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###### Environmental Protection Agency

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                    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 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                           ( print page 10254)                        of EPA comments in the                     **Federal Register**                    .                

## Draft EISs

*EIS No. 20090368, ERP No. D-NSA-E11071-TN,*                     Y-12  National Security Complex Project, to Support the  Stockpile Stewardship Program and to Meet the  Mission Assigned to Y-12, Oak Ridge, TN.                

*Summary:*                     EPA expressed environmental concerns about  storage, transportation and disposal of hazardous  waste and radioactive wastes. EPA requested  additional information about NPDES monitoring. Also, long-term onsite storage and disposition of  wastes will need to be addressed as the project  progresses. Rating EC2.                

*EIS No. 20090378, ERP No. D-COE-F09806-MN,*                     NorthMet Project, Proposes to Construct and  Operate an Open Pit Mine and Processing Facility, Located in Hoyt Lakes—Babbitt Area of St. Louis  County, MN.                

*Summary:*                     The project as proposed will have satisfactory  impacts to surface water and groundwater from  acid mine drainage and mobilization of metals and  sulfates. The project will also have significant  wetland impacts that are not adequately  mitigated. In addition, the EIS does not  adequately evaluate the fate and transport of  pollutants between groundwater, surface water and  wetlands, nor does it discuss financial assurance  for closure and post-closure care. Rating EU3.                

*EIS No. 20090386, ERP No. D-BLM-K09811-CA,*                     Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System (07-AFC-5) Project, Proposal to Construct a 400-mw  Megawatt Concentrated Solar Power Tower, Thermal-Electric Power Plant, San Bernardino  County, CA.                

*Summary:*                     EPA expressed environmental concerns about  impacts to biological and aquatic resources, air  quality and sensitive species. EPA also  requested additional information to fully  describe the project's purpose and need, broaden  the range of alternatives, and further evaluate  cumulative impacts from reasonably foreseeable  future actions. Rating EC2.                

*EIS No. 20090394, ERP No. D-USN-K11126-GU,*                     Guam  and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Military Relocation, Proposed Relocating  Marines from Okinawa, Visiting Aircraft Carrier  Berthing, and Army Air and Missile Defense Task  Force, Implementation, GU.                

*Summary:*                     EPA identified adverse environmental impacts  to Guam's drinking water and wastewater  infrastructure from construction workers and  induced population growth, and to sensitive coral  habitat. The DEIS does not adequately assess the  impacts and infrastructure needs of the  construction workers and induced growth, and does  not include an adequate assessment of the impacts  to the coral habitat or an adequate mitigation  plan for those impacts. Rating EU3.                

*EIS No. 20090397, ERP No. D-USA-G39052-00,*                     PROGRAMMATIC—Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA) Beneficial Use of Dredged Material (BUDMAT) Program Study, To Establish the Structure and  Management Architecture of the BUDMAT Program, Implementation, MS, TX and LA.                

*Summary:*                     EPA does not object to the proposed action. Rating LO.                

*EIS No. 20100008, ERP No. D-GSA-F65079-00,*                     International Falls Land Port of Entry  Improvements Study, Proposes to Replace the  Existing Land Port of Entry, Minnesota along the  U.S. and Canada Border.                

*Summary:*                     EPA expressed environmental concerns about water  quality impacts from stormwater runoff and  hazardous materials spills. EPA recommended that  appropriate runoff and spills management be  incorporated into the project. Rating EC2.                

## Final EISs

*EIS No. 20090437, ERP No. F-COE-E39077-NC,*                     Western Wake Regional Wastewater Management  Facilities, Proposed Construction of Regional  Wastewater Pumping, Conveyance, Treatment, and  Discharge Facilities to Serve the Towns of Apex, Cary, Holly Springs and Morrisville, Research  Triangle Park, Wake County, NC.                

*Summary:*                     EPA expressed concerns about environmental  justice impacts and maintaining EPA-approved  State of North Carolina Water Quality Standards  for Surface Waters.                

*EIS No. 20100006, ERP No. F-AFS-L65570-00,*                     Rogue  River-Siskiyou National Forest, Motorized Vehicle  Use, To Enact the Travel Management Rule, Implementation, Douglas, Klamath, Jackson, Curry, Coos and Josephine Counties, OR and Del Norte and  Siskiyou Counties, CA.                

*Summary:*                     EPA expressed environmental concerns about  impacts to human health that could result from  exposure to naturally occurring asbestos (NOA). EPA recommended that a plan be developed and  implemented to address risk from NOA.                

*EIS No. 20100007, ERP No. F-NOA-B91005-00,*                     Amendment 3 to the Northeast Skate Complex  Fishery Management Plan, Implementation of New  Management Measures to Rebuild Overfished Skate  Stocks, End Overfishing of Skate Fisheries, Gulf  of Maine (GOM), Georges Bank (GB), South New  England and Mid-Atlantic Regions.                

*Summary:*                     EPA does not object to the proposed project.                

*EIS No. 20100011, ERP No. F-AFS-K65376-CA,*                     Eddy  Gulch Late-Successional Reserve Fuels/Habitat  Protection Project, To Protect Late-Successional  Habitat used by the Northern Spotted Owl and  Other Late-Successional-Dependent Species, Salmon  River and Scott River Ranger District, Klamath  National Forest, Siskiyou County, CA.                

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

*EIS No. 20100015, ERP No. F-USA-G39052-00,*                     PROGRAMMATIC—Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA) Beneficial Use of Dredged Material (BUDMAT) Program Study, To Establish the Structure and  Management Architecture of the BUDMAT Program, Implementation, MS, TX and LA.                

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

*EIS No. 20100012, ERP No. FS-AFS-K65312-CA,*                     Pilgrim Vegetation Management Project, Updated  Information to Address and Respond to the  Specific Issues Identified in the Court Ruling. Implementation, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, CA.                

*Summary:*                     EPA expressed environmental concerns about  inadvertent exposure to humans and non-target  species to the fungicide Sporax and cumulative  effects to snag-dependent and late-successional  species.                

Dated: March 2, 2010.

Robert W. Hargrove,

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.

[FR Doc. 2010-4701 Filed 3-4-10; 8:45 am]

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