[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 213 (Friday, November 3, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64701-64702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-18591]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6680-8]


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. 20060365, ERP No. D1-NAS-A12042-00, Mars Science Laboratory 
Mission (MSL), To Conduct Comprehensive Science on the Surface of Mars 
and Demonstrate Technological Advancements in the Exploration of Mars, 
Using a Radioisotope Power Source in 2009 from Cape Canaveral Air Force 
Station, FL

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

EIS No. 20060161, ERP No. D-BLM-L65510-AK, Kobuk-Seward Peninsula 
Resource Management Plan, from Point Lay to the North Sound and from 
the Bering and Chukchi Seas East to the Kobuk River, AK

    Summary: EPA has concerns about potential adverse impacts to 
calving and insect relief habitat from resource exploration and 
development in the area, and recommends additional management measures 
and monitoring to ensure compatibility of uses. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20060323, ERP No. D-AFS-L65519-AK, Scratchings Timber Sale 
Project, Timber Harvest up to Approximately 42 Million Board Feet, 
Suemez Island, Craig Ranger District, Tongass National Forest, AK

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about stream water 
quality impacts. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20060330, ERP No. D-NOA-K90032-CA, Channel Islands National 
Marine Sanctuary (CINMS) Project, Establishment of No-Take and Limited-
Take Marine Zones, Protection of Sanctuary Biodiversity, CA

    Summary: While EPA has no objections to the proposed action, EPA 
believes that Alternative 2 provides greater ecosystem benefits. Rating 
LO.

EIS No. 20060333, ERP No. D-USA-D11039-MD, U.S. Army Medical Research 
Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Construction and Operation 
of New USAMRIID Facilities and Decommissioning and Demolition and/or 
Re-use of Existing USAMRIID Facilities, Fort Detrick, MD

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

EIS No. 20060335, ERP No. D-FHW-B40097-NH, Spaulding Turnpike 
Improvements Project, Reconstruction and Widening of a 3.5-mile Section 
from U.S. Route 4 and NH Route 16, US Coast Guard Bridge Permit, NPDES 
Permit and US Army COE Section 404 Permit, Town of Newington, City of 
Dover, Strafford and Rockingham Counties, NH

    Summary: EPA has environmental concerns about potential wetland 
impacts, and the analyses of air quality and indirect and cumulative 
impacts. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20060348, ERP No. D-NPS-F60009-MN, Disposition of Bureau of 
Mines Property, Twin Cities Research Center Main Campus, 
Implementation, Hennepin County, MN

    Summary: EPA expressed concerns about environmental remediation 
issues and coordination on historic resources. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20060285, ERP No. DS-FHW-B40091-ME, Aroostook County

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Transport Study, New and Updated Information, To Identify 
Transportation Corridors that will Improve Mobility and Efficiency 
within Northeastern Aroostook County and other portions of the U.S. and 
Canada, U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit, Endangered Species Act, NPDES 
and Section 10 River and Harbors Act, Aroostook, ME

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the potential 
impacts, and to wetlands and other waters, water quality and air 
quality, and concerns related to secondary development. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20060359, ERP No. DS-AFS-K65286-CA, Watdog Project, Additional 
Analysis to Supplement Information, Feather River Ranger District, 
Plumas National Forest, Butte and Plumas Counties, CA

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about watershed and 
old-forest wildlife species impacts, and requested additional 
information on post-project BMP monitoring of water quality Best 
Management Practices (BMPs). EPA continues to recommend the selection 
of Alternative D as less environmentally damaging alternative. Rating 
EC2.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20060379, ERP No. F-BPA-L08064-OR, Klondike III Wind Project 
(300 megawatts {MW{time} ) and Biglow Canyon Wind Farm (400 megawatts 
{MW{time} ) Integration Project, Construction and Operation of a 
Double-Circuit 230-Kilovolt (kV) Transmission, Sherman County, OR

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.

EIS No. 20060394, ERP No. F-BIA-K60036-CA, Elk Valley Rancheria Martin 
Ranch 203.5-Acre Fee-to-Trust Transfer and Casino/Resort Project, 
Implementation, Federal Trust, Elk Valley Rancheria Tribe, Crescent 
City, Del Norte County, CA

    Summary: EPA's concerns were addressed in the FEIS; therefore, EPA 
does not object to the proposed action.

EIS No. 20060369, ERP No. FB-COE-K36100-CA, American River Watershed 
Project, Post Authorization Decision Document, Folsom Dam Raise, Folsom 
Bridge Project, Proposal to Construct a Permanent Bridge and Roadway 
across the American River, City of Folsom, Sacramento County, CA

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

    Dated: October 31, 2006.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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