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and to handle it in accordance with the

FIFRA Information Security Manual. In

addition, Geologics Corporation is

required to submit for EPA approval a

security plan under which any CBI will

be secured and protected against

unauthorized release or compromise. No

information will be provided to this

contractor until the above requirements

have been fully satisfied. Records of

information provided to this contractor

will be maintained by the Project

Officers for this contract in the EPA

Office of Enforcement and Compliance

Assurance.

All information supplied to Geologics

Corporation by EPA for use in

connection with this contract will be

returned to EPA when Geologics

Corporation has completed its work.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Transfer of

data.

Dated: May 7, 1998.

Richard D. Schmitt,

Acting Director, Information Resources and

Services Division, Office of Pesticide

Programs.

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Regulations; Availability of EPA

Comments

Availability of EPA comments

prepared April 27, 1998 Through May

01, 1998 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 10, 1998 (63 FR 17856).

Draft EISs

ERP No. D–COE–E35084–NC Rating

EO2, Randleman Lake and Dam Project,

Construction, Piedmont Triad Regional

Water Authority (PTRWA), Deep River,

Guilford and Randolph Counties, NC.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental objection to the proposed

water supply reservoir, because

hazardous materials present in the

groundwater would potentially

contaminate this water with chlorinated

solvents and the abandoned Seaboard

Chemical Plant would be situated in the

reservoir pool and buffer zone. These

sites are undergoing remediation studies

by the North Carolina DEHNR. EPA

requested that the COE grant its Section

404 permit only on condition that

DEHNR guarantee that the Lake would

be suitable for its intended purpose, ie.,

water supply; and that any on-going

remediation studies be completed prior

to construction.

ERP No. D–COE–E36176–FL Rating

EC2, C–51 West End Flood Control

Project, Implementation To Improve the

Level of Flood Control, Central and

Southern Florida Project, Palm Beach

County, FL.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concern about the

efficacy of the proposed stormwater

treatment area, as well as the potential

long-term environmental consequences

of this proposal. EPA suggested that

additional data needs to be collected/

evaluated to determine the significance

of these issues.

ERP No. D–COE–K36123–CA Rating

EC2, South Sacramento County Streams

Investigation, Proposed to Increase

Flood Protection, Non-Federal Sponsor,

Sacramento Waste Water Treatment

Plant and along portions of Morrison,

Elder, Unionhouse and Florin Creeks,

Sacramento County, CA.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concerns regarding air

quality mitigation, which may be

required by the Corps’ upcoming

conformity determination, reflected in

the draft EIS. EPA urged the Corps to

finalize the project’s conformity review

prior to completion of the final EIS. EPA

also expressed concern that the draft EIS

did not discuss potential cumulative

impacts to the Morrison Creek

watershed, particularly impacts

associated with sand and gravel mining

that is subject to Corps regulatory

jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act

Section 404. EPA is concerned that the

draft EIS did not address pollution

prevention mechanisms to the extent

recommended in guidance to Federal

agencies by the Council on

Environmental Quality.

ERP No. D–FRC–B03006–00 Rating

EO2, Portland Natural Gas Transmission

System (PNCTS)/Maritimes Phase I Joint

Facilities Project, NPDES Permit, COE

Section 10 and 404 Permits, Dracut,

MA; Wells, ME and NH.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental objections to the pipeline

proposal from the standpoint of growth

inducing impacts and the absence of a

planning policy and decision-making

process (or guidance) for the evaluation

of proposed tie-ins to the pipeline. EPA

requested additional information

concerning impacts to wetlands

containing significant amphibian

breeding habitat and impacts of the

pipeline to existing and potential

wellhead protection areas. EPA also

questioned FERC’s rationale for

analyzing the Phase I Joint Facilities

project independent of the other

portions of a larger pipeline facility

throughout New England.

Final EISs

ERP No. F–BLM–G67003–NM, Little

Rock Open-Pit Mine Project,

Construction and Operation, Plan of

Operations Approval, and several

Permits Issuance, Grant County, NM.

Summary: Review of the Final EIS has

been completed and the project found to

be satisfactory.

ERP No. F–DOA–G31002–TX, BexarMedina-Atascosa Counties Water

Conservation Plan, Renovation and

Installation, Funding, Medina Lake,

Bexar, Medina and Atascosa Counties,

TX.

Summary: Review of the Final EIS has

been completed and the project found to

be satisfactory.

ERP No. F–FHW–B59000–RI,

Newport Marine Facilities Project, To

Develop the Marine Mode of the

Intermodal Gateway Transportation

Center, Selected siting in various

locations within the City of Newport,

Towns of Middletown and Portsmouth,

Funding, COE Section 404 Permit and

US Coast Guard Permit, Aquidreck

Island, RI.

Summary: EPA had no additional

comments regarding the proposed

action.

ERP No. F–FRC–B05184–ME, Lower

Penobscot River Basin Hydroelectric

Project, Application for Licensing for

three hydroelectric project: Basin Mills

(FERC. NO. 10981), Stillwater (FERC.

No. 2712) and Milford (FERC. No. 2534),

Penobscot County, ME.

Summary: EPA supported the FERC

staff’s recommendation not to construct

the Basin Mills dam and believes that

the staff recommendation is an

appropriate outcome to the NEPA

process given the serious direct, indirect

and commutative environmental

impacts associated with dam

construction and the inconsistency of

the proposal with the public interest

and state and federal regulations.

Additionally, EPA agreed with FERC

staff recommendations to implement

various mitigation proposals for the

Veazie, Orono, Milford and Stillwater

projects.

ERP No. F–FRC–B05189–ME,

Kennebec River Basin Hydroelectric
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Projects, Changes in Operations and

Minor Construction, Licensing of 11

Hydroelectric Projects, (FERC Project

Nos. 2671, 2555, 2613, 2556, 2329,

2557, 2325, 2559, 11433, 2552 and

2389), Kennebec, Somerset and

Piscataquis Counties, ME.

Summary: EPA supported the FERC

staff’s recommendation to retire the

Edwards project and remove the dam.

EPA continued to disagree, however,

with FERC’s interpretation of the

baseline condition, the approach to a

specific Clean Water Act Section 401

issue, and the scope of analysis of the

EIS.

ERP No. F–FRC–B08003–ME, Granite

State Gas Transmission, Construction

and Operation of a Liquefied Natural

Gas Facility, Permits and Approvals, In

the Town of Wells, York County, ME.

Summary: EPA had no objection to

the proposed project, EPA did raise

concerns regarding potential impacts to

wildlife habitat, design of the

groundwater monitoring program, and

the range of alternatives considered in

the FEIS.

Dated: May 12, 1998.

William D. Dickerson,

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office

of Federal Activities.

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Responsible Agency: Office of Federal

Activities, General Information (202)

564–7167 OR (202) 564–7153. Weekly

receipt of Environmental Impact

Statements Filed May 04, 1998 Through

May 08, 1998. Pursuant to 40 CFR

1506.9.

EIS No. 980148, Final EIS, USN, CA,

Naval Medical Center Oakland,

Disposal and Reuse, Implementation,

in the City of Oakland, Alameda

County, CA, Due: June 01, 1998,

Contact: Gary Munekawa (650) 244–

3022.

This EIS was inadvertently omitted from

the 05–01–98 Federal Register. The

official 30 days NEPA review period

is calculated from 05–01–98.

EIS No. 980162, Final Supplement,

APH, Logs, Lumber and Other

Unmanufactured Wood Articles

Importation, Improvements to the

existing system to Prohibit

Introduction of Plant Pests into the

United States, Due: June 15, 1998,

Contact: Jack Edmundson (301) 734–

8565.

EIS No. 980163, Final EIS, USN, NV,

Fallon Naval Air Station (NAS) Range

Training Complex, Withdrawal of

Federally Administered Public Lands

for Range Safety and Training

Purposes, Great Basin, City of Fallon,

Churchill County, NV, Due: June 15,

1998, Contact: Sam Dennis (650) 244–

3007.

EIS No. 980164, Draft EIS, FHW, WA,

Cross-Base Highway Project, New

Roadway Construction between I–5 at

the Thorne Lane Interchange and

WA–7 at 176th Street South, Major

Investment Study (MIS), COE Section

404 Permit, Pierce County, WA, Due:

June 29, 1998, Contact: Jim Leonard

(360) 753–9408.

EIS No. 980165, Final EIS, COE, CA,

South Sacramento County Streams

Investigation, Proposed to Increase

Flood Protection, Non-Federal

Sponsor, Sacramento Waste Water

Treatment Plant and along portions of

Morrison, Elder, Unionhouse and

Florin Creeks, Sacramento County,

CA, Due: June 15, 1998, Contact: Jane

Rinck (916) 557–6715.

EIS No. 980166, Draft EIS, NPS, UT,

Capitol Reef National Park,

Implementation, General Management

Plan, Development Concept Plan,

Emery, Garfield, Sevier and Wayne

Counties, UT, Due: July 01, 1998,

Contact: Charles V. Lundy (435) 425–

3791.

EIS No. 980167, Final EIS, FHW, WV,

Merrick Creek Connector

Improvements Project, between US 60

to WV–2 also a New Interchange at I–

64, Funding and COE Section 404

Permit, Cabell County, WV, Due: June

19, 1998, Contact: David E. Bender

(304) 347–5928.

EIS No. 980168, Draft EIS, FHW, NM, I–

25/I–40 Interchange and Adjacent

Sections of I–25 and I–40, Dr. Martin

Luther King, Jr. Avenue to Comache

Road and Carlise Boulevard to South

Street, Reconstruction, Funding and

Right-of-Way Acquisition, Bernalillo

County, NM, Due: June 29, 1998,

Contact: Geg Rawling (505) 820–2022.

EIS No. 980169, Draft EIS, AFS, WA,

Plum Creek Checkerboard Access

Project, To Grant Permanent

Easements, Cle Elum and Naches

Ranger Districts, Wenatchee National

Forest, Kittitas County, WA, Due: June

29, 1998, Contact: Floyd Rogalski

(509) 674–4411.

EIS No. 980170, Draft EIS, USN, MD,

VA, DE, Patuxent River Complex

Project, Increased Flight and Related

Ground Operations in Test Area,

Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft

Division (NAWCAD) Chesapeake Bay,

Patuxent River, Several Counties, MD,

DE and VA, Due: June 29, 1998,

Contact: Sue Evans (888) 276–5201.

EIS No. 980171, Draft EIS, COE, TX,

Dallas Floodway Extension, Flood

Damage Reduction and

Environmental Restoration, Trinity

River Basin, Dallas County, TX, Due:

June 29, 1998, Contact: Gene T. Rice,

Jr. (817) 978–2110.

EIS No. 980172, Final Supplement,

COE, CA, Sacramento River Bank

Protection Project, Implementation of

Streambank Protection for the Lower

American River between RM–0 and

13.7, Updated Information, City of

Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA ,

Due: June 15, 1998, Contact: Matt

Davis (916) 557–6708.

EIS No. 980173, Final EIS, COE, CA,

San Pedro Creek Section 205 Flood

Control Project, Construction, Flood

Protection, COE Section 10 and 404

Permits and Permits Approval, San

Mateo County, CA, Due: June 15,

1998, Contact: Scott Holmes (415)

977–8670.

EIS No. 980174, Final EIS, FAA, MN,

Dual Track Airport Planning Process,

Construction and Expansion,

Minneapolis-St. Paul International

Airport, Twin Cities, Hennepin and

Dakota Counties, MN, Due: June 15,

1998, Contact: Glen Orcutt (612) 713–

4354.

EIS No. 980175, Final EIS, FHW, CA,

CA–37 Highway Improvement, Napa

River Bridge to the existing Freeway

Section of CA–37 that begins near

Diablo Street, Funding and US Army

COE Section 404 Permit Issuance,

Vallejo, Solano County, CA, Due: June

15, 1998, Contact: John R. Schultz

(916) 498–5041.

EIS No. 980176, Draft EIS, FHW, MD,

US–301 Transportation Study,

Improvements from US 301 North of

US 301/MD–5 Interchange at T.B.

(Thomas Brooke) near Brandywine to

US 50 in Bowie, Northern Corridor

Tier I, Prince George’s County, MD,

Due: June 30, 1998, Contact: George

Frick (410) 962–4440.

EIS No. 980177, Draft EIS, DOE, NM,

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Continued Operation Site-Wide,

Implementation, Los Alamos County,

NM, Due: July 18, 1998, Contact:

Corey Cruz (800) 898–6623.

Dated: May 12, 1998.

William D. Dickerson,

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office

of Federal Activities.

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