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[Federal Register: May 11, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 91)]
[Notices]
[Page 26814]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr11my07-53]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-6686-8]

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 6, 2007
(72 FR 17156).

Draft EISs

EIS No. 20070033, ERP No. D-FTA-C54010-00, Access to the Region's Core
Project, To Increase Trans-Hudson Commuter Rail Capacity, Improve
System Safety and Reliability between Secaucus Junction Station in NJ
and midtown Manhattan, Funding, Hudson County, NJ and New York County, NY.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to
wetlands and air quality. EPA recommends that FTA provides more
information on cumulative impacts as well as a wetlands mitigation
plan. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20070078, ERP No. D-NPS-C61011-NY, Sagamore Hill National
Historic Site, General Management Plan, Implementation, Oyster Bay,
Nassau County, NY.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action. Rating LO.

EIS No. 20070097, ERP No. D-NOA-A91075-00, Programmatic--Marine Mammal
Health and Stranding Response Program (MMHSRP), Day-to-Day Operation on
Stranding, Response, Rehabilitation, Release, and Disentanglement
Activities.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project.
    However, EPA did request that NMFS clarify questions pertaining to
water quality, contaminants, and human health. Rating LO.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20070057, ERP No. F-FHW-E40763-NC, Winston-Salem Northern
Beltway, ( Eastern Section) U.S. 52 south to I-40 Business and I-40
Business south to U.S. 311, Improvements to the Surface Transportation
Network, TIP Project Nos. U2579 and U-2579A, Forsyth County, NC ( This
EIS #20070057 and EIS #20070058 are combined in a single document.)

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about impacts
to streams, terrestrial forest habitat, and impacts to migratory birds.
EPA recommends that the Record of Decision disclose planned mitigation
for these impacts.

EIS No. 20070106, ERP No. F-FRC-H03002-00, Rockies Express Western
Phase Project, Construction and Operation for the Natural Gas Pipeline
Facilities: Rockies Express (CP06-354-000), TransColorado (CP06-401-
000) and Overthrust (CP06-423-000), CO, WY, NE, KS, MO and NM.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project, but
recommends additional consideration be given to potential invasive
species transfer via hydrostatic testing.

    Dated: May 8, 2007.
Ken Mittelholtz,
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. E7-9138 Filed 5-10-07; 8:45 am]
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