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• Raymond Ban, Executive Vice 

President, Meteorology Science and 

Strategy, The Weather Channel, Inc. 

• Richard Bartlett, (NEETF Chairman) 

Vice Chairman, Mary Kay Holding 

Corporation 

• Holly Cannon, Principal of the Law 

Firm Beveridge&Diamond 

• Arthur Gibson, Vice President, 

Environment, Health&Safety, The Home 

Depot, Inc. 

• Dorothy Jacobson, Consultant 

• Karen Bates Kress, President, KBK 

Consulting, Inc. 

• Dorothy McSweeny, (NEETF Vice 

Chair), Chair, DC Commission on the 

Arts and Humanities 

• Honorable William Sessions, former 

Director of the Federal Bureau of 

Investigation. 

Additional Considerations: Great care 

has been taken to assure that these new 

appointees not only have the highest 

degree of expertise and commitment, 

but also brings to the Board diverse 

points of view relating to environmental 

education and training. These 

appointments shall be for four year 

terms. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: C. 

Michael Baker, Acting Director, 

Environmental Education Division, 

Office of Children’s Health Protection 

and Environmental Education (1704A) 

U.S. EPA 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

Dated: July 27, 2006, BIOS of New 

Member. 

Stephen L. Johnson, 

Administrator. 

Kenneth A. Strassner, Vice President, 

Global Environment, Safety, Regulatory 

and Scientific Affairs, Kimberly-Clark 

Corporation. 

Mr. Strassner is an honors graduate 

(magna cum laude) of Yale College 

(1968 and of Yale Law School (1974). 

Prior to joining Kimberly-Clark in 1976, 

Mr. Strassner served as an officer in the 

U.S. Navy, practiced with a Washington, 

DC law firm and served as Executive 

Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of 

Labor for Occupational Safety and 

Health. Mr. Strassner’s legal specialties 

include U.S. and international 

environmental and energy law, product 

safety matters and occupational safety 

and health requirements. In 1988, Mr. 

Stassner was appointed Vice PresidentEnvironment and Energy, KimberlyClark Corporation, responsible for 

formulation of corporate policies and 

management of the Corporation’s 

technical support staffs in both areas. 

His areas of responsibility were 

expanded in November 2004, and he 

now serves as Vice President-Global 

Environment, Safety, Regulatory and 

Scientific Affairs for Kimberly-Clark. In 

addition, Mr. Strassner is a member of 

various professional associations and is 

the current Chairman of the Corporate 

Environmental, Health and Safety 

Management Roundtable. 

Bradley F. Smith, Vice President Dean 

of Huxley College of The Environment, 

Western Washington University. 

Bradley F. Smith was named Dean of 

Huxley College of the Environment at 

Western Washington University in 

September of 1994. Prior to his 

appointment, Dr. Smith had served for 

three years as the first Director of the 

Office of Environmental Education for 

the U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency. He also served as a Special 

Assistant to the administrator of the 

EPA and as Acting Associate 

Administrator for the EPA. Dr. Smith 

was appointed to the U.S. Senior 

Executive Service in 1992. Dr. Smith 

received his Ph.D. from the University 

of Michigan School of Natural 

Resources and the Environment. His BA 

and MA are in economics and political 

science. 

From 1975 to 1990, Dr. Smith was a 

professor of political science and 

biology, and concurrently was executive 

director of Michigan’s Tobico Marsh 

National Refuge from 1982 to 1990. 

During this time, he also served as 

adjunct faculty at the Air Force Institute 

of Technology and the University of 

Michigan’s School of Natural Resources 

and the Environment. Dr. Smith has 

been a Fulbright Scholar to England and 

a NATO Fellow. He holds adjunct 

faculty positions, in Russia, China, 

Holland and Japan. Concurrently, he 

serves as a senior advisor to General 

Motors Corporation VP Environment, 

Energy and Public Policy and the GM 

Foundation. He also is an external 

evaluator for the U.S. Department of 

Energy and is the President of the U.S. 

Council of Environmental Deans and 

Directors and President of the World 

Conservation Learning Network (an 

organization of some 400 universities 

based in Geneva, Switzerland). 

Formerly Dr. Smith served as an 

appointed member of President 

Clinton’s Council for Sustainable 

Development (Education Task Force). 

His most recent publications include coauthor of Environmental Science: A 

Study of Interrelationships, 10th edition 

2004, and Environmental Science Field 

Guide and Laboratory Manual, 10th 

edition 2004, McGraw-Hill. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[Docket No. ER–FRL–6677–8] 

Environmental Impact Statements; 

Notice of Availability 

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal 

Activities, General Information (202) 

564–7167 or http://www. epa.gov/ 

compliance/nepa/. 

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact 

Statements 

Filed 07/24/2006 through 07/28/2006 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. 

EIS No. 20060314, Final EIS, SFW, CA, 

Bair Island Restoration and 

Management Plan, Tidal Action 

Restoration, Don Edwards San 

Francisco Bay National Wildlife 

Refuge, Bair Island State Ecological 

Reserve, South San Francisco Bay, 

San Mateo County, CA, Wait Period 

Ends: 09/04/2006, Contact: Clyde 

Morris 510–792–0222. 

EIS No. 20060315, Draft EIS, AFS, CA, 

Antelope-Pardee 500kV Transmission 

Project, Construct, Operate and 

Maintain a New 25.6 mile 500kV 

Transmission Line, Right-of-Way 

Permit and Special Use 

Authorization, Angeles National 

Forest, Los Angeles County, CA, 

Comment Period Ends: 09/18/2006, 

Contact: Marian Kadota 805–961–

5732. 

EIS No. 20060316, Draft EIS, GSA, ME, 

Madawaska Border Station Project, 

Replacement of Existing Border 

Station in Madawaska, International 

Border between United States and 

Canada, Aroostook County, ME, 

Comment Period Ends: 09/22/2006, 

Contact: David M. Drevinsky 617–

565–6596. 

EIS No. 20060317, Draft EIS, FHW, NY, 

NY Route 347 Safety and Mobility 

Improvement Project, from Northern 

State Parkway to NY Route 25A, 

Funding, Towns of Smithtown, Islip 

and Brookhaven, Suffolk County, NY, 

Comment Period Ends: 09/18/2006, 

Contact Robert Arnold 518–431–4127. 

EIS No. 20060318, Draft EIS, FHW, NY, 

Greenville Southwest Bypass Study, 

Transportation Improvements to NC 

11 and U.S. 264 Business, U.S. Army 

COE Section 404 Permit, Pitt County, 

NY, Comment Period Ends: 09/18/ 

2006, Contact: John F. Sullivan, III 

919–856–4346. 

EIS No. 20060319, Final EIS, NPS, AR, 

Pea Ridge National Military Park 

General Management Plan, 

Implementation, AR, Wait Period 

Ends: 09/04/2006, Contact: John Scott 

479–451–8122 Ext 224. 

EIS No. 20060320, Final EIS, NRC, IL, 

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ESP Site, Application for ESP on One 

Additional Nuclear Unit, within the 

Clinton Power Station (CPS), NUREG–

1815, DeWitt County, IL, Wait Period 

Ends: 09/04/2006, Contact: Thomas 

Kenyon 301–415–1120. 

EIS No. 20060321, Draft EIS, AFS, CA, 

Diamond Vegetation Management 

Project, To Shift Existing Conditions 

Towards Desired Future Conditions, 

MT. Hough Ranger District, Plumas 

National Forest, Plumas County, CA, 

Comment Period Ends: 09/18/2006, 

Contact: Merri Carol Martens 530–

283–7689. 

EIS No. 20060322, Final EIS, BLM/AFS, 

CO, Northern San Juan Basin Coal 

Bed Methane Project, Proposal to Drill 

300 Wells to Produce National Gas 

from Coal Beds on Federal, State and 

Private Owned Lands, Special-UsePermit, Application for Permit to Drill 

and US Army COE Section 404 

Permit, LaPlata and Archuleta 

Counties, CO, Wait Period Ends: 09/ 

04/2006, Contact: Walt Brown 970–

385–1372. 

The Department of the Interior’s 

Bureau of Land Management and the 

U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest 

Service are Joint Lead Agencies for the 

above project. 

EIS No. 20060323, Draft EIS, AFS, AK, 

Scratchings Timber Sale Project, 

Timber Harvest up to Approximately 

42 Million Board Feet, Suemez Island, 

Craig Ranger District, Tongass 

National Forest, AK, Comment Period 

Ends: 09/18/2006, Contact: Dennis 

Sylvia 907–828–3226. 

EIS No. 20060324, Draft EIS, AFS, MT, 

Cabin Gulch Vegetation Treatment 

Project, Restore Fire-Adapted 

Ecosystems, Reduce Hazardous Fuels, 

and Water Quality Tributaries to Deep 

Creek, Helena National Forest, 

Townsend Ranger District, 

Broadwater County, MT, Comment 

Period Ends: 09/18/2006, Contact: 

Sharon Scott 406–449–5490. 

EIS No. 20060325, Draft EIS, FRC, ID, 

Hells Canyon Hydroelectric Project, 

Application for Relicensing to 

Authorize the Continued Operation of 

Hydroelectric Project, Snake River, 

Washington and Adams Counties, ID 

and Wallowa and Baker Counties, OR, 

Comment Period Ends: 10/02/2006, 

Contact: Todd Sedmak 1–866–208–

FERC. 

Amended Notices 

EIS No. 200600122, Draft EIS, BIA, WA, 

Cowlitz Indian Tribe Trust 

Acquisition and Casino Project, Take 

151.87 Acres into Federal Trust and 

Issuing of Reservation Proclamation, 

and Approving the Gaming 

Development and Management 

Contact, Clack County, WA, Comment 

Period Ends: 08/25/2006, Contact: 

Gerald Henrickson 503–231–6927. 

Revision of FR Notice Published on 

04/14/2006: Comment Period Officially 

Reopened by Preparing Agency—

Comment Period ends 8/25/2006. 

EIS No. 20060195, Draft EIS, CGD, MA, 

-VOID-Northeast Gateway Deepwater 

Port License Application, Construct, 

Own and Operate a Deepwater Port to 

Import Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) 

in Massachusetts Bay, City of 

Gloucester, MA, Comment Period 

Ends: 07/03/2006, Contact: Mark 

Prescott 202–267–0225. 

Revision of FR Notice Published 

05/19/2006: The above DEIS was 

inadvertently published in 05/19/2006. 

The Official Filing was Published in FR 

on 05/26/2006 CEQ#20060213. 

EIS No. 20060221, Draft EIS, CGD, MA, 

-VOID-Neptune Liquefied Natural Gas 

Deepwater Port License Application, 

Proposes to Construct, Own and 

Operate a Deepwater Port, northeast 

of Boston and south-southeast of 

Gloucester, MA, Comment Period 

Ends: 07/17/2006, Contact: M.A. 

Prescott 202–372–1451. 

Revision of FR Notice Published 06/ 

02/2006: The above DEIS was 

inadvertently published in 06/02/2006. 

The Official Filing was Published in FR 

on 06/09/2006 CEQ#20060235. 

EIS No. 20060253, Draft EIS, AFS, NV, 

Jarbidge Ranger District Rangeland 

Management Project, Authorize 

Continued Livestock Grazing, 

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, 

Columbia River, NV, Comment Period 

Ends: 08/21/2006, Contact: James 

Winfrey 775–778–6129. 

Revision of FR Notice Published on 

06/23/2006: Extending Comment Period 

from 08/07/2006 to 08/21/2006. 

EIS No. 20060266, Draft EIS, FTA, TX, 

North Corridor Fixed Guideway 

Project, Propose Transit 

Improvements from University of 

Houston (UH)-Downtown Station to 

Northline Mall, Harris County, TX, 

Comment Period Ends: 08/17/2006, 

Contact: John Sweek 817–978–0550. 

Revision to FR Notice Published 07/ 

03/2006: Correction to Agency Code 

from DOT to FTA. 

EIS No. 20060313, Draft EIS, BIA, MT, 

Kerr Hydroelectric Project, Proposed 

Drought Management Plan, 

Implementation, Flathead Lake, MT, 

Comment Period Ends: 09/29/2006, 

Contact: Jeffery Loman 202–208–7373. 

Revision of FR Notice Published on 

07/28/2006: Correction to Comment 

Period from 09/11/2006 to 09/29/2006. 

Dated: August 1, 2006. 

Robert W. Hargrove, 

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office 

of Federal Activities. 

[FR Doc. 06–6715 Filed 8–3–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6650–50–U 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–6677–9] 

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 7, 2006 (71 FR 17845). 

Draft EISs 

EIS No. 20060177, ERP No. D–I.–

K28021–CA, Contra Costa Water 

District Alternative Intake Project, To 

Protect and Improve the Quality of 

Water Delivery to Untreated and 

Treated-Water 

Customers, Contra Costa County, CA. 

Summary: While EPA has no 

objection to the proposed action, EPA 

did request clarification of fisheries 

benefits and feasibility of implementing 

Alternative 3. Rating LO. 

EIS No. 20060212, ERP No. D–AFS–

K65310–CA, Freeman Project, Reduce 

Hazardous Fuel and Improving Forest 

Health, Implementation, Lake 

Recreation Area, Beckworth Ranger 

District, Plumas National Forest, 

Plumas County, CA. 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns about impacts 

to water quality, soil, and habitat for the 

California spotted owl, great gray owl, 

and northern goshawk. Rating EC2. 

EIS No. 20060248, ERP No. D–NRS–

E36186–KY, Rockhouse Creek 

Watershed Plan, To Protect 

Residential and Non-residential 

Structures from Recurrent Flood 

Problem, Leslie County, KY. 

Summary: EPA does not object the 

proposed action. Rating LO. 

EIS No. 20060249, ERP No. DA–FRC–

C05146–00, Northeast (NE)–07 

Project, Construction and Operation a 

Natural Gas Pipeline Facilities, 

Millennium Pipeline Project—Phase I, 

U.S. Army COE Section 10 and 404 


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