Coastal Elevations and Sea Level Rise Advisory Committee Meeting, 37527-37528 [E7-13340]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 131 / Tuesday, July 10, 2007 / Notices measures in consultation with the appropriate regulatory agency, if needed. Western will develop a Mitigation Action Plan (MAP) to provide additional information on how mitigation measures, associated with the proposed Project, would be implemented. The MAP would be developed and made available prior to any project activities directed by this Record of Decision (ROD) that are subject to a mitigation commitment. jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES Consultation Western is the lead Federal agency for compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and Tribal consultation for all components of the Project. The Applicant would avoid all archaeological and traditional cultural properties determined significant in consultation with the South Dakota State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) and interested Tribes. Western prepared a Programmatic Agreement (PA) in coordination with the South Dakota SHPO. The PA was executed on December 18, 2006. It establishes the Area of Potential Effect for the proposed Project, proposes a treatment plan for identified resources, describes procedures for unanticipated discoveries, sets forth procedures for Tribal consultation, and suggests general mitigation measures. The PA ensures that there would be no ‘‘unmitigatable’’ adverse effects on historic properties as defined under the NHPA. The Applicant would avoid areas containing identified resources. Western is also the lead for compliance with Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act. Western prepared a biological assessment and submitted it to the USFWS. Western determined that the project may affect but is not likely to adversely affect the western prairie fringed orchid, the Topeka shiner, and the bald eagle and is not likely to affect the Dakota skipper. The USFWS responded with a letter of concurrence on May 30, 2006, and an email on May 31, 2007. Western reviewed additional literature and conducted field reconnaissance to supplement this analysis. Western may conduct further field studies prior to construction as a component of the Applicant’s monitoring study. Western will continue to consult informally with the USFWS. Floodplain Statement of Findings Western prepared a floodplain assessment in the EIS according to 10 CFR part 1022. The assessment can be found in the Draft EIS along with project VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:17 Jul 09, 2007 Jkt 211001 maps. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has not updated the Flood Insurance Rate Maps for this portion of South Dakota to reflect 500year floodplains. One-hundred-year floodplains occur along Deer Creek and along several unnamed streams in the Project Area. The floodplains are generally confined to the streambed and immediately adjacent, low-lying areas. The floodplains associated with the ephemeral streams generally range from 200 to 500 feet in width. The Deer Creek floodplain ranges from approximately 400 to 1,500 feet in width. On-site or off-site flooding would not result from construction and operation of the proposed Project. The Applicant would not construct WTGs in floodplains. Implementation of county-approved design standards for areas of concentrated flow would ensure that onsite or off-site flooding does not occur. Decision Western decided to grant the Applicant’s request to interconnect with Western’s transmission system at the White Substation. The Proposed Action would meet the Applicant’s objectives for the Project. Construction, operation, and maintenance of the proposed Project would not result in significant, short-or long-term environmental impacts. The Applicant would employ all practical means to avoid or minimize environmental harm as a result of the proposed Project. This ROD meets the requirements of NEPA as well as the Council on Environmental Quality and DOE’s NEPA implementing regulations. Additional analyses may affect this decision and result in subsequent analysis or decisions. Western will notify the public of any additional activities necessary to meet Western’s NEPA and other public involvement requirements. Dated: June 22, 2007. Timothy J. Meeks, Administrator. [FR Doc. E7–13328 Filed 7–9–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8337–7] Coastal Elevations and Sea Level Rise Advisory Committee Meeting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 37527 SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), EPA gives notice of a public meeting of the Coastal Elevations and Sea Level Rise Advisory Committee (CESLAC). DATE AND TIME: The meeting will be held on Friday, July 27, 2007, from 12:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place via teleconference. Interested parties can access the teleconference as follows. First, dial the following toll free number: (866) 299–3188. Second, enter the following conference code: 2023439719#. The leader will begin the conference call. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jack Fitzgerald, Designated Federal Officer, Climate Change Division, Mail Code 6207J, Office of Atmospheric Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; e-mail address: Fitzgerald.jack@epa.gov, telephone number (202) 343–9336, fax: (202) 343– 2337. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of CESLAC is to provide advice on the conduct of a study titled Coastal Elevations and Sensitivity to Sea Level Rise which is being conducted as part of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP). The study pays particular attention to the coastal area of the U.S. from the state of New York through North Carolina. A copy of the study prospectus is available at: https:// www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/ sap4–1/default.php. A copy of the Committee Charter is available at https://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/. This is the third meeting of CESLAC. The meeting will focus on consideration of a draft of the study. Draft materials that will be considered in the meeting can be found at: https:// www.environmentalinformation.net/ CESLAC/ as of Friday, July 13, 2007. If a printed copy of the material is needed, please contact Ms. Beth Scherer by: (1) E-mail at BScherer@stratusconsulting.com; (2) phone at (202) 466–3731, ext. 20; (3) mail at Stratus Consulting, 1920 L St., NW., Suite 420, Washington, DC 20036. Based on the extent of public participation in the first two meetings of CESLAC, thirty minutes of this third meeting will be allocated for statements by members of the public. Individuals who are interested in making statements should inform Jack Fitzgerald of their interest by Tuesday, July 24, and provide a copy of their statements for the record. Individuals will be scheduled in the order that their statements of intent to present are received. A minimum of three minutes E:\FR\FM\10JYN1.SGM 10JYN1 37528 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 131 / Tuesday, July 10, 2007 / Notices will be provided for each statement. The maximum amount of time will depend on the number of statements to be made. All statements, regardless of whether there is sufficient time to present them orally, will be included in the record and considered by the committee. List of Subjects Environmental protection. Dated: July 3, 2007. Jack Fitzgerald, Designated Federal Officer. [FR Doc. E7–13340 Filed 7–9–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–ORD–2007–0243; FRL–8337–9] Board of Scientific Counselors, Ecological Research Program MidCycle Review Meeting—Summer 2007 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of meetings. AGENCY: SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development (ORD), gives notice of one meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Eco Mid-Cycle Subcommittee. The meeting (a teleconference call) will be held on Monday, July 30, 2007, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. All times noted are eastern time. The meeting may adjourn early if all business is finished. Requests for the draft agenda or for making oral presentations at the meeting will be accepted up to 1 business day before the meeting. DATES: Participation in the conference call will be by teleconference only—a meeting room will not be used. Members of the public may obtain the call-in number and access code for the call from Heather Drumm, whose contact information is listed under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– ORD–2007–0243, by one of the following methods: • www.regulations.gov: Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. • E-mail: Send comments by electronic mail (e-mail) to: ORD.Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2007–0243. jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES ADDRESSES: VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:17 Jul 09, 2007 Jkt 211001 • Fax: Fax comments to: (202) 566– 0224, Attention Docket ID No. EPA– HQ–ORD–2007–0243. • Mail: Send comments by mail to: Board of Scientific Counselors, Ecological Mid-Cycle Subcommittee Meeting—Spring 2007 Docket, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC, 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– ORD–2007–0243. • Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver comments to: EPA Docket Center (EPA/ DC), Room B102, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2007–0243. Note: this is not a mailing address. Such deliveries are only accepted during the docket’s normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2007– 0243. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The www.regulations.gov Web site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov, your email address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at https:// www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Board of Scientific Counselors, Ecological Mid-Cycle Subcommittee Meeting—Spring 2007 Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and the telephone number for the ORD Docket is (202) 566–1752. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Designated Federal Officer via mail at: Heather Drumm, Mail Drop 8104–R, Office of Science Policy, Office of Research and Development, Environmental Protection Agency, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; via phone/voice mail at: (202) 564–8239; via fax at: (202) 565– 2911; or via e-mail at: drumm.heather@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: General Information Any member of the public interested in receiving a draft BOSC agenda or making a presentation at the meeting may contact Heather Drumm, the Designated Federal Officer, via any of the contact methods listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above. In general, each individual making an oral presentation will be limited to a total of three minutes. Proposed agenda items for the meeting include, but are not limited to, finalizing the subcommittee’s draft report and discussing the rating component for the Eco research program. The meeting is open to the public. Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities: For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Heather Drumm at (202) 564– 8239 or drumm.heather@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a disability, please contact Heather Drumm, preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. Dated: July 3, 2007. Mary Ellen Radzikowski, Acting Director, Office of Science Policy. [FR Doc. E7–13337 Filed 7–9–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P E:\FR\FM\10JYN1.SGM 10JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 10, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37527-37528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-13340]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8337-7]


Coastal Elevations and Sea Level Rise Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), EPA 
gives notice of a public meeting of the Coastal Elevations and Sea 
Level Rise Advisory Committee (CESLAC).

DATE AND TIME: The meeting will be held on Friday, July 27, 2007, from 
12:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place via teleconference. Interested 
parties can access the teleconference as follows. First, dial the 
following toll free number: (866) 299-3188. Second, enter the following 
conference code: 2023439719. The leader will begin the 
conference call.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jack Fitzgerald, Designated Federal 
Officer, Climate Change Division, Mail Code 6207J, Office of 
Atmospheric Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; e-mail address: 
Fitzgerald.jack@epa.gov, telephone number (202) 343-9336, fax: (202) 
343-2337.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of CESLAC is to provide advice 
on the conduct of a study titled Coastal Elevations and Sensitivity to 
Sea Level Rise which is being conducted as part of the U.S. Climate 
Change Science Program (CCSP). The study pays particular attention to 
the coastal area of the U.S. from the state of New York through North 
Carolina. A copy of the study prospectus is available at: https://
www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap4-1/default.php. A copy of the 
Committee Charter is available at https://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/. 
This is the third meeting of CESLAC. The meeting will focus on 
consideration of a draft of the study. Draft materials that will be 
considered in the meeting can be found at: https://
www.environmentalinformation.net/CESLAC/ as of Friday, July 13, 2007. 
If a printed copy of the material is needed, please contact Ms. Beth 
Scherer by: (1) E-mail at BScherer@stratusconsulting.com; (2) phone at 
(202) 466-3731, ext. 20; (3) mail at Stratus Consulting, 1920 L St., 
NW., Suite 420, Washington, DC 20036. Based on the extent of public 
participation in the first two meetings of CESLAC, thirty minutes of 
this third meeting will be allocated for statements by members of the 
public. Individuals who are interested in making statements should 
inform Jack Fitzgerald of their interest by Tuesday, July 24, and 
provide a copy of their statements for the record. Individuals will be 
scheduled in the order that their statements of intent to present are 
received. A minimum of three minutes

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will be provided for each statement. The maximum amount of time will 
depend on the number of statements to be made. All statements, 
regardless of whether there is sufficient time to present them orally, 
will be included in the record and considered by the committee.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection.

    Dated: July 3, 2007.
Jack Fitzgerald,
Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-13340 Filed 7-9-07; 8:45 am]
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