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Affected landowners and parties with

environmental concerns may be granted

intervenor status upon showing good

cause by stating that they have a clear

and direct interest in this proceeding

which would not be adequately

represented by any other parties. You do

not need intervenor status to have your

environmental comments considered.

Additional information about the

proposed project is available from the

Commission’s Office of External Affairs

at (202) 208–1088 or on the FERC

website (www.ferc.fed.us) using the

‘‘RIMS’’ link to information in this

docket number. Click on the ‘‘RIMS’’

link, select ‘‘Docket #’’ from the RIMS

Menu, and follow the instructions. For

assistance with access to RIMS, the

RIMS helpline can be reached at (202)

208–2222.

Similarly, the ‘‘CIPS’’ link on the

FERC Internet website provides access

to the texts of formal documents issued

by the Commission, such as orders,

notices, and rulemakings. From the

FERC Internet website, click on the

‘‘CIPS’’ link, select ‘‘Docket #’’ from the

CIPS menu, and follow the instructions.

For assistance with access to CIPS, the

CIPS helpline can be reached at (202)

208–2474.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

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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–J65334–MT Rating

EC2, Keystone-Quartz Ecosystem

Management, Implementation,

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest,

Wise River Ranger District, Beaverhead

County, MT.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concerns with low

standard roads. EPA suggests that the

final EIS include information regarding

enforcement of off-road vehicle travel

restrictions, and proposed noxious weed

treatment, including potential

environmental impacts from weed

control chemicals.

ERP No. D–AFS–J65335–MT Rating

EC2, Dry Fork Vegetation Restoration

Project, To Improve Forest and

Watershed Health and Sustainability,

King Hill Ranger District, Lewis and

Clark National Forest, Cascade and

Judith Basin Counties, MT.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concerns with low

standard roads and recommends

restoration. EPA recommends that the

final EIS include information on aquatic

monitoring, enforcement of off-road

vehicle travel restrictions, proposed

noxious weed treatments, and potential

environmental impacts from weed

control chemicals.

ERP No. D–AFS–L65376–OR Rating

EC2, Silvies Canyon Watershed

Restoration Project, To Improve the

Ecosystem Health of the Watershed,

Grant and Harney Counties, OR.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concerns with road

densities exceeding forest plan

objectives, access issues posed by ATVs,

adverse impacts to aquatic and upland

resources and impacts from livestock

grazing activities. EPA suggests that the

final EIS include a Clean Water Act

Section 303(d) Protocal for listed waters,

and a smoke management program for

prescribe fires.

ERP No. D–BLM–K67054–NV Rating

3, Phoenix Project, Expansion of Current

Mining Operations and Processing

Activities, Battle Mountain, Plan of

Operations, Lander County, NV.

Summary: EPA determined that the

DEIS was inadequate because it lacked

any itemized cost estimate for closure

and perpetually operating and

maintaining the site, and did not

include an adequate guarantee that a

financial instrument will exist to ensure

funds would be available in perpetuity

to prevent degradation of groundwater

quality and impacts to biological

resources. Given the very clear evidence

that this mining project would create a

perpetual and significant acid mine

drainage problem, EPA believes a cost

estimate and detailed discussion is

necessary in order to determine the

magnitude and certainty of the

mitigation measures.

ERP No. D–DOE–K08023–AZ Rating

EC2, Sundance Energy Project,

Interconnecting a 600-megawatt Natural

Gas-Fired, Simple Cycle Peaking Power

Plant with Western’s Electric

Transmission System, Construction and

Operation on Private Lands, Pinal

County, AZ.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concerns regarding the

availability of process water, the storage

and use of wastewater, potential

significant air quality impacts, and

consultation with Indian Tribal

governments. EPA advocated an energy

development approach which assures a

long-term, sustainable balance between

available energy supplies, energy

demand, and protection of ecosystem

and human health.

ERP No. D–NPS–G65079–OK Rating

LO, Washita Battlefield National

Historic Site, General Management Plan,

Implementation, Roger Mill County, OK.

Summary: EPA expressed lack of

objections.

ERP No. DA–DOE–A22088–SC Rating

EC2, Savannah River Site Salt

Processing Alternatives, Evaluation for

Separating High-Activity and LowActivity Fractions of Liquid High-Level

Radio-active Waste and Potential

Environmental Impacts of Alternatives

to the In-Tank-Precipitation Process

(ITP), Aiken and Barnwell Counties, SC.

Summary: EPA expressed

environmental concerns regarding

cumulative impacts and the need to

provide additional alternative analysis.

Dated: May 22, 2001.

Joseph C. Montgomery,

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office

of Federal Activities.

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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 May 14, 2001

Through May 18, 2001

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.

EIS No. 010174, FINAL EIS, FHW, CA,

U.S. Highway 101 Transportation

Improvement Project, between

Vineyard Avenue to Johnson Drive,

Funding, in the Cities of Oxnard and

San Buenaventura, Ventura County,

CA, Due: June 18, 2001, Contact: Jeff

Kolb (916) 498–5037.

This EIS should have appeared in the

FR on 05/18/2001.