[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 24 (Friday, February 5, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6025-6026]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2572]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-8988-1]


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 202-564-7146 or http://www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/.
    An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental 
impact statements (EISs) was published in Federal Register 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 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

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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. 20090210, ERP No. D-FRC-A03087-00, Ruby Pipeline Project, 
Proposed Natural Gas Pipeline Facilities, Right-of-Way Grants (and/or 
Temporary Use or Special Use Permits), WY, UT, NV, and OR.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to 
perennial waters, wetlands, and impacts related to hydrostatic pipeline 
testing. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20090267, ERP No. D-AFS-J65546-MT, Bitterroot National Forest 
Travel Management Planning, To Address Conflicts between Motorized and 
Non-Motorized Users, Ravalli County, MT.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to 
watersheds and other resources. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20090424, ERP No. D-USN-L11043-AK, Gulf of Alaska Navy Training 
Activities, Proposal to Support and Conduct Current, Emerging, and 
Future Training Activities, Implementation, Gulf of Alaska, AK.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to the 
marine environment from the deposition of expended training materials. 
Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20090211, ERP No. DS-AFS-J61114-CO, Vail Ski Area's 2007 
Improvement Project, Proposed On-Mountain Restaurant from the top of 
Vail Mountain to Mid Vail, Special-Use-Permit, Eagle/Holy Cross Ranger 
District, White River National Forest, Eagle County, CO.

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

Final EISs

EIS No. 20090224, ERP No. F-AFS-J65531-SD, Telegraph Project Area, 
Proposes to Implement Multiple Resource Management Actions, Northern 
Hills Ranger District, Black Hills National Forest, Lawrence and 
Pennington Counties, SD.

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about the 
need to develop a project level adaptive management plan.

EIS No. 20090406, ERP No. F-AFS-K65350-CA, Modoc National Forest 
Motorized Travel Management Plan, Implementation, National Forest 
Transportation System (NFTS), Modoc, Lassen and Siskiyou Counties, CA.

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about vernal 
pool and wet meadow impacts.

EIS No. 20090427, ERP No. F-NPS-F60009-MN, Disposition of Bureau of 
Mines Property, Twin Cities Research Center Main Campus, 
Implementation, Hennepin County, MN.

    Summary: EPA commends the National Park Service for selecting the 
environmentally preferred alternative, and recommends that the Record 
of Decision clarify the future status of key cultural resources on 
site.

EIS No. 20090440, ERP No. F-AFS-J61114-CO, Vail Ski Area's 2007 
Improvement Project, Proposed On-Mountain Restaurant from the top of 
Vail Mountain to Mid Vail, Special-Use-Permit, Eagle/Holy Cross Ranger 
District, White River National Forest, Eagle County, CO.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.

EIS No. 20090446, ERP No. F-AFS-K65373-NV, Jarbidge Ranger District 
Rangeland Management Project, Proposed Reauthorizing Grazing on 21 
Existing Grazing Allotments, Humboldt Toiyabe National Forest, Elko 
County, NV.

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

EIS No. 20090449, ERP No. F-AFS-F65076-MI, Niagara Project, To Address 
Site-Specific Vegetation and Transportation System Needs in the Project 
Areas, Hiawatha National Forest, St. Ignace and Sault Ste. Marie Ranger 
Districts, Mackinac and Chippewa Counties, MI.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project.

    Dated: February 2, 2010.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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