Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments, 3729-3730 [2010-1193]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 14 / Friday, January 22, 2010 / Notices or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information. Respondents/Affected Entities: Taconite iron ore processing plants. Estimated Number of Respondents: 8. Frequency of Response: Initially, occasionally, and semiannually. Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 651. Estimated Total Annual Cost: $1,012,546, which includes $754,946 in labor costs, no capital/startup costs, and $257,600 in operation and maintenance (O&M) costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 243 hours in the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens. This increase is not due to any program changes. The change in the burden and cost estimates occurred due to an incorrect calculation of the number of responses in the previous ICR. The existing eight respondents are subject to performance testing twice every five years, or 3.2 respondents per year and was changed from 1.6 respondents per year. The increase in labor costs was also due to an increase in labor rates. Dated: January 15, 2010. John Moses, Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. 2010–1189 Filed 1–21–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER–FRL–8987–6] erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES 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)© of the National Environmental Policy Act as amended. Requests for copies of EPA comments can be directed VerDate Nov<24>2008 14:43 Jan 21, 2010 Jkt 220001 to the Office of Federal Activities at 202–564–7146 or https://www.epa.gov/ compliance/nepa/. An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental impact statements (EISs) was published in FR dated July 17, 2009 (74 FR 34754). Notice In accordance with Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act, EPA is required to make its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies public. Historically, EPA has met this mandate by publishing weekly notices of availability of EPA comments, which includes a brief summary of EPA’s comment letters, in the Federal Register. Since February 2008, EPA has been including its comment letters on EISs on its Web site at: https:// www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/ eisdata.html. Including the entire EIS comment letters on the Web site satisfies the Section 309(a) requirement to make EPA’s comments on EISs available to the public. Accordingly, after March 31, 2010, EPA will discontinue the publication of this notice of availability of EPA comments in the Federal Register. Draft EISs EIS No. 20090381, ERP No. D–IBR– K65382–CA, New Melones Lakes Area Resource Management Plan, Implementation, Tuolumne and Calaveras Counties, CA. Summary: While EPA has no objections to the project as proposed, we requested additional information on impervious surfaces, mine-based pollution and working with Lower Stanislaus River stakeholders to address downstream water quality impairment, and funding. Rating LO. EIS No. 20090403, ERP No. D–IBW– G29001–TX, Presidio Flood Control Project, Flood Control Improvements and Partial Levee Relocation, Presidio, TX. Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action. Rating LO. EIS No. 20090405, ERP No. D–AFS– J65550–SD, Norbeck Wildlife Project, Proposing to Manage Vegetation to Benefit Game Animals and Bird, Black Hills National Forest, Custer and Pennington Counties, SD. Summary: EPA has environmental concerns about this project’s potential air quality impacts, and recommended additional information and analysis regarding potential air quality impacts and mitigation be included in the FEIS. Rating EC1. EIS No. 20090408, ERP No. D–AFS– J65551–CO, Rio de los Pinos PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 3729 Vegetation Management Project, Proposes to Salvage Engelmann Spruce Trees that have been Killed by, or are Infested with, Spruce Beetle, Conejos Peak Ranger District, Rio Grande National Forest, Conejos, Rio Grande and Archuleta Counties, CO. Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project. Rating LO. Final EISs EIS No. 20090383, ERP No. F–BLM– K67058–NV, Bald Mountain Mine North Operations Area Project, Proposes to Expand Current Mining Operations at several Existing Pits, Rock Disposal Areas, Heap Leach Pads, Processing Facilities, and Interpit Area, Combining the Bald Mountain Mine Plan of Operations Boundary and the Mooney Basin Operation Area Boundary, White Pine County, NV. Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about ground and surface water impacts from contaminated leachate. EPA requested that the ROD include an Adaptive Waste Rock Management Plan and a Water Monitoring and Mitigation Plan. EIS No. 20090409, ERP No. F–FHW– K40264–CA, Partially Revised Tier 1—Placer Parkway Corridor Preservation Project, Select and Preserve a Corridor for the Future Construction from CA–70/99 to CA 65, Placer and Sutter Counties, CA. Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about hydrology, floodplain, and air quality impacts. EIS No. 20090412, ERP No. F–AFS– K65358–CA, Stanislaus National Forest Motorized Travel Management (17305) Plan, Implementation, Stanislaus National Forest, CA. Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about the travel management planning process, the conversion of closed routes to open, and the enforceability of the new transportation system. In addition, EPA is also concerned that the decision to eliminate wet weather closures and reduce season-of-use limitations would impact forest resources. EIS No. 20090413, ERP No. F–AFS– K65353–NV, Martin Basin Rangeland Project, Reauthorizing Grazing on Eight Existing Cattle and Horse Allotments: Bradshaw, Buffalo, Buttermilk, Granite Peak, Indian, Martin Basin, Rebel Creek, and West Side Flat Creek, Santa Rosa Ranger District, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, NV. E:\FR\FM\22JAN1.SGM 22JAN1 3730 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 14 / Friday, January 22, 2010 / Notices Summary: EPA’s previous concerns have been resolved; therefore, EPA does not object to the proposed action. EIS No. 20090431, ERP No. F–FHW– H40195–MO, East Columbia Transportation Project, To Improve the Transportation Network in Eastern Columbia/Boone County by: (1) Extending Route 740 from its Terminus at US–63, along a new Alignment, to I–70 at the existing St. Charles Road Interchange, (2) Improving existing Broadway (Route WW) to Olivet Road and (3) Extending Ballenger Lane, from Future Route 740 to Clark Lane, City of Columbia, Boone County, MO. Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project. Dated: January 19, 2010. Robert W. Hargrove, Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. 2010–1193 Filed 1–21–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER–FRL–8987–5] erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General Information (202) 564–1399 or https://www.epa.gov/ compliance/nepa/. Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements Filed 01/11/2010 through 01/15/2010 Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. Notice: In accordance with Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act, EPA is required to make its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies public. Historically, EPA has met this mandate by publishing weekly notices of availability of EPA comments, which includes a brief summary of EPA’s comment letters, in the Federal Register. Since February 2008, EPA has been including its comment letters on EISs on its Web site at: https:// www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/ eisdata.html. Including the entire EIS comment letters on the Web site satisfies the Section 309(a) requirement to make EPA’s comments on EISs available to the public. Accordingly, after March 31, 2010, EPA will discontinue the publication of this notice of availability of EPA comments in the Federal Register. EIS No. 20100005, Draft Supplement, FHWA, WI, WI–23 Highway Project, Transportation Improve between VerDate Nov<24>2008 14:43 Jan 21, 2010 Jkt 220001 Fond du Lac and Plymouth, Fond du Lac and Sheboygan Counties, WI, Comment Period Ends: 03/12/2010, Contact: David D. Platz, P.E., 608– 829–7500. EIS No. 20100006, Final EIS, USAF, 00, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Motorized Vehicle Use, To Enact the Travel Management Rule, Implementation, Douglas, Klamath, Jackson, Curry, Coos and Josephine Counties, OR and Del Norte and Siskiyou Counties, CA, Wait Period Ends: 02/22/2010, Contact: Steve Johnson, 541–552–2900. EIS No. 20100007, Final EIS, NOAA, 00, Amendment 3 to the Northeast Skate Complex Fishery Management Plan, Implementation of New Management Measures to Rebuild Overfished Skate Stocks, End Overfishing of Skate Fisheries, Gulf of Maine (GOM), Georges Bank (GB), South New England and Mid-Atlantic Regions, Wait Period Ends: 02/22/2010, Contact: Patricia A. Kurkul, 978–281– 9250. EIS No. 20100008, Draft EIS, GSA, 00, International Falls Land Port of Entry Improvements Study, Proposes to Replace the Existing Land Port of Entry, Minnesota along the US and Canada Border, Comment Period Ends: 03/08/2010, Contact: Glen Wittman, 312–353–6871. EIS No. 20100009, Draft Supplement, BLM, NV, Upper Las Vegas Wash Conservation Transfer Area (CTA), Propose to Establish a Final Boundary, Clark County, NV, Comment Period Ends: 03/22/2010, Contact: Gayle Marrs-Smith, 702– 515–5156. EIS No. 20100010, Draft EIS, USACE, NC, Surf City and North Topsail Beach Project, To Evaluate Coastal Storm Damage Reduction, Topsail Island, Pender and Onslow Counties, NC, Comment Period Ends: 03/08/ 2010, Contact: Doug Piatkowski, 910– 251–4908. EIS No. 20100011, Final EIS, USFS, CA, Eddy Gulch Late-Successional Reserve Fuels/Habitat Protection Project, To Protect Late-Successional Habitat used by the Northern Spotted Owl and Other Late-SuccessionalDependent Species, Salmon River and Scott River Ranger District, Klamath National Forest, Siskiyou County, CA, Wait Period Ends: 02/22/2010, Contact: Connie Hendryx, 530–468– 1281. EIS No. 20100012, Final Supplement, USFS, CA, Pilgrim Vegetation Management Project, Updated Information to Address and Respond to the Specific Issues Identified in the Court Ruling. Implementation, Shasta- PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, CA, Wait Period Ends: 02/22/ 2010, Contact: Emelia H. Barnum, 530–926–9600. EIS No. 20100013, Draft EIS, BOP, 00, District of Columbia—III Project, Proposal for Contractor-Owned/ Operated Facility to House Felons and Criminal Aliens, Possible Sites: Winton Site, Hertford County, NC and Princess Anne Site, Somerset County, MD, Comment Period Ends: 03/08/ 2010, Contact: Richard Cohn, 202– 514–6470. EIS No. 20100014, Draft Supplement, FHWA, WA, WA–520, I–5 to Medina Bridge Replacement and HOV Project, To Improve Mobility for People and Goods across Lake Washington, in Seattle, King County, WA, Comment Period Ends: 03/08/2010, Contact: Paul Krueger, 206–381–6432. EIS No. 20100015, Final EIS, USA, 00, PROGRAMMATIC—Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA) Beneficial Use of Dredged Material (BUDMAT) Program Study, To Establish the Structure and Management Architecture of the BUDMAT Program, Implementation, MS, TX and LA, Wait Period Ends: 02/22/2010, Contact: Elizabeth McCasland, 504–862–2021. EIS No. 20100016, Draft EIS, USN, CA, Silver Strand Training Complex (SSTC) Project, Proposed Naval Training Activities, Cities of Coronado and Imperial Beach, San Diego County, CA, Comment Period Ends: 03/08/2010, Contact: Kent Randall, 619–845–9339. Dated: January 19, 2010. Robert W. Hargrove, Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. 2010–1195 Filed 1–21–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9105–3] Good Neighbor Environmental Board; Notification of Public Advisory Committee Teleconference AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notification of Public Advisory Committee Teleconference. SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, notice is hereby given that the Good Neighbor Environmental Board (GNEB) will hold a public teleconference on February 4, 2010 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. E:\FR\FM\22JAN1.SGM 22JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 14 (Friday, January 22, 2010)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-1193]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-8987-6]


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)(copyright) 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 or https://www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/.
    An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental 
impact statements (EISs) was published in FR dated July 17, 2009 (74 FR 
34754).

Notice

    In accordance with Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act, EPA is 
required to make its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies 
public. Historically, EPA has met this mandate by publishing weekly 
notices of availability of EPA comments, which includes a brief summary 
of EPA's comment letters, in the Federal Register. Since February 2008, 
EPA has been including its comment letters on EISs on its Web site at: 
https://www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/eisdata.html. Including the entire 
EIS comment letters on the Web site satisfies the Section 309(a) 
requirement to make EPA's comments on EISs available to the public. 
Accordingly, after March 31, 2010, EPA will discontinue the publication 
of this notice of availability of EPA comments in the Federal Register.

Draft EISs

EIS No. 20090381, ERP No. D-IBR-K65382-CA, New Melones Lakes Area 
Resource Management Plan, Implementation, Tuolumne and Calaveras 
Counties, CA.

    Summary: While EPA has no objections to the project as proposed, we 
requested additional information on impervious surfaces, mine-based 
pollution and working with Lower Stanislaus River stakeholders to 
address downstream water quality impairment, and funding. Rating LO.

EIS No. 20090403, ERP No. D-IBW-G29001-TX, Presidio Flood Control 
Project, Flood Control Improvements and Partial Levee Relocation, 
Presidio, TX.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action. Rating LO.

EIS No. 20090405, ERP No. D-AFS-J65550-SD, Norbeck Wildlife Project, 
Proposing to Manage Vegetation to Benefit Game Animals and Bird, Black 
Hills National Forest, Custer and Pennington Counties, SD.

    Summary: EPA has environmental concerns about this project's 
potential air quality impacts, and recommended additional information 
and analysis regarding potential air quality impacts and mitigation be 
included in the FEIS. Rating EC1.

EIS No. 20090408, ERP No. D-AFS-J65551-CO, Rio de los Pinos Vegetation 
Management Project, Proposes to Salvage Engelmann Spruce Trees that 
have been Killed by, or are Infested with, Spruce Beetle, Conejos Peak 
Ranger District, Rio Grande National Forest, Conejos, Rio Grande and 
Archuleta Counties, CO.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project. Rating LO.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20090383, ERP No. F-BLM-K67058-NV, Bald Mountain Mine North 
Operations Area Project, Proposes to Expand Current Mining Operations 
at several Existing Pits, Rock Disposal Areas, Heap Leach Pads, 
Processing Facilities, and Interpit Area, Combining the Bald Mountain 
Mine Plan of Operations Boundary and the Mooney Basin Operation Area 
Boundary, White Pine County, NV.

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about ground 
and surface water impacts from contaminated leachate. EPA requested 
that the ROD include an Adaptive Waste Rock Management Plan and a Water 
Monitoring and Mitigation Plan.

EIS No. 20090409, ERP No. F-FHW-K40264-CA, Partially Revised Tier 1--
Placer Parkway Corridor Preservation Project, Select and Preserve a 
Corridor for the Future Construction from CA-70/99 to CA 65, Placer and 
Sutter Counties, CA.

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about 
hydrology, floodplain, and air quality impacts.

EIS No. 20090412, ERP No. F-AFS-K65358-CA, Stanislaus National Forest 
Motorized Travel Management (17305) Plan, Implementation, Stanislaus 
National Forest, CA.

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about the 
travel management planning process, the conversion of closed routes to 
open, and the enforceability of the new transportation system. In 
addition, EPA is also concerned that the decision to eliminate wet 
weather closures and reduce season-of-use limitations would impact 
forest resources.

EIS No. 20090413, ERP No. F-AFS-K65353-NV, Martin Basin Rangeland 
Project, Reauthorizing Grazing on Eight Existing Cattle and Horse 
Allotments: Bradshaw, Buffalo, Buttermilk, Granite Peak, Indian, Martin 
Basin, Rebel Creek, and West Side Flat Creek, Santa Rosa Ranger 
District, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, NV.


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    Summary: EPA's previous concerns have been resolved; therefore, EPA 
does not object to the proposed action.

EIS No. 20090431, ERP No. F-FHW-H40195-MO, East Columbia Transportation 
Project, To Improve the Transportation Network in Eastern Columbia/
Boone County by: (1) Extending Route 740 from its Terminus at US-63, 
along a new Alignment, to I-70 at the existing St. Charles Road 
Interchange, (2) Improving existing Broadway (Route WW) to Olivet Road 
and (3) Extending Ballenger Lane, from Future Route 740 to Clark Lane, 
City of Columbia, Boone County, MO.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project.

    Dated: January 19, 2010.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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