[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 169 (Friday, August 31, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 50368]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-17334]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6690-5]


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. 20070255, ERP No. D-BLM-K39018-NV, Kane Springs Valley 
Groundwater Development Project, To Construct Infrastructure Required 
to Pump and Convey Groundwater Resources, Right-of-Way Application, 
Lincoln County Water District, Lincoln County, NV
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about cumulative 
impacts, conservation, water use efficiency, and the long-term 
availability of the water supply, and recommends continued 
collaboration through a regional groundwater framework to ensure 
efficient long-term sustainable use of the deep carbonate-rock aquifer. 
Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20070310, ERP No. D-AFS-L65540-WA, Old Curlew Ranger Station 
Facilities Disposal Project, Proposal to Sell 3-Acre Parcel Including 
Buildings, Republic Ranger District, Colville National Forest, South 
Side of Curlew, Ferry County, WA
    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project. However, we 
recommended that Forest Service provide the buyer with information on 
hazardous materials and testing related to the site remediation. Rating 
LO.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20070262, ERP No. F-NPS-K39103-CA, Giacomini Wetland 
Restoration Project, Propose to Restore Natural Hydrologic and 
Ecological Processes, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Point Reyes 
National Seashore, Marin County, CA
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.

EIS No. 20070329, ERP No. F-GSA-F60010-OH, Cincinnati National 
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Laboratories 
Consolidation, Site Selection, Hamilton and Clermont Counties, OH
    Summary: EPA's previous concerns were resolved; therefore, EPA does 
not object to the proposed action.

EIS No. 20070353, ERP No. F-NOA-A91071-00, Atlantic Large Whale Take 
Reduction Plan, Proposed Amendments to Implement Specific Gear 
Modifications for Trap/Pot and Gillnet Fisheries, Broad-Based Gear 
Modifications, Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), ME, CT and RI
    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.

    Dated: August 28, 2007.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. E7-17334 Filed 8-30-07; 8:45 am]
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