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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–8585–2] 

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. 20080218, ERP No. D–AFS–

J65517–SD, West Rim Project, 

Proposes To Implement Multiple 

Resource Management Actions, 

Northern Hills Ranger District, Black 

Hills National Forest, Lawrence 

County, SD. 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns about impacts 

to water quality, aquatic resources, and 

wildlife habitats. Rating EC2. 

EIS No. 20080220, ERP No. D–FHW–

K40268–CA, Jepson Parkway Project, 

Proposes To Upgrade and Link a 

Series of Existing Two and Four-Lane 

Roadways, Right-of-Way, Endangered 

Species Act Section 7 and U.S. Army 

COE Section 404 Permits, Solano 

County, CA. 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns about impacts 

to wetlands, air quality, and wildlife 

habitat. EPA is also concerned about 

indirect impacts from induced growth. 

Rating EC2. 

EIS No. 20080225, ERP No. D–AFS–

J65518–SD, South Project Area, 

Proposes Multiple Resource 

Management Actions, Hell Canyon 

Ranger District, Black Hills National 

Forest, Custer County, SD. 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns about the 

potential environmental impacts to 

water quality and habitat from 

Mountain Pine Bark (MPB) beetle 

epidemics. The final EIS should 

consider land-use activities that 

enhance forest heterogeneity and thus 

potentially reduce susceptibility to bark 

beetle outbreaks and the associated 

impacts to water quality and habitat. 

Rating EC2. 

EIS No. 20080237, ERP No. D–NPS–

J65519–SD, Wind Cave National Park 

Project, Elk General Management 

Plan, Implementation, Custer County, 

SD. 

Summary: EPA has no environmental 

objections to the preferred Alternative 

(B). Rating LO. 

EIS No. 20080243, ERP No. DP–USN–

E11066–00, Jacksonville Range 

Complex Project, To Support and 

Conduct Current and Emerging 

Training and RDT&E Operations, NC, 

SC, GA and FL. 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns about the effect 

of the Navy’s training activities 

primarily associated with the deposition 

of expended training materials and their 

accumulation over time. EPA requested 

additional monitoring commitments to 

address these concerns. Rating EC2. 

EIS No. 20080251, ERP No. D–AFS–

K65342–CA, Moonlight and Wheeler 

Fires Recovery and Restoration 

Project, Proposes To Harvest FireKilled Merchantable Trees on 15,568 

Acres, Mt. Hough Ranger District, 

Plumas National Forest, Plumas 

County, CA. 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental objections about impacts 

to water quality and the watershed. EPA 

requested that the Final EIS should 

consider an alternative that minimizes 

adverse impacts to the damaged 

watershed, and prioritizes the removal 

of highly valued timber first. Rating 

EO2. 

EIS No. 20080252, ERP No. D-DHSA10077–00, National Bio and AgroDefense Facility, Propose To Site, 

Construct and Operate at one of the 

Proposed Locations: (1) South 

Milledge Avenue Site, Clarke County, 

GA; (2) Manhattan Campus Site, Riley 

County, KS; (3) Flora Industrial Park 

Site, Madison County, MS; (4) Plum 

Island Site, Suffolk County, NY; (5) 

Umstead Research Park Site, Granville 

County, NC; and (6) Texas Research 

Park Site, Bexar and Medina Counties, 

TX. 

Summary: EPA does not object to the 

proposed project. Rating LO. 

EIS No. 20080256, ERP No. D–NOA–

E91024–00, Amendment 29 Reef Fish 

Fishery Management Plan, Effort 

Management in the Commercial 

Grouper and Tilefish Fisheries, 

Reducing Overcapacity, Gulf of 

Mexico. 

Summary: While EPA has no 

objections with the proposed action, 

EPA requested clarification on 

environmental justice issues. Rating LO. 

EIS No. 20080257, ERP No. D–FAA–

G52000–NM, Spaceport America 

Commercial Launch Site, Proposal To 

Develop and Operate, Issuance of 

License, Sierra County, NM. 

Summary: EPA does not object to the 

preferred action. Rating LO. 

EIS No. 20080217, ERP No. DA–COE–

K32046–CA, Pacific Los Angeles 

Marine Terminal Crude Oil Marine 

Terminal, Construction and Operation 

of a New Marine Terminal from Pier 

400, Berth 408 Project, U.S. Army 

COE section 10 and 404 Permits, Port 

of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, 

CA. 

Summary: EPA expressed concerns 

about impacts to air quality, 

environmental justice communities, and 

aquatic/biological resources. Rating 

EC2. 

EIS No. 20080172, ERP No. DS–COE–

K60037–CA, Rio del Oro Specific Plan 

Project, New Information on 

Biological Resource and Water 

Supply, City of Rancho Cordova, 

Sacramento County, CA. 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns about impacts 

to wetlands, waters of the U.S., and 

habitat resources. EPA recommends 

efforts to maximize water conservation 

and integrate water use efficiencies 

through ‘‘green infrastructure’’ into the 

design of the development. Rating EC2. 

Final EISs 

EIS No. 20080265, ERP No. F1–DOE–

A06181–00, Rail Alignment for the 

Construction and Operation of a 

Railroad in Nevada to a Geologic 

Repository (DOE/EIS–0369) at Yucca 

Mountain, Nye County, NV. 

Summary: While EPA’s previous 

concerns were resolved, EPA requested 

clarification on compensatory wetland 

mitigation options. EPA also 

recommended the development/ 

implementation of a monitoring and 

management plan consistent with the 

requirements of the Wetlands 

Compensatory Mitigation Rule and 

Army COE guidelines. 

EIS No. 20080255, ERP No. F–AFS–

J65395–UT, Indian Springs Road 

Realignment, Reducing Adverse 

Impacts to Watershed and Fisheries, 

U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit, 

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, 

Wasatch County, UT. 

Summary: The Final EIS addressed 

EPA’s previous environmental concerns 

with mitigation measures and road 

closures including, education, signage 

and restoration of non-authorized 

roadways in the Inventoried Roadless 

Areas. 

EIS No. 20080270, ERP No. F–NSF–

A12045–00, PROGRAMMATIC—

Integrated Ocean Drilling Program—

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Organizations Participation in the 

Development of Scientific Ocean 

Drilling, IODP-USIO. 

Summary: EPA has no objection to the 

proposed action. 

EIS No. 20080273, ERP No. F-FRCE03018-FL, Floridian Natural Gas 

Storage Project, Construction and 

Operation, Liquefied Natural Gas 

(LNG) Storage and Natural Gas 

Transmission Facilities, Martin 

County, FL. 

Summary: EPA continues to have 

concerns about environmental justice 

issues. 

EIS No. 20080285, ERP No. F–NPS–

J65474–MT, Avalanche Hazard 

Reduction Project, Issuance of Special 

Use Permit for the Use of Explosives 

in the Park, Burlington Northern 

Santa Fe Railway, Glacier National 

Park, Flathead National Forest, 

Flathead and Glacier Counties, MT. 

Summary: EPA does not object to the 

preferred alternative. 

EIS No. 20080299, ERP No. F–IBR–

K91014–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. 

Summary: No formal comment letter 

was sent to the preparing agency. 

EIS No. 20080264, ERP No. FA–DOE–

A06181–00, Geologic Repository for 

the Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel 

and High-Level Radioactive Waste at 

Yucca Mountain, Nye County, 

Nevada—Nevada Rail Transportation 

Corridor (DOE/EIS–0250F–S2). 

Summary: EPA does not object to the 

proposed project. 

EIS No. 20080266, ERP No. FS–DOE–

A06181–00, Geologic Repository for 

the Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel 

and High-Level Radioactive Waste, 

Construction, Operation, Monitoring 

and Eventually Closing a Geologic 

Repository (DOE/EIS–0250F–S1D) at 

Yucca Mountain, Nye County, NV. 

Summary: The final SEIS has 

addressed EPA’s concerns about the 

language regarding EPA’s radiation 

protection standards and the 

explanation of DOE’s determination of 

the appropriate strain rates to be 

incorporated into the conceptual 

seismic model; therefore, EPA does not 

object to the proposed project. 

EIS No. 20080284, ERP No. FS–USA–

A15000–00, PROGRAMMATIC—

Army Growth and Force Structure 

Realignment, Evaluation of 

Alternatives for Supporting the 

Growth, Realignment, and 

Transformation of the Army To 

Support Operational in the Pacific 

Theater, Implementation, Continental 

United States and Pacific Region of 

Alaska and Hawaii. 

Summary: EPA does not object to the 

proposed project. 

Dated: August 26, 2008. 

Ken Mittelholtz, 

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office 

of Federal Activities. 

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AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–8585–1] 

Environmental Impact Statements; 

Notice of Availability 

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal 

Activities, General Information (202) 

564–1399 or http://www.epa.gov/ 

compliance/nepa/. 

Weekly Receipt of Environmental 

Impact Statements 

Filed 08/18/2008 Through 08/22/2008. 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. 

EIS No. 20080326, Draft Supplement, 

FHW, NC, US 74 Relocation, from 

US–129 in Robbinsville to NC 28 in 

Stecoah, Funding and U.S. Army COE 

Section 404 Permit, Transportation 

Improvement Program Project No. 

A–9 B&C, Graham County, NC, 

Comment Period Ends: 10/14/2008, 

Contact: John F. Sullivan 919–856–

4346. 

EIS No. 20080327, Draft EIS, FHW, MT, 

Russell Street/South 3rd Street 

Reconstruction Project, To Address 

Current and Projected Safety and 

Operational needs, Funding and U.S. 

Army COE Section 404 Permit, City of 

Missoula, Missoula County, MT, 

Comment Period Ends: 10/20/2008, 

Contact: Lloyd H. Rue 406–449–5302. 

EIS No. 20080328, Final EIS, BLM, UT, 

Price Field Resource Management 

Plan, Selected the Preferred 

Alternative D, Non-Wilderness Study 

Area (WSA) Lands with Wilderness 

Characteristics. Implementation, 

Carbon and Emery Counties, UT, Wait 

Period Ends: 09/29/2008, Contact: 

Floyd L. Johnson 435–636–3600. 

EIS No. 20080329, Final EIS, AFS, NM, 

Santa Fe National Forest Project, 

Settlement Land Transfers: Pueblo de 

San lldefonso, Pueblo of Santa Clara 

and Los Alamos County, 

Implementation, Santa Fe National 

Forest, Los Alamos, Rio Arriba and 

Santa Fe Counties, NM, Wait Period 

Ends: 09/29/2008, Contact: Sandy 

Hurlocker 505–753–7331. 

EIS No. 20080330, Draft Supplement, 

COE, NC, Topsail Beach Interim 

(Emergency) Beach Fill Project—

Permit Request, Proposal to Place 

Sand on 4.7 miles of the Town’s 

Shoreline to Protect the Dune 

Complex and Oceanfront 

Development, Onslow and Pender 

Counties, NC, Comment Period Ends: 

10/14/2008, Contact: S. Kenneth Jolly 

910–251–4630. 

EIS No. 20080331, Draft EIS, NOA, 00, 

Proposed Acceptable Biological Catch 

(ABC) and Optimum Yield (OY) 

Specifications and Management 

Measures for the 2009–2010 Pacific 

Coast Groundfish Fishery 

Management Plan, Implementation, 

WA, OR and CA, Comment Period 

Ends: 10/14/2008, Contact: Robert 

Lohn 206–526–6150. 

EIS No. 20080332, Final EIS, FHW, WA, 

Interstate 90 Snoqualmie Pass East 

Project, Proposes to Improve a 15-mile 

Portion of I–90 from Milepost 55.10 in 

Hyak to Milepost 70.3 New Easton, 

Funding, U.S. Army COE Section 404 

Permit and NPDES Permit, Kittitas 

County, WA, Wait Period Ends: 09/ 

29/2009, Contact: Liana Liu 360–753–

9553. 

EIS No. 20080333, Draft EIS, IBR, CO, 

Windy Gap Firming Project, Construct 

a New Water Storage Reservoir to 

Deliver Water to Front Range and 

West Slope Communities and 

Industries, Funding, NPDES and U.S. 

Army COE Section 404 Permit, Grand 

and Larimer Counties, CO, Comment 

Period Ends: 10/28/2008, Contact: 

Will Tully 970–962–4368. 

EIS No. 20080334, Final EIS, NOA, 00, 

North Atlantic Right Whale Ship 

Strike Reduction Strategy, To 

Implement the Operational Measures 

to Reduce the Occurrence and 

Severity of Vessel Collisions with the 

Right Whale, Serious Injury and 

Deaths Resulting from Collisions with 

Vessels, Wait Period Ends: 09/29/ 

2008, Contact: David Cottingham 

301–713–2322. 

EIS No. 20080335, Final EIS, BLM, 00, 

Alabama and Mississippi Resource 

Management Plan, Analyzes 

Management Alternatives for the 

Public Land and Resources, in 

Portions of the States of Alabama and 

Mississippi, Wait Period Ends: 09/29/ 

2008, Contact: Brenda HudgenWilliams 202–452–5112. 

Amended Notices 

EIS No. 20080325, Final EIS, NRC, NC, 

Generic—License Renewal of Nuclear 

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