[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 154 (Friday, August 10, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45043-45044]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-15714]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6689-8]


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. 20070207, ERP No. D-AFS-J65482-SD, Citadel Project Area, 
Proposes to Implement Multiple Resource Management Actions, Northern 
Hills Ranger District, Black Hills National Forest, Lawrence County, SD

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the potential 
impacts to water quality,

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aquatic resources and wildlife habitat from new road construction and 
impacts from existing roads need maintenance, and suggested that the 
final EIS include additional information on implementing proposed road 
closures.

Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20070222, ERP No. D-AFS-J65484-MT, Grizzly Vegetation and 
Transportation Management Project, Proposes Timber Harvest, Prescribed 
Burning, Road Maintenance, and Transportation Management Actions, Three 
Rivers Ranger District, Kootenai National Forest, Lincoln County, MT

Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential adverse 
impacts to soil and water quality.

Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20070238, ERP No. D-AFS-K65328-00, Mt. Ashland Late-
Successional Reserve Habitat Restoration and Fuels Reduction Project, 
To Promote and Maintain Late-Successional Habitat, Oak Ranger District, 
Klamath National Forest, Siskiyou County, CA and Jackson County, OR

Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to riparian 
areas and the watershed from proposed silviculture treatments and 
recommended that the Final EIS include information about potential 
source water locations in the project area, and identify Alternative 5 
as the Preferred Alternative.

Rating EC2.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20070219, ERP No. F-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: The final EIS and additional information adequately addressed 
EPA's concerns with impacts to water quality soils and wetlands, roads, 
sedimentation and OHV use, invasive and noxious weeds, and wildlife 
habitat; therefore, EPA does not object to this proposed action.

EIS No. 20070233, ERP No. F-NPS-J65461-CO, Great Sand Dunes National 
and Preserve. General Management Plan/Wilderness Study, Implementation, 
Alamos and Saguache Counties, CO

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

EIS No. 20070235, ERP No. F-BLM-K65306-CA, Alturas Field Office 
Project, Resource Management Plan, Implementation, Alturas Field Office 
Project, Resource Management Plan, Implementation, Lassen, Modoc, 
Shasta and Siskiyou Counties, CA

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about water 
quality, soil condition and rangeland habitat, and requested that BLM 
focus on relieving grazing pressure in Category 1 rangelands until 
these areas improve. EPA also requested the closure of OHV route 
segments adjacent to waters to improve soil conditions, habitat, and 
water quality.

EIS No. 20070236, ERP No. F-BLM-K65307-00, Eagle Lake Field Office 
Project, Resource Management Plan, Implementation, Lassen, Plumas, 
Sierra Counties, CA and Washoe County, NV

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about water 
quality and soil condition and rangeland habitat, and requested that 
BLM focus on relieving grazing pressure in Category 1 rangelands until 
these areas improve. EPA also requested the closure of additional OHV 
route segments adjacent to waters to improve soil conditions, habitat, 
and water quality.

EIS No. 20070240, ERP No. F-AFS-J65401-00, Northern Rockies Lynx 
Management Direction, Selected Alternative F, Conservation and Promote 
Recovery of the Canada Lynx, NFS and BLM to Amend Land Resource 
Management Plans for 18 National Forests (NF), MT, WY, UT, and ID

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about 
mitigation measures to protect the lynx and its habitat.

EIS No. 20070283, ERP No. F-AFS-L65532-OR, Five Buttes Project, Conduct 
Vegetation Management Activities, Implementation, Deschutes National 
Forest, Crescent Ranger District, Deschutes County, OR

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

EIS No. 20070293, ERP No. F-SFW-A65170-00, Light Goose Management Plan, 
Reducing and Stabilizing Specific Populations ``Light Geese'' in North 
America, Implementation

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.

EIS No. 20070254, ERP No. FS-TVA-E06008-TN, Watts Bar Nuclear Plant 
Unit 2, Completion and Operation, Updated Information on Extensive 
Environmental Record, Rhea County, TN

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about the 
ongoing need for appropriate storage and ultimate disposition of 
radioactive waste generated on-site. EPA also has concerns about the 
lack of measures to limit bioentrainment and other impacts to aquatic 
species from surface water withdrawals and discharges.

    Dated: August 7, 2007.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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