[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 127 (Monday, July 3, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37933-37934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-10395]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6676-8]


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 7, 2006 (71 FR 17845).

Draft EISs

EIS No. 20050540, ERP No. D-FAA-C51029-00, New York/New Jersey/
Philadelphia Metropolitan Area Airspace Redesign Project, To Increase 
the Efficiency and Reliability of the Airspace Structure and Air 
Traffic Control System, NY, NJ and PA.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concern about cumulative 
impacts. EPA also requested information on outreach to environmental 
justice communities impacted by noise and mitigation/minimization of 
noise exposure to those communities. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20060154, ERP No. D-NPS-E65081-FL, Castillo de San Marcos 
National Monument, General Management Plan, Implementation, City of St. 
Augustine, St. Johns County, FL.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action. Rating LO.

EIS No. 20060170, ERP No. D-COE-K39097-AZ, Rio Salado Oeste Project, 
Ecosystem Restoration along the Salt River, City of Phoenix, Maricopa 
County, AZ.

    Summary: EPA supports the restoration project and requested more 
information regarding adaptive management plans. Rating LO.

EIS No. 20060050, ERP No. DR-COE-E34031-FL, Central and Southern 
Florida Project, Revised Draft Integrated Project Implementation 
Report, Comprehensive Restoration Plan, Implementation, Everglades 
Agricultural Area Storage Reservoirs, Palm Beach County, FL.

    Summary: While EPA fully supports the construction and operation of 
the proposed project, it expressed environmental concerns about 
potential water quality impacts, and requested that additional water 
quality information be included in the Final EIS. Rating EC1.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20060156, ERP No. F-COE-J39034-MT, Upper Columbia Alternative 
Flood Control and Fish Operations, Implementation, Libby and Hungry 
Horse Dams, Columbia River Basin, MT.

    Summary: EPA supports the basic goal of operating Libby and Hungry 
Horse Dams to simulate a more natural hydro graph for aquatic ecosystem 
benefits. EPA also supports the Flow Implementation Protocol being 
developed by the Corps and other stakeholders. However, EPA expressed 
environmental concerns about the potential for the new Libby Dam to 
result in increased total dissolved gas levels in the Kootenai River 
that would exceed the state of Montana's Water Quality Standards.

EIS No. 20060157, ERP No. F-IBR-K39076-00, Navajo Reservoir Operations, 
Proposed Operational Changes to Navajo Dam and Reservoir, Endangered 
Species Act (ESA), Related Flow Recommendations, Navajo Unit-San Juan 
River, NM, CO and UT.

    Summary: EPA supports the modification of operation of Navajo Dam 
to meet flow recommendations for the sucker and pikeminnow, and 
requested additional commitments to mitigation and monitoring for water 
quality impacts.

EIS No. 20060196, ERP No. F-COE-E34031-FL, South Florida Water 
Management District (SFWMD), Proposes Construction and Operation 
Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir A-1 Project, Lake Okeechobee, 
Palm Beach County, FL.

    Summary: EPA continues to support this element of the original 
selected alternative as having reasonable and feasible objectives while 
providing sufficient environmental restoration benefits; therefore, EPA 
does not object to the proposed action.

EIS No. 20060225, ERP No. F-BLM-K65293-NV, Sheep Complex, Big Springs 
and Owyhee Grazing Allotments Sensitive Bird Species Project, Determine 
Impacts of Livestock Grazing, Elko County, NV.

    Summary: Modifications to the selected alternative, such as using 
phased grazing levels and the implementation of monitoring and adaptive 
management measures that rely on ecosystem goals have addressed

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EPA's concerns; therefore, EPA does not object to the proposed action.

    Dated: June 28, 2006.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. E6-10395 Filed 6-30-06; 8:45 am]
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