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Availability of EPA comments
prepared pursuant to the Environmental
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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
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An explanation of the ratings assigned
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Draft EISs
EIS No. 20060141, ERP No. D–AFS–
F65064–WI, Boulder Project, Timber
Harvesting, Vegetation and Road
Management, U.S. Army COE Section
404 Permit, Chequamegon-Nicolet
National Forest, Lakewood-Laona
Ranger District, Oconto and Langlade
Counties, WI.
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concerns about the Draft
EIS’s discussion of habitat requirements
and population trends for key species,
notably the northern goshawk and redshouldered hawk; the Final EIS should
present a more complete cumulative
impact analysis, covering the geographic
range of targeted species, regardless of
land ownership. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060146, ERP No. D–UAF–
K11115–HI, Hickam Air Force Base
and Bellows Air Force Station, 15th
Airlift Wing, Housing Privatization
Phase II, To Transfer the Remaining
Housing Units, and Associated
Infrastructure to Selected Offeror,
O’ahu, HI.
Summary: EPA expressed concerns
about a lack of federal commitment to
sustainable building, and requested
additional information and mitigation
measures for air quality, stormwater
pollution, and wetlands. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060147, ERP No. D–FTA–
F40434–MN, Central Corridor Project,
Develop a Light Rail Facility or a
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Busway/Bus Rapid Transit Facility,
11 miles between downtown
Minneapolis and downtown St. Paul,
Minnesota, Twin Cities Metropolitan
Area, MN.
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concerns about traffic
impacts, hazardous waste, noise
impacts, possible geologic, water, and
air issues, and alternative selection
criteria. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060173, ERP No. D–UAF–
K11021–GU, Andersen Air Force Base
(AFB), Establish and Operate an
Intelligence, Surveillance,
Reconnaissance, and Strike (ISR/
Strike) Capability, Guam.
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concerns about the
disposal of wastewater from the project,
and recommended the Air Force work
with Guam Waterworks Authority
towards upgrading the wastewater
treatment plant. Other concerns include
noise impacts, and impacts to
endangered species. EPA requested
additional information regarding
cumulative impacts, resource use/
impacts from 1,800 migrant laborers,
and solid waste disposal and impacts to
the Sole Source Aquifer.Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060187, ERP No. D–AFS–
F65065–WI, Long Rail Vegetation and
Transportation Management Project,
Implementation, Eagle River-Florence
Ranger District, Chequamegon-Nicolet
National Forest, Florence and Forest
Counties, WI
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concern about whether
the preferred alternative would support
adequate habitat to support the regional
species of concern. The Final EIS
should include more information about
impacts from timber harvest to riparian
areas and adequate levels of
successional habitat for population
viability. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060211, ERP No. D–DOE–
G03030–00, Strategic Petroleum
Reserve Expansion, Site Selection of
Five New Sites: Chacahoula and
Clovelly, in Lafourche Parish, LA;
Burinsburg, Claiborne County, MS;
Richton, Perry County, MS; and
Stratton Ridge, Brazoria County, TX
and Existing Site Bayou Choctaw,
Iberville Parish, LA, West Hackberry,
Cameron and Calcasieu Parishes, LA;
and Big Hill, Jefferson County, TX
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concerns and requested
additional information about air quality,
water quality, and wetlands. EPA is
particularly interested in information
pertaining to emissions from backup
generators and other activities for each
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potential site that may require inclusion
in the general conformity applicability
analysis. Rating EC2.
Final EISs
EIS No. 20060133, ERP No. F–NRC–
E06024–MS, Grand Gulf Early Site
Permit (ESP) Site, Construction and
Operation, Issuance of an Early Site
Permit (ESP), NUREG–1817,
Claiborne County, MS.
Summary: EPA continues to express
concerns about the uncertainty of
regulatory limits for offsite releases of
radionuclides for the current candidate
repository site. EPA recommends that
emergency preparedness issues be
evaluated regarding potential
implications of a release to plant
personnel or the public in the event of
a major unintended release. EPA also
recommends continued coordination
with Environmental Justice
communities in the area to ensure that
their concerns are addressed as the
project progresses.
EIS No. 20060179, ERP No. F–AFS–
J65456–WY, Moose-Gypsum Project,
Proposes to Authorize Vegetation
Treatments, Watershed
Improvements, and Travel Plan and
Recreation Updates, Pinedale Ranger
District, Bridger-Teton National
Forest, Sublette County, WY
Summary: Quantified estimates of
sediment impacts from modeling
addressed EPA concerns about erosion.
However, EPA continues to have
concerns about the adaptive
management program because there are
no quantitative measures, thresholds, or
required actions if physical and
biological objectives are not met.
EIS No. 20060189, ERP No. F–NRC–
F06027–OH, American Centrifuge
Plant, Gas Centrifuge Uranium
Enrichment Facility, Construction,
Operation, and Decommission,
License Issuance, Piketon, OH
Summary: EPA’s concerns on the
management of various materials,
facility decontamination and
decommissioning, groundwater
contamination, and the relationship of
the project to other facilities and
contaminated sites at the Portsmouth
Reservation have been resolved.
However, EPA continues to have
concerns about radionuclide air
emissions standards compliance, waste
processing capacity, construction air
emissions, and cumulative impacts to
surface water.
EIS No. 20060199, ERP No. F–AFS–
F65050–MI, Huron-Manistee National
Forests, Land and Resource
Management Plan, Implementation,
Several Counties, MI
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Summary: EPA’s concerns about
potential impacts to soil and water
quality and from invasive species have
been addressed, therefore, we do not
object to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20060261, ERP No. F–NPS–
J61106–UT, Burr Trail Modification
Project, Proposed Road Modification
within Capitol Reef National Park,
Garfield County, UT
Summary: No formal comment letter
was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20060104, ERP No. FR–BLM–
A65174–00, PROGRAMMATIC—
Proposed Revision to Grazing
Regulations for the Public Lands, 42
CFR Part 4100, in the Western Portion
of the United States
Summary: No formal comment letter
was sent to the preparing agency.
Dated: July 11, 2006.
Ken Mittelholtz,
Environmental Protection Specialist, 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 07/03/2006 Through
07/07/2006.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.
THIS NOTICE SUPERSEDES
‘‘SPECIAL NOTICE DATED: 07/07/
2006’’ EIS’S FILED JUNE 19 THRU
JUNE 23, 2006 SCHEDULED TO
APPEAR IN THE Federal Register ON
JUN 30, 2006, BUT WERE PUBLISHED
ON MONDAY JULY 3, 2006.
CALCULATED FROM JULY 3, 2006
Federal Register THE DRAFT EIS’S
COMMENT PERIODS WILL END ON
AUGUST 17, 2006 AND FINAL EIS’S
WAIT PERIODS WILL END ON
AUGUST 2, 2006.
EIS No. 20060281, Final EIS, NPS, CA,
Furnace Creek Water Collection
System, Reconstruction, Death Valley
National Park, Implementation, Inyo
County, CA, Wait Period Ends: 08/14/
2006, Contact: Linda Greene 760–
786–3253.
EIS No. 20060282, Final EIS, BLM, CA,
Southern Diablo Mountain Range and
Central Coast of California Resource
Management Plan, Several Counties,
VerDate Aug<31>2005
17:44 Jul 13, 2006
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CA, Wait Period Ends: 08/14/2006,
Contact: Sky Murphy 831–630–5039.
EIS No. 20060283, Draft EIS, FHW, UT,
Riverdale Road Project (UT–26),
Improvement Mobility and Safety
between 1900 West in Roy, UT and
U.S. Highway 89 (Washington
Boulevard) in Odgen, UT, Cities of
Roy, Riverdale, South Ogden and
Ogden, Weber County, UT, Comment
Period Ends: 08/28/2006, Contact:
Greg Punske 801–963–0182.
EIS No. 20060284, Draft EIS, FHW, KY,
I–66 Somerset to London Project,
Construction from the Vicinity of the
Northern Bypass (I–66) in Somerset,
KY to I–75 between London and
Corbin Cities, Pulaski, U.S. Army COE
Section 404 Permit, Rockcastle and
Laurel Counties, KY, Comment Period
Ends: 08/28/2006, Contact: Jose
Sepulveda 502–223–6740.
EIS No. 20060285, Draft Supplement,
FHW, ME, Aroostook County
Transport Study, New and Updated
Information, To Identify
Transportation Corridors that will
Improve Mobility and Efficiency
within Northeastern Aroostook
County and other portions of the U.S.
and Canada, U.S. Army COE Section
404 Permit, Endangered Species Act,
NPDES and Section 10 River and
Harbors Act, Aroostook, ME,
Comment Period Ends: 08/31/2006,
Contact: Mark Hasselman 207–622–
8350.
EIS No. 20060286, Draft EIS, BLM, ID,
Eastside Township Fuels and
Vegetation Project, Address the Forest
Health, Fuels, Safety, and Watershed
Issues, Elk City, Idaho County, ID,
Comment Period Ends: , 09/11/2006,
Contact: Robbin B. Boyce 208–962–
3594.
EIS No. 20060287, Draft EIS, AFS, MT,
Little Belt-Castle-North Half Crazy
Mountains Travel Management Plan,
To Change the Management of
Motorized and Non-motorized Travel
on the Road, Trails, and Areas within,
Belt Creek, Judith, Musselshell, and
White Sulphur Springs Ranger
Districts, Lewis and Clark National
Forest, Cascade, Judith Basin,
Meagher, Wheatland, Sweetgrass and
Park Counties, MT, Comment Period
Ends: 09/15/2006, Contact: Dick
Schwecke 406–791–7700.
EIS No. 20060288, Final EIS, FTA, CA,
Warm Springs Extension, Proposing
5.4 mile Extension of the BART
System in the City of Fremont,
Funding, San Francisco Bay Area
Rapid Transit District, Alameda
County, CA, Wait Period Ends: 08/14/
2006, Contact: Lorraine Lerman 415–
744–2735.
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EIS No. 20060289, Final EIS, AFS, WA,
School Fire Salvage Recovery Project,
Salvage Harvest Fire-Killed (dead)
and Fire-Damaged (dying) Trees,
Implementation, Pomeroy Ranger
District, Umatilla National Forest,
Columbia and Garfield Counties, WA,
Wait Period Ends: 08/14/2006,
Contact: Dean Millett 509–843–1891.
EIS No. 20060290, Draft Supplement,
NRC, VA, Early Site Permit (ESP) at
the North Anna Power Station ESP
Site (TAC No. MC1128), New and
Updated Information, Construction
and Operation, NUREG–1811, Louisa
County, VA, Comment Period Ends:
08/28/2006, Contact: Jacking Cushing
301–415–1424.
EIS No. 20060291, Final 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, Wait
Period Ends: 08/14/2006, Contact:
Karyle Brewster-Geisz 301–713–2347.
Amended Notices
EIS No. 20060260, Final EIS, BLM, AK,
East Alaska Draft Resource
Management Plan (RMP), Provide a
Single Comprehensive Land Use Plan,
Implementation, Glennallen Field
Office District, AK, Wait Period Ends:
08/02/2006, Contact: Bruce Rogers
907–822–3217.
Revision to Federal Register Notice
Published 07/03/2006: Correction to
Wait Period from 07/31/2006 to 08/02/
2006.
EIS No. 20060261, Final EIS, NPS, UT,
Burr Trail Modification Project,
Proposed Road Modification within
Capitol Reef National Park, Garfield
County, UT, Wait Period Ends: 08/02/
2006, Contact: Chris Turk 303–969–
2832.
Revision to Federal Register Notice
Published 07/03/2006: Correction to
Wait Period from 07/31/2006 to 08/02/
2006.
EIS No. 20060263, Final EIS, BIA, MI,
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of
Potawatomi Indians (the Tribe),
Proposes Fee-to-Trust Transfer and
Casino Project, Calhoun County, MI,
Wait Period Ends: 08/02/2006,
Contact: Terrance Virden 612–725–
4510.
Revision to Federal Register Notice
Published 07/03/2006: Correction to
Wait Period from 07/31/2006 to 08/02/
2006.
EIS No. 20060264, Draft EIS, AFS, WY,
Lower Valley Energy (LVE) Natural
Gas Pipeline Project, Construction
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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. 20060141, ERP No. D-AFS-F65064-WI, Boulder Project, Timber
Harvesting, Vegetation and Road Management, U.S. Army COE Section 404
Permit, Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, Lakewood-Laona Ranger
District, Oconto and Langlade Counties, WI.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the Draft EIS's
discussion of habitat requirements and population trends for key
species, notably the northern goshawk and red-shouldered hawk; the
Final EIS should present a more complete cumulative impact analysis,
covering the geographic range of targeted species, regardless of land
ownership. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060146, ERP No. D-UAF-K11115-HI, Hickam Air Force Base and
Bellows Air Force Station, 15th Airlift Wing, Housing Privatization
Phase II, To Transfer the Remaining Housing Units, and Associated
Infrastructure to Selected Offeror, O'ahu, HI.
Summary: EPA expressed concerns about a lack of federal commitment
to sustainable building, and requested additional information and
mitigation measures for air quality, stormwater pollution, and
wetlands. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060147, ERP No. D-FTA-F40434-MN, Central Corridor Project,
Develop a Light Rail Facility or a Busway/Bus Rapid Transit Facility,
11 miles between downtown Minneapolis and downtown St. Paul, Minnesota,
Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, MN.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about traffic
impacts, hazardous waste, noise impacts, possible geologic, water, and
air issues, and alternative selection criteria. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060173, ERP No. D-UAF-K11021-GU, Andersen Air Force Base
(AFB), Establish and Operate an Intelligence, Surveillance,
Reconnaissance, and Strike (ISR/Strike) Capability, Guam.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the disposal of
wastewater from the project, and recommended the Air Force work with
Guam Waterworks Authority towards upgrading the wastewater treatment
plant. Other concerns include noise impacts, and impacts to endangered
species. EPA requested additional information regarding cumulative
impacts, resource use/impacts from 1,800 migrant laborers, and solid
waste disposal and impacts to the Sole Source Aquifer.Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060187, ERP No. D-AFS-F65065-WI, Long Rail Vegetation and
Transportation Management Project, Implementation, Eagle River-Florence
Ranger District, Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, Florence and
Forest Counties, WI
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concern about whether the
preferred alternative would support adequate habitat to support the
regional species of concern. The Final EIS should include more
information about impacts from timber harvest to riparian areas and
adequate levels of successional habitat for population viability.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060211, ERP No. D-DOE-G03030-00, Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Expansion, Site Selection of Five New Sites: Chacahoula and Clovelly,
in Lafourche Parish, LA; Burinsburg, Claiborne County, MS; Richton,
Perry County, MS; and Stratton Ridge, Brazoria County, TX and Existing
Site Bayou Choctaw, Iberville Parish, LA, West Hackberry, Cameron and
Calcasieu Parishes, LA; and Big Hill, Jefferson County, TX
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns and requested
additional information about air quality, water quality, and wetlands.
EPA is particularly interested in information pertaining to emissions
from backup generators and other activities for each potential site
that may require inclusion in the general conformity applicability
analysis. Rating EC2.
Final EISs
EIS No. 20060133, ERP No. F-NRC-E06024-MS, Grand Gulf Early Site Permit
(ESP) Site, Construction and Operation, Issuance of an Early Site
Permit (ESP), NUREG-1817, Claiborne County, MS.
Summary: EPA continues to express concerns about the uncertainty of
regulatory limits for offsite releases of radionuclides for the current
candidate repository site. EPA recommends that emergency preparedness
issues be evaluated regarding potential implications of a release to
plant personnel or the public in the event of a major unintended
release. EPA also recommends continued coordination with Environmental
Justice communities in the area to ensure that their concerns are
addressed as the project progresses.
EIS No. 20060179, ERP No. F-AFS-J65456-WY, Moose-Gypsum Project,
Proposes to Authorize Vegetation Treatments, Watershed Improvements,
and Travel Plan and Recreation Updates, Pinedale Ranger District,
Bridger-Teton National Forest, Sublette County, WY
Summary: Quantified estimates of sediment impacts from modeling
addressed EPA concerns about erosion. However, EPA continues to have
concerns about the adaptive management program because there are no
quantitative measures, thresholds, or required actions if physical and
biological objectives are not met.
EIS No. 20060189, ERP No. F-NRC-F06027-OH, American Centrifuge Plant,
Gas Centrifuge Uranium Enrichment Facility, Construction, Operation,
and Decommission, License Issuance, Piketon, OH
Summary: EPA's concerns on the management of various materials,
facility decontamination and decommissioning, groundwater
contamination, and the relationship of the project to other facilities
and contaminated sites at the Portsmouth Reservation have been
resolved. However, EPA continues to have concerns about radionuclide
air emissions standards compliance, waste processing capacity,
construction air emissions, and cumulative impacts to surface water.
EIS No. 20060199, ERP No. F-AFS-F65050-MI, Huron-Manistee National
Forests, Land and Resource Management Plan, Implementation, Several
Counties, MI
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Summary: EPA's concerns about potential impacts to soil and water
quality and from invasive species have been addressed, therefore, we do
not object to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20060261, ERP No. F-NPS-J61106-UT, Burr Trail Modification
Project, Proposed Road Modification within Capitol Reef National Park,
Garfield County, UT
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20060104, ERP No. FR-BLM-A65174-00, PROGRAMMATIC--Proposed
Revision to Grazing Regulations for the Public Lands, 42 CFR Part 4100,
in the Western Portion of the United States
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Dated: July 11, 2006.
Ken Mittelholtz,
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Federal Activities.
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