[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 102 (Friday, May 26, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 30399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-8147]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6675-6]


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 the Federal Register dated 
April 7, 2006 (71 FR 17845).

Draft EISs

EIS No. 20060042, ERP No. D-NPS-E65079-TN, Great Smoky Mountains 
National Park General Management Plan Amendment, Implementation, 
Elkmont Historic District, Sevier County, TN.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.
    Rating LO.
EIS No. 20060090, ERP No. D-AFS-F65061-WI, Fishbone Project Area, 
Vegetation and Road Management, Implementation, Washburn Ranger 
District, Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, Bayfield County, WI.

    Summary: EPA supports the preferred alternative, but recommends 
that the Final EIS include additional information on cumulative impacts 
to sensitive species.
    Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060110, ERP No. D-AFS-J65459-MT, Whitetail-Pipestone Travel 
Management, Develop Site-Specific Travel Management Plan, Jefferson and 
Butte Ranger Districts, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Jefferson 
and Silver Bow Counties, MT.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about adverse impacts 
from roads and motorized use to water quality, aquatic habitat and 
wildlife. The final EIS should consider modifying the preferred 
alternative to further reduce sedimentation from road erosion by 
decreasing road densities and stream crossings and improving road 
conditions.
    Rating EC2.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20050495, ERP No. F-SFW-E65074-NC, Roanake River National 
Wildlife Refuge, Comprehensive Conservation Plan, To Determine and 
Evaluate a Range of Reasonable Management Alternative, Bertie County, 
NC.

    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20060102, ERP No. F-NOA-D81036-WV, Canaan Valley Institute 
Office Complex, Proposes to Construct: Offices, Classrooms, 
Laboratories, 250-Seat Auditorium, Parking Facilities, Outdoor 
Classrooms and Interpretive Areas, U.S. 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.

    Dated: May 23, 2006.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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