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Dated: November 11, 2005. 

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Toxics. 

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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. 20050360, ERP No. D–AFS–

J65454–SD, Bugtown Gulch Mountain 

Pine Beetle and Fuels Projects, To 

Implement Multiple Resource 

Management Actions, Black Hills 

National Forest, Hell Canyon Ranger 

District, Custer County, SD. 

Summary: EPA has environmental 

concerns about impacts from runoff, 

related soil erosion and sediment losses; 

cumulative impacts from other large 

scale timber projects to vegetation and 

wildlife habitat; and adverse impacts to 

water quality. 

Rating EC2 

EIS No. 20050370, ERP No. D–AFS–

L65494–OR, Middle Fork John Day 

Range Planning Project, Livestock 

Grazing Authorization, 

Implementation, Blue Mountain 

Range and Prairie City Ranger 

Districts, Malheur National Forest, 

Grant County, OR. 

Summary: EPA has concerns related 

to impacts to water qualtiy, aquatic 

habitiat and ecosystem recovery. EPA 

requested that ‘‘hybrid’’ alternatives be 

included that provide greater 

protections from grazing. 

Rating EC2 

EIS No. 20050383, ERP No. D–AFS–

F65059–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. 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns about reducing 

trail density standards, weather-related 

trail closures, and the potential for 

adverse impacts to water quality. 

Rating EC2 

EIS No. 20050367, ERP No. DS–NOA–

B91026–ME, Atlantic Herring Fishery 

Management Plan (FWP), Amendment 

1, Management Measure Adjustment, 

Implementation, Gulf of Maine, George 

Bank, ME. 

Summary: EPA had lack of objections 

to the proposed project. 

Rating LO 

Final EISs 

EIS No. 20050194, ERP No. F–AFS–

D65031–PA, Martin Run Project, To 

Implement Management Direction as 

Outlined in Allegheny National Forest 

Plan, Bradford Ranger District, 

Allegheny National Forest, Warren 

and McKean Counties, PA. 

Summary: EPA had lack of objections 

to the proposed action. 

EIS No. 20050243, ERP No.F–AFS–

L65469–OR, West Maurys Fuels and 

Vegetation Management Project, 

Prescribed Fire, Commercial and 

Noncommercial Thinning, Grapple 

Piling and Hand Piling, 

Implementation, Lookout Mountain 

Range District, Ochoco National 

Forest, Crook County, OR. 

Summary: No formal comment letter 

was sent to the preparing agency. 

EIS No. 20050379, ERP No. F–FRA–

K53009–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. 

Summary: EPA’s earlier objections 

regarding potential impacts to resources 

in the Bay Area to Central Valley area 

have been addressed by deferring an 

alignment decision until an additional, 

more comprehensive environmental 

analysis can be completed. However, 

EPA continues to have environmental 

concerns about the cumulative impact 

analysis. 

EIS No. 20050380, ERP No. F–FHW–

E40779–NC, Fayetteville Outer Loop 

Corridor Study, Transportation 

Improvement Program (TIP) Cape Fear 

River, Cumberland, Hoke and 

Robeson Counties, NC. 

Summary: Substantial impact 

reductions have been accomplished for 

wetland and stream impacts. However, 

EPA continues to have environmental 

concerns about the high numbers of 

sensitive noise receptors that are 

impacted, and about the loss of Redcockaded woodpecker habitat. 

EIS No. 20050403, ERP No. F–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 continued to express 

concerns about impacts to riparian 

resources, water quality, soils and 

wildlife habitat. 

EIS No. 20050418, ERP No. F–AFS–

K65288–CA, Bald Mountain Project, 

Proposes to Harvest Trees Using 

Group and Individual Trees Selection 

Methods, Feather River Ranger 

District, Plumas National Forest, 

Plumas and Butte Counties, CA. 

Summary: EPA continues to have 

concerns about harvest in impaired 

watersheds with high susceptibility for 

cumulative watershed effects, and the 

lack of a timeline or funding certainty 

for restoration and road 

decommissioning. 

EIS No. 20050431, ERP No. F–FHW–

H40181–00, South Omaha Veterans 

Memorial Bridge Improvements, 

Across the Missouri River for 

Highway US–275 between the Cities 

of Omaha, Nebraska and Council 

Bluffs, Iowa, NPDES and U.S. Army 

COE Section 404 Permit, NE and IA. 

Summary: No formal comment letter 

was sent to the preparing agency. 

EIS No. 20050434, ERP No. F–FHW–

G40169–AR, Springdale Northern 

Bypass Project, U.S. Highway 412 

Construction, Additional Information, 

Designation of a Preferred Alternative, 

Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 226 / Friday, November 25, 2005 / Notices 71139 

Funding and NPDES Permit Issuance, 

Benton and Washington Counties, AR. 

Summary: EPA does not object to the 

proposed action. 

EIS No. 20050437, ERP No. F–AFS–

G65097–NM, Tajique Watershed 

Restoration Project, Proposes Fuel 

Reduction and Restore Forest Health, 

Cibola National Forest, Torrance 

County, NM. 

Summary: No formal comment letter 

was sent to the preparing agency. 

Dated: November 21, 2005. 

Ken Mittelholtz, 

Environmental Protection Specialist, 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 http://www.epa.gov/ 

compliance/nepa/. Weekly receipt of 

Environmental Impact Statements Filed 

November 14, 2005 Through November 

18, 2005 Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. 

EIS No. 20050486, Final EIS, AFS, OR, 

Timberline Express Project, To 

Improve the Winter Recreational 

Opportunities, Implementation, 

Zigzag Ranger District, Mt. Hood 

National Forest, Clackamas County, 

OR, Wait Period Ends: 12/27/2005, 

Contact: Mike Redmond 503–668–

1776. 

EIS No. 20050487, Draft EIS, NRS, UT, 

Coal Creek Flood Control and 

Parkway Project, Proposed Channel 

Improvements, Two Irrigation 

Division Structures on Coal Creek (the 

Main Street Diversion and the 

Woodbury Diversion), Cedar City, 

Iron County, UT, Comment Period 

Ends: 01/09/2006, Contact: Marine 

Wilson 801–524–4591. 

Programmatic 

EIS No. 20050488, Final EIS, EPA, 00, 

Mountaintop Mining and Valley Fills 

Program Guidance, Policies or 

Regulations to Minimize Adverse 

Environmental Effects to Waters of the 

U.S. and Fish and Wildlife Resources, 

Implementation, Appalachia, 

Appalachian Study Area, WV, KY, TN 

and VA, Wait Period Ends: 12/27/ 

2005, Contact: John Forren (EPA) 

215–814–2705; Katherine Trott (COE) 

202–761–5542; Mike Robinson (OSM) 

412–937–2882, Cindy Tibbott (SFW) 

814–234–4090; Russell Hunter, (WV 

Dept. of Environmental Protection) 

304–926–0499 215–814–2705 

This document is available on the 

Internet at: http://www.epa.gov/region3/ 

mtntop/index.htm. 

EIS No. 20050489, Final EIS, IBR, 00, 

Operation of Flaming Gorge Dam 

Colorado River Storage Project, 

Protection and Assistance in the 

Recovery of Populations and 

Designated Critical Habitat of Four 

Endangered Fishes: Bony Tail, 

Colorado Pikeminnow, Humpback 

Chub, and Razorback Sucker, Green 

River, UT and WY , Wait Period Ends: 

12/27/2005, Contact: Peter Crookston 

801–379–1152. 

EIS No. 20050490, Draft EIS, COE, CA, 

San Juan Creek and Western San 

Mateo Creek Watershed Special Area 

Management Plan (SAMP), Proposed 

Watershed-Based SAMP to Balance 

Aquatic Resource Protection and 

Reasonable Economic Development, 

Southern Portion of Orange County, 

CA, Comment Period Ends: 01/16/ 

2006, Contact: Jae Chung 213–452–

3292. 

EIS No. 20050491, Final EIS, AFS, 00, 

White Mountain National Forest Land 

and Resource Management Plan, 

Forest Plan Revision, Implementation, 

Carroll, Coos, Grafton Counties, NH 

and Oxford County, ME, Wait Period 

Ends: 12/27/2005, Contact: Barbara 

Levesque 603–528–8743. 

EIS No. 20050492, Final EIS, AFS, SD, 

Bugtown Gulch Mountain Pine Beetle 

and Fuels Projects, To Implement 

Multiple Resource Management 

Actions, Black Hills National Forest, 

Hell Canyon Ranger District, Custer 

County, SD, Wait Period Ends: 12/27/ 

2005, Contact: Patricia Hudson 605–

673–4853. 

EIS No. 20050493, Draft EIS, NPS, AR, 

Pea Ridge National Military Park 

General Management Plan, 

Implementation, AR, Comment Period 

Ends: 01/09/2006, Contact: John Scott 

479–451–8122. 

EIS No. 20050494, Final EIS, NOA, AK, 

Amendments to the Alaska Coastal 

Management Program, Approval, 

Implementation and Funding, U.S. 

Army COE 404 Permit, AK , Wait 

Period Ends: 12/27/2005, Contact: 

Helen C.P. Bass 301–713–3155, ext 

175. 

EIS No. 20050495, Final EIS, SFW, NC, 

Roanake River National Wildlife 

Refuge, Comprehensive Conservation 

Plan, To Determine and Evaluate a 

Range of Reasonable Management 

Alternative, Bertie County, NC, Wait 

Period Ends: 12/27/2005, Contact: 

Bob Glennon 252–482–2364. 

EIS No. 20050496, Final 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, Wait 

Period Ends: 12/27/2005, Contact: Dr. 

Jerry Pell 202–586–3362. 

Amended Notices 

EIS No. 20040527, Draft EIS, AFS, IN, 

German Ridge Restoration Project, To 

Restore Native Hardwood 

Communities, Implementation, 

Hoosier National Forest, Tell City 

Ranger District, Perry County, IN, 

Comment Period Ends: 01/09/2006, 

Contact: Ron Ellis 812–275–5987. 

Revision of FR Notice Published on 

11/19/2004: CEQ Comment Period 

Ending 01/03/2005 has been 

Reestablished to 01/09/2006. Per 

Request of the Preparing Agency by 

Letter Dated 11/10/05. 

EIS No. 20050410, Draft EIS, COE, FL, 

Central and Southern Florida Project, 

Comprehensive Everglades 

Restoration Plan, Implementation, 

Everglades Agricultural Area Storage 

Reservoirs, Palm Beach County, FL, 

Comment Period Ends: 01/09/2006, 

Contact: Janet Cushing 904–232–2259. 

Revision of FR Notice Published 10/ 

14/2005: Comment Period Extended 

from 11/21/2005 to 01/09/2006. 

Withdrawn 

EIS No. 20050455, Final EIS, AFS, IN, 

German Ridge Restoration Project, To 

Restore Native Hardwood 

Communities, Implementation, 

Hoosier National Forest, Tell City 

Ranger District, Perry County, IN, 

Wait Period Ends: 12/05/2005, 

Contact: Ron Ellis 812–275–5987. 

Revision of FR Notice Published on 

11/04/2005: Officially Withdrawn by 

the Preparing Agency by Letter Dated 

11/10/2005. 

Dated: November 21, 2005. 

Ken Mittleholtz, 

Environmental Protection Specialist, Office 

of Federal Activities. 

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