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Summary: While EPA has no

objection to the proposed action, some

technical/clarification items were

provided. Rating LO.

Final EISs

ERP No. F–FAA–K51038–CA, EIS No.

990385, San Jose International Airport

Master Plan Update, Improvements

include extension of Runway 12R/30L

from 10,200 ft. to 11,000 ft; Airport

Layout Plan, City of San Jose, Santa

Clara County, CA.

Summary: EPA continues to have

objections to the proposed action since

noise and pollution prevention issues

were not fully disclosed and mitigated.

ERP No. F–AFS–J65217–UT, EIS No.

990412, Brighton Ski Resort Master

Development Plan Updated,

Implementation, Wasatch-Cache

National Forest, Salt Lake City, UT.

Summary: EPA expressed continued

concerns with current snow storage

practices at the Brighton Ski Area base

area and suggests exploration less

damaging alternatives. Also, because the

bulldozing of snow and associated

contaminants from parking lots can be

considered a point source discharge of

pollutants into waters of the U.S.,

mitigation solutions are needed.

ERP No. F–FTA–L40210–WA, EIS No.

990416, Central Link Light Rail Transit

Project, (Sound Transit) Electric Rail

System Construction and Operation,

Funding, COE Section 10 and 404

Permits, Seattle, Sea Tac and Tuckwila

Cities, King County, WA.

Summary: EPA continues to express

concern regarding the commitment to

ensure that all mitigation measures are

implemented. EPA recommended that

the commitment to mitigate be included

in the Record of Decision.

ERP No. F–USA–G11036–AR, EIS No.

990419, Fort Chaffee Disposal and

Reuse, Implementation, Ozark

Mountains, Sebastian, Crawford,

Franklin, Smith, Barling, and

Greenwood Counties, AR.

Summary: The Final EIS fully

responded to EPA’s comments offered

on the Draft Statement. EPA has no

further comments to offer.

ERP No. F–FRC–F03006–00, EIS No.

990428, Independence Pipeline and

Market Link Expansion Projects,

Construction and Operation, Interstate

National Gas Pipeline, (Docket Nos.

CP97–315–001, CP97–319–000, CP98–

200–000 and CP–540–000, NPDES and

COE Section 404 Permits, IL, IN, MI,

OH, PA, and NJ.

Summary: EPA continues to have

concerns that the EIS: (1) does not

substantiate the Purpose and Need for

the proposal, and (2) does not

recommend that the projects’

proponents develop and implement

upland forest mitigation plans to

mitigate for the entire 1,310.7 acres of

upland forest that would be

permanently lost if this project is

constructed.

ERP No. F–DOE–A09828–00, EIS No.

990434, Surplus Plutonium Disposition

(DOE/EIS–0283) for Siting, Construction

and Operation of Three Facilities for

Plutonium Disposition, Possible Sites:

Hanford, Idaho National Engineering

and Environmental Laboratory, Pantex

Plant and Savannah River, CA, ID, NM,

SC, TX, and WA.

Summary: EPA has no objection to the

action as proposed.

ERP No. F–NPS–L61222–WA, EIS No.

990435, Lake Roosevelt National

Recreation Area, General Management

Plan, Implementation, Ferry, Grant,

Lincoln, Okanogan, and Steven

Counties, WA.

Summary: No formal comment letter

was sent to the preparing agency. ERP

No. F–COE–E39047–AL, EIS No.

990439, Jackson Port Project, Proposal

for the Public Port Facilities on the

Tombigbee River, City of Jackson, Clark

County, AL.

Summary: EPA continues to have

significant objections to the planned

phased development which will convert

important bottomland hardwood

wetlands habitat into commercial

property.

ERP No. F–FAA–E51046–NC, EIS No.

990448, Charlotte/Douglas International

Airport Construction and Operation,

New Runway 17/35, Future 18L/36R

Associated Taxiway Improvements,

Master Plan Development, Airport

Layout Plan (ALP) Approval, and COE

Section 404 Permit Issuance,

Mecklenburg County, NC.

Summary: EPA continues to be

concerned with noise increases relative

to residences in the airport area due to

the proposed expansion and requested

consideration of further mitigation.

ERP No. F–NPS–L65328–WA, EIS No.

990456, Vancouver National Historic

Reserve Cooperative Management Plan,

Preservation, Education and Public Use,

Implementation, Clark County, WA.

Summary: No formal comment letter

was sent to the preparing agency.

Dated: January 10, 2000.

B. Katherine Biggs,

Associate Director, NEPA Compliance

Division, Office of Federal Activities.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[ER–FRL–6250–1]

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 January 03,

2000 Through January 07, 2000

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.

Note: New Mailing Address Effective

January 1, 2000. US Environmental

Protection Agency, Office of Federal

Activities, EIS Filing Section, Ariel Rios

Building (South Oval Lobby), Mail Code

2252–A, Room 7241, 1200 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20460.

Special Delivery (E.G., Federal Express,

United Parcel Service, Hand-Delivered).

Deliver Documents to the guard station at

the South Oval Lobby. The guard on duty

will ask the delivery person to call our office

to verify access to the building, if the

delivery person does not have a Government

ID. The telephone number for verification to

gain access to the building is 564–2400.

EIS No. 000000, DRAFT EIS, COE, ID,

OH, KY, John T. Myers and Greenup

Locks Improvements, To Alleviate

Commerical Navigation Traffic

Congestion, Ohio River Mainstem

Systems Study, (ORMSS), Interim

Feasibility Report, Indiana, Kentucky

and Ohio, Due: February 29, 2000,

Contact: Veronica Rife (502) 625–

7034.

EIS No. 000001, DRAFT EIS, SFW, WA,

Tacoma Water Green River Water

Supply Operations and Watershed

Protection Habitat Conservation Plan,

Implementation, Issuance of a

Multiple Species Permit for Incidental

Take, King County, WA, Due: March

14, 2000, Contact: Tim Romanski

(360) 753–5823.

EIS No. 000002, DRAFT EIS, AFS, OR,

WA, Pacific Northwest Region

Douglas-fir Tussock Moth (orgvia

pseudotsugata) Project, To Partially

Control an Anticipated Outbreak of

Douglas-fir tussock moth, To Be

Implemented in Nine National Forests

in WA and OH, Due: February 28,

2000, Contact: Bill Funk (503) 808–

2984.

EIS No. 000003, DRAFT EIS, COE, WA,

Lower Snake River Juvenile Salmon

Migration Feasibility Study,

Implementation, To Increase the

Survival of Juvenile Anadromous

Fish, Snake River, Walla Walla, WA,

Due: March 31, 2000, Contact: Lonnie

Mettler (509) 527–7268.

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Amended Notices

EIS No. 990229, DRAFT EIS, AFS, MT,

NB, WY, ND, SD, Dakota Prairie

Grasslands, Nebraska National Forest

Units and Thunder Basin National

Grassland, Land and Resource

Management Plans 1999 Revisions,

Implementation, MT, NB, WY, ND

and SD, Due: February 03, 2000,

Contact: Pam Gardner (308) 432–0300.

Published FR 10–01–99—Review

Period Extended from 01–13–00 to

02–03–2000.

EIS No. 990277, DRAFT EIS, AFS, CO,

White River National Forest, Revised

Land and Resource Management Plan,

Implementation, Eagle, Garfield,

Gunnison, Mesa, Moffat and Pitkin

Counties, CO , Due: May 09, 2000,

Contact: Martha Ketelle (970) 945–

2521. Published FR on 08/13/99: CEQ

Comment Date has been extended

from 2/2/2000 to 5/9/2000.

EIS No. 990430, DRAFT EIS, COE, AZ,

Rio de Flag Flood Control Study,

Improvement Flood Protection, City

of Flagstaff, Coconino County, AZ ,

Due: January 18, 2000, Contact: David

Compas (213) 452–3850. FR notice

published on 11/19/1999: CEQ

Comment Date extended from 1/04/

2000 to 01/18/2000.

EIS No. 990492, DRAFT EIS, AFS, AK,

Finger Mountain Timber Sales,

Timber Harvesting, Implementation,

U.S. Coast Guard, NPDES and COE

Section 10 and 404 Permits, Tongass

National Forest, Sitka Ranger District,

AK, Due: February 28, 2000, Contact:

Lisa Winn (907) 747–6671.

Published—FR–12–30–99 Correction

to CEQ Comment date from 02–28–

1999 to 02–28–2000.

Dated: January 11, 2000.

B. Katherine Biggs,

Associate Director, NEPA Compliance

Division, Office of Federal Activities.

[FR Doc. 00–967 Filed 1–13–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–U

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6523–4]

Request for Great Lakes Preproposals

Through ‘‘FY2000–2001 Great Lakes

Priorities and Funding Guidance’’

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of funding availability.

SUMMARY: EPA’s Great Lakes National

Program Office (GLNPO) is now

requesting the submission of

preproposals for GLNPO funding. This

request is part of the FY2000–2001

Great Lakes Priorities and Funding

Guidance (Funding Guidance). The

Great Lakes Funding Guidance

identifies Great Lakes priorities and

solicits preproposals for assistance

projects in the areas of contaminated

sediments, pollution prevention and

reduction, habitat protection and

restoration, invasive species, and

emerging issues.

DATES: The deadline for submission of

Preproposals is February 18, 2000.

ADDRESSES: The Funding Guidance is

available on the Internet at http://

www.epa.gov/glnpo/fund/2000guid/.

Preproposals can also be sent to

Lawrence Brail, Environmental

Protection Agency, Great Lakes National

Program Office (G–17J), 77 W. Jackson

Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604; telephone

(312) 886–7474; email address:

brail.lawrence@epa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mike Russ, EPA–GLNPO, G–17J, 77

West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604

(312–886–4013/russ.michael@epa.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USEPA’s

Great Lakes National Program Office is

requesting Preproposals for Great Lakes

projects addressing: Contaminated

Sediments ($1.45 million), Pollution

Prevention and Reduction—Binational

Toxics Strategy ($700 thousand); Habitat

(Ecological) Protection and Restoration

($700 thousand); Invasive Species ($300

thousand); and Emerging Issues ($220

thousand). A total of $3.04 million is

targeted for awards in the Summer and

Fall of 2000. Potential applicants can

find a description of GLNPO’s funding

process, the Request for Preproposals,

evaluation criteria, and the Preproposal

development and submittal program on

the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/

glnpo/fund/2000guid/.

Dated: January 6, 2000.

Gary V. Gulezian,

Director, Great Lakes National Program

Office.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6518–3]

Slotted Guidepoles at Certain

Petroleum and Organic Liquid Storage

Vessels

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Storage Tank

Emission Reduction Partnership

Program and Request for Comments.

SUMMARY: In today’s Federal Register

the Environmental Protection Agency

(‘‘EPA’’) reaffirmed the applicability of

certain NSPS Subpart Ka/Kb

requirements to slotted guidepoles. EPA

believes there are a substantial number

of affected facilities with slotted

guidepoles and, therefore, intends to

establish a program for reducing their

emissions in an expeditious, highly

cost-effective manner. EPA solicits

comments on the Storage Tank Emission

Reduction Partnership Program

described below.

DATES: Comments should be submitted

by February 28, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be

submitted to: Air Enforcement Division

(Mail Code 2242A), Environmental

Protection Agency, Ariel Rios Building,

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

James K. Jackson, Air Enforcement

Division (2242A), Environmental

Protection Agency, Ariel Rios Building,

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20460, telephone (202)

564–2002.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Slotted

guidepoles are hollow poles with holes

or ‘‘slots’’ that perforate the length of the

pole and that are typically a foot-long

and 1–2 inches wide. Where the pole

passes through a floating roof, there is

an opening in the roof and a gap

between the pole and the roof. These

holes, slots and gaps contribute to

evaporative product losses and volatile

organic compound (VOC) emissions.

VOCs include a wide variety of

hydrocarbons, some of which are

hazardous air pollutants (e.g., benzene,

toluene, xylene and ethyl benzene).

Depending on the size, location and

contents of a tank, uncontrolled

emissions from slotted guidepoles can

exceed 25,000 pounds per year.

Relatively simple and inexpensive

solutions exist to minimize these

emissions and reduce evaporative

losses.

A substantial but undetermined

number of NSPS Subpart Ka/Kb tanks

have slotted guidepoles. EPA is aware of

at least 70 such tanks at 10 refineries in

4 EPA Regions, but the universe of all

such tanks is much broader than

refineries. They may be found at any

facility that stores substantial quantities

of volatile organic liquids, including

petroleum products (e.g., refineries,

gasoline distribution terminals,

chemical plants and other facilities).

Several EPA Regions have settled

enforcement actions by requiring

companies to install controls on their

slotted guidepoles. EPA understands