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Download as PDF 41322 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 144 / Friday, July 27, 2007 / Notices outside the CAISO Balancing Authority Area to meet its PRM obligations to the extent there are resources available to purchase. In order to qualify, a resource must meet the requirements set forth in Section 40 of the CAISO Tariff and proposed in the MRTU Tariff. For imports, SNR will follow the requirements of Section 40 of the CAISO Tariff and proposed in the MRTU Tariff. Local Resource Requirements Section 43 of the CAISO Tariff and Section 40 of the MRTU Tariff require that a certain amount of Local Capacity Area Resources be available to the CAISO within each Local Capacity Area identified in a technical study performed by the CAISO. The CAISO will allocate responsibility for Local Capacity Area Resources to SCs for LSEs using the methodology set forth in Section 43 of the CAISO Tariff while the CAISO Tariff is in effect and in Section 40 of the MRTU Tariff when it becomes effective. When notified by the CAISO of its share of the Local Capacity Area Resource obligation, SNR plans to comply with its requirement to procure such Local Capacity Area Resources to the extent there are resources available to purchase. Northern California Youth Correctional Center. Pittsburg Power Company. Reclamation District 2035. Shelter Cove Resort, Improvement District No. 1. Tuolumne Public Power Agency. University of California, Davis. U.S. Defense Logistics Agency, Sharpe and Tracy Facilities. U.S. Department of the Air Force, Beale Air Force Base. U.S. Department of the Air Force, Onizuka Air Force Base. U.S. Department of the Air Force, Travis Air Force Base. U.S. Department of the Navy, Naval Air Station, Lemoore. U.S. Department of the Navy, Naval Radio Station, Dixon. SCID—WDOE U.S. Department of Energy, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. U.S. Department of Energy, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. U.S. Department of Energy, Site 300. SCIDs—WPUL and WSLW U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Mid Pacific Region. SCID—WNAS SNR reserves the right to make changes to this RA Plan, as needed, as a result of: (1) Changes to the CAISO Tariff including any changes to incorporate MRTU; (2) changes to SNR’s RA Program; (3) changes required to comply with the applicable electricity reliability organization standards; or (4) as otherwise determined by Western at its discretion. In the event SNR modifies this RA plan, SNR shall submit the modified RA Plan to the CAISO. SCID—WTRN jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES SCID—WFLS City of Avenal. Calaveras Public Power Agency. City and County of San Francisco, Hetch Hetchy Water and Power. State of California, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California Medical Facility. State of California, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Deuel Vocational Institution. State of California, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Sierra Conservation Center. East Bay Municipal Utility District. East Contra Costa Irrigation District. Lassen Municipal Utility District. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Eastside Airfield. VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:53 Jul 26, 2007 Jkt 211001 [FR Doc. E7–14533 Filed 7–26–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER–FRL–6689–4] Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments Eastside Power Authority. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Ames Research Center. SNR Customers Included Under This RA Plan Determination Under Executive Order 12866 Western has an exemption from centralized regulatory review under Executive Order 12866; accordingly, no clearance of this notice by the Office of Management and Budget is required. Dated: July 13, 2007. Timothy J. Meeks, Administrator. SCID—WEPA Future Modifications to This RA Plan Appendix A Environmental Compliance In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.); the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations for implementing NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500 through 1508); and the Integrated DOE NEPA Implementing Procedures (10 CFR part 1021), Western has determined that this action is categorically excluded from the preparation of an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement. Trinity Public Utilities District. Normally, the final plan would be effective 30 days after Administrator approval. For the reasons identified below, in this instance, the effective date of the Final RA Plan will be August 1, 2007. Western’s Final RA Plan must be in place by this date to align Western’s procurement process with the CAISO’s required annual showing for calendar year 2008 by September 30, 2007. This allows Western to be competitive in the RA market. An effective date after August 1, 2007, would impact Western’s ability to procure competitively priced RA. On the effective date, the Final RA Plan will replace the Current RA Plan. As discussed in the body of this notice, the Final RA Plan may differ from the CPUC’s or other LRA’s RA Plans. Western’s Final RA Plan is being developed by Western as an LRA and is intended to only apply to Western, acting as an LSE in the CAISO Balancing Authority Area. It is not meant to apply to other LSEs in the CAISO Balancing Authority Area. Those LSEs are subject to the authority of the CPUC or other LRAs and, as such, are outside of Western’s jurisdiction. Availability of Information All studies, comments, letters, memorandums, or other documents made or kept by Western for developing the final plan, will be made available for inspection and copying at Western’s Sierra Nevada Region Office, located at 114 Parkshore Drive, Folsom, CA 95630–4710. PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 6, 2007 (72 FR 17156). Draft EISs EIS No. 20070038, ERP No. D–BLM– J65475–WY, Pinedale Resource Management Plan (RMP), Implementation of Public Lands Administered, Sublette and Lincoln Counties, WY. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the potential for adverse impacts to air and water quality with full field development, and suggested that the final EIS include additional information and discussion on cumulative impacts analysis, mitigation measures, and adaptive management. Rating EC2. EIS No. 20070168, ERP No. D–FTA– K59006–CA, Alameda-Contra Transit (AC Transit) East Bay Bus Rapid Transit Project, Improve Transit Serve in cities of Berkeley, Oakland and San E:\FR\FM\27JYN1.SGM 27JYN1 jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 144 / Friday, July 27, 2007 / Notices Leandro, San Francisco Bay Area, Alameda County, CA. Summary: While EPA does not object to the proposed project, but suggested additional mitigation measures to minimize air quality impacts during construction. Rating LO. EIS No. 20070177, ERP No. D–AFS– L65536–OR, Spears Vegetation Management Project, Proposal to Use Commercial Timber Harvest, Precommercial Thinning, Prescribed Fire, Grapple Piling and Hand Piling in the Mark Creek Watershed and Veaqie Creek Subwatershed, Lookout Mountain Ranger District, Ochoco National Forest, Crook and Wheeler Counties, OR. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential impacts to water quality and if the level of monitoring is sufficient. The final EIS should provide additional information on mitigation related to roads and reducing sedimentation, and on methodology for determining critical shade in riparian areas proposed for harvest. Rating EC1. EIS No. 20070184, ERP No. D–AFS– J65480–MT, North Bridger Allotment Management Plan Update, Proposal to Update Allotment Management Plan on 11 Livestock Grazing Allotments, Bozeman Ranger District, Gallatin National Forest, Gallatin County, MT. Summary: EPA supports the proposed grazing improvements and the preferred alternative, but believes additional information should be provided regarding sites degraded by grazing and the management actions that would be taken to address the degradation in each allotment, and the updated riparian grazing guidelines, and recommends that some inconsistencies in information disclosure be corrected. EPA also has concerns about the availability of adequate funds and resources to implement proposed range improvements and the proposed monitoring program. Rating EC2. EIS No. 20070187, ERP No. D–COE– G39049–TX, Calhoun County Navigation District’s (CCND), Proposed Matagorda Ship Channel Improvement Project to Widened and Deepen Berthing Facilities, U.S. Army COE Section 10 and 404 Permits, Calhoun and Matagorda Counties, TX. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts related to ocean disposal of dredged material and air quality. Rating EC2. EIS No. 20070190, ERP No. D–AFS– J65481–MT, Lolo National Forest Integrated Weed Management, To Establish Beneficial Vegetation and VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:53 Jul 26, 2007 Jkt 211001 Weed Resistant Plant Communities, Missoula, Mineral, Sanders, Granite, Powell, Lewis and Clark, Flathead, Ravalli and Lake Counties, MT. Summary: EPA supports improvements to the Integrated Weed Management Program, but suggests additional measures to further mitigate potential environmental effects of proposed weed treatments. EPA expressed environmental concerns about herbicide drift into streams and leaching into groundwater; the final EIS should include additional information on monitoring programs that will be used to validate the program’s effectiveness. Rating EC2. EIS No. 20070200, ERP No. D–AFS– F65067–WI, Fishel Vegetation and Transportation Management Project, To Implement Land Management Activities, Eagle River-Florence Ranger District, Chequamegor-Nicolet National Forest, Forest and Vilas Counties, WI. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the Preferred Alternative’s ability to provide sufficient snags and coarse woody debris, implement measures to promote species health, and treatments within goshawk nest territories to support management objectives. Rating EC2. EIS No. 20070208, ERP No. D–HUD– K80048–CA, Vista Village Workforce Housing Project, To Provide Professional Managed Affordable Housing, Tahoe Vista, Placer County, CA. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about air quality and water quality impacts, and suggested that Alternative D–72 Units be selected as this alternative has fewer environmental impacts. EPA also recommended that the project utilize the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standard for green building. Rating EC1. EIS No. 20070211, ERP No. D–AFS– L65538–OR, Thorn Fire Salvage Recovery Project, Salvaging Dead and Dying Timber, Shake Table Fire Complex, Malheur National Forest, Grant County, OR. Summary: EPA supports the mitigation measures such as helicopter logging included for the proposed salvage harvest; however, we have environmental concerns about potential impacts to non-motorized, semiprimitive management areas from salvage activities and long term recreational activities. Rating EC2. EIS No. 20070241, ERP No. D–NPS– J61023–00, Quarry Visitor Center Treatment Project, To Address the PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 41323 Structural Deterioration, Dinosaur National Monument, CO and UT. Summary: EPA recognizes that the proposed action is fostered by the need to protect, preserve and reduce physical hazards and we support the green practices and mitigation measures included in the proposed project. Rating LO. Final EISs EIS No. 20070032, ERP No. F–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 supports the improvements that will result from Amendment #6, which include forage utilization standards for all pack stock grazing; additional water quality mitigation measures; reduced use levels in the GT/SS Wilderness; and a detailed monitoring, enforcement, and adaptive management plan providing greater riparian protection in 6 pastures. However, EPA continues express environmental concerns about water quality impacts and recommends relocating of Truman Camp out of the riparian area, limits on cross-country travel, and alignment of pack stock trail use levels with the level of trail development. EIS No. 20070036, ERP No. F–AFS– K65309–00, Heavenly Mountain Resort Master Plan Amendment 2005 (MPA 05), Improve and Enhance the Resorts Over Winter and Summer Recreation Opportunities, SpecialUse-Permit, Lake Tahoe Basin, El Dorado County, CA and Douglas County, NV. Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about watershed and habitat impacts, especially to old growth habitat if Alternative 4 is selected. EIS No. 20070186, ERP No. F–SFW– K64025–AZ, Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, Comprehensive Conservation Plan, Wilderness Stewardship Plan, Implementation, Ajo, AZ. Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency. EIS No. 20070194, ERP No. F–AFS– L65504–ID, Payette National Forest Travel Management Plan, Designate a System of Roads, Trails and Areas Open to Motorized and NonMotorized Use, Implementation, Adam, Washington, Idaho, Valley Counties, ID. Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns and encourages E:\FR\FM\27JYN1.SGM 27JYN1 jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES 41324 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 144 / Friday, July 27, 2007 / Notices the further reduction of designated ATV and OHV trails, and review the decision to retain road and trail miles that would have been eliminated under Alternative B. Also, we recommend giving consideration to the commitment of resources in Alternative E and its consistency with existing planning direction in the 2003 Forest Plan, and interagency agreements such as the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management Protocol for Addressing Clean Water Act Section 303(d) Listed Waters. EIS No. 20070199, ERP No. F–FHW– E40771–NC, Wilmington Bypass Transportation Improvements, U.S. 17 to U.S. 421, Funding, COE Section 10 and 404 Permits and U.S. Coast Guard Bridge Permit Issuance, Brunswick and New Hanover Counties, NC. Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about stream and wetland impacts, indirect and cumulative air quality impacts from Mobile Source Air Toxics and impacts to Significant Natural Heritage Areas. EPA requested additional avoidance and minimization measures be considered to lessen these impacts. EIS No. 20070220, ERP No. F–BLM– J65468–WY, Casper Field Office Planning Area Resource Management Plan, Implementation, Natrona, Converse, Goshen, and Platte Counties, WY. Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about air quality impacts and the need to do a quantitative analysis based on dispersion modeling. In addition, there is potential for adverse impacts to wetlands from OHV use. EIS No. 20070228, ERP No. F–AFS– G65102–NM, Canadian River Tamarisk Control, Proposes to Control the Nonnative Invasive Species Tamarisk (also known as salt cedar) Cibola National Forest, Canadian River, Harding and Mora Counties, New Mexico. Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency. EIS No. 20070242, ERP No. F–COE– F36167–OH, Dover Dam Safety Assurance Program Project, Modifications and Upgrades, Funding, Muskingum River Basin, Tuscarawas County, OH. Summary: EPA’s previous issues have been resolved; therefore, EPA does not object to the proposed action. EIS No. 20070245, ERP No. F–FHW– C40336–NY, Long Island Expressway (LIE) Rest Area Upgrade Project, Upgrading the Existing Rest Area from Route 1–495/Long Island Expressway VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:53 Jul 26, 2007 Jkt 211001 between Exits 51 and 52, Funding, Town of Huntington, Suffolk County, NY. Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency. Dated: July 24, 2007. Robert W. Hargrove, Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. E7–14569 Filed 7–26–07; 8:45 am] EIS No. 20070246, ERP No. F–MMS– L02033–AK, Chukchi Sea Planning Area Oil and Gas Lease Sale 193 and Seismic Surveying Activities, Offshore Marine Environment, Chukchi Sea Coastal Plain, and the North Slope Borough of Alaska. Summary: EPA’s previous concerns have been resolved; therefore, EPA does not object to the action as proposed. BILLING CODE 6560–50–P EIS No. 20070223, ERP No. FA–AFS– K65283–CA, Empire Vegetation Management Project, Reducing Fire Hazards, Harvesting of Trees Using Group Selection (GS) and Individual Trees Selection (ITS) Methods, Mt. Hough Ranger District, Plumas National Forest, Plumas County, CA. Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency. EIS No. 20070225, ERP No. FD–AFS– L65155–00, Northern Spotted Owl Management Plan, Removal or the Modification to the Survey and Manage Mitigation Measures, Standards and Guidelines (to the Northwest Forest Plan) New Information to Address Three Deficiencies Final Supplemental EIS (2004), Northwest Forest Plan, OR, WA, and CA. Summary: The analysis in FEIS supports both the utilization of the Special Status Species Programs and previous determinations made as a part of the Annual Species Review Process. Given the importance of the current network of late successional forests in late-successional species’ persistence and viability, EPA continues to encourage the Agencies to consider any reasonably foreseeable reserve network or management changes when predicting habitat outcomes. EIS No. 20070226, ERP No. FS–AFS– J65417–MT, Frenchtown Face Ecosystem Restoration Project, Additional Information Maintenance and Improvement of Forest Health, Risk Reduction of Damage Insects and Disease, Lolo National Forest, Ninemile Ranger District, Missoula County, MT. Summary: The final supplement addressed EPA’s concerns about the preferred alternative. EPA believes watershed restoration activities included in the project will likely result in overall water quality improvement in the long-term. PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER–6689–3] 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 07/16/2007 through 07/20/2007 Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. EIS No. 20070308, Draft EIS, AFS, MT, Marten Creek Project, Proposed Timber Harvest, Prescribed Fire Burning, Watershed Restoration, and Associated Activities Cabinet Ranger District, Kootenai National Forest, Sanders County, MT, Comment Period Ends: 09/10/2007. Contact: Dave Clay, 406–827–0717. EIS No. 20070309, Final EIS, FRC, 00, Spokane River and Post Falls Hydroelectric Project, Applications for two New Licenses for Existing 14.75 (mw) Post Falls No. 12606 and 122.9 (mw) Spokane River No. 2545, Kootenai and Benewah Counties, ID and Spokane, Lincoln and Stevens Counties WA, Wait Period Ends: 08/ 27/2007. Contact: Andy Black, 1–866– 208–3372. EIS No. 20070310, Draft EIS, AFS, WA, Old Curlew Ranger Station Facilities Disposal Project, Proposal to Sell 3Acre Parcel Including Buildings, Republic Ranger District, Colville National Forest, South Side of Curlew, Ferry County, WA, Comment Period Ends: 09/10/2007. Contact: James L. Parker, 509–775–7462. EIS No. 20070311, Draft Supplement, COE, CO, Rueter-Hess Reservoir Expansion Project, Enlarges Reservoir to Provide Storage of Denver Basin Groundwater for Meeting Peak Municipal Water Supply, U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit, Town of Parker, Douglas County, CO. Comment Period Ends: 09/10/2007. Contact: Rodney J. Schwartz, 402– 221–4939. EIS No. 20070312, Draft EIS, USN, HI, Hawaii Range Complex (HRC) Project, To Support and Maintain Navy Pacific Fleet Training, and Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation E:\FR\FM\27JYN1.SGM 27JYN1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6689-4]


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 6, 2007 (72 FR 
17156).

Draft EISs

EIS No. 20070038, ERP No. D-BLM-J65475-WY, Pinedale Resource Management 
Plan (RMP), Implementation of Public Lands Administered, Sublette and 
Lincoln Counties, WY.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the potential 
for adverse impacts to air and water quality with full field 
development, and suggested that the final EIS include additional 
information and discussion on cumulative impacts analysis, mitigation 
measures, and adaptive management. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20070168, ERP No. D-FTA-K59006-CA, Alameda-Contra Transit (AC 
Transit) East Bay Bus Rapid Transit Project, Improve Transit Serve in 
cities of Berkeley, Oakland and San

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Leandro, San Francisco Bay Area, Alameda County, CA.

    Summary: While EPA does not object to the proposed project, but 
suggested additional mitigation measures to minimize air quality 
impacts during construction. Rating LO.

EIS No. 20070177, ERP No. D-AFS-L65536-OR, Spears Vegetation Management 
Project, Proposal to Use Commercial Timber Harvest, Pre-commercial 
Thinning, Prescribed Fire, Grapple Piling and Hand Piling in the Mark 
Creek Watershed and Veaqie Creek Subwatershed, Lookout Mountain Ranger 
District, Ochoco National Forest, Crook and Wheeler Counties, OR.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential 
impacts to water quality and if the level of monitoring is sufficient. 
The final EIS should provide additional information on mitigation 
related to roads and reducing sedimentation, and on methodology for 
determining critical shade in riparian areas proposed for harvest. 
Rating EC1.

EIS No. 20070184, ERP No. D-AFS-J65480-MT, North Bridger Allotment 
Management Plan Update, Proposal to Update Allotment Management Plan on 
11 Livestock Grazing Allotments, Bozeman Ranger District, Gallatin 
National Forest, Gallatin County, MT.

    Summary: EPA supports the proposed grazing improvements and the 
preferred alternative, but believes additional information should be 
provided regarding sites degraded by grazing and the management actions 
that would be taken to address the degradation in each allotment, and 
the updated riparian grazing guidelines, and recommends that some 
inconsistencies in information disclosure be corrected. EPA also has 
concerns about the availability of adequate funds and resources to 
implement proposed range improvements and the proposed monitoring 
program. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20070187, ERP No. D-COE-G39049-TX, Calhoun County Navigation 
District's (CCND), Proposed Matagorda Ship Channel Improvement Project 
to Widened and Deepen Berthing Facilities, U.S. Army COE Section 10 and 
404 Permits, Calhoun and Matagorda Counties, TX.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts related 
to ocean disposal of dredged material and air quality. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20070190, ERP No. D-AFS-J65481-MT, Lolo National Forest 
Integrated Weed Management, To Establish Beneficial Vegetation and Weed 
Resistant Plant Communities, Missoula, Mineral, Sanders, Granite, 
Powell, Lewis and Clark, Flathead, Ravalli and Lake Counties, MT.
    Summary: EPA supports improvements to the Integrated Weed 
Management Program, but suggests additional measures to further 
mitigate potential environmental effects of proposed weed treatments. 
EPA expressed environmental concerns about herbicide drift into streams 
and leaching into groundwater; the final EIS should include additional 
information on monitoring programs that will be used to validate the 
program's effectiveness. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20070200, ERP No. D-AFS-F65067-WI, Fishel Vegetation and 
Transportation Management Project, To Implement Land Management 
Activities, Eagle River-Florence Ranger District, Chequamegor-Nicolet 
National Forest, Forest and Vilas Counties, WI.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the Preferred 
Alternative's ability to provide sufficient snags and coarse woody 
debris, implement measures to promote species health, and treatments 
within goshawk nest territories to support management objectives. 
Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20070208, ERP No. D-HUD-K80048-CA, Vista Village Workforce 
Housing Project, To Provide Professional Managed Affordable Housing, 
Tahoe Vista, Placer County, CA.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about air quality and 
water quality impacts, and suggested that Alternative D-72 Units be 
selected as this alternative has fewer environmental impacts. EPA also 
recommended that the project utilize the Leadership in Energy and 
Environmental Design (LEED) standard for green building. Rating EC1.

EIS No. 20070211, ERP No. D-AFS-L65538-OR, Thorn Fire Salvage Recovery 
Project, Salvaging Dead and Dying Timber, Shake Table Fire Complex, 
Malheur National Forest, Grant County, OR.
    Summary: EPA supports the mitigation measures such as helicopter 
logging included for the proposed salvage harvest; however, we have 
environmental concerns about potential impacts to non-motorized, semi-
primitive management areas from salvage activities and long term 
recreational activities. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20070241, ERP No. D-NPS-J61023-00, Quarry Visitor Center 
Treatment Project, To Address the Structural Deterioration, Dinosaur 
National Monument, CO and UT.
    Summary: EPA recognizes that the proposed action is fostered by the 
need to protect, preserve and reduce physical hazards and we support 
the green practices and mitigation measures included in the proposed 
project. Rating LO.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20070032, ERP No. F-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 supports the improvements that will result from 
Amendment 6, which include forage utilization standards for 
all pack stock grazing; additional water quality mitigation measures; 
reduced use levels in the GT/SS Wilderness; and a detailed monitoring, 
enforcement, and adaptive management plan providing greater riparian 
protection in 6 pastures. However, EPA continues express environmental 
concerns about water quality impacts and recommends relocating of 
Truman Camp out of the riparian area, limits on cross-country travel, 
and alignment of pack stock trail use levels with the level of trail 
development.

EIS No. 20070036, ERP No. F-AFS-K65309-00, Heavenly Mountain Resort 
Master Plan Amendment 2005 (MPA 05), Improve and Enhance the Resorts 
Over Winter and Summer Recreation Opportunities, Special-Use-Permit, 
Lake Tahoe Basin, El Dorado County, CA and Douglas County, NV.
    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about 
watershed and habitat impacts, especially to old growth habitat if 
Alternative 4 is selected.

EIS No. 20070186, ERP No. F-SFW-K64025-AZ, Cabeza Prieta National 
Wildlife Refuge, Comprehensive Conservation Plan, Wilderness 
Stewardship Plan, Implementation, Ajo, AZ.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.

EIS No. 20070194, ERP No. F-AFS-L65504-ID, Payette National Forest 
Travel Management Plan, Designate a System of Roads, Trails and Areas 
Open to Motorized and Non-Motorized Use, Implementation, Adam, 
Washington, Idaho, Valley Counties, ID.
    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns and 
encourages

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the further reduction of designated ATV and OHV trails, and review the 
decision to retain road and trail miles that would have been eliminated 
under Alternative B. Also, we recommend giving consideration to the 
commitment of resources in Alternative E and its consistency with 
existing planning direction in the 2003 Forest Plan, and interagency 
agreements such as the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management 
Protocol for Addressing Clean Water Act Section 303(d) Listed Waters.

EIS No. 20070199, ERP No. F-FHW-E40771-NC, Wilmington Bypass 
Transportation Improvements, U.S. 17 to U.S. 421, Funding, COE Section 
10 and 404 Permits and U.S. Coast Guard Bridge Permit Issuance, 
Brunswick and New Hanover Counties, NC.
    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about stream 
and wetland impacts, indirect and cumulative air quality impacts from 
Mobile Source Air Toxics and impacts to Significant Natural Heritage 
Areas. EPA requested additional avoidance and minimization measures be 
considered to lessen these impacts.

EIS No. 20070220, ERP No. F-BLM-J65468-WY, Casper Field Office Planning 
Area Resource Management Plan, Implementation, Natrona, Converse, 
Goshen, and Platte Counties, WY.
    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about air 
quality impacts and the need to do a quantitative analysis based on 
dispersion modeling. In addition, there is potential for adverse 
impacts to wetlands from OHV use.

EIS No. 20070228, ERP No. F-AFS-G65102-NM, Canadian River Tamarisk 
Control, Proposes to Control the Nonnative Invasive Species Tamarisk 
(also known as salt cedar) Cibola National Forest, Canadian River, 
Harding and Mora Counties, New Mexico.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.

EIS No. 20070242, ERP No. F-COE-F36167-OH, Dover Dam Safety Assurance 
Program Project, Modifications and Upgrades, Funding, Muskingum River 
Basin, Tuscarawas County, OH.
    Summary: EPA's previous issues have been resolved; therefore, EPA 
does not object to the proposed action.

EIS No. 20070245, ERP No. F-FHW-C40336-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.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.

EIS No. 20070246, ERP No. F-MMS-L02033-AK, Chukchi Sea Planning Area 
Oil and Gas Lease Sale 193 and Seismic Surveying Activities, Offshore 
Marine Environment, Chukchi Sea Coastal Plain, and the North Slope 
Borough of Alaska.
    Summary: EPA's previous concerns have been resolved; therefore, EPA 
does not object to the action as proposed.

EIS No. 20070223, ERP No. FA-AFS-K65283-CA, Empire Vegetation 
Management Project, Reducing Fire Hazards, Harvesting of Trees Using 
Group Selection (GS) and Individual Trees Selection (ITS) Methods, Mt. 
Hough Ranger District, Plumas National Forest, Plumas County, CA.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.

EIS No. 20070225, ERP No. FD-AFS-L65155-00, Northern Spotted Owl 
Management Plan, Removal or the Modification to the Survey and Manage 
Mitigation Measures, Standards and Guidelines (to the Northwest Forest 
Plan) New Information to Address Three Deficiencies Final Supplemental 
EIS (2004), Northwest Forest Plan, OR, WA, and CA.
    Summary: The analysis in FEIS supports both the utilization of the 
Special Status Species Programs and previous determinations made as a 
part of the Annual Species Review Process. Given the importance of the 
current network of late successional forests in late-successional 
species' persistence and viability, EPA continues to encourage the 
Agencies to consider any reasonably foreseeable reserve network or 
management changes when predicting habitat outcomes.

EIS No. 20070226, ERP No. FS-AFS-J65417-MT, Frenchtown Face Ecosystem 
Restoration Project, Additional Information Maintenance and Improvement 
of Forest Health, Risk Reduction of Damage Insects and Disease, Lolo 
National Forest, Ninemile Ranger District, Missoula County, MT.
    Summary: The final supplement addressed EPA's concerns about the 
preferred alternative. EPA believes watershed restoration activities 
included in the project will likely result in overall water quality 
improvement in the long-term.

    Dated: July 24, 2007.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. E7-14569 Filed 7-26-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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