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ecological risk, and impacts to waters of

the U.S. EPA recommended additional

information in the FEIS regarding pit

water quality predictions, mitigation,

reclamation and bonding, and inclusion

of the waste rock sampling and disposal

plan and a demonstration of compliance

with the Clean Water Act section

404(b)(1) guidelines.

ERP No. D–FRC–E08020–00 Rating

EO2, Gulfstream Natural Gas System

Project, Construction and Operation, To

Provide Natural Gas Transportation

Service, AL, MS and FL.

Summary: EPA is concerned that the

Gulfstream proposal would impact

forested wetlands and marine hard

‘‘live’’ bottoms along the proposed

pipeline route. Hard bottoms are

essentially ‘‘unmitigatable’’. EPA also

suggested that only one of the two

competing alignments across the Gulf of

Mexico (separate EISs) should be

potentially certificated by FERC

(Gulfstream vs. Buccaneer) or only one

larger joint effort with modification and

further mitigation.

ERP No. DR–BLM–K65213–NV Rating

LO, Black Rock Desert area. Minor

issues were raised concerning

construction of fee collection stations

and monitoring for OHV impacts.

Summary: EPA expressed a lack of

objections to BLM’s preferred

management plan for the Black Rock

Desert area. Minor issues were raised

concerning construction of fee

collection stations and monitoring for

OHV impacts.

ERP No. DR–FAA–K51037–CA Rating

EC2, Metropolitan Oakland

International Airport (MOIA), Airport

Development Plan (ADP), Reevaluation

of the Forecasts and Planning

Assumptions in the ADP, Airport

Layout Plan Approval, Funding and

COE section 404 and 10 Permits

Issuance, Port of Oakland, Alameda

County, CA.

Summary: EPA expressed concerns on

cumulative noise, air quality and

wetland impacts; impacts to areas

regulated under section 10 of the Rivers

and Harbors Act; and environmental

justice impacts. EPA also expressed

concern with the narrow range of

alternatives and requested that one

alternative eliminated from

consideration be analyzed in detail.

Final EISs

ERP No. F–AFS–E65052–KY Daniel

Boone National Forest, Implementation,

Salvage Harvest Due to 1998 Storm

Damage Timber, McCreary and Pulaski

County, KY.

Summary: EPA remains concerned

about degradation of the Rock Creek and

Marsh Creek waterways from erosion

and siltation associated with road

building and forestry activities in these

areas. Adherence to Best Management

Practices and preventing use of offhighway vehicles in these areas should

be vigorously implemented and strictly

monitored to ensure that water quality

and in-stream habitat are fully

protected.

ERP No. F–BIA–K65223–CA Cortina

Integrated Solid Waste Management

Project, Development and Operation,

Approval of Land Lease Cortina Indian

Rancheria of Wintin Indians, Colusa

County, CA.

Summary: The Final EIS addressed

the concerns raised by EPA on the Draft

EIS. EPA requested that commitments

and mitigation measures in the FEIS be

reflected in BIA’s Record of Decision.

Because the project is on tribal land,

EPA noted its continuing regulatory

and/or permit role under several federal

laws, including the Clean Water Act, the

Clean Air Act, and the Resource

Conservation and Recovery Act.

ERP No. F–NPS–J61102–00

Yellowstone and Grand Teton National

Parks and John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Memorial Parkway Winter Use Plan,

Implementation, Fremont County, ID,

Gallatin and Park Counties, MT and

Park and Teton Counties, WY.

Summary: EPA’s review has

concluded that the preferred alternative

for this project would adequately

remedy the on-going significant impacts

to environmental resources and human

health in these Parks. The document

provides a reasonable range of

alternatives and discloses, in detail, the

environmental effects of each

alternative.

ERP No. F–SFW–K99029–NV Clark

County Multiple Species Habitat

Conservation Plan, Issuance of a Permit

to Allow Incidental Take-of-79 Species,

Clark County, NV.

Summary: No formal comment letter

was sent to the preparing agency.

ERP No. FS–COE–K32046–CA Port of

Los Angeles Channel Deepening Project,

To Improve Navigation and Disposal of

Dredge Material for the Inner Harbor

Channels, Los Angeles County, CA.

Summary: EPA’s review found the

Final Supplemental EIS to be generally

responsive to concerns EPA raised on

the Draft Supplemental EIS. EPA

provided comments on toxic air

contaminants (hazardous air pollutants)

associated with the project and the

suitability of dredged materials for

aquatic or ocean disposal. EPA asked

the Corps to explore the feasibility of

reasonable mitigation measures for

reducing emissions of air toxics.

Dated: November 14, 2000.

Joseph C. Montgomery,

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office

of Federal Activities.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[ER–FRL–6612–7]

Environmental Impact Statements;

Notice of Availability

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal

Activities, General Information (202)

564–7167 or www.epa.gov/oeca/ofa.

Weekly Receipt of Environmental

Impact Statements filed November 6,

2000 through November 9, 2000

pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.

EIS No. 000381, Final EIS, BOP, CA,

Lassen County Federal Correctional

Institution (FCI), Construction and

Operation, To House Median-Security

Inmates and Federal Prison Camp,

Possible Site is Southwest Site,

Lassen County, CA, Due: December

18, 2000, Contact: David J. Dorworth

(202) 514–6470.

EIS No. 000382, Final EIS, SFW, CA,

Trinity River Mainstem Fishery

Restoration, To Restore and Maintain

the Natural Production of

Anadromous Fish, Trinity and

Humboldt Counties, CA, Due:

December 18, 2000, Contact: George

Guillen (707) 822–7201.

EIS No. 000383, Draft EIS, BLM, NM,

Sierra and Otero Counties Resource

Management Plan Amendment and

Federal Fluid Minerals Leasing and

Development, Implementation, Sierra

and Otero Counties, NM, Due:

February 20, 2001, Contact: Tom

Philips (505) 525–4377.

EIS No. 000384, Draft Supplement,

FHW, CO, Colorado Forest Highway

80, Guanella Pass Road (also known

as Park County Road 62, Clear Creek

County Road 381 and Forest

Development Road 118), Additional

Alternative includes Rehabilitation,

Light Reconstruction and Full

Construction, Funding, Clear Creek

and Park Counties, CO, Due: January

16, 2001, Contact: Richard Cushing

(303) 716–2138.

EIS No. 000385, Final EIS, COE, NB,

Sand Creek Watershed Restoration

Project, To Develop Environmental

Restoration, City of Wahoo, Saunders

County, NB, Due: December 18, 2000,

Contact: Kevin Mayberry (402) 221–

4020.

EIS No. 000386, Final EIS, COE, CA,

Murrieta Creek Flood Control and

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Protection, Implementation, Riverside

County, CA , Due: December 18, 2000,

Contact: Timothy Smith (213) 452–

3854.

EIS No. 000387, Final EIS, AFS, MT,

Rocky Mountain Front Mineral

Withdrawal, Implementation, Helena

and Lewis and Clark National Forests,

Great Falls, MT, Due: December 18,

2000, Contact: Rick Prausa (406) 791–

7720.

EIS No. 000388, Draft EIS, FHW, PA,

NY, US Route 15 Improvement

Project, from PA–6015, section G–20

and G–22 Tioga County, Pennsylvania

and PIN 6008.22.123 Steuben County,

New York (US Route 15 between PA

Route 287 and Presho, New York,

Funding and COE section 404 Permit,

Tioga County, PA and Steuben

County, NY, Due: January 31, 2001,

Contact: James A. Cheatham (717)

221–3461.

EIS No. 000389, Final EIS, BLM, CA,

Imperial Project, Open-Pit Precious

Metal Mining Operation Utilizing

Heap Leach Processes, Updated

Information concerning ‘‘Endangered,

Rare or Threatened’’ Biological

Resources, Plan of Operations and

Reclamation Plan Approvals, Right-ofWay Grants, Conditional Use/U.S.

COE Permits, El Centro Resource

Area, Desert District, Due: December

18, 2000, Contact: Glen R. Miller (760)

337–4400.

EIS No. 000390, Final EIS, AFS, Forest

Service Roadless Area Conservation,

Implementation, Proposal to Protect

Roadless Areas, Due: December 18,

2000, Contact: Scott Conroy (703)

605–5299.

Amended Notices

EIS No. 000376, Final EIS, AFS, ID,

Goose Creek Watershed Project,

Harvesting Timber and Improve

Watershed, Payette National Forest,

New Meadows Ranger District,

Adams County, ID, Due: December

8, 2000, Contact: Kimberly Brandel

(208) 347–0300.

Revision of FR Notice published on

11/09/2000: CEQ Due Date

Corrected from 12/11/2000 to 12/

08/2000.

EIS No. 000377, Final EIS, COE, MO,

Chesterfield Valley Flood Control

Study, Improvement Flood

Protection, City of Chesterfield, St.

Louis County, MO, Due: December

8, 2000, Contact: Deborah Foley

(314) 331–8485.

Revision of FR notice published on

11/09/2000: CEQ Due Date

Corrected from 12/11/2000 to 12/

08/2000.

EIS No. 000379, Final EIS, COE, WA,

Programmatic EIS—Green/

Duwamish River Basin Restoration

Program, Capitol Improvement

Type Program and Ecological

Health, King County, WA, Due:

December 8, 2000, Contact: Patrick

Cagney (206) 764–6577.

Revision of FR notice published on

11/09/2000: CEQ Due Date

Corrected from 12/11/2000 to 12/

08/2000.

Dated: November 14, 2000.

Joseph C. Montgomery,

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office

of Federal Activities.

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Request for Applications, Ecology and

Oceanography of Harmful Algal

Blooms Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notification of financial

assistance for project assistance.

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is

to advise the public that the

participating agencies are soliciting

research proposals of up to 3 years

duration, and depending on

appropriations up to 5 years for

multidisciplinary regional studies, for

the Ecology and Oceanography of

Harmful Algal Blooms (ECOHAB)

program. This program provides support

for research on algal species whose

populations may cause or result in

deleterious effects on ecosystems and

human health. Studies of the causes of

such blooms, their detection, effects,

mitigation, and control in U.S. coastal

waters, are solicited. This document

details the requirements for applications

for research support that will be

considered by the Federal research

partnership.

DATES: The deadline for proposals is

January 31, 2001, by 3:00 PM, EST.

ADDRESSES: Submit the original and

twenty copies of your proposal to

Coastal Ocean Program Office, N/SCI2,

SSMC#3, 9th Floor, Room 9752, 1315

East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD

20910. The required forms for

applications with instructions are

accessible on the Internet at http://

es.epa.gov/ncerqa/rfa/forms/

downlf.html. Forms may be printed

from this site.

The complete announcement program

can be accessed on the Internet at http:/

/www.epa.gov/ncerqa, under

‘‘announcements.’’

AWARDS: Final selection of awardees by

the participating agencies will be

determined on the basis of peer and

panel recommendations, applicability of

the proposed effort to the interests and

objectives of an agency, and the

availability of funds. It is anticipated

that each award will be made through

and be administered by a single agency;

however, several agencies may

participate in providing assistance to

individual components of multiinstitutional projects. Applicants

recommended for funding may be

requested to resubmit their proposals

and modify their budgets and/or work

plans to comply with special

requirements of the particular agency

supporting their awards. Awards will be

subject to the terms and conditions of

the sponsoring agency.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Technical Information: Dr. Kevin

Sellner, ECOHAB Coordinator, COP

Office, 301–713–3338/ext 127, EMail:

ksellner@cop.noaa.gov. Administrative

Information: Dr. Robert E. Menzer, EPA/

NCER, (202) 564–6849, EMail:

menzer.robert@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Program Goals and Topic Areas

The National Center for

Environmental Research/Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA); the Coastal

Ocean Program, and the Office of

Protected Resources, National Oceanic

and Atmospheric Administration

(NOAA)/Department of Commerce; the

Directorate for Geosciences, Division of

Ocean Sciences/National Science

Foundation (NSF); the Office of Naval

Research (ONR)/Department of Defense;

and the Office of Earth Science/National

Aeronautics and Space Administration

(NASA) are cooperating in an

opportunity for investigators to propose

activities to address three primary areas

in the national problem of HABs. For

the first area, proposals are sought for

individual studies or small

interdisciplinary efforts that address

gaps in general knowledge related to the

nature of HAB phenomena. These

studies should address fundamental

ecological and oceanographic questions

related to HABs. The second area of

interest is the prevention, control, and

mitigation of HABs and their impacts.

The purpose of this area is to encourage

research into key questions on the

underlying mechanisms involved with

HABs and their control and

accompanying ecosystem impact,

without necessarily being limited to

particular study regions. The third