77076 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 250 / Monday, December 31, 2012 / Notices 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–9006–8] 

Notice of Intent: Designation of an 

Expanded Ocean Dredged Material 

Disposal Site (ODMDS) off Charleston, 

South Carolina 

AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) Region 4. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an 

Environmental Assessment (EA) for the 

designation of an expanded ODMDS off 

Charleston, South Carolina. 

Purpose: EPA has the authority to 

designate ODMDSs under Section 102 of 

the Marine Protection, Research and 

Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1401 

et seq.). It is EPA’s policy to prepare a 

National Environmental Policy 

Document for all ODMDS designations 

(63 FR 58045, October 1998). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, TO SUBMIT

COMMENTS, AND TO BE PLACED ON THE

PROJECT MAILING LIST CONTACT: Mr. Gary 

W. Collins, EPA Region 4, 61 Forsyth 

Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, phone 

404–562–9393, email: 

collins.garyw@epa.gov. 

SUMMARY: EPA in cooperation with the 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

Charleston District (USACE) intends to 

prepare an EA to evaluate the proposed 

designation of an expanded ODMDS 

offshore Charleston, South Carolina. An 

EA will provide the environmental 

information necessary to evaluate the 

potential environmental impacts 

associated with expanding the ODMDS. 

Need for Action: The USACE has 

requested that EPA evaluate and 

designate an expanded ODMDS. The 

study area includes an area 

approximately 7.18 square miles in size, 

for the disposal of dredged material 

from the proposed harbor deepening 

dredging at Charleston Harbor (4.04 

square miles are within the current 

ODMDS and 3.14 square miles are 

outside the current ODMDS). The size of 

an expanded ODMDS will based on 

capacity computer modeling results, 

and will be refined throughout the study 

phase. 

Alternatives: The following proposed 

alternatives have been tentatively 

defined. 

1. No action. 

2. Expansion of the existing 

Charleston ODMDS. Expand the existing 

disposal zone and ODMDS to the north, 

south and east. 

Scoping: EPA is requesting written 

comments from federal, state, and local 

governments, industry, nongovernmental organizations, and the 

general public on the range of 

alternatives considered, specific 

environmental issues to be evaluated, 

and the potential impacts of the 

alternatives. Scoping comments will be 

accepted for 60 days, beginning with the 

date of this Notice. 

Estimated Date of Draft EA Release: 

May 2014. 

Responsible Official: Gwendolyn 

Keyes Fleming, Regional Administrator, 

Region 4. 

Dated: December 21, 2012. 

Susan E. Bromm, 

Director, Office of Federal Activities. 

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Environmental Impacts Statements; 

Notice of Availability 

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal 

Activities, General Information (202) 

564–7146 or http://www.epa.gov/ 

compliance/nepa/ 

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact 

Statements 

Filed 12/17/2012 Through 12/21/2012 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. 

Notice: Section 309(a) of the Clean Air 

Act requires that EPA make public its 

comments on EISs issued by other 

Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters 

on EISs are available at: http:// 

www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/ 

eisdata.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As of 

October 1, 2012, EPA will not accept 

paper copies or CDs of EISs for filing 

purposes; all submissions on or after 

October 1, 2012 must be made through 

e-NEPA. While this system eliminates 

the need to submit paper or CD copies 

to EPA to meet filing requirements, 

electronic submission does not change 

requirements for distribution of EISs for 

public review and comment. To begin 

using e-NEPA, you must first register 

with EPA’s electronic reporting site— 

https://cdx.epa.gov/epa_home.asp 

EIS No. 20120394, Draft EIS, USFS, OR, 

Tollgate Fuels Reduction Project, 

Umatilla National Forest, Walla Walla 

Ranger District, Umatilla and Union 

Counties, OR, Comment Period Ends: 

02/13/2013, Contact: Kimpton Cooper 

509–522–6009. 

EIS No. 20120395, Draft EIS, USFS, CA, 

AP Loblolly Pine Removal and 

Restoration Project, Andrew Pickens 

Ranger District, Sumter National 

Forest, Oconee County, CA, Comment 

Period Ends: 02/13/2013, Contact: 

Victor Wyant 864–638–9568. 

EIS No. 20120396, Final Supplement, 

USACE, CA, Folsom Dam 

Modification Project Approach 

Channel, Providing New or 

Additional Information on the Design 

and Means to Construct the Auxiliary 

Spillway Approach Channel, Placer 

and El Dorado Counties, CA, Review 

Period Ends: 01/29/2013, Contact: 

Tyler Stalker 916–557–5107. 

EIS No. 20120397, Final EIS, BLM, AK, 

National Petroleum Reserve—Alaska 

(NPR–A) Integrated Activity Plan, 

North Slope Borough, AK, Review 

Period Ends: 01/29/2013, Contact: 

Serena Sweet 907–271–4543. 

EIS No. 20120398, Final EIS, NPS, WI, 

Ice Age Complex at Cross Plains 

General Management Plan, 

Implementation, Ice Age National 

Scenic Trail, Dane County, WI, 

Review Period Ends: 02/26/2013, 

Contact: John Madden 608–441–5610. 

EIS No. 20120399, Draft EIS, USACE, 

CA, Feather River West Levee Project, 

To Reduce Flood Risk in the Sutter 

Basin, Sutter and Butte Counties, CA, 

Comment Period Ends: 02/13/2013, 

Contact: Jeff Koschak 916–557–6994. 

EIS No. 20120400, Draft EIS, USACE, 

CA, Encinitas-Solana Beach Coastal 

Storm Damage Reduction Project, San 

Diego County, CA, Comment Period 

Ends: 02/26/2013, Contact: Lawrence 

Smith 213–452–3846. 

EIS No. 20120401, Final EIS, DOE, MA, 

RI ADOPTION—Cape Wind Energy 

Project, Construction, Operation and 

Maintenance, and Decommissioning 

of a Electric Generation Facility, 

Barnstable, Nantucket and Duke 

Counties, MA and Washington 

County, RI, Review Period Ends: 01/ 

29/2013, Contact: Matthew McMillen 

202–586–7248. 

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 

has adopted the U.S. Department of the 

Interior’s Mineral Management Service 

final EIS filed 1/09/2009. The DOE was 

not a cooperating agency for the above 

final EIS. Recirculation of the document 

is necessary under Section 1506.3(b) of 

the Council on Environmental Quality 

Regulations. 

Dated: December 26, 2012. 

Dawn Roberts, 

Management Analyst, Office of Federal 

Activities. 

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