[Federal Register: November 9, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 217)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-6681-1]
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 202-564-7167.
An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental
impact statements (EISs) was published in the FR dated April 7, 2006
(71 FR 17845).
Draft EISs
EIS No. 20060366, ERP No. D1-COE-D39028-00, Mid-Chesapeake Bay
Island Ecosystem Restoration Integrated Feasibility Study, Using
Uncontaminated Dredged Material from the Upper Chesapeake Bay Approach
Channels to the Port of Baltimore to Restore and Protect Island Habitat
in the Middle Portion of Chesapeake Bay, Dorchester County, MD.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.
Rating LO. EIS No. 20060284, ERP No. D-FHW-E40808-KY, I-66 Somerset
to London Project, Construction from the Vicinity of the Northern
Bypass (I-66) in Somerset, KY to I-75 between London and Corbin Cities,
Pulaski, U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit, Rockcastle and Laurel
Counties, KY.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to
wetlands, karst features and associated water resources, stream and
river crossings, and potential construction-related impacts to the
Daniel Boone National Forest. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060356, ERP No. D-COE-F32198-00, Lock and Dam 3
Mississippi River Navigation Safety and Embankments, To Reduce Related
Navigation Safety and Embankment Problems, Upper Mississippi River,
Goodhue County, MN and Pierce County, WI.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the proposed
mitigation for impacts to forested floodplains and water quality, and
requested additional information regarding the analysis of cumulative
impacts. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060358, ERP No. D-AFS-K39101-CA, Lake Davis Pike
Eradication Project, To Eradicate Pike and Re-Establish Trout Fishery
in the Tributaries, Special-Use-Permit, Plumas National Forest, Plumas
County, CA.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about drinking water
impacts, the possible presence of toxic blue-green algae, discharge
permit requirements, neutralization options, and the overall
effectiveness of the eradication project. Rating EC2.
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EIS No. 20060368, ERP No. D-NSF-K99036-HI, Advanced Technology
Solar Telescope Project, Construction of Site at the University of
Hawaii Institute for Astronomy, Haleakala High Altitude Observatory
(HO) Site, Island of Maui, HI.
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to
cultural resources, Native Hawaiians, Haleakala National Park, and
endangered species. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060337, ERP No. DS-COE-E39051-FL, Lake Okeechobee
Regulation Schedule Study, Updated Information on Operational Changes
to the Current Water Control Plan, Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie River
Estuaries, Lake Okeechobee, FL.
Summary: EPA commented that the interim schedule will need to be
re-evaluated in 2010 when additional storage areas are in place, and
requested clarification regarding the existing conditions of Lake
Okeechobee and estuaries, as well as the potential effects of the
proposed new schedule on Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) goals. Rating
EC1.
Final EISs
EIS No. 20060381, ERP No. F-AFS-D65032-WV, Programmatic--
Monongahela National Forest Plan Revision, Proposes to Revise Land and
Resource Management Plan, Barbour, Grant, Greenbrier, Nicholas,
Pendleton, Pocahontab, Preston, Randolph, Tucker and Webster Counties,
WV.
Summary: EPA continues to have environment concerns about impacts
caused by commercial/recreational activities and fragmentation from
roadways.
EIS No. 20060382, ERP No. F-BLM-K65291-00, Lake Havasu Field Office
Resource Management Plan, Implementation, Colorado River, Davis Dam in
the north and south to Park Dam, CA and AZ.
Summary: EPA does not object to the project as proposed.
EIS No. 20060387, ERP No. F-AFS-J65451-UT, West Fork Blacks Fork
Allotment Management Plan, Proposes to Authorize Continued Livestock
Grazing, Township 1 North, Range 11 East, Salt Lake Principle Meridan,
Evanston Ranger District, Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Summit County,
UT.
Summary: EPA's previous concerns have been resolved; therefore, EPA
does not object to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20060391, ERP No. F-NRC-F06028-MN, Generic--License Renewal
of Nuclear Plants, Supplement 26 to NUREG 1437, Regarding Monticello
Nuclear Generating Plant (TAC NO. MC6441) Renewal of Operating License
DRP-22 for Additional 20-Years of Operation, Mississippi River, City of
Monticello, Wright County, MN.
Summary: EPA's previous concerns have been resolved; therefore, EPA
does not object to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20060393, ERP No. F-COE-H36111-00, Kansas City's Levees,
Missouri and Kansas Flood Damage Reduction Study, Improvements to the
Existing Line of Protection, Birmingham, Jackson, Clay Counties, MO and
Wyandotte County, KS.
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20060397, ERP No. F-NAS-A12044-00, Programmatic--
Development of Advanced Radioisotope Power Systems, Two New Advanced
RPS's: Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (MMRTG) and
Stirling Radioisotope Generator (SRG).
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20060404, ERP No. F-SFW-L64052-AK, Kodiak National Wildlife
Refuge, Draft Revised; Comprehensive Conservation Plan, Implementation,
AK.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20060240, ERP No. FS-AFS-L65400-ID, West Gold Creek
Project, Updated Information, Forest Management Activities Plan,
Implementation, Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Sandpoints Ranger
District, Bonner County, ID.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20060386, ERP No. FS-AFS-F65034-WI, Northwest Howell
Vegetation Management Project, New Information to Address Inadequate
Disclosure of the Cumulative Effects Analysis for Six Animal and Two
Plant Species, Eagle River-Florence Ranger District, Chequamegon-Nicole
National Forest, Florence and Forest Counties, WI.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20060424, ERP No. FS-FRC-C05146-00, Northeast (NE)-07
Project, Construction and Operation of a Natural Gas Pipeline
Facilities, Millennium Pipeline Project--Phase I, U.S. Army COE Section
10 and 404 Permits, several counties, NY, Morris County, NJ; Fairfield
and New Haven Counties, CT.
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.
Dated: November 6, 2006.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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