacts be
evaluated.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060068, ERP No. D–AFS–
L61131–ID, Emerald Creek Garnet
Area, To Provide a Public
Recreational Area for Collecting
Garnet Gemstone, US Army COE
Section 404 Permit, Idaho Panhandle
National Forest, St. Joe Ranger
District, Latah County, ID
Summary: EPA supports the goal of
reducing impacts to water resources;
however, EPA expressed environmental
concerns about impacts to water quality
and restoring 303 (d) listed streams; the
final EIS should augment information
on impacts to wetland communities.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060071, ERP No. D–AFS–
G65100–NM, Santa Fe National Forest
Plan Amendment for Oil & Gas
Leasing and Roads Management,
Implementation, San Juan Basin, Cuba
Ranger District, NM.
Summary: EPA does not object to the
preferred alternative as described in the
DEIS.
Rating LO.
EIS No. 20060074, ERP No. D–AFS–
K65300–AZ, Deep Lake Allotment
Project, Proposes to Re-authorize
Grazing, Mormon Lake Ranger
District, Coconino National District,
Coconino County, AZ
Summary: EPA does not object to the
proposed alternative.
Rating LO.
EIS No. 20060056, ERP No. DS–IBR–
K39095–CA, Central Valley Project,
West San Joaquin Division,
Additional Information, San Luis Unit
Long-Term Water Service Contract
Renewal, Cities of Avenal, Coalinga
and Huron, Fresno, King and Merced
Counties, CA
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental objections to the project
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as proposed because of potential
impacts to water quality and the lack of
comprehensive information regarding
incorporation of drainage management
plans. EPA requested the contract
renewals not be finalized until after the
Record of Decision for the Drainage Reevaluation Plan is completed.
Rating EO2.
Final EISs
EIS No. 20060094, ERP No. F–AFS–
F65053–IN, Hoosier National Forest
Land and Resource Management Plan,
Implementation, Brown, Crawford,
Dubois, Jackson, Lawrence, Martin,
Orange, Perry Counties, IN.
Summary: The final EIS addressed
EPA’s environmental concerns;
therefore, EPA does not object to the
proposed action.
EIS No. 20060103, ERP No. F–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: The final EIS addresses
EPA’s request for information; therefore,
EPA does not object to the proposed
action.
Dated: May 5, 2006.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office
of Federal Activities.
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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 Filed 04/24/2006
Through 04/28/2006. Pursuant to 40
CFR 1506.9.
EIS No. 20060159, Final EIS, NPS, AK,
Denali National Park and Preserve,
Draft South Denali Implementation
Plan, Matanuska-Susitna Borough,
AK,
Wait Period Ends: 06/05/2006,
Contact: Miriam Valentine 907–733–
9102.
EIS No. 20060160, Draft EIS, BPA, OR,
Klondike III Wind Project (300
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megawatts {MW}) and Biglow Canyon
Wind Farm (400 megawatts {MW})
Intragration Project, Construction and
Operation of a Double-Circut 230Kilovolt (kV) Transmission, Sherman
County, OR,
Comment Period Ends: 06/19/2006,
Contact: Gene Lynard 503–230–3790.
EIS No. 20060161, Draft EIS, BLM, AK,
Kobuk-Seward Pennsula Resource
Management Plan, from Point Lay to
the North Sound and from the Bering
and Chuckchi Ses east to the Kobuk
River, AK,
Comment Period Ends: 08/04/2006,
Contact: Jeanie Cole 907–474–2340.
EIS No. 20060162, Draft EIS, FHW, 00,
TIER 1—DEIS Trans-Texas Corridor—
35 (TTC–35) System, Improvement to
International, Interstate and Intrastate
Movement of Goods and People,
Oklakoma-Mexico/Gulf Coast
Element,
Comment Period Ends: 06/19/2006,
Contact: Salvador Decampo 512–536–
5950.
EIS No. 20060163, Third Draft
Supplement, COE, CA, American
River Watershed Project, Post
Authorization Decision Document,
Folsom Dam Raise, Folsom Bridge
Project, Propose to Construct a
Permanent Bridge and Roadway
across the American River, City of
Folsom, Sacramento County, CA,
Comment Period Ends: 06/21/2006,
Contact: Jane Rinck 916–557–6715.
EIS No. 20060164, Draft EIS, AFS, 00,
Dakota Prairie Grasslands Noxious
Weed Management Project,
Implementation, Billings, Slope,
Golden Valley, Sioux, Grant,
McHenry, Ransom and Richland
Counties, ND and Corson, Perkins,
and Ziebach Counties, SD,
Comment Period Ends: 06/19/2006,
Contact: Brenda Quale 701–250–4443.
EIS No. 20060165, Draft EIS, NPS, CO,
Rocky Mountain National Park, Elk
and Vegetation Management Plan,
Implementation, Grand and Larimer
Counties, CO,
Comment Period Ends: 07/04/2006,
Contact: Vaughn Baker 970–586–1206.
EIS No. 20060166, Final Supplement,
AFS, ID, Mission Brush Project,
Additional Information, Proposes
Vegetation, Wildlife Habitat,
Recreation and Aquatic Improvement
Treatments, Idaho Panhandle
National Forests, Bonners Ferry
Ranger District, Bounty County, ID,
Wait Period Ends: 06/05/2006,
Contact: Doug Nishek 208–267–5561.
EIS No. 20060167, Draft EIS, FHW, IL,
Illinois Route 29 (FAP 318) Corridor
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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 FR dated April 7, 2006 (71 FR
17845).
Draft EISs
EIS No. 20060002, ERP No. D-BLM-L65500-ID, Coeur d'Alene Resource
Management Plan, Implementation, Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Kootenai
and Shoshone Counties, ID.
SUMMARY: EPA supports the goals described in preferred alternative
which strives to balance resource protection with active management of
commodity resources. However, EPA expressed environmental concerns
about water quality impacts, and requested more information about how
source water could be protected and recommended including additional
discussion on protecting air quality related to prescribed burning.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060053, ERP No. D-AFS-K65299-CA, Slapjack Project, Protect
Rural Communities from Fire Hazards by Constructing Defensible Fuel
Profile Zones (DFPZS), Feather River Ranger District, Plumas National
Forest, Butte and YubaCounties, CA.
SUMMARY: EPA expressed environmental concern about the potential
for cumulative watershed effects, impacts from the use of
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herbicides within the Wildland Urban Interface, and impacts to late-
successional forest species, and recommended consideration of the
alternatives that eliminate group selection harvests in watersheds that
exceed the Threshold of Concern for cumulative watershed effects.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060067, ERP No. D-GSA-K80046-CA, Los Angeles Federal Bureau
of Investigation (FBI) Federal Building, Consolidation of FBI Field
Office Headquarters and 11 other Satellite Offices, Federal Central
District, Los Angeles, CA.
SUMMARY: EPA expressed environmental concerns about traffic related
air quality impacts, and requested that other alternatives that could
avoid or reduce those impacts be evaluated.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060068, ERP No. D-AFS-L61131-ID, Emerald Creek Garnet Area,
To Provide a Public Recreational Area for Collecting Garnet Gemstone,
US Army COE Section 404 Permit, Idaho Panhandle National Forest, St.
Joe Ranger District, Latah County, ID
Summary: EPA supports the goal of reducing impacts to water
resources; however, EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts
to water quality and restoring 303 (d) listed streams; the final EIS
should augment information on impacts to wetland communities.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060071, ERP No. D-AFS-G65100-NM, Santa Fe National Forest
Plan Amendment for Oil & Gas Leasing and Roads Management,
Implementation, San Juan Basin, Cuba Ranger District, NM.
Summary: EPA does not object to the preferred alternative as
described in the DEIS.
Rating LO.
EIS No. 20060074, ERP No. D-AFS-K65300-AZ, Deep Lake Allotment Project,
Proposes to Re-authorize Grazing, Mormon Lake Ranger District, Coconino
National District, Coconino County, AZ
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed alternative.
Rating LO.
EIS No. 20060056, ERP No. DS-IBR-K39095-CA, Central Valley Project,
West San Joaquin Division, Additional Information, San Luis Unit Long-
Term Water Service Contract Renewal, Cities of Avenal, Coalinga and
Huron, Fresno, King and Merced Counties, CA
Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections to the project as
proposed because of potential impacts to water quality and the lack of
comprehensive information regarding incorporation of drainage
management plans. EPA requested the contract renewals not be finalized
until after the Record of Decision for the Drainage Re-evaluation Plan
is completed.
Rating EO2.
Final EISs
EIS No. 20060094, ERP No. F-AFS-F65053-IN, Hoosier National Forest Land
and Resource Management Plan, Implementation, Brown, Crawford, Dubois,
Jackson, Lawrence, Martin, Orange, Perry Counties, IN.
Summary: The final EIS addressed EPA's environmental concerns;
therefore, EPA does not object to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20060103, ERP No. F-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: The final EIS addresses EPA's request for information;
therefore, EPA does not object to the proposed action.
Dated: May 5, 2006.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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