[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 173 (Friday, September 7, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 51441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-17691]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6690-8]


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 the Federal Register dated April 6, 2007 (72 FR 17156).

Draft EISs

EIS No. 20070169, ERP No. D-GSA-J80047-CO, Denver Federal Central Site 
Plan Study, Master Site Plan, Implementation, City of Lakewood, 
Jefferson County, CO

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concern about construction 
dust and emission impacts on nearby schools and a hospital. EPA 
requested that mitigation measures be developed. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20070209, ERP No. D-FHW-C59000-NY, Long Island Truck-Rail 
Intermodel (LITRIM) Facility, Construction and Operation, Right-of Way 
Acquisition, Town of Islip, Suffolk County, NY

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concern about air quality 
impacts, including the need for a General Conformity analysis and PM2.5 
hotspot analysis. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20070230, ERP No. D-FHW-C40171-NY, NYS Route 17 at Exit 122 
Interchange Project, To Improve the Safety and Operation, Right-of-Way 
Acquisition, Town of Wallkill, Orange County, NY

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concern about air quality 
impacts, wetlands impacts, and the need for a mitigation plan. Rating 
EC2.

EIS No. 20070253, ERP No. D-BIA-G08012-NM, Desert Rock Energy Project, 
Construction and Operation of Coal-Fired Power Plant, Right-of-Way 
Permit, Navajo Nation Indian Reservation, San Juan County, NM

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concern about coal combustion 
byproduct disposal and dust emissions. EPA requested a comprehensive 
groundwater monitoring program, additional mitigation for reducing dust 
emissions, and clarification of the project proponent's commitment to 
reduce mercury emissions. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20070282, ERP No. D-AFS-K65330-00, Sierra Nevada Forests 
Management Indicator Species Amendment (MIS), Proposes to Adopt a 
Common List of Management Indicator Species (MIS), and Amending Land & 
Resource Management Plans for Following Ten Forests: Eldorado, Inyo, 
Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Sequoia, Sierra, Stanislaus and Tahoe National 
Forests and Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Several Counties, CA and 
Douglas, Esmeralda, Mineral Counties, NV

    Summary: EPA expressed concerns about the ability of the monitoring 
system to address Forest-specific unique resources, issues, and 
concerns. EPA suggests that past collaborative decisions be integrated 
into the proposed action. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20070306, ERP No. D-NPS-J61112-CO, Curecanti National 
Recreation Area Resource Protection Study, Gunnison and Montrose 
Counties, CO

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

EIS No. 20070288, ERP No. DA-NOA-K91012-00, Bottomfish and Seamount 
Groundfish Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region, Amendment 14 to the 
Fishery Management Plan, Additional Information to Analyze a Range of 
Management Alternatives to End Bottomfish Overfishing in the Hawaiian 
Archipelago, HI, GU, and AS

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concern about potential 
increases in barotrauma mortality in non-target bottomfish species from 
the preferred alternative's Total Available Catch approach, and 
recommended mitigation be included to minimize this impact. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20070284, ERP No. DS-DOE-K08024-CA, Sacramento Area Voltage 
Support Project, Updated Information, Proposal to Build a Double-
Circuit 230-kV Transmission Line, Placer, Sacramento and Sutter 
Counties, CA

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concern about impacts to air 
quality and aquatic resources. EPA recommends limiting operating 
periods and fencing sensitive resources, such as vernal pools, during 
construction. Rating EC2.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20070302, ERP No. F-USA-G15001-NM, Cannon Air Force Base (AFB), 
Proposal to Beddown, or Locate Air Force Special Operations Command 
(AFSOC), Implementation, Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC), NM

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

    Dated: September 4, 2007.
Ken Mittelholtz,
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Federal Activities.
 [FR Doc. E7-17691 Filed 9-6-07; 8:45 am]
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