Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 139 / Friday, July 18, 2008 / Notices 41349 

of Federal Regulations is available on GPO 

Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/ 

index.html. 

Raymond Simon, 

Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of 

Education. 

[FR Doc. E8–16423 Filed 7–17–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

U.S. ELECTION ASSISTANCE 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Notice 

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting. 

DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, August 5, 2008, 

12 Noon–3 p.m. 

PLACE: U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission, 1225 New York Ave., NW., 

Suite 150, Washington, DC 20005, 

(Metro Stop: Metro Center). 

AGENDA: Commissioners will hold a 

workshop discussion on Preparing for 

Election Day 2008 and Statewide Voter 

Registration Databases. Commissioners 

will receive a briefing regarding the 

Research Department Work Plan. The 

Commission will consider other 

administrative matters. 

This meeting will be open to the 

public. 

PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: 

Bryan Whitener, Telephone: (202) 566–

3100. 

Thomas R. Wilkey, 

Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 08–1449 Filed 7–16–08; 1:33 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6820–KF–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–8583–8] 

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 11, 2008 (73 FR 19833). 

Draft EISs 

EIS No. 20080028, ERP No. D–BLM–

J02055–UT, West Tavaputs Plateau 

Natural Gas Full Field Development 

Plan, Develop the Natural Gas 

Resource on Leased and Unleased 

Lands, Carbon County, UT. 

Summary: EPA believes the Draft EIS 

inadequately assessed potentially 

significant environmental impacts to air 

quality from the proposed development 

of 807 natural gas wells on the West 

Tavaputs Plateau. Plans are being 

developed to conduct additional air 

quality modeling and possibly 

additional air emission controls to 

further reduce the project’s contribution 

to ozone by reducing volatile organic 

compounds and nitrous oxide emissions 

associated with the proposed project. 

Rating 3. 

EIS No. 20080136, ERP No. D–BIA–

K65340–CA, Ione Band of Miwok 

Indians Project, Proposed 228.04 Acre 

Fee-to-Trust Land Transfer and 

Casino Project, Amador County, CA. 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental objections about water 

quality and reservoir construction 

impacts, and recommended recycled 

water use be maximized and that 

wastewater discharges occur through 

seasonal discharge to surface waters. 

Rating EO2. 

EIS No. 20080160, ERP No. D–SFW–

K91015–CA, Cullinan Ranch Unit 

Restoration Project, Proposing a 

Restoration Plan for 1,500 Acres of 

Former Hayfield Farm Land, San 

Pablo Bay, Issuance of Permits and/or 

Approval from Section 7 Endangered 

Species Act and U.S. Army COE 

Section 404 Permit, San Pablo Bay 

National Wildlife Refuge, CA. 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns about 

contaminated sediment management, 

and requested additional information 

regarding impacts to the larger San 

Pablo Bay sediment budget, and the 

adaptive management strategy. Rating 

EC2. 

EIS No. 20080192, ERP No. D–AFS–

J65514–MT, Sheppard Creek Post-Fire 

Project, Timber Salvage, 

Implementation, Flathead National 

Forest, Flathead and Lincoln 

Counties, MT. 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns about adverse 

impacts from the proposed salvage and 

road construction on water quality and 

the adequacy of watershed restoration 

measures to assure consistency with the 

TMDL, as well as the proposed 

Alternative D salvage harvests in 

riparian areas. Rating EC1. 

EIS No. 20080193, ERP No. D–AFS–

L67047–AK, Spencer Mineral 

Materials Project, Proposal to Develop 

and Extract Quarry Rock and Gravel 

from a Mineral Materials Site near 

Spencer Glacier, Chugach National 

Forest, Kenai Borough, AK. 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns about the 

potential impacts to water quality, 

wetlands, and local air quality, as well 

as the proposed mitigation measures 

and anticipated effectiveness. The final 

EIS should include additional 

information and analysis concerning 

these impacts. Rating EC2. 

EIS No. 20080194, ERP No. D–SFW–

G99007–TX, Williamson County 

Regional Habitat Conservation Plan, 

Application for an Incidental Take 

Permit, Williamson County, TX. 

Summary: EPA does not object to the 

proposed action. Rating LO. 

EIS No. 20080080, ERP No. DA–COE–

K36098–CA, Santa Ana River 

Interceptor (SARI) Protection/ 

Relocation Project, Reduce the Risk of 

Damage to the SARI to allow for the 

Operation of Santa Ana River Project 

(SARP), and Releases from Prato Dam 

of up to 30,000 cubic feet per second 

(cfs), Right-of-Way Permit and U.S. 

COE section 404 Permit, Orange and 

Riverside Counties, CA. 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns about the 

preferred alternative and recommended 

further evaluation of alternatives that 

avoid river crossings. EPA also 

recommended additional construction 

emission controls to meet air quality 

requirements and additional analysis of 

potential groundwater contamination. 

Rating EC2. 

EIS No. 20080166, ERP No. DR–AFS–

F65035–WA, Cayuga Project, New 

Information Regarding American 

Marten, Regional Forester Sensitive 

Species (RFSS), Changed Condition 

on the Landscape from Spruce 

Decline and New Non-Native Invasive 

Species Survey Information, 

Chequamegon-Nicolet National 

Forest, Great Divide Ranger District, 

Ashland County, WI. 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns because the 

proposed action would have adverse 

impacts on Regional Forester Species of 

Concern, and recommended selection of 

a different preferred alternative based 

new information in the EIS and the 

Biological Opinion. Rating EC2. 

FINAL EISs 

EIS No. 20070549, ERP No. F–BLM–

J02050–UT, Chapita Wells-Stagecoach 


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