Environmental Protection Agency September 2, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

EPA expressed environmental concerns about the potential impacts to wetlands, steams, aquatic wildlife and habitat from impacts not avoided or mitigated from proposed stipulations and required operating procedures. In addition, there is potential for adverse impacts to subsistence users and resources if land along the TAPS corridor is conveyed from federal management, The final EIS should include an environmentally protective strategy for managing off-road vehicles, with particular attention to sensitive wetlands and streams. Rating EC2. EIS No. 20050203, ERP No. D-NPS-L65486-WA, Mountain Lake Fisheries Management Plan for the North Cascades National Service Complex, Implementation, North Cascades National Park, Whatcom, Skagit and Chelan Counties, WA. Summary: EPA supports the goals of the project, but expressed environmental concerns about the long-term impacts on plankton, macroinvertebrates and amphibians. Rating EC1. EIS No. 20050260, ERP No. D-AFS-L65490-AK, Scott Peak Project Area, Harvesting Timber and Development of Road Management, Tongrass National Forest, Petersburg Ranger District, Northeast of Kupreanof Island, AK. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to water quality from landslides and potential impacts from cumulative impacts of future sales in the area. Rating EC1.

Pursuant to section 122(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given of a proposed Section 122 Administrative Agreement and Order on Consent for removal activities the Anniston Lead and Anniston PCB Superfund Sites, which includes a de minimis settlement under section 122(g)(4) of CERCLA for the Anniston PCB Superfund Site. The proposed Section 122 Administrative Agreement and Order on Consent also includes an agreement for recovery of past response costs for the Anniston Lead Superfund Site, and for the recovery of future response costs for the Anniston Lead and Anniston PCB Superfund Sites. The following parties have returned signature pages accepting EPA's offer of the proposed Section 122 Administrative Agreement and Order on Consent: DH Industries, L.L.C.; FMC Corporation, for itself and as the successor to Kilby Steel Company, Inc., and for FMC Technologies, Inc.; Huron Valley Steel Corporation; McWane, Inc. for itself and as the successor by merger with Ransom Industries, L.P.; MeadWestvaco Corporation; MRC Holdings, Inc.; MW Custom Papers, L.L.C.; Phelps Dodge Industries, Inc.; United Defense, L.P.; United States Pipe and Foundry Company, Inc.; and Walter Industries, Inc. EPA will consider public comments on the proposed Section 122 Administrative Agreement and Order on Consent until October 3, 2005. EPA may withhold consent from, or seek to modify, all or part of the proposed Section 122 Administrative Agreement and Order on Consent if comments received disclose facts or considerations that indicate that the proposed settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. The proposed settlement can be viewed at www.epa.gov/region4/waste/annistonall.htm and copies are available from: Ms. Paula V. Batchelor, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Region 4, Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, (404) 562-8887, Batchelor.Paula@epa.gov. Written comments may be submitted to Mr. Michael Sparks at the above address within 30 days of the date of publication.