Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability, 20469-20470 [2024-06098]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 57 / Friday, March 22, 2024 / Notices ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Filings Instituting Proceedings Docket Numbers: PR24–58–000. Applicants: EasTrans, LLC. Description: § 284.123 Rate Filing: EasTrans Rate Certification to be effective 4/1/2024. Filed Date: 3/15/24. Accession Number: 20240315–5107. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/5/24. Docket Numbers: PR24–59–000. Applicants: Washington Gas Light Company. Description: § 284.123 Rate Filing: Washington Gas Light Company Cost & Revenue Study to be effective 4/1/2024. Filed Date: 3/15/24. Accession Number: 20240315–5110. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/5/24. Docket Numbers: PR24–60–000. Applicants: Columbia Gas of Virginia Inc. Description: § 284.123 Rate Filing: Revisions to Statement of Operating Conditions to be effective 2/29/2024. Filed Date: 3/18/24. Accession Number: 20240318–5082. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/8/24. Docket Numbers: RP24–525–000. Applicants: Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC. Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rate Agreements Filing— Various Shippers on 03/15/2024 to be effective 4/1/2024. Filed Date: 3/15/24. Accession Number: 20240315–5176. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 3/27/24. Docket Numbers: RP24–526–000. Applicants: MoGas Pipeline LLC. Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Mogas Negotiated Rate Agreement Filing to be effective 4/1/2024. Filed Date: 3/15/24. Accession Number: 20240315–5238. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 3/27/24. Docket Numbers: RP24–527–000. Applicants: PPG Shawville Pipeline, LLC. Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Normal filing 2024 Clean-up to be effective 4/1/ 2024. Filed Date: 3/18/24. Accession Number: 20240318–5086. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 4/1/24. Any person desiring to intervene, to protest, or to answer a complaint in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211, 214, or 206 of the Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214, or 385.206) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the proceeding. Filings in Existing Proceedings Docket Numbers: RP24–457–001. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:15 Mar 21, 2024 Jkt 262001 Applicants: Tallgrass Interstate Gas Transmission, LLC. Description: Tariff Amendment: TIGT 2024–03–15 RP24–457 Amendment to be effective 4/1/2024. Filed Date: 3/15/24. Accession Number: 20240315–5131. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 3/22/24. Any person desiring to protest in any the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. The filings are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system (https:// elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/ fercgensearch.asp) by querying the docket number. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying facilities filings can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/ docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. The Commission’s Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners, environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@ ferc.gov. Dated: March 18, 2024. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024–06132 Filed 3–21–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL OP–OFA–118] Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General Information 202– 564–5632 or https://www.epa.gov/nepa. Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) Filed March 11, 2024 10 a.m. EST Through March 18, 2024 10 a.m. EST Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9 Notice Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act requires that EPA make public its PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 20469 comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters on EISs are available at: https:// cdxapps.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-II/public/ action/eis/search. EIS No. 20240045, Final Supplement, FHWA, WI, I–94 East–West (16th Street–70th Street) Milwaukee County, WI, Contact: Bethaney Bacher-Gresock 608–662–2119. Under 23 U.S.C. 139(n)(2), FHWA has issued a single document that consists of a final environmental impact statement and record of decision. Therefore, the 30-day wait/review period under NEPA does not apply to this action. EIS No. 20240046, Final, FAA, GA, ADOPTION—Moody Air Force Base Comprehensive Airspace Initiative, Contact: Veronda Johnson 404–305– 5598. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has adopted the United States Air Force’s Final EIS No. 20230064 filed 05/ 09/2023 with the Environmental Protection Agency. The FAA was a cooperating agency on this project. Therefore, republication of the document is not necessary under section 1506.3(b)(2) of the CEQ regulations. EIS No. 20240047, Final, USACE, TX, Proposed Corpus Christi Ship Channel Deepening Project, Review Period Ends: 04/22/2024, Contact: Jayson Hudson 409–766–3108. EIS No. 20240048, Draft, APHIS, NAT, Monsanto Petition (19–316–01p) for Determination of Nonregulated Status for Dicamba, Glufosinate, Quizalofop, and 2,4-D Tolerant MON 87429 Maize with Tissue-Specific Glyphosate Tolerance Facilitating the Production of Hybrid Maize Seed [OECD Unique Identifier: MON–87429–9], Comment Period Ends: 05/06/2024, Contact: Joseph Tangredi 301–851–4061. EIS No. 20240049, Final, FRA, DC, Washington Union Station Expansion Project, Contact: Amanda Murphy 202–493–0413. Under 23 U.S.C. 139(n)(2), FRA has issued a single document that consists of a final environmental impact statement and record of decision. Therefore, the 30-day wait/review period under NEPA does not apply to this action. EIS No. 20240050, Final, NPS, USFWS, WA, Grizzly Bear Restoration Plan— Environmental Impact Statement North Cascades Ecosystem, Review Period Ends: 04/22/2024, Contact: Denise Shultz 360–854–7200. EIS No. 20240051, Draft, USFS, NE, Nebraska National Forests and E:\FR\FM\22MRN1.SGM 22MRN1 20470 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 57 / Friday, March 22, 2024 / Notices Grasslands Undesirable Plant Management, Comment Period Ends: 05/13/2024, Contact: Kim Dolatta 701–842–2393. Dated: March 18, 2024. Nancy Abrams, Associate Director, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. 2024–06098 Filed 3–21–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL OP–OFA–116] Notice of Adoption of Department of Energy Categorical Exclusion Under the National Environmental Policy Act Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice of adoption of categorical exclusions. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is adopting two categorical exclusions (CEs) from the Department of Energy (DOE) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for drop-off, collection, and transfer facilities for recyclable materials and for installation or relocation of machinery and equipment, to use in EPA’s programs and in funding opportunities administered by EPA. This notice describes the categories of proposed actions for which EPA intends to use DOE’s CEs and describes the consultation between the agencies. DATES: This action is effective upon publication. SUMMARY: Dan Halpert, EPA Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Program, by phone at 202– 566–0816 or by email at halpert.daniel@ epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: I. Background ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 NEPA and CEs The National Environmental Policy Act, as amended at, 42 U.S.C. 4321– 4347 (NEPA), requires all Federal agencies to assess the environmental impact of their actions. Congress enacted NEPA in order to encourage productive and enjoyable harmony between humans and the environment, recognizing the profound impact of human activity and the critical importance of restoring and maintaining environmental quality to the overall welfare of humankind. 42 U.S.C. 4321, 4331. NEPA’s twin aims are to ensure agencies consider the environmental effects of their proposed actions in their VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:15 Mar 21, 2024 Jkt 262001 decision-making processes and inform and involve the public in that process. 42 U.S.C. 4331. NEPA created the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), which promulgated NEPA implementing regulations, 40 CFR parts 1500 through 1508 (CEQ regulations). To comply with NEPA, agencies determine the appropriate level of review—an environmental impact statement (EIS), environmental assessment (EA), or CE. 42 U.S.C. 4336. If a proposed action is likely to have significant environmental effects, the agency must prepare an EIS and document its decision in a record of decision. 42 U.S.C. 4336. If the proposed action is not likely to have significant environmental effects or the effects are unknown, the agency may instead prepare an EA, which involves a more concise analysis and process than an EIS. 42 U.S.C. 4336. Following the EA, the agency may conclude the process with a finding of no significant impact if the analysis shows that the action will have no significant effects. If the analysis in the EA finds that the action is likely to have significant effects, however, then an EIS is required. Under NEPA and the CEQ regulations, a Federal agency also can establish CEs—categories of actions that the agency has determined normally do not significantly affect the quality of the human environment—in its agency NEPA procedures. 42 U.S.C. 4336(e)(1); 40 CFR 1501.4, 1507.3(e)(2)(ii), 1508.1(d). If an agency determines that a CE covers a proposed action, it then evaluates the proposed action for extraordinary circumstances in which a normally excluded action may have a significant effect. 40 CFR 1501.4(b). If no extraordinary circumstances are present or if further analysis determines that the extraordinary circumstances do not involve the potential for significant environmental effects, the agency may apply the CE to the proposed action without preparing an EA or EIS. 42 U.S.C. 4336(a)(2), 40 CFR 1501.4. If the extraordinary circumstances have the potential to result in significant effects, the agency is required to prepare an EA or EIS. Section 109 of NEPA, enacted as part of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, allows a Federal agency to ‘‘adopt’’ and use another agency’s CEs for a category of proposed agency actions. 42 U.S.C. 4336(c). To use another agency’s CEs under section 109, the adopting agency must identify the relevant CEs listed in another agency’s (‘‘establishing agency’’) NEPA procedures that cover the adopting agency’s category of proposed actions or related actions; consult with PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 the establishing agency to ensure that the proposed adoption of the CE to a category of actions is appropriate; identify to the public the CE that the adopting agency plans to use for its proposed actions; and document adoption of the CE. Id. This notice describes EPA’s adoption of DOE’s CEs under section 109 of NEPA to use in EPA’s program and in funding opportunities administered by EPA. EPA’s Program EPA intends to use DOE’s recycling facilities and equipment installation CEs in EPA’s program and in funding opportunities, including those administered by the EPA Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Program. The SWIFR Program provides funding to eligible entities to implement the National Recycling Strategy to improve post-consumer materials management and infrastructure; support improvements to local post-consumer materials management and recycling programs; and assist local waste management authorities in making improvements to local waste management systems. The SWIFR program funds projects for the siting, construction, modification, and operation of recycling or compostable material drop-off, collection, and transfer station facilities. Funding administered by the SWIFR program may also be used at these recycling, reuse, composting, or other waste management facilities for the installation or relocation and operation of machinery and equipment, such as crushers, shredders, sorters, and baling equipment. EPA also intends to use the DOE CEs adopted through this notice for activities administered under other EPA programs that meet this description of SWIFR program activities. II. Identification of the Categorical Exclusions EPA is adopting two CEs from DOE for drop-off, collection, and transfer facilities for recyclable materials and for the installation or relocation of machinery and equipment. DOE’s CE for recycling facilities is codified in DOE’s NEPA procedures as CE B1.35 of 10 CFR part 1021, subpart D, appendix B, as follows: B1.35 Drop-Off, Collection, and Transfer Facilities for Recyclable Materials. The siting, construction, modification, and operation of recycling or compostable material drop-off, collection, and transfer stations on or contiguous to a previously disturbed or developed area and in an area where such a facility would be consistent with existing zoning requirements. The stations would E:\FR\FM\22MRN1.SGM 22MRN1

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[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06098]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL OP-OFA-118]


Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability

    Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General 
Information 202-564-5632 or https://www.epa.gov/nepa.

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements (EIS)
Filed March 11, 2024 10 a.m. EST Through March 18, 2024 10 a.m. EST
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9

Notice

    Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act requires that EPA make public 
its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies. EPA's comment 
letters on EISs are available at: https://cdxapps.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-II/public/action/eis/search.

EIS No. 20240045, Final Supplement, FHWA, WI, I-94 East-West (16th 
Street-70th Street) Milwaukee County, WI, Contact: Bethaney Bacher-
Gresock 608-662-2119.

    Under 23 U.S.C. 139(n)(2), FHWA has issued a single document that 
consists of a final environmental impact statement and record of 
decision. Therefore, the 30-day wait/review period under NEPA does not 
apply to this action.

EIS No. 20240046, Final, FAA, GA, ADOPTION--Moody Air Force Base 
Comprehensive Airspace Initiative, Contact: Veronda Johnson 404-305-
5598.

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has adopted the United 
States Air Force's Final EIS No. 20230064 filed 05/09/2023 with the 
Environmental Protection Agency. The FAA was a cooperating agency on 
this project. Therefore, republication of the document is not necessary 
under section 1506.3(b)(2) of the CEQ regulations.

EIS No. 20240047, Final, USACE, TX, Proposed Corpus Christi Ship 
Channel Deepening Project, Review Period Ends: 04/22/2024, Contact: 
Jayson Hudson 409-766-3108.
EIS No. 20240048, Draft, APHIS, NAT, Monsanto Petition (19-316-01p) for 
Determination of Nonregulated Status for Dicamba, Glufosinate, 
Quizalofop, and 2,4-D Tolerant MON 87429 Maize with Tissue-Specific 
Glyphosate Tolerance Facilitating the Production of Hybrid Maize Seed 
[OECD Unique Identifier: MON-87429-9], Comment Period Ends: 05/06/2024, 
Contact: Joseph Tangredi 301-851-4061.
EIS No. 20240049, Final, FRA, DC, Washington Union Station Expansion 
Project, Contact: Amanda Murphy 202-493-0413.

    Under 23 U.S.C. 139(n)(2), FRA has issued a single document that 
consists of a final environmental impact statement and record of 
decision. Therefore, the 30-day wait/review period under NEPA does not 
apply to this action.

EIS No. 20240050, Final, NPS, USFWS, WA, Grizzly Bear Restoration 
Plan--Environmental Impact Statement North Cascades Ecosystem, Review 
Period Ends: 04/22/2024, Contact: Denise Shultz 360-854-7200.
EIS No. 20240051, Draft, USFS, NE, Nebraska National Forests and

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Grasslands Undesirable Plant Management, Comment Period Ends: 05/13/
2024, Contact: Kim Dolatta 701-842-2393.

    Dated: March 18, 2024.
Nancy Abrams,
Associate Director, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 2024-06098 Filed 3-21-24; 8:45 am]
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