80_FR_61403 80 FR 61207 - Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability

80 FR 61207 - Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 196 (October 9, 2015)

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FR Document2015-25795

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 196 (Friday, October 9, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 196 (Friday, October 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61207-61208]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25795]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-9023-4]


Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability

    Responsible Agency: Office of Federal, Activities, General 
Information (202) 564-7146 or http://www2.epa.gov/nepa.

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements (EISs)
Filed 09/28/2015 Through 10/02/2015
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.

Notice

    Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act requires that EPA make public 
its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies. EPA's comment 
letters on EISs are available at: https://cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-public/action/eis/search.

EIS No. 20150284, Draft, NPS, CA, Scorpion Pier Replacement, Comment 
Period Ends: 12/18/2015, Contact: Karl Bachman 805-658-5700.
EIS No. 20150285, Final, FERC, OR, Jordan Cove Energy and Pacific 
Connector Gas Pipeline Project, Review Period Ends: 11/08/2015, 
Contact: Paul Friedman 202-502-8059.
EIS No. 20150286, Draft, FERC, ID, Bear River Narrows Hydroelectric 
Project-FERC Project 12486-008, Comment Period Ends: 11/30/2015, 
Contact: Shana Murray 202-502-8333.
EIS No. 20150287, Draft, NGA, MO, Next NGA West Campus in the Greater 
St. Louis Metropolitan Area, Comment Period Ends: 11/23/2015, Contact: 
David Berczek (NGA) 314-676-1123 and Amy Blair (COE) 816-389-3393.
EIS No. 20150288, Draft, USACE, NE., Nebraska Highway 12 Niobrara East 
and West, Comment Period Ends: 11/23/2015, Contact: Rebecca J. Latka 
402-995-2681.

Amended Notices

EIS No. 20150207, Draft, DOE, NH, Northern Pass Transmission Line 
Project, Comment Period Ends: 12/31/2015, Contact: Brian Mills 202-586-
8267 Revision to FR Notice Published 07/24/2015; Extending Comment 
Period from 10/29/2015 to 12/31/20115.
EIS No. 20150264, Final, FHWA, TN, Pellissippi Parkway Extension (State

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Route 162) from State Route 33 (Old Knoxville Highway) to US 321/State 
Route 73/Lamar Alexander Parkway, Review Period Ends: 11/18/2015, 
Contact: Theresa Claxton 615-781-5770. Revision to FR Notice Published: 
09/18/2015; Extending Comment Period from 10/19/2015 to 11/18/2015.
EIS No. 20150278, Draft, USACE, GA, Update of the Water Control Manual 
for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin in Alabama, 
Florida, and Georgia and Water Supply Storage Assessment, Comment 
Period Ends: 12/01/2015, Contact: Lewis C. Sumner 251-694-3857. 
Revision to FR Notice Published 10/02/2015; Correction to EIS Status 
should read 'Draft' and Correcting the Comment Period from 11/16/2015 
to 12/1/2015.

     Dated: October 6, 2015.
Karin Leff,
Acting Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal 
Activities.
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                                                 Guidelines for preparation of power                  Forum will be answered in writing.                      Dated: September 30, 2015.
                                              repayment studies are included in DOE                   Questions involving voluminous data                   Scott Carpenter,
                                              Order No. RA 6120.2 entitled Power                      contained in Southwestern’s records                   Acting Administrator.
                                              Marketing Administration Financial                      may best be answered by consultation                  [FR Doc. 2015–25765 Filed 10–8–15; 8:45 am]
                                              Reporting. Following DOE guidelines,                    and review of pertinent records at                    BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
                                              Southwestern prepared a 2015 Current                    Southwestern’s offices.
                                              Power Repayment Study using the
                                              existing Sam Rayburn Dam Rate                              Persons requesting that a Forum be
                                                                                                      held should indicate in writing to the                ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                              Schedule.1 This study indicates that                                                                          AGENCY
                                              Southwestern’s legal requirement to                     Senior Vice President and Chief
                                              repay the investment in the power                       Operating Officer (see FOR FURTHER                    [ER–FRL–9023–4]
                                              generating facility for power and energy                INFORMATION CONTACT) by letter, email,
                                              marketed by Southwestern will not be                    or facsimile transmission (918–595–                   Environmental Impact Statements;
                                              met without an increase in revenues.                    6646) by October 16, 2015, their request              Notice of Availability
                                              The need for increased revenues is                      for such a Forum. If no request is                      Responsible Agency: Office of Federal,
                                              primarily due to increased operations                   received, no such Forum will be held.                 Activities, General Information (202)
                                              and maintenance costs and increased                     Persons interested in speaking at the                 564–7146 or http://www2.epa.gov/nepa.
                                              interest expense associated with                        Forum, if held, should submit a request               Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact
                                              investments and replacements in the                     to the Senior Vice President and Chief                  Statements (EISs)
                                              Corps hydroelectric generating facilities.              Operating Officer, Southwestern, at least             Filed 09/28/2015 Through 10/02/2015
                                              The 2015 Revised Power Repayment                        seven (7) calendar days prior to the                  Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.
                                              Study shows that additional annual                      Forum so that a list of forum
                                              revenues of $333,672 (a 7.9 percent                                                                           Notice
                                                                                                      participants can be developed. The
                                              increase), beginning January 1, 2016, are               chairman may allow others to speak if                   Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act
                                              needed to satisfy repayment criteria.                   time permits.                                         requires that EPA make public its
                                                 Southwestern will continue to                                                                              comments on EISs issued by other
                                              perform its Power Repayment Studies                        A transcript of the Forum, if held, will           Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters
                                              annually, and if the 2016 results should                be made. Copies of the transcript and all             on EISs are available at: https://
                                              indicate the need for additional                        documents introduced will be available                cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-public/
                                              revenues, another rate filing will be                   for review at Southwestern’s offices (see             action/eis/search.
                                              conducted and updated revenue                           ADDRESSES) during normal business                     EIS No. 20150284, Draft, NPS, CA,
                                              requirements implemented for fiscal                     hours. Copies of the transcript and all                 Scorpion Pier Replacement, Comment
                                              year 2017 and thereafter.                               documents introduced may also be                        Period Ends: 12/18/2015, Contact:
                                                 Procedures for public participation in               obtained, for a fee, from the transcribing              Karl Bachman 805–658–5700.
                                              power and transmission rate                             service. A copy of all written comments               EIS No. 20150285, Final, FERC, OR,
                                              adjustments of the Power Marketing                      or an electronic copy in MS Word on                     Jordan Cove Energy and Pacific
                                              Administrations are found at title 10,                  the proposed Sam Rayburn Dam Rate                       Connector Gas Pipeline Project,
                                              part 903, subpart A of the Code of                      Schedule is due on or before November                   Review Period Ends: 11/08/2015,
                                              Federal Regulations (10 CFR part 903).                  9, 2015. Comments should be submitted                   Contact: Paul Friedman 202–502–
                                              Southwestern’s customers and other                      to the Senior Vice President and Chief                  8059.
                                              interested parties may request copies of                Operating Officer, Southwestern, (see                 EIS No. 20150286, Draft, FERC, ID, Bear
                                              the 2015 Sam Rayburn Dam Power                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).                       River Narrows Hydroelectric Project-
                                              Repayment Studies and the proposed                                                                              FERC Project 12486–008, Comment
                                              Rate Schedule. Submit requests to the                      Procedures for the confirmation and                  Period Ends: 11/30/2015, Contact:
                                              Director, Division of Resources and                     approval of rates for the Federal Power                 Shana Murray 202–502–8333.
                                              Rates, Office of Corporate Operations,                  Marketing Administrations are found at                EIS No. 20150287, Draft, NGA, MO,
                                              Southwestern Power Administration,                      title 18, part 300, subpart L of the Code               Next NGA West Campus in the
                                              One West Third, Tulsa, OK 74103, (918)                  of Federal Regulations (18 CFR part                     Greater St. Louis Metropolitan Area,
                                              595–6684 or via email to swparates@                     300). The Acting Administrator will                     Comment Period Ends: 11/23/2015,
                                              swpa.gov.                                               review and consider oral and written                    Contact: David Berczek (NGA) 314–
                                                 If requested a Public Information and                comments and the information gathered                   676–1123 and Amy Blair (COE) 816–
                                              Comment Forum (Forum) will be held                      in the course of the proceeding when                    389–3393.
                                              on October 22, 2015, to explain to                      submitting the finalized Sam Rayburn                  EIS No. 20150288, Draft, USACE, NE.,
                                              customers and interested parties the                    Dam Power Repayment Studies and                         Nebraska Highway 12 Niobrara East
                                              proposed Rate Schedule and supporting                   Rate Schedule Proposal in support of                    and West, Comment Period Ends: 11/
                                              2015 Power Repayment Studies, and to                    the proposed rate to the Deputy                         23/2015, Contact: Rebecca J. Latka
                                              allow for comment. A chairman, who                      Secretary of Energy for confirmation and                402–995–2681.
                                              will be responsible for orderly                         approval on an interim basis, and
                                              procedure, will conduct the Forum if                                                                          Amended Notices
                                                                                                      subsequently to the Federal Energy
                                              requested. Questions concerning the                                                                           EIS No. 20150207, Draft, DOE, NH,
                                                                                                      Regulatory Commission for
                                              rates, studies, and information                                                                                 Northern Pass Transmission Line
                                                                                                      confirmation and approval on a final
                                              presented at the Forum will be                                                                                  Project, Comment Period Ends: 12/31/
                                                                                                      basis.
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                                              answered, to the extent possible, at the                                                                        2015, Contact: Brian Mills 202–586–
                                              Forum. Questions not answered at the                       Once submitted for final confirmation                8267 Revision to FR Notice Published
                                                                                                      and approval, the Commission will                       07/24/2015; Extending Comment
                                                1 FERC, on February 6, 2014, confirmed and            allow the public an opportunity to                      Period from 10/29/2015 to 12/31/
                                              approved the existing Sam Rayburn Dam rate              provide written comments on the
                                              schedule for the period October 1 2013 through
                                                                                                                                                              20115.
                                              September 30, 2017. See 146 FERC ¶ 62,105 (FERC         proposed rate increase before making a                EIS No. 20150264, Final, FHWA, TN,
                                              Docket No. EF14–2–000).                                 final decision.                                         Pellissippi Parkway Extension (State


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                                                Route 162) from State Route 33 (Old                   becomes effective 30 days after the                   received comments on the draft title V
                                                Knoxville Highway) to US 321/State                    service of notice of the decision unless              permit, it is effective 30 days after
                                                Route 73/Lamar Alexander Parkway,                     a later effective date is specified, review           notice of permit issuance, October 2,
                                                Review Period Ends: 11/18/2015,                       is requested, or no comments requested                2015, pursuant to 40 CFR 71.11(i)(2).
                                                Contact: Theresa Claxton 615–781–                     a change in the draft permit, in which                  Dated: September 25, 2015.
                                                5770. Revision to FR Notice                           case the permit becomes effective                     Susan Hedman,
                                                Published: 09/18/2015; Extending                      immediately upon issuance. The
                                                                                                                                                            Regional Administrator, Region 5.
                                                Comment Period from 10/19/2015 to                     exceptions noted above to the 30 days
                                                                                                                                                            [FR Doc. 2015–25838 Filed 10–8–15; 8:45 am]
                                                11/18/2015.                                           after notice of permit issuance date did
                                              EIS No. 20150278, Draft, USACE, GA,                     not apply in this permitting action. EPA              BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

                                                Update of the Water Control Manual                    received comments on the draft permit
                                                for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-                   from the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
                                                Flint River Basin in Alabama, Florida,                and the Minnesota Historical Society                  ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                                and Georgia and Water Supply                          State Historic Preservation Office during             AGENCY
                                                Storage Assessment, Comment Period                    the public comment period, and
                                                Ends: 12/01/2015, Contact: Lewis C.                   changes were made to the final permit.                [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2014–0734; FRL 9933–60–
                                                                                                                                                            OEI]
                                                Sumner 251–694–3857. Revision to                      ADDRESSES: The final signed permit is
                                                FR Notice Published 10/02/2015;                       available for public inspection online at             Agency Information Collection
                                                Correction to EIS Status should read                  http://yosemite.epa.gov/r5/r5ard.nsf/                 Activities; Information Collection
                                                ’Draft’ and Correcting the Comment                    Tribal+Permits!OpenView, or during                    Request Submitted to OMB for Review
                                                Period from 11/16/2015 to 12/1/2015.                  normal business hours at the following                and Approval; Comment Request;
                                                Dated: October 6, 2015.                               address: EPA, Region 5, 77 West Jackson               Health and Safety Data Reporting,
                                              Karin Leff,                                             Boulevard (AR–18J), Chicago, Illinois                 Submission of Lists and Copies of
                                              Acting Director, NEPA Compliance Division,              60604.                                                Health and Safety Studies
                                              Office of Federal Activities.                           FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                            AGENCY: Environmental Protection
                                              [FR Doc. 2015–25795 Filed 10–8–15; 8:45 am]             Constantine Blathras, Environmental
                                                                                                                                                            Agency (EPA).
                                              BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                  Engineer, EPA, Region 5, 77 W. Jackson
                                                                                                      Boulevard (AR–18J), Chicago, Illinois                 ACTION: Notice.
                                                                                                      60604, (312) 886–0671, or                             SUMMARY:   EPA has submitted the
                                              ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                blathras.constantine@epa.gov.                         following information collection request
                                              AGENCY                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This                       (ICR) to the Office of Management and
                                              [FRL–9935–20-Region 5]                                  supplemental information is organized                 Budget (OMB) for review and approval
                                                                                                      as follows:                                           in accordance with the Paperwork
                                              Notice of Issuance of Part 71 Federal                   A. What is the background information?                Reduction Act (PRA): ‘‘Health and
                                              Operating Permit to Great Lakes                         B. What is the purpose of this notice?                Safety Data Reporting, Submission of
                                              Transmission Limited Partnership                                                                              Lists and Copies of Health and Safety
                                                                                                      A. What Is the background
                                              AGENCY: Environmental Protection                        information?                                          Studies’’ and identified by EPA ICR No.
                                              Agency (EPA).                                                                                                 0575.15 and OMB Control No. 2070–
                                                                                                        The Deer River Compressor Station                   0004. The ICR, which is available in the
                                              ACTION: Notice.                                         No. 4 is owned by Great Lakes                         docket along with other related
                                                                                                      Transmission Limited Partnership. Deer                materials, provides a detailed
                                              SUMMARY:    This notice announces that on               River Compressor Station No. 4 consists
                                              August 28, 2015, pursuant to title V of                                                                       explanation of the collection activities
                                                                                                      of two stationary natural gas-fired                   and the burden estimate that is only
                                              the Clean Air Act, the Environmental                    turbines which, in turn, drive two
                                              Protection Agency (EPA) issued a title V                                                                      briefly summarized in this document.
                                                                                                      natural gas compressors. EPA received                 EPA did not receive any comments in
                                              permit to operate (title V permit) to                   the permit application on April 25,
                                              Great Lakes Transmission Limited                                                                              response to the previously provided
                                                                                                      2014.                                                 public review opportunity issued in the
                                              Partnership. This permit authorizes                       On April 29, 2015, EPA made
                                              Great Lakes Transmission Limited                                                                              Federal Register on March 30, 2015 (80
                                                                                                      available for a 30-day public comment                 FR 16672). With this submission, EPA is
                                              Partnership to operate a natural gas                    a draft Federal title V permit to operate
                                              compressor station at its facility                                                                            providing an additional 30 days for
                                                                                                      (V–LL–2706100011–14–01) in                            public review.
                                              (Facility) in Deer River, Minnesota. The                accordance with the requirements of 40
                                              compressor station consists of two                                                                            DATES: Comments must be received on
                                                                                                      CFR 71.11(d). This title V permit
                                              stationary natural gas-fired turbines,                  incorporated all applicable air quality               or before November 9, 2015.
                                              which in turn drive two natural gas                     requirements for the Deer River                       ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
                                              compressors for the Deer River                          Compressor Station No.4, including the                identified by docket identification (ID)
                                              Compressor Station No.4, which is                       monitoring necessary to ensure                        number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2014–0734, to
                                              located on the Leech Lake Band of                       compliance with these requirements.                   both EPA and OMB as follows:
                                              Ojibwe Indian Reservation.                              EPA received written comments,                           • To EPA online using http://
                                              DATES: During the public comment                        responded to those comments, finalized                www.regulations.gov (our preferred
                                              period, which ended June 1, 2015, EPA                   the permit and provided copies to the                 method) or by mail to: EPA Docket
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                                              received comments on the draft title V                  applicant pursuant to 40 CFR 71.11(i).                Center, Environmental Protection
                                              permit. Therefore, in accordance with                                                                         Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
                                              40 CFR 71.11(i)(2), this permit is                      B. What is the purpose of this notice?                Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
                                              effective 30 days after service of notice                  EPA is notifying the public of the                 DC 20460.
                                              of the decision to issue the permit,                    issuance of the title V permit to Great                  • To OMB via email to oira_
                                              October 2, 2015. 40 CFR 71.11(i)(2)                     Lakes Transmission Limited Partnership                submission@omb.eop.gov. Address
                                              provides that the final permit decision                 on August 28, 2015. Because EPA                       comments to OMB Desk Officer for EPA.


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FR Citation80 FR 61207 

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