[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 217 (Thursday, November 9, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65811-65812]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-19022]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6681-1]


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 the FR dated April 7, 2006 
(71 FR 17845).

Draft EISs

    EIS No. 20060366, ERP No. D1-COE-D39028-00, Mid-Chesapeake Bay 
Island Ecosystem Restoration Integrated Feasibility Study, Using 
Uncontaminated Dredged Material from the Upper Chesapeake Bay Approach 
Channels to the Port of Baltimore to Restore and Protect Island Habitat 
in the Middle Portion of Chesapeake Bay, Dorchester County, MD.
    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.
    Rating LO. EIS No. 20060284, ERP No. D-FHW-E40808-KY, I-66 Somerset 
to London Project, Construction from the Vicinity of the Northern 
Bypass (I-66) in Somerset, KY to I-75 between London and Corbin Cities, 
Pulaski, U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit, Rockcastle and Laurel 
Counties, KY.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to 
wetlands, karst features and associated water resources, stream and 
river crossings, and potential construction-related impacts to the 
Daniel Boone National Forest. Rating EC2.
    EIS No. 20060356, ERP No. D-COE-F32198-00, Lock and Dam 3 
Mississippi River Navigation Safety and Embankments, To Reduce Related 
Navigation Safety and Embankment Problems, Upper Mississippi River, 
Goodhue County, MN and Pierce County, WI.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the proposed 
mitigation for impacts to forested floodplains and water quality, and 
requested additional information regarding the analysis of cumulative 
impacts. Rating EC2.
    EIS No. 20060358, ERP No. D-AFS-K39101-CA, Lake Davis Pike 
Eradication Project, To Eradicate Pike and Re-Establish Trout Fishery 
in the Tributaries, Special-Use-Permit, Plumas National Forest, Plumas 
County, CA.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about drinking water 
impacts, the possible presence of toxic blue-green algae, discharge 
permit requirements, neutralization options, and the overall 
effectiveness of the eradication project. Rating EC2.

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    EIS No. 20060368, ERP No. D-NSF-K99036-HI, Advanced Technology 
Solar Telescope Project, Construction of Site at the University of 
Hawaii Institute for Astronomy, Haleakala High Altitude Observatory 
(HO) Site, Island of Maui, HI.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to 
cultural resources, Native Hawaiians, Haleakala National Park, and 
endangered species. Rating EC2.
    EIS No. 20060337, ERP No. DS-COE-E39051-FL, Lake Okeechobee 
Regulation Schedule Study, Updated Information on Operational Changes 
to the Current Water Control Plan, Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie River 
Estuaries, Lake Okeechobee, FL.
    Summary: EPA commented that the interim schedule will need to be 
re-evaluated in 2010 when additional storage areas are in place, and 
requested clarification regarding the existing conditions of Lake 
Okeechobee and estuaries, as well as the potential effects of the 
proposed new schedule on Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) goals. Rating 
EC1.

Final EISs

    EIS No. 20060381, ERP No. F-AFS-D65032-WV, Programmatic--
Monongahela National Forest Plan Revision, Proposes to Revise Land and 
Resource Management Plan, Barbour, Grant, Greenbrier, Nicholas, 
Pendleton, Pocahontab, Preston, Randolph, Tucker and Webster Counties, 
WV.
    Summary: EPA continues to have environment concerns about impacts 
caused by commercial/recreational activities and fragmentation from 
roadways.
    EIS No. 20060382, ERP No. F-BLM-K65291-00, Lake Havasu Field Office 
Resource Management Plan, Implementation, Colorado River, Davis Dam in 
the north and south to Park Dam, CA and AZ.
    Summary: EPA does not object to the project as proposed.
    EIS No. 20060387, ERP No. F-AFS-J65451-UT, West Fork Blacks Fork 
Allotment Management Plan, Proposes to Authorize Continued Livestock 
Grazing, Township 1 North, Range 11 East, Salt Lake Principle Meridan, 
Evanston Ranger District, Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Summit County, 
UT.
    Summary: EPA's previous concerns have been resolved; therefore, EPA 
does not object to the proposed action.
    EIS No. 20060391, ERP No. F-NRC-F06028-MN, Generic--License Renewal 
of Nuclear Plants, Supplement 26 to NUREG 1437, Regarding Monticello 
Nuclear Generating Plant (TAC NO. MC6441) Renewal of Operating License 
DRP-22 for Additional 20-Years of Operation, Mississippi River, City of 
Monticello, Wright County, MN.
    Summary: EPA's previous concerns have been resolved; therefore, EPA 
does not object to the proposed action.
    EIS No. 20060393, ERP No. F-COE-H36111-00, Kansas City's Levees, 
Missouri and Kansas Flood Damage Reduction Study, Improvements to the 
Existing Line of Protection, Birmingham, Jackson, Clay Counties, MO and 
Wyandotte County, KS.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
    EIS No. 20060397, ERP No. F-NAS-A12044-00, Programmatic--
Development of Advanced Radioisotope Power Systems, Two New Advanced 
RPS's: Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (MMRTG) and 
Stirling Radioisotope Generator (SRG).
    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.
    EIS No. 20060404, ERP No. F-SFW-L64052-AK, Kodiak National Wildlife 
Refuge, Draft Revised; Comprehensive Conservation Plan, Implementation, 
AK.
    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.
    EIS No. 20060240, ERP No. FS-AFS-L65400-ID, West Gold Creek 
Project, Updated Information, Forest Management Activities Plan, 
Implementation, Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Sandpoints Ranger 
District, Bonner County, ID.
    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.
    EIS No. 20060386, ERP No. FS-AFS-F65034-WI, Northwest Howell 
Vegetation Management Project, New Information to Address Inadequate 
Disclosure of the Cumulative Effects Analysis for Six Animal and Two 
Plant Species, Eagle River-Florence Ranger District, Chequamegon-Nicole 
National Forest, Florence and Forest Counties, WI.
    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.
    EIS No. 20060424, ERP No. FS-FRC-C05146-00, Northeast (NE)-07 
Project, Construction and Operation of a Natural Gas Pipeline 
Facilities, Millennium Pipeline Project--Phase I, U.S. Army COE Section 
10 and 404 Permits, several counties, NY, Morris County, NJ; Fairfield 
and New Haven Counties, CT.
    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.

    Dated: November 6, 2006.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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