[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 246 (Friday, December 23, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 76281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-7772]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6670-6]


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

Draft EISs

    EIS No. 20050415, ERP No. D-FRA-D51028-PA, Pennsylvania High-Speed 
Maglev Project, Construction between Pittsburgh International Airport 
(PIA) and Greensburg Area, The Pennsylvania Project of Magnetic 
Levitation Transportation Technology Deployment Program, Allegheny and 
Westmoreland Counties, PA
    Summary: EPA has environmental concerns about air quality, 
environmental justice, and the disposal of excavated waste material, 
and also requests that additional information describing the quality of 
the habitat that is to be impacted should be provided in the FEIS.
    Rating EC2.
    EIS No. 20050442, ERP No. D-NOA-D81036-WV, Canaan Valley Institute 
Office Complex, Proposes to Construct: Offices, Classrooms, 
Laboratories, 250-Seat Auditorium, Parking Facilities, Outdoor 
Classrooms and Interpretive Areas, US Army COE Section 404 Permit, 
Southeast of the Towns of Davis and Thomas, Tucker County, WV
    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.
    Rating LO.
    EIS No. 20050427, ERP No. DB--FTA-L40210-WA, Central Link Light 
Rail Transit Project (Sound Transit) Construction and Operation of the 
North Link Light Rail Extension, from Downtown Seattle and Northgate, 
Updated Information on Refined Design Concepts, Funding, Right-of-Way 
and US Army COE Section 404 Permits, King County, WA
    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project.
    Rating LO.

Final EISs

    EIS No. 20050369, ERP No. F-FHW-D40298-MD, MD-32, Planning Study, 
Transportation Improvements from MD-108 to Interstate 70, Funding, 
Howard County, MD
    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about aquatic 
and terrestrial impacts and the potential problems of induced traffic 
and secondary development.
    EIS No. 20050447, ERP No. F-FHW-F40426-OH, Eastern Corridor Multi-
Modal (Tier 1) Project, to Implement a Multi-Modal Transportation 
Program between the City of Cincinnati and Eastern Suburbs in Hamilton 
and Clermont Counties, OH
    Summary: The FEIS addressed many of EPA's previously stated 
concerns. However, EPA requests that FHWA provide supporting 
information for its discussion and conclusions regarding an omitted 
alternative to widen an existing bridge.
    EIS No. 20050470, ERP No. F-NPS-K65275-AZ, Colorado River 
Management Plan, Analyzing Alternatives for Management of Recreational 
Use of the Colorado River, Grand Canyon National Park, Coconino County, 
AZ
    Summary: EPA expressed concerns that without appropriate mitigation 
measures, impacts could result from fuel storage and operations, and 
other facilities near the river, and recommended the National Park 
Service commit to working closely with the Hualapai Tribe to develop 
best management practices to prevent oil spills and discharges of 
wastes in both Grand Canyon National Park and on the Hualapai 
Reservation.
    EIS No. 20050444, ERP No. FS-FTA-D40289-VA, Norfolk Light Rail 
Transit System, from the western terminus near Eastern Virginia Medical 
Center through Downtown Norfolk to an eastern terminus at Newtown Road 
and Kempsville Road, Funding, US COE Section 404 Permit, USCGD Bridge 
Permit, City of Norfolk, VA
    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project.

    Dated: December 20, 2005.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
 [FR Doc. E5-7772 Filed 12-22-05; 8:45 am]
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