[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 178 (Friday, September 14, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52556-52557]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-18182]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6691-1]


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 (92 FR 17156).

Draft EISs

EIS No. 20070185, ERP No. D-FHW-E40813-GA, Northwest I-75/I-575 
Corridor Project, Transportation Improvements, Funding, Cobb and 
Cherokee Counties, GA.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the 
consideration of alternatives, lack of analysis for mobile source air 
toxics, noise impacts, significant impacts to low-income and minority 
communities and water quality impacts. EPA recommends several 
mitigation and enhancement measures that could be implemented during 
and after construction to assist in minimizing impacts to the 
environment. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20070212, ERP No. D-TVA-E39069-AL, Bear Creek Dam Leakage 
Resolution Project, To Modify Dam and Maintain Summer Pool Level of 576 
Feet, Bear Creek Dam, Franklin County, AL.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about wetlands losses 
through changes in reservoir pool and downstream flows. EPA recommends 
monitoring and suggest that a Bear Creek Watershed Team be formed to 
help control reservoir water quality. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20070221, ERP No. D-AFS-J65483-MT, Butte Resource Management 
Plan, Implementation, Beaverhead, Broadwater, Deerlodge, Gallatin, 
Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, Silver Bow and Park Counties, MT.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to 
ecosystem processes, water and habitat quality. EPA requested 
additional information to fully assess and mitigate all potential 
impacts of management. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20070270, ERP No. D-NRC-D09802-MD, License Renewal of the 
National Bureau of Standards Reactor (NBSR), Renew the Operating 
License for an Additional 20 Years, National Institute of Standards and 
Technology (NIST), NUREG-1873, Montgomery County, MD.

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

EIS No. 20070298, ERP No. D-AFS-J65487-UT, Millville Peak/Logan Peak 
Road Relocation Project, Provide a Safe, Reliable, Ground Access Route, 
Logan Ranger District, Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Cache County, UT.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the loss of 
acreage and associated roadless values associated with constructing 
five miles of new road. EPA requested additional mitigation measures to 
address the safety issue posed by the high voltage power cable that is 
becoming increasingly exposed and additional documentation of 
``irreparable resource damage'' to the existing roads as the basis for 
allowing road construction in roadless areas. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20070305, ERP No. D-BPA-J08028-MT, Libby (FEC) to Troy

[[Page 52557]]

Section of BPA's Libby to Bonner Ferry 115-kilovolt Transmission Line 
Project, Rebuilding Transmission Line between Libby and Troy, Lincoln 
County, MT.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to 
water quality, wetlands and the avian community. EPA requested 
additional information to fully assess and mitigate all potential 
impacts of the proposed actions. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20070308, ERP No. D-AFS-J65489-MT, Marten Creek Project, 
Proposed Timber Harvest, Prescribed Fire Burning, Watershed 
Restoration, and Associated Activities, Cabinet Ranger District, 
Kootenai National Forest, Sanders County, MT.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to 
water quality and habitat quality, and recommended additional 
information to assess and mitigate impacts of the proposed management 
actions. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20070267, ERP No. DA-COE-E39051-FL, Lake Okeechobee Regulation 
Schedule Study, New Updated Information, Evaluation of Three New 
Alternatives on Operational Changes to the Current Water Control Plan, 
Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades Agricultural Area, Lake Okeechobee, 
Glades, Okeechobee Hendry, Palm Beach and Martin Counties, FL.
    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about water 
flow impacts on the lower river and estuaries from lake flow releases. 
Rating EC1.
EIS No. 20070276, ERP No. DS-COE-E32061-MS, Pascagoula Harbor 
Navigation Channel Project, To Construct Congressionally Authorized 
Widening and Deepening Improvements, to update the FEIS-1985, Jackson 
County, MS.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the potential 
impacts and requested additional information. EPA's comments included a 
request that every effort be made to minimize impacts to submerged 
aquatic vegetation and that the Corps explore opportunities for 
beneficial uses of the dredged material. EPA also requested that a 
detailed sediment evaluation and testing report be submitted to ensure 
that the disposal material meets the Ocean Dumping Criteria under the 
Marine Research and Sanctuaries Protection Act's ocean dumping 
criteria. Rating EC2.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20070263, ERP No. F-AFS-J65376-SD, Mitchell Project Area, To 
Implement Multiple Resource Management Actions, Mystic Ranger District, 
Black Hills National Forest, Pennington County, SD.
    Summary: EPA's previous concerns have been resolved; therefore, EPA 
does not object to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20070309, ERP No. F-FRC-L05239-00, Spokane River and Post Falls 
Hydroelectric Project, Applications for two New Licenses for Existing 
14.75 (mw) Post Falls No. 12606 and 122.9 (mw) Spokane River No. 2545, 
Kootenai and Benewah Counties, ID and Spokane, Lincoln and Stevens 
Counties, WA.
    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about the 
project's potential impacts to water quality. EPA recommended that the 
Record Of Decision for the project include updated information about 
Clean Water Act Section 401 water quality certification process, as 
well as assurances that the project plans would be adjusted to meet 
water quality standards in Idaho and Washington during project 
implementation.
EIS No. 20070319, ERP No. F-USN-E11061-FL, Boca Chica Field, 
Restoration of Clear Zones and Stormwater Drainage Systems, 
Implementation, Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West, Monroe County, FL.
    Summary: EPA's previous concerns have been resolved; therefore, EPA 
does not object to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20070320, ERP No. F-WPA-K05063-AZ, San Luis Rio Colorado 
Project, Proposes to Construct a 26-Mile Long 230 Kilovolt Double-
Circuit Transmission Line from the International Border with Mexico to 
Western and Arizona Public Service Substations near Yuma County, AZ.
    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.
EIS No. 20070321, ERP No. F-NOA-E91018-00, Amendment 27 to the Reef 
Fish Fishery Management Plan and Amendment 14 to the Shrimp Fishery 
Management Plan, To Address Stock Rebuilding and Overfishing of Red 
Snapper, Gulf of Mexico.
    Summary: EPA has no objection to the proposed action.

    Dated: September 11, 2007.
Ken Mittelholtz,
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Federal Activities.
 [FR Doc. E7-18182 Filed 9-13-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-P