[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 236 (Friday, December 8, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 71164]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-20892]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6681-9]


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. 20060375, ERP No. D-FHW-J40261-MT, Miller Creek Road Project, 
To Provide Safe and Improved Access between US 93 and the Miller Creek 
Area, Missoula County, MT.

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

EIS No. 20060408, ERP No. D-FAA-G51029-NM, Taos Regional Airport (SKX) 
Airport Layout Plan Improvements, Construction and Operation, Town of 
Taos, Taos County, NM.

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

EIS No. 20060412, ERP No. D-FTA-H40190-MO, Branson Transit Study, 
Proposed Alternatives Analysis selection, Transit Improvements, City of 
Branson, Taney County, MO.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project. However, EPA 
recommends an analysis of potential air impacts on a nearby Class I 
area and a cumulative impact analysis of development in the area be 
included in the FEIS. Rating LO.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20060306, ERP No. F-FHW-E40800-FL, Indian Street Bridge PD&E 
Study, New Bridge Crossing of the South Fork of the St. Lucie River 
County Road 714 (Martin Highway)/SW 36th Street/Indian Street from 
Florida's Turnpike to East of Willoughby Boulevard, Martin County, FL.

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about impacts 
to wetlands and water quality.

EIS No. 20060388, ERP No. F-NOA-B91026-ME, Atlantic Herring Fishery 
Management Plan (FWP), Amendment 1, Management Measure Adjustment, 
Implementation, Gulf of Maine, George Bank, ME.

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

EIS No. 20060410, ERP No. F-AFS-J65458-00, Wasatch-Cache National 
Forest Noxious Weed Treatment Program, Proposes to Treat Noxious Weeds 
1.2 Million Acres of Wilderness and Non-Wilderness Areas, several 
counties, UT and Uinta County, WY.

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about the 
monitoring plan and adaptive management program. The monitoring plan 
should include components that will assess monitor adverse impacts to 
water quality and affects of herbicide applications on non-targeted 
plant species.

EIS No. 20060422, ERP No. F-FHW-G40188-LA, I-49 South Wax Lake Outlet 
to Berwick Route US-90, Transportation Improvements, Funding and Right-
of-Way Acquisition, St. Mary Parish, LA.

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

EIS No. 20060426, ERP No. F-AFS-J65466-00, North Zone Range 05 Project, 
Reauthorizing Livestock Grazing on Eight Existing Allotments, Black 
Hill National Forest, Bearlodge and Northern Hills Ranger Districts, 
Crook County, WY and Lawrence County, SD.

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

EIS No. 20060446, ERP No. F-COE-G32059-LA, Port of Iberia Project, To 
Determine the Feasibility of Deepening the Existing Navigation Channels 
between the POI and the Gulf of Mexico, Portions of the Gulf 
Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) and Freshwater Bayou (FWB), LA.

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

    Dated: December 5, 2006.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. E6-20892 Filed 12-7-06; 8:45 am]
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