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applies only prospectively, not 

retroactively. Nevertheless, the Agency 

put the BEN model through two peer 

reviews in 1988 and 1991. As 

mentioned in the June 1999 Federal 

Register notice, copies of those peer 

reviews are available to the public. In 

addition, since that comment was made, 

the Agency has put the model through 

a third peer review. That review focused 

on the changes to the model that we 

were proposing as part of this Federal 

Register process. 

Comment: One commenter felt that 

EPA should publish any final decisions 

on economic benefit issues arising from 

the current public comment process. 

Response: All the final decisions are 

detailed in the main text of this notice. 

Of course, as stated previously, the 

illegal competitive advantage guidance 

document is not final and has instead 

been submitted to a peer review by the 

Agency’s Science Advisory Board.

Dated: August 18, 2005. 

Granta Y. Nakayama, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of 

Enforcement and Compliance Assurance.

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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 1, 2005 (70 FR 16815). 

Draft EISs 

EIS No. 20050165, ERP No. D–NPS–

L61228–AK, Denali National Park and 

Preserve Revised Draft Backcountry 

Management Plan, General 

Management Plan Amendment, 

Implementation, AK

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns due to potential 

adverse impacts to water quality, 

wetlands, permafrost soils and wildlife 

from increased snowmobile use. EPA 

requested that the final EIS include 

additional monitoring plans and 

contingent mitigation measures that can 

be used with adaptive management 

plans to minimize adverse impacts or 

unexpected outcomes. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20050186, ERP No. D–AFS–

C65005–NY, Finger Lakes National 

Forest Project, Proposed Land and 

Resource Management Plan, Forest 

Plan Revision, Implementation, 

Seneca and Schuyler Counties, NY.

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns due to potential 

adverse impacts to water quality, 

riparian areas, wetlands, vernal pools 

and perched oak swamps. EPA suggests 

the final EIS include specific forest wide 

standards and guidelines or special 

resource area designations to protect 

these resources. In addition, the final 

EIS should consider impacts to these 

areas from hydrological changes caused 

by management actions on adjacent or 

near by parcels. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20050234, ERP No. D–FHW–

G40185–LA, Interstate 69, Section of 

Independent Utility (SIU) 15 Project, 

Construct between U.S. Highway 171 

near the Town of Stonewall in DeSoto 

Parish, and Interstate Highway 20 (I–

20) near the Town of Haughton in 

Bossier Parish, LA.

Summary: EPA has environmental 

concerns due to the proposed project 

regarding air quality impacts and 

transportation conformity. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20050236, ERP No. D–AFS–

J65445–MT, Rocky Mountain Ranger 

District Travel Management Plan, 

Proposes to Change the Management 

of Motorized and Non-Motorized 

Travel, Lewis and Clark National 

Forest, Glacier, Pondera, Teton and 

Lewis and Clark Counties, MT.

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns due to adverse 

impacts from motorized uses on 

watersheds and water quality, wildlife 

habitat and cultural resources. EPA 

believes alternative 3 best balances 

conserving and protecting water quality, 

fisheries and reducing impacts from 

road sedimentation. 

Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20050239, ERP No. D–CGD–

G39043–00, Main Pass Energy Hub 

Deepwater Port License Application, 

Proposes to Construct a Deepwater 

Port and Associated Anchorages, U.S. 

Army COE Section 10 and 404 

Permits, Gulf of Mexico (GOM), 

southeast of the coast of Louisiana in 

Main Pass Lease Block (MP) 299 and 

from the Mississippi coast in MP 164.

Summary: EPA expressed objections 

to the open rack re-gasification system 

due to adverse environmental impacts 

to Gulf waters and habitat. EPA believes 

that these impacts can be corrected by 

the project modifications or other 

feasible technology, and requested 

additional information to evaluate and 

resolve the outstanding issues. 

Rating EO2.

EIS No. 20050248, ERP No. D–COE–

G39044–TX, Upper Trinity River 

Basin Project, To Provide Flood 

Damage Reduction, Ecosystem 

Improvement, Recreation and Urban 

Revitalization, Trinity River, Central 

City, Forth Worth, Tarrant County, 

TX.

Summary: EPA expressed concerns 

regarding the proposed project, with a 

focus on potential air quality impacts. 

EPA requested additional information 

regarding emissions from construction 

activities and how the proposed project 

relates to the State Implementation Plan. 

Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20050251, ERP No. D–AFS–

K65286–CA, Watdog Project, Proposes 

to Reduce Fire Hazards, Harvest 

Trees, Using Group Selection 

Methods, Feather River Ranger 

District, Plumas National Forest, Butte 

and Plumas Counties, CA.

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns due to the 

potential for adverse impacts from 

timber harvest and increased road 

density to watersheds. The final EIS 

should address impacts to soils, aquatic 

and riparian resources, wildlife habitat 

and the increased potential for noxious 

weed proliferation. 

Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20050264, ERP No. D–NPS–

L65491–ID, Minidoka Internment 

National Monument (Former 

Minidoka Relocation Center), General 

Management Plan, Implementation, 

Jerome County, ID.

Summary: EPA has no objections to 

the proposed action. 

Rating LO.

EIS No. 20050268, ERP No. D–NOA–

A91072–00, Programmatic—Codified 

Regulations at 50 CFR 300 subparts A 

and G Implementing Conservation 

and Management Measures Adopted 

by the Commission for the 

Conservation of Antarctic Marine 

Living Resources.

Summary: EPA expressed a lack of 

objections to the proposed project. 

Rating LO.

EIS No. 20050253, ERP No. DS–COE–

D35057–MD, Poplar Island 

Restoration Project (PIERP) To 

Evaluate the Vertical and/or Lateral 

Expansion, Dredging Construction 

and Placement of Dredged Materials, 

Chesapeake Bay, Talbot County, MD.

Summary: EPA had no objections to 

the proposed project. 

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Rating LO.

EIS No. 20050278, ERP No. DS–AFS–

L36113–WA, Upper Charley 

Subwatershed Ecosystem Restoration 

Projects, Proposing to Amend the 

Umatilla National Forests Land and 

Resource Management Plan to 

Incorporate Management for Canada 

lynx, Pomeroy Ranger District, 

Umatilla National Forest, Garfield 

County, WA.

Summary: EPA has no objection to the 

proposed action. 

Rating LO. 

Final EISs 

EIS No. 20050161, ERP No. F–AFS–

L65473–OR, Rogue River-Siskiyou 

National Forest, Special Use Permits 

for Outfitter and Guide Operations on 

the Lower Rogue and Lower Rogue 

and Lower Illinois Rivers, Gold Beach 

Ranger District, Rogue River-Siskiyou 

National Forest, Curry County, OR.

Summary: No formal comment letter 

was sent to the preparing agency.

EIS No. 20050188, ERP No. F–FTA–

C54009–00, Permanent World Trade 

Center (WTC) PATH Terminal Project, 

Reconstruction of a Permanent 

Terminal at the WTC Site in Lower 

Manhattan, Port Authority TransHudson (PATH), Several Permits 

Required for Approval, The Port 

Authority of New York and New 

Jersey, NY and NJ.

Summary: EPA has no objections to 

the proposed project.

EIS No. 20050207, ERP No. F–AFS–

L65468–00, Pacific Northwest Region 

Invasive Plant Program, Preventing 

and Managing Invasive Plants, 

Implementation, Portions of Del Norte 

and Siskiyou Counties, CA, portions 

of Nez Perce, Salmon, Idaho, and 

Adam Counties, ID, OR, and WA.

Summary: No formal comment letter 

was sent to the preparing agency.

EIS No. 20050212, ERP No. F–AFS–

J65438–WY, Dean Project Area, 

Proposes to Implement Multiple 

Resource Management Actions, Black 

Hills National Forest, Bearlodge 

Ranger District, Sundance, Crook 

County, WY.

Summary: EPA continues to express 

concerns about impacts to water quality 

from soil erosion, especially to streams 

already not meeting designated uses and 

potential adverse impacts to wildlife. 

EIS No. 20050225, ERP No. F–HUD–

C85045–NY, Ridge Hill Village 

Project, Construction, Comprehensive 

Development Plan, (CDP), Planned 

Mixed-Use Developmental District 

(PMD), U.S. Army COE Section 404 

Permit, City of Yonkers, Westchester 

County, NY.

Summary: While EPA has no 

objection to the proposed action, EPA 

did highlight that the applicant must 

comply with Transportation Conformity 

and obtain a 404 permit.

EIS No. 20050280, ERP No. F–COE–

E39050–FL, Herbert Hoover Dike 

Major Rehabilitation Evaluation 

Study, Proposed to Reduce the 

Probability of a Breach of Reach One, 

Lake Okeechobee, Martin and Palm 

Beach Counties, FL.

Summary: EPA had no objections to 

the proposed action.

EIS No. 20050284, ERP No. F–BOP–

D80031–WV, Southern West Virginia 

Proposed Federal Correctional 

Institution, Four Alternatives Sites in 

Southern West Virginia, Boone 

County, Mingo County, Nicholas 

County, and McDowell County, WV.

Summary: EPA previous issues have 

been resolved, therefore, EPA has no 

objection to the action as proposed.

EIS No. 20050290, ERP No. F–NOA–

L99010–AK, Pribilof Islands Setting 

for the Annual Subsistence Harvest of 

Northern Fur Seals, To Determine and 

Publish the Take Ranges, Pribilof 

Islands, AK.

Summary: No formal comment letter 

was sent to the preparing agency.

EIS No. 20050291, ERP No. F–AFS–

J65437–CO, Gold Camp Road Plan, 

Develop a Feasible Plan to Manage the 

Operation of Tunnel #3 and the 8.5 

mile Road Segment, Pike National 

Forest, Pikes Peak Ranger District, 

Colorado Springs, El Paso County, 

CO.

Summary: EPA continues to have 

environmental concerns due to the 

potential for impacts to water quality 

and the lack of contingent mitigation 

measures. EPA suggests that accelerated 

Best Management Practices be 

implemented to mitigate any further 

degradation.

EIS No. 20050314, ERP No. F–AFS–

J65412–MT, Grasshopper Fuels 

Management Project, Modification of 

Vegetation Conditions, Reduction in 

Fuel Loads and Break Up Fuel 

Continuity, Beaverhead-Deerlodge 

National Forest, Dillon Ranger 

District, Beaverhead County, MT.

Summary: While EPA has no 

objection to the proposed action, EPA 

did request clarification regarding the 

sharing of aquatic monitoring results.

EIS No. 20050224, ERP No. FA–FHW–

C40129–NY, NY–9A Reconstruction 

Project, West Thames Street to 

Chambers Street in Lower Manhattan 

the Result of September 11, 2001 

Attack, Lower Manhattan 

Redevelopment, New York County, 

NY.

Summary: EPA has no objections to 

the proposed project.

Dated: August 23, 2005. 

Ken Mittelholtz, 

Environmental Protection Specialist, Office 

of Federal Activities.

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Responsible Agency: Office of Federal 

Activities, General Information (202) 

564–7167 or http://www.epa.gov/

compliance/nepa/. Weekly receipt of 

Environmental Impact Statements Filed 

08/15/2005 Through 08/19/2005. 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.

EIS No. 20050343, Final EIS, BLM, ND,

West Mine Area, Freedom Mine, 

Federal Coal Lease Application, 

Mercer County, ND, Wait Period 

Ends: 9/26/2005, Contact: Allen Ollila 

701–227–7713. 

EIS No. 20050344, Final EIS, NRC, WI,

Generic—License Renewal for Point 

Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, 

Supplement 23 to NUREG–1437 (TAC 

Nos. MC2049 and MC2050), Lake 

Michigan, Manitowoc County, WI, 

Wait Period Ends: 09/26/2005, 

Contact: Stacey Imboden 301–415–

2462. 

EIS No. 20050345, Final Supplement, 

BLM, NV, Ruby Hill Mine 

Expansion—East Archimedes Project, 

Extension of Existing Open Pit and 

Expansion of Two Existing Waste 

Rock Disposal Areas, Plan-ofOperations Permit, Eureka County, 

NV, Wait Period Ends: 09/26/2005, 

Contact: Caleb Hiner 775–635–4052. 

EIS No. 20050346, Draft EIS, DOA, NV,

White Pine & Grant-Quinn Oil and 

Gas Leasing Project, Exploration and 

Development, Humboldt-Toiyabe 

National Forest, Ely Ranger District, 

White Pine, Nye and Lincoln 

Counties, NV, Comment Period Ends: 

10/11/2005, Contact: Loretta Cartner 

775–289–5120. 

EIS No. 20050347, Draft EIS, DOE, ME,

Bangor Hydro-Electric Northeast 

Reliability Interconnect, Construct, 

Connect, Operate and Maintain an 

Electric Transmission Line, Amend 

Presidential Permit (PP–89), DOE/

EIS–0372, Hancock, Penobscot and 

Washington Counties, ME, Comment