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Access to Confidential Business
Information by Eagle Technologies,
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Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
EPA has authorized its
contractor Eagle Technologies,
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information which has been submitted
to EPA under all sections of the Toxic
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DATES: Access to the confidential data
will occur no sooner than June 16, 2006.
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and Toxics, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
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Under contract number EP–W–06–
029, Eagle Technologies, Incorporated,
of 9301 Annapolis Road, Suite 200,
Lanham, MD, will assist EPA by
providing security support services,
which will include but not be limited to
maintaining the Federal Triangle access
system; installing locks and keys;
changing locks and combinations;
issuing identification and building
passes; escorts in all secure areas; and
other administrative support functions.
In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j),
EPA has determined that under contract
number EP–W–06–029, Eagle
Technologies, Incorporated will require
access to CBI submitted to EPA under
all sections of TSCA, to perform
successfully the duties specified under
the contract.
Eagle Technologies, Incorporated
personnel will be given access to
information submitted to EPA under all
sections of TSCA. Some of the
information may be claimed or
determined to be CBI.
EPA is issuing this notice to inform
all submitters of information under all
sections of TSCA, that the Agency may
provide Eagle Technologies,
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materials on a need-to-now basis only.
All access to TSCA CBI under this
contract will take place at EPA
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all provisions of EPA’s TSCA
Confidential Business Information
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Clearance for access to TSCA CBI
under contract number EP–W–06–029
may continue until March 31, 2011.
Eagle Technologies, Incorporated
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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. 20060046, ERP No. D–BIA–
K65299–CA, Scotts Valley Band of
Pomo Indians, Proposed 29.87 Acre
Fee-to-Trust Transfer and Casino
Project, Contra Costa County, CA.
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concerns about
contamination from past industrial uses
of the project site and requested
additional information on hazardous
materials characterization and
procedures to be used to address
contamination.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060052, ERP No. D–NRC–
F06029–MI, GENERIC—License
Renewal of Nuclear Plants,
Supplement 27 to NUREG–1437,
Regarding Palisade Nuclear Plant,
Located in Covert Township, Van
Buren County, MI.
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concerns about risk
estimates and entrainment of fish and
shellfish in early life stages.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060106, ERP No. D–AFS–
L65505–ID, Clear Prong Project,
Timber Harvest, Temporary Road
Construction, Road Maintenance,
Road Decommissioning, Thinning of
Sub-Merchantable Tree, and
Prescribed Fire, Boise National Forest,
Cascade Ranger District, Valley
County, ID.
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concerns about water
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quality impacts, and requested the
Forest Service to confirm the expected
beneficial impacts associated with
restoration in a water quality
impaired water body.
Rating EC1.
EIS No. 20060115, ERP No. D–AFS–
J65460–UT, Upper Strawberry
Allotments Grazing, Authorize
Livestock Grazing, Heber Ranger
District, Uinta National Forest,
Wasatch County, UT.
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concerns about grazing
impacts on riparian habitat and water
quality, and suggested that the Final EIS
explore more rigorous monitoring
measures, and development of a
comprehensive monitoring plan that is
tied to specific adaptive measures that
can be implemented in response to
exceedance of thresholds or standards.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060127, ERP No. D–AFS–
K65304–CA, North 49 Forest Health
Recovery Project, Restore Fire
Adapted Forest System, Located in
the Red (MA–16) and Logan (MA–45)
Management Areas, Hat Creek Ranger
District, Lassen National Forest,
Shasta County, CA.
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concerns about potential
impacts to the watershed, in particular
to water quality and soil, and
recommended that the final EIS include
monitoring plans and mitigation
measures and that impacts to Wildland
Urban Interface areas be analyzed.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060131, ERP No. D–AFS–
L65506–OR, Kelsey Vegetation
Management Project, Moving
Resource Conditions Closer to the
Goals and Desired Future Condition,
Deschutes National Forest Land
Resource Management Plan, BendFort Rock Ranger District, Deschutes
County, OR.
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concern about
cumulative effects.
Rating EC1.
EIS No. 20060132, ERP No. D–AFS–
L65507–ID, White/White Analysis
Project, Proposes Vegetative
Management and Watershed
Improvement, Lolo Creek, Chamook
Creek, White Creek, Mike White
Creek, Nevada Creek, and Utah Creek,
Lochsa Ranger District, Clearwater
National Forest, Idaho and Clearwater
County, ID.
Summary: EPA supports the
restoration of riparian/stream channel,
aquatic ecosystem, and watershed
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conditions. However, EPA expressed
environmental concerns about sediment
loading and temperature impacts from
the stated levels of regeneration harvest
to water quality, aquatic resources, and
source water.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060082, ERP No. DS–USA–
L11037–AK, U.S. Army Alaska Battle
Area Complex (BAX) and a Combined
Arms Collective Training Facility
(CACTF), Construction and
Operation, Additional Information on
Site Alternative, within U.S. Army
Training Lands in Alaska.
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concerns about wetland
and storm water impacts, and requested
additional information on compensatory
mitigation for unavoidable wetland
impacts and storm water planning,
monitoring and adaptive management.
Rating EC2.
Final EISs
EIS No. 20060004, ERP No. F–FHW–
D40326–MD, Inter County 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 continues to have
environmental concerns about impacts
related to wetland complexes and
tributary streams in particular.
Nevertheless, EPA is pleased to note
that FHWA and the Maryland State
Highway Administration have
incorporated many features intended to
reduce or mitigate impacts.
EIS No. 20060135, ERP No. F–FHW–
F40425–OH, US–24 Transportation
Project, Improvements between
Napoleon to Toledo, Funding, Lucas
and Henry Counties, OH
Summary: EPA continues to have
environmental concerns about
commitments to floodplain and habitat
mitigation as well as emergency access.
EIS No. 20060180, ERP No. F–AFS–
F65060–IN, Tell City Windthrow 2004
Project, Salvage Harvest and
Prescribed Burning of Windthrow
Timber, Implementation, Hoosier
National Forest, Perry, Crawford and
Dubois Counties, IN.
Summary: EPA does not object to this
project.
Dated: June 6, 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 May 29, 2006 through June 2, 2006
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.
EIS No. 20060229, Revised Draft EIS,
FHW, TX, Grand Parkway (State
Highway 99) Updated Information,
Segment E from IH to U.S. 290;
Segment F–1 from U.S. 290 to SH 249;
Segment F–2 from SH 249 to IH 45
and Segment G from IH 45 to U.S. 59,
Right-of-Way Permit and U.S. Army
COE Section 404 Permit, City of
Houston, Harris and Montgomery
Counties, TX, Comment Period Ends:
August 25, 2006, Contact: Gary N.
Johnson 512–536–5964.
EIS No. 20060230, Draft Supplement,
BLM, UT, Price Field Resource
Management Plan, Updated
Information and Analysis, Areas of
Critical Environmental Concerns,
Implementation, Carbon and Emery
Counties, UT, Comment Period Ends:
July 24, 2006, Contact: Floyd Johnson
435–636–3600.
EIS No. 20060231, Final EIS, IBR, NM,
Carlsbad Project Water Operations
and Water Supply Conservation,
Changes in Carlsbad Project
Operations and Implementation of
Water Acquisition Program, U.S. COE
Section 404 Permit, NPDES, Eddy, De
Baca, Chaves, and Guadelupe
Counties, NM, Wait Period Ends: July
10, 2006, Contact: Marsha Carra 505–
462–3602.
EIS No. 20060232, Final EIS, AFS, NY,
Finger Lakes National Forest Project,
Proposed Land and Resource
Management Plan, Forest Plan
Revision, Implementation, Seneca and
Schuyler Counties, NY, Wait Period
Ends: July 10, 2006, Contact: Melissa
Reichert 802–747–6754.
EIS No. 20060233, Draft EIS, FHW, NY,
Long Island Expressway (LIE) Rest
Area Upgrade Project, Upgrading the
Existing Rest Area from Route 1–495/
Long Island Expressway between
Exits 51 and 52, Funding, Suffolk
County, NY, Comment Period Ends:
July 31, 2006, Contact: Matthew
Hoffman 631–952–7049.
EIS No. 20060234, Final EIS, AFS, IL,
Shawnee National Forest Proposed
Land and Resource Management Plan
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[ER-FRL-6676-2]
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. 20060046, ERP No. D-BIA-K65299-CA, Scotts Valley Band of Pomo
Indians, Proposed 29.87 Acre Fee-to-Trust Transfer and Casino Project,
Contra Costa County, CA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about contamination
from past industrial uses of the project site and requested additional
information on hazardous materials characterization and procedures to
be used to address contamination.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060052, ERP No. D-NRC-F06029-MI, GENERIC--License Renewal of
Nuclear Plants, Supplement 27 to NUREG-1437, Regarding Palisade Nuclear
Plant, Located in Covert Township, Van Buren County, MI.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about risk estimates
and entrainment of fish and shellfish in early life stages.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060106, ERP No. D-AFS-L65505-ID, Clear Prong Project, Timber
Harvest, Temporary Road Construction, Road Maintenance, Road
Decommissioning, Thinning of Sub-Merchantable Tree, and Prescribed
Fire, Boise National Forest, Cascade Ranger District, Valley County,
ID.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about water
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quality impacts, and requested the Forest Service to confirm the
expected beneficial impacts associated with restoration in a water
quality impaired water body.
Rating EC1.
EIS No. 20060115, ERP No. D-AFS-J65460-UT, Upper Strawberry Allotments
Grazing, Authorize Livestock Grazing, Heber Ranger District, Uinta
National Forest, Wasatch County, UT.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about grazing impacts
on riparian habitat and water quality, and suggested that the Final EIS
explore more rigorous monitoring measures, and development of a
comprehensive monitoring plan that is tied to specific adaptive
measures that can be implemented in response to exceedance of
thresholds or standards.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060127, ERP No. D-AFS-K65304-CA, North 49 Forest Health
Recovery Project, Restore Fire Adapted Forest System, Located in the
Red (MA-16) and Logan (MA-45) Management Areas, Hat Creek Ranger
District, Lassen National Forest, Shasta County, CA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential
impacts to the watershed, in particular to water quality and soil, and
recommended that the final EIS include monitoring plans and mitigation
measures and that impacts to Wildland Urban Interface areas be
analyzed.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060131, ERP No. D-AFS-L65506-OR, Kelsey Vegetation Management
Project, Moving Resource Conditions Closer to the Goals and Desired
Future Condition, Deschutes National Forest Land Resource Management
Plan, Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District, Deschutes County, OR.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concern about cumulative
effects.
Rating EC1.
EIS No. 20060132, ERP No. D-AFS-L65507-ID, White/White Analysis
Project, Proposes Vegetative Management and Watershed Improvement, Lolo
Creek, Chamook Creek, White Creek, Mike White Creek, Nevada Creek, and
Utah Creek, Lochsa Ranger District, Clearwater National Forest, Idaho
and Clearwater County, ID.
Summary: EPA supports the restoration of riparian/stream channel,
aquatic ecosystem, and watershed conditions. However, EPA expressed
environmental concerns about sediment loading and temperature impacts
from the stated levels of regeneration harvest to water quality,
aquatic resources, and source water.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060082, ERP No. DS-USA-L11037-AK, U.S. Army Alaska Battle
Area Complex (BAX) and a Combined Arms Collective Training Facility
(CACTF), Construction and Operation, Additional Information on Site
Alternative, within U.S. Army Training Lands in Alaska.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about wetland and
storm water impacts, and requested additional information on
compensatory mitigation for unavoidable wetland impacts and storm water
planning, monitoring and adaptive management.
Rating EC2.
Final EISs
EIS No. 20060004, ERP No. F-FHW-D40326-MD, Inter County 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 continues to have environmental concerns about impacts
related to wetland complexes and tributary streams in particular.
Nevertheless, EPA is pleased to note that FHWA and the Maryland State
Highway Administration have incorporated many features intended to
reduce or mitigate impacts.
EIS No. 20060135, ERP No. F-FHW-F40425-OH, US-24 Transportation
Project, Improvements between Napoleon to Toledo, Funding, Lucas and
Henry Counties, OH
Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about
commitments to floodplain and habitat mitigation as well as emergency
access.
EIS No. 20060180, ERP No. F-AFS-F65060-IN, Tell City Windthrow 2004
Project, Salvage Harvest and Prescribed Burning of Windthrow Timber,
Implementation, Hoosier National Forest, Perry, Crawford and Dubois
Counties, IN.
Summary: EPA does not object to this project.
Dated: June 6, 2006.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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