Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 184 / Friday, September 23, 2005 / Notices 55835 

EIS No. 20050283, ERP No. F–AFS–

K65269–NV, Martin Basin Rangeland 

Project, Authorize Continued 

Livestock Grazing in Eight 

Allotments: Martin Basin, Indian, 

West Side Flat Creek, Buffalo, 

Bradshaw, Buttermilk, Granite Peak 

and Rebel Creek Cattle and Horse 

Allotments, Humboldt-Toiyabe 

National Forest, Santa Rosa Ranger 

District, Humboldt County, NV. 

Summary: EPA has continuing 

concerns due to further resource decline 

and recommended an aggressive 

implementation schedule to reduce 

utilization rates in critical areas, and the 

use of tiered environmental 

documentation for specific Allotment 

Management Plans. 

EIS No. 20050286, ERP No. F–SFW–

B64004–ME, Maine Coastal Islands 

National Wildlife Refuge (formerly 

Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge 

Complex) Comprehensive 

Conservation Plan, Implementation, 

the Gulf of Maine. 

Summary: EPA continues to have no 

objection to the proposed action. 

EIS No. 20050316, ERP No. F–FAA–

F51050–IL, O’Hare Modernization 

Program, Proposes Major 

Development, Chicago O’Hare 

International Airport, Airport Layout 

Plan (ALP), Federal Funding, U.S. 

Army COE Section 404 Permit, City of 

Chicago, IL. 

Summary: While many EPA’s 

previous concerns have been resolved, 

EPA still has concerns because it is not 

clear that proposed mitigation for noise, 

air quality and water will be adopted 

and included in the Record of Decision. 

EIS No. 20050322, ERP No. F–FRC–

L03012–WA, Capacity Replacement 

Project, Construction and Operation 

of 79.5 miles Pipeline: Modify 5 

Existing Compressor Stations, U.S. 

Army COE 10 and 404 Permits, 

Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, King, 

Pierce and Thurston Counties, WA. 

Summary: As requested, FERC 

provided additional information on the 

proposed compensatory mitigation plan 

and other critical elements in the final 

EIS. Accordingly, EPA had no 

objections to the proposed action. 

EIS No. 20050327, ERP No. F–AFS–

J65434–CO, County Line Vegetation 

Management Project, Salvaging 

Spruce Beetle Infected Trees and 

Thinning Spruce-Fir Stand, Rio 

Grande National Forest, Conejos Peak 

Ranger District, Conejos County, CO. 

Summary: EPA continues to have 

concerns about soil erosion impacts, 

stream water quality impacts, and 

wildlife sensitive species impacts. 

EIS No. 20050330, ERP No. F–AFS–

H65023–00, Black-Tailed Prairie Dog 

Conservation and Management on the 

Nebraska National Forest and 

Associated Units, Implementation, 

Dawes, Sioux Blaine, Cherry, Thomas 

Counties, NE and Custer, Fall River, 

Jackson, Pennington, Jones, Lyman, 

Stanley Counties, SD. 

Summary: No formal comment letter 

was sent to the preparing agency. 

EIS No. 20050331, ERP No. F–COE–

G39042–TX, PROGRAMMATIC—

Lower Colorado River Basin Study, 

Provide Flood Damage Reduction and 

Ecosystem Restoration, Colorado 

River, TX. 

Summary: No formal comment letter 

was sent to the preparing agency. 

EIS No. 20050337, ERP No. F–AFS–

K65283–CA, Empire Vegetation 

Management Project, Reducing Fire 

Hazards, Harvesting of Trees Using 

Group-Selection (GS) and Individual 

Trees Selection (ITS) Methods, Mt. 

Hough Ranger District, Plumas 

National Forest, Plumas County, CA. 

Summary: While EPA has no 

objection to the proposed action, EPA 

did request that the ROD include a 

commitment to mitigate impacts to air 

quality and implement resource 

monitoring/adaptive management. 

Robert W. Hargrove, 

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office 

of Federal Activities. 

[FR Doc. 05–19047 Filed 9–22–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–6667–6] 

Environmental Impacts Statements; 

Notice of Availability 

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 

09/12/2005, through 09/16/2005, 

pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. 

EIS No. 20050379, Final EIS, FHW, CA, 

California High-Speed Train System, 

High-Speed Train (HST) System for 

Intercity Travel, Extend from 

Sacramento and the San Francisco 

Bay Area, in the North, through 

Central Valley, to Los Angeles and 

San Diego in the South , Orange 

County, CA, Wait Period Ends: 10/24/ 

2005, Contact: David Valenstein 202–

493–6368 This document is available 

on the Internet at: http:// 

www.cahighspeedrail.ca.gov. 

EIS No. 20050380, Final EIS, FHW, NC, 

Fayetteville Outer Loop Corridor 

Study, Transportation Improvement 

Program (TIP) Cape Fear River, 

Cumberland, Hoke and Robeson 

Counties, NC, Wait Period Ends: 10/ 

24/2005, Contact: John F. Sullivan 

919–856–4346. 

EIS No. 20050381, Final EIS, AFS, CA, 

Los Padres National Forest Oil and 

Gas Leasing Management, 

Implementation, Kern, Los Angeles, 

Monterey, Santa Barbara and San Luis 

Obispo Counties, CA, Wait Period 

Ends: 10/24/2005, Contact: Al Hess 

805–646–4348 Ext. 311. 

EIS No. 20050382, Draft EIS, BIA, WI, 

Menominee Casino-Hotel 223-Acre 

Fee-to-Trust Transfer and Casino 

Project, Implementation, Federal 

Trust, Menominee Indian Tribe of 

Wisconsin (Tribe), in City of Kenosha 

and County of Kenosha, WI, Comment 

Period Ends: 11/21/2005, Contact: 

Herb Nelson 612–725–4510. 

EIS No. 20050383, Draft EIS, AFS, IL, 

Shawnee National Forest Trails 

Designation Project, Phase 1, 

Designation, Construction and 

Maintenance for Trail System within 

Four Watershed: Eagle Creek, Big 

Grand Pierre Creek, Lusk Creek and 

Upper Bay Creek, Hidden Springs 

Ranger District, Gallatin, Hardin, 

Johnson, Pope and Saline Counties, 

IL, Comment Period Ends: 11/07/ 

2005, Contact: Matthew Lechner 618–

253–7114. This document is available 

on the Internet at: http:// 

www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/shawnee/ 

projects/projects/eis/2005/trails/. 

EIS No. 20050384, Final EIS, COE, DC, 

Washington Aqueduct’s Project, 

Proposed Water Treatment Residuals 

Management Process, NPDES Permit, 

Dalecarlia and McMillan Water 

Treatment Plants, Potomac River, 

Washington, DC, Wait Period Ends: 

10/24/2005 Contact: Thomas P. 

Jacobus 202–764–0031. 

EIS No. 20050385, Draft EIS, COE, VA, 

Craney Island Eastward Expansion, 

Construction of a 580-acre Eastward 

Expansion of the Existing Dredged 

Material Management Area, Port of 

Hampton Roads, Norfolk Harbor and 

Channels, VA , Comment Period 

Ends: 11/07/2005, Contact: Craig 

Seltzer 757–201–7390. 

EIS No. 20050386, Draft EIS, NOA, AK, 

Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource 

Management Approval of 

Amendments to the State of Alaska’s 

Coastal Management Program, 

Implementation, Funding, AK, 

Comment Period Ends: 11/07/2005, 

Contact: Helen C.P. Bass 301–713–

3155 Ext. 175. 

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EIS No. 20050387, Draft EIS, FHW, TN, 

Interstate 69 Segment of Independent 

Utility #8, Construction from TN–385 

(Paul Barrett Parkway) in Millington, 

TN to I–155/US51 in Dyersburg, TN, 

Funding, Shelby, Tipton, Lauderdale 

and Dyer Counties, TN, Comment 

Period Ends: 11/07/2005, Contact: 

Walter Boyd 615–781–5774. 

EIS No. 20050388, Draft EIS, FRC, WA, 

Lewis River Hydroelectric Projects, 

Relicensing the Swift No. 1 (FERC No. 

2111–018), Swift No. 2 (FERC No. 

2213–011), Yale (FERC No. 2071–

013), Merwin (FERC No. 935–053) 

Project, Application for Relicense, 

North Fork Lewis River, Cowlitz, 

Clark and Shamania Counties, WA, 

Comment Period Ends: 11/23/2005, 

Contact: Jon Cofrancesco 202–502–

8951. 

EIS No. 20050389, Draft EIS, FHW, CO, 

US Highway 160, Transportation 

Improvements from Junction US 160/ 

550 Durango—East to Bayfield, U.S. 

Army COE Section 404 Permit, La 

Plata County, CO, Comment Period 

Ends: 11/07/2005, Contact: Joseph 

Duran 720–963–3006. 

Amended Notices 

EIS No. 20050369, Final EIS, FHW, MD, 

MD–32 Planning Study, 

Transportation Improvements from 

MD–108 to Interstate 70, Funding, 

Howard County, MD, Wait Period 

Ends: 10/11/2005, Contact: Caryn 

Brookman 410–962–4440. Revision to 

FR Notice Published on 9/9/2005. 

Correction to Comment Due Date from 

10/24/05 to 10/11/2005 and to the 

Title. 

Dated: September 20, 2005. 

Robert W. Hargrove, 

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office 

of Federal Activities. 

[FR Doc. 05–19052 Filed 9–22–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[OPP–2005–0249; FRL–7735–1] 

FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; 

Notice of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: There will be a meeting of the 

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory 

Panel (FIFRA SAP) to consider and 

review plant-incorporated protectants 

based on virus coat protein genes: 

science issues associated with a review 

of proposed rules. 

DATES: The meeting will be held from 

December 6–7, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 

5:00 p.m, eastern time. 

1. Comments: For the deadlines for 

submission of requests to present oral 

comments and submission of written 

comments, see Unit I.E. of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

2. Nominations: Nominations of 

scientific experts to serve as ad hoc 

members of the FIFRA SAP for this 

meeting should be provided on or before 

October 5, 2005. 

3. Special accommodations: For 

information on access or services for 

individuals with disabilities, and to 

request accommodation of a disability, 

please contact the DFO listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, 

preferably at least 12 days prior to the 

meeting, to give EPA as much time as 

possible to process your request. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Holiday Inn-National Airport Hotel, 

2650 Jefferson Davis Highway, 

Arlington, VA 22202. The telephone 

number for the Holiday Inn-National 

Airport is (703) 684–7200. 

1. Comments: Written comments may 

be submitted electronically (preferred), 

or through hand delivery/courier, or by 

mail. Follow the detailed instructions as 

provided in Unit I. of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

2. Nominations, requests to present 

oral comments, and special seating: To 

submit nominations for ad hoc member 

of the FIFRA SAP for this meeting, 

requests for special seating 

arrangements, or requests to present oral 

comments, notify the Designated 

Federal Official (DFO) listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. To 

ensure proper receipt by EPA, your 

request must identify docket 

identification (ID) number OPP–2005–

0249 in the subject line on the first page 

of your response. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Lewis, DFO, Office of Science 

Coordination and Policy (7201M), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 

564–8450; fax number: (202) 564–8382; 

e-mail addresses: lewis.paul@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this Action Apply to Me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general. This action may, however, be 

of interest to persons who are or may be 

required to conduct testing of chemical 

substances under the Federal Food, 

Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 

FIFRA, and the Food Quality Protection 

Act of 1996 (FQPA). Since other entities 

may also be interested, the Agency has 

not attempted to describe all the specific 

entities that may be affected by this 

action. If you have any questions 

regarding the applicability of this action 

to a particular entity, consult the DFO 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

B. How Can I Get Copies of this 

Document and Other Related 

Information? 

1. Docket. EPA has established an 

official public docket for this action 

under docket ID number OPP–2005–

0249. The official public docket consists 

of the documents specifically referenced 

in this action, any public comments 

received, and other information related 

to this action. Although a part of the 

official docket, the public docket does 

not include Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

The official public docket is the 

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for public viewing at the Public 

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#2, 1801 S. Bell St., Arlington, VA. This 

docket facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 

4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

excluding legal holidays. The docket 

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2. Electronic access. You may access 

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EPA’s position paper, charge/ 

questions to FIFRA SAP, FIFRA SAP 

composition (i.e., members and ad-hoc 

members for this meeting) and the 

meeting agenda will be available as soon 

as possible, but no later than mid 

November 2005. In addition, the Agency 

may provide additional background 

documents as the materials become 

available. You may obtain electronic 

copies of these documents, and certain 

other related documents that might be 

available electronically, from the FIFRA 

SAP Internet Home Page at http:// 

www.epa.gov/scipoly/sap. 

An electronic version of the public 

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Once in the system, select ‘‘search,’’

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