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EIS No. 010135, DRAFT SUPPLEMENT,

FHW, VA, Outer Connector Study—

Northwest Quadrant Transportation

Improvement, from I–95, US 17 and

VA–3, Funding, COE Section 10 and

404 Permits, Stafford and

Spotsylvania Counties, WA, Comment

Period Ends: July 02, 2001, Contact:

Roberto Foresca-Martinez (804) 775–

3320.

Dated: April 24, 2001.

Joseph C. Montgomery,

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office

of Federal Activities.

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Environmental Impact Statements and

Regulations; Availability of EPA

Comments

Availability of EPA comments

prepared 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 14, 2000 (65 FR

20157).

Draft EISs

ERP No. D–AFS–K65230–CA Rating

EC2, Fuels Reduction for Community

Protection Phase 1 Project on the Six

Rivers National Forest, Proposes to

Reduce Fuels High Severity Burned

Stands, Lower Trinity Ranger District,

Humboldt and Trinity Counties, CA.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concerns related to

purpose and project scope, and the need

for additional information on the

transportation system in the area. EPA

also suggested that the final EIS include

additional mitigation measures to

address sedimentation and temperature

issues in affected streams.

ERP No. D–AFS–L65368–ID Rating

EC2, Curfew National Grassland Land

and Resource Management Plan,

Implementation, Caribou-Targhee

National Forest, Oneida County, ID.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concerns with the range

of alternatives, and the need for

additional information on impacts to air

and water quality, and cumulative

impacts. EPA suggests that the final EIS

include a modified alternative within

the range of alternatives that considers

a grazing limit of 1000 acres or less. In

addition, the FEIS should explain the

significance of the changes in sagebrush

canopy cover that would occur under

each alternative.

ERP No. D–BLM–J02011–00 Rating

EO2, Programmatic EIS—Southern Ute

Indian Reservation Oil and Gas

Development, Implementation, San Juan

Basin, LaPlata, Archuleta, Montezuma

Counties, CO and Rio Arriba and San

Juan Counties, NM.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental objections with potential

adverse impacts from temporary

drilling, construction and well service

and maintenance activities on 171 acres

of wetlands and to federally threatened

and endangered species (TES) including

protection to active bald eagle nesting

areas. The final EIS should include

additional information to calculate

cumulative impacts to wetlands and

TES.

ERP No. D–FAA–E40785–FL Rating

EC2, Fort Lauderdale—Hollywood

International Airport, Proposed

Expansion of Runway 9R–2FL and other

Associated Improvements, Funding,

Broward County, FL.

Summary: EPA is concerned about the

insufficiency of the NEPA air quality

analysis, potential noise impacts of the

Proposed Project in EJ and non-EJ

residential communities near the

airport, the predicted loss of tidal

mangrove wetlands, the limiting of the

alternatives analysis, as well as the

potential safety concerns of the

proposed runway bridge.

ERP No. D–MMS–L03010–AK Rating

EO2, Liberty Development and

Production Plan, Beaufort Sea Oil and

Gas Development, Implementation, To

Transport and Sell Oil to the U.S. and

World Markets, Right-of-Way

Application, Offshore Beaufort Sea

Marine Environment and Onshore North

Slope of Alaska Coastal Plan, AK.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental objections due to the

lack of analysis of the issues and

concerns of the Inupiat Eskimos as

required by Executive Order (EO) 12898,

the potentially significant effects from

leaks and spills associated with the use

of undersea pipelines in the Beaufort

Sea, the technological/logistical

difficulties in responding to oil spills in

the Beaufort, and the potential use of

project components for which there are

less environmentally damaging options.

EPA recommended that additional

information and analysis related to

these objections be included in the EIS.

ERP No. D–NPS–E64018–GA Rating

LO, Cumberland Island National

Seashore General Management Plan,

Wilderness Management Plan,

Commercial Services Plan,

Interpretation Plan, Resource Cultural

and Natural Management Plan,

Implementation, St. Marys County, GA.

Summary: EPA expressed lack of

concerns.

Final EISs

ERP No. FA–NOA–E64016–FL,

Florida Keys National Sanctuary

Comprehensive Management Plan, New

Information Concerning the

Establishment of the Tortugas Marine

Reserves in Seven Fishery Management

Plan Amendments in the Gulf of

Mexico.

Summary: EPA had no objections to

the proposed plan.

Dated: April 24, 2001.

Joseph C. Montgomery,

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office

of Federal Activities.

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Science Advisory Board; Notification

of Public Advisory Committee Meeting

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal

Advisory Committee Act, Public Law

92–463, notice is hereby given that the

Clean Air Scientific Advisory

Committee (CASAC or the

‘‘Committee’’), a chartered Federal

advisory committee, will meet in a

public teleconference on Monday, May

14, 2001 from 1 to 2 pm Eastern Time.

The meeting will be hosted out of

Conference Room 6428, US EPA, Ariel

Rios Federal Building, 1200

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20004. The meeting is

open to the public, however, due to

limited space, seating will be on a

registration-only basis. Consequently,

the public is encouraged to connect via

phone to the teleconference. For further

information concerning the meeting or

how to obtain the phone number, please

contact the individual listed below.

Background

The CASAC Technical Subcommittee

for Fine Particle Monitoring (the

‘‘Subcommittee’’) was established in

1996 to provide advice and comment to

EPA (through CASAC) on appropriate

methods and network strategies for

monitoring fine particles in the context

of implementing the revised national

ambient air quality standards (NAAQS)

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for particulate matter. The

Subcommittee last held a meeting/

workshop on January 22, 2001 (see 66

FR 1343, January 8, 2001 for additional

details). As a result of the meeting/

workshop, the Subcommittee prepared a

Commentary.

Purpose of the Meeting

At this meeting, the CASAC will

review the Subcommittee Commentary

(Exploring Opportunities for

Accommodating Emerging Technologies

for Continuous Monitoring in Routine

Air Monitoring Networks—A

Commentary stemming from a CASAC/

Agency Workshop) that was prepared as

a result of the January 22, 2001

Subcommittee meeting. CASAC will

also discuss future activities planned for

the remainder of this fiscal year.

Availability of Review Materials

The draft Subcommittee report is

available on the SAB Website

(www.epa.gov/sab) under the DRAFT

REPORTS subheading.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Members of the public desiring

additional information about the

meeting, including registering for the

limited number of seats in the meeting

room, must contact Mr. Robert Flaak,

Designated Federal Officer, Clean Air

Scientific Advisory Committee, EPA

Science Advisory Board (1400A), Suite

6450, U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460;

telephone/voice mail at (202) 564–4546;

fax at (202) 501–0582; or via e-mail at

flaak.robert@epa.gov. A copy of the

draft agenda will be posted on the SAB

Website (www.epa.gov/sab) (under the

AGENDAS subheading) approximately

12 days before the meeting.

Members of the public who wish to

make a brief oral presentation must

contact Mr. Flaak in writing (by letter or

by fax—see previously stated

information) no later than 12 noon

Eastern Time, Wednesday, May 9, 2001

in order to be included on the Agenda.

Public comments will be limited to

approximately three to five minutes per

speaker or organization, with a total

time of fifteen minutes overall for all

speakers. Written comments must be

received no later than the day prior to

the meeting, preferably in electronic

format.

Providing Oral or Written Comments at

SAB Meetings

It is the policy of the Science

Advisory Board to accept written public

comments of any length, and to

accommodate oral public comments

whenever possible. The Science

Advisory Board expects that public

statements presented at its meetings will

not be repetitive of previously

submitted oral or written statements.

Oral Comments: In general, each

individual or group requesting an oral

presentation at a face-to-face meeting

will be limited to a total time of ten

minutes. For conference call meetings,

opportunities for oral comment will

usually be limited to no more than three

minutes per speaker and no more than

fifteen minutes total, unless otherwise

stated. Deadlines for getting on the

public speaker list for a meeting are

given above. Speakers should bring at

least 35 copies of their comments and

presentation slides for distribution to

the reviewers and public at the meeting.

Written Comments: Although the SAB

accepts written comments until two

days following the date of the meeting

(unless otherwise stated above), written

comments should be received in the

SAB Staff Office at least one week prior

to the meeting date so that the

comments may be made available to the

committee for their consideration.

Comments should be supplied to the

appropriate DFO at the address/contact

information noted above in the

following formats: one hard copy with

original signature, and one electronic

copy via e-mail (acceptable file formats:

WordPerfect, Word, or Rich Text files

(in IBM–PC/Windows 95/98 format).

Those providing written comments and

who attend the meeting are also asked

to bring 25 copies of their comments for

public distribution.

General Information

Additional information concerning

the EPA Science Advisory Board, its

structure, function, and composition,

may be found on our Website (http://

www.epa.gov/sab) and in The FY2000

Annual Report of the Staff Director

which is available from the SAB

Publications Staff at (202) 564–4533 or

via fax at (202) 501–0256. Committee

rosters, draft Agendas and meeting

calendars are also located on our

website.

Meeting Access

Individuals requiring special

accommodation at this meeting,

including wheelchair access to the

conference room, should contact Mr.

Flaak at least five business days prior to

the meeting so that appropriate

arrangements can be made.

Dated: April 19, 2001.

Donald G. Barnes,

Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.

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Gulf of Mexico Program

Comprehensive Meeting of the Focus

Teams

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory

Act, Public Law 92463, EPA gives notice

of a Comprehensive Meeting of the Gulf

of Mexico Program (GMP) Focus Teams

(Public Health, Nutrient Enrichment,

Habitat, and Nonindigenous Species).

DATES: The Comprehensive Meeting will

be held on Wednesday, May 30, 2001,

from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Thursday,

May 31, 2001, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at

the Embassy Suites Hotel, 315 Julia

Street, New Orleans, LA, (504) 525–

1993.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gloria D. Car, Designated Federal

Officer, Gulf of Mexico Program Office,

Building 1103, Room 202, Stennis Space

Center, MS 39529–6000 at (228) 688–

2421.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposed

agenda is attached. The meeting is open

to the public.

Dated: April 18, 2001.

Gloria D. Car,

Designated Federal Officer.

Gulf of Mexico Program 2001

Comprehensive Meeting Agenda

Wednesday, May 30

8:00 a.m.—Meeting Opens.

5:00 p.m.—GMP Focus Teams (Public

Health, Nutrient Enrichment,

Habitat, and Nonindigenous

Species) Convene in Separate

Sessions to Initiate Development of

FY2003 Performance Goal

Recommendations and Supporting

Strategies.

Thursday, May 31

9:00 a.m.—General Plenary Session (All

Teams).

11:30 a.m.—

• Overview of FY2001 Workplan

Process and Accomplishments.

• Briefing on FY2002 Workplan

Schedule.

• Group Discussion / Q & A.

• Guest Speaker on Partnerships and

Stakeholders.

11:30–1:00 p.m.—Lunch

1:00–3:00 p.m.—Focus Teams Reconvene in Plenary Session with

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