[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 160 (Friday, August 19, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 48705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-16474]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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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. 20050229, ERP No. D-AFS-L65487-0R, Blue Mountain Land 
Exchange--Oregon Project, Proposed Exchange of Federal and Non-Federal 
Lands, Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests, Baker, 
Grant, Morrow, Umatilla, Union and Wallowa Counties, OR.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to 
water quality and forest habitat as well as on the loss of dedicated 
old growth and net loss of Late and Old Structure habitat. EPA supports 
the identified prioritization of road restoration efforts proposed for 
acquired lands, but is concerned about uncertain funding to implement 
restoration efforts.
    Rating EC2.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20050267, ERP No. F-NRC-G09804-NM, National Enrichment Facility 
(NEF), Construction, Operation, and Decommission of a Gas Centrifuge 
Uranium Enrichment Facility, License Application, NUREG-1790, near 
Eunice, Lea County, NM.

    Summary: No formal comment letter was to the preparing agency.

EIS No. 20050275, ERP No. F-FHW-F40389-WI, WI-26 State Trunk Highway 
(STH) Improvements, Janesville at IH-90 to STH-60-East north of 
Watertown Road, Funding, (Project ID 1390-04-00), Rock, Jefferson, and 
Dodge Counties, WI

    Summary: Many of EPA's earlier objections to the project have been 
satisfactory addressed; however, EPA continues to have concerns about 
the proposed project because of the need for additional refinement on 
compensatory mitigation for wetlands impacts.

EIS No. 20050279, ERP No. F-NPS-E65070-AL, Selma to Montgomery National 
Historic Trail Comprehensive Management Plan, Implementation, Dallas, 
Lowndes, and Montgomery Counties, AL.

    Summary: EPA has no objections to the preferred alternative.

EIS No. 20050302, ERP No. FC-IBW-K24017-00, South Bay International 
Wastewater Treatment Plan (SBIWTP), To Address Treatment Alternatives 
from Tijuana, Mexico that cross into United States/Mexico Border in San 
Diego County, CA.

    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.

    Dated: August 16, 2005.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 05-16474 Filed 8-18-05; 8:45 am]
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