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Connecticut severe ozone

nonattainment area and the Greater

Connecticut serious ozone

nonattainment area. On March 2, 1999,

the D.C. Circuit Court ruled that

submitted SIPs cannot be used for

conformity determinations until EPA

has affirmatively found them adequate.

As a result of our finding, Connecticut

can use the motor vehicle emissions

budgets from the submitted SIP addenda

for future conformity determinations.

DATES: These budgets are effective July

3, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The

finding and the response to comments

are available at EPA’s conformity

website: http://www.epa.gov/oms/traq

(once there, click on the ‘‘Conformity’’

button, then look for ‘‘Adequacy Review

of SIP Submissions for Conformity’’).

You may also contact Jeff Butensky,

Environmental Planner, One Congress

Street, Suite 1100 (CAQ), Boston, MA

02114–2023; (617) 918–1665;

butensky.jeff@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Today’s document publishes the

Region’s finding that the motor vehicle

emissions budgets for the Southwest

Connecticut severe ozone

nonattainment area and the Greater

Connecticut serious ozone

nonattainment area for 2007 for VOC

and NOX are adequate for transportation

conformity purposes. This finding has

also been announced on EPA’s

conformity website: http://

www.epa.gov/oms/traq (once there,

click on the ‘‘Conformity’’ button, then

look for ‘‘Adequacy Review of SIP

Submissions for Conformity’’).

Transportation conformity is required

by section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act.

EPA’s conformity rule requires that

transportation plans, programs, and

projects conform to state air quality

implementation plans (SIPs) and

establishes the criteria and procedures

for determining whether or not they do.

Conformity to a SIP means that

transportation activities will not

produce new air quality violations,

worsen existing violations, or delay

timely attainment of the national

ambient air quality standards.

The criteria by which we determine

whether a SIP’s motor vehicle emission

budgets are adequate for conformity

purposes are outlined in 40 CFR

93.118(e)(4). Please note that an

adequacy review is separate from EPA’s

completeness review, and it also should

not be used to prejudge EPA’s ultimate

approval of the SIP. Even if we find a

budget adequate, the SIP could later be

disapproved.

We have described our process for

determining the adequacy of submitted

SIP budgets in guidance (May 14, 1999

memo titled ‘‘Conformity Guidance on

Implementation of March 2, 1999

Conformity Court Decision’’). We

followed this guidance in making and

publishing our adequacy determination.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q.

Dated: June 1, 2000.

Mindy S. Lubber,

Regional Administrator, EPA New England.

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Environmental Impact Statements and

Regulations; Availability of EPA

Comments

Availability of EPA comments

prepared May 29, 2000 through June 02,

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. RD–FRA–A53055–00 Rating

EC2, Proposed Rule for the Use of

Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail

Grade Crossings in the United States.

Summary: EPA expressed concern

regarding the lack of information on

funding the quiet zones and requested

that more flexibility be provided to

those communities that have existing

quiet zones.

Final EISs

ERP No. F–UAF–E11046–FL Tyndall

Air Force Base, Implementation,

Proposed Conversion of Two F–15

Fighter Squadrons to F–22 Fighter

Squadrons, FL.

Summary: EPA believes that the

proposed action will not pose

significant and/or long-term adverse

environmental consequences.

Dated: June 13, 2000.

Ken Mittelholtz,

Environmental Protection Specialist, Office

of Federal Activities.

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Environmental Impact Statements;

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Responsible Agency: Office of Federal

Activities, General Information (202)

564–7167 or www/epa.gov/oeca/ofa

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact

Statements filed June 05, 2000 through

June 09, 2000 pursuant to 40 CFR

1506.9.

EIS No. 000178, DRAFT EIS, COE, NE,

Sand Creek Watershed Restoration

Project, To Develop Environmental

Restoration, City of Wahoo, Saunders

County, NE, Due: July 31, 2000,

Contact: Kevin Mayberry (402) 221–

4020.

EIS No. 000179, FINAL EIS, AFS, UT,

South Manti Timber Salvage, To

address Ecological and Economic

Values affected by Spruce Beetle

Activity in the South Manti Project,

Manti-La National Forest, FerronPrice and Sanpete Ranger Districts,

Sanpete and Sevier Counties, UT,

Due: July 17, 2000, Contact: Don

Fullmer (435) 637–2817.

EIS No. 000180, DRAFT EIS, NRC, MS,

New Porters Bayou Watershed Plan,

Reducing Flood and Drainage Damage

To Cropland, Improvements to

Watershed Channels, City of Shaw,

Bolivar and Sunflower Counties, MS,

Due: July 31, 2000, Contact: Homer L.

Wilkes (601) 965–5205.

EIS No. 000181, FINAL EIS, IBR, CA,

Lower Mokelumne River Restoration

Program, Implementation, Resource

Management Plan, San Joaquin

County, CA, Due: July 17, 2000,

Contact: Buford Holt (530) 275–1554.

EIS No. 000182, FINAL EIS, AFS, AK,

Skipping Cow Timber Sale,

Harvesting Timber, South half of

Zarembo Island, Tongass National

Forest, Wrangell Ranger District, Due:

July 17, 2000, Contact: Jerry Jordan

(907) 874–2323.

EIS No. 000183, DRAFT EIS, NPS, LA,

Cane River Creole National Historical

Park, General Management Plan,

Natchitoches Parish, LA, Due: August

15, 2000, Contact: Jerry Belson (318)

352–0383.

EIS No. 000184, DRAFT EIS, COE, MS,

TN, Wolf River, Memphis and