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Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments

Fri, Oct 3 2008 11:00:00 GMT

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 2025647146.

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. 20080288, ERP No. DSNOAE9102300, Amendment 16 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery, Additional Information to Analyze Four New Management Measures Alternatives for Gag and Vermillion Snapper, Implementation, South Atlantic Region.

Summary: While EPA has no objections to the proposed action, EPA did request clarification of the SEDAR data for the vermillion snapper. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20080303, ERP No. DSUSNK1109400, Developing Home Port Facilities for Three NIMITZClass Aircraft Carriers in Support of

Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability

Fri, Oct 3 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General Information (202) 5641399 or http://www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/. Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements
Filed 09/22/2008 through 09/26/2008
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.
EIS No. 20080380, Draft EIS, AFS, CA, Tahoe National Forest Motorized Travel Management, Implementation, Sierra Nevada Mountains, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sierra and Yuba Counties, CA, Comment Period Ends: 11/ 26/2008, Contact: David Arrasmith 5304786220.
EIS No. 20080381, Draft EIS, IBR, CA, South Coast Conduit/Upper Reach [[Page 57620]]
Reliability Project, Construction of a Second Water Pipeline for Improving Water Supply, U.S. Army COE Section 10 and 404 Permits, Santa Barbara County, CA, Comment Period Ends: 11/17/2008, Contact: Judi Tapia 5594875138.
EIS No. 20080382, Final EIS, AFS, NM, Surface Management of Gas Leasing and D

EPA Science Advisory Board; Notification of a Public Meeting of the Science Advisory Board Environmental Economics

Fri, Oct 3 2008 11:00:00 GMT

The EPA's Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is announcing a public meeting of the SAB Environmental Economics Advisory Committee (EEAC) to review EPA's revised Guidelines for Preparing Economic Analyses.

Notice of Proposed Administrative Settlement Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and

Fri, Oct 3 2008 11:00:00 GMT

In accordance with Section 122 (i) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative settlement concerning the Chief Supply/Greenway Superfund Site, near Haskell, Wagoner County, Oklahoma.

The settlement requires the ten (10) settling parties to pay a total of $498,842.94 as payment of response costs to the Hazardous Substances Superfund plus $5,264.56 in calculated interest. The settlement includes a covenant not to sue pursuant to Section 107 of CERCLA, 42, U.S.C. 9607.

For thirty (30) days beginning the date of publication of this notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to this notice and will receive written comments relating to the settlement. The Agency will consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw its consent to the settlement if comments received disclose facts or considerations which indicate that the settlement is inappropri