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chemical waste are scheduled for 

closure and remediation under the 

Consent Order. 

6. Repair and replacement of mission 

critical cooling system components for 

buildings in TA–55—This decision will 

allow these facilities to continue to 

operate and for NNSA to install a new 

cooling system that meets current 

standards regarding the phase-out of 

Class 1 ozone-depleting substances. 

7. Final design of a new Radioactive 

Liquid Waste Treatment Facility, and 

design and construction of the Zero 

Liquid Discharge Facility component of 

this new treatment facility—This 

decision will allow LANL to continue to 

treat radioactive liquid wastes by 

replacing a facility that does not meet 

current standards and that cannot be 

acceptably renovated. Regardless of any 

decisions NNSA may make about 

complex transformation and LANL’s 

role in it, the laboratory will need to 

treat liquid radioactive wastes for the 

foreseeable future. 

Mitigation Measures 

As described in the SWEIS, LANL 

operates under environmental laws, 

regulations, and policies within a 

framework of contractual requirements; 

many of these requirements mandate 

actions intended to control and mitigate 

potential adverse environmental effects. 

Examples include the Environment, 

Safety, and Health Manual, emergency 

plans, Integrated Safety Management 

System, pollution prevention and waste 

minimization programs, protected 

species programs, and energy and 

conservation programs. A Mitigation 

Action Plan for this ROD will be issued 

that includes: Specific habitat 

conservation measures recommended by 

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for 

mitigating effects to potential habitat 

areas; site- and action-specific 

commitments related to the Consent 

Order once the State of New Mexico 

decides on specific environmental 

remediation for LANL MDAs; and traffic 

flow improvements that could involve 

such measures as installing turn lanes, 

installing and coordinating traffic lights, 

and installing new signage. A summary 

of all prior mitigation commitments for 

LANL that are either underway or that 

have yet to be initiated will be included 

in the MAP. These prior commitments 

include such actions as continued forest 

management efforts, continued trail 

management measures, and 

implementation of a variety of sampling 

and monitoring measures, as well as 

additional measures to reduce potable 

water use and conserve resources. 

In addition, with respect to the 

concerns raised by the Santa Clara 

Pueblo, NNSA will continue its efforts 

to support the Pueblo and other tribal 

entities in matters of human health, and 

will participate in various 

intergovernmental cooperative efforts to 

protect indigenous practices and 

locations of concern. NNSA will 

conduct government-to-government 

consultation with the Pueblo and other 

tribal entities to incorporate these 

matters into the MAP. 

Issued at Washington, DC, this 19th day of 

September 2008. 

Thomas P. D’Agostino, 

Administrator, National Nuclear Security 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. E8–22678 Filed 9–25–08; 8:45 am] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–8720–2] 

Draft NPDES General Permit for 

Offshore Seafood Processors in 

Alaska (Permit Number AKG524000) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of availability of draft 

NPDES general permit and request for 

public comment. 

SUMMARY: The Director, Office of Water 

and Watersheds, EPA Region 10, is 

proposing to issue a general National 

Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 

(NPDES) permit for Offshore Seafood 

Processors in Alaska, pursuant to the 

provisions of the Clean Water Act, 33 

U.S.C. 1251 et seq. The draft general 

permit authorizes the discharge of 

treated seafood processing wastes from 

new and existing facilities to State and 

Federal Waters, at least 0.5 nautical 

miles from shore as delineated by mean 

lower low water. Interested persons may 

submit comments on the proposed 

general permit to EPA Region 10 at the 

address below. Comments must be 

received or postmarked by November 

10, 2008. A fact sheet has been prepared 

which sets forth the principle factual, 

legal, policy, and scientific information 

considered in the development of the 

draft general permit. 

The draft general permit contains a 

variety of technology-based and water 

quality-based effluent limitations, along 

with administrative and monitoring 

requirements, as well as other standard 

conditions, prohibitions, and 

management practices. Within state 

waters a 100 foot mixing zone is 

proposed for residues, dissolved gas, 

non-hydrocarbon oil and grease, fecal 

coliform, pH, temperature, color, 

turbidity, and total residual chlorine. In 

addition, the permit allows for the 

issuance of site specific zones of deposit 

(ZODs) by the Alaska Department of 

Environmental Conservation (ADEC). 

The site specific ZODs would only be 

authorized for facilities discharging 

between 0.5–1 nautical mile from shore 

upon application by the discharger. If a 

discharger requests a ZOD, ADEC would 

public notice the proposed ZOD 

authorization before the ZOD is 

authorized for the discharger. ZODs will 

be granted through an individual State 

certification that will be attached to 

EPA’s authorization to discharge letter. 

Public Comment: Copies of the draft 

general permit, fact sheet, Biological 

Evaluation, Essential Fish Habitat 

Assessment, Environmental 

Assessment, Preliminary Finding of No 

Significant Impact (FONSI), and Ocean 

Discharge Criteria Evaluation are 

available upon request. Theses 

documents may also be downloaded 

from the Region 10 Web site at http:// 

www.epa.gov/r10earth/ 

waterpermits.htm (click on draft 

permits, then Alaska). Interested 

persons may submit written comments 

to the attention of Lindsay Guzzo at the 

address below. All comments must 

include the name, address, and 

telephone number of the commenter 

and a concise statement of comment and 

the relevant facts upon which it is 

based. Comments of either support or 

concern which are directed at specific, 

cited permit requirements are 

appreciated. 

After the expiration date of the Public 

Notice on November 10, 2008, the 

Director, Office of Water and 

Watersheds, EPA Region 10, will make 

a final determination with respect to 

issuance of the general permit. The 

proposed requirements contained in the 

draft general permit will become final 

upon issuance if no significant 

comments are received during the 

public comment period. 

DATES: Comments must be received or 

postmarked by November 10, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on the proposed 

general permit should be sent to 

Lindsay Guzzo, Office of Water and 

Watersheds; USEPA Region 10; 1200 6th 

Ave, Suite 900, OWW–130; Seattle, 

Washington 98101. Comments may also 

be received via electronic mail at 

guzzo.lindsay@epa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Additional information can be obtained 

by contacting Lindsay Guzzo at the 

address above, or by visiting the Region 

10 Web site at http://www.epa.gov/ 

r10earth/waterpermits.htm. Requests 

may also be made to Audrey 


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Washington at (206) 553–0523, or 

electronically mailed to: 

washington.audrey@epa.gov. For further 

information regarding the State’s 

certification of the general permit, 

contact Shawn Stokes at the address 

below. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Informational Meetings 

Two public informational meetings 

will be held to discuss the Proposed 

Permit, clarify changes and to answer 

general questions. Two meetings will be 

held, one in Anchorage on October 15, 

2008, in the Westmark Hotel Anchorage, 

720 West 5th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 

99501, at 5:30 p.m., the other in Seattle 

on October 28, 2008 in the Red Lion 

Hotel, 1415 5th Avenue, Seattle, WA 

98101 at 5 p.m. These informational 

meetings will not serve as a formal 

public hearing on the permit. 

Public Hearing 

Persons wishing to request a public 

hearing should submit their written 

request by November 10, 2008 stating 

the nature of the issues to be raised as 

well as the requester’s name, address 

and telephone number to Lindsay Guzzo 

at the address above. If a public hearing 

is scheduled, notice will be published 

in the Federal Register. Notice will also 

be posted on the Region 10 Web site, 

and will be mailed to all interested 

persons receiving letters of the 

availability of the draft permit. 

Administrative Record 

The complete administrative record 

for the draft permit is available for 

public review at the EPA Region 10 

headquarters at the address listed above. 

Other Legal Requirements 

State Water Quality Standards and 

State Certification 

EPA is also providing Public Notice of 

ADEC’s intent to certify the general 

permit pursuant to section 401 of the 

Clean Water Act. ADEC has provided a 

draft certification that the draft general 

permit complies with State Water 

Quality Standards (18 AAC 15), 

including the State’s antidegradation 

policy. 

Persons wishing to comment on State 

certification of the draft general NPDES 

permit should send written comments 

to Mr. Shawn Stokes in ADEC’s 

Anchorage Office, 555 Cordova Street, 

Anchorage, Alaska 99501, or via 

electronic mail at 

Shawn.Stokes@alaska.gov. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

Because the proposed permit will 

cover new sources in Alaska, the permit 

is subject to the National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA). Based on the 

Environmental Assessment (EA) and 

consideration of the proposed NPDES 

permit conditions, and in accordance 

with the guidelines for determining the 

significance of proposed federal actions 

(40 CFR 1508.27) and EPA criteria for 

initiating an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) (40 CFR 6.605), EPA has 

concluded that the proposed NPDES 

permit will not result in significant 

effect on the human environment. The 

proposed permit will not significantly 

affect land use patterns or population, 

wetlands or flood plains, threatened or 

endangered species, farmlands, 

ecologically critical areas, historic 

resources, air quality, water quality, 

noise levels, and fish and wildlife 

resources. It will also not conflict with 

approved local, regional, or state land 

use plans or policies. The proposed 

permit also conforms with all applicable 

Federal statutes and executive orders. 

As a result of these findings, EPA has 

determined that an EIS will not be 

prepared and the public is invited to 

comment on EPA’s Preliminary Finding 

Of No Significant Impacts (FONSI). 

Endangered Species Act 

Section 7 of the Endangered Species 

Act requires EPA to consult with the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and 

NOAA Fisheries regarding the potential 

effects that an action may have on listed 

endangered or threatened species or 

their critical habitat. To address these 

ESA requirements, and in support of 

EPA’s informal consultation with the 

Services, a Biological Evaluation (BE) 

was prepared to analyze these potential 

effects. During the development of the 

draft general permit, information 

provided by the Services was used to 

identify species of interest for 

consideration in the BE. The results of 

the BE concluded that discharges from 

Offshore Seafood Processing facilities 

will either have no effect or are not 

likely to adversely affect threatened or 

endangered species in the vicinity of the 

discharges. The fact sheet, the draft 

permits and the BE are being reviewed 

by the Services for consistency with 

those programs established for the 

conservation of endangered and 

threatened species. Any additional 

comments or conservation 

recommendations received from the 

Services regarding threatened or 

endangered species will be considered 

prior to issuance of the GPs. 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 

and Management Act 

Section 305(b) of the MagnusonStevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1855(b)) requires 

federal agencies to consult with NOAA 

Fisheries when any activity proposed to 

be permitted, funded, or undertaken by 

a federal agency may have an adverse 

effect on designated Essential Fish 

Habitat (EFH) as defined by the Act. To 

address the requirements of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Act, EPA prepared 

an EFH Assessment concluding that 

offshore seafood processors operations 

may adversely affect essential fish 

habitat. However, EPA expects that 

effects on essential fish habitat, while 

possible, are likely to be limited in 

extent for several reasons. For more 

information please see the Biological 

Evaluation/ EFH assessment. As with 

ESA, any additional comments or 

conservation recommendations received 

from NOAA Fisheries regarding EFH 

will be considered prior to issuance of 

the GPs. 

Executive Order 12866 

EPA has determined that this general 

permit is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under the terms of Executive 

Order 12866 and is therefore not subject 

to OMB review. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

The information collection 

requirements of this permit were 

previously approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) under 

the provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., 

and assigned OMB control numbers 

2040–0086 and 2040–0110. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), 

5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., requires that EPA 

prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis 

for rules subject to the requirements of 

5 U.S.C. 553(b) that have a significant 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities. However, general NPDES 

permits are not ‘‘rules’’ subject to the 

requirements of 5 U.S.C. 553(b), and is 

therefore not subject to the RFA. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

Section 201 of the Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act (UMRA), Public 

Law 104–4, generally requires Federal 

agencies to assess the effects of their 

‘‘regulatory actions’’ (defined to be the 

same as ‘‘rules’’ subject to the RFA) on 

tribal, State, and local governments and 

the private sector. However, general 

NPDES permits are not ‘‘rules’’ subject 

to the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 553(b), 

and is therefore not subject to the RFA. 


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Dated: September 18, 2008. 

Michael F. Gearheard, 

Director, Office of Water and Watersheds, 

Region 10. 

[FR Doc. E8–22553 Filed 9–25–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–8586–1] 

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. 20080240, ERP No. D–BLM– 

A09825–00, PROGRAMMATIC— 

Geothermal Leasing in the Western 

United States. 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns about impacts 

to air quality, groundwater and noise. 

Rating EC2. 

Final EISs 

EIS No. 20080275, ERP No. F–NOA– 

L39066–WA, ADOPTION—Fish 

Passage and Aquatic Habitat 

Restoration at Hemlock Dam, 

Implementation, Gifford Pinchot 

National Forest, Mount Adams 

District, Skamania County, WA. 

Summary: No comment letter sent to 

the federal agency. 

EIS No. 20080295, ERP No. F–FHW– 

C40171–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. 

Summary: EPA continues to have 

environmental concerns about wetland, 

water quality, and air quality impacts. 

EIS No. 20080300, ERP No. F–BLM– 

K65296–AZ, Agua Fria National 

Monument and BradshawHarquahala, Proposed Resource 

Management Plan, Implementation, 

Yavapai County, AZ. 

Summary: EPA does not object to the 

proposed project. 

EIS No. 20080308, ERP No. F–SFW– 

L61233–WA, Hanford Reach National 

Monument Comprehensive 

Conservation Plan, Management of 

Monument Resources, Programs and 

Visitors for the Next 15 Years, Adams, 

Benton, Franklin and Grant Counties, 

WA. 

Summary: No formal comment letter 

was sent to the preparing agency. 

Dated: September 23, 2008. 

Robert W. Hargrove, 

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office 

of Federal Activities. 

[FR Doc. E8–22681 Filed 9–25–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–8585–9] 

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 09/15/2008 Through 09/19/2008 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. 

EIS No. 20080364, Draft Supplement, 

NPS, GA, Chattahoochee River 

National Recreation Area General 

Management Plan, Updated 

Information on Analyzing Six 

Alternative Future Directions for the 

Management and Use of 

Chattachoochee River National 

Recreation Area, Implementation, 

Chattahoochee River, Atlanta, GA, 

Comment Period Ends: 11/10/2008, 

Contact: David Libman 404–562–3124 

Ext. 685. 

EIS No. 20080365, Draft EIS, NPS, NY, 

Fort Stanwix National Monument 

General Management Plan, 

Implementation, Funding, City of 

Rome, Oneida County, NY, Comment 

Period Ends: 11/25/2008, Contact: 

James O’Connell 617–223–5222. 

EIS No. 20080366, Final EIS, AFS, MT, 

Butte Resource Management Plan, 

Implementation, Beaverhead, 

Broadwater, Deerlodge, Gallatin, 

Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, Silver Bow 

and Park Counties, MT, Wait Period 

Ends: 10/27/2008, Contact: Brenda 

Williams 202–452–5112. 

EIS No. 20080367, Final EIS, FHW, UT, 

Mountain View Corridor (MVC) 

Project, Proposed Transportation 

Improvement 2030 Travel Demand in 

Western Salt Lake County south of I– 

80 and west of Bangerter Highway 

and in northwestern Utah County of 

I–15, south of the Salt Lake County 

Line, and north of Utah Lake, Salt 

Lake and Utah County, UT, Wait 

Period Ends: 10/27/2008, Contact: 

Edward Woolford 801–963–0182. 

EIS No. 20080368, Final EIS, AFS, MT, 

Debaugan Fuels Reduction Project, 

Proposed Fuels Reduction Activities, 

Lolo National Forest, Superior Ranger 

District, Mineral County, MT, Wait 

Period Ends: 10/27/2008, Contact: 

Sharon Sweeney 406–822–4233. 

EIS No. 20080369, Draft EIS, FAA, FL, 

Palm Beach International Airport 

Project, Construction and Operation 

of Proposed Airfield Improvements, 

Funding, Palm Beach County, FL, 

Comment Period Ends: 11/24/2008, 

Contact: Lindy McDowell 407–812– 

6331 Ext. 130. 

EIS No. 20080370, Draft EIS, AFS, CA, 

Gemmill Thin Project, Proposal to 

Reduce the Intensity and Size of 

Future Wildfires, and to Maintain/ 

Improve Ecosystem Function and 

Wildlife Habitat, Chanchellula LateSuccessional Reserve, Shasta-Trinity 

National Forest, Trinity County, CA, 

Comment Period Ends: 11/10/2008, 

Contact: Bobbie A. Dimonte 530–226– 

2425. 

EIS No. 20080371, Final EIS, FAA, TX, 

ADOPTION—Northwest Corridor 

Light Rail Transit Line (LRT) to 

Irving/Dallas/Fort Worth International 

Airport, Construction, Dallas County, 

TX, Contact: Peggy Wade 817–222– 

5697. 

The U.S. Department of 

Transportation’s Federal Aviation 

Administration (DOT/FAA) has 

ADOPTED the U.S. Department of 

Transportation’s Federal Transit 

Administration FEIS #2080289, filed on 

07/24/2008. DOT/FAA was a 

Cooperating Agency for the above 

project. Recirculation of the FEIS is not 

necessary under 40 CFR 1506.3(c). 

EIS No. 20080372, Draft EIS, AFS, ID, 

Salmon-Challis National Forest 

(SCNF), Proposes Travel Planning and 

OHV Route Designation, Lemhi, 

Custer and Butte Counties, ID, 

Comment Period Ends: 11/25/2008, 

Contact: Karen Gallogly 208–756– 

5103. 

EIS No. 20080373, Final EIS, FHW, NC, 

NC 12 Replacement of Herbert C. 

Bonner Bridge (Bridge No. 11) 

Revisions and Additions, over Oregon 

Inlet Construction, Funding, U.S. 

Coast Guard Permit, Special-UsePermit, Right-of-Way Permit, U.S. 

Army COE Section 10 and 404 Permit, 

Dare County, NC, Wait Period Ends: 

10/27/2008, Contact: John F. Sullivan 

III P.E. 919–747–7000. 

EIS No. 20080374, Draft EIS, FAA, PA, 

Philadelphia International Airport 

(PHL) Capacity Enhancement Program 


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