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neighborhoods, impacts to scenic views
(e.g., impacts from water vapor plumes,
power transmission lines, pipelines),
internal and external perception of the
community or locality;
• Historic and cultural resources:
potential impacts from the site
selection, design, construction and
operation of the facilities;
• Water quality impacts: potential
impacts from water utilization and
consumption, plus potential impacts
from wastewater discharges;
• Infrastructure and land use impacts:
potential environmental and
socioeconomic impacts of project site
selection, construction, delivery of feed
materials, and distribution of products
(e.g., power transmission lines,
pipelines);
• Marketability of products and
market access to feedstocks;
• Solid wastes: pollution prevention
plans and waste management strategies,
including the handling of ash, slag,
water treatment sludge, and hazardous
materials;
• Disproportionate impacts on
minority and low-income populations;
• Connected actions: potential
development of support facilities or
supporting infrastructure;
• Ecological impacts: potential on-site
and off-site impacts to vegetation,
terrestrial wildlife, aquatic wildlife,
threatened or endangered species, and
ecologically sensitive habitats;
• Geologic impacts: potential impacts
from the sequestration of CO2 and other
captured gases on underground
resources such as potable water
supplies, mineral resources, and fossil
fuel resources;
• Ground surface impacts from CO2
sequestration: potential impacts from
leakage of injected CO2, potential
impacts from induced flows of native
fluids to the ground surface or near the
ground surface, and the potential for
induced ground heave and/or
microseisms;
• Fate and stability of sequestered
CO2 and other captured gases;
• Health and safety issues associated
with CO2 capture and sequestration;
• Cumulative effects that result from
the incremental impacts of the proposed
project when added to other past,
present, and reasonably foreseeable
future projects;
• Compliance with regulatory
requirements and environmental
permitting;
• Environmental monitoring plans
associated with the power plant and
with the CO2 sequestration site;
• Mitigation of identified
environmental impacts; and
• Ultimate closure plans for the CO2
sequestration site and reservoirs.
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Proposed EIS Schedule
A tentative schedule has been
developed for the EIS. The public
scoping period will close on September
13, 2006. The Draft EIS is scheduled to
be issued for public review and
comment in March 2007, followed by a
45-day public comment period and
public hearings. The Final EIS is
scheduled to be issued in June 2007,
followed by the ROD in August 2007.
Public Scoping Process
To ensure that all issues related to
this proposed action are addressed, DOE
seeks public input to define the scope
of the EIS. The public scoping period
will begin with publication of the NOI
and end on September 13, 2006.
Interested government agencies, privatesector organizations and the general
public are encouraged to submit
comments or suggestions concerning the
content of the EIS, issues and impacts
to be addressed in the EIS, and
alternatives that should be considered.
Scoping comments should clearly
describe specific issues or topics that
the EIS should address to assist DOE in
identifying significant issues. Written, emailed, faxed, or telephoned comments
should be received by September 13,
2006 (see ADDRESSES).
DOE will conduct public scoping
meetings at locations, dates and times
specified in a future Federal Register
notice and in notices published in local
newspapers. These notices are
scheduled to be published within the
next two weeks and will provide the
public with at least two weeks notice.
Generally, one scoping meeting will be
held near each proposed power plant
site.
An informal session of the public
scoping meetings will begin at
approximately 4 p.m., followed by a
formal session beginning at
approximately 7 p.m. Members of the
public who wish to speak at a public
scoping meeting should contact Mr.
Mark L. McKoy, either by phone, fax,
e-mail, or in writing (see ADDRESSES in
this Notice). Those who do not arrange
in advance to speak may register at a
meeting (preferably at the beginning of
the meeting) and may speak after
previously scheduled speakers.
Speakers will be given approximately
five minutes to present their comments.
Those speakers who want more than
five minutes should indicate the length
of time desired in their request.
Depending on the number of speakers,
DOE may need to limit all speakers to
five minutes initially and provide
second opportunities as time permits.
Speakers may also provide written
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materials to supplement their
presentations. Oral and written
comments will be given equal
consideration. State and local elected
officials and tribal leaders may be given
priority in the order of those making
oral comments.
DOE will begin the meeting with an
overview of the proposed FutureGen
Project. The meeting will not be
conducted as an evidentiary hearing,
and speakers will not be crossexamined. However, speakers may be
asked questions to help ensure that DOE
fully understands the comments or
suggestions. A presiding officer will
establish the order of speakers and
provide any additional procedures
necessary to conduct the meeting.
Issued in Washington, DC, this 25th day of
July, 2006.
Andrew Lawrence,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Environment,
Safety and Health.
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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. 20060093, ERP No. D–AFS–
K61164–CA, Commercial Pack Station
and Pack Stock Outfitter/Guide
Permit Issuance, Implementation,
Special-Use-Permit to Twelve Pack
Station and Two Outfitter/Guides,
Inyo National Forest, CA.
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concerns about adverse
impacts to water quality from specific
campsites, grazing, and trail use, and
recommended implementation of
protective measures described in
Alternative 3 and the inclusion of a
detailed monitoring and enforcement
plan in the final EIS. Rating EC2.
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EIS No. 20060105, ERP No. D–COE–
D01003–WV, Spruce No. 1 Mine,
Construction and Operation, Mining
for 2.73 Million Ton of Bituminous
Coal, NPDES Permit and U.S. Army
COE Section 404 Permit, Logan
County, WV.
Summary: EPA expressed concerns
about cumulative impacts from
mountaintop mining activities in the
Little Coal Watershed, and
recommended that the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, Federal and State agencies,
the applicant, public and other
stakeholders agree to develop a Little
Coal Watershed cumulative impact
assessment and restoration plan. Rating
EC2.
EIS No. 20060122, ERP No. D–BIA–
L60108–WA, Cowlitz Indian Tribe
Trust Acquisition and Casino Project,
Take 151.87 Acres into Federal Trust
and Issuing of Reservation
Proclamation, and Approving the
Gaming Development and
Management Contract, Clack County,
WA.
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental objections because
project impacts have the potential to
exceed water and air quality standards
and requested additional information
that demonstrates that water and air
quality standards will be met and that
wetland impacts will be adequately
mitigated. Rating EO2.
EIS No. 20060136, ERP No. D–AFS–
L65508–AK, Kenai Winter Access
Project, Develop a Winter Access
Management Plan for 2006/2007
Winter Season, Implementation,
Seward Ranger District, Chugach
National Forest, Located on the Kenai
Peninsula in South-central, AK.
Summary: EPA does not object to the
proposed project. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20060167, ERP No. D–FHW–
F40435–IL, Illinois Route 29 (FAP
318) Corridor Study, Transportation
Improvement from Illinois 6 to
Interstate 180, Funding and U.S.
Army COE Section 404 Permit, Peoria,
Marshall, Putnam and Bureau
Counties, IL.
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concerns about potential
impacts to wetlands and 142 acres of
woodland habitat. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060171, ERP No. D–COE–
E36185–KY, Levisa Fork Basin
Project, Section 202 Flood Damage
Reduction, Big Sandy River, Floyd
County, KY.
Summary: EPA does not object to the
proposed action. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20060182, ERP No. D–COE–
K39098–CA, San Clemente Dam
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Seismic Safety Project, Increase Dam
Safety to Meet Current Design
Standards, Monterey County, CA.
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concerns about impacts
to the steelhead population, and
requested additional information
regarding the long-term benefits to the
River from removal of the dam. Rating
EC2.
EIS No. 20060188, ERP No. D–NOA–
K90031–CA, Channel Islands National
Marine Sanctuary Management Plan
Review, Implementation, Santa
Barbara and Ventura Counties, CA.
Summary: EPA does not object to the
proposed action. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20060222, ERP No. D–COE–
H36111–00, Kansas Citys, Missouri
and Kansas Flood Damage Reduction
Study, Improvements to the Existing
Line of Protection, Birmingham,
Jackson, Clay Counties, MO and
Wyandotte County, KS.
Summary: EPA does not object to the
proposed action. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20060223, ERP No. D–FRC–
G03031–00, Carthage to Perryville
Project, Construction and Operation
of a Natural Gas Pipeline Facilities,
Center Point Energy Gas
Transmission, Located in various
counties and parishes in eastern
Texas and northern Louisiana.
Summary: EPA does not object to the
preferred alternative. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20060227, ERP No. D–COE–
G39047–00, White River Minimum
Flood Study, Manages the Water and
Land Areas at Five Reservoirs: Beaver,
Table Rock, Bull Shoals, Norfork and
Greers Ferry, Little Rock District, AR
and MO.
Summary: EPA does not object to the
preferred alternative. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20060041, ERP No. DS–COE–
E34031–FL, South Florida Water
Management District, (SFWMD),
Proposes Construction and Operation
Everglades Agricultural Area
Reservoir A–1 Project, Lake
Okeechobee, Palm Beach County, FL.
Summary: EPA’s previous issues have
been resolved; therefore, EPA does not
object to the proposed action. Rating
LO.
Final EISs
EIS No. 20060118, ERP No. F–AFS–
L65384–OR, Drew Creek Diamond
Rock and Divide Cattle Allotments,
Alternative 2 Preferred Alternative,
Issuance of Term Grazing Permits on
Livestock Allotments on Tiller Ranger
District, Implementation, Umpqua
National Forest, Douglas and Jackson
Counties, OR.
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Summary: The Final EIS included
data on the cattle management plans
and addressed EPA’s concerns about
water quality; therefore, EPA does not
object to the proposed project.
EIS No. 20060121, ERP No. F–CGD–
E03013–00, Compass Port and
Deepwater Port License Application,
To Construct a Liquefied Natural Gas
(LNG) Receiving, Storage and
Regasification Facility, Proposed
Offshore Pipeline and Fabrication
Site, NPDES Permit, U.S. Army COE
Section 10 and 404 Permits, Mobile
County, AL and San Patricio and
Nueces County, TX.
Summary: EPA’s previous concerns
regarding water quality and marine
ecosystem impacts will be addressed
thru pollutant minimization and
prevention measures.
EIS No. 20060144, ERP No. F–FHW–
F40421–IN, US–31 Improvement from
Plymouth to South Bend, Running
from Southern Terminus at US–30 to
Northern Terminus at US–20,
Marshall and St. Joseph Counties, IN.
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concerns about impacts
to upland forest habitat as well as water
quality, and recommended additional
voluntary upland forest mitigation and
BMPs/mitigation measures that enhance
water quality and stream integrity.
EIS No. 20060148, ERP No. F–NRC–
E05101–NC, Generic—Brunswick
Stream Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2
(TAC Nos. MC4641 and MC4642)
License Renewal of Nuclear Plants,
Supplement 25 to NUREG–1437,
Brunswick County, NC.
Summary: EPA continues to have
concerns about emergency
preparedness.
EIS No. 20060168, ERP No. F–FRC–
D03005–00, Cove Point Expansion
Project, Construction and Operation
of a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
Import Terminal Expansion and
Natural Gas Pipeline Facilities, US.
Army COE Section 404 Permit Docket
Nos. CPO5–130–000, CP05–131–000
and CP05–132–00, PA, VA, WV, NY
and MD.
Summary: EPA continues to express
environmental concerns about wetland
impacts/mitigation and NOX
conformity.
EIS No. 20060183, ERP No. F–FAA–
J51012–UT, St. George Municipal
Airport Replacement, Funding, City of
St. George, Washington County, UT.
Summary: EPA continues to have
environmental concerns about
cumulative impacts.
EIS No. 20060198, ERP No. F–AFS–
J65392–MT, Helena National Forest
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Noxious Weed Treatment Project,
Implementation, Lewis and Clark,
Broadwater, Powell, Jefferson and
Meagher Counties, MT.
Summary: The Final EIS addressed
EPA concerns with the integrated weed
management program to control
invasion of noxious weeds and
protecting water quality; therefore, EPA
does not object to the proposed project.
EIS No. 20060214, ERP No. F–NRC–
C06015–NY, Generic—License
Renewal of Nuclear Plants for Nine
Mile Point Nuclear Station, Units 1
and 2, Supplement 24 to NUREG
1437, Implementation, Lake Ontario,
Oswego County, NY.
Summary: EPA continues to have
environmental concerns about aquatic
life impacts, pollution prevention, and
waste minimization.
EIS No. 20060215, ERP No. F–AFS–
L65501–AK, Whistle Stop Project,
Provide Access to Backcountry
Recreation Area on National Forest,
System (NFS) Lands, on the Kenai
Peninsula between Portage and Moose
Pass, Chugach National Forest, Kenai
Peninsula Borough, AK.
Summary: No formal comment letter
was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20060216, ERP No. F–IBR–
H39011–00, Programmatic—Platte
River Recovery Implementation
Program, Assessing Alternatives for
the Implementation of a Basinwide,
Cooperative, Endangered Species
Recovery Program, Four Target
Species: Whooping Crane, Interior
Least Tern, Pipping Plover and Pallid
Sturgeon, NE, WY, and CO.
Summary: EPA’s previous issues have
been resolved; therefore, EPA does not
object to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20060219, ERP No. F–COE–
D35061–VA, Craney Island Eastward
Expansion, Construction of a 580-acre
Eastward Expansion of the Existing
Dredged Material Management Area,
Port of Hampton Roads, Norfolk
Harbor and Channels, VA.
Summary: EPA continues to have
environmental concerns about wetland
and oyster reef impacts and the success
of the mitigation in compensating for
those impacts.
EIS No. 20060234, ERP No. F–AFS–
F65051–IL, Shawnee National Forest
Proposed Land and Resource
Management Plan Revision,
Implementation, Alexander, Gallatin,
Hardin, Jackson, Johnson, Massac,
Pope, Union and Williamson
Counties, IL.
Summary: EPA does not object to the
preferred alternative.
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EIS No. 20060217, ERP No. FA–COE–
F36163–00, Upper Des Plaines River,
Proposed Flood Damage Reduction
(Site 37 on Upper Des Plaines River),
Prospect Heights, Cook County, IL.
Summary: EPA does not object to the
proposed project.
Dated: July 25, 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 July 17, 2006 Through July 21,
2006
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.
EIS No. 20060300, Draft EIS, AFS, CO,
White River National Forest Travel
Management Plan, To Accommodate
and Balance Transportation Needs,
Implementation, Eagle, Garfield,
Gunnison, Mesa, Moffat, Pitkin, Rio
Blanco, Routt and Summit Counties,
CO
Comment Period Ends: October 25,
2006, Contact: Wendy Haskins 970–
945–3303.
EIS No. 20060301, Final EIS, NPS, ID,
Minidoka Internment National
Monument (Former Minidoka
Relocation Center) , General
Management Plan, Implementation,
Jerome County, ID
Wait Period Ends: August 28, 2006,
Contact: Anna Tamura 206–220–4157.
EIS No. 20060302, Final EIS, NPS, FL,
Fort King National Historic
Landmark, Special Resource Study,
Implementation, Second Seminole
War Site, City of Ocala, Marion
County, FL
Wait Period Ends: August 28, 2006,
Contact: Tim Bemisderfer 404–562–
3124 Ext. 693.
EIS No. 20060303, Final EIS, NOA, GA,
Gray’s Reef National Marine
Sanctuary Draft Management Plan
(DMP), Address Current Resource
Conditions and Compatible Multiple
Uses, Located 17.5 Nautical mile off
Sapelo Island, GA
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Wait Period Ends: August 28, 2006,
Contact: Elizabeth Moore 301–713–3125
Ext 270.
EIS No. 20060304, Final EIS, AFS, 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
Wait Period Ends: August 28, 2006,
Contact: Keith Dimmett 208–382–7400.
EIS No. 20060305, Draft EIS, GSA, VT,
New U.S. Border Station and
Commercial Port of Entry Route I–91
Derby Line, Design and Construction,
Vermont
Comment Period Ends: September 11,
2006, Contact: Glenn C. Rotondo 617–
565–5694.
EIS No. 20060306, Final EIS, FHW, FL,
Indian Street Bridge PD&E Study,
New Bridge Crossing of the South
Fork of the St. Lucie River County
Road 714 (Martin Highway)/SW 36th
Street/Indian Street from Florida’s
Turnpike to East of Willoughby
Boulevard, Martin County, FL
Wait Period Ends: August 28, 2006,
Contact: J. Chris Richter 850–942–9650
Ext 3022.
EIS No. 20060307, Draft Supplement,
FHW, WA, WA–99 Alaskan Way
Viaduct and Seawall Replacement
Project, Additional Information and
Evaluation of Construction Plan,
Provide Transportation Facility and
Seawall with Improved Earthquake
Resistence, U.S. Army COE Section 10
and 404 Permits, Seattle, WA
Comment Period Ends: September 22,
2006, Contact: Margaret Kucharski 206–
6382–6356.
EIS No. 20060308, Draft EIS, FTA, TX,
Southeast Corridor Project, Proposed
Fixed-Guideway Transit System,
Funding, Metropolitan Transit
Authority (METRO) of Harris County,
Houston, Harris County, TX
Comment Period Ends: September 11,
2006, Contact: John Sweek 817–978–
0550.
EIS No. 20060309, Draft EIS, NOA, 00,
Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery
Management Plan, Proposed
Acceptable Biological Catch and
Optimum Yield Specifications and
Management Measures for the 2007–
2008 Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery
and Amendment 16–4 Rebuilding
Plans for Seven Depleted Pacific Coast
Groundfish Species, WA, OR and CA
Comment Period Ends: September 11,
2006, Contact: Robert Lohn 206–625–
6150.
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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. 20060093, ERP No. D-AFS-K61164-CA, Commercial Pack Station and
Pack Stock Outfitter/Guide Permit Issuance, Implementation, Special-
Use-Permit to Twelve Pack Station and Two Outfitter/Guides, Inyo
National Forest, CA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about adverse impacts
to water quality from specific campsites, grazing, and trail use, and
recommended implementation of protective measures described in
Alternative 3 and the inclusion of a detailed monitoring and
enforcement plan in the final EIS. Rating EC2.
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EIS No. 20060105, ERP No. D-COE-D01003-WV, Spruce No. 1 Mine,
Construction and Operation, Mining for 2.73 Million Ton of Bituminous
Coal, NPDES Permit and U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit, Logan County,
WV.
Summary: EPA expressed concerns about cumulative impacts from
mountaintop mining activities in the Little Coal Watershed, and
recommended that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Federal and State
agencies, the applicant, public and other stakeholders agree to develop
a Little Coal Watershed cumulative impact assessment and restoration
plan. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060122, ERP No. D-BIA-L60108-WA, Cowlitz Indian Tribe Trust
Acquisition and Casino Project, Take 151.87 Acres into Federal Trust
and Issuing of Reservation Proclamation, and Approving the Gaming
Development and Management Contract, Clack County, WA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections because project
impacts have the potential to exceed water and air quality standards
and requested additional information that demonstrates that water and
air quality standards will be met and that wetland impacts will be
adequately mitigated. Rating EO2.
EIS No. 20060136, ERP No. D-AFS-L65508-AK, Kenai Winter Access Project,
Develop a Winter Access Management Plan for 2006/2007 Winter Season,
Implementation, Seward Ranger District, Chugach National Forest,
Located on the Kenai Peninsula in South-central, AK.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20060167, ERP No. D-FHW-F40435-IL, Illinois Route 29 (FAP 318)
Corridor Study, Transportation Improvement from Illinois 6 to
Interstate 180, Funding and U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit, Peoria,
Marshall, Putnam and Bureau Counties, IL.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential
impacts to wetlands and 142 acres of woodland habitat. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060171, ERP No. D-COE-E36185-KY, Levisa Fork Basin Project,
Section 202 Flood Damage Reduction, Big Sandy River, Floyd County, KY.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20060182, ERP No. D-COE-K39098-CA, San Clemente Dam Seismic
Safety Project, Increase Dam Safety to Meet Current Design Standards,
Monterey County, CA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to the
steelhead population, and requested additional information regarding
the long-term benefits to the River from removal of the dam. Rating
EC2.
EIS No. 20060188, ERP No. D-NOA-K90031-CA, Channel Islands National
Marine Sanctuary Management Plan Review, Implementation, Santa Barbara
and Ventura Counties, CA.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20060222, ERP No. D-COE-H36111-00, Kansas Citys, Missouri and
Kansas Flood Damage Reduction Study, Improvements to the Existing Line
of Protection, Birmingham, Jackson, Clay Counties, MO and Wyandotte
County, KS.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20060223, ERP No. D-FRC-G03031-00, Carthage to Perryville
Project, Construction and Operation of a Natural Gas Pipeline
Facilities, Center Point Energy Gas Transmission, Located in various
counties and parishes in eastern Texas and northern Louisiana.
Summary: EPA does not object to the preferred alternative. Rating
LO.
EIS No. 20060227, ERP No. D-COE-G39047-00, White River Minimum Flood
Study, Manages the Water and Land Areas at Five Reservoirs: Beaver,
Table Rock, Bull Shoals, Norfork and Greers Ferry, Little Rock
District, AR and MO.
Summary: EPA does not object to the preferred alternative. Rating
LO.
EIS No. 20060041, ERP No. DS-COE-E34031-FL, South Florida Water
Management District, (SFWMD), Proposes Construction and Operation
Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir A-1 Project, Lake Okeechobee,
Palm Beach County, FL.
Summary: EPA's previous issues have been resolved; therefore, EPA
does not object to the proposed action. Rating LO.
Final EISs
EIS No. 20060118, ERP No. F-AFS-L65384-OR, Drew Creek Diamond Rock and
Divide Cattle Allotments, Alternative 2 Preferred Alternative, Issuance
of Term Grazing Permits on Livestock Allotments on Tiller Ranger
District, Implementation, Umpqua National Forest, Douglas and Jackson
Counties, OR.
Summary: The Final EIS included data on the cattle management plans
and addressed EPA's concerns about water quality; therefore, EPA does
not object to the proposed project.
EIS No. 20060121, ERP No. F-CGD-E03013-00, Compass Port and Deepwater
Port License Application, To Construct a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
Receiving, Storage and Regasification Facility, Proposed Offshore
Pipeline and Fabrication Site, NPDES Permit, U.S. Army COE Section 10
and 404 Permits, Mobile County, AL and San Patricio and Nueces County,
TX.
Summary: EPA's previous concerns regarding water quality and marine
ecosystem impacts will be addressed thru pollutant minimization and
prevention measures.
EIS No. 20060144, ERP No. F-FHW-F40421-IN, US-31 Improvement from
Plymouth to South Bend, Running from Southern Terminus at US-30 to
Northern Terminus at US-20, Marshall and St. Joseph Counties, IN.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to
upland forest habitat as well as water quality, and recommended
additional voluntary upland forest mitigation and BMPs/mitigation
measures that enhance water quality and stream integrity.
EIS No. 20060148, ERP No. F-NRC-E05101-NC, Generic--Brunswick Stream
Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2 (TAC Nos. MC4641 and MC4642) License
Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Supplement 25 to NUREG-1437, Brunswick
County, NC.
Summary: EPA continues to have concerns about emergency
preparedness.
EIS No. 20060168, ERP No. F-FRC-D03005-00, Cove Point Expansion
Project, Construction and Operation of a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
Import Terminal Expansion and Natural Gas Pipeline Facilities, US. Army
COE Section 404 Permit Docket Nos. CPO5-130-000, CP05-131-000 and CP05-
132-00, PA, VA, WV, NY and MD.
Summary: EPA continues to express environmental concerns about
wetland impacts/mitigation and NOX conformity.
EIS No. 20060183, ERP No. F-FAA-J51012-UT, St. George Municipal Airport
Replacement, Funding, City of St. George, Washington County, UT.
Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about
cumulative impacts.
EIS No. 20060198, ERP No. F-AFS-J65392-MT, Helena National Forest
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Noxious Weed Treatment Project, Implementation, Lewis and Clark,
Broadwater, Powell, Jefferson and Meagher Counties, MT.
Summary: The Final EIS addressed EPA concerns with the integrated
weed management program to control invasion of noxious weeds and
protecting water quality; therefore, EPA does not object to the
proposed project.
EIS No. 20060214, ERP No. F-NRC-C06015-NY, Generic--License Renewal of
Nuclear Plants for Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2,
Supplement 24 to NUREG 1437, Implementation, Lake Ontario, Oswego
County, NY.
Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about aquatic
life impacts, pollution prevention, and waste minimization.
EIS No. 20060215, ERP No. F-AFS-L65501-AK, Whistle Stop Project,
Provide Access to Backcountry Recreation Area on National Forest,
System (NFS) Lands, on the Kenai Peninsula between Portage and Moose
Pass, Chugach National Forest, Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20060216, ERP No. F-IBR-H39011-00, Programmatic--Platte River
Recovery Implementation Program, Assessing Alternatives for the
Implementation of a Basinwide, Cooperative, Endangered Species Recovery
Program, Four Target Species: Whooping Crane, Interior Least Tern,
Pipping Plover and Pallid Sturgeon, NE, WY, and CO.
Summary: EPA's previous issues have been resolved; therefore, EPA
does not object to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20060219, ERP No. F-COE-D35061-VA, Craney Island Eastward
Expansion, Construction of a 580-acre Eastward Expansion of the
Existing Dredged Material Management Area, Port of Hampton Roads,
Norfolk Harbor and Channels, VA.
Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about wetland
and oyster reef impacts and the success of the mitigation in
compensating for those impacts.
EIS No. 20060234, ERP No. F-AFS-F65051-IL, Shawnee National Forest
Proposed Land and Resource Management Plan Revision, Implementation,
Alexander, Gallatin, Hardin, Jackson, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Union and
Williamson Counties, IL.
Summary: EPA does not object to the preferred alternative.
EIS No. 20060217, ERP No. FA-COE-F36163-00, Upper Des Plaines River,
Proposed Flood Damage Reduction (Site 37 on Upper Des Plaines River),
Prospect Heights, Cook County, IL.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project.
Dated: July 25, 2006.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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