[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 105 (Friday, June 1, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 30589]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-10600]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6687-5]


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 FR dated April 6, 2007 (72 FR 
17156).

Draft EISs

    EIS No. 20070116, ERP No. D-AFS-J65478-00, Norwood Project, 
Proposes to Implement Multiple Resource Management Actions, Black Hills 
National Forest, Hell Canyon Ranger District, Pennington County, SD and 
Weston and Crook Counties, WY.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to 
water quality, impacts to wetlands, impacts from noxious and invasive 
weeds, and impacts to wildlife habitat. Also, the final EIS should 
include information about future interactions with the soon to be 
completed cellulosic ethanol plant.
    Rating EC2.
    EIS No. 20070119, ERP No. D-NOA-L02034-AK, PROGRAMMATIC--Outer 
Continental Shelf Seismic Surveys in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas, 
Proposed Offshore Oil and Gas Seismic Survey, AK.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the 
uncertainties presented in the document that do not provide support for 
many of the documents alternatives and conclusions. EPA also requested 
that the cumulative effects analysis be expanded.
    Rating EC2.
    EIS No. 20070122, ERP No. D-BLM-J03020-00, Overland Pass Natural 
Gas Liquids Pipeline Project (OPP), Construction and Operation of 760 
Mile Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline, Right-of-Way Grant, KS, WY and CO.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential 
impacts to river and stream water quality. EPA requested additional 
analysis of water quality impacts and mitigation measures.
    Rating EC2.
    EIS No. 20070154, ERP No. D-NOA-E91018-00, Amendment 27 to the Reef 
Fish Fishery Management Plan and Amendment 14 to the Shrimp Fishery 
Management Plan, To Address Stock Rebuilding and Overfishing of Red 
Snapper, Gulf of Mexico.
    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed actions.
    Rating LO.
    EIS No. 20070140, ERP No. DR-NOA-A91073-00, PROGRAMMATIC--Toward an 
Ecosystem Approach for the Western Pacific Region: From Species-Based 
Fishery Management Plans to Place-Based Fishery Ecosystem Plans, 
Bottomfish and Seamount Groundfish, Coral Reef Ecosystems, Crustaceans, 
Precious Corals, Pelagics, Implementation, American Samoa, Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands, Hawaii, U.S. Pacific Remote Island 
Area.
    Summary: EPA expressed a lack of objections to the proposed action.
    Rating LO.

Final EISs

    EIS No. 20070164, ERP No. F-AFS-J65440-MT, Northeast Yaak Project, 
Additional Documentation of Cumulative Effects Analysis, Proposed 
Harvest to Reduce Fuels in Old Growth, Implementation, Kootenai 
National Forest, Three Rivers Ranger District, Lincoln County, MT.
    Summary: EPA continues to express concern about impacts to wildlife 
habitat.

    Dated: May 29, 2007.
Ken Mittelholtz,
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. E7-10600 Filed 5-31-07; 8:45 am]
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