[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 150 (Friday, August 4, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44281-44282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-12632]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6677-9]


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. 20060177, ERP No. D-I.-K28021-CA, Contra Costa Water District 
Alternative Intake Project, To Protect and Improve the Quality of Water 
Delivery to Untreated and Treated-Water
    Customers, Contra Costa County, CA.

    Summary: While EPA has no objection to the proposed action, EPA did 
request clarification of fisheries benefits and feasibility of 
implementing Alternative 3. Rating LO.

EIS No. 20060212, ERP No. D-AFS-K65310-CA, Freeman Project, Reduce 
Hazardous Fuel and Improving Forest Health, Implementation, Lake 
Recreation Area, Beckworth Ranger District, Plumas National Forest, 
Plumas County, CA.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to 
water quality, soil, and habitat for the California spotted owl, great 
gray owl, and northern goshawk. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20060248, ERP No. D-NRS-E36186-KY, Rockhouse Creek Watershed 
Plan, To Protect Residential and Non-residential Structures from 
Recurrent Flood Problem, Leslie County, KY.

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

EIS No. 20060249, ERP No. DA-FRC-C05146-00, Northeast (NE)-07 Project, 
Construction and Operation a Natural Gas Pipeline Facilities, 
Millennium Pipeline Project--Phase I, U.S. Army COE Section 10 and 404

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Permits, several counties, NY, Morris County, NJ and Fairfield and New 
Haven Counties, CT.

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

EIS No. 20060294, ERP No. DS-AFS-K65184-CA, Rock Creek Recreational 
Trails Project, Updated Information on Habitat Status and Population 
Trend for the Pacific Deer Herd, Implementation, Eldorado National 
Forest, Eldorado County, CA.

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

Final EISs

EIS No. 20060142, ERP No. F-AFS-L65401-ID, Sixshooter Project, To 
Reduce the Threats of Insect Infestation and Wildfire, Sixmile and West 
Fork Creek, Boise National Forest, Emmett Ranger District, Gem County, 
ID.

    Summary: While EPA has no objections to the proposed action, EPA 
did request that measures to reduce the spread of noxious weeds and 
monitoring to assess effectiveness of project design, mitigation 
measures, and BMPs, be referenced in the Record of Decision.

EIS No. 20060252, ERP No. F-AFS-K65281-CA, Brown Project, Proposal to 
Improve Forest Health by Reducing Overcrowded Forest Stand Conditions, 
Trinity River Management Unit, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, 
Weaverville Ranger District, Trinity County, CA.

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about impacts 
to air quality, old growth, and watersheds.

EIS No. 20060186, ERP No. FS-TPT-K61154-CA, Presidio Trust Public 
Health Service Hospital (PUSH or Building 1801) at the Presidio of San 
Francisco (Area B) of Presidio Trust Management Plan, Rehabilitation 
and Reuse of Buildings, Gold Gate National Recreation Area, San 
Francisco Bay, Marin County, CA.

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

EIS No. 20060243, ERP No. FS-FHW-F40309-00, MN-36/WI-64 St. Croix River 
Crossing Project, Construction of a new Crossing between the Cities of 
Stillwater and Oak Park Heights, Washington County, MN and the town of 
St. Joseph in St. Croix County, WI.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the preferred alternative.
EIS No. 20060279, ERP No. FS-AFS-K65164-00, Southwestern Region 
Amendment of Forest Plans, Implementation, Updated Information, 
Standards and Guidelines for Northen Goshawk and Mexican Spotted Owl, 
AZ and NM.

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

    Dated: August 1, 2006.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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