[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 170 (Friday, September 2, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52380-52381]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-17542]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6667-1]


Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of 
EPA Comments

    Availability of EPA comments prepared pursuant to the Environmental 
Review Process (EDP), 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 FR dated April 1, 2005 (70 FR 16815).

Draft EISs

    EIS No. 20050168, ERP No. D-BLM-L65484-AK, East Alaska Draft 
Resource

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Management Plan (RMP), Provide a Single Comprehensive Land Use Plan, 
Implementation, Glennallen Field Office District, AK.
    Summary: 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.

Final EISs

    EIS No. 20050276, ERP No. F-FRC-J03001-CO, Entrega Pipeline 
Project, Construction and Operation New Interstate Natural Gas Pipeline 
System, Right-of-Way Grant Issue by BLM, Meeker Hub and Cheyenne Hub, 
Rio Blanco and Weld Counties, CO, and Sweetwater County, WY.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    EIS No. 20050323, ERP No. F-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: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    EIS No. 20050309, ERP No. FS-AFS-L65345-WA, Deadman Creek Ecosystem 
Management Projects, Information of the Planning the Analysis of the 
Watershed, Three Rivers Ranger District, Colville National Forest, 
Ferry County, WA
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.

    Dated: August 30, 2005.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 05-17542 Filed 9-1-05; 8:45 am]
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