[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 87 (Friday, May 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 24038]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-9120]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6663-2]


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 Federal Register dated April 
1, 2005 (70 FR 16815).

Draft EISs

EIS No. 20050075, ERP No. D-FRC-C03015-00, Crown Landing Liquefied 
Natural Gas Terminal, Construct and Operate in Gloucester County, NJ 
and New Castle County, DE; and Logan Lateral Project, Construct and 
Operate a New Natural Gas Pipeline and Ancillary Facilities in 
Gloucester County, NJ and Delaware, PA

    Summary: EPA expressed concerns that the Draft EIS did not include 
detailed mitigation plans, a discussion of Clean Air Act general 
conformity requirements, and did not thoroughly analyze the cumulative 
effects on navigation and the environment. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20050093, ERP No. D-NOA-K39091-CA, Monterey Accelerated 
Research Systems (MARS) Cabled Observatory, Proposes to Install and 
Operate an Advanced Undersea Cabled Observatory, Monterey Bay, Pacific 
Ocean Offshore of Moss Landing, Monterey County, CA

    Summary: EPA had no objections to the project as proposed. Rating 
LO.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20050123, ERP No. FB-NOA-E91007-00, South Atlantic Shrimp 
Fishery Management Plan, Amendment 6, Propose to Amend the Bycatch 
Reduction Device (BRD) Testing Protocol System, South Atlantic Region

    Summary: EPA had no objection to the project as proposed.

EIS No. 20050115, ERP No. FS-NRC-E06023-AL, Generic EIS--License 
Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plants, Units 1 and 
2, Supplemental 18 to NUREG-1437 (TAC NOS. MC0768 and MC0769; Houston 
County, AL

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about the 
availability of long-term offsite storage of radioactive waste, and 
future surface water withdrawals for plant operations which could be 
affected by State agreements. Radiological monitoring of all plant 
effluents, and appropriate storage of radioactive waste will be 
necessary during the license renewal period.

    Dated: May 2, 2005.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 05-9120 Filed 5-5-05; 8:45 am]
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