[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 41 (Friday, February 29, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11111-11112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-3937]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-6696-5]


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. 20070518, ERP No. D-COE-D40340-PA, Southern Beltway 
Transportation Project, Transportation Improvement between I-79 to Mon/
Fayette Expressway (PA Turnpike 43), Application for U.S. Army COE 
section 404 Permit, Washington County, PA.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential 
impacts to wetlands, air quality, and environmental justice 
communities. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20070529, ERP No. D-NCP-D61060-DC, Smithsonian Institution 
National Museum of African American History and Culture, Construction 
and Operation, Between 14th and 15th Streets, NW., and Constitution 
Avenue, NW., and Madison Drive, NW., Washington, DC.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential 
impacts to air quality and suggested the final EIS recommend use of 
ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel and particulate filters on construction 
equipment and that all Build Alternatives apply low impact development 
and green building technologies. The final EIS should provide 
information on the site selection process, environmental justice, and 
how this project's impacts relate to other projects under the new plan 
for the National Mall. Rating EC2.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20070546, ERP No. F-IBR-J28022-00, Red River Valley Water 
Supply Project, Development and Delivery of a Bulk Water Supply to meet 
Long-Term Water Needs of the Red River Valley, Implementation, ND and 
MN.

    Summary: While EPA expressed concern about any project involving 
the inter-basin transfer of water, EPA is confident that the additional 
refinements that have been made to the project treatment and design and 
the application of mitigation measures that have been identified will 
further reduce the potential environmental impacts of the preferred 
alternative. EPA is prepared to work with Reclamation and

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the State of North Dakota during the engineering phase and adaptive 
management process.

EIS No. 20080012, ERP No. F-NAS-A12044-00, PROGRAMMATIC--Constellation 
Program, Develop the Flight Systems and Earth-based Ground 
Infrastructure for Future Missions, International Space Station, The 
Moon, Mars, and Beyond, Brevard and Volusia Counties, FL; Hancock 
County, MS; Orlean Parish, LA; Harris County, TX; Madison County, AL; 
Cuyahoga and Erie Counties, OH; Hampton, VA; Santa Clara County, CA; 
Dona Ana and Otero Counties, NM; and Box Elder and Davis Counties, UT.

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

EIS No. 20080024, ERP No. F-AFS-L61218-ID, Frank Church--River of No 
Return Wilderness (FC-RONRW), Noxious Weed Treatments, Updated 
Information to Supplement the 1999 Final EIS for FC-RONRW, 
Implementation, Bitterroot, Boise, Nez Perce, Payette, and Salmon-
Challis National Forests, ID.

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

    Dated: February 26, 2008.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. E8-3937 Filed 2-28-08; 8:45 am]
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