75536 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 242 / Friday, December 17, 2004 / Notices 

Amended Notices 

EIS No. 040472, Draft EIS, AFS, CO,

Village at Wolf Creek Project, 

Application for Transportation and 

Utility Systems and Facilities, 

Proposed Development and Use of 

Roads and Utility Corridors Crossing, 

National Forest System Lands to 

Access 287.5 Acres of Private 

Property Land, Mineral County, CO, 

Comment Period Ends: January 5, 

2005, Contact: Robert Dalrymple (719) 

852–5941. Revision of FR Notice 

Published on 11/26/2004: CEQ 

Comment Period Ending on 12/06/

2004 has been Extended to 1/05/2005. 

EIS No. 040538, Draft EIS, FAA, FL,

Panama City-Bay County International 

Airport (PFN), Proposed Relocation to 

a New Site, NPDES Permit and U.S. 

Army COE Section 404 Permit, Bay 

County, FL, Comment Period Ends: 

January 28, 2005, Contact: Virginia 

Lane (407) 812–6331, Ext 129. 

Revision of FR Notice Published on 

11/26/04: CEQ Comment Period 

Ending 1/21/2005 has been Extended 

to 1/28/2005. 

EIS No. 040564, Final EIS, AFS, SD,

Southeast Geographic Area Rangeland 

Management on National Forest 

System Lands of the Buffalo Gap 

National Grassland, To Implement 

Best Management Grazing Practices, 

Buffalo Gap National Grassland, Falls 

River Ranger District, Fall River 

County, SD, Wait Period Ends: 

January 10, 2005, Contact: Michael L. 

Erik (605) 745–4107. Revision of FR 

Notice Published on 12/10/04: 

Correction to Title.

Dated: December 14, 2004. 

Robert W. Hargrove, 

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office 

of Federal Activities.

[FR Doc. 04–27673 Filed 12–16–04; 8:45 am] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–6658–7] 

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 02, 2004 (69 FR 17403). 

Draft EISs 

ERP No. D–FHW–F40425–OH Rating 

EC1, US–24 Transportation Project, 

Improvements between Napoleon to 

Toledo, Funding, Lucas and Henry 

Counties, OH. 

Summary: EPA expressed an 

environmental concern about impacts to 

approximately 7 acres of wetlands and 

recommends that the secondary impacts 

at planned intersections be addressed. 

ERP No. D–FRA–K59004–CA Rating 

EC2, Los Angeles-To-San Diego 

(LOSSAN) Rail Corridor, Proposed Rail 

Corridor Improvement Studies to 

Increase Intercity Travel for Faster, Safer 

and Reliable Passenger Rail System, Los 

Angeles, Orange, and San Diego 

Counties, CA. 

Summary: EPA expressed concerns 

with the analysis of direct, indirect, and 

cumulative impacts to endangered 

species, coastal resources, water quality 

and air quality, and the integration of 

the proposed improvements with 

adjacent land-use and conservation 

planning efforts. 

ERP No. D–IBR–J39032–00 Rating 

EC2, Operation of Flaming Gorge Dam 

Colorado River Storage Project, To 

Protect and Assist in Recovery of 

Populations and Designated Critical 

Habitat of Four Endangered Fishes: 

Bonytail, Colorado Pikeminnow, 

Humpback Chub and Razorback Sucker, 

Green River, UT and WY. 

Summary: EPA expressed concerns 

that the Preferred Alternative may 

adversely affect other wildlife and their 

habitats. EPA also expressed concerns 

over the uncertainties surrounding both 

the impacts of the proposed 

management actions and the adaptive 

management changes that may be 

necessitated in the future. In addition, 

EPA expressed concerns that only one 

alternative was evaluated besides the No 

Action alternative, and suggested that 

other alternatives be evaluated. 

ERP No. DS–AFS–L65344–AK Rating 

EC2, Emerald Bay Timber Sale, 

Implementation, Additional Information 

on the Potential Effects of the Project 

Alternatives, Ketchikan-Misty Fiords 

Ranger District, Tongass National 

Forest, AK. 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns related to the 

range of alternatives, as well as a need 

for information related to governmentto-government consultation with 

Alaskan Native Tribal Governments. 

Final EISs 

ERP No. F–AFS–L65463–OR, 18 Fire 

Recovery Project, Salvaging Dead Trees, 

Reforesting 1,936 Acres with Ponderosa 

Pine Seedling and Closing/

Decommissioning Roads, Deschutes 

National Forest, Bend/Fort Rock Ranger 

District, Deschutes County, OR. 

Summary: EPA expressed lack of 

objections and supports the measures to 

reduce the road density in the project 

area. 

ERP No. F–COE–E36183–FL, 

Picayune Strand Restoration (formerly 

Southern Golden Gate Estates 

Ecosystem Restoration), Comprehensive 

Everglades Restoration Plan, 

Implementation, Collier County, FL. 

Summary: EPA continues to support 

the specific objectives of this proposal 

as well as the related environmental 

goals of the Comprehensive Everglades 

Restoration Project. EPA noted that 

long-term monitoring will be an ongoing responsibility of the Interagency 

Operational Team and EPA will 

continue to participate actively with its 

state/federal stakeholders.

Dated: December 14, 2004. 

Robert W. Hargrove, 

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office 

of Federal Activities.

[FR Doc. 04–27674 Filed 12–16–04; 8:45 am] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–7849–6] 

Proposed CERCLA Administrative 

Cost Recovery Settlement; Sulphur 

Bank Mercury Mine Superfund Site

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; request for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with section 

122(i) of the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act, as 

amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 

9622(i), notice is hereby given of a 

proposed administrative settlement with 

NEC Acquisition Co. for recovery of past 

response costs concerning closure and 

abandonment of geothermal wells at the 

Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine Site in 

Lake County, California. The settlement 

requires the settling party to pay 

$1,700,000 to the EPA Hazardous 

Substance Superfund for past response 

costs incurred by EPA at the Site. The 

settlement includes a covenant not to 

sue the settling party pursuant to 

section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 

9607(a). For thirty (30) days following 

the date of publication of this notice, the 

Agency will receive written comments

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relating to the settlement. The Agency 

will consider all comments received and 

may modify or withdraw its consent to 

the settlement if comments received 

disclose facts or considerations which 

indicate that the settlement is 

inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. 

The Agency’s response to any comments 

received will be available for public 

inspection at 75 Hawthorne Street, San 

Francisco, CA 94105.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before January 18, 2005.

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is 

available for public inspection at EPA 

Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San 

Francisco, California. A copy of the 

proposed settlement may be obtained 

from Larry Bradfish, EPA Region IX, 75 

Hawthorne Street, ORC–3, San 

Francisco, CA 94105, telephone number 

(415) 972–3934. Comments should 

reference the Sulphur Bank Mercury 

Mine Superfund Site, Lake County, 

California and EPA Docket No. 2005–01 

and should be addressed to Larry 

Bradfish at the address below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Larry Bradfish, Assistant Regional 

Counsel (ORC–3), Office of Regional 

Counsel, U.S. EPA Region IX, 75 

Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 

94105; phone: (415) 972–3934; fax: (415) 

947–3570; e-mail: 

bradfish.larry@epa.gov.

Dated: December 8, 2004. 

Elizabeth Adams, 

Acting Director, Superfund Division, Region 

IX.

[FR Doc. 04–27668 Filed 12–16–04; 8:45 am] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[OPPT–2004–0131; FRL–7691–6] 

Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and 

Status Information

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Section 5 of the Toxic 

Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires 

any person who intends to manufacture 

(defined by statute to include import) a 

new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on 

the TSCA Inventory) to notify EPA and 

comply with the statutory provisions 

pertaining to the manufacture of new 

chemicals. Under sections 5(d)(2) and 

5(d)(3) of TSCA, EPA is required to 

publish a notice of receipt of a 

premanufacture notice (PMN) or an 

application for a test marketing 

exemption (TME), and to publish 

periodic status reports on the chemicals 

under review and the receipt of notices 

of commencement to manufacture those 

chemicals. This status report, which 

covers the period from November 10, 

2004 to November 30, 2004, consists of 

the PMNs pending or expired, and the 

notices of commencement to 

manufacture a new chemical that the 

Agency has received under TSCA 

section 5 during this time period.

DATES: Comments identified by the 

docket ID number OPPT–2004–0131 

and the specific PMN number or TME 

number, must be received on or before 

January 18, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted electronically, by mail, or 

through hand delivery/courier. Follow 

the detailed instructions as provided in 

Unit I. of the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Colby Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, 

Environmental Assistance Division, 

Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics (7408M), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–

0001; telephone number: (202) 554–

1404; e-mail address: TSCAHotline@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this Action Apply to Me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general. As such, the Agency has not 

attempted to describe the specific 

entities that this action may apply to. 

Although others may be affected, this 

action applies directly to the submitter 

of the premanufacture notices addressed 

in the action. If you have any questions 

regarding the applicability of this action 

to a particular entity, consult the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

B. How Can I Get Copies of this 

Document and Other Related 

Information? 

1. Docket. EPA has established an 

official public docket for this action 

under docket identification (ID) number 

OPPT–2004–0131. The official public 

docket consists of the documents 

specifically referenced in this action, 

any public comments received, and 

other information related to this action. 

Although a part of the official docket, 

the public docket does not include 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. The official public 

docket is the collection of materials that 

is available for public viewing at the 

EPA Docket Center, Rm. B102-Reading 

Room, EPA West, 1301 Constitution 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA 

Docket Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

excluding legal holidays. The EPA 

Docket Center Reading Room telephone 

number is (202) 566–1744 and the 

telephone number for the OPPT Docket, 

which is located in EPA Docket Center, 

is (202) 566–0280. 

2. Electronic access. You may access 

this Federal Register document 

electronically through the EPA Internet 

under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at 

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/. 

An electronic version of the public 

docket is available through EPA’s 

electronic public docket and comment 

system, EPA Dockets. You may use EPA 

Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/

to submit or view public comments, 

access the index listing of the contents 

of the official public docket, and to 

access those documents in the public 

docket that are available electronically. 

Although not all docket materials may 

be available electronically, you may still 

access any of the publicly available 

docket materials through the docket 

facility identified in Unit I.B.1. Once in 

the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in 

the appropriate docket ID number. 

Certain types of information will not 

be placed in the EPA Dockets. 

Information claimed as CBI and other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute, which is not 

included in the official public docket, 

will not be available for public viewing 

in EPA’s electronic public docket. EPA’s 

policy is that copyrighted material will 

not be placed in EPA’s electronic public 

docket but will be available only in 

printed, paper form in the official public 

docket. To the extent feasible, publicly 

available docket materials will be made 

available in EPA’s electronic public 

docket. When a document is selected 

from the index list in EPA Dockets, the 

system will identify whether the 

document is available for viewing in 

EPA’s electronic public docket. 

Although not all docket materials may 

be available electronically, you may still 

access any of the publicly available 

docket materials through the docket 

facility identified in Unit I.B.1. EPA 

intends to work towards providing 

electronic access to all of the publicly 

available docket materials through 

EPA’s electronic public docket. 

For public commenters, it is 

important to note that EPA’s policy is 

that public comments, whether 

submitted electronically or in paper, 

will be made available for public 

viewing in EPA’s electronic public 

docket as EPA receives them and