[Federal Register: September 29, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 189)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-6679-7]
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
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202-564-7167. An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft
environmental impact statements (EISs) was published in FR dated April
7, 2006 (71 FR 17845).
Draft EISs
EIS No. 20060233, ERP No. D-FHW-C40336-NY, Long Island Expressway (LIE)
Rest Area Upgrade Project, Upgrading the Existing Rest Area from Route
1-495/Long Island Expressway between Exits 51 and 52, Funding, Suffolk
County, NY
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20060246, ERP No. D-NRC-C06016-NJ, GENERIC--License Renewal of
Nuclear Plants Regarding Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station
Supplement 28 to NUREG-1437, Located adjacent to Barnegat Bay, Lacy and
Ocean Townships, Ocean County, NJ
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns regarding compliance
with Section 316 of the Clean Water Act, impacts due to entrainment and
impingement of fish and shellfish, and impacts to aquatic systems from
heat shock. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060262, ERP No. D-SFW-K65313-CA, San Joaquin Valley
Operations and Maintenance Program Habitat Conservation Plan,
Application for Incidental Take Permits, San Joaquin, Stanislaus,
Merced, Fresno, Kings, Kern Mariposa, Madera and Tulare Counties, CA
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to
listed species due to temporary disturbances and recommended the use of
enhanced compensation ratios. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060264, ERP No. D-AFS-J65465-WY, Lower Valley Energy (LVE)
Natural Gas Pipeline Project, Construction and Operation of a
Pressurized Natural Gas Pipeline, Special-Use-Authorization, Big Piney
and Jackson Ranger Districts, Bridger-Teton National Forest, Sublette
and Teton Counties, WY
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential
adverse impacts to wetlands, vegetation, and riparian habitat in the
pipeline disturbance corridor. EPA suggests that the Final EIS include
additional BMPs that avoid or reduce impacts to wetlands and that
controls on compressor engines or the use of electric motors be
considered to reduce potential air quality impacts. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060272, ERP No. D-COE-E11060-NC, West Onslow Beach and New
River Inlet (Topsail Beach) Shore Protection Project, Storm Damages and
Beach Erosion Reduction, Funding, Pender County, NC
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the long-term
consequences of the proposal to dredge sand onto the eroding shoreline
of Top Sail Beach. Rating EC1.
EIS No. 20060317, ERP No. D-FHW-C40168-NY, NY Route 347 Safety and
Mobility Improvement Project, from Northern State Parkway to NY Route
25A, Funding, Towns of Smithtown, Islip and Brookhaven, Suffolk County,
NY
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20060318, ERP No. D-FHW-E40810-NC, Greenville Southwest Bypass
Study, Transportation Improvements to NC 11 and U.S. 264 Business, U.S.
Army COE Section 404 Permit, Pitt County, NC
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about high stream and
wetland impacts, potential impact to a historic district, potential
indirect and cumulative impacts to water quality, and socio-economic
impacts to farmlands and residential relocations. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060270, ERP No. DA-COE-E39054-FL, Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow
Protection, Interim Operation Plan (IOP), Additional Information
Alternative 7, Providing Additional Flood Control Capacity,
Implementation, Everglades National Park, Miami-Dade County, FL
Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about long-term
compliance with state/federal water quality standards. Rating EC2.
Final EISs
EIS No. 20060314, ERP No. F-SFW-K39087-CA, Bair Island Restoration and
Management Plan, Tidal Action Restoration, Don Edwards San Francisco
Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Bair Island State Ecological Reserve,
South San Francisco Bay, San Mateo County, CA
Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20060351, ERP No. F-FRC-G03031-00, Carthage to Perryville
Project, Construction and Operation of a Natural Gas Pipeline
Facilities, Center Point Energy Gas Transmission, Located in various
counties and parishes in eastern Texas and northern Louisiana
Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency
.
Dated: September 25, 2006.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. E6-16056 Filed 9-28-06; 8:45 am]
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