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of sufficient magnitude that they are 

unsatisfactory from the standpoint of 

public health or welfare or 

environmental quality. EPA intends to 

work with the lead agency to reduce 

these impacts. If the potentially 

unsatisfactory impacts are not corrected 

at the final EIS stage, this proposal will 

be recommended for referral to the CEQ. 

Adequacy of the Impact Statement 

Category 1—Adequate 

EPA believes the draft EIS adequately 

sets forth the environmental impact(s) of 

the preferred alternative and those of 

the alternatives reasonably available to 

the project or action. No further analysis 

or data collection is necessary, but the 

reviewer may suggest the addition of 

clarifying language or information. 

Category 2—Insufficient Information 

The draft EIS does not contain 

sufficient information for EPA to fully 

assess environmental impacts that 

should be avoided in order to fully 

protect the environment, or the EPA 

reviewer has identified new reasonably 

available alternatives that are within the 

spectrum of alternatives analyzed in the 

draft EIS, which could reduce the 

environmental impacts of the action. 

The identified additional information, 

data, analyses, or discussion should be 

included in the final EIS. 

Category 3—Inadequate 

EPA does not believe that the draft 

EIS adequately assesses potentially 

significant environmental impacts of the 

action, or the EPA reviewer has 

identified new, reasonably available 

alternatives that are outside of the 

spectrum of alternatives analyzed in the 

draft EIS, which should be analyzed in 

order to reduce the potentially 

significant environmental impacts. EPA 

believes that the identified additional 

information, data, analyses, or 

discussions are of such a magnitude that 

they should have full public review at 

a draft stage. EPA does not believe that 

the draft EIS is adequate for the 

purposes of the NEPA and/or Section 

309 review, and thus should be formally 

revised and made available for public 

comment in a supplemental or revised 

draft EIS. On the basis of the potential 

significant impacts involved, this 

proposal could be a candidate for 

referral to the CEQ. 

Final EISs 

EIS No. 20060488, ERP No. F–BLM–

J02049–WY, Atlantic Rim Natural Gas 

Field Development Project, Proposed 

Natural Gas Development to 2000 Wells, 

1800 to Coal Beds and 200 to Other 

Formations, Carbon County, WY. 

Summary: EPA continues to have 

environmental concerns about adverse 

impacts to water quality, wildlife 

habitat and native vegetation, and 

suggests that the ROD include 

additional BMPs that avoid or reduce 

impacts to these resources. 

EIS No. 20070023, ERP No. F–AFS–

L65521–WA, Buckhorn Access Project, 

To Utilize the Marias Creek Route to 

Construct and Reconstruct Roads, 

Funding, NPDES Permit and U.S. Army 

COE Section 404 Permit, Okanogan and 

Wenatchee National Forests, Tonasket 

Ranger District, Okanogan County, WA. 

Summary: The Final EIS addressed 

EPA’s comments on the NPDES permit 

and surface water quality; however, EPA 

continues to have environmental 

concerns about impacts to wetlands. 

EPA requests that the ROD include 

detailed information on the performance 

bond and implementation of the 

monitoring plan based on the most 

recent modeling and analysis of water 

resources. Additionally, the ROD should 

outline how the monitoring activities of 

3 agencies will be coordinated. 

EIS No. 20070062, ERP No. F–NPS–

H65025–NE, Niobrara National Scenic 

River General Management Plan, 

Implementation, Brown, Cherry, Keya 

Paha and Rock Counties, NE. 

Summary: EPA does not object to the 

proposed action. 

EIS No. 20070066, ERP No. F–BLM–

K65294–AZ, Arizona Strip Field Office 

Resource Management Plan, which 

includes: Vermilion Cliffs National 

Monument, Grand-Canyon-Parashant 

National Monument (Parashant) BLM 

Portion, General Management Plan for 

the Grand Canyon-Parashant National 

Monument NPS Portion of Parashant, 

Implementation, AZ. 

Summary: No formal comment letter 

was sent to the preparing agency. 

Dated: April 3, 2007. 

Robert W. Hargrove, 

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office 

of Federal Activities. 

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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 03/26/2007 Through 03/30/2007 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. 

EIS No. 20070126, Final Supplement, 

AFS, CA, Watdog Project, Preferred 

Alternative is B, Feather River Ranger 

District, Plumas National Forest, Butte 

and Plumas Counties, CA, Wait Period 

Ends: 05/07/2007, Contact: John 

Zarlengo 530–534–6500. 

EIS No. 20070127, Final EIS, NPS, 00, 

Ellis Island and Statue of Liberty 

National Monument Development 

Concept Plan, Long-Term 

Rehabilitation and Reuse for Historic 

Buildings, Implementation, New York 

Harbor, NY and NJ, Wait Period Ends: 

05/07/2007, Contact: Cynthia Garrett 

212–363–3206 Ext 100. 

EIS No. 20070128, Final EIS, AFS, ID, 

Myrtle Creek Healthy Forest 

Restoration Act Project, Proposes 

Aquatic and Vegetation Improvement 

Treatments, Panhandle National 

Forests, Bonners Ferry Ranger 

District, City of Bonners Ferry, 

Boundary County, ID, Wait Period 

Ends: 05/07/2007, Contact: Doug 

Nishek 208–267–5561. 

EIS No. 20070129, Draft Supplement, 

NOA, 00, Atlantic Mackerel, Squid 

and Butterfish, Fishery Management 

Plan, Amendment #9, 

Implementation, Essential Fish 

Habitat (EFH), Exclusive Economic 

Zone (EEZ), Comment Period Ends: 

05/21/2007, Contact: Patricia A. 

Kurkul 978–281–9250. 

EIS No. 20070130, Draft EIS, NOA, 00, 

Phase I—Essential Fish Habitat 

Omnibus Amendment #2, 

Designations for 27 Species, 

Amendment #14 to the Northeast 

Multispecies FMP, Amendment #14 

to the Atlantic Scallop FMP, 

Amendment #3 to the Atlantic 

Herring FMP, Amendment 4 to the 

Monkfish FMP, Amendment 1 to the 

Deep-Sea Red Crab FMP, Amendment 

2 to the Skates FMP and Amendment 

3 to the Atlantic Salmon FMP, Maine 

to North Carolina, Comment Period 

Ends: 05/21/2007, Contact: Peter 

Colosi 978–281–9332. 

EIS No. 20070131, Draft EIS, IBR, NM, 

Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project, 

To Provide a Long-Term (Year 2040) 

Water Supply, Treatment and 

Transmission of Municipal and 

Industrial (M&I) Water to Navajo 

National and Jicarilla Apache Nation, 

City of Gallup, New Mexico, 

Comment Period Ends: 06/28/2007, 

Contact: Rege Leach 970–385–6553. 

EIS No. 20070132, Draft EIS, AFS, 00, 

Yellowstone and Grand Teton 

National Parks and the John D. 

Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway, 

Winter Use Plan, To Provide a 


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Framework for Managing Winter Use 

Activities, Implementation, Fremont 

County, ID, Gallatin and Park 

Counties, MT Park and Teton 

Counties, WY, Comment Period Ends: 

05/31/2007, Contact: Debbie 

VanDePolder 307–344–2019. 

EIS No. 20070133, Draft EIS, FRC, GA, 

Elba III Project, Construct, Operate 

and Acquire Facilities to move ReVaporized Liquefied Natural Gas 

(LNG), U.S. Army COE Section 10 and 

404 Permits and U.S. Coast Guard 

Permit, Elba Island, Chatham County, 

GA, Comment Period Ends: 05/21/ 

2007, Contact: Andy Black 1–866–

208–3372. 

EIS No. 20070134, Final EIS, FHW, VA, 

I–81 Corridor Improvement Study in 

Virginia, Transportation 

Improvements from the Tennessee 

Border to the West Virginia Border, 

(Tier 1), Several Counties, VA and 

WV, Wait Period Ends: 05/07/2007, 

Contact: John Simkins 804–775–3342. 

Dated: April 3, 2007. 

Robert W. Hargrove, 

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office 

of Federal Activities. 

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National Advisory Council for 

Environmental Policy and Technology 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, P.L. 92463, EPA gives 

notice of a meeting of the National 

Advisory Council for Environmental 

Policy and Technology (NACEPT). 

NACEPT provides advice to the EPA 

Administrator on a broad range of 

environmental policy, technology, and 

management issues. The Council is a 

panel of individuals who represent 

diverse interests from academia, 

industry, non-governmental 

organizations, and local, State, and 

tribal governments. The purpose of this 

meeting is to discuss the NACEPT 

agenda, including sustainable water 

infrastructure, environmental 

stewardship, cooperative conservation, 

energy and the environment, 

environmental technology, and 

environmental indicators. The Council 

will also review and approve the 

NACEPT Environmental Technology 

Subcommittee’s Second Report. A copy 

of the agenda for the meeting will be 

posted at http://www.epa.gov/ocem/ 

nacept/cal-nacept.htm. 

DATES: NACEPT will hold a two day 

open meeting on Thursday, April 26, 

2007, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and 

Friday, April 27, 2007, from 8 a.m. to 2 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel, 1201 

K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005. 

The meeting is open to the public, with 

limited seating on a first-come, firstserved basis. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sonia Altieri, Designated Federal 

Officer, altieri.sonia@epa.gov, (202) 

233–0061, U.S. EPA, Office of 

Cooperative Environmental 

Management (1601E), 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests 

to make oral comments or to provide 

written comments to the Council should 

be sent to Sonia Altieri, Designated 

Federal Officer, at the contact 

information above. The public is 

welcome to attend all portions of the 

meeting. 

Meeting Access: For information on 

access or services for individuals with 

disabilities, please contact Sonia Altieri 

at 202–233–0061 or 

altieri.sonia@epa.gov. To request 

accommodation of a disability, please 

contact Sonia Altieri, preferably at least 

10 days prior to the meeting, to give 

EPA as much time as possible to process 

your request. 

Dated: March 29, 2007. 

Sonia Altieri, 

Designated Federal Officer. 

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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; 

Notification of a Public Meeting of the 

Science Advisory Board Hypoxia 

Advisory Panel 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The EPA’s Science Advisory 

Board (SAB) Staff Office is announcing 

a public meeting of the SAB Hypoxia 

Advisory Panel to discuss and develop 

its preliminary draft advisory report 

concerning the hypoxic zone in the Gulf 

of Mexico. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on June 

13, 2007 from 9 a.m.–5 p.m., June 14, 

2007 from 9 a.m.—5 p.m., and on June 

15, 2007 from 9 a.m.—12 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

New Orleans, Louisiana at the Astor 

Crowne Plaza located at 739 Canal 

Street (Canal and Bourbon Street). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public wishing further 

information regarding the public 

meeting may contact Dr. Holly 

Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer 

(DFO), U.S. EPA Science Advisory 

Board Staff Office by telephone/voice 

mail at (202) 343–9867, or via e-mail at 

stallworth.holly@epa.gov. The SAB 

mailing address is: U.S. EPA Science 

Advisory Board (1400F), 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. General 

information about the SAB, as well as 

any updates concerning the meeting 

announced in this notice, may be found 

in the SAB Web site at: http:// 

www.epa.gov/sab. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

Public Law 92–463, notice is hereby 

given that the SAB Hypoxia Advisory 

Panel will hold a public meeting to 

develop a report that details advances in 

the state of the science regarding 

hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. 

The SAB was established by 42 U.S.C. 

4365 to provide independent scientific 

and technical advice to the EPA 

Administrator on the technical basis for 

Agency positions and regulations. The 

SAB is a Federal Advisory Committee 

chartered under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 

U.S.C., App. The SAB will comply with 

the provisions of FACA and all 

appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural 

policies. 

Background: EPA participates with 

other Federal agencies, states and tribes 

in the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico 

Watershed Nutrient Task Force. In 2001, 

the Task Force released the Action Plan 

for Reducing, Mitigating and Controlling 

Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico 

(or Action Plan available at http:// 

www.epa.gov/msbasin/taskforce/ 

actionplan.htm). The Action Plan was 

informed by the science described in 

2000 in An Integrated Assessment of 

Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico 

(or Integrated Assessment available at 

http://www.noaa.gov/products/ 

hypox_finalfront.pdf) developed by the 

National Science and Technology 

Council, Committee on Environment 

and Natural Resources. Six technical 

reports provided the scientific 

foundation for the Integrated 

Assessment and are available at http:// 


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