Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability, 50368-50369 [E7-17336]

Download as PDF 50368 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 169 / Friday, August 31, 2007 / Notices comment date for the particular application. o. Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, or ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, as applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to which the filing refers. p. Agency Comments—Federal, state, and local agencies are invited to file comments on the described applications. A copy of the applications may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an agency’s comments must also be sent to the Applicant’s representatives. q. Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–17269 Filed 8–30–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER–FRL–6690–5] Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES 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. 20070255, ERP No. D–BLM– K39018–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 Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about cumulative impacts, conservation, water use efficiency, and the long-term VerDate Aug<31>2005 00:43 Aug 31, 2007 Jkt 211001 availability of the water supply, and recommends continued collaboration through a regional groundwater framework to ensure efficient long-term sustainable use of the deep carbonaterock aquifer. Rating EC2. EIS No. 20070310, ERP No. D–AFS– L65540–WA, Old Curlew Ranger Station Facilities Disposal Project, Proposal to Sell 3-Acre Parcel Including Buildings, Republic Ranger District, Colville National Forest, South Side of Curlew, Ferry County, WA Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project. However, we recommended that Forest Service provide the buyer with information on hazardous materials and testing related to the site remediation. Rating LO. Final EISs EIS No. 20070262, ERP No. F–NPS– K39103–CA, Giacomini Wetland Restoration Project, Propose to Restore Natural Hydrologic and Ecological Processes, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, CA Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency. EIS No. 20070329, ERP No. F–GSA– F60010–OH, Cincinnati National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Laboratories Consolidation, Site Selection, Hamilton and Clermont Counties, OH Summary: EPA’s previous concerns were resolved; therefore, EPA does not object to the proposed action. EIS No. 20070353, ERP No. F–NOA– A91071–00, Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan, Proposed Amendments to Implement Specific Gear Modifications for Trap/Pot and Gillnet Fisheries, Broad-Based Gear Modifications, Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), ME, CT and RI Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action. Dated: August 28, 2007. Robert W. Hargrove, Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. E7–17334 Filed 8–30–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER–FRL–6690–4] Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General Information (202) PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 564–7167 or https://www.epa.gov/ compliance/nepa/. Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements Filed 08/20/07 Through 08/24/07 Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. Emergency Comments: EIS No. 20070367, Draft EIS, AFS, 00, National Forest System Land Management Planning, Implementation, Proposed Land Management Planning Rule at 36 CFR Part 219 to Finish Rulemaking, Comment Period Ends: 10/22/2007, Contact: Dave Sire 202–205–1006 EIS No. 20070368, Draft Supplement, BLM, NV, Newmont Gold Mining, South Operations Area Project Amendment, Updated Information on the Cumulative Effects Analyses, Operation and Expansion, Plan of Operations, Elko and Eureka Counties, NV, Comment Period Ends: 10/31/2007, Contact: Deb McFarlane 775–753–0200 EIS No. 20070369, Draft Supplement, BLM, NV, Leeville Mining Project, Propose to Develop and Operate an Underground Mine and Ancillary Facilities including Dewatering Operation, Updated Information on the Cumulative Effects Analyses,Planof-Operations/Right-of-Way Permit and COE Section 404 Permit, Elko and Eureka Counties, NV, Comment Period Ends: 10/31/2007, Contact: Deb Farlane 775–753–0200 EIS No. 20070370, Draft EIS, AFS, 00, Sage Steppe Ecosystem Restoration Strategy, Implementation, Modoc National Forest, Modoc, Lassen, Shasta Counties, CA and Washoe County, NV, Comment Period Ends: 10/15/2007, Contact: Rob Jeffus 530– 233–8816 EIS No. 20070371, Final EIS, BLM, WY, Eagle Butte West Coal Lease Application, Issuance of Lease for a Tract of Federal Coal, Wyoming Powder River Basin, Campbell County, WY, Wait Period Ends: 10/01/ 2007, Contact: Nancy Doelger 307– 261–7627 EIS No. 20070372, Draft EIS, BLM, 00, Alabama and Mississippi Resource Management Plan, Analyzes Management Alternatives for the Public Land and Resources, in Portions of the States of Alabama and Mississippi, Comment Period Ends: 11/29/2007, Contact: Gary Taylor 601–977–5413 EIS No. 20070373, Draft EIS, RUS, WY, Dry Fork Station and Hughes Transmission Line, Construct Electric Generating Facilities, Campbell and Sheridan Counties, Wy, Comment Period Ends: 10/15/2007, Contact: Richard Fristik 202–720–5093 E:\FR\FM\31AUN1.SGM 31AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 169 / Friday, August 31, 2007 / Notices Amended Notices EIS No. 20070296, Draft EIS, AFS, CA, Eldorado National Forest Public Wheeled Motorized Travel Management Project, Proposes to Regulate Unmanaged Public Wheeled Motor Vehicle, Implementation, Alphine, Amador, El Dorado and Placer Counties, CA, Comment Period Ends: 10/18/2007, Contact: Laura Hierholzer 530–642–5187 Revision of FR Notice Published 07/20/2007: Extending Comment Period from 09/ 04/2007 to 10/18/2007 EIS No. 20070306, Draft EIS, NPS, CO, Curecanti National Recreation Area Resource Protection Study, Gunnison and Montrose Counties, CO, Comment Period Ends: 10/19/2007, Contact: Roxanne Runkle 303–969–2377 Revision to FR Notice Published 07/ 20/2007: Correction to Title EIS No. 20070359, Draft Supplement, BLM, AK, Northeast National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska Integrated Activity Plan, Updated Information, addressing the need for more Oil and Gas Production through Leasing Lands, Consideration of 4 Alternatives, North Slope Borough, AK, Comment Period Ends: 10/23/ 2007, Contact: Jim Ducker 907–271– 3130 Revision of FR Notice Published 08/24/2007: Correction to Comment Period from 10/09/2007 to 10/23/2007 Dated: August 28, 2007. Robert W. Hargrove, Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. E7–17336 Filed 8–30–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER–FRL–6690–6] Notice of Intent: Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Red Dog Mine Extension—Aqqaluk Project in Northwestern Alaska sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Purpose: In accordance with Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), EPA, as the lead federal agency, has identified a need to prepare a supplemental EIS and therefore issues this Notice of Intent in accordance with 40 CFR 1501.7. For a copy of the scoping document and to be placed on the project mailing list contact: Patty McGrath, Project Manager, Office of Water and Watersheds (OWW–135), U.S. EPA Region 10, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, VerDate Aug<31>2005 00:43 Aug 31, 2007 Jkt 211001 Washington 98101, Telephone: (206) 553–0979, Fax: (206) 553–0165, E-mail: mcgrath.patricia@epa.gov. SUMMARY: The Red Dog Mine is an operating mine located in northwestern Alaska, approximately 82 miles north of Kotzebue. The mine is operated by Teck Cominco Alaska Incorporated (TCAK) under an Operating Agreement with the NANA Regional Corporation, the landowner. The Red Dog Mine includes an open pit lead-zinc mine, mill, tailings impoundment, waste rock storage areas, and support facilities. Lead and zinc concentrates are trucked 52 miles from the mine site to the DeLong Mountain Regional Transportation System port facility located on the Chukchi Sea. Nineteen miles of the road passes through Cape Krusenstern National Monument. The mine has been operating since 1989. TCAK has proposed to begin mining, by 2010, the Aqqaluk deposit which is an extension of the existing mine. TCAK proposes to use the existing mill, tailings impoundment, support facilities, road, and port site. The Aqqaluk deposit would extend the life of the Red Dog Mine to approximately 2031. The Red Dog Mine project was evaluated in a previous EIS that was issued in 1984. Permits by the applicable state and federal regulatory programs were issued and the mine proceeded to development and operations. The 1984 EIS did not evaluate impacts from mining the Aqqaluk deposit, therefore EPA determined that a supplemental EIS will be prepared for the Aqqaluk proposal. In addition the supplemental EIS will discuss whether significant impacts or changes occurred that were not anticipated in the 1984 EIS. The administrative actions that the supplemental EIS must address include modifying an existing EPA Clean Water Act (CWA) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) new source permit for the mine site and issuing a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers CWA Section 404 permit. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the National Park Service, the State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources, the Northwest Arctic Borough, and nine tribal governments (Buckland, Kiana, Kivalina, Kobuk, Kotzebue, Noatak, Noorvik, Selawik, Shungnak) are participating as cooperating agencies in the NEPA process. The Maniilaq Association, a tribal consortium that provides health, social, and tribal services to the region, will represent the nine tribal governments throughout the NEPA process. PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 50369 Alternatives: The supplemental EIS will evaluate the ‘‘no action’’ alternative. Additional alternatives will be developed in response to issues raised during the scoping process. For example, there may be waste rock and tailings disposal alternatives, water management alternatives, and/or mine closure alternatives that will be evaluated. Scoping: The public scoping period begins with the publication of this Notice and concludes October 15, 2007. EPA invites Federal agencies, Native Tribes, State and local governments, and members of the public to comment on the scope of the supplemental EIS. Scoping meetings for the purpose of identifying issues to be evaluated in the supplemental EIS will be held in Anchorage on October 2, in Kotzebue on October 3, in Noatak on October 4, and in Kivalina on October 5. The exact locations and times of the meetings will be announced in local papers. The public is invited to attend and identify issues that should be addressed in the SEIS. A scoping document that explains in greater detail the project and alternatives identified at this time will be sent to known interested parties. The public can obtain a copy of the scoping document at the project Web site, www.reddogseis.com, or by contacting Patty McGrath at the phone number, email address, and mailing address listed above in this notice. How to Comment: EPA invites public comment on the proposed scope of this supplemental EIS. Comments may be submitted by mail, electronic mail, or fax, to Patty McGrath at the contact information above, by close of business October 15, 2007. Estimated Date of EIS Release: Summer 2008. Responsible Official: Elin D. Miller, Regional Administrator. Dated: August 27, 2007. Anne Norton Miller, Director, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. 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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 169 (Friday, August 31, 2007)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6690-4]


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 08/20/07 Through 08/24/07
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.

    Emergency Comments:

EIS No. 20070367, Draft EIS, AFS, 00, National Forest System Land 
Management Planning, Implementation, Proposed Land Management Planning 
Rule at 36 CFR Part 219 to Finish Rulemaking, Comment Period Ends: 10/
22/2007, Contact: Dave Sire 202-205-1006
EIS No. 20070368, Draft Supplement, BLM, NV, Newmont Gold Mining, South 
Operations Area Project Amendment, Updated Information on the 
Cumulative Effects Analyses, Operation and Expansion, Plan of 
Operations, Elko and Eureka Counties, NV, Comment Period Ends: 10/31/
2007, Contact: Deb McFarlane 775-753-0200
EIS No. 20070369, Draft Supplement, BLM, NV, Leeville Mining Project, 
Propose to Develop and Operate an Underground Mine and Ancillary 
Facilities including Dewatering Operation, Updated Information on the 
Cumulative Effects Analyses,Plan-of-Operations/Right-of-Way Permit and 
COE Section 404 Permit, Elko and Eureka Counties, NV, Comment Period 
Ends: 10/31/2007, Contact: Deb Farlane 775-753-0200
EIS No. 20070370, Draft EIS, AFS, 00, Sage Steppe Ecosystem Restoration 
Strategy, Implementation, Modoc National Forest, Modoc, Lassen, Shasta 
Counties, CA and Washoe County, NV, Comment Period Ends: 10/15/2007, 
Contact: Rob Jeffus 530-233-8816
EIS No. 20070371, Final EIS, BLM, WY, Eagle Butte West Coal Lease 
Application, Issuance of Lease for a Tract of Federal Coal, Wyoming 
Powder River Basin, Campbell County, WY, Wait Period Ends: 10/01/2007, 
Contact: Nancy Doelger 307-261-7627
EIS No. 20070372, Draft EIS, BLM, 00, Alabama and Mississippi Resource 
Management Plan, Analyzes Management Alternatives for the Public Land 
and Resources, in Portions of the States of Alabama and Mississippi, 
Comment Period Ends: 11/29/2007, Contact: Gary Taylor 601-977-5413
EIS No. 20070373, Draft EIS, RUS, WY, Dry Fork Station and Hughes 
Transmission Line, Construct Electric Generating Facilities, Campbell 
and Sheridan Counties, Wy, Comment Period Ends: 10/15/2007, Contact: 
Richard Fristik 202-720-5093

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Amended Notices

EIS No. 20070296, Draft EIS, AFS, CA, Eldorado National Forest Public 
Wheeled Motorized Travel Management Project, Proposes to Regulate 
Unmanaged Public Wheeled Motor Vehicle, Implementation, Alphine, 
Amador, El Dorado and Placer Counties, CA, Comment Period Ends: 10/18/
2007, Contact: Laura Hierholzer 530-642-5187 Revision of FR Notice 
Published 07/20/2007: Extending Comment Period from 09/04/2007 to 10/
18/2007
EIS No. 20070306, Draft EIS, NPS, CO, Curecanti National Recreation 
Area Resource Protection Study, Gunnison and Montrose Counties, CO, 
Comment Period Ends: 10/19/2007, Contact: Roxanne Runkle 303-969-2377 
Revision to FR Notice Published 07/20/2007: Correction to Title
EIS No. 20070359, Draft Supplement, BLM, AK, Northeast National 
Petroleum Reserve-Alaska Integrated Activity Plan, Updated Information, 
addressing the need for more Oil and Gas Production through Leasing 
Lands, Consideration of 4 Alternatives, North Slope Borough, AK, 
Comment Period Ends: 10/23/2007, Contact: Jim Ducker 907-271-3130 
Revision of FR Notice Published 08/24/2007: Correction to Comment 
Period from 10/09/2007 to 10/23/2007

    Dated: August 28, 2007.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. E7-17336 Filed 8-30-07; 8:45 am]
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