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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 156 / Friday, August 14, 2009 / Notices NPA: San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind, San Antonio, TX. Contracting Activity: FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE, GSA/FSS OFC SUP CTR—PAPER PRODUCTS, NEW YORK, NY. COVERAGE: B-list for the broad Government requirement as aggregated by the General Services Administration. NSN: 891500NSH0145—Diced Green Peppers. NSN: 891500NSH0147—Cole Slaw with Carrots. NSN: 891500NSH0146—Sliced Yellow Onions. NPA: Employment Solutions, Inc., Lexington, KY. Contracting Activity: FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM, LEXINGTON, FMC, LEXINGTON, KY. COVERAGE: C-list for the total Federal Prison System requirement. mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES Services Service Type/Location: Grounds Maintenance Services, Ellington Field, 14555 Scholl Street, Houston, TX. NPA: On Our Own Services, Inc., Houston, TX. Contracting Activity: DEPT OF THE ARMY, XR W6BB ACA PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, CA. Service Type/Location: Laundry Services, Naval Hospital & Dental Clinic, 100 Bresster Blvd, Camp Lejeune, NC. Dental Clinic, Bldg 4389, Cherry Point, NC. NPA: Chesapeake Service Systems, Inc., Chesapeake, VA. Contracting Activity: DEPT OF THE NAVY, FISC, NORFOLK, VA. Service Type/Location: Grounds Maintenance. Coast Guard Island/Yerba Buena Island, Alameda, CA. Sector San Francisco/Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco, CA. Senior Officer’s Quarters/Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco, CA. NPA: Rubicon Programs, Inc., Richmond, CA. Contracting Activity: U.S. COAST GUARD, MLC PACIFIC (VPL), ALAMEDA, CA. Barry S. Lineback, Director, Business Operations. [FR Doc. E9–19493 Filed 8–13–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6353–01–P VerDate Nov<24>2008 20:24 Aug 13, 2009 Jkt 217001 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER–FRL–8596–4] 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 202–564–7146. An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental impact statements (EISs) was published in FR dated July 17, 2009 (74 FR 34754). Draft EISs EIS No. 20090048, ERP No. D–AFS– J65530–MT, Montanore Project, Proposes to Construct a Copper and Silver Underground Mine and Associated Facilities, Including a New Transmission Line, Plan-of-Operation Permit, Kootenai National Forest, Sanders County, MT. Summary: EPA identified potential adverse environmental impacts from the preferred action to wetlands, water quality, groundwater and stream flows that are unacceptable and of sufficient magnitude that action must not proceed as proposed. In addition, the analysis of water quality impacts, and measures for mitigation, financial assurance and remediation are inadequate. Rating EU3. EIS No. 20090098, ERP No. D–NPS– J65537–WY, Jackson Hole Airport Use Agreement Extension Project, To Enable Continued Air Transportation Services, Grand Teton National Park, Teton County, WY. Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections to the predicted major, long-term and adverse noise impacts as well as the narrow range of alternatives and lack of an air quality analysis. EPA requested additional noise analysis and mitigation be evaluated. Rating EO2. EIS No. 20090113, ERP No. D–AFS– J65539–00, Ashley National Forest Motorized Travel Plan, To Improve Management of Public Summer Motorized Use by Designating Roads and Motorized Trails and Limiting Dispersed Camping to Areas, Duchesne, Daggett, Uintah Counties, Utah and Sweetwater County, WY. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about water quality impacts. EPA suggested that travel management plan decisions PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 41129 should be based on a broader analysis of impacted resources on route designations. Rating EC1. EIS No. 20090157, ERP No. D–AFS– J65540–WY, Upper Greys Vegetation Management Project, Proposes to Conduct Timber Harvest on 362 Acres in Upper Greys River Watershed, Greys River Ranger District, BridgerTeton National Forest, Lincoln County, WY. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the lack of a water quality monitoring protocol to document existing conditions and recommends the Final EIS include one to track effectiveness of the management approach. Rating EC1. EIS No. 20090173, ERP No. D–CGD– C50017–00, Goethals Bridge Replacement Project, Construction of Bridge across the Arthur Kill between Staten Island New York and Elizabeth, New Jersey, Funding and USCG Bridge Permit, NY and NJ. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to wetlands. Rating EC1. Final EISs EIS No. 20090165, ERP No. F–AFS– J65515–UT, Dixie National Forest Motorized Travel Plan, Implementation, Dixie National and the Teasdale portion of the Fremont River Ranger District on the Fishlake National Forest, Garfield, Iron, Kane, Piute, Washington and Wayne Counties, UT. Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project. EIS No. 20090168, ERP No. F–AFS– J65525–00, Hermosa Landscape Grazing Analysis Project, Proposes to Continue to Authorize Livestock Grazing Cascade Reservoir, Dutch Creek, Elbert Creek, Hope Creek South Fork, and Upper Hermosa Allotments, Columbine Ranger District, San Juan National Forest, LaPlata and San Juan Counties, CO. Summary: EPA recommends the implementation plan include a more rigorous adaptive management plan with thresholds more clearly addressed. EPA also encouraged the Forest Service to consider establishing a water quality monitoring effort. EIS No. 20090202, ERP No. F–AFS– J65524–MT, Ashland Ranger District Travel Management Project, Proposing to Designate Routes for Public Motorized Use, Ashland Ranger District, Custer National Forest, Rosebud and Power River Counties, MT. Summary: EPA supported the preferred alternative, since it would E:\FR\FM\14AUN1.SGM 14AUN1 41130 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 156 / Friday, August 14, 2009 / Notices result in reduced adverse effects from motorized routes. EIS No. 20090204, ERP No. F–AFS– J65523–00, Sioux Ranger District Travel Management Project, To Designate the Road and Trail and Areas Suitable for Public Motorized Travel, Sioux Ranger District, Custer National Forest, Carter County of MT and Harding County of SD. Summary: EPA supported the preferred alternative, since it would result in reduced adverse effects from motorized routes. EIS No. 20090215, ERP No. F–AFS– J65534–MT, Miller West Fisher Project, Proposes Land Management Activities, including Timber Harvest, Access Management, Road Storage and Decommissioning, Prescribed Burning and Precommercial Thinning, Miller Creek, West Fisher Creek and the Silver Butte Fisher River, Libby Ranger District, Kootenai National Forest, Lincoln County, MT. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about erosion and sediment production/transport and associated water quality impacts during logging activities. EIS No. 20090219, ERP No. F–USA– E11069–GA, Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning Project, Proposed Community Services, Personnel Support, Classroom Barracks, and Dining Facilities would be Constructed in three of the four Cantonment Areas, Fort Benning, GA. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to aquatic habitats, water resources, and wetlands. Dated: August 11, 2009. Kenneth Mittelholtz, Deputy Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. E9–19502 Filed 8–13–09; 8:45 am] ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES [FRL–8945–9] Proposed Amendment to Administrative Order on Consent, Index No. CERCLA–02–2001–2020, Containing a Covenant Not To Sue Under CERCLA Section 122(h), Shenandoah Road Groundwater Contamination Superfund Site, East Fishkill, New York AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice; request for public comment. 16:27 Aug 13, 2009 DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 14, 2009. The amendment is available for public inspection at the United States Environmental Protection Agency, 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007–1866. Comments should reference the Shenandoah Road Groundwater Contamination Superfund Site, East Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York, Index No. CERCLA–02– 2001–2020. To request a copy of the amendment, please contact the individual identified below. ADDRESSES: BILLING CODE 6560–50–P VerDate Nov<24>2008 SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 122(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given of a proposed settlement embodied in an amendment to an Administrative Order on Consent, Index No. CERCLA–02– 2001–2020 (‘‘Order’’). The Order was issued to the International Business Machines Corporation (‘‘IBM’’) in connection with the Shenandoah Road Groundwater Contamination Superfund Site, East Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York (‘‘Site’’). The amendment to the Order was signed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’ or the ‘‘Agency’’) on June 15, 2009, and contains a covenant not to sue under Section 122(h) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9622(h). Under the proposed amendment, EPA is covenanting not to sue IBM for $50,000 of response costs, conditioned upon IBM’s assistance to the Town of East Fishkill in acquiring waterline easements to properties at the Site, and upon IBM’s performance of its obligations under the Order, including construction of an alternate water supply. For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this notice, EPA will receive written comments relating to the amendment. EPA will consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw its consent to the covenant not to sue if comments received disclose facts or considerations that indicate that the proposed covenant not to sue is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. The Agency’s response to any comments received will be available for public inspection at EPA, Region 2, 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007–1866. Jkt 217001 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Y. Berns, Assistant Regional Counsel, New York/Caribbean Superfund Branch, Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 17th Floor, 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007–1866. Telephone: 212–637–3177. PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: July 31, 2009. John S. Frisco, Acting Director, Emergency and Remedial Response Division, EPA, Region 2. [FR Doc. E9–19536 Filed 8–13–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8945–7] Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of Proposed Consent Decree; Request for Public Comment. SUMMARY: In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended (‘‘CAA’’ or ‘‘Act’’), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a proposed consent decree to address a lawsuit filed by Sierra Club (‘‘Plaintiff’’) in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin: Sierra Club v. Jackson, No.3:09-cv-00122-slc (W.D. WI). Sierra Club filed a deadline suit to compel the Administrator to respond to an administrative petition seeking EPA’s objection to a CAA Title V operating permit issued by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to Wisconsin Power & Light Company’s Columbia Generating Station (‘‘CGS’’), near Pardeeville, Wisconsin. Under the terms of the proposed consent decree, EPA has agreed to respond to the petition by September 18, 2009, or within 20 days of the entry date of this Consent Decree, whichever date is later. DATES: Written comments on the proposed consent decree must be received by September 14, 2009. 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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-8596-4]


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 202-564-7146.
    An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental 
impact statements (EISs) was published in FR dated July 17, 2009 (74 FR 
34754).

Draft EISs

EIS No. 20090048, ERP No. D-AFS-J65530-MT, Montanore Project, Proposes 
to Construct a Copper and Silver Underground Mine and Associated 
Facilities, Including a New Transmission Line, Plan-of-Operation 
Permit, Kootenai National Forest, Sanders County, MT.
    Summary: EPA identified potential adverse environmental impacts 
from the preferred action to wetlands, water quality, groundwater and 
stream flows that are unacceptable and of sufficient magnitude that 
action must not proceed as proposed. In addition, the analysis of water 
quality impacts, and measures for mitigation, financial assurance and 
remediation are inadequate. Rating EU3.

EIS No. 20090098, ERP No. D-NPS-J65537-WY, Jackson Hole Airport Use 
Agreement Extension Project, To Enable Continued Air Transportation 
Services, Grand Teton National Park, Teton County, WY.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections to the predicted 
major, long-term and adverse noise impacts as well as the narrow range 
of alternatives and lack of an air quality analysis. EPA requested 
additional noise analysis and mitigation be evaluated. Rating EO2.

EIS No. 20090113, ERP No. D-AFS-J65539-00, Ashley National Forest 
Motorized Travel Plan, To Improve Management of Public Summer Motorized 
Use by Designating Roads and Motorized Trails and Limiting Dispersed 
Camping to Areas, Duchesne, Daggett, Uintah Counties, Utah and 
Sweetwater County, WY.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about water quality 
impacts. EPA suggested that travel management plan decisions should be 
based on a broader analysis of impacted resources on route 
designations. Rating EC1.

EIS No. 20090157, ERP No. D-AFS-J65540-WY, Upper Greys Vegetation 
Management Project, Proposes to Conduct Timber Harvest on 362 Acres in 
Upper Greys River Watershed, Greys River Ranger District, Bridger-Teton 
National Forest, Lincoln County, WY.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the lack of a 
water quality monitoring protocol to document existing conditions and 
recommends the Final EIS include one to track effectiveness of the 
management approach. Rating EC1.

EIS No. 20090173, ERP No. D-CGD-C50017-00, Goethals Bridge Replacement 
Project, Construction of Bridge across the Arthur Kill between Staten 
Island New York and Elizabeth, New Jersey, Funding and USCG Bridge 
Permit, NY and NJ.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to 
wetlands. Rating EC1.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20090165, ERP No. F-AFS-J65515-UT, Dixie National Forest 
Motorized Travel Plan, Implementation, Dixie National and the Teasdale 
portion of the Fremont River Ranger District on the Fishlake National 
Forest, Garfield, Iron, Kane, Piute, Washington and Wayne Counties, UT.
    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project.

EIS No. 20090168, ERP No. F-AFS-J65525-00, Hermosa Landscape Grazing 
Analysis Project, Proposes to Continue to Authorize Livestock Grazing 
Cascade Reservoir, Dutch Creek, Elbert Creek, Hope Creek South Fork, 
and Upper Hermosa Allotments, Columbine Ranger District, San Juan 
National Forest, LaPlata and San Juan Counties, CO.
    Summary: EPA recommends the implementation plan include a more 
rigorous adaptive management plan with thresholds more clearly 
addressed. EPA also encouraged the Forest Service to consider 
establishing a water quality monitoring effort.

EIS No. 20090202, ERP No. F-AFS-J65524-MT, Ashland Ranger District 
Travel Management Project, Proposing to Designate Routes for Public 
Motorized Use, Ashland Ranger District, Custer National Forest, Rosebud 
and Power River Counties, MT.
    Summary: EPA supported the preferred alternative, since it would

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result in reduced adverse effects from motorized routes.

EIS No. 20090204, ERP No. F-AFS-J65523-00, Sioux Ranger District Travel 
Management Project, To Designate the Road and Trail and Areas Suitable 
for Public Motorized Travel, Sioux Ranger District, Custer National 
Forest, Carter County of MT and Harding County of SD.
    Summary: EPA supported the preferred alternative, since it would 
result in reduced adverse effects from motorized routes.

EIS No. 20090215, ERP No. F-AFS-J65534-MT, Miller West Fisher Project, 
Proposes Land Management Activities, including Timber Harvest, Access 
Management, Road Storage and Decommissioning, Prescribed Burning and 
Precommercial Thinning, Miller Creek, West Fisher Creek and the Silver 
Butte Fisher River, Libby Ranger District, Kootenai National Forest, 
Lincoln County, MT.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about erosion and 
sediment production/transport and associated water quality impacts 
during logging activities.

EIS No. 20090219, ERP No. F-USA-E11069-GA, Maneuver Center of 
Excellence at Fort Benning Project, Proposed Community Services, 
Personnel Support, Classroom Barracks, and Dining Facilities would be 
Constructed in three of the four Cantonment Areas, Fort Benning, GA.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to 
aquatic habitats, water resources, and wetlands.

    Dated: August 11, 2009.
Kenneth Mittelholtz,
Deputy Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal 
Activities.
[FR Doc. E9-19502 Filed 8-13-09; 8:45 am]
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