[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 226 (Friday, November 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 67863]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-19867]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6681-5]


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

Draft EISs

EIS No. 20060400, ERP No. D-USA-G11048-TX, Fort Sam Houston, Texas 
Project, Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Actions and Other 
Transformation Activities, Implementation, City of Sam Antonio, TX.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the preferred alternative. Rating 
LO.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20060384, ERP No. F-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 to the proposed action.

EIS No. 20060385, ERP No. F-COE-D01003-WV, Spruce No. 1 Mine, 
Construction and Operation, Mining for 2.73 Million Ton of Bituminous 
Coal, NPDES Permit and U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit, Logan County, 
WV.

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about the 
project's contribution to cumulative impacts in the Little Coal River 
watershed, and is concerned over the methods used for the stream 
functional assessment and the ability of the proposed mitigation to 
offset impacts to the aquatic environment. EPA recommends the 
development of a collaborative effort with the applicant and other 
stakeholders to outline an approach to watershed stewardship and 
restoration efforts.

EIS No. 20060419, ERP No. F-NPS-E65080-KY, Abraham Lincoln Birthplace 
National Historic Site, General Management Plan, Implementation, LaRue 
County, KY.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.

EIS No. 20060429, ERP No. F-UAF-G11053-NM, New Mexico Training 
Initiative, Proposal to Modify the Training Airspace New Cannon Air 
Force Base (AFB), NM.

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

EIS No. 20060428, ERP No. FS-STB-J53004-MT, Tongue River III Western 
Alignment Construction and Operation, Alternative Route for the 
southern most portion of the 41-mile Ashland to Decker Rail Line, U.S. 
Army COE Section 404 Permit, Rosebud and Bighorn Counties, MT.

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about the 
impacts to water quality, aquatic habitat, wetlands, wildlife habitat, 
air quality, and cultural resources.

    Dated: November 20, 2006.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. E6-19867 Filed 11-22-06; 8:45 am]
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