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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 71 / Friday, April 11, 2008 / Notices These rates will go into effect once the Corps lifts the restrictions on the operation of the Wolf Creek Dam and the interim operating plan becomes unnecessary. The referenced repayment studies are available for examination at 1166 Athens Tech Road, Elberton, Georgia 30635–6711. The Proposed Rate Schedules CBR–1–G, CSI–1–G, CEK–1– G, CM–1–G, CC–1–H, CK–1–G, and CTV–1–G are also available. Dated: March 31, 2008. Leon Jourolmon, Acting Administrator. [FR Doc. E8–7761 Filed 4–10–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P [ER–FRL–6697–8] 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. Summary of Rating Definitions; Environmental Impact of the Action LO—Lack of Objections The EPA review has not identified any potential environmental impacts requiring substantive changes to the proposal. The review may have disclosed opportunities for application of mitigation measures that could be accomplished with no more than minor changes to the proposal. mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES EC—Environmental Concerns The EPA review has identified environmental impacts that should be avoided in order to fully protect the environment. Corrective measures may require changes to the preferred alternative or application of mitigation measures that can reduce the environmental impact. EPA would like to work with the lead agency to reduce these impacts. EO—Environmental Objections The EPA review has identified significant environmental impacts that must be avoided in order to provide adequate protection for the environment. Corrective measures may require substantial changes to the 19:21 Apr 10, 2008 Jkt 214001 EU—Environmentally Unsatisfactory The EPA review has identified adverse environmental impacts that are of sufficient magnitude that they are unsatisfactory from the standpoint of public health or welfare or environmental quality. EPA intends to work with the lead agency to reduce these impacts. If the potentially unsatisfactory impacts are not corrected at the final EIS stage, this proposal will be recommended for referral to the CEQ. Adequacy of the Impact Statement ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY VerDate Aug<31>2005 preferred alternative or consideration of some other project alternative (including the no action alternative or a new alternative). EPA intends to work with the lead agency to reduce these impacts. Category 1—Adequate EPA believes the draft EIS adequately sets forth the environmental impact(s) of the preferred alternative and those of the alternatives reasonably available to the project or action. No further analysis or data collection is necessary, but the reviewer may suggest the addition of clarifying language or information. Category 2—Insufficient Information The draft EIS does not contain sufficient information for EPA to fully assess environmental impacts that should be avoided in order to fully protect the environment, or the EPA reviewer has identified new reasonably available alternatives that are within the spectrum of alternatives analyzed in the draft EIS, which could reduce the environmental impacts of the action. The identified additional information, data, analyses, or discussion should be included in the final EIS. Category 3—Inadequate EPA does not believe that the draft EIS adequately assesses potentially significant environmental impacts of the action, or the EPA reviewer has identified new, reasonably available alternatives that are outside of the spectrum of alternatives analyzed in the draft EIS, which should be analyzed in order to reduce the potentially significant environmental impacts. EPA believes that the identified additional information, data, analyses, or discussions are of such a magnitude that they should have full public review at a draft stage. EPA does not believe that the draft EIS is adequate for the purposes of the NEPA and/or section 309 review, and thus should be formally revised and made available for public comment in a supplemental or revised draft EIS. On the basis of the potential significant impacts involved, this PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 19833 proposal could be a candidate for referral to the CEQ. Draft EISs EIS No. 20070488, ERP No. D–DOE– A09800–00, Programmatic— Designation of Energy Corridors in 11 Western States, Preferred Location of Future Oil, Gas, and Hydrogen Pipelines and Electricity Transmission and Distribution Facilities on Federal Land, AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WA and WY. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential underestimation of wetlands in the designated corridors. Rating EC2. EIS No. 20080042, ERP No. D–AFS– J65508–MT, Debaugan Fuels Reduction Project, Proposed Fuels Reduction Activities, Lolo National Forest, Superior Ranger District, Mineral County, MT. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about water quality impacts. EPA requested additional analysis and information to assess and mitigate impacts of the management actions. Rating EC2. EIS No. 20080047, ERP No. D–USN– A11080–00, Atlantic Fleet Active Sonar Training Program, To Provide Mid- and High-Frequency Active Sonar Technology and the Improved Extended Echo Ranging (IEER) System during Atlantic Fleet Training Exercises, Along the East Coast of United States (US) and in the Gulf of Mexico. Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action. Rating LO. EIS No. 20080054, ERP No. D–DOE– J05080–MT, MATL 230–kV Transmission Line Project, To Construct, Operate, Maintain, and Connect a 230-kV Electric Transmission Line, Issuance of Presidential Permit for Right-to-Way Grant, Cascade, Teton, Chouteau, Pondera, Toole and Glacier Counties, MT. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about water quality and wetland impacts. EPA recommended a modified preferred alternative that would better optimize the environmental, social and economic trade-offs for this project. EPA requested additional information regarding mitigation of impacts. Rating EC2. Final EISs EIS No. 20070457, ERP No. F–UAF– B15000–MA, Final E:\FR\FM\11APN1.SGM 11APN1 19834 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 71 / Friday, April 11, 2008 / Notices Recommendations and Associated Actions for the 104th Fighter Wing Massachusetts Air National Guard, Base Realignment and Closure, Implementation, Westfield-Barnes Airport, Westfield, MA. Summary: EPA had no objection to the project and encouraged the National Guard Bureau to work closely with local communities. EIS No. 20080062, ERP No. F–USA– A11079–00, Permanent Home Stationing of the 2/25th Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBECT), To Address a Full Range of Alternatives for Permanently Stationing the 2/25th SBCT, Hawaii and Honolulu Counties, HI; Anchorage and Southeast Fairbanks Boroughs, AK; El Paso, Pueblo, and Fremont Counties, CO. Summary: EPA’s previous concerns have been resolved; therefore, EPA does not object to the proposed project. EIS No. 20080073, ERP No. F–FHW– F40812–IL, Prairie Parkway Study, Transportation System Improvement between I–80 and I–88, Widening IL– 47 to 4 Lanes from I–80 to Caton Farm Road, Funding, U.S. Army COE section 404, Grundy, Kendall and Kane Counties, IL. Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about water quality and aquatic life impacts due to road salt and other pollutants. Dated: April 8, 2008. Ken Mittelholtz, Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. E8–7784 Filed 4–10–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER–FRL–6697–7] mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES 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 03/31/2008 Through 04/04/2008 Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. EIS No. 20080125, Draft EIS, FHW, NC, I–26 Connector Project, Proposed Multi-Land Freeway from I–40 to US 19–23–70 North of Asheville, Funding, U.S. Coast Guard Permit, US Army COE Section 10 and 404 Permit, Buncombe County, Asheville, NC, Comment Period Ends: 05/19/2008, VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:21 Apr 10, 2008 Jkt 214001 Contact: John F. Sullivan, III, P.E. 919–856–4346 Ext. 122 EIS No. 20080126, Draft EIS, AFS, ID, Corralled Bear Project, Management of Vegetation, Hazardous Fuels, and Access, Plus Watershed Improvements, Palouse Ranger District, Clearwater National Forest, Latah County, ID, Comment Period Ends: 05/19/2008, Contact: Kara Chadwick 208–875–1131. EIS No. 20080127, Final Supplement, FHW, MT, US 93 Highway Ninepipe/ Ronan Improvement Project, from Dublin Gulch Road/Red Horn Road, Funding, Special-Use-Permit, NPDES Permit and U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit, Lake County, MT, Wait Period Ends: 05/05/2008, Contact: Craig Genzlinger, P.E. 406–449–5302. EIS No. 20080128, Draft Supplement, MMS, 00, Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sales: 2009–2012 Western Planning Area Sales: 210 in 2009, 215 in 2010, and 218 in 2011, and Central Planning Area Sales: 208 in 2009, 213 in 2010, 216 in 2011, and 222 in 2012, TX, LA, MS, AL and FL, Comment Period Ends: 06/03/2008, Contact: Dr. Mary Boatman 703–737–1662. EIS No. 20080129, Draft EIS, FHW, UT, Layton Interchange Project, Improvements on I–15 (Exit–330) to Provide Unrestricted Access Across the Unicon Pacific Railroad and to Address Traffic Congestion on Gentile St. in West Layton, Layton City, UT, Comment Period Ends: 05/27/2008, Contact: Doug Atkin 801–963–0182. EIS No. 20080130, Final EIS, AFS, 00, Mt. Ashland Late-Successional Reserve Habitat Restoration and Fuels Reduction Project, To Promote and Maintain Late-Successional Habitat, Oak Knoll Ranger District, Klamath National Forest, Siskiyou County, CA and Jackson County, OR, Wait Period Ends: 05/05/2008, Contact: Susan Stresser 530–841–4538. EIS No. 20080131, Final 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, Wait Period Ends: 05/05/2008, Contact: Laura Hierholzer 530–647–5382. EIS No. 20080132, Final EIS, USN, VA, Marine Corps Base Quantico (MCBQ) Virginia Project, Proposes Development of the Westside of MCBQ and the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Action at MCBQ, Implementation, Quantico, VA, Wait Period Ends: 05/05/2008, Contact: Jeff Gardner 703–432–6784. PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Amended Notices EIS No. 20080111, Draft EIS, COE, 00, Programmatic—Hydropower Rehabilitations, Dissolved Oxygen and Minimum Flow Regimes at Wolf Creek Dam, Kentucky and Center Hill and Dale Hollow Dams, Tennessee, Implementation, Comment Period Ends: 05/12/2008, Contact: Chip Hall 615–736–7666. Revision to FR Notice Published 03/ 28/2008: EIS is withdrawn due to NonDistribution of the document. Dated: April 8, 2008. Ken Mittelholtz, Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. E8–7787 Filed 4–10–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–ORD–2008–0268; FRL–8553–3] Board of Scientific Counselors, Executive Committee Meeting—May 2008 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of meeting. 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) Executive Committee. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 6, 2008, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and will continue on Wednesday, May 7, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. All times noted are central 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. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Office of Research and Development, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Gulf Ecology Division, 1 Sabine Island Drive, Gulf Breeze, Florida 32561. 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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 71 (Friday, April 11, 2008)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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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.

Summary of Rating Definitions; Environmental Impact of the Action

LO--Lack of Objections

    The EPA review has not identified any potential environmental 
impacts requiring substantive changes to the proposal. The review may 
have disclosed opportunities for application of mitigation measures 
that could be accomplished with no more than minor changes to the 
proposal.

EC--Environmental Concerns

    The EPA review has identified environmental impacts that should be 
avoided in order to fully protect the environment. Corrective measures 
may require changes to the preferred alternative or application of 
mitigation measures that can reduce the environmental impact. EPA would 
like to work with the lead agency to reduce these impacts.

 EO--Environmental Objections

    The EPA review has identified significant environmental impacts 
that must be avoided in order to provide adequate protection for the 
environment. Corrective measures may require substantial changes to the 
preferred alternative or consideration of some other project 
alternative (including the no action alternative or a new alternative). 
EPA intends to work with the lead agency to reduce these impacts.

EU--Environmentally Unsatisfactory

    The EPA review has identified adverse environmental impacts that 
are of sufficient magnitude that they are unsatisfactory from the 
standpoint of public health or welfare or environmental quality. EPA 
intends to work with the lead agency to reduce these impacts. If the 
potentially unsatisfactory impacts are not corrected at the final EIS 
stage, this proposal will be recommended for referral to the CEQ.

Adequacy of the Impact Statement

Category 1--Adequate

    EPA believes the draft EIS adequately sets forth the environmental 
impact(s) of the preferred alternative and those of the alternatives 
reasonably available to the project or action. No further analysis or 
data collection is necessary, but the reviewer may suggest the addition 
of clarifying language or information.

Category 2--Insufficient Information

    The draft EIS does not contain sufficient information for EPA to 
fully assess environmental impacts that should be avoided in order to 
fully protect the environment, or the EPA reviewer has identified new 
reasonably available alternatives that are within the spectrum of 
alternatives analyzed in the draft EIS, which could reduce the 
environmental impacts of the action. The identified additional 
information, data, analyses, or discussion should be included in the 
final EIS.

 Category 3--Inadequate

    EPA does not believe that the draft EIS adequately assesses 
potentially significant environmental impacts of the action, or the EPA 
reviewer has identified new, reasonably available alternatives that are 
outside of the spectrum of alternatives analyzed in the draft EIS, 
which should be analyzed in order to reduce the potentially significant 
environmental impacts. EPA believes that the identified additional 
information, data, analyses, or discussions are of such a magnitude 
that they should have full public review at a draft stage. EPA does not 
believe that the draft EIS is adequate for the purposes of the NEPA 
and/or section 309 review, and thus should be formally revised and made 
available for public comment in a supplemental or revised draft EIS. On 
the basis of the potential significant impacts involved, this proposal 
could be a candidate for referral to the CEQ.

Draft EISs

EIS No. 20070488, ERP No. D-DOE-A09800-00, Programmatic--Designation of 
Energy Corridors in 11 Western States, Preferred Location of Future 
Oil, Gas, and Hydrogen Pipelines and Electricity Transmission and 
Distribution Facilities on Federal Land, AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, 
UT, WA and WY.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential 
underestimation of wetlands in the designated corridors.
    Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20080042, ERP No. D-AFS-J65508-MT, Debaugan Fuels Reduction 
Project, Proposed Fuels Reduction Activities, Lolo National Forest, 
Superior Ranger District, Mineral County, MT.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about water quality 
impacts. EPA requested additional analysis and information to assess 
and mitigate impacts of the management actions.
    Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20080047, ERP No. D-USN-A11080-00, Atlantic Fleet Active Sonar 
Training Program, To Provide Mid- and High-Frequency Active Sonar 
Technology and the Improved Extended Echo Ranging (IEER) System during 
Atlantic Fleet Training Exercises, Along the East Coast of United 
States (US) and in the Gulf of Mexico.
    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.
    Rating LO.

EIS No. 20080054, ERP No. D-DOE-J05080-MT, MATL 230-kV Transmission 
Line Project, To Construct, Operate, Maintain, and Connect a 230-kV 
Electric Transmission Line, Issuance of Presidential Permit for Right-
to-Way Grant, Cascade, Teton, Chouteau, Pondera, Toole and Glacier 
Counties, MT.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about water quality 
and wetland impacts. EPA recommended a modified preferred alternative 
that would better optimize the environmental, social and economic 
trade-offs for this project. EPA requested additional information 
regarding mitigation of impacts.
    Rating EC2.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20070457, ERP No. F-UAF-B15000-MA, Final

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    Recommendations and Associated Actions for the 104th Fighter Wing 
Massachusetts Air National Guard, Base Realignment and Closure, 
Implementation, Westfield-Barnes Airport, Westfield, MA.
    Summary: EPA had no objection to the project and encouraged the 
National Guard Bureau to work closely with local communities.

EIS No. 20080062, ERP No. F-USA-A11079-00, Permanent Home Stationing of 
the 2/25th Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBECT), To Address a Full Range 
of Alternatives for Permanently Stationing the 2/25th SBCT, Hawaii and 
Honolulu Counties, HI; Anchorage and Southeast Fairbanks Boroughs, AK; 
El Paso, Pueblo, and Fremont Counties, CO.
    Summary: EPA's previous concerns have been resolved; therefore, EPA 
does not object to the proposed project.

EIS No. 20080073, ERP No. F-FHW-F40812-IL, Prairie Parkway Study, 
Transportation System Improvement between I-80 and I-88, Widening IL-47 
to 4 Lanes from I-80 to Caton Farm Road, Funding, U.S. Army COE section 
404, Grundy, Kendall and Kane Counties, IL.
    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about water 
quality and aquatic life impacts due to road salt and other pollutants.

    Dated: April 8, 2008.
Ken Mittelholtz,
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Federal Activities.
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