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logging methods in high risk 

watersheds, and recommends greater 

use of helicopter or skyline logging 

systems in order to minimize potential 

impacts to water resources. 

EPA also recommend utilizing the 

results of water quality monitoring 

performed by other agencies in 

evaluating the environmental benefits of 

the final project design. 

EIS No. 20050269, ERP No. F–AFS–

K65279–CA, Freds Fire Restoration 

Project, To Reduce Long-Term Fuel 

Loading for the Purpose of Reducing 

Future Fire Severity and Resistance to 

Control, Eldorado National Forest, El 

Dorado County, CA 

Summary: EPA has no objections to 

the project as described in the FEIS. 

EIS No. 20050272, ERP No. F–NRS–

L39060–OR, Williamson River Delta 

Restoration Project, To Restore and 

Maintain the Ecological Functions of 

the Delta, Williamson River, Klamath 

County, OR. 

Summary: No comment letter was 

sent to the preparing agency. 

EIS No. 20050364, ERP No. F–FHW–

H40183–00, Council Bluffs Interstate 

System Improvements Project, 

Transportation Improvements, 

Missouri River on I–80 to east of I–

480 Interchange, Tier 1, 

Pottawattamie County, IA and 

Douglas County, NE. 

Summary: EPA has no objections to 

the proposed project. 

EIS No. 20050372, ERP No. F–AFS–

K65282–AZ, Pickett Lake and Padre 

Canyon Allotments Cattle Grazing 

Management, Authorization and 

Implementation, Coconino National 

Forest, Mormon Lake Ranger District, 

Coconino County, AZ. 

Summary: EPA continues to have 

environmental concerns about the 

impacts of grazing on impaired meadow 

and grassland soils, and the sufficiency 

of wetlands vegetation protection 

necessary for successful pronghorn 

fawning. 

EIS No. 20050402, ERP No. F–FHW–

J40163–UT, Iron County 

Transportation Corridors, 

Construction from Station Road 56 to 

Exit 51 on Interstate 15, Funding and 

Right-of-Way Grant, Southwest of the 

Cedar City Limits, Iron County, UT. 

Summary: EPA has no objections to 

the proposed project. 

Dated: October 25, 2005. 

Robert W. Hargrove, 

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office 

of Federal Activities. 

[FR Doc. 05–21545 Filed 10–27–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–6668–7] 

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 October 17, 2005 Through October 

21, 2005 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. 

EIS No. 20050439, Final EIS, COE, MS, 

Enhanced Evaluation of Cumulative 

Effects Associated with U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers Permitting 

Activity for Large-Scale Development 

in Coastal Mississippi, Hancock, 

Harrison, Jackson, and Mississippi 

Counties, MS, Wait Period Ends: 12/ 

27/2005, Contact: Dr. Susan I. Rees 

251–694–4141. 

EIS No. 20050440, Final EIS, SFW, AK, 

Alaska Peninsula and Becharof 

National Wildlife Refuges, Revised 

Comprehensive Conservation Plan, 

Implementation, AK, Wait Period 

Ends: 11/28/2005, Contact: Peter 

Wikoff 907–786–3837. 

EIS No. 20050441, Draft EIS, COE, AK, 

Delong Mountain Terminal Project, 

Proposed Construction and Operation 

of Navigation Improvements, 

Northwest Arctic Borough, AK, 

Comment Period Ends: 12/27/2005, 

Contact: Guy McConnell 907–753–

2614. 

EIS No. 20050442, Draft EIS, NOA, WV, 

Canaan Valley Institute Office 

Complex, Proposes to Construct: 

Offices, Classrooms, Laboratories, 

250-Seat Auditorium, Parking 

Facilities, Outdoor Classrooms and 

Interpretive Areas, U.S. Army COE 

Section 404 Permit, Southeast of the 

Towns of Davis and Thomas, Tucker 

County, WV, Comment Period Ends: 

12/12/2005, Contact: Dr. Bruce B. 

Hicks 301–713–3318. 

EIS No. 20050443, Final EIS, FHW, 00, 

US–159 Missouri River Crossing 

Project, Rehabilitation or Replacement 

of the Missouri River Bridge at Rulo, 

Funding and U.S. Army COE Section 

404 Permit, Richardson County, NE 

and Holt County, MO, Wait Period 

Ends: 11/28/2005, Contact: Ed Kosola 

402–437–5973. 

EIS No. 20050444, Final Supplement, 

FTA, VA, Norfolk Light Rail Transit 

System, from the western terminus 

near Eastern Virginia Medical Center 

through Downtown Norfolk to an 

eastern terminus at Newtown Road 

and Kempsville Road, Funding, U.S. 

COE Section 404 Permit, USCGD 

Bridge Permit, City of Norfolk, VA, 

Wait Period Ends: 11/28/2005 

Contact: Patricia Kampf 215–656–

7100. 

EIS No. 20050445, Draft EIS, NPS, SD, 

Badlands National Park/North Unit 

General Management Plan, 

Implementation, Jackson, Pennington 

and Shananon Counties, SD, 

Comment Period Ends: 12/27/2005, 

Contact: William Supernaugh 605–

433–5281. 

EIS No. 20050446, Draft EIS, USN, 00, 

Undersea Warfare Training Range 

(USWTR), Installation and Operation, 

Preferred Site (in the Cherry Point 

Operating Area) and the Alternate 

Sites ( within the Virginia Capes and 

Jacksonville Operating Areas), NC, VA 

and FL, Comment Period Ends: 12/12/ 

2005, Contact: Keith Jenkins 757–

322–4046. 

EIS No. 20050447, Final EIS, FHW, OH, 

Eastern Corridor Multi-Modal (Tier 1) 

Project, to Implement a Multi-Modal 

Transportation Program between the 

City of Cincinnati and Eastern 

Suburbs in Hamilton and Clermont 

Counties, OH, Wait Period Ends: 11/ 

28/2005, Contact: Dennis A. Decker 

614–280–6896. 

EIS No. 20050448, Draft EIS, BLM, MT, 

Upper Missouri River Breaks National 

Monument Resource Management 

Plan, Implementation, Blaine, 

Chouteau, Fergus and Phillips 

Counties, MT, Comment Period Ends: 

01/26/2005, Contact: Jerry Majerus 

406–538–1924. 

EIS No. 20050449, Final EIS, USN, FL, 

Navy Air-To-Ground Training at Avon 

Park Air Force Range, To Conduct 

Air-To-Ground Ordnance Delivery 

and Training, Fleet Forces 

Command’s Fleet Readiness Training 

Program (FRTP), Polk and Highland 

Counties, FL, Wait Period Ends: 11/ 

28/2005, Contact: Will Sloger 843–

820–5797. 

Amended Notices 

EIS No. 20050334, Final EIS, DOE, MT, 

South Fork Flathead Watershed 

Westslope Cutthroat Trout 

Conservation Program, Preserve the 

Genetic Purity of the Westslope 

Cutthroat Trout Population, Flathead 

National Forest, Flathead River, 

Flathead, Powell and Missoula 

Counties, MT, Wait Period Ends: 12/ 

12/2005, Contact: Colleen Spiering 

503–230–5756. Revision of FR Notice 

Published on 08/19/2005: Reopened 

the Wait Period from 09/19/2005 to 

12/12/2005. 

62108 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 208 / Friday, October 28, 2005 / Notices 

1For the purposes of the brownfields grant 

program, EPA will use the definition of nonprofit 

organizations contained in Section 4(6) of the 

Federal Financial Assistance Management 

Improvement Act of 1999, Public Law 106–107, 31 

U.S.C. 6101, Note. The term ‘‘nonprofit 

organization’’ means any corporation, trust, 

association, cooperative, or other organization that 

is operated mainly for scientific, educational, 

service, charitable, or similar purpose in the public 

interest; is not organized primarily for profit; and 

uses net proceeds to maintain, improve, or expand 

the operation of the organization. 

Dated: October 25, 2005. 

Robert W. Hargrove, 

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office 

of Federal Activities. 

[FR Doc. 05–21544 Filed 10–27–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–7989–9] 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation and Liability 

Act (CERCLA) or Superfund, Section 

104(k); and CERCLA Section 104(d); 

‘‘ ‘Discounted Loans’ Under 

Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund 

Grants’’

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of the availability. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to an October 17, 

2005 Memorandum signed by Thomas 

P. Dunne, Acting Assistant 

Administrator of EPA’s Office of Solid 

Waste and Emergency Response, 

Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) 

grantees may provide discounted loans 

in certain situations. RLF grants are 

awarded to eligible entities provided in 

section 104(k)(1) of the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act 

(CERCLA), to capitalize RLF’s for 

brownfields cleanup. RLF grantees can 

use their EPA grant funds for loans and 

subgrants, as well as other eligible 

activities. 

The Office of Solid Waste and 

Emergency Response provides this 

policy in response to interest by RLF 

grantees awarded under CERCLA 

section 104(k) in issuing discounted 

loans as part of their RLF programs. 

Such loans were provided for in earlier 

policies that applied to Brownfields 

Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund (BCRLF) 

grants awarded under CERCLA section 

104(d). BCRLF grants were awarded 

starting FY1997 to FY2002, prior to the 

passage of the Small Business Liability 

Relief and Brownfields Revitalization 

Act (Brownfields Law). Several BCRLF 

grantees made discounted loans under 

CERCLA section 104(d) policies, thereby 

achieving cleanup goals. However, with 

the signing of the Brownfields Law, new 

RLF grants, awarded under 104(k) from 

FY2003 forward, were left with no 

provision for the use of discounted 

loans. This policy meets this need, 

giving RLF grantees additional options 

to achieve cleanup goals, in keeping 

with prudent lending practices. 

ADDRESSES: Mailing addresses for U.S. 

EPA Regional Offices and U.S. EPA 

Headquarters are provided in the 

Proposal Guidelines for Brownfields 

Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund and 

Cleanup Grants. Obtaining Proposal 

Guidelines: The proposal guidelines are 

available via the Internet: http:// 

www.epa.gov/brownfields. Copies of the 

Proposal Guidelines will also be mailed 

upon request. Requests should be made 

by calling the U.S. EPA Call Center at 

the following numbers: Washington, DC 

Metro Area at 703–412–9810, Outside 

Washington, DC Metro at 1–800–424–

9346, TDD for the Hearing Impaired at 

1–800–553–7672. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Call 

Alison Evans at the U.S. EPA’s Office of 

Solid Waste and Emergency Response, 

Office of Brownfields Cleanup and 

Redevelopment, (202) 566–2777. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

policy supersedes all previous 

memorandums and/or policies that 

address this practice for these grantees. 

It applies to: 

• RLF grants awarded under CERCLA 

section 104(k), 

• BCRLF grants originally awarded 

under CERCLA section 104(d) that have 

transitioned to section 104(k) as 

provided in section 104(k)(3)(D), and, 

• BCRLF grants awarded under 

CERCLA section 104(d) that have not 

transitioned. 

RLF grantees may offer discounted 

loans (also called ‘‘principal 

forgiveness’’) under the following 

conditions: 

I. Borrowers for Discounted Loans 

RLF grantees may offer discounted 

loans to those entities provided in 

CERCLA section 104(k)(1) including 

states, political subdivisions, and 

others, as well as nonprofit 

organizations.1 Private, for-profit 

entities are not eligible for discounted 

loans. 

II. Conditions for Individual 

Discounted Loans 

For an individual loan, the amount of 

principal discounted may be any 

percentage of the total loan amount up 

to 30 percent, provided that the total 

amount of the principal forgiven shall 

not exceed $200,000. For example, a 

loan of $600,000 may be discounted at 

30 percent, resulting in $180,000 in 

principal forgiven. However, a loan of 

$800,000, could only be discounted at 

25 percent, resulting in $200,000 in 

principal forgiven (any discount above 

25 percent, in this case, would result in 

more than $200,000 in principal 

forgiven, which is not provided for 

under this policy). In addition to these 

terms, a discounted loan may not be 

used in combination with a subgrant at 

a single site. 

III. Conditions for RLF Grant 

Management When Discounted Loans 

Are Employed 

For an RLF grant budget as a whole, 

the total dollar amount of principal 

forgiven through discounted loans plus 

the amount subgranted shall not exceed 

a total of 40% of RLF grant funds 

awarded. 

Background 

On January 11, 2002, President George 

W. Bush signed into law the Small 

Business Liability Relief and 

Brownfields Revitalization Act. This act 

amended the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, Compensation 

and Liability Act to authorize Federal 

financial assistance for brownfields 

revitalization, including grants for 

assessment, cleanup, and job training. 

Funding for the brownfields grants is 

authorized under section 104(k) of the 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act of 1980, as amended, (CERCLA), 42 

U.S.C. 9604(k). Eligibility for 

brownfields assessment and revolving 

loan fund grants is limited to ‘‘eligible 

entities’’ as defined in section 104(k)(1) 

of CERCLA. These include a General 

Purpose Unit of Local Government; 

Land Clearance Authority or other 

quasi-governmental entity that operates 

under the supervision and control of, or 

as an agent of, a general purpose unit of 

local government; Governmental Entity 

Created by State Legislature; Regional 

council or group of general purpose 

units of local government; 

Redevelopment Agency that is chartered 

or otherwise sanctioned by a state; State; 

Indian Tribe other than in Alaska; and 

Alaska Native Regional Corporation, 

Alaska Native Village Corporation, and 

Metlakatla Indian Community. 

Eligibility for brownfields cleanup 

grants is limited to ‘‘eligible entities’’

and nonprofits. 

In addition, Intertribal Consortia, 

other than those composed of ineligible 

Alaskan tribes, are eligible to apply for 

the brownfields assessment, revolving 

loan fund, and cleanup grants. 

Coalitions of eligible governmental