[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 193 (Friday, October 5, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57029-57030]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-19719]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6691-7]


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. 20070243, ERP No. D-AFS-J65485-WY, Thunder Basin Analysis Area 
Vegetation Management, To Implement Best Management Grazing Practices 
and Activities, Douglas Ranger District, Medicine Bow-Routt National 
Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland, Campbell, Converse and 
Weston Counties, WY. Summary: EPA's comments on the draft EIS have not 
been addressed or incorporated into the final EIS. Accordingly, EPA 
continues to have environmental concerns related to riparian area 
condition, water quality, drought management plans, soil quality and 
the degree of planning and commitment to adaptive management. Rating 
EC2.
EIS No. 20070247, ERP No. D-NRC-C06017-NY, GENERIC--James A. 
Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant, License Renewal of Nuclear Plant, Site 
Specific Supplement 31 to NUREG-1437, Town of Sriba, NY. Summary: EPA 
expressed environmental concern about entrainment issues and requested 
an analysis of intentional destructive acts. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20070266, ERP No. D-SFW-B64005-00, Lake Umbagog National 
Wildlife Refuge, Comprehensive Conservation Plan, 15 Year Guidance for 
Management of Refuge Operations, Habitat and Visitor Services, 
Implementation, Coos County, NH and Oxford County, ME. Summary: EPA 
does not object to the proposed project. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20070278, ERP No. D-FHW-K40264-CA, Tier 1--Placer Parkway 
Corridor Preservation Project, Select and Preserve a Corridor for the 
Future Construction from CA-70/99 to CA 65, Placer and Sutter Counties, 
CA. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about water quality 
and air quality impacts and growth-inducing effects to aquatic and 
biological resources. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20070289, ERP No. D-SFW-K99037-AZ, Horseshoe and Bartlett 
Reservoirs Project, To Store and Release Water, Issuance of an 
Incidental Take Permit for Operation, Located Northeast of Phoenix, 
Maricopa and Yavapai Counties, AZ. Summary: EPA does not object to the 
proposed project. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20070327, ERP No. D-FTA-G59003-TX, Denton to Carrollton 
Regional Rail Corridor Project, Transportation Improvements between 
Downtown Denton and the Dallas Area Rapid (DART) System, Right-of-Way 
Grant, Denton and Dallas Counties, TX. Summary: EPA expressed 
environmental concerns about wetland and air quality impacts. Rating 
EC2.
EIS No. 20070216, ERP No. DS-AFS-L65369-00, Southwest Idaho Ecogroup 
Land and Resource Management Plan, Additional Information Concerning 
Terrestrial Management Indicator Species (MIS), Boise National Forest, 
Payette National Forest and Sawtooth National Forest, Forest Plan 
Revision, Implementation, Several Counties, ID; Malhaur County, OR and 
Box Elder County, UT. Summary: EPA supports the management directions 
and objectives to improve land condition based on MIS habitat, as well 
as reducing grazing when needed. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20070273, ERP No. DS-MMS-E02011-00, Eastern Planning Area Outer 
Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Lease Sale 224, Gulf of Mexico 
Offshore Marine Environment and Coastal Parshes/ Counties of LA, MS, 
AL, and North Western Florida. Summary: EPA expressed environmental 
concerns about air quality impacts and impacts related to oil spills 
and drilling discharges. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20070338, ERP No. DS-TVA-E65073-TN, Watts Bar Reservoir Land 
Management Plan, Amend and Update the 2005 Plan, Guide Land Use 
Approvals, Private Water Use Facility, and Resource Management 
Decisions, Loudon, Meigs, Rhea and Roane Counties, TN. Summary: EPA 
continues to have environmental concerns about reservoir water quality 
and shoreline habitat impacts, and prefers the selection of the 
Modified C alternative due to the reduced development, which would 
reduce impacts to reservoir water quality and shoreline habitat. Rating 
EC1.

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EIS No. 20070346, ERP No. DS-AFS-K65281-CA, Brown Project, Revised 
Proposal to Improve Forest Health by Reducing Overcrowded Forest Stand 
Conditions, Trinity River Management Unit, Shasta-Trinity National 
Forest, Weaverville Ranger District, Trinity County, CA. Summary: EPA 
supports the additional road decommissioning to address our concerns 
with impacts to water quality. However, EPA continues to have 
environmental concerns about cumulative impacts to air quality, and 
suggests monitoring and mitigation measures if warranted. Rating EC2.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20070268, ERP No. F-GSA-B81011-VT, U.S. Commercial Port of 
Entry, Replacing existing Station at Route I-91, Design and 
Construction, Derby Line, Vermont. Summary: EPA does not object to the 
proposed project.
EIS No. 20070324, ERP No. F-FAA-C51029-00, New York/New Jersey/
Philadelphia Metropolitan Area Airspace Redesign Project, To Increase 
the Efficiency and Reliability of the Airspace Structure and Air 
Traffic Control System, NY, NJ and PA. Summary: EPA's previous issues 
have been resolved; therefore, EPA does not object to the proposed 
action.
EIS No. 20070333, ERP No. F-AFS-L65536-OR, Spears Vegetation Management 
Project, Proposal to Use Commercial Timber Harvest, Precommercial 
Thinning, Prescribed Fire, Grapple Piling and Hand Piling in the Mark 
Creek Watershed and Veaqie Creek Subwatershed, Lookout Mountain Ranger 
District, Ochoco National Forest, Crook and Wheeler Counties, OR. 
Summary: EPA's previous issues have been resolved; therefore, EPA does 
not object to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20070336, ERP No. F-FHW-J40175-UT, South Logan to Providence 
Transportation Corridor Project, Improvements to 100 East Street 
between 300 South (Logan) to Providence Lane (100 North) in Providence, 
Funding and Right-of Way Grant, Cities of Logan and Providence, Cache 
County, UT. Summary: EPA's previous issues have been resolved; 
therefore, EPA does not object to the proposed action.
EIS No. 20070341, ERP No. F-NPS-B61025-MA, Cape Cod National Seashore 
(CACO) Hunting Program, General Management Plan, Implementation, 
Barnstable County, MA. Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed 
project.
EIS No. 20070345, ERP No. F-BLM-L65503-OR, North Steens Ecosystem 
Restoration Project, To Reduce Juniper-Related Fuels and Restore 
Various Plant Communities, Implementation, Andrews Resource Area, 
Cooperative Management and Protection Area (CMPA), Harney County, OR. 
Summary: The Final EIS addressed EPA's concerns about document clarity, 
descriptions of alternatives, as well as issues involving water 
quality, source water, and riparian vegetation. However, EPA continues 
to have environmental concerns about the potential air quality impacts.
EIS No. 20070375, ERP No. F-AFS-L65502-AK, Kuiu Timber Sale Area, 
Proposes to Harvest Timber and Build Associated Temporary Roads, U.S. 
Army COE Section 10 and 404 Permits, North Kuiu Island, Petersburg 
Ranger District, Tongass National Forest, AK. Summary: The Final EIS 
addressed EPA's concerns about short-term impacts to watersheds, 
cumulative harvest level, and timeframe mass movement. However, EPA 
continues to have environmental concerns about sediment impacts to 
wetlands and aquatic wildlife, and supports the selection of 
Alternative 2 which would minimize these impacts.

    Dated: October 2, 2007.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. E7-19719 Filed 10-4-07; 8:45 am]
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