[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 83 (Friday, May 1, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 20296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-10077]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-8592-9]


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 202-564-7146. An explanation of the ratings 
assigned to draft environmental impact statements (EISs) was published 
in FR dated April 17, 2009 (74 FR 17860).

Draft EISs

EIS No. 20080418, ERP No. D-DOE-A06083-00, Programmatic--Global Nuclear 
Energy Partnership (GNEP) Program, To Support a Safe, Secure, and 
Sustainable Expansion of Nuclear Energy, both Domestically and 
Internationally, (DOE/EIS-0396).

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the potential 
for adverse impacts due to low-level waste disposal issues. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20080542, ERP No. D-AFS-K65353-NV, Martin Basin Rangeland 
Project, Reauthorizing Grazing on Eight Existing Cattle and Horse 
Allotments: Bradshaw, Buffalo, Buttermilk, Granite Peak, Indian, Martin 
Basin, Rebel Creek, and West Side Flat Creek, Santa Rosa Ranger 
District, Humboldt Toiyabe National Forest, NV.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about water quality 
effects and impacts on downstream users and requested additional 
information on Allotment Management Plans, private land purchases, and 
permitting numbers. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20090023, ERP No. D-AFS-K65355-CA, Sequoia National Forest 
Motorized Travel Management Project, Prohibit Cross-Country Travel for 
Managing Motorized Travel, Kern River, Western Divide Ranger Districts, 
Sequoia National Forest, Tulare County, CA.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to 
watersheds that have significant soil and water resource impairment and 
to the Condor Roost Area. EPA requested additional information on 
seasonal closures, mitigation for impacts on fens, and monitoring and 
enforcement commitments. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20090051, ERP No. D-IBR-K39117-CA, Los Vaqueros Reservoir 
Expansion Project, To Develop Water Supplies Environmental Water 
Management that Supports Fish Protection, Habitat Management, and other 
Environmental Water Needs in the Delta and Tributary River Systems, San 
Francisco Bay Area, Contra Costa County, CA.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to 
vernal pools, and climate change effects. Rating EC2.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20090077, ERP No. F-FRC-K05066-CA, Big Creek Hydro Project 
(FERC Nos. 67, 120, 2085, and 2175) Proposes to Relicenses, Big Creek 
Nos. 2 A,8 and Eastwood--FERC No. 67; Big Creek Nos. 1 and 2--FERC No. 
2175; Mammoth Pool--FERC No. 2085 and Big Creek No. 3 FERC No. 120, 
Fresno and Madera Counties, CA.

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about the 
lack of a discussion of climate change effects on the project.

    Dated: April 28, 2009.
Ken Mittelholtz,
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. E9-10077 Filed 4-30-09; 8:45 am]
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