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III. 27 NOTICES OF COMMENCEMENT FROM: 06/23/08 TO 07/18/08—Continued 

Case No. Received Date Commencement 

Notice End Date Chemical 

P–08–0242 07/07/08 06/09/08 (S) 1,2,3,4-butanetetrol meso-erythritol 

P–08–0243 07/02/08 06/12/08 (G) Organomodified silanic hydrogen fluid 

P–08–0244 07/02/08 06/13/08 (G) Modified silicone polyether copolymer 

P–08–0250 07/14/08 06/19/08 (S) Poly(oxy-1,4-butanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-hydroxy-, polymer with ammonia 

P–08–0267 07/10/08 06/22/08 (G) Modified polyolefin, aminoalkanoic acid and polyether copolymer 

P–08–0326 07/11/08 06/26/08 (G) Isocyanate terminated urethane polymer 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Chemicals, 

Premanufacturer notices. 

Dated: July 31, 2008. 

Chandler Sirmons, 

Acting Director, Information Management 

Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics. 

[FR Doc. E8–18321 Filed 8–7–08; 8:45 am] 

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AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–8584–5] 

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 

202–564–7146. 

An explanation of the ratings assigned 

to draft environmental impact 

statements (EISs) was published in FR 

dated April 6, 2008 (73 FR 19833). 

Draft EISs 

EIS No. 20060490, ERP No. D–OSM–

K65321–00, Black Mesa Project, 

Revisions to the Life-of-Mine 

Operation and Reclamation for the 

Kayenta and Black Mesa Surface-Coal 

Mining Operations, Right-of-Way 

Grant, Mohave, Navajo, Coconino and 

Yavapai Counties, AZ and Clark 

County, NV. 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns because the 

Draft EIS does not identify a specific 

product delivery/customer use scenario 

for the new preferred alternative, 

discuss how the environmental impacts 

of future coal delivery/customer use 

scenarios will be analyzed, or describe 

greenhouse gas emissions from the 

proposed project. Rating EC2. 

EIS No. 20080154, ERP No. D–FHW–

D40342–MD, U.S. 50 Crossing Study, 

Transportation Improvement from MD 

611 to MD 378; and 3rd Street to 

Somerset Street, Funding, U.S. Coast 

Guard, U.S. Army COE Section 10 and 

404 Permits, Worcester County, MD. 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns about dredging 

and impacts to bird habitat. Rating EC1. 

EIS No. 20080162, ERP No. D–FRC–

D03016–MD, Sparrows Point 

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Import 

Terminal Expansion and Natural Gas 

Pipeline Facilities, Construction and 

Operation, Application Authorization, 

U.S. COE section 10 and 404 Permits, 

Baltimore County, MD. 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns about the 

potential impacts associated with the 

proposed terminal. In particular, EPA 

expressed concerns about the potential 

water quality impacts associated with 

the proposed dredging for the terminal 

and noted that the Draft EIS did not 

contain sufficient information to fully 

assess the project’s impacts. Rating EC2. 

EIS No. 20080165, ERP No. D–FHW–

L59003–00, Interstate 5 Columbia 

River Crossing Project, Bridge, 

Transit, and Highway Improvements, 

from State Route 500 in Vancouver, 

WA to Columbia Boulevard in 

Portland, OR, Funding, U.S. COE 

section 10 & 404 Permits, NPDES 

Permit. 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns about the 

potential impacts to the Troutdale Sole 

Source Aquifer, environmental justice, 

and aquatic resources impacts, and 

requested additional analysis for project 

related air quality impacts be included 

in the FEIS. Rating EC2. 

EIS No. 20080203, ERP No. D–UCG–

A99225–00, Dry Cargo Residue (DCR) 

Discharges in the Great Lakes, To 

Regulate Nonhazardous and Nontoxic 

DRC Sweeping from Vessels in the 

Great Lakes that Fall under the 

Jurisdiction of the United States. 

Summary: EPA does not object to the 

proposed action. Rating LO. 

EIS No. 20080222, ERP No. D–COE–

E39074–FL, South Florida Water 

Management District (SFWMD) 

Project, Propose to Construct and 

Operate Stormwater Treatment Areas 

(STAs) on Compartment B and C of 

the Everglades Agriculture Area, U.S. 

Army COE section 404 Permit, Palm 

Beach and Hendry Counties, FL. 

Summary: EPA is fully supportive of 

the construction of the proposed 

Stormwater Treatment Areas (STA). 

However, EPA expressed environmental 

concerns about the wetland impacts of 

the total STA footprints, the discharge 

of STA waters, and some of the 

assumptions and technical analyses, 

and requested that the Final EIS provide 

additional information and analyses. 

Rating EC2. 

EIS No. 20080228, ERP No. D–AFS–

L65555–WA, Republic Ranger Station 

Excess Residence Sale Project, 

Proposes to Sell a 0.72 Acre Parcel of 

Land with a Residential Building, 

Republic Ranger District, Colville 

National Forest, Ferry County, WA. 

Summary: EPA does not object to the 

proposed action. Rating LO. 

EIS No. 20080169, ERP No. DR–COE–

K39099–CA, Berth 97–109 (China 

Shipping) Container Terminal Project, 

Construction and Operation, Issuance 

of Section 404 (CWA) and Section 10 

Rivers and Harbor Act Permits, Port of 

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA. 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns about impacts 

to air quality, environmental justice 

communities, and aquatic and biological 

resources. EPA recommended 

commitments to meet and exceed San 

Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan 

air emission requirements, coordination 

with the environmental justice 

community to identify additional 

measures to offset health impacts, 

avoidance of fill, and development of a 

port-wide marine mammal vessel strike 

reduction program. Rating EC2. 

EIS No. 20080210, ERP No. DS–FHW–

F40415–IN, U.S. 31 Improvement 

Project (I–465 to IN 38), between I–

465 North Leg and IN–38, Updated 

Information, NPDES Permit and U.S. 

Army section 10 and 404 Permits, 

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Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns about impacts 

to water quality, public drinking water 

supplies, and streams. Rating EC2. 

Final EISs 

EIS No. 20080213, ERP No. F–COE–

E67005–NC, PCS Phosphate Mine 

Continuation, New Information on 

Additional Alternative ‘‘L’’ and ‘‘M’’, 

Proposes to Expand its Existing Open 

Pit Phosphate Mining Operation into 

a 3,412 Acre Tract, Pamlico River and 

South Creek, near Aurora, Beaufort 

County, NC. 

Summary: EPA continues to have 

environmental objections to the 

applicant’s proposed action 

(‘‘Alternative L’’) due to significant 

impacts to waters of the U.S. EPA 

believes that ‘‘Alternative S33AP’’ is 

both environmentally preferable and 

economically practicable; EPA also 

proposed modifications to Alternative L 

that would reduce the potential 

environmental impacts. 

EIS No. 20080269, ERP No. FS–FHW–

G40129–AR, U.S. 67 Construction, 

U.S. 67/167 to I–40 West/I–430 

Interchange around the North Little 

Rock Metropolitan Area, Funding, 

Pulaski County, AR. 

Summary: EPA does not object to the 

proposed project. 

Dated: August 5, 2008. 

Robert W. Hargrove, 

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office 

of Federal Activities. 

[FR Doc. E8–18314 Filed 8–7–08; 8:45 am] 

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AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–8584–4] 

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 07/28/2008 through 08/01/2008 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. 

EIS No. 20080295, Final EIS, FHW, NY, 

NYS Route 17 at Exit 122 Interchange 

Project, To Improve the Safety and 

Operation, Right-of-Way Acquisition, 

Town of Wallkill, Orange County, NY, 

Wait Period Ends: 09/08/2008, 

Contact: Jeffery W. Kolb 518–431–

4127. 

EIS No. 20080296, Final EIS, FHW, TX, 

Grand Parkway (State Highway 99) 

Selected the Preferred Alternative 

Alignment, Segment F–2 from SH 249 

to IH 45, Right-of-Way Permit and 

U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit, 

Harris County, TX, Wait Period Ends: 

09/17/2008, Contact: Justin Ham 512–

536–5963. 

EIS No. 20080297, Draft EIS, IBR, CA, 

Lake Casitas Resource Management 

Plan (RMP), Implementation, Cities of 

Los Angeles and Ventura, Western 

Ventura County, CA, Comment Period 

Ends: 09/22/2008, Contact: Sharon 

McHale 916–989–7172. 

EIS No. 20080298, Final EIS, BLM, ID, 

Cottonwood Resource Management 

Plan, Implementation, Latah, 

Clearwater, Nez Perce, Lewis, Idaho 

and Adams Counties, ID, Wait Period 

Ends: 09/08/2008, Contact: Dean 

Huibregtse 208–962–3784. 

EIS No. 20080299, Final EIS, IBR, CA, 

American Basin Fish Screen and 

Habitat Improvement Project, 

Construction and Operation of one or 

two Positive-Barrier Fish Screen 

Diversion Facilities, Funding and U.S. 

Army COE Section 10 and 404 

Permits, Natomas Mutual, Sacramento 

and Sutter Counties, CA, Wait Period 

Ends: 09/08/2008, Contact: Bradley 

Hubbard 916–978–5204. 

EIS No. 20080300, Final EIS, BLM, AZ, 

Agua Fria National Monument and 

Bradshaw-Harquahala, Proposed 

Resource Management Plan, 

Implementation, Yavapai County, AZ, 

Wait Period Ends: 09/08/2008, 

Contact: Connie Stone 623–580–5500. 

EIS No. 20080301, Final EIS, BLM, UT, 

Richfield Field Office Resource 

Management Plan, Implementation, 

Future Management of the Public 

Lands and Resource, Glen Canyon 

National Recreation Area, Capitol 

Reef and Canyonlands National Parks, 

Sanpete, Sevier, Piute, Wayne and 

Garfield Counties, UT , Wait Period 

Ends: 09/08/2008, Contact: John 

Russell 435–896–1500. 

EIS No. 20080302, Third Draft 

Supplement, UAF, FL, Eglin Air Force 

Base (AFB) and Hurlburt Field, 

Proposes To Implement the Military 

Housing Privatization Initiative 

(MHPI), FL, Comment Period Ends: 

09/22/2008, Contact: Shari Kilbourne 

973–656–2926. 

EIS No. 20080303, Draft Supplement, 

USN, 00, Developing Home Port 

Facilities for Three NIMITZ-Class 

Aircraft Carriers in Support of the 

U.S. Pacific Fleet, New Circumstances 

and Information to Supplements (the 

1999 FEIS) Coronado, CA, Comment 

Period Ends: 09/22/2008, Contact: 

Robert Montana 619–556–8509. 

EIS No. 20080304, Draft EIS, NOA, 00, 

Reef Fish Amendment 30B: Gag-End 

Overfishing and Set Management 

Thresholds and Targets; Red 

Grouper—Set Optimum Yield, Total 

Allowable Catch (TAC), and 

Management Measures: Area 

Closures: and Federal Regulatory 

Compliance, Implementation, Gulf of 

Mexico, Comment Period Ends: 09/ 

22/2008, Contact: Roy E. Crabtree 

727–824–5701. 

EIS No. 20080305, Final EIS, CGD, AL, 

Bienville Offshore Energy Terminal 

(BOET) Deepwater Port License 

Application (Docket # USCG–2006–

24644), Proposes To Construct and 

Operate a Liquefied Natural Gas 

Receiving and Regasification Facility, 

Outer Continental Shelf of the Gulf of 

Mexico, South of Fort Morgan, AL, 

Wait Period Ends: 09/08/2008, 

Contact: Lt. Hannah Kim 202–372–

1438. 

Amended Notices 

EIS No. 20080281, Draft EIS, NRC, 00, 

GENERIC—In-Situ Leach Uranium 

Milling Facilities (NUREG–1910), 

Construction, Operation, Aquifer 

Restoration and Decommissioning, 

Potentially Location in Portions of 

WY, NE, SD and NM, Comment 

Period Ends: 10/07/2008, Contact: 

James Park 301–415–6935. Revision to 

FR Notice Published: Extending 

Comment Period from 09/26/2008 to 

10/07/2008. 

Dated: August 5, 2008. 

Robert W. Hargrove, 

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office 

of Federal Activities. 

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[FRL–8702–3] 

Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities 

Committee 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, Pub. L. 92–463, EPA 

gives notice of a meeting of the Farm, 

Ranch, and Rural Communities 

Committee (FRRCC). The purpose of the 

FRRCC is to provide advice to the 

Administrator of EPA on environmental 

issues and programs that impact, or are 

of concern to, farms, ranches, and rural 

communities. The FRRCC is a part of 

EPA’s efforts to expand cooperative 

working relationships with the 

agriculture industry and others who are 

interested in agricultural issues and to 


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