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Texas 79902 or e-mail: 

danielborunda@ibwc.state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PEIS 

analyzes potential effects of the No 

Action Alternative and three action 

alternatives for future improvement of 

the Rectification, Presidio and Lower 

Rio Grande Flood Control Projects 

located along the Texas-Mexico border. 

Potential improvements were organized 

in three action alternatives: (1) 

Enhanced Operation and Maintenance 

Alternative, focusing on engineering 

improvements; (2) Integrated Water 

Resources Management Alternative, 

integrating additional water 

conservation and quality measures to 

the projects’ core mission of flood 

control and water delivery; and (3) 

Multipurpose Project Management 

Alternative incorporating, in addition to 

engineering improvements and 

integrating water management, 

additional measures for multiple use of 

the floodway and environmental 

measures supporting initiatives by 

federal agencies, local governments, and 

other organizations. These additional 

measures would be conducted largely 

under cooperative agreements with the 

proponent agency or organization. The 

PEIS evaluated alternatives for each 

flood control project in terms of 

potential effects relative to those of the 

No Action Alternative, in the areas of 

water, biological, cultural and 

socioeconomic resources, land use, and 

environmental health issues. The 

Multipurpose Project Management 

Alternative was selected as the preferred 

option for implementation of 

improvements to the flood control 

projects as it supports improvements in 

water quality and water conservation, 

and is consistent with the core project 

mission of flood control and water 

delivery. Public participation in the 

PEIS development included scoping 

meetings, a 45-day review period of the 

Draft PEIS, and Public Hearings held at 

the Cities of El Paso, Presidio and 

McAllen, Texas, on August 21, 22, and 

28, 2007, respectively. 

Copies of the FEIS have been sent to 

agencies, organizations and individuals 

who participated in the scoping process 

and to those who have requested copies 

of the FEIS. A limited number of Final 

PEIS copies may be obtained upon 

request from the contact person 

identified above. A Record of Decision 

will be issued after a minimum of 30 

days following the filing of the Final 

PEIS. Any comments on the Final PEIS 

must be received no later than 30 days 

after the date of publication of the 

notice of availability by the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

in the Federal Register. No action will 

be taken on the proposed action before 

30 days following publication of the 

notice of availability of the Final PEIS 

by EPA. 

Dated: January 2, 2008. 

Susan E. Daniel, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. E8–37 Filed 1–7–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7010–01–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation Nos. 731–TA–1138 and 1139 

(Preliminary)] 

Aminotrimethylenephosphonic Acid 

(ATMP) and 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1,1- 

Diphosphonic Acid (HEDP) From China 

and India 

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Institution of antidumping duty 

investigations and scheduling of 

preliminary phase investigations. 

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives 

notice of the institution of investigations 

and commencement of preliminary 

phase antidumping duty investigation 

Nos. 731–TA–1138 and 1139 

(Preliminary) under section 733(a) of the 

Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1673b(a)) 

(the Act) to determine whether there is 

a reasonable indication that an industry 

in the United States is materially 

injured or threatened with material 

injury, or the establishment of an 

industry in the United States is 

materially retarded, by reason of 

imports from 

aminotrimethylenephosphonic acid 

(ATMP) and 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1- 

diphosphonic acid (HEDP) from China 

and India, provided for in subheading 

2931.00.90 of the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States, that are 

alleged to be sold in the United States 

at less than fair value. Unless the 

Department of Commerce extends the 

time for initiation pursuant to section 

732(c)(1)(B) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 

1673a(c)(1)(B)), the Commission must 

reach a preliminary determination in 

antidumping investigations in 45 days, 

or in this case by February 14, 2008. The 

Commission’s views are due at 

Commerce within five business days 

thereafter, or by February 22, 2008. 

For further information concerning 

the conduct of these investigations and 

rules of general application, consult the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, part 201, subparts A through 

E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, 

subparts A and B (19 CFR part 207). 

DATES: Effective Date: December 31, 

2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher Cassise (202–708–5408), 

Office of Investigations, U.S. 

International Trade Commission, 500 E 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436. 

Hearing-impaired persons can obtain 

information on this matter by contacting 

the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–

205–1810. Persons with mobility 

impairments who will need special 

assistance in gaining access to the 

Commission should contact the Office 

of the Secretary at 202–205–2000. 

General information concerning the 

Commission may also be obtained by 

accessing its internet server (http:// 

www.usitc.gov). The public record for 

these investigations may be viewed on 

the Commission’s electronic docket 

(EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

These investigations are being 

instituted in response to a petition filed 

effective December 31, 2007, by 

Compass Chemical International LLC, 

Huntsville, TX. 

Participation in the Investigations and 

Public Service List 

Persons (other than petitioners) 

wishing to participate in the 

investigations as parties must file an 

entry of appearance with the Secretary 

to the Commission, as provided in 

sections 201.11 and 207.10 of the 

Commission’s rules, not later than seven 

days after publication of this notice in 

the Federal Register. Industrial users 

and (if the merchandise under 

investigation is sold at the retail level) 

representative consumer organizations 

have the right to appear as parties in 

Commission antidumping 

investigations. The Secretary will 

prepare a public service list containing 

the names and addresses of all persons, 

or their representatives, who are parties 

to these investigations upon the 

expiration of the period for filing entries 

of appearance. 

Limited Disclosure of Business 

Proprietary Information (BPI) Under an 

Administrative Protective Order (APO) 

and BPI Service List 

Pursuant to section 207.7(a) of the 

Commission’s rules, the Secretary will 

make BPI gathered in these 

investigations available to authorized 

applicants representing interested 

parties (as defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(9)) 

who are parties to the investigations 

under the APO issued in the 

investigations, provided that the 


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application is made not later than seven 

days after the publication of this notice 

in the Federal Register. A separate 

service list will be maintained by the 

Secretary for those parties authorized to 

receive BPI under the APO. 

Conference 

The Commission’s Director of 

Operations has scheduled a conference 

in connection with these investigations 

for 9:30 a.m. on January 18, 2008, at the 

U.S. International Trade Commission 

Building, 500 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC. Parties wishing to 

participate in the conference should 

contact Christopher Cassise (202–708–

5408) not later than January 16, 2008, to 

arrange for their appearance. Parties in 

support of the imposition of 

antidumping duties in these 

investigations and parties in opposition 

to the imposition of such duties will 

each be collectively allocated one hour 

within which to make an oral 

presentation at the conference. A 

nonparty who has testimony that may 

aid the Commission’s deliberations may 

request permission to present a short 

statement at the conference. 

Written Submissions 

As provided in sections 201.8 and 

207.15 of the Commission’s rules, any 

person may submit to the Commission 

on or before January 24, 2008, a written 

brief containing information and 

arguments pertinent to the subject 

matter of the investigations. Parties may 

file written testimony in connection 

with their presentation at the conference 

no later than three days before the 

conference. If briefs or written 

testimony contain BPI, they must 

conform with the requirements of 

sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the 

Commission’s rules. The Commission’s 

rules do not authorize filing of 

submissions with the Secretary by 

facsimile or electronic means, except to 

the extent permitted by section 201.8 of 

the Commission’s rules, as amended, 67 

FR 68036 (November 8, 2002). Even 

where electronic filing of a document is 

permitted, certain documents must also 

be filed in paper form, as specified in 

II(C) of the Commission’s Handbook on 

Electronic Filing Procedures, 67 FR 

68168, 68173 (November 8, 2002). 

In accordance with sections 201.16(c) 

and 207.3 of the rules, each document 

filed by a party to the investigations 

must be served on all other parties to 

the investigations (as identified by 

either the public or BPI service list), and 

a certificate of service must be timely 

filed. The Secretary will not accept a 

document for filing without a certificate 

of service. 

Authority: These investigations are being 

conducted under authority of title VII of the 

Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published 

pursuant to section 207.12 of the 

Commission’s rules. 

Issued: January 3, 2008. 

By order of the Commission. 

Marilyn R. Abbott, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. E8–100 Filed 1–7–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket No. 40–8964] 

Notice of Availability of Environmental 

Assessment and Finding of No 

Significant Impact for the Addition of 

the SR–2 Satellite Facility To Power 

Resources, Inc’s Smith RanchHighlands Uranium Project, Converse 

County, WY 

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Michalak, Decommissioning and 

Uranium Recovery Licensing 

Directorate, Division of Waste 

Management and Environmental 

Protection, Office of Federal and State 

Materials and Environmental 

Management Programs, U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission, Washington, 

DC 20555. Telephone: (301) 415–7612; 

Fax number: (301) 415–5955; E-mail: 

pxm2@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

Power Resources, Inc. (PRI) currently 

holds Source Material License SUA–

1548 for the Smith Ranch-Highland 

Uranium Project (SR–HUP) site, located 

in Converse County, Wyoming. Source 

Material License SUA–1548 permits PRI 

to conduct In Situ Leach (ISL) uranium 

recovery operations at the SR–HUP site. 

As specified in Source Material License 

SUA–1548, License Condition 10.5.1 

requires the following: 

The licensee is prohibited from 

constructing new Satellite Facilities or waste 

water evaporation ponds prior to NRC review 

and approval of designs and specifications. 

By letter dated October 11, 2006, PRI 

submitted a request to construct ISL 

Satellite SR–2 (SR–2) at the SR–HUP 

site. In this proposed action, an ISL 

satellite facility is a structure (i.e., 

building and associated equipment) 

where the ion exchange portion of the 

ISL processing circuit is conducted. ISL 

Satellite SR–2 would service Mine Units 

9, 10, 11, and 12, located near the 

southwest corner of Smith Ranch. It is 

estimated that construction of SR–2 and 

associated access road would impact 

approximately 1.5 acres of land. 

The NRC staff has prepared an 

Environmental Assessment (EA) in 

support of its review of PRI’s request in 

accordance with the requirements of 10 

CFR Part 51. Based on the EA, the NRC 

has concluded that a Finding of No 

Significant Impact (FONSI) is 

appropriate. 

II. EA Summary 

Background 

PRI’s SR–HUP is a commercial ISL 

uranium mining facility located in the 

South Powder River Basin, Converse 

County, Wyoming. The main office and 

Central Processing Plant complex is 

located at Smith Ranch, about 17 air 

miles (22 road miles) (27 air/35 road 

kilometers (km)) northeast of Glenrock, 

Wyoming, and 23 air miles (25 road 

miles) (37 air/40 road km) northwest of 

Douglas, Wyoming. NRC issued PRI’s 

current NRC license for the SR–HUP 

(Source Material License SUA–1548) on 

August 18, 2003, as part of a license 

renewal process. Commercial ISL 

uranium production began at the 

Highland site in January 1988, and at 

the Smith Ranch site in June 1997. 

PRI current operations at the SR–HUP 

include an ISL Central Processing Plant 

(CPP) and an ISL Satellite facility (SR–

1) at the Smith Ranch site and two ISL 

Satellite facilities (Satellite Nos. 2 and 

3) at the Highland site. 

Under SUA–1548, PRI is authorized, 

through its ISL process, to produce up 

to 5.5 million pounds (2.5 million 

kilograms) per year of tri-uranium 

octoxide (U3O8), also known as 

‘‘yellowcake.’’ PRI’s current annual 

production is less than half of this limit. 

Review Scope 

The NRC staff has reviewed PRI’s 

request in accordance with the NRC’s 

environmental protection regulations in 

10 CFR Part 51. Those regulations 

implement section 102(2) of the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, as amended. The EA provides the 

results of the NRC staff’s environmental 

review. The NRC staff’s radiation safety 

review of PRI’s request will be 

documented separately in a Safety 

Evaluation Report. 

The NRC staff has prepared the EA in 

accordance with NRC requirements in 

10 CFR 51.21 and 51.30, and with the 

associated guidance in NRC report 

NUREG–1748, ‘‘Environmental Review 

Guidance for Licensing Actions 


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