[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 139 (Friday, July 20, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39807-39808]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-14107]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6689-2]


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. 20070042, ERP No. D-BLM-K09809-CA, Truckhaven Geothermal 
Leasing Area, Addresses Leasing of Geothermal Resources, El Centro 
Field Office, Imperial County, CA.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts on air 
quality, water resources, habitat, and recreational use in the OWSVRA. 
Additionally, EPA is concerned that the geothermal resources within the 
Truckhaven GLA may be underestimated, and that cumulative impacts 
associated with multiple geothermal projects on private and public land 
have not been analyzed. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20070061, ERP No. D-BLM-K09810-CA, Mountain View IV Wind Energy 
Project, Construction and Operation, Wind Turbine Generators on Public 
Lands in Section 22 and 28 and Private Land Section 27, Right-of-Way 
Grant and Conditional Use Permit in the City of Palm Springs, CA .

    Summary: EPA does not object to the project as proposed, but 
suggests incorporating additional mitigation measures to minimize air 
quality impacts during construction. Rating LO.

EIS No. 20070065, ERP No. D-BLM-K65326-CA, Eastern San Diego County 
Resource Management Plan, Implementation, San Diego County, CA.

    Summary: EPA is supportive of an alternative that balances 
ecological and economic needs; however, the final EIS should include 
additional information on air and water quality impacts, existing 
ecological conditions, and future monitoring plans. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20070068, ERP No. D-BLM-K65327-AZ, Ironwood Forest National 
Monument, Resource Management Plan, Implementation, Tucson Field 
Office, AZ.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about environmental 
impacts from off-highway vehicles (OHV), livestock grazing, and mining, 
and recommends restricting OHV use and implementing a biological 
monitoring and adaptive management plan. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20070083, ERP No. D-SFW-K39015-CA, PROGRAMMATIC--South Bay Salt 
Pond Restoration Project, Restored Tidal Marsh, Managed Ponds, Flood 
Control Measures and Public Access Features, Don Edward San Francisco 
Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Alameda, Santa Clara and San Mateo 
Counties, CA.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the 
programmatic approach taken by USFWS for the related shoreline study 
which exceeds the geographic scope of the salt ponds restoration 
project. EPA also expressed concerns about construction and operational 
emissions. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20070096, ERP No. D-USA-D15000-MD, Garrison Aberdeen Proving 
Ground, Base Realignment and Closure Actions, Realignment of Assets and 
Staff, Implementation, Harford and Baltimore Counties, MD.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concern about potential 
impacts to natural resources. EPA stated that this project also 
presents an excellent opportunity to implement the President's 
Executive Order 13423, Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy and 
transportation management by incorporating energy efficiency into the 
retrofit or construction efforts for this project. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20070049, ERP No. DA-FTA-K40208-CA, South Sacramento Corridor 
Phase 2, Improve Transit Service and Enhance Regional Connectivity, 
Funding, in the City and County Sacramento, CA.

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

EIS No. 20070075, ERP No. DS-APH-A99222-00, Importation of Solid Wood 
Packing Material, To Re-evaluate and Refine Estimates of Methyl Bromide 
Usage in the Treatment, Implementation, United States.

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

EIS No. 20070112, ERP No. DS-SFW-K99034-CA, Coachella Valley, Revision 
to the Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP), Natural 
Community Conservation Plan, Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains 
Trails Plan, Issuance of Incidental Take Permit, Riverside County, CA.

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

Final EISs

EIS No. 20070059, ERP No. F-NPS-K39094-NV, Clean Water Coalition 
Systems Conveyance and Operations Program, (SCOP) Construction, 
Operation and Maintenance, Boulder Islands North is the Selected 
Alternative, City of Las Vegas, NV.

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

EIS No. 20070125, ERP No. F-NPS-K65082-AZ, Walnut Canyon National 
Monument, General Management Plan, Implementation, Flagstaff Area, 
Coconina County, AZ.


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

EIS No. 20070136, ERP No. F-COE-K39100-CA, Hemet/San Jacinto Integrated 
Recharge and Recovery Program, Construction and Operation, US Army COE 
Section 404 Permit, Riverside County, CA.

    Summary: The final EIS has addressed many of EPA's earlier 
concerns; however, EPA continues to express concerns about impacts to 
waters of the U.S. and provided several recommendations for inclusion 
in the Record of Decision to address those impacts.

EIS No. 20070139, ERP No. F-MMS-A02245-00, Gulf of Mexico Outer 
Continental Shelf Oil and Gas. Lease Sales: 2007-2012 Western Planning 
Area Sales 204, 207, 210, 215, and 218: Central Planning Area Sales 
205, 206, 208, 213, 216, and 222, TX, LA, MS, AL and FL.

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

EIS No. 20070146, ERP No. F-COE-K36147-CA, ADOPTION--Folsom Dam Safety 
and Flood Damage Reduction Project, Addressing Hydrologic, Seismic, 
Static, and Flood Management Issues, Sacramento, El Dorado and Placer 
Counties, CA.

    Summary: EPA continues to express environmental concern about 
potential water quality impacts from future actions associated with 
this project.

EIS No. 20070182, ERP No. F-COE-D35062-MD, Masonville Dredged Material 
Containment Facility, New Information, New Source of Dike Building 
Material from the Seagirt Dredging Project within the Patapsco River, 
Funding, Baltimore, MD.

    Summary: EPA's previous concerns have been resolved; therefore, EPA 
does not object to the proposed action.

EIS No. 20070183, ERP No. F-FHW-K40259-CA, Big Bear Lake Bridge 
Replacement Project, near Big Bear Lake on CA-18 from Kilopost 71.1/
71.9, Realignment and Widening Roadways, U.S. COE Section 404 Permit, 
Funding, San Bernardino National Forest, San Bernardino County, CA.

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

EIS No. 20070189, ERP No. F-NRS-D36122-WV, Dunloup Creek Watershed 
Plan, Voluntary Floodplain Buyout, Implementation, West Virginia Third 
Congressional District, Fayette and Raleigh Counties, WV.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.

EIS No. 20070179, ERP No. FS-AFS-L65509-WA, School Fire Salvage 
Recovery Project, To Clarify Definitions of Live and Dead Trees, 
Implementation, Pomeroy Ranger District, Umatilla National Forest, 
Columbia and Garfield Counties, WA.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action; however, EPA 
supports the monitoring of the survival of fire-damaged trees across 
the project area (both inside and outside of sale units), to validate 
the predicted outcomes.

    Dated: July 17, 2007.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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