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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 the Federal Register dated April 6,
2007 (72 FR 17156).
Draft EISs
EIS No. 20070080, ERP No. D–NIG–
K60038–CA, Graton Rancheria Casino
and Hotel Project, Transfer of Land
into Trust, Implementation, Federated
Indians of Graton Rancheria (Tribe),
Sonoma County, CA.
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concerns about impacts
to groundwater, and recommended the
evaluation and selection of a reducedsize alternative and a commitment to
green building practices. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20070120, ERP No. D–FRC–
E05102–SC, Santee Cooper
Hydroelectric Project (FERC. No. 199),
Relicensing for Existing 130-megawatt
(MW), Santee and Cooper Rivers,
Berkeley, Calhoun, Clarendon,
Orangeburg and Sumter Counties, SC.
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concerns about water
quality from dam releases. EPA supports
an overall monitoring approach
following license issuance that includes
rigorous continuous dissolved oxygen
(DO) and temperature monitoring, and a
commitment to pursue a DO
enhancement program based on the
results of this monitoring. Rating EC1.
EIS No. 20070130, ERP No. D–NOA–
B91029–00, Phase I—Essential Fish
Habitat Omnibus Amendment #2,
Designations for 27 Species,
Amendment #14 to the Northeast
Multispecies FMP, Amendment #14
to the Atlantic Scallop FMP,
Amendment #3 to the Atlantic
Herring FMP, Amendment 4 to the
Monkfish FMP, Amendment 1 to the
Deep-Sea Red Crab FMP, Amendment
2 to the Skates FMP and Amendment
3 to the Atlantic Salmon FMP, Maine
to North Carolina.
Summary: EPA does not object to the
project as proposed. Rating LO.
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EIS No. 20070133, ERP No. D–FRC–
E03016–GA, Elba III Project,
Construct, Operate and Acquire
Facilities to move Re-Vaporized
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), U.S.
Army COE Section 10 and 404
Permits and U.S. Coast Guard Permit,
Elba Island, Chatham County, GA.
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concerns because the
draft EIS did not include an analysis of
all potential pollutant emissions for the
project and facility. EPA recommended
that the final EIS provide a complete air
quality assessment of the entire terminal
facility to complement the assessment of
the proposed terminal expansion. EPA
also recommended that additional
information be provided in the final EIS
regarding general conformity
requirements. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20070149, ERP No. D–FRC–
G03034–00, Southeast Expansion
Project, Construction and Operation
of 110.8 miles for Natural Gas
Pipeline and Associated Ancillary
Facilities, TX and LA.
Summary: EPA does not object to the
proposed action. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20070155, ERP No. D–USA–
E15000–GA, Fort Benning U.S. Army
Infantry Center, Base Realignment and
Closure (BRAC) 2005 and
Transformation Actions,
Implementation, Chattahoochee and
Muscogee Counties, GA.
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concerns about impacts
to air quality, aquatic habitats, wetlands,
and water quality, and recommends
several actions that Fort Benning could
implement during construction and long
term operations to assist in meeting air
quality standards. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20070159, ERP No. D–COE–
E39068–FL, Central and Southern
Florida Project, Comprehensive
Everglades Restoration Plan,
Caloosahatchee River (C–43) West
Basin Storage Reservoir Project,
Restoration of the Ecosystem in
Caloosahatchee Estuary, Lake
Okeechobee, FL.
Summary: EPA supports this major
component of the Comprehensive
Everglades Restoration Plan, and
provided comments regarding water
quality assurance for flows released
from the proposed C–43 Basin Storage
Reservoir to benefit the lower
Caloosahatchee River and Estuary.
Rating EC1.
EIS No. 20070160, ERP No. DD–NOA–
B91017–00, Atlantic Sea Scallop
Fishery Management Plan (FMP),
Amendment 11, Implementation to
Control Capacity and Mortality in the
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General Category Scallop Fishery,
Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank, NC.
Summary: EPA does not object to the
proposed action. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20070145, ERP No. DS–AFS–
J65435–UT, Ogden Ranger District
Travel Plan Revision, To Present
Additional Analysis for Six
Alternatives, Wasatch-Cache National
Forest, Ogden Ranger District, Box
Elder, Cache, Morgan, Weber and
Rich Counties, UT.
Summary: EPA continues to express
environmental concerns about potential
impacts to both aquatic and terrestrial
resources from unauthorized motorized
vehicle use and the current travel
management system. The Final EIS
should include mitigation for impacts
caused by motorized recreational users.
Rating EC2.
Final EISs
EIS No. 20060405, ERP No. F–CGD–
ALL078–00, PROGRAMMATIC—
Implementation of the U.S. Coast
Guard Nationwide Automatic
Identification System Project,
Providing Vessel Identification,
Tracking and Information Exchange
Capabilities to Support National
Maritime Interests.
Summary: No formal comment letter
was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20070158, ERP No. F–FAA–
L51017–AK, Juneau International
Airport, Proposed Development
Activities to Enhance Operations
Safety, Facilitate Aircraft Alignment,
U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit,
City and Borough of Juneau, AK.
Summary: EPA continues to have
concerns about impacts to high value
tidal and estuarine wetlands, fish and
wildlife habitat, aquatic resources, and
impaired waterbodies. EPA supports the
selection of Alternative RSA–5E, but
recommends the development of a
compensatory mitigation plan.
EIS No. 20070180, ERP No. F–NOA–
L64052–00, PROGRAMMATIC—
Steller Sea Lion and Northern Fur
Seal Research, Proposal to Disburse
Funds and Issue Permit for Research,
AK, WA, OR and CA.
Summary: EPA appreciates the
inclusion of additional information
pertaining to the development of impact
criteria and a more detailed discussion
of direct and indirect mortality in the
FPEIS. However, EPA still has concerns
about intrusive research activities on
breeding age female sea lions and fur
seals.
EIS No. 20070206, ERP No. F–FHW–
C40168–NY, NY Route 347 Safety and
Mobility Improvement Project, from
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Northern State Parkway to NY Route
25A, Funding, Towns of Smithtown,
Islip and Brookhaven, Suffolk County,
NY.
Summary: No formal comment letter
was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20070175, ERP No. FS–USN–
A10072–00, Surveillance Towed
Array Sensor System Low Frequency
Active (SURTASS LFA) Sonar
Systems, Updated and Additional
Information, Implementation.
Summary: No formal comment letter
was sent to the preparing agency.
Dated: June 19, 2007.
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 6/11/2007 through 6/
15/2007.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.
EIS No. 20070248, Draft EIS, SFW, WI,
Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge
Comprehensive Conservation Plan,
Implementation, located within the
Mississippi River Valley, Buffalo and
Trempealeau Counties, WI, Comment
Period Ends: 08/10/2007, Contact:
Victoria Hirschboeck 608–539–2311.
EIS No. 20070249, Final EIS, AFS, WA,
Natapoc Ridge Restoration Project, To
Improve Forest Health and
Sustainability, and Reduce Wildfire
and Hazardous Fuels, Wenatchee
River Ranger District, OkanoganWenatchee National Forest, Chelan
County, WA, Wait Period Ends: 7/23/
2007, Contact: Steve Willet 509–548–
6977.
EIS No. 20070250, Final EIS, NPS, PA,
Flight 93 National Memorial,
Designation of Crash Site to
Commemorate the Passengers and
Crew of Flight 93, Implementation,
Stonycreek Township, Somerset
County, PA, Wait Period Ends: 07/23/
2007, Contact: Jeff Reinbold 814–443–
4557.
EIS No. 20070251, Final EIS, USA, CO,
Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site (PCMS)
Transformation Program,
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Implementation, Base Realignment
and Closure Activities, Fort Carson,
Las Animas, Otero and Huerfano
Counties, CO, Wait Period Ends: 07/
23/2007, Contact: Karen Wilson 703–
602–2861.
EIS No. 20070252, Final EIS, USA, CO,
Fort Carson Transformation Program,
Implementation, Base Realignment
and Closure Activities, Fort Carson, El
Paso, Pueblo and Fremont Counties,
CO, Wait Period Ends: 07/23/2007,
Contact: Karen Wilson 703–602–2861.
EIS No. 20070253, Draft EIS, BIA, NM,
Desert Rock Energy Project,
Construction and Operation of CoalFired Power Plant, Right-of-Way
Permit, Navajo Nation Indian
Reservation, San Juan County, NM,
Comment Period Ends: 08/20/2007
Contact: Harrilene Yazzie 505–863–
8286.
EIS No. 20070254, Final Supplement,
TVA, TN, Watts Bar Nuclear Plant
Unit 2, Completion and Operation,
Updated Information on Extensive
Environmental Record, Rhea County,
TN, Wait Period Ends: 07/23/2007,
Contact: Ruth M. Horton 865–632–
3719.
EIS No. 20070255, Draft EIS, BLM, NV,
Kane Springs Valley Groundwater
Development Project, To Construct
Infrastructure Required to Pump and
Convey Groundwater Resources,
Right-of-Way Application, Lincoln
County Water District, Lincoln
County, NV, Comment Period Ends:
08/20/2007, Contact: Penny Wood
775–861–6466.
EIS No. 20070256, Draft EIS, AFS, 00,
Umatilla National Forest Invasive
Plants Treatment, Propose to Treat
Invasive Plants and Restore Treated
Sites, Asotin, Columbia, Garfield,
Walla Walla Counties, WA and Grant,
Morrow, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa,
Wheeler Counties, OR, Comment
Period Ends: 08/07/2007, Contact:
Glen Westland 541–278–3869.
EIS No. 20070257, Draft EIS, FHW, MN,
Tier 1 DEIS—Trunk Highway (TH) 41
Minnesota River Crossing,
Construction of a New Minnesota
River Crossing Connecting US
Highway 169 to New U.S. Highway
212, U.S. Army COE Section 10 and
404 Permits, Scott and Carver
Counties, MN, Comment Period Ends:
08/10/2007, Contact: Cheryl Martin
651–291–6120.
EIS No. 20070258, Final EIS, COE, MN,
Minnesota Steel Project, Construction
and Operation of an Open Pit
Taconite Mine Facilities,
Concentrator, Pellet Plant, Direct
Reduced Iron Plant and Steel Mill
Project, located west of Nashwauk,
Itasca County, MN, Wait Period Ends:
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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 the Federal Register dated April 6, 2007 (72 FR 17156).
Draft EISs
EIS No. 20070080, ERP No. D-NIG-K60038-CA, Graton Rancheria Casino and
Hotel Project, Transfer of Land into Trust, Implementation, Federated
Indians of Graton Rancheria (Tribe), Sonoma County, CA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to
groundwater, and recommended the evaluation and selection of a reduced-
size alternative and a commitment to green building practices. Rating
EC2.
EIS No. 20070120, ERP No. D-FRC-E05102-SC, Santee Cooper Hydroelectric
Project (FERC. No. 199), Relicensing for Existing 130-megawatt (MW),
Santee and Cooper Rivers, Berkeley, Calhoun, Clarendon, Orangeburg and
Sumter Counties, SC.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about water quality
from dam releases. EPA supports an overall monitoring approach
following license issuance that includes rigorous continuous dissolved
oxygen (DO) and temperature monitoring, and a commitment to pursue a DO
enhancement program based on the results of this monitoring. Rating
EC1.
EIS No. 20070130, ERP No. D-NOA-B91029-00, Phase I--Essential Fish
Habitat Omnibus Amendment 2, Designations for 27 Species,
Amendment 14 to the Northeast Multispecies FMP, Amendment
14 to the Atlantic Scallop FMP, Amendment 3 to the
Atlantic Herring FMP, Amendment 4 to the Monkfish FMP, Amendment 1 to
the Deep-Sea Red Crab FMP, Amendment 2 to the Skates FMP and Amendment
3 to the Atlantic Salmon FMP, Maine to North Carolina.
Summary: EPA does not object to the project as proposed. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20070133, ERP No. D-FRC-E03016-GA, Elba III Project, Construct,
Operate and Acquire Facilities to move Re-Vaporized Liquefied Natural
Gas (LNG), U.S. Army COE Section 10 and 404 Permits and U.S. Coast
Guard Permit, Elba Island, Chatham County, GA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns because the draft EIS
did not include an analysis of all potential pollutant emissions for
the project and facility. EPA recommended that the final EIS provide a
complete air quality assessment of the entire terminal facility to
complement the assessment of the proposed terminal expansion. EPA also
recommended that additional information be provided in the final EIS
regarding general conformity requirements. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20070149, ERP No. D-FRC-G03034-00, Southeast Expansion Project,
Construction and Operation of 110.8 miles for Natural Gas Pipeline and
Associated Ancillary Facilities, TX and LA.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20070155, ERP No. D-USA-E15000-GA, Fort Benning U.S. Army
Infantry Center, Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 2005 and
Transformation Actions, Implementation, Chattahoochee and Muscogee
Counties, GA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to air
quality, aquatic habitats, wetlands, and water quality, and recommends
several actions that Fort Benning could implement during construction
and long term operations to assist in meeting air quality standards.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20070159, ERP No. D-COE-E39068-FL, Central and Southern Florida
Project, Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, Caloosahatchee
River (C-43) West Basin Storage Reservoir Project, Restoration of the
Ecosystem in Caloosahatchee Estuary, Lake Okeechobee, FL.
Summary: EPA supports this major component of the Comprehensive
Everglades Restoration Plan, and provided comments regarding water
quality assurance for flows released from the proposed C-43 Basin
Storage Reservoir to benefit the lower Caloosahatchee River and
Estuary. Rating EC1.
EIS No. 20070160, ERP No. DD-NOA-B91017-00, Atlantic Sea Scallop
Fishery Management Plan (FMP), Amendment 11, Implementation to Control
Capacity and Mortality in the
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General Category Scallop Fishery, Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank, NC.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20070145, ERP No. DS-AFS-J65435-UT, Ogden Ranger District
Travel Plan Revision, To Present Additional Analysis for Six
Alternatives, Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Ogden Ranger District, Box
Elder, Cache, Morgan, Weber and Rich Counties, UT.
Summary: EPA continues to express environmental concerns about
potential impacts to both aquatic and terrestrial resources from
unauthorized motorized vehicle use and the current travel management
system. The Final EIS should include mitigation for impacts caused by
motorized recreational users. Rating EC2.
Final EISs
EIS No. 20060405, ERP No. F-CGD-ALL078-00, PROGRAMMATIC--Implementation
of the U.S. Coast Guard Nationwide Automatic Identification System
Project, Providing Vessel Identification, Tracking and Information
Exchange Capabilities to Support National Maritime Interests.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20070158, ERP No. F-FAA-L51017-AK, Juneau International
Airport, Proposed Development Activities to Enhance Operations Safety,
Facilitate Aircraft Alignment, U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit, City
and Borough of Juneau, AK.
Summary: EPA continues to have concerns about impacts to high value
tidal and estuarine wetlands, fish and wildlife habitat, aquatic
resources, and impaired waterbodies. EPA supports the selection of
Alternative RSA-5E, but recommends the development of a compensatory
mitigation plan.
EIS No. 20070180, ERP No. F-NOA-L64052-00, PROGRAMMATIC--Steller Sea
Lion and Northern Fur Seal Research, Proposal to Disburse Funds and
Issue Permit for Research, AK, WA, OR and CA.
Summary: EPA appreciates the inclusion of additional information
pertaining to the development of impact criteria and a more detailed
discussion of direct and indirect mortality in the FPEIS. However, EPA
still has concerns about intrusive research activities on breeding age
female sea lions and fur seals.
EIS No. 20070206, ERP No. F-FHW-C40168-NY, NY Route 347 Safety and
Mobility Improvement Project, from Northern State Parkway to NY Route
25A, Funding, Towns of Smithtown, Islip and Brookhaven, Suffolk County,
NY.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20070175, ERP No. FS-USN-A10072-00, Surveillance Towed Array
Sensor System Low Frequency Active (SURTASS LFA) Sonar Systems, Updated
and Additional Information, Implementation.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
Dated: June 19, 2007.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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