Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 25 / Friday, February 6, 1998 / Notices 6179 measures, incorporating state and local recommended additional alternatives be Summary: EPA expressed lack of measures whenever possible, for only developed to minimize water quality objection to the preferred alternative those projects which request federal impacts, disclosure of the effects of described in the Final EIS. financial assistance. ‘‘motorized’’ mine exploration and ERP No. F–AFS–J65257–UT, High development and incorporation of total Uintas Wilderness Forest Plan VII. Summary maximum daily loads for water Amendment, Implementation, Ashley This determination affects only the pollutants in the EIS. and Wasatch-Cache National Forests, Poolesville Area Aquifer System located ERP No. D–AFS–J65281–UT Rating Duchesne and Summit Counties, UT. in Western Montgomery County, MD. LO, Spruce Ecosystem Recovery Project, Summary: EPA expressed lack of As a result of this Sole Source Aquifer Implementation, Dixie National Forest, objections with the preferred determination, all federal financially- Cedar City Ranger District, Iron County, alternative. assisted projects proposed in the UT. ERP No. F–AFS–J65258–MT, Lewis designated area will be subject to EPA SUMMARY: EPA expressed lack of and Clark National Forest Plan, review to ensure that they do not create objections. Implementation, Oil and Gas Leasing a significant hazard to public health. ERP No. D–AFS–K65201–CA Rating Analysis, Upper Missouri River Basin, Once designated, the Poolesville Area EC2, Liberty Forest Health Improvement several counties, MT. Aquifer System will become part of the Project, Implementation, Tahoe National Summary: EPA expressed existing MD Piedmont SSA area. Forests, Sierraville Ranger District, environmental concerns regarding the Dated: January 14, 1998. Sierra and Nevada Counties, CA. cumulative impacts analysis, and Thomas C. Voltaggio, SUMMARY: EPA expressed impacts to wetlands and air quality. Acting Regional Administrator, U.S. environmental concerns involving EPA recommended that air and water Environmental Protection Agency—Region III. threshold of concern (TOC) exceedences quality monitoring be implemented at [FR Doc. 98–3042 Filed 2–5–98; 8:45 am] in three sub-watersheds and road the lease proposal stage to verify site management proposals. BILLING CODE 6560±50±P conditions and validate predictions. ERP No. D–BLM–J01076–WY Rating ERP No. F–AFS–J65264–UT, EC2, Powder River (WYW136142) and Sheepherder Hill Sanitation Salvage ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Thundercloud (WYW136458) Coal Sale, Management of Selected AGENCY Lease Applications, Federal Coal Vegetation Stands, Implementation, Leasing, Campbell and Converse Uinta National Forest, Spanish Fork [ER±FRL±5488±7] Counties, WY. District, Nebo Management Area, Utah SUMMARY: EPA expressed County, UT. Environmental Impact Statements and environmental concerns and requested Regulations; Availability of EPA Summary: The final EIS addressed additional information related to Air EPA’s concerns. Comments Quality and Irreverable and Irretrievable Dated: February 3, 1998. Availability of EPA comments Commitment of Resources. William D. Dickerson, prepared January 19, 1998 through ERP No. D–BLM–L65295–OR Rating January 23, 1998 pursuant to the EC2, Northeastern Oregon Assembled Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities. Environmental Review Process (ERP), Land Exchange Resource Management under Section 309 of the Clean Air Act Plan (RMP), Implementation, Site [FR Doc. 98–3082 Filed 2–5–98; 8:45 am] and Section 102(2)(c) of the National Specific, John Day, Umatilla, Granda BILLING CODE 6560±50±U Environmental Policy Act as amended. Ronde, Power River Basins, Grant, Requests for copies of EPA comments Umatilla, Morrow, Wheeler, Baker, Wallowa and Union, OR. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION can be directed to the Office of Federal AGENCY Activities at (202) 564–7267. SUMMARY: EPA expressed An explanation of the ratings assigned environmental concerns based on [ER±FRL±5488±6] to draft environmental impact potential water quality and riparian statements (EISs) was published in FR habitat impacts, loss of Columbia Basin Environmental Impact Statements; dated April 11, 1997 (62 FR 16154). shrub-steppe habitat, and loss of old Notice of Availability growth forest habitat. Draft EISs ERP No. DS–AFS–J65213–MT Rating Responsible Agency: Office of Federal ERP No. D–AFS–J65277–CO Rating LO, Helena National Forest and Elkhorn Activities, General Information (202) EC2, Sheep Flats Diversity Unit, Timber Mountain portion of the Deerlodge 564–7167 OR (202) 564–7153. Sales and Related Road Construction, National Forest Land and Resource Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Management Plan, Updated Information Statements Gunnison National Forests, Collbran on Oil and Gas Leasing, Filed January 26, 1998 Through January Ranger District, Mesa County, CO. Implementation, several counties, MT. 30, 1998 Summary: EPA expressed SUMMARY: EPA expressed lack of Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9 environmental concerns and requested objections. EIS No. 980016, Draft EIS, NSF, additional information related to Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Final EISs sedimentation potential, surface water Proposal to Modernize through resource buffer zone mitigation and ERP No. F–AFS–J02034–UT, Western Reconstruction and Replacement of intermittent road closure BMPs. Uinta Basin Oil and Gas Leasing, Key Facilities, Antarctica, Due: March ERP No. D–AFS–J65279–MT Rating Implementation, Federal Oil and Gas 23, 1998, Contact: Joyce A. Jatko (703) EC2, Wayup Mine/Fourth of July Road Estate on Land Administrated by the 306–1032. Access, Right-of-Way Grant, Kootenai Uinta and Ashley National Forests in EIS No. 980017, Final EIS, IBR, CA, National Forest, Libby Ranger District, the western portion of the National Hamilton City Pumping Plant, Fish Lincoln County, MT. Forests in the Western portion of the Screen Improvement Project, COE Summary: EPA expressed Uinta Basin, Wasatch and Duchesne Section 10 and 404 Permits, Central environmental concerns and Counties, UT. Valley, Butte, Colusa, Glenn and 6180 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 25 / Friday, February 6, 1998 / Notices

Tehama Counties, CA, Due: March 9, Permits, Endangered Species Act Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water 1998, Contact: Matt Davis (916) 557– (ESA) and NPDE’s permits, US Treatment Rule (LT2ESWTR) and the 6708. Canada border at Woodland Stage 2 Disinfectants/Disinfection EIS No. 980018, Draft EIS, AFS, AK, (Burleyville) Maine and Westbrook Byproducts Rule (Stage 2 DBP). The Crane and Rowan Mountain Timber Maine, Due: March 23, 1998, Contact: Agency is developing this set of rules to Sales, Implementation, Tongass Paul McKee (202) 208–1088. take into account risk trade-offs between National Forest, Stikine Area, Kuiu EIS No. 980026, Draft EIS, FTA, FL, microbial contaminants and chemical Island, AK, Due: March 23, 1998, Miami North Corridor Project, Transit byproducts of disinfection processes, as Contact: Everett Kissenger (907) 772– Improvements between NW 62 Street well as to consider the need for 3841. at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Station improved control in each of these areas. EIS No. 980019, Final EIS, FHW, WI, La and NW 215th Street at the Dade/ Information exchange and technical Crosse North-South Transportation Broward Counties Line, Funding, discussions in these meetings will Corridor Study, I–90 to US 14/61 Major Investment Study, Dade address analysis of source water (South Avenue) Transportation County, FL , Due: March 23, 1998, occurrence data and drinking water Improvements including US 53, WI– Contact: Elizabeth B. Martin (404) treatment plant and distribution system 35 and WI–16, Funding and COE 562–3500. data collected under EPA’s Information Section 404 Permit Issuance, La EIS No. 980027, Regulatory Draft EIS, Collection Rule (ICR). Topics such as Crosse County, WI, Due: March 9, NOA, ME, American Lobster Fishery microbial and disinfection byproduct 1998, Contact: Jaclyn Lawton (608) Management Plan, Implementation, research, methods development, 829–7517. To Prevent Overfishing of American supplemental survey data or other EIS No. 980020, Final EIS, AFS, CO, Lobster, Exclusive Economic Zone related issues may also be discussed Dome Peak Timber Sale, Timber (EEZ) off the New England and Mid- under this series of meetings. As part of Harvesting and Road Construction, Atlantic, ME, Due: March 23, 1998, this series, a public meeting is White River National Forest, Eagle Contact: Rolland A. Schmitten (301) scheduled for February 18, and 19 at the Ranger District, Glenwood Spring, 713–2239. office of RESOLVE, 1255 23rd Street, Eagle and Garfield Counties, CO, Due: NW, Suite 275, Washington, DC, that March 9, 1998, Contact: David T. Van Amended Notices will include technical discussion on Norman (970) 827–5715. EIS No. 980011, Draft Supplement, defining analyses of the ICR and plans EIS No. 980021, Final EIS, FHW, PA, BLM, CO, NM, TransColorado Gas to extract data from the ICR Federal Southern Beltway Transportation Pipeline Transmission Project, Database to support those analyses. Project, Construction from PA–60 in Updated Resource Information, Discussions regarding data extraction Finlay Township to US 22 in Construction, Operation and planning will continue on February 20 Robinson Township, Funding and Maintenance, COE Section 404 and 10 at the EPA Systems Development COE Section 404 Permit, Allegheny Permits, Right-of-Way Grants and Center, 200 North Glebe Road, Suite and Washington Counties, PA, Due: Special Use Permit, La Plata, Delta, 300, Arlington, Virginia. March 9, 1998, Contact: Ronald W. Dolores, Garfield, Mesa, Montezuma, The second series of meetings Carmichael (717) 221–3461. Montrose, Rio Blanco, San Miguel includes issues related to the EIS No. 980022, Final EIS, UAF, ID, Counties, CO and San Juan County, development of the Ground Water Idaho Enhanced Training Project, NM, Due: March 18, 1998, Contact: Disinfection Rule (GWDR). The Safe Training for the 366th Wing at Bill Bottomly (970) 240–5337. Drinking Water Act as amended in 1996 Mountain Home Air Force Base Published FR–02–06–98—Due Date directs EPA to promulgate regulations (AFB), Approval for Rights-of-Way correction. requiring disinfection ‘‘as necessary’’ for Permit by (BLM) and Airspace ground water systems. The intention of Modifications by (FAA), Owyhee Dated: February 3, 1998. the GWDR is to reduce microbial County, ID, Due: March 9, 1998, William D. Dickerson, contamination risk from public water Contact: Ms. Brenda Cook (757) 764– Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office sources relying on ground water. The 6197. of Federal Activities. rule will establish a framework to EIS No. 980023, Draft EIS, AFS, ID, [FR Doc. 98–3083 Filed 2–5–98; 8:45 am] identify public water supplies Sandpoint Noxious Weed Control BILLING CODE 6560±50±U vulnerable to microbial contamination Project, Implementation, Proposing to and to develop and implement risk control noxious weeds on 46 sites, control strategies including but not Idaho Panhandles National Forests, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION limited to disinfection. This rulemaking Sandpoint Ranger District, Bonner AGENCY will apply to all public water systems County, ID, Due: March 25, 1998, [FRL±5963±5] that use ground water, which includes Contact: Betsy Hammet (208) 263– noncommunity systems. 5111. Notice of Public Meetings on Drinking The third series includes issues EIS No. 980024, Final EIS, NOA, AK, Water Issues related to the development of the Long Juneau Consolidated Facility, Space Term 1 Enhanced Surface Water for the University of Fairbanks School Notice is hereby given that the Treatment Rule (LT1ESWTR). of Fisheries and Ocean Science Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Information exchange and technical (UAF), Site Lena Point, Fisheries is holding three series of public discussions under this series of Management Operation, ‘Vision for meetings for purposes of information meetings will focus largely on microbial 2005’, Juneau, AK, Due: March 9, exchange and technical discussion on treatment improvements and controlling 1998, Contact: John Gorman (907) issues related to the development of disinfection byproduct risk trade-offs for 586–7641. regulations to control microbial small systems (those serving fewer than EIS No. 980025, Draft EIS, FRC, ME, pathogens and disinfection byproducts 10,000 people), but may also address Maritimes Phase II Project, Construct in drinking water. treatment for larger systems (e.g., issues and Operate an Interstate Natural Gas The first series of meetings includes related to Cryptosporidium Pipeline, COE Section 10 and 404 issues related to the development of the inactivation). 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