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Download as PDF erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 43 / Friday, March 5, 2010 / Notices issues air quality criteria for these listed pollutants, which are commonly referred to as ‘‘criteria pollutants.’’ The air quality criteria are to ‘‘accurately reflect the latest scientific knowledge useful in indicating the kind and extent of all identifiable effects on public health or welfare which may be expected from the presence of [a] pollutant in the ambient air, in varying quantities.’’ Under section 109 of the CAA, EPA establishes primary (healthbased) and secondary (welfare-based) NAAQS for pollutants for which air quality criteria are issued. Section 109(d) of the CAA requires periodic review and, if appropriate, revision of existing air quality criteria. The revised air quality criteria reflect advances in scientific knowledge on the effects of the pollutant on public health or welfare. The EPA is also required to periodically review and revise the NAAQS, if appropriate, based on the revised criteria. Presently, EPA is reviewing the air quality criteria and NAAQS for CO. The EPA’s overall plan and schedule for this review is presented in the Plan for Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Carbon Monoxide.1 A draft of this integrated review plan was released for public review and comment in March 2008 and was the subject of a consultation with the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) on April 8, 2008 (73 FR 12998). Comments received from that consultation and from the public were considered in finalizing the plan and in beginning the review of the air quality criteria. As part of EPA’s review of the primary (health-based) CO NAAQS, the Agency is conducting qualitative and quantitative assessments characterizing the health risks associated with exposure to ambient CO. The EPA’s plans for conducting these assessments, including the proposed scope and methods of the analyses, were presented in a planning document titled, Carbon Monoxide National Ambient Air Quality Standards: Scope and Methods Plan for Health Risk and Exposure Assessment (Scope and Methods Plan). This planning document was released for public comment in April 2009 and was the subject of a consultation with the CASAC on May 13, 2009 (74 FR 15265). The draft exposure and risk assessment document announced today conveys the approaches taken to assess exposures to ambient CO and to characterize associated health risks, as 1 EPA 452R–08–005; August 2008; Available: https://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/co/ s_co_cr_pd.html. VerDate Nov<24>2008 14:45 Mar 04, 2010 Jkt 220001 well as present the initial key results, observations, and related uncertainties associated with the quantitative analyses performed. An earlier draft of the exposure and risk assessment document was released for CASAC review and public comment in October 2009 (74 FR 55843; October 29, 2009), and was the subject of a CASAC review meeting on November 16 and 17, 2009 (74 FR 54042). This draft document will be available on or about February 22, 2010, through the Agency’s Technology Transfer Network (TTN) Web site at https://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/ standards/co/s_co_index.html. This document may be accessed in the ‘‘Documents from Current Review’’ section under ‘‘Risk and Exposure Assessments.’’ In addition, on or about March 1, 2010, EPA will make available a second draft document: Policy Assessment for the Review of the Carbon Monoxide National Ambient Air Quality Standards: External Review Draft. The development of this document is a result of recent changes to the NAAQS review process which included reinstating a policy assessment document that contains staff analyses of the scientific bases for alternative policy options for consideration by senior Agency management prior to rulemaking. This document, which builds upon the historical ‘‘Staff Paper,’’ will serve to ‘‘bridge the gap’’ between the scientific information and the judgments required of the Administrator in determining whether it is appropriate to retain or revise the standards. In conjunction with this change, EPA will no longer issue a policy assessment in the form of an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR).2 The draft Policy Assessment (PA) builds upon information presented in the Integrated Science Assessment for Carbon Monoxide and the draft assessment document described above. This draft document will be available on or about March 1, 2010, through the Agency’s Technology Transfer Network (TTN) Web site at https://www.epa.gov/ ttn/naaqs/standards/co/ s_co_index.html. This document may be accessed in the ‘‘Documents from Current Review’’ section under ‘‘Policy Assessments.’’ The EPA is soliciting advice and recommendations from the CASAC by means of a review of both draft documents at an upcoming public meeting of the CASAC. Information 2 See https://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/review.html for a copy of Administrator Jackson’s May 21, 2009 memorandum and for additional information on the NAAQS review process. PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 10253 about this public meeting, including the date and location, will be published as a separate notice in an upcoming edition of the Federal Register. Following the CASAC meeting, EPA will consider comments received from the CASAC and the public in preparing revisions to these documents. The draft documents briefly described above do not represent and should not be construed to represent any final EPA policy, viewpoint, or determination. The EPA will consider any public comments submitted in response to this notice when revising the documents. Dated: February 19, 2010. Jennifer Noonan Edmonds, Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. [FR Doc. 2010–4702 Filed 3–4–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER–FRL–8988–7] 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 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 E:\FR\FM\05MRN1.SGM 05MRN1 10254 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 43 / Friday, March 5, 2010 / Notices erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES of EPA comments in the Federal Register. Draft EISs EIS No. 20090368, ERP No. D–NSA– E11071–TN, Y–12 National Security Complex Project, to Support the Stockpile Stewardship Program and to Meet the Mission Assigned to Y–12, Oak Ridge, TN. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about storage, transportation and disposal of hazardous waste and radioactive wastes. EPA requested additional information about NPDES monitoring. Also, longterm onsite storage and disposition of wastes will need to be addressed as the project progresses. Rating EC2. EIS No. 20090378, ERP No. D–COE– F09806–MN, NorthMet Project, Proposes to Construct and Operate an Open Pit Mine and Processing Facility, Located in Hoyt Lakes— Babbitt Area of St. Louis County, MN. Summary: The project as proposed will have satisfactory impacts to surface water and groundwater from acid mine drainage and mobilization of metals and sulfates. The project will also have significant wetland impacts that are not adequately mitigated. In addition, the EIS does not adequately evaluate the fate and transport of pollutants between groundwater, surface water and wetlands, nor does it discuss financial assurance for closure and post-closure care. Rating EU3. EIS No. 20090386, ERP No. D–BLM– K09811–CA, Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System (07–AFC–5) Project, Proposal to Construct a 400mw Megawatt Concentrated Solar Power Tower, Thermal-Electric Power Plant, San Bernardino County, CA. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to biological and aquatic resources, air quality and sensitive species. EPA also requested additional information to fully describe the project’s purpose and need, broaden the range of alternatives, and further evaluate cumulative impacts from reasonably foreseeable future actions. Rating EC2. EIS No. 20090394, ERP No. D–USN– K11126–GU, Guam and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Military Relocation, Proposed Relocating Marines from Okinawa, Visiting Aircraft Carrier Berthing, and Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force, Implementation, GU. Summary: EPA identified adverse environmental impacts to Guam’s drinking water and wastewater infrastructure from construction workers and induced population VerDate Nov<24>2008 14:45 Mar 04, 2010 Jkt 220001 growth, and to sensitive coral habitat. The DEIS does not adequately assess the impacts and infrastructure needs of the construction workers and induced growth, and does not include an adequate assessment of the impacts to the coral habitat or an adequate mitigation plan for those impacts. Rating EU3. EIS No. 20090397, ERP No. D–USA– G39052–00, 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. Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action. Rating LO. EIS No. 20100008, ERP No. D–GSA– F65079–00, International Falls Land Port of Entry Improvements Study, Proposes to Replace the Existing Land Port of Entry, Minnesota along the U.S. and Canada Border. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about water quality impacts from stormwater runoff and hazardous materials spills. EPA recommended that appropriate runoff and spills management be incorporated into the project. Rating EC2. Final EISs EIS No. 20090437, ERP No. F–COE– E39077–NC, Western Wake Regional Wastewater Management Facilities, Proposed Construction of Regional Wastewater Pumping, Conveyance, Treatment, and Discharge Facilities to Serve the Towns of Apex, Cary, Holly Springs and Morrisville, Research Triangle Park, Wake County, NC. Summary: EPA expressed concerns about environmental justice impacts and maintaining EPA-approved State of North Carolina Water Quality Standards for Surface Waters. EIS No. 20100006, ERP No. F–AFS– L65570–00, 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. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to human health that could result from exposure to naturally occurring asbestos (NOA). EPA recommended that a plan be developed and implemented to address risk from NOA. EIS No. 20100007, ERP No. F–NOA– B91005–00, Amendment 3 to the Northeast Skate Complex Fishery Management Plan, Implementation of New Management Measures to PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Rebuild Overfished Skate Stocks, End Overfishing of Skate Fisheries, Gulf of Maine (GOM), Georges Bank (GB), South New England and Mid-Atlantic Regions. Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project. EIS No. 20100011, ERP No. F–AFS– K65376–CA, Eddy Gulch LateSuccessional Reserve Fuels/Habitat Protection Project, To Protect LateSuccessional Habitat used by the Northern Spotted Owl and Other LateSuccessional-Dependent Species, Salmon River and Scott River Ranger District, Klamath National Forest, Siskiyou County, CA. Summary: EPA’s previous issues have been resolved; therefore, EPA does not object to the proposed action. EIS No. 20100015, ERP No. F–USA– G39052–00, 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. Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency. EIS No. 20100012, ERP No. FS–AFS– K65312–CA, Pilgrim Vegetation Management Project, Updated Information to Address and Respond to the Specific Issues Identified in the Court Ruling. Implementation, ShastaTrinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, CA. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about inadvertent exposure to humans and non-target species to the fungicide Sporax and cumulative effects to snagdependent and late-successional species. Dated: March 2, 2010. Robert W. Hargrove, Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. 2010–4701 Filed 3–4–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER–FRL–8988–6] 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 02/22/2010 Through 02/26/2010 Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. E:\FR\FM\05MRN1.SGM 05MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 43 (Friday, March 5, 2010)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-8988-7]


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 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

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of EPA comments in the Federal Register.

Draft EISs

EIS No. 20090368, ERP No. D-NSA-E11071-TN, Y-12 National Security 
Complex Project, to Support the Stockpile Stewardship Program and to 
Meet the Mission Assigned to Y-12, Oak Ridge, TN.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about storage, 
transportation and disposal of hazardous waste and radioactive wastes. 
EPA requested additional information about NPDES monitoring. Also, 
long-term onsite storage and disposition of wastes will need to be 
addressed as the project progresses. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20090378, ERP No. D-COE-F09806-MN, NorthMet Project, Proposes 
to Construct and Operate an Open Pit Mine and Processing Facility, 
Located in Hoyt Lakes--Babbitt Area of St. Louis County, MN.
    Summary: The project as proposed will have satisfactory impacts to 
surface water and groundwater from acid mine drainage and mobilization 
of metals and sulfates. The project will also have significant wetland 
impacts that are not adequately mitigated. In addition, the EIS does 
not adequately evaluate the fate and transport of pollutants between 
groundwater, surface water and wetlands, nor does it discuss financial 
assurance for closure and post-closure care. Rating EU3.
EIS No. 20090386, ERP No. D-BLM-K09811-CA, Ivanpah Solar Electric 
Generating System (07-AFC-5) Project, Proposal to Construct a 400-mw 
Megawatt Concentrated Solar Power Tower, Thermal-Electric Power Plant, 
San Bernardino County, CA.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to 
biological and aquatic resources, air quality and sensitive species. 
EPA also requested additional information to fully describe the 
project's purpose and need, broaden the range of alternatives, and 
further evaluate cumulative impacts from reasonably foreseeable future 
actions. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20090394, ERP No. D-USN-K11126-GU, Guam and Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Military Relocation, Proposed 
Relocating Marines from Okinawa, Visiting Aircraft Carrier Berthing, 
and Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force, Implementation, GU.
    Summary: EPA identified adverse environmental impacts to Guam's 
drinking water and wastewater infrastructure from construction workers 
and induced population growth, and to sensitive coral habitat. The DEIS 
does not adequately assess the impacts and infrastructure needs of the 
construction workers and induced growth, and does not include an 
adequate assessment of the impacts to the coral habitat or an adequate 
mitigation plan for those impacts. Rating EU3.
EIS No. 20090397, ERP No. D-USA-G39052-00, 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.
    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20100008, ERP No. D-GSA-F65079-00, International Falls Land 
Port of Entry Improvements Study, Proposes to Replace the Existing Land 
Port of Entry, Minnesota along the U.S. and Canada Border.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about water quality 
impacts from stormwater runoff and hazardous materials spills. EPA 
recommended that appropriate runoff and spills management be 
incorporated into the project. Rating EC2.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20090437, ERP No. F-COE-E39077-NC, Western Wake Regional 
Wastewater Management Facilities, Proposed Construction of Regional 
Wastewater Pumping, Conveyance, Treatment, and Discharge Facilities to 
Serve the Towns of Apex, Cary, Holly Springs and Morrisville, Research 
Triangle Park, Wake County, NC.
    Summary: EPA expressed concerns about environmental justice impacts 
and maintaining EPA-approved State of North Carolina Water Quality 
Standards for Surface Waters.
EIS No. 20100006, ERP No. F-AFS-L65570-00, 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.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to 
human health that could result from exposure to naturally occurring 
asbestos (NOA). EPA recommended that a plan be developed and 
implemented to address risk from NOA.
EIS No. 20100007, ERP No. F-NOA-B91005-00, 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.
    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project.
EIS No. 20100011, ERP No. F-AFS-K65376-CA, Eddy Gulch Late-Successional 
Reserve Fuels/Habitat Protection Project, To Protect Late-Successional 
Habitat used by the Northern Spotted Owl and Other Late-Successional-
Dependent Species, Salmon River and Scott River Ranger District, 
Klamath National Forest, Siskiyou County, CA.
    Summary: EPA's previous issues have been resolved; therefore, EPA 
does not object to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20100015, ERP No. F-USA-G39052-00, 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.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20100012, ERP No. FS-AFS-K65312-CA, Pilgrim Vegetation 
Management Project, Updated Information to Address and Respond to the 
Specific Issues Identified in the Court Ruling. Implementation, Shasta-
Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, CA.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about inadvertent 
exposure to humans and non-target species to the fungicide Sporax and 
cumulative effects to snag-dependent and late-successional species.

    Dated: March 2, 2010.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 2010-4701 Filed 3-4-10; 8:45 am]
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