[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 120 (Friday, June 22, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34462-34463]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-12126]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6688-3]


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 6, 2007 (72 FR 17156).

Draft EISs

EIS No. 20070080, ERP No. D-NIG-K60038-CA, Graton Rancheria Casino and 
Hotel Project, Transfer of Land into Trust, Implementation, Federated 
Indians of Graton Rancheria (Tribe), Sonoma County, CA.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to 
groundwater, and recommended the evaluation and selection of a reduced-
size alternative and a commitment to green building practices. Rating 
EC2.

EIS No. 20070120, ERP No. D-FRC-E05102-SC, Santee Cooper Hydroelectric 
Project (FERC. No. 199), Relicensing for Existing 130-megawatt (MW), 
Santee and Cooper Rivers, Berkeley, Calhoun, Clarendon, Orangeburg and 
Sumter Counties, SC.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about water quality 
from dam releases. EPA supports an overall monitoring approach 
following license issuance that includes rigorous continuous dissolved 
oxygen (DO) and temperature monitoring, and a commitment to pursue a DO 
enhancement program based on the results of this monitoring. Rating 
EC1.

EIS No. 20070130, ERP No. D-NOA-B91029-00, Phase I--Essential Fish 
Habitat Omnibus Amendment 2, Designations for 27 Species, 
Amendment 14 to the Northeast Multispecies FMP, Amendment 
14 to the Atlantic Scallop FMP, Amendment 3 to the 
Atlantic Herring FMP, Amendment 4 to the Monkfish FMP, Amendment 1 to 
the Deep-Sea Red Crab FMP, Amendment 2 to the Skates FMP and Amendment 
3 to the Atlantic Salmon FMP, Maine to North Carolina.

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

EIS No. 20070133, ERP No. D-FRC-E03016-GA, Elba III Project, Construct, 
Operate and Acquire Facilities to move Re-Vaporized Liquefied Natural 
Gas (LNG), U.S. Army COE Section 10 and 404 Permits and U.S. Coast 
Guard Permit, Elba Island, Chatham County, GA.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns because the draft EIS 
did not include an analysis of all potential pollutant emissions for 
the project and facility. EPA recommended that the final EIS provide a 
complete air quality assessment of the entire terminal facility to 
complement the assessment of the proposed terminal expansion. EPA also 
recommended that additional information be provided in the final EIS 
regarding general conformity requirements. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20070149, ERP No. D-FRC-G03034-00, Southeast Expansion Project, 
Construction and Operation of 110.8 miles for Natural Gas Pipeline and 
Associated Ancillary Facilities, TX and LA.

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

EIS No. 20070155, ERP No. D-USA-E15000-GA, Fort Benning U.S. Army 
Infantry Center, Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 2005 and 
Transformation Actions, Implementation, Chattahoochee and Muscogee 
Counties, GA.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to air 
quality, aquatic habitats, wetlands, and water quality, and recommends 
several actions that Fort Benning could implement during construction 
and long term operations to assist in meeting air quality standards. 
Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20070159, ERP No. D-COE-E39068-FL, Central and Southern Florida 
Project, Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, Caloosahatchee 
River (C-43) West Basin Storage Reservoir Project, Restoration of the 
Ecosystem in Caloosahatchee Estuary, Lake Okeechobee, FL.

    Summary: EPA supports this major component of the Comprehensive 
Everglades Restoration Plan, and provided comments regarding water 
quality assurance for flows released from the proposed C-43 Basin 
Storage Reservoir to benefit the lower Caloosahatchee River and 
Estuary. Rating EC1.

EIS No. 20070160, ERP No. DD-NOA-B91017-00, Atlantic Sea Scallop 
Fishery Management Plan (FMP), Amendment 11, Implementation to Control 
Capacity and Mortality in the

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General Category Scallop Fishery, Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank, NC.

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

EIS No. 20070145, ERP No. DS-AFS-J65435-UT, Ogden Ranger District 
Travel Plan Revision, To Present Additional Analysis for Six 
Alternatives, Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Ogden Ranger District, Box 
Elder, Cache, Morgan, Weber and Rich Counties, UT.

    Summary: EPA continues to express environmental concerns about 
potential impacts to both aquatic and terrestrial resources from 
unauthorized motorized vehicle use and the current travel management 
system. The Final EIS should include mitigation for impacts caused by 
motorized recreational users. Rating EC2.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20060405, ERP No. F-CGD-ALL078-00, PROGRAMMATIC--Implementation 
of the U.S. Coast Guard Nationwide Automatic Identification System 
Project, Providing Vessel Identification, Tracking and Information 
Exchange Capabilities to Support National Maritime Interests.

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

EIS No. 20070158, ERP No. F-FAA-L51017-AK, Juneau International 
Airport, Proposed Development Activities to Enhance Operations Safety, 
Facilitate Aircraft Alignment, U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit, City 
and Borough of Juneau, AK.

    Summary: EPA continues to have concerns about impacts to high value 
tidal and estuarine wetlands, fish and wildlife habitat, aquatic 
resources, and impaired waterbodies. EPA supports the selection of 
Alternative RSA-5E, but recommends the development of a compensatory 
mitigation plan.

EIS No. 20070180, ERP No. F-NOA-L64052-00, PROGRAMMATIC--Steller Sea 
Lion and Northern Fur Seal Research, Proposal to Disburse Funds and 
Issue Permit for Research, AK, WA, OR and CA.

    Summary: EPA appreciates the inclusion of additional information 
pertaining to the development of impact criteria and a more detailed 
discussion of direct and indirect mortality in the FPEIS. However, EPA 
still has concerns about intrusive research activities on breeding age 
female sea lions and fur seals.

EIS No. 20070206, ERP No. F-FHW-C40168-NY, NY Route 347 Safety and 
Mobility Improvement Project, from Northern State Parkway to NY Route 
25A, Funding, Towns of Smithtown, Islip and Brookhaven, Suffolk County, 
NY.

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

EIS No. 20070175, ERP No. FS-USN-A10072-00, Surveillance Towed Array 
Sensor System Low Frequency Active (SURTASS LFA) Sonar Systems, Updated 
and Additional Information, Implementation.

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


    Dated: June 19, 2007.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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