[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 140 (Friday, July 21, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 41441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-11602]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6677-5]


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. 20060048, ERP No. D-FRC-K05061-CA, Lake Elsinore Advanced 
Pumped Storage (LEAPS) Project, Construction and Operation, Application 
for Hydroelectric License, Special-Use-Permit, FERC No. 11858, City of 
Lake Elsinore, Riverside County, CA.

    Summary: EPA expressed concerns about the impacts to watershed 
resources, including water quality and riparian habitat, and to air 
quality. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20060158, ERP No. D-SFW-E99015-AL, Gulf Highlands Condominium 
and Beach Club West Residential/ Recreational Condominium Projects, 
Application for Two Incidental Take Permits for the Construction and 
Occupancy, Fort Morgan Peninsula, Baldwin County, AL.

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

EIS No. 20060194, ERP No. D-AFS-J65464-00, Kootenai National Forest 
Invasive Plant Management, Proposes to Manage Noxious Weed and Invasive 
Plant Species, Lincoln Sanders, Flathead Counties, MT and Bonner and 
Boundary Counties, ID.

    Summary: EPA expressed concern about herbicide transport to surface 
and groundwater. EPA requested the development of design criteria for 
herbicide application and a detailed monitoring plan. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20060209, ERP No. D-NPS-D65037-PA, Flight 93 National Memorial, 
Designation of Crash Site to Commemorate the Passengers and Crew of 
Flight 93, Implementation, Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, PA.

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

Final EISs

EIS No. 20060191, ERP No. F-FAA-E51051-FL, Panama City-Bay County 
International Airport (PFN), Proposed Relocation to a New Site, NPDES 
Permit and U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit, Bay County, FL.

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about wetland 
and secondary impacts and requested that the ROD include mitigation 
commitments to reduce those impacts.

EIS No. 20060201, ERP No. F-NRS-G31004-AR, Little Red River Irrigation 
Project, Develop a Water Management Plan for Irrigation Purposes in 
Seary, U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit, Raft Creek, White County, AR.

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

EIS No. 20060231, ERP No. F-IBR-G28013-NM, Carlsbad Project Water 
Operations and Water Supply Conservation, Changes in Carlsbad Project 
Operations and Implementation of Water Acquisition Program, U.S. COE 
Section 404 Permit, NPDES, Eddy, De Baca, Chaves, and Guadelupe 
Counties, NM.

    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20060255, ERP No. F-NPS-H65026-IA, Hoover Creek Stream 
Management Plan, Implementation, Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, 
IA.

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

    Dated: July 18, 2006.
Ken Mittelholtz,
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Federal Activities.
 [FR Doc. E6-11602 Filed 7-20-06; 8:45 am]
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