Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments, 33220-33221 [E7-11575]

Download as PDF jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES 33220 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 115 / Friday, June 15, 2007 / Notices project and to provide a final project report summarizing outcomes and major findings of each project. EPA’s policy on performance measurement in assistance agreements is an implementation outcome under the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA section 1115(a)(4) and section 1116(c)). EPA’s innovation piloting efforts are multi-media in nature and include programs authorized under the full range of authorizing legislation (e.g., the Clean Air Act, Section 103(b)(3) (42 U.S.C. 7403(b)(3)) the Clean Water Act, Section 104(b)(3) (33 U.S.C. 1254(b)(3)); the Solid Waste Disposal Act, Section 8001 (42 U.S.C. 6981); the Toxics Substances Control Act, Section 10 (15 U.S.C. 2609); the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, Section 20 (7 U.S.C. 136r); and the Safe Drinking Water Act, Sections 1442(a) and (c) (42 U.S.C. 1(a) and (c)). Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 44 hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information. The ICR provides a detailed explanation of the Agency’s estimate, which is only briefly summarized here: Estimated total number of potential annual respondents: 1270. Frequency of response: 35 quarterly; 1234 annually. Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 1.2. Estimated total annual burden hours: 7748 hours. Estimated total annual costs: $331,460. This includes an estimated burden cost of $331,460 and an estimated cost of $0 for capital investment or maintenance and operational costs. VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:26 Jun 14, 2007 Jkt 211001 Are There Changes in the Estimates From the Last Approval? There is an increase of 2292 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase reflects the need to collect information on project performance and outcomes in the form of quarterly reporting and final project reporting for current and future projects that is not addressed in other ICRs. What Is the Next Step in the Process for This ICR? EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. If you have any questions about this ICR or the approval process, please contact the technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Dated: May 24, 2007. Elizabeth A. Shaw, Director, Office of Environmental Policy Innovation. [FR Doc. E7–11577 Filed 6–14–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER–FRL–6688–1] 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 F.R. dated April 6, 2007 (72 FR 17156). Draft EISs EIS No. 20070147, ERP No. D–AFS– J65479–MT, Trapper Bunk House Land Stewardship Project, Reduce Risk from Stand-Replacing and Uncontrollable Fires, Improve Resiliency and Provide Forest Products, Fuel Reduction Research PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 and Watershed Improvement, Bitterroot National Forest, Darby Ranger District, Ravalli County, MT. Summary: EPA supports project objectives to improve watersheds, reduce fire risk, improve vegetative resiliency, conduct fuel reduction research, and provide timber. However, EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential impacts to water quality. Rating EC2. EIS No. 20070150, ERP No. D–FRC– F03010–WI, Gurardian Expansion and Extension Project, Construction and Operation Natural Gas Pipeline Facilities, Jefferson, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Calument, Brown, Walworth, Outagamie Counties, WI. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concern about water quality and wetland impacts and requested additional analysis and mitigation for these impacts. Rating EC2. EIS No. 20070152, ERP No. D–GSA– F60010–OH, Cincinnati National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Laboratories Consolidation, Site Selection, Hamilton and Clermont Counties, OH. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about air quality impacts, and water quality/ wetland impacts, and requested additional information on mitigation. Rating EC2. Final EISs EIS No. 20070142, ERP No. F–BLM– J01081–WY, Maysdorf Coal Lease by Application (LBA) Tract, (Federal Coal Application WYW154432), Implementation, Campbell Counties, WY. Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency. EIS No. 20070163, ERP No. F–BLM– L65518–ID, Eastside Township Fuels and Vegetation Project, Address the Forest Health, Fuels, Safety, and Watershed Issues, Elk City, Idaho County, ID. Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about the project due to impacts of short term sediment loading listed streams. EIS No. 20070166, ERP No. F–AFS– L65498–ID, Newsome Creek Watershed Rehabilitation, Stream Restoration and Improvement and Decommissioning of Roads, Red River Ranger District, Nez Perce National Forest, Idaho County, ID. Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about mercury contamination impacts from past mining practices which could pose a E:\FR\FM\15JNN1.SGM 15JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 115 / Friday, June 15, 2007 / Notices threat to human health, fish and aquatic biota. The Record of Decision should include data on levels of mercury contamination in the project area and mitigation measures. EIS No. 20070170, ERP No. F–NPS– E65081–FL, Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, General Management Plan, Implementation, City of St. Augustine, St. Johns County, FL. Summary: EPA does not object to the action as proposed. EIS No. 20070173, ERP No. F–COE–E36184–FL, Central and Southern Florida Project, New Authorization for Broward County Water Preserve Areas, South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, (CERP), Broward County, FL. Summary: EPA’s previous concerns have been resolved; therefore, EPA does not object to the proposed action. EIS No. 20070178, ERP No. F–AFS– J65465–00, Kootenai National Forest Invasive Plant Management, Proposes to Manage Noxious Weed and Invasive Plant Species, Lincoln Sanders, Flathead Counties, MT and Bonner and Boundary Counties, ID. Summary: EPA supports the integrated weed management program; however, we continue to suggest the need for adequate mitigation measures during herbicide applications which could potentially adversely impact water quality and aquatic resources. EIS No. 20070198, ERP No. F–HUD– L85028–WA, Westpark Redevelopment Master Plan, Redevelop of 82-acre Site to create a Mixed-Use, Mixed-Income PedestrianOriented Urban Community, Funding and US Army COE Section 10 Permit, City of Bremerton, Kitsap County, WA. Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency. Dated: 06/11/2007. Robert W. Hargrove, Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. E7–11575 Filed 6–14–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES [ER–FRL–6687–9] Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General Information 202– 564–7167 or https://www.epa.gov/ compliance/nepa/. VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:26 Jun 14, 2007 Jkt 211001 Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements Filed 06/04/2007 Through 06/08/2007 Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. EIS No. 20070232, Final EIS, FHW, 00, Bellevue Bridge Study, To Improve Connectivity between the Omaha Metropolitan Area and across the Missouri River from U.S. 75 to I–29, Coast Guard Permit, NPDES Permit, U.S. Army COE Section 10 and 404 Permits, Mills County, IA and Sarp County, NE., Wait Period Ends: 07/24/ 2007, Contact: Philip Barnes 515– 233–7300. EIS No. 20070233, Final EIS, NPS, CO, Great Sand Dunes National and Preserve. General Management Plan/ Wilderness Study, Implementation, Alamos and Saguache Counties, CO, Wait Period Ends: 07/16/2007, Contact: Suzanne M. Stutzman 303– 987–6671. EIS No. 20070234, Draft EIS, FHW, TX, U.S. 290 Corridor, Propose to Construct Roadway Improvements from Farm-to-Market (FM) 2920 to Interstate Highway (IH) 610, Funding and Right-of-Way Grant, Harris County, TX, Comment Period Ends: 08/03/2007, Contact: Donald E. Davis 512–536–5960. EIS No. 20070235, Final EIS, BLM, CA, Alturas Field Office Project, Resource Management Plan, Implementation, Alturas Field Office Project, Resource Management Plan, Implementation, Lassen, Modoc, Shasta and Siskiyou Counties, CA, Wait Period Ends: 07/16/2007, Contact: Sue Noggles 530–252–5345. EIS No. 20070236, Final EIS, BLM, 00, Eagle Lake Field Office Project, Resource Management Plan, Implementation, Lassen, Plumas, Sierra Counties, CA and Washoe County, NV, Wait Period Ends: 07/16/ 2007, Contact: Sue Noggles 530–252– 5345. EIS No. 20070237, Final EIS, BLM, 00, Surprise Field Office Project, Resource Management Plan, Implementation, Cedarville, Modoc and Lassen, CA and Washoe and Humboldt Counties, NV, Wait Period Ends: 07/16/2007 Contact: Sue Noggles 530–252–5345. EIS No. 20070238, Draft EIS, AFS, 00, Mt. Ashland Late-Successional Reserve Habitat Restoration and Fuels Reduction Project, To Promote and Maintain Late-Successional Habitat, Oak Ranger District, Klamath National Forest, Siskiyou County, CA and Jackson County, OR, Comment Period Ends: 07/30/2007, Contact: Susan Stresser 530–841–4538. PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 33221 EIS No. 20070239, Draft EIS, AFS, CA, Sugarberry Project, Proposes to Protect Rural Communities from Fire Hazards by Constructing Fuel Breaks Known as Defensible Fuel Profile Zones (DFPZs), Feather River Ranger District, Plumas National Forest, Plumas, Sierra, Yuba Counties, CA, Comment Period Ends: 07/30/2007, Contact: John Zarlengo 530–534– 6500. EIS No. 20070240, Final EIS, AFS, 00, Northern Rockies Lynx Management Direction, Selected Alternative F, Conservation and Promote Recovery of the Canada Lynx, NFS and BLM to Amend Land Resource Management Plans for 18 National Forests (NF), MT, WY, UT, and ID, Wait Period Ends: 07/16/2007, Contact: Raymond Smith 406–329–3316. EIS No. 20070241, Draft EIS, NPS, 00, Quarry Visitor Center Treatment Project, To Address the Structural Deterioration, Dinosaur National Monument, CO and UT, Comment Period Ends: 08/10/2007, Contact: Tom Thomas 303–969–2310. EIS No. 20070242, Final EIS, COE, OH, Dover Dam Safety Assurance Program Project, Modifications and Upgrades, Funding, Muskingum River Basin, Tuscarawas County, OH, Wait Period Ends: 07/16/2007, Contact: Rodney G. Cremeans 304–399–5170. EIS No. 20070243, Draft EIS, AFS, WY, Thunder Basin Analysis Area Vegetation Management, To Implement Best Management Grazing Practices and Activities, Douglas Ranger District, Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland, Campbell, Converse and Weston Counties, WY, Comment Period Ends: 07/30/2007, Contact: Kyle Schmitt 307–358–4690. EIS No. 20070244, Final EIS, FRC, 00, North Baja Pipeline Expansion Project, Docket Nos. CP06–61–000 and CP01–23–000, Construction and Operation a Natural Gas Pipeline System, Land Use Plan Amendment, Right-of-Way Grant, Temporary Use Permits and U.S. Army COE Section 10 and 404 Permits, La Paz County, AZ and Riverside and Imperial Counties, CA, Wait Period Ends: 07/16/2007, Contact: Andy Black 1– 866–208–3372. EIS No. 20070245, Final 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, Town of Huntington, Suffolk County, NY, Wait Period Ends: 07/16/2007, Contact: Robert Arnold 578–431–4127. E:\FR\FM\15JNN1.SGM 15JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 115 (Friday, June 15, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33220-33221]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-11575]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6688-1]


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 F.R. dated April 6, 2007 (72 FR 17156).

Draft EISs

EIS No. 20070147, ERP No. D-AFS-J65479-MT, Trapper Bunk House Land 
Stewardship Project, Reduce Risk from Stand-Replacing and 
Uncontrollable Fires, Improve Resiliency and Provide Forest Products, 
Fuel Reduction Research and Watershed Improvement, Bitterroot National 
Forest, Darby Ranger District, Ravalli County, MT.

    Summary: EPA supports project objectives to improve watersheds, 
reduce fire risk, improve vegetative resiliency, conduct fuel reduction 
research, and provide timber. However, EPA expressed environmental 
concerns about potential impacts to water quality. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20070150, ERP No. D-FRC-F03010-WI, Gurardian Expansion and 
Extension Project, Construction and Operation Natural Gas Pipeline 
Facilities, Jefferson, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Calument, Brown, Walworth, 
Outagamie Counties, WI.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concern about water quality 
and wetland impacts and requested additional analysis and mitigation 
for these impacts. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20070152, ERP No. D-GSA-F60010-OH, Cincinnati National 
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Laboratories 
Consolidation, Site Selection, Hamilton and Clermont Counties, OH.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about air quality 
impacts, and water quality/wetland impacts, and requested additional 
information on mitigation. Rating EC2.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20070142, ERP No. F-BLM-J01081-WY, Maysdorf Coal Lease by 
Application (LBA) Tract, (Federal Coal Application WYW154432), 
Implementation, Campbell Counties, WY.

    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.

EIS No. 20070163, ERP No. F-BLM-L65518-ID, Eastside Township Fuels and 
Vegetation Project, Address the Forest Health, Fuels, Safety, and 
Watershed Issues, Elk City, Idaho County, ID.

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about the 
project due to impacts of short term sediment loading listed streams.

EIS No. 20070166, ERP No. F-AFS-L65498-ID, Newsome Creek Watershed 
Rehabilitation, Stream Restoration and Improvement and Decommissioning 
of Roads, Red River Ranger District, Nez Perce National Forest, Idaho 
County, ID.

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about mercury 
contamination impacts from past mining practices which could pose a

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threat to human health, fish and aquatic biota. The Record of Decision 
should include data on levels of mercury contamination in the project 
area and mitigation measures.

EIS No. 20070170, ERP No. F-NPS-E65081-FL, Castillo de San Marcos 
National Monument, General Management Plan, Implementation, City of St. 
Augustine, St. Johns County, FL.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the action as proposed. EIS No. 
20070173, ERP No. F-COE-E36184-FL, Central and Southern Florida 
Project, New Authorization for Broward County Water Preserve Areas, 
South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), Comprehensive 
Everglades Restoration Plan, (CERP), Broward County, FL.

    Summary: EPA's previous concerns have been resolved; therefore, EPA 
does not object to the proposed action.

EIS No. 20070178, ERP No. F-AFS-J65465-00, Kootenai National Forest 
Invasive Plant Management, Proposes to Manage Noxious Weed and Invasive 
Plant Species, Lincoln Sanders, Flathead Counties, MT and Bonner and 
Boundary Counties, ID.

    Summary: EPA supports the integrated weed management program; 
however, we continue to suggest the need for adequate mitigation 
measures during herbicide applications which could potentially 
adversely impact water quality and aquatic resources.

EIS No. 20070198, ERP No. F-HUD-L85028-WA, Westpark Redevelopment 
Master Plan, Redevelop of 82-acre Site to create a Mixed-Use, Mixed-
Income Pedestrian-Oriented Urban Community, Funding and US Army COE 
Section 10 Permit, City of Bremerton, Kitsap County, WA.

    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.

    Dated: 06/11/2007.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. E7-11575 Filed 6-14-07; 8:45 am]
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