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Availability of an Environmental
Assessment (EA) and Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Environmental Assessment
(EA)/Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI).
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the
Council on Environmental Quality’s
NEPA regulations, and EPA’s
regulations for implementing NEPA,
EPA has prepared an Environmental
Assessment (EA) to analyze the
potential environmental impacts related
to the issuance of credit assistance to
the Indiana Finance Authority (IFA) for
State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loans
under the Water Infrastructure Finance
and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program.
The EA evaluates the potential
environmental impacts of water
infrastructure projects funded under the
WIFIA credit assistance program in
compliance with NEPA and the required
environmental cross-cutters and other
federal, state, and local environmental
reviews. Based on the environmental
impact analysis in the EA, EPA has
made a preliminary determination that
no significant environmental impacts
are anticipated from the issuance of the
credit assistance to IFA. This notice
initiates the 30-day review period and
invites comments from Federal, State,
and local agencies, Indian tribes, and
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the public regarding EPA’s preliminary
determination.
DATES: Comments must be received by
March 25, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OW–2018–0079 to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov. Please follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments. Once submitted, comments
cannot be edited or withdrawn. The
EPA may publish public comments
received to its public docket. Do not
submit electronically any information
you consider to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Multimedia
submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be
accompanied by a written comment.
The written comment is considered the
official comment and should include
discussion of all points you wish to
make. The EPA will generally not
consider comments or comment
contents located outside of the primary
submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or
other file sharing system). For
additional submission methods, the full
EPA public comment policy,
information about CBI or multimedia
submissions, and general guidance on
making effective comments, please visit
https://www.epa.gov/dockets/
commenting-epa-dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Danusha Chandy, Water Infrastructure
Division, Office of Wastewater
Management, WIFIA Program, Mail
Code: 4201T, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: 202–564–2165; email address
chandy.danusha@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA is
seeking public comment regarding its
preliminary Finding of No Significant
Impact (FONSI) to document its
determination that no significant
environmental impacts are anticipated
from the issuance of credit assistance to
IFA for SRF Loans under the WIFIA
program. EPA invites the public to
submit comments through
Regulations.gov during the 30-day
comment period following the
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register.
Congress enacted the WIFIA as part of
the Water Resources Reform and
Development Act of 2014, as amended
by sec. 1445 of Public Law 114–94 [1]
and codified at 33 U.S.C. 3901–3914.
WIFIA establishes a new federal credit
program for water infrastructure projects
to be administered by EPA.
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The proposed federal action under
consideration in this EA is approving or
denying IFA’s application by either
issuing or not issuing a WIFIA loan. The
IFA provides loans for the design,
construction, operation, and
maintenance of eligible water and
wastewater infrastructure projects as
described in section 603(c) of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. 1383(c)) and section 1452(a)(2) of
the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C.
300j–12(a)(2)). IFA applied for a WIFIA
loan to help fund the 2017 3rd Quarter
Project Priority Lists for the Drinking
Water SRF (DWSRF) and Clean Water
SRF (CWSRF) Loan Programs for
projects applying for financial
assistance in State Fiscal Year 2017. The
proposed action involves the planning,
design, construction, operation, and
maintenance for a wide range of water
and wastewater infrastructure projects,
which are eligible for WIFIA credit
assistance.
The environmental review process,
which is documented by the EA,
indicates that no potential significant
adverse environmental impacts are
anticipated from the proposed action.
The EA, which analyzed the potential
environmental impacts of issuing of
credit assistance to IFA for SRF Loans
under the WIFIA program, considered
the potential environmental impacts
from water and waste water
infrastructure projects.
Based on the environmental impact
analysis in the EA, EPA has determined
that no significant environmental
impacts are anticipated from the
issuance of credit assistance to IFA for
SRF Loans and the proposed action does
not constitute a major Federal action
significantly affecting the quality of the
human environment, making the
preparation of an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) unnecessary. Therefore,
EPA is issuing a preliminary FONSI.
Dated: February 20, 2018.
Kelly Knight,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office
of Federal Activities.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2018-0079] [ER-FRL-9037-7]
Availability of an Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of
No Significant Impact (FONSI)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Environmental Assessment (EA)/Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI).
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the
Council on Environmental Quality's NEPA regulations, and EPA's
regulations for implementing NEPA, EPA has prepared an Environmental
Assessment (EA) to analyze the potential environmental impacts related
to the issuance of credit assistance to the Indiana Finance Authority
(IFA) for State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loans under the Water
Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program. The EA
evaluates the potential environmental impacts of water infrastructure
projects funded under the WIFIA credit assistance program in compliance
with NEPA and the required environmental cross-cutters and other
federal, state, and local environmental reviews. Based on the
environmental impact analysis in the EA, EPA has made a preliminary
determination that no significant environmental impacts are anticipated
from the issuance of the credit assistance to IFA. This notice
initiates the 30-day review period and invites comments from Federal,
State, and local agencies, Indian tribes, and the public regarding
EPA's preliminary determination.
DATES: Comments must be received by March 25, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2018-0079 to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Please follow the online instructions for
submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or
withdrawn. The EPA may publish public comments received to its public
docket. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio,
video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written
comment is considered the official comment and should include
discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will generally not
consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary
submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or other file sharing system). For
additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment policy,
information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance
on making effective comments, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Danusha Chandy, Water Infrastructure
Division, Office of Wastewater Management, WIFIA Program, Mail Code:
4201T, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-2165; email address
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA is seeking public comment regarding its
preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) to document its
determination that no significant environmental impacts are anticipated
from the issuance of credit assistance to IFA for SRF Loans under the
WIFIA program. EPA invites the public to submit comments through
Regulations.gov during the 30-day comment period following the
publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
Congress enacted the WIFIA as part of the Water Resources Reform
and Development Act of 2014, as amended by sec. 1445 of Public Law 114-
94[thinsp][1] and codified at 33 U.S.C. 3901-3914. WIFIA establishes a
new federal credit program for water infrastructure projects to be
administered by EPA.
The proposed federal action under consideration in this EA is
approving or denying IFA's application by either issuing or not issuing
a WIFIA loan. The IFA provides loans for the design, construction,
operation, and maintenance of eligible water and wastewater
infrastructure projects as described in section 603(c) of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383(c)) and section 1452(a)(2)
of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12(a)(2)). IFA applied
for a WIFIA loan to help fund the 2017 3rd Quarter Project Priority
Lists for the Drinking Water SRF (DWSRF) and Clean Water SRF (CWSRF)
Loan Programs for projects applying for financial assistance in State
Fiscal Year 2017. The proposed action involves the planning, design,
construction, operation, and maintenance for a wide range of water and
wastewater infrastructure projects, which are eligible for WIFIA credit
assistance.
The environmental review process, which is documented by the EA,
indicates that no potential significant adverse environmental impacts
are anticipated from the proposed action. The EA, which analyzed the
potential environmental impacts of issuing of credit assistance to IFA
for SRF Loans under the WIFIA program, considered the potential
environmental impacts from water and waste water infrastructure
projects.
Based on the environmental impact analysis in the EA, EPA has
determined that no significant environmental impacts are anticipated
from the issuance of credit assistance to IFA for SRF Loans and the
proposed action does not constitute a major Federal action
significantly affecting the quality of the human environment, making
the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) unnecessary.
Therefore, EPA is issuing a preliminary FONSI.
Dated: February 20, 2018.
Kelly Knight,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 2018-03730 Filed 2-22-18; 8:45 am]
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