Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability, 50213-50214 [2011-20599]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 156 / Friday, August 12, 2011 / Notices every five years. In 1999 DOE/NNSA completed the first SNL/NM SWEIS which examined existing and potential impacts to the environment from ongoing and anticipated future DOE/ NNSA operations conducted over approximately a 10-year period of time at SNL/NM and other DOE operations on and around Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB). NNSA issued a Record of Decision (ROD) for the SWEIS in December 15, 1999 (64 FR 69996) announcing its decision to continue operations at SNL/NM under the expanded operations alternative. In August 2006, DOE/NNSA completed a 5-year review of the 1999 SNL/NM SWEIS with the preparation of a Supplement Analysis (SA) (DOE/EIS– 0281–SA–04), to determine the adequacy of the existing EIS. Based on the 2006 Final Supplement Analysis for the Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement for Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico (DOE/EIS– 0281–SA–04), DOE/NNSA determined that there were no substantial changes to the actions or impacts evaluated in the SNL/NM SWEIS, and there were no significant new circumstances or information relevant to environmental concerns; thus, the existing SNL/NM SWEIS was adequate and neither a supplemental EIS nor a new EIS was required. The new SWEIS No Action Alternative will include the implementation of other decisions supported by separate NEPA analyses completed since the issuance of the Final 1999 SNL/NM SWEIS. This includes five Supplement Analyses resulting in the determination that further NEPA documentation was not required: (1) Supplement Analysis for the Final Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement for Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico to Reestablishing Long-Term Pulse Mode Testing Capability at the Annular Core Research Reactor (ACRR), Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico (ACRR Pulse Mode SA) (DOE/EIS–0281– SA–01); (2) Supplement Analysis for the Final Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement for Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico for Isentropic Compression and Flyer Plate Experiments Involving Plutonium at the Z and Saturn Accelerators (Pu-ICE SA) (DOE/EIS–0281–SA–02); (3) Supplement Analysis for the Final SiteWide Environmental Impact Statement for Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico for the Installation of a Petawatt Laser System in TA–IV (Petawatt Laser System SA) (DOE/EIS–0281–SA–03); (4) Sandia National Laboratories, New VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:37 Aug 11, 2011 Jkt 223001 Mexico Final Supplement Analysis for the Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement (2006 SNL/NM SWEIS SA) (DOE/EIS–0281–SA–04); and (5) Final Complex Transformation Supplemental Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (DOE/EIS–0235–S4) and its RODs (73 FR 77644 and 73 FR 77656). In addition the following seven environmental assessments and their associated Findings of No Significant Impacts will also be included in the No Action Alternative as well as actions categorically excluded from the need for preparation of either an EA or an EIS: (1) Environmental Assessment for the Microsystems and Engineering Sciences Applications Complex, DOE/EA–1335, September 2000; (2) Final Environmental Assessment for the Test Capabilities Revitalization at Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico, DOE/EA–1446, January 2003; (3) Final Environmental Assessment for the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies at Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico, DOE/EA–1457, March 2003; (4) Final Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Consolidation of Neutron Generator Tritium Target Loading Production, DOE/EA–1532, June 2005; (5) Final Environmental Assessment for the Expansion of Permitted Land and Operations at the 9940 Complex and Thunder Range at Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico, DOE/EA– 1603, April 2008; (6) Final Environmental Assessment for the Removal Actions at the technical Area III Classified Waste Landfill, Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico, DOE/EA–1729, August 2010; (7) Final Environmental Assessment for Proposed Construction and Lease of New Facilities for the Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Office of Secure Transportation (Albuquerque transportation and Technology Center) Albuquerque, New Mexico, U. S. General Services Administration, July 2006. These various documents can be reviewed at the DOE/NNSA Public Reading Room at Government Information/Zimmerman Library, MSC05 3020, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131–0001, Tel: 505/277–5441 Fax: 505/277–6019; E-mail: govref@unm.edu; Reading Room Web site: https://elibrary.unm.edu/doe; and on the Internet at: https:// nepa.energy.gov. On June 24, 2011, (76 FR 37100), NNSA published a NOI for the preparation of a SWEIS (DOE/EIS–0466) for the continued operation of DOE/ NNSA activities at SNL/NM on KAFB and within the Albuquerque area, and PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 50213 other DOE activities at both on-site and off-site locations (i. e., the NNSA Service Center, the NNSA Office of Secure Transportation, NNSA Kirtland Operations, the NNSA Aviation Facility, and the DOE National Training Center). The NOI stated that the public scoping period would continue for 45 days after publication in the Federal Register, ending on August 8, 2011. NNSA has decided to re-open the public scoping period through September 12, 2011. NNSA has also decided to hold two additional public scoping meetings during the comment period. The newly added public scoping meetings will take place on Thursday September 1, 2011, in Albuquerque, NM. The complete schedule for the additional public scoping meetings on the SWEIS with all dates, times, and locations is the provided above, under DATES. The SWEIS scoping meetings will use a format to facilitate dialogue between DOE/NNSA and the public and will provide individuals the opportunity to give written or oral statements. DOE/ NNSA welcomes specific comments or suggestions on the SWEIS process. NNSA invites stakeholders and members of the public to submit comments on the scope of the SWEIS during the public scoping period, which started with the publication of the NOI in the Federal Register on June 24, 2011, and will now be continued through September 12, 2011. NNSA will consider comments received after this date to the extent practicable as it prepares the draft SWEIS. Questions or Comments concerning the scope of the SWEIS can be submitted to the NNSA SSO at the same postal and electronic addresses given above. Additionally, the SSO SWEIS Hotline provides instructions on how to record comments. Please mark all envelopes, faxes and e-mail: ‘‘Scoping Comments SSO SNL/NM SWEIS’’. Issued in Washington, DC on August 9, 2011. Thomas P. D’Agostino, Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration. [FR Doc. 2011–20546 Filed 8–11–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER–FRL–8998–4] Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General Information (202) E:\FR\FM\12AUN1.SGM 12AUN1 50214 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 156 / Friday, August 12, 2011 / Notices mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 564–1399 or https://www.epa.gov/ compliance/nepa/. Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements. Filed 08/01/2011 through 08/05/2011. 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 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 included 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, on March 31, 2010, EPA discontinued the publication of the notice of availability of EPA comments in the Federal Register. EIS No. 20110249, Draft Supplement, USFS, OR, Cobbler II Timber Sale and Fuels Reduction Project, Updated Information to Revise and Clarify Aspects of the Analyses Presented in the FEIS of October 2010, Proposing Vegetation and Fuels Management to Improve Health and Vigor Upland Forest Stands and Reduce Hazardous and Ladder Fuels, Walla Walla Ranger District, Umatilla National Forest, Wallowa and Union Counties, OR, Comment Period Ends: 09/26/2011, Contact: Betsy Kaiser 509–522–6290. EIS No. 20110250, Draft EIS, NRC, NH, Generic—License Renewal of Nuclear Plants Regarding Seabrook Station, Supplemental 46, City of Seabrook, Rockingham County, NH, Comment Period Ends: 10/26/2011, Contact: Michael Wentzel 301–415–6459. EIS No. 20110251, Final EIS, USFS, WI, Phelps Vegetation and Transportation Management Project, Proposal to Implement Vegetation and Transportation Management Activities, Eagle River-Florence Ranger District, Vilas County, WI, Review Period Ends: 09/12/2011, Contact: Christine Brenner 715–479– 2827 Ext. 21. EIS No. 20110252, Final EIS, BLM, WY, Buckskin Mine Hay Creek II Project, Coal Lease Application WYW– 172684, Wyoming Powder River Basin, Campbell County, WY, Review Period Ends: 09/12/2011, Contact: Teresa Johnson 307–261–7600. EIS No. 20110253, Final Supplement, MMS, 00, Gulf of Mexico Outer VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:37 Aug 11, 2011 Jkt 223001 Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sales: 2011 Western Planning Area Sales 218, TX, Review Period Ends: 09/12/2011, Contact: Gary Goeke 504– 736–3233. EIS No. 20110254, Final EIS, FWS, WA, Willapa National Wildlife Refuge Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan, Implementation, Pacific County, WA, Review Period Ends: 09/12/2011, Contact: Charles Houghten 503–231– 6207. EIS No. 20110255, Draft EIS, USFS, SD, Streamboat Project, Proposes to Implement Multiple Resource Management Actions, Northern Hills Ranger District, Black Hills National Forest, Lawrence, Meade and Pennington Counties, SD, Comment Period Ends: 09/26/2011, Contact: Rhonda O’Byrne 605–642–4622. EIS No. 20110256, Draft EIS, FRA, CA, California High-Speed Train (HST): Fresno to Bakersfield Section HighSpeed Train, Proposes to Construct, Operate, and Maintain an ElectricPowered High-Speed Train (HST), Fresno, Kings, Tulare and Kern Counties, CA, Comment Period Ends: 09/28/2011, Contact: David Valenstein 202–493–6368. EIS No. 20110257, Draft EIS, FRA, CA, California High-Speed Train (HST): Merced to Fresno Section High-Speed Train, Proposes to Construct, Operate, and Maintain an Electric-Powered High-Speed Train (HST), Merced, Madera and Fresno Counties, CA, Comment Period Ends: 09/28/2011, Contact: David Valenstein 202–493– 6868. EIS No. 20110258, Final EIS, DOE, CA, Topaz Solar Farm Project, Issuing a Loan Guarantee to Royal Bank of Scotland for Construction and Startup, San Luis Obispo County, CA, Review Period Ends: 09/12/2011, Contact: Angela F. Colamaria 202– 287–5387. Amended Notices EIS No. 20110190, Draft EIS, FRA, MS, Tupelo Railroad Relocation Planning and Environmental Study, To Improve Mobility and Safety by Reducing Roadway Congestion, City of Tupelo, MS, Comment Period Ends: 08/08/2011, Contact: John Winkle 202–493–6067. Revision to FR Notice Published 06/24/2011: Extending Comment Period from 08/08/2011 to 09/12/2011. Dated: August 9, 2011. Cliff Rader, Acting Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. 2011–20599 Filed 8–11–11; 8:45 am] ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER–FRL–8998–5] Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara (MHA) Nation’s Refinery, Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision (ROD), National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). AGENCY: ACTION: Notice. The MHA Nation proposes to construct, own and operate a 13,000 barrels-per-day petroleum refinery on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation near Makoti in North Dakota. The refinery will produce diesel fuel, gasoline and propane. The NPDES permit will be for surface water discharges associated with the operation of the refinery. EPA’s decision to issue the NPDES permit is based on the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), the Fact Sheet for the NPDES permit and the administrative record for the project. EPA and the Bureau of Indian Affairs issued the draft EIS in June 2006 and the final EIS (FEIS) in August 2009. Since the FEIS was issued, the MHA Nation decided to change the refinery feedstock from synthetic crude oil to the Bakken formation crude. As a result of the feedstock change, EPA evaluated the potential changes in impacts and the analysis in the FEIS. EPA’s evaluation is summarized in a Supplemental Information Report (SIR). The FEIS, ROD and SIR are available for review at https://www.epa.gov/region8/ compliance/nepa/mharefinery.html. The appeal period for the NPDES permit decision ends 30 days from the date of this notice in accordance with 40 CFR 124.19. SUMMARY: Ms. Dana Allen; Allen.dana@epa.gov, (303) 312–6870 regarding the ROD and SIR and Mr. Robert Brobst; Brobst.bob@epa.gov, (303) 312–6129 regarding the NPDES permit; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop Street; Denver, Colorado, 80202–1129. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dated: August 9, 2011. Susan E. Bromm, Director, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. 2011–20601 Filed 8–11–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P BILLING CODE 6560–50–P PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\12AUN1.SGM 12AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 156 (Friday, August 12, 2011)]
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Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability

    Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General 
Information (202)

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564-1399 or https://www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/.

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements.
Filed 08/01/2011 through 08/05/2011.
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 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 included 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, on March 31, 2010, EPA discontinued the publication of the 
notice of availability of EPA comments in the Federal Register.

EIS No. 20110249, Draft Supplement, USFS, OR, Cobbler II Timber Sale 
and Fuels Reduction Project, Updated Information to Revise and Clarify 
Aspects of the Analyses Presented in the FEIS of October 2010, 
Proposing Vegetation and Fuels Management to Improve Health and Vigor 
Upland Forest Stands and Reduce Hazardous and Ladder Fuels, Walla Walla 
Ranger District, Umatilla National Forest, Wallowa and Union Counties, 
OR, Comment Period Ends: 09/26/2011, Contact: Betsy Kaiser 509-522-
6290.
EIS No. 20110250, Draft EIS, NRC, NH, Generic--License Renewal of 
Nuclear Plants Regarding Seabrook Station, Supplemental 46, City of 
Seabrook, Rockingham County, NH, Comment Period Ends: 10/26/2011, 
Contact: Michael Wentzel 301-415-6459.
EIS No. 20110251, Final EIS, USFS, WI, Phelps Vegetation and 
Transportation Management Project, Proposal to Implement Vegetation and 
Transportation Management Activities, Eagle River-Florence Ranger 
District, Vilas County, WI, Review Period Ends: 09/12/2011, Contact: 
Christine Brenner 715-479-2827 Ext. 21.
EIS No. 20110252, Final EIS, BLM, WY, Buckskin Mine Hay Creek II 
Project, Coal Lease Application WYW-172684, Wyoming Powder River Basin, 
Campbell County, WY, Review Period Ends: 09/12/2011, Contact: Teresa 
Johnson 307-261-7600.
EIS No. 20110253, Final Supplement, MMS, 00, Gulf of Mexico Outer 
Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sales: 2011 Western Planning Area 
Sales 218, TX, Review Period Ends: 09/12/2011, Contact: Gary Goeke 504-
736-3233.
EIS No. 20110254, Final EIS, FWS, WA, Willapa National Wildlife Refuge 
Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan, Implementation, Pacific County, 
WA, Review Period Ends: 09/12/2011, Contact: Charles Houghten 503-231-
6207.
EIS No. 20110255, Draft EIS, USFS, SD, Streamboat Project, Proposes to 
Implement Multiple Resource Management Actions, Northern Hills Ranger 
District, Black Hills National Forest, Lawrence, Meade and Pennington 
Counties, SD, Comment Period Ends: 09/26/2011, Contact: Rhonda O'Byrne 
605-642-4622.
EIS No. 20110256, Draft EIS, FRA, CA, California High-Speed Train 
(HST): Fresno to Bakersfield Section High-Speed Train, Proposes to 
Construct, Operate, and Maintain an Electric-Powered High-Speed Train 
(HST), Fresno, Kings, Tulare and Kern Counties, CA, Comment Period 
Ends: 09/28/2011, Contact: David Valenstein 202-493-6368.
EIS No. 20110257, Draft EIS, FRA, CA, California High-Speed Train 
(HST): Merced to Fresno Section High-Speed Train, Proposes to 
Construct, Operate, and Maintain an Electric-Powered High-Speed Train 
(HST), Merced, Madera and Fresno Counties, CA, Comment Period Ends: 09/
28/2011, Contact: David Valenstein 202-493-6868.
EIS No. 20110258, Final EIS, DOE, CA, Topaz Solar Farm Project, Issuing 
a Loan Guarantee to Royal Bank of Scotland for Construction and 
Startup, San Luis Obispo County, CA, Review Period Ends: 09/12/2011, 
Contact: Angela F. Colamaria 202-287-5387.

Amended Notices

EIS No. 20110190, Draft EIS, FRA, MS, Tupelo Railroad Relocation 
Planning and Environmental Study, To Improve Mobility and Safety by 
Reducing Roadway Congestion, City of Tupelo, MS, Comment Period Ends: 
08/08/2011, Contact: John Winkle 202-493-6067. Revision to FR Notice 
Published 06/24/2011: Extending Comment Period from 08/08/2011 to 09/
12/2011.

    Dated: August 9, 2011.
Cliff Rader,
Acting Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal 
Activities.
[FR Doc. 2011-20599 Filed 8-11-11; 8:45 am]
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