[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 250 (Thursday, December 31, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69337-69338]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-31053]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-8986-9]


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 or http://www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/.
    An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental 
impact statements (EISs) was published in FR dated July 17, 2009 (74 FR 
34754).

Notice

    In accordance with Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act, EPA is 
required to make its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies 
public. Historically, EPA has met this mandate by publishing weekly 
notices of availability of EPA comments, which

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includes a brief summary of EPA's comment letters, in the Federal 
Register. Since February 2008, EPA has been including its comment 
letters on EISs on its Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/eisdata.html. Including the entire EIS comment letters on the Web site 
satisfies the Section 309(a) requirement to make EPA's comments on EISs 
available to the public. Accordingly, after March 31, 2010, EPA will 
discontinue the publication of this notice of availability of EPA 
comments in the Federal Register.

Draft EISs

EIS No. 20090349, ERP No. D-SFW-K91018-CA, Hatchery and Stocking 
Program Operation of 14 Trout Hatcheries and the Mad River Hatchery for 
the Anadromous Steelhead, Federal Funding, California Department of 
Fish and Game, CA.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about wetland 
impacts, and requested additional information on monitoring, aquatic 
toxicity, and ammonia toxicity. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20090369, ERP No. D-USA-G11052-LA, Joint Readiness Training 
Center and Fort Polk Land Acquisition Program, Purchase and Lease Lands 
for Training and Management Activities, in the Parishes of Vernon, 
Sabine, Natchitoches, LA.

    Summary: While EPA has no objections to the proposed action, EPA 
did request clarification of wetland issues. Rating LO.

EIS No. 20090377, ERP No. D-BOP-F81022-00, Criminal Alien Requirement 9 
Project, Proposal to Contract with one or more Private Contractors to 
House up to 2,500 Federal, Low-Security, Adult Male, Non-U.S. Citizen, 
Criminal Aliens at Contractor Owned and Operated Correctional 
Facilities, Located in Baldwin, MI and/or Lake City, FL.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about wastewater 
management impacts. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20090385, ERP No. DS-TVA-A06090-AL, Bellefonte Site Single 
Nuclear Unit Project, Proposes to Complete or Construct and Operate a 
Single 1,100-1,200 MW Nuclear Generation Unit, Jackson County, AL.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about air quality, 
wetland, and radiological impacts. Rating EC2.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20090389, ERP No. F-AFS-K65370-CA, Beaverslide Timber Sale and 
Fuel Treatment Project, Proposing to Harvest Commercial Timber and 
Treat Hazardous Fuels, Six Rivers National Forest, Mad River Ranger 
District, Trinity County, CA.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project.

EIS No. 20090391, ERP No. F-AFS-K65359-CA, Salt Timber Harvest and Fuel 
Hazard Reduction Project, Proposing Vegetation Management in the Salt 
Creek Watershed, South Fork Management Unit, Hayfork Ranger District, 
Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Trinity County, CA.

    Summary: EPA's previous asbestos concerns have been resolved; 
therefore, EPA does not object to the proposed action.

    Dated: December 24, 2009.
Ken Mittelholtz,
Deputy Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal 
Activities.
[FR Doc. E9-31053 Filed 12-30-09; 8:45 am]
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