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Download as PDF 74170 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 235 / Friday, December 5, 2008 / Notices become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. On or before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at https://www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. 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An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental impact statements (EISs) was published in FR dated April 6, 2008 (73 FR 19833). Draft EISs EIS No. 20080281, ERP No. D–NRC– A09836–00, GENERIC—In-Situ Leach Uranium Milling Facilities (NUREG– 1910), Construction, Operation, Aquifer Restoration and Decommissioning, Potentially VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:27 Dec 04, 2008 Jkt 217001 Location in Portions of WY, NE, SD, and NM. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the potential for adverse impacts to surface and groundwater resources and air quality. We requested additional information regarding radon emissions data and recommended the development of a generic fugitive dust mitigation plan. We also recommended that the final GEIS analyze the potential costs of site clean ups and address adequate bonding requirements for site restorations in cases of company defaults. Rating EC2. EIS No. 20080369, ERP No. D–FAA– E40822–FL, Palm Beach International Airport Project, Construction and Operation of Proposed Airfield Improvements, Funding, Palm Beach County, FL. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concern about increases in aircraft noise exposures and air quality emissions. Rating EC2. EIS No. 20080374, ERP No. D–FAA– D51023–PA, Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) Capacity Enhancement Program (CEP) To Accommodate Current and Future Aviation Demand, Funding and U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit, Philadelphia, PA. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concern about impacts to air quality, wetlands, waterways, the Enterprise Avenue Superfund Site, and local communities. Rating EC2. EIS No. 20080407, ERP No. D–AFS– K61168–CA, Moonridge Animal Park Relocation Project, Application for a Special-Use-Permit to Construct and Operate a Wild Animal Park and Associated Facilities, Mountaintop Ranger District, San Bernardino National Forest, San Bernardino County, CA. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about insufficient air quality analysis, and narrow scope of the alternatives. EPA requested clarification of impacts to waters of the U.S. and that discussions of the traffic analysis and induced growth be improved. Rating EC2. Final EISs EIS No. 20080394, ERP No. F–BLM– K05064–NV, White Pine Energy Station Project, Construction and Operation, Coal-fired Electric Power Generating Plant, White Pine County, NV. Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about wetlands mitigation and climate change impacts. PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 To compensate for the loss of wetlands, EPA recommended higher offset ratios, a longer monitoring period, and longterm protection for the mitigation site(s). In addition, EPA recommended that BLM consider additional voluntary measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. EIS No. 20080428, ERP No. F–OSM– A26002–00, Excess Spoil Minimization Stream Buffer Zones, Proposed Revisions to the Permanent Program Regulations Implementing the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 Concerning the Creation and Disposal of Excess Spoil and Coal Mine Waste and Stream Buffer Zones, Permit Application. Summary: No formal comments were sent to the preparing agency. Under Section 501(B) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, EPA will be taking action on the final Stream Buffer Zone Rule in the near future. EIS No. 20080431, ERP No. F–NSA– A06182–00, PROGRAMMATIC— EIS—Complex Transformation, To Make the U.S. Nuclear Weapon Complex Smaller, and more Responsive, Efficient and Secure in Order to Meet National Security Requirements, CA, NV, NM, SC, TN and TX. Summary: No formal comments were sent to the preparing agency. EIS No. 20080446, ERP No. F–BLM– K09810–CA, Mountain View IV Wind Energy Project, Construction and Operation, Wind Turbine Generators on Public Lands in Section 22 and 28 and Private Land Section 27, Right-ofWay Grant and Conditional Use Permit in the City of Palm Springs, CA. Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project. Dated: December 2, 2008. Robert W. Hargrove, Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. E8–28851 Filed 12–4–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER–FRL–8588–2] Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General Information (202) 564–1399 or https://www.epa.gov/ compliance/nepa/. E:\FR\FM\05DEN1.SGM 05DEN1 dwashington3 on PROD1PC60 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 235 / Friday, December 5, 2008 / Notices Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements Filed 11/24/2008 through 11/28/2008. Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. EIS No. 20080484, Draft EIS, NOA, AK, Bering Sea Chinook Salmon Bycatch Management, Establish New Measures To Minimize Chinook Salmon Bycatch, To Amend the Fishery Management Plan, Implementation, Bering Sea Pollock Fishery, AK, Comment Period Ends: 02/03/2009, Contact: Gretchen Harrington 907– 586–7228. EIS No. 20080485, Draft EIS, SFW, NV, Southeastern Lincoln County Habitat Conservation Plan, Application Package for Three Incidental Take Permits, Authorize the Take of Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) and Southwestern Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus), Implementation, Lincoln County, NV, Comment Period Ends: 02/18/2009, Contact: Mary Grim 916–414–6464. EIS No. 20080486, Draft EIS, AFS, AK, Logjam Timber Sale Project, Proposes Timber Harvesting From 4 Land Use Designations, Tongass Land and Resource Management Plan, Thorne Bay Ranger District, Tongass National Forest, Prince of Wales Island, AK, Comment Period Ends: 01/20/2009, Contact: Frank Roberts 907–828–3226. EIS No. 20080487, Final EIS, AFS, WI, Cayuga Project, Proposed Vegetation and Transportation Management Activities northeast of Clam Lake, Preferred Alternative Selected Alternative 7, Great Divide Ranger District, Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, Ashland County, WI, Wait Period Ends: 01/05/2009, Contact: Patty Beyer 906–226–1499. EIS No. 20080488, Final EIS, FHW, MI, Detroit River International Crossing Study, Propose Border Crossing System Between the International Border Cities of Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario, Wayne County, MI, Wait Period Ends: 01/05/2009, Contact: David T. Williams 517–702– 1820. EIS No. 20080489, Revised Draft EIS, DOE, NY, West Valley Demonstration Project and Western New York Nuclear Service Center Decommissioning and/or Long-Term Stewardship, (DOE/EIS–0226–D Revised) City of Buffalo, Eric and Cattaraugus Counties, NY, Comment Period Ends: 06/08/2009, Contact: Catherine Bohan 716–942–4159. EIS No. 20080490, Final EIS, BPA, WA, Lyle Falls Fish Passage Project, To Improve Fish Passage to Habitat in the Upper Part of the Watershed, Located on the Lower Klickitat River, Klickitat VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:27 Dec 04, 2008 Jkt 217001 County, WA, Wait Period Ends: 01/ 05/2009, Contact: Carl Keller 503– 230–7697. EIS No. 20080491, Final EIS, SFW, ME, Lake Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge, Comprehensive Conservation Plan, 15 Year Guidance for Management of Refuge Operations, Habitat and Visitor Services, Implementation, Coos County, NH, and Oxford County, ME, Wait Period Ends: 01/05/2009, Contact: Nancy L. McGarigal 413–253–8562. EIS No. 20080492, Final EIS, NPS, MI, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, General Management Plan and Wilderness Study, Implementation, Benzie and Leelanau Counties, MI, Wait Period Ends: 01/ 05/2009, Contact: Dusty Shultz 231– 326–5134. EIS No. 20080493, Final EIS, BLM, NM, Socorro Resource Management Plan Revision, Implementation, Socorro and Catron Counties, NM, Wait Period Ends: 01/05/2009, Contact: Mark Spencer 505–438–7402. EIS No. 20080494, Draft EIS, AFS, AZ, Safford Recreation Residences Project, Proposes To Issue 88 New SpecialUse-Permits for Occupancy and Use of Recreation Residence, Safford Ranger District, Coronado National Forest, Graham County, AZ, Comment Period Ends: 01/20/2009, Contact: Andrea Wargo Campbell 520–388– 8352. EIS No. 20080495, Final EIS, USN, CA, Southern California (SOCAL) Range Complex, To Organize, Train, Equip, and Maintain Combat-Ready Naval Forces, San Diego, Orange and Los Angeles Counties, CA, Wait Period Ends: 12/29/2008, EPA Approval of a Reduce Wait Period because of Compelling Reasons of National Policy Pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1506.10(c). Contact: Alexander Stone 619–545–8128. EIS No. 20080496, Draft Supplement, EPA, AK, Red Dog Mine Extension— Aqqaluk Project, Reissuance Permit Applications for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit and New Information, Chukchi Sea, AK. Comment Period Ends: 02/03/2009, Contact: Patty McGrath 206–553– 0979. EIS No. 20080497, Draft EIS, STA, 00, Alberta Clipper Pipeline Project, Application for a Presidential Permit to Construction, Operation and Maintenance of Facilities in United States and Canada Borders, Comment Period Ends: 01/20/2008, Contact: Elizabeth Orlando, Esq, 202–647– 4284. PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 74171 EIS No. 20080498, Final Supplement, NOA, CA, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Management Plan, Implementation, Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, CA. Wait Period Ends: 01/05/2009, Contact: Chris Mobley 805–966–7107 ext.465. Amended Notices EIS No. 20080380, Draft EIS, AFS, CA, Tahoe National Forest Motorized Travel Management, Implementation, Sierra Nevada Mountains, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sierra and Yuba Counties, CA. Comment Period Ends: 12/26/2008. Contact: David Arrasmith 530–478–6220. Revision to FR Notice Published 11/03/2008: Extending Comment Period from 11/26/2008 to 12/26/2008. EIS No. 20080476, Final EIS, COE, 00, White River Minimum Flow Study, To Provide an Improved Minimum Flow for the Benefit of the Tail Water Fishery, White River Basin Lakes: Bull Shoal Lakes on the White River; Norfork Lake on the North Fork White River, AR, Wait Period Ends: 12/29/ 2008. Contact: Mike Biggs 501–324– 7342. Revision to FR Notice Published: Correction to Title. EIS No. 20080481, Draft EIS, NOA, CA, Southwest Fisheries Science Center Replacement, Construction and Operation, located on University of California, San Diego Scripps Institute of Oceanography Campus, La Jolla, CA, Comment Period Ends: 01/12/ 2009. Contact: Mark Eberling 206– 526–6477. Revision to FR Notice Published 11/28/2008: Correction to Title. EIS No. 20080433, Final EIS, COE, 00, Programmatic—Port of New York and New Jersey Dredged Material Material Management Plan, Updated Information to 1999 Final EIS, Implementation, NY and NJ, Wait Period Ends: 02/01/2009. Contact: Christopher Ricciardi, PhD, 917–790– 8630. Dated: November 2, 2008. Robert W. Hargrove, Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. E8–28852 Filed 12–4–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P E:\FR\FM\05DEN1.SGM 05DEN1

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Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability

    Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General 
Information (202) 564-1399 or https://www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/.


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Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements
Filed 11/24/2008 through 11/28/2008.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.

EIS No. 20080484, Draft EIS, NOA, AK, Bering Sea Chinook Salmon Bycatch 
Management, Establish New Measures To Minimize Chinook Salmon Bycatch, 
To Amend the Fishery Management Plan, Implementation, Bering Sea 
Pollock Fishery, AK, Comment Period Ends: 02/03/2009, Contact: Gretchen 
Harrington 907-586-7228.
EIS No. 20080485, Draft EIS, SFW, NV, Southeastern Lincoln County 
Habitat Conservation Plan, Application Package for Three Incidental 
Take Permits, Authorize the Take of Desert Tortoise (Gopherus 
agassizii) and Southwestern Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii 
extimus), Implementation, Lincoln County, NV, Comment Period Ends: 02/
18/2009, Contact: Mary Grim 916-414-6464.
EIS No. 20080486, Draft EIS, AFS, AK, Logjam Timber Sale Project, 
Proposes Timber Harvesting From 4 Land Use Designations, Tongass Land 
and Resource Management Plan, Thorne Bay Ranger District, Tongass 
National Forest, Prince of Wales Island, AK, Comment Period Ends: 01/
20/2009, Contact: Frank Roberts 907-828-3226.
EIS No. 20080487, Final EIS, AFS, WI, Cayuga Project, Proposed 
Vegetation and Transportation Management Activities northeast of Clam 
Lake, Preferred Alternative Selected Alternative 7, Great Divide Ranger 
District, Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, Ashland County, WI, Wait 
Period Ends: 01/05/2009, Contact: Patty Beyer 906-226-1499.
EIS No. 20080488, Final EIS, FHW, MI, Detroit River International 
Crossing Study, Propose Border Crossing System Between the 
International Border Cities of Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario, 
Wayne County, MI, Wait Period Ends: 01/05/2009, Contact: David T. 
Williams 517-702-1820.
EIS No. 20080489, Revised Draft EIS, DOE, NY, West Valley Demonstration 
Project and Western New York Nuclear Service Center Decommissioning 
and/or Long-Term Stewardship, (DOE/EIS-0226-D Revised) City of Buffalo, 
Eric and Cattaraugus Counties, NY, Comment Period Ends: 06/08/2009, 
Contact: Catherine Bohan 716-942-4159.
EIS No. 20080490, Final EIS, BPA, WA, Lyle Falls Fish Passage Project, 
To Improve Fish Passage to Habitat in the Upper Part of the Watershed, 
Located on the Lower Klickitat River, Klickitat County, WA, Wait Period 
Ends: 01/05/2009, Contact: Carl Keller 503-230-7697.
EIS No. 20080491, Final EIS, SFW, ME, Lake Umbagog National Wildlife 
Refuge, Comprehensive Conservation Plan, 15 Year Guidance for 
Management of Refuge Operations, Habitat and Visitor Services, 
Implementation, Coos County, NH, and Oxford County, ME, Wait Period 
Ends: 01/05/2009, Contact: Nancy L. McGarigal 413-253-8562.
EIS No. 20080492, Final EIS, NPS, MI, Sleeping Bear Dunes National 
Lakeshore, General Management Plan and Wilderness Study, 
Implementation, Benzie and Leelanau Counties, MI, Wait Period Ends: 01/
05/2009, Contact: Dusty Shultz 231-326-5134.
EIS No. 20080493, Final EIS, BLM, NM, Socorro Resource Management Plan 
Revision, Implementation, Socorro and Catron Counties, NM, Wait Period 
Ends: 01/05/2009, Contact: Mark Spencer 505-438-7402.
EIS No. 20080494, Draft EIS, AFS, AZ, Safford Recreation Residences 
Project, Proposes To Issue 88 New Special-Use-Permits for Occupancy and 
Use of Recreation Residence, Safford Ranger District, Coronado National 
Forest, Graham County, AZ, Comment Period Ends: 01/20/2009, Contact: 
Andrea Wargo Campbell 520-388-8352.
EIS No. 20080495, Final EIS, USN, CA, Southern California (SOCAL) Range 
Complex, To Organize, Train, Equip, and Maintain Combat-Ready Naval 
Forces, San Diego, Orange and Los Angeles Counties, CA, Wait Period 
Ends: 12/29/2008, EPA Approval of a Reduce Wait Period because of 
Compelling Reasons of National Policy Pursuant to 40 CFR Part 
1506.10(c). Contact: Alexander Stone 619-545-8128.
EIS No. 20080496, Draft Supplement, EPA, AK, Red Dog Mine Extension--
Aqqaluk Project, Reissuance Permit Applications for National Pollutant 
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit and New Information, 
Chukchi Sea, AK. Comment Period Ends: 02/03/2009, Contact: Patty 
McGrath 206-553-0979.
EIS No. 20080497, Draft EIS, STA, 00, Alberta Clipper Pipeline Project, 
Application for a Presidential Permit to Construction, Operation and 
Maintenance of Facilities in United States and Canada Borders, Comment 
Period Ends: 01/20/2008, Contact: Elizabeth Orlando, Esq, 202-647-4284.
EIS No. 20080498, Final Supplement, NOA, CA, Channel Islands National 
Marine Sanctuary Management Plan, Implementation, Santa Barbara and 
Ventura Counties, CA. Wait Period Ends: 01/05/2009, Contact: Chris 
Mobley 805-966-7107 ext.465.

Amended Notices

EIS No. 20080380, Draft EIS, AFS, CA, Tahoe National Forest Motorized 
Travel Management, Implementation, Sierra Nevada Mountains, Nevada, 
Placer, Plumas, Sierra and Yuba Counties, CA. Comment Period Ends: 12/
26/2008. Contact: David Arrasmith 530-478-6220. Revision to FR Notice 
Published 11/03/2008: Extending Comment Period from 11/26/2008 to 12/
26/2008.
EIS No. 20080476, Final EIS, COE, 00, White River Minimum Flow Study, 
To Provide an Improved Minimum Flow for the Benefit of the Tail Water 
Fishery, White River Basin Lakes: Bull Shoal Lakes on the White River; 
Norfork Lake on the North Fork White River, AR, Wait Period Ends: 12/
29/2008. Contact: Mike Biggs 501-324-7342. Revision to FR Notice 
Published: Correction to Title.
EIS No. 20080481, Draft EIS, NOA, CA, Southwest Fisheries Science 
Center Replacement, Construction and Operation, located on University 
of California, San Diego Scripps Institute of Oceanography Campus, La 
Jolla, CA, Comment Period Ends: 01/12/2009. Contact: Mark Eberling 206-
526-6477. Revision to FR Notice Published 11/28/2008: Correction to 
Title.
EIS No. 20080433, Final EIS, COE, 00, Programmatic--Port of New York 
and New Jersey Dredged Material Material Management Plan, Updated 
Information to 1999 Final EIS, Implementation, NY and NJ, Wait Period 
Ends: 02/01/2009. Contact: Christopher Ricciardi, PhD, 917-790-8630.

    Dated: November 2, 2008.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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