Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 98 / Friday, May 19, 2000 / Notices 31899

M. Meyer (404) 305–7150. Revision of

FR notice published on 04/14/2000:

CEQ Comment Date corrected from

05/30/2000 to 06/07/2000.

EIS No. 000135, Draft Supplement, NPS,

MS, Natchez Trace Parkway, Update

Information on the Construction of

Section 3P13 (Old Agency Road), City

of Ridgeland, Madison County, MS,

Due: July 12, 2000, Contact: Wendall

Simpson (601) 680–4005.

Published FR 05–12–00 Correction to

Title.

Dated: May 16, 2000.

Joseph C. Montgomery,

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office

of Federal Activities.

[FR Doc. 00–12680 Filed 5–18–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–U

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[ER–FRL–6607–4]

Environmental Impact Statements and

Regulations; Availability of EPA

Comments

Availability of EPA comments

prepared May 01, 2000 Through May

05, 2000 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 14, 2000 (65 FR

20157).

Draft EISs

ERP No. D–FAA–B51019–RI Rating

EC2, T. F. Green Airport Project, To

Implement the Part 150 Noise

Abatement Procedures in a Safe and

Efficient Manner, Warwick County, RI.

Summary: EPA expressed concerns

regarding the analysis of community

noise impacts and mitigation measures

described in the DEIS.

ERP No. D–FHW–E40308–TN Rating

EC2, TN–374 (North Parkway) Project,

Construction from TN13 to TN 76 in

Clarksville, Funding, US Coast Guard

and COE Section 404 Permits,

Montgomery County, TN.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concerns regarding

purpose and need and potential wetland

impacts. EPA requested clarification of

these issues.

ERP No. D–FHW–F40388–WI Rating

EC2, US–14/61 Westby—Virogua

Bypass Corridor Study, Transportation

Improvements, Funding and COE

Section 404 Permit, Cities of Virogua

and Westby, Vernon County, WI.

Summary: EPA expressed concern

that the document did not provide

information on how this project relates

to plans for the Highway 14 and 61

corridors.

ERP No. D–FHW–H40167–MO Rating

EC2, US 65 Improvements, from County

Road 65–122 South to Route EE

Intersection south of Buffalo, COE

Section 404 Permit, Dallas County, MO.

Summary: EPA expressed concerns

regarding possible detrimental impacts

to drinking water supplies; lack of

cumulative and indirect impacts

analysis; and a lack of maps detailing

information addressed in the various

sections of the DEIS.

ERP No. D–FRC–K03023–00 Rating

EC2, Southern Trails Pipeline Project

(CP99–163–000), Conversion of an

Existing Crude Oil Pipeline (known as

the ARCO Four Corners Pipeline Line

90 System), Construction and

Operation, CA, AZ, UT and NM.

Summary: EPA identified some

concerns and additional analysis needs,

particularly in the area of

socioeconomics and the treatment of

environmental justice.

ERP No. D–FTA–F54012–OH Rating

EC2, Bera/I–X Center Red Line

Extension Project, Southwest Corridor

Major Investment, Transit

Improvements, Funding, Cuyahoga

County, OH.

Summary: EPA expressed concerns

because of the lack of discussion

pertaining to avoidance, minimization

and mitigation of wetlands and the

insufficiency of the content and format

of noise and vibration analysis.

ERP No. D–USN–K11033–CA Rating

EC2, El Toro Marine Corps Air Station

Disposal and Reuse, Implementation,

Orange County, CA.

Summary: EPA expressed concern

that re-use activities could lead to

exceedences of applicable air quality

standards, could result in increased

water pollution, or could harm wildlife.

EPA recommended that the Navy

identify mitigation to protect wetlands,

develop a restoration alternative, and

consider an environmental management

system (EMS) to mitigate risks.

ERP No. DA–IBR–J35005–00 Rating

EC2, Animas-La Plata Project (ALP

Project), Municipal and Industrial Water

Supply, Reservoir Construction in

Ridges Basin, Implementation and

Water Acquisition Funding, Additional

Information concerning Project

Alternatives Developed in 1996 through

1997, CO NM.

Summary: EPA requested that

additional information be provided on

how the various environmental impacts

of the alternatives are being compared

and details of the proposed wetland and

habitat mitigation plan.

ERP No. DS–DOD–A11075–00 Rating

LO, National Missile Defense

Deployment (NMD) System, Upgraded

Early Warning Radar Supplement

(UEWR), To Addresses Interior

Replacement of Electronic Hardware

and Computer Software, Affected Areas

Clear Air Force Station (AFS), Denali

Borough, AK; Beale Air Force Base

(AFB), Yuba County, CA; and Cape Cod

AFS, Barnstable County, MA.

Summary: EPA had no objection to

this project.

Final EISs

ERP No. F–BOP–E80002–SC South

Carolina—Federal Correctional

Institution, Construct and Operate,

Possible Sites: Andrew, Bennettsville,

Oliver and Salters, SC.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concerns regarding

potential wetlands impacts.

ERP No. F–FAA–B51021–MA

Provincetown Municipal Airport Safety

and Operational Enhancement Project,

Improvements (1) Firefighter Equipment

Garage; (2) General Aviation Parking

Apron Expansion; (3) Runaway Safety

Areas, and (4) a Runaway Extension,

COE Section 404 Permit, Cape Cod

National Seashore, Barnstable County,

MA.

Summary: EPA has no objections to

the recommended actions in the FEIS

but asked to be actively involved in any

NEPA reevaluation associated with any

future runway extension project at the

airport.

ERP No. F–FHW–H50001–MO MO–19

Missouri River Replacement Bridge

Project, Construction and Operation, US

Coast Guard and COE Section 404

Permits, Gasconade and Montgomery

Counties, MO.

Summary: EPA urged FHWA/MoDOT

to condition the Record of Decision for

the selection of the 5–W1 alternative

pending completion of Fish and

Wildlife Service surveys for three

endangered species.

ERP No. F–FHW–K40225–CA Marin

US–101 High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV)

Gap Closure Project, Construction from

US 101 I–580 on US–101 from Lucky

Drive to North San Pedro Road and I–

580 from Irene Street to US–101,

Funding, COE Section 404 and Bridge

Permits, Marin County, CA.

Summary: No formal comment letter

was sent to the preparing agency.

ERP No. F–FTA–K40238–CA

Downtown Sacramento—Folsom

Corridor, Improvement of Transit

Services, US 50/Folsom Boulevard,

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Funding and COE Section 404 Permit,

Transportation Systems Management

(TSM) and Light Rail Transit (LRT), City

and County of Sacramento, CA.

Summary: No formal comment letter

was sent to the preparing agency.

ERP No. F–FTA–K54023–CA Vasona

Corridor Light Rail Transit Project,

Extension of existing Light Rail Transit

(LRT), in portion of the Cities of San

Jose, Campbell and Los Gatos, Santa

Clara County, CA.

Summary: No formal comment letter

was sent to the preparing agency.

ERP No. F–IBR–K39054–CA

Groundwater Replenishment System,

Implementation to Repurifying Water

from Orange County Water District

(OCWD) Orange County Sanitation

District (OCSD), Funding and COE

Section 404 Permit, Orange County, CA.

Summary: EPA continues to express

concern regarding (1) potential

emergency response procedures and

contingency plans, (2) how the injection

process would improve the effectiveness

of the saltwater intrusion barrier, and (3)

a preliminary monitoring plan to be

implemented by the project operators.

ERP No. F–SFW–L64046–WA Little

Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge,

Implementation, Comprehensive

Conservation Plan, Stevens and Pend

Oreille Counties, WA.

Summary: No formal comment letter

was sent to the preparing agency.

ERP No. F–TVA–E09805–TN Addition

of Electric Generation Peaking and

Baseload Capacity at Greenfield Sites,

Construction and Operation of

Combustion Turbines (CTs), Haywood

County, TN.

Summary: EPA expressed concern

with the proposal to develop new power

plants proposed for greenfields as

opposed to brownfields or the

expansion/repowering of existing

plants. EPA also expressed concern that

the project would likely induce growth

with associated impacts. EPA

recommended that TVA continue to

coordinate with local community

leaders regarding environmental justice

issues.

ERP No. F–USN–K11083–CA Hunters

Point (Former) Naval Shipyard Disposal

and Reuse, Implementation, City of San

Francisco, San Francisco County, CA.

Summary: EPA continues to object to

the FEIS based upon inadequate

mitigation on potential impacts to the

environmental justice community at

Hunters Point.

ERP No. FS–UAF–A11074–00 Evolved

Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV)

Program, Development, Operation and

Deployment, Proposed Launch

Locations are Cape Canaveral Air

Station (AS), Florida and Vandenberg

Air Force Base (AFB), California,

Federal Permits and Licenses, FL and

CA.

Summary: EPA had no objection to

the Final document.

Dated: May 16, 2000.

Joseph C. Montgomery,

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office

of Federal Activities.

[FR Doc. 00–12681 Filed 5–18–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPPTS–42212; FRL–6559–9]

Priority-Setting Workshop for the

Endocrine Disruptor Screening

Program; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice invites public

participation in a workshop to discuss

the development of a priority-setting

system for the selection of chemicals for

testing in the Endocrine Disruptor

Screening Program (EDSP). The

Agency’s 1998 Proposed Statement of

Policy for the EDSP contains a set of

principles and a general strategy for

setting priorities for testing. The Agency

has developed a draft version of a

priority-setting system and seeks public

input on the further design and

implementation of the system. The

workshop will also provide an overall

update and invite general comment on

other aspects of the EDSP, including the

status of the standardization and

validation efforts and the approach for

pesticide active ingredients.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

Monday, June 5, 2000, from 10 a.m. to

5 p.m.; on June 6 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.;

and on June 7 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Your request to participate in the

meeting must be received by EPA on or

before May 31, 2000.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

Crystal City Hilton, 2399 Jefferson Davis

Hwy., Arlington VA, (703) 418–6800.

Requests to participate may be

submitted by mail, electronically, or in

person. Please follow the detailed

instructions for each method as

provided in Unit III. of the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. To ensure

proper receipt by EPA, your request

must identify docket control number

OPPTS–42212 in the subject line on the

first page of your response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

general information contact: Barbara

Cunningham, Director, Office of

Program Management and Evaluation,

Office of Pollution Prevention and

Toxics (7401), Environmental Protection

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,

Washington, DC 20460; telephone

number: (202) 554–1404; e-mail address:

TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.

For technical information contact: For

information related to the overall

program status of the EDSP: Gary Timm,

telephone number: (202) 260–1859, email: timm.gary@epa.gov or Anthony

Maciorowski, telephone number: (202)

260–3048, e-mail:

maciorowski.anthony@epa.gov, Office

of Science Coordination and Policy

(7101), Environmental Protection

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,

Washington, DC 20460.

For information on pesticide activities

under the EDSP: Penny Fenner-Crisp,

telephone number: (703) 605–0654, email: fenner-crisp.penelope@epa.gov,

Office of Pesticide Programs (7501C),

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,

DC 20460.

For information on the Endocrine

Disruptor Priority-Setting Database

(EDPSD): Jim Darr, telephone number:

(202) 260–3441, e-mail:

darr.james@epa.gov or Patrick Kennedy,

telephone number: (202) 260–3916, email: kennedy.patrick@epa.gov,

Economics, Exposure, and Technology

Division (7406), Office of Pollution

Prevention and Toxics, Environmental

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Does this Notice Apply to Me?

This action is directed to the public

in general. This action may, however, be

of interest to persons who manufacture,

import, or use chemical substances that

are addressed by the EDPSD. The

general public may also have an interest

in the design and implementation of the

EDPSD and in other aspects of the

Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program

covered at the workshop. Since other

entities may also be interested, the

Agency has not attempted to describe all

the specific entities that may be affected

by this action. If you have any questions

regarding the applicability of this action

to a particular entity, consult the

technical person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

II. How Can I Get Additional

Information, Including Copies of this

Document or Other Related Documents?

A. Electronically. You may obtain

electronic copies of this document, and

certain other related documents that

might be available electronically, from

the EPA Internet Home Page at http://