Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 178 / Friday, September 12, 2008 / Notices 53001 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Chemicals, 

Premanufacturer notices. 

Dated: September 4, 2008. 

Darryl S. Ballard, 

Acting Director, Information Management 

Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics. 

[FR Doc. E8–21140 Filed 9–11–08; 8:45 am] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–8585–6] 

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. 20080250, ERP No. D–FHW– 

K53013–CA, Orange County Gateway 

Project, To Provide Grade Separation 

Alternative along the Burlington 

Northern Santa Fe Railroad Tracks 

from west of Bradford Avenue to west 

of Imperial Highway (State Route 90), 

Cities of Placentia and Anaheim, 

Orange County, CA. 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns about water 

quality, air quality, induced traffic, 

construction and cumulative impacts, 

and requested additional analysis and/ 

or mitigation strategies for each resource 

area of concern. Rating EC2. 

EIS No. 20080258, ERP No. D–NHT– 

A86245–00, Corporate Average Fuel 

Economy (CAFE) Proposed Standards 

for Model Year 2011–2025 Passenger 

Cars and Light Trucks, 

Implementation 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns about the 

methodology used to determine the 

relative costs and benefits of the 

alternatives analyzed in the DEIS. 

Rating EC2. 

EIS No. 20080260, ERP No. D–AFS– 

F65071–WI, Medford Aspen Project, 

To Implement a Number of Vegetation 

and Transportation Management 

Activities, Medford-Park Falls Ranger 

District, Chequamegon-Nicolet 

National Forest, Taylor County, WI. 

Summary: EPA does not object to the 

selection of the preferred alternative. 

Rating LO. 

EIS No. 20080263, ERP No. D–COE– 

K39114–CA, Three Rivers Levee 

Improvement Authority, proposes 

construct and maintain the Feather 

River Levee Repair Project, Segment 

2, Issuing 408 Permission and 404 

Permit, Yuba County,CA. 

Summary: While EPA has no 

objection to the proposed action, EPA 

did request clarification of air and water 

quality issues and mitigation. Rating 

LO. 

EIS No. 20080272, ERP No. DB–COE– 

K32046–CA, Port of Los Angeles 

Channel Deepening Project, To 

Dispose of Approximately 3.0 Million 

Cubic Yards of Dredge Material 

Required to Complete the Channel 

Deepening Project and to Beneficially 

Reuse the Dredge Material with the 

Port of Los Angeles, Los Angeles 

County, CA. 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns about air 

quality, human health, environmental 

justice, and impacts associated with the 

ocean disposal and dredged materials. 

Rating EC2. 

EIS No. 20080268, ERP No. DS–FTA– 

F40434–MN, Central Corridor Project, 

New Information on the 11 miles 

Light Rail Transit between downtown 

Minneapolis and downtown St. Paul, 

Minnesota, Twin Cities Metropolitan 

Area, MN. 

Summary: EPA continues to have 

environmental concerns about 

hazardous waste, and air quality 

impacts. New impacts to surface water 

and habitat were identified. Rating EC2. 

EIS No. 20080283, ERP No. DS–AFS– 

F65069–MN, Glacier Project, Updated 

Information to Develop and Analyze a 

Fourth Alternative, To Maintain and 

Promote Native Vegetation, 

Communities that are Diverse, 

Productive, Healthy, Implementation, 

Superior National Forest, Kawishiwi 

Ranger District, St. Louis and Lake 

Counties, MN. 

Summary: EPA does not object to the 

proposed action. 

Final EISs 

EIS No. 20080278, ERP No. F–NPS– 

L65486–WA, Mountain Lake Fisheries 

Management Plan for the North 

Cascades National Service Complex, 

Implementation, North Cascades 

National Park, Whatcom, Skagit and 

Chelan Counties, WA. 

Summary: EPA’s previous issues have 

been resolved; therefore, EPA does not 

object to the proposed action. 

EIS No. 20080280, ERP No. F–AFS– 

J65513–WY, Winter Elk Management 

Programs, Long-Term Special Use 

Authorization for Wyoming Game and 

Fish Commission to use National 

Forest System Land Within the 

Bridger-Teton National Forest at 

Alkali Creek, Dog Creek, Fall Creek, 

Fish Creek, Muddy Creek, Patrol 

Cabin, and Upper Green River, 

Jackson and Sublette, WY. 

Summary: No formal comment letter 

was sent to the preparing agency. 

EIS No. 20080294, ERP No. F–FHW– 

D40332–VA, U.S. 460 Location Study 

Project, Transportation Improvements 

from I–295 in Prince George County to 

the Interchange of Route 460 and 58 

along the Suffolk Bypass, Funding, 

U.S. Army COE Section 10 and 404 

Permits, Prince George, Sussex, Surry, 

Southampton and Isle of Wight 

Counties, VA. 

Summary: EPA continues to have 

environmental concerns about aquatic, 

terrestrial, and environmental justice 

impacts. 

EIS No. 20080298, ERP No. F–BLM– 

L70014–ID, Cottonwood Resource 

Management Plan, Implementation, 

Latah, Clearwater, Nez Perce, Lewis, 

Idaho and Adams Counties, ID. 

Summary: EPA’s previous concerns 

have been resolved; therefore, EPA does 

not object to the proposed action. 

Dated: September 9, 2008. 

Robert W. Hargrove, 

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office 

of Federal Activities. 

[FR Doc. E8–21302 Filed 9–11–08; 8:45 am] 

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Environmental Impacts 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 09/01/2008 Through 09/05/2008 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9 

EIS No. 20080344, Draft EIS, COE, MN, 

Mississippi River Headwaters 

Reservoir Operating Plan Evaluation 

(ROPE), Proposed Revision to the 

Operating Plan for the Reservoirs, 

Upper Mississippi River Headwaters, 


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Bemidji to St. Paul, MN, Comment 

Period Ends: 11/03/2008, Contact: 

Steve Clark 651–290–5278. 

EIS No. 20080345, Draft EIS, USN, NC, 

Navy Cherry Point Range Complex, 

Proposed Action is to Support and 

Conduct Current and Emerging 

Training and Research, Development, 

Testing and Evaluation (RDT&E) 

Activities, South Atlantic Bight, Cape 

Hatteras, NC, Comment Period Ends: 

10/27/2008, Contact: Arron Slater 

757–322–4960. 

EIS No. 20080346, Draft EIS, USN, WA, 

Naval Sea Systems Command 

(NAVSEA). Naval Undersea Warfare 

Center (NUWC), Keyport Complex 

Extension, Propose to Extend the 

Operational Areas, Three Distinct 

Range Sites: Keyport Range Site; 

Dabob Bay Range Complex (DBRC) 

Site, Quinault Underwater Tracking 

Range Site, Gray Harbor, Jefferson, 

Kitsap and Mason Counties, WA, 

Comment Period Ends: 10/27/2008, 

Contact: Kimberly Kler 360–396– 

0927. 

EIS No. 20080347, Final EIS, COE, MD, 

Atlantic Coast of Maryland Shoreline 

Protection Project, Proposed Dredging 

of Several New Offshore Shoals to 

Provide Sand for Borrow Sources 

from 2010 to 2044, Ocean City, 

Worcester County, MD, Wait Period 

Ends: 10/14/2008, Contact: 

Christopher Spaur 410–962–6134. 

EIS No. 20080348, Draft EIS, USN, 00, 

Undersea Warfare Training Range 

Project, Installation and Operation, 

Preferred Site Jacksonville Operating 

Area, FL and Alternative Sites (within 

the Charleston, SC; Cherry Point, NC; 

and VACAPES Operating Areas, VA, 

Comment Period Ends: 10/27/2008, 

Contact: Lesky Leonard 757–322– 

4645 

EIS No. 20080349, Draft EIS, AFS, CA, 

Round Valley Fuels Reduction and 

Vegetation Management Project, 

Proposes to Reduce Fuel and Manage 

Vegetation, Funding, Goosenest 

Ranger District, Klamath National 

Forest, Siskiyou County, CA, 

Comment Period Ends: 10/27/2008, 

Contact: Leslie Burkhart 530–398– 

4391. 

EIS No. 20080350, Draft EIS, NOA, 00, 

Programmatic EIS—Fishery 

Management Plan for Regulating 

Offshore Marine Aquaculture in the 

Gulf of Mexico, To Increase the 

Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) 

and Optimun Yield (OY), 

Implementation, Comment Period 

Ends: 10/27/2008, Contact: Roy E. 

Crabtree 727–824–5701. 

EIS No. 20080351, Final EIS, SFW, NV, 

Coyote Spring Investment 

Multispecies Conservation Plan, 

Issuing a 40-year Incidental Take 

Permit for Five Species, Clark and 

Lincoln Counties, NV, Wait Period 

Ends: 10/14/2008, Contact: Mary Grim 

916–414–6464 

Amended Notices 

EIS No. 20080242, Draft EIS, BLM, WV, 

East Lynn Lake Coal Lease Project, 

Proposal to Lease Federal Coal that 

lies Under Nine Tracts of Land for 

Mining, Wayne County, WV, 

Comment Period Ends: 11/10/2008, 

Contact: Chris Carusona 414–297– 

4463. 

Revision of FR Notice Published 06/ 

27/2008: Extending Comment Period 

from 09/24/2008 to 11/10/2008. 

Dated: September 9, 2008. 

Robert W. Hargrove, 

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office 

of Federal Activities. 

[FR Doc. E8–21301 Filed 9–11–08; 8:45 am] 

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Integrated Science Assessment for 

Sulfur Oxides-Health Criteria 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing 

the availability of a final document 

entitled ‘‘Integrated Science Assessment 

for Sulfur Oxides-Health Criteria’’ (EPA/ 

600/R–08/047F) and the supplementary 

annexes (EPA/600/R–08/047FA). The 

document was prepared by the National 

Center for Environmental Assessment 

(NCEA) within EPA(s Office of Research 

and Development as part of the review 

of the primary (health-based) national 

ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) 

for sulfur oxides. 

DATES: The document will be available 

on or about September 12, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: The ‘‘Integrated Science 

Assessment for Sulfur Oxides-Health 

Criteria’’ will be available primarily via 

the Internet on the National Center for 

Environmental Assessment’s home page 

under the Recent Additions and 

Publications menus at http:// 

www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of 

CD–ROM or paper copies will be 

available. Contact Ms. Ellen Lorang by 

phone (919–541–2771), fax (919–541– 

5078), or e-mail (lorang.ellen@epa.gov) 

to request either of these, and please 

provide your name, your mailing 

address, and the document title, 

‘‘Integrated Science Assessment for 

Sulfur Oxides-Health Criteria’’ (EPA/ 

600/R–08/047F), to facilitate processing 

of your request. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical information, contact Jee 

Young Kim, Sc.D., NCEA [telephone: 

919–541–4157; facsimile: 919–541– 

5078; or e-mail: kim.jee-young@epa.gov] 

or Douglas Johns, PhD, NCEA 

[telephone: 919–541–5596; or e-mail: 

johns.doug@epa.gov]. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

108(a) of the Clean Air Act directs the 

Administrator to identify certain 

pollutants that ‘‘may reasonably be 

anticipated to endanger public health 

and welfare’’ and to issue air quality 

criteria for them. These air quality 

criteria are to ‘‘accurately reflect the 

latest scientific knowledge useful in 

indicating the kind and extent of all 

identifiable effects on public health or 

welfare which may be expected from the 

presence of [a] pollutant in the ambient 

air. * * *’’ Under section 109 of the 

Act, EPA is then to establish national 

ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) 

for each pollutant for which EPA has 

issued criteria. Section 109(d) of the Act 

requires subsequent periodic review 

and, if appropriate, revision of existing 

air quality criteria to reflect advances in 

scientific knowledge on the effects of 

the pollutant on public health and 

welfare. EPA is also to revise the 

NAAQS, if appropriate, based on the 

revised air quality criteria. 

Sulfur oxides are one of six principal 

(or ‘‘criteria’’) pollutants for which EPA 

has established NAAQS. Periodically, 

EPA reviews the scientific basis for 

these standards by preparing an 

Integrated Science Assessment (ISA), 

formerly called an Air Quality Criteria 

Document (AQCD). The ISA and 

supplementary annexes, in conjunction 

with additional technical and policy 

assessments, provide the scientific basis 

for EPA decisions on the adequacy of a 

current NAAQS and the appropriateness 

of new or revised standards. The Clean 

Air Scientific Advisory Committee 

(CASAC), an independent science 

advisory committee mandated by the 

Clean Air Act and part of the EPA’s 

Science Advisory Board (SAB), is 

charged with expert scientific review of 

EPA’s draft ISAs. 

On May 16, 2006 (71 FR 28023), EPA 

formally initiated its current review of 

the criteria for Sulfur Oxides, requesting 

the submission of recent scientific 

information on specified topics. A draft 

of EPA’s ‘‘Integrated Plan for Review of 

the Primary National Ambient Air 

Quality Standard for Sulfur Oxides’’ 

was made available in February 2007 for 


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