[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 208 (Friday, October 27, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63006-63007]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-18019]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6680-6]


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 7, 2006 (71 FR 
17845).

Draft EISs

EIS No. 20060305, ERP No. D-GSA-B81011-VT, New U.S. Border Station and 
Commercial Port of Entry Route I-91 Derby Line, Design and 
Construction, Vermont.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the project as proposed, but 
encourages GSA to consider additional measures to reduce air pollution 
emissions. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20060316, ERP No. D-GSA-B40096-ME, Madawaska Border Station 
Project, Replacement of Existing Border Station in Madawaska, 
International Border between United States and Canada, Aroostook 
County, ME.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the project as proposed, but 
encourages GSA to adopt measures to reduce air emissions. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20060328, ERP No. D-NRS-B36026-MA, Cape Cod Water Resources 
Restoration Project, Restore Degraded Salt Marshes, Restore Anadromous 
Fish Passages, and Improve Water Quality for Shellfishing Area, Cape 
Cod, Barnstable County, MA.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the project as proposed. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20060349, ERP No. D-DOE-E01016-FL, Orlando Gasification Project 
(DOE/EIS-0383), To Provide Cost-Shared Funding for Construction and 
Operation of Facilities at Orlando Utilities Commission's Station 
Energy Center near Orlando, FL.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the proposed 
power plant's potential impacts on air quality, wetlands, hazardous 
waste, and cumulative impacts. Evaluation of these impacts may require 
various forms of modeling and risk assessments. Impacts to wetlands and 
mitigation measures need to be discussed further in the FEIS. Rating 
EC1.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20060326, ERP No. F-BOP-B81010-NH, Berlin, Coos County, 
Proposed Federal Correctional Institution, Construction and Operation, 
City of Berlin, Coos County, NH.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the project as proposed, but 
continues to encourage the BOP to investigate whether combined heat and 
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technologies could reduce energy usage at the facility.
EIS No. 20060120, ERP No. FB-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 U.S. 
Army COE Section 404 Permits, King County, WA.

    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the lead agency.
EIS No. 20060370, ERP No. FS-AFS-F65039-WI, McCaslin Project, 
Vegetation Management Activities that are Consistent with Direction in 
the Nicolet Forest Plan, New Information to Address Inadequate 
Disclosure of the Cumulative Effect Analysis for Six Animal and Eight 
Plant Species, Lakewood/Lasna District, Chequamegaon-Nicolet National 
Forest, Oconto and Forest Counties, WI.

    Summary: EPA's concerns about the cumulative impact analysis have 
been resolved; therefore, EPA does not object to the proposed project.

    Dated: October 24, 2006.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. E6-18019 Filed 10-26-06; 8:45 am]
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