83_FR_18636 83 FR 18554 - Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability

83 FR 18554 - Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 82 (April 27, 2018)

Page Range18554-18555
FR Document2018-08864

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 82 (Friday, April 27, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 82 (Friday, April 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18554-18555]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08864]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-9038-8]


Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability

    Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General 
Information (202) 564-7156 or https://www2.epa.gov/nepa.

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements
Filed 04/16/2018 Through 04/20/2018
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-nepa-public/action/eis/search.

EIS No. 20180067, Final, USACE, AK, Donlin Gold Project, Review Period 
Ends: 05/29/2018, Contact: Jamie R. Hyslop 907-753-2670.
EIS No. 20180068, Draft, APHIS, PRO, Fruit Fly Cooperative Control 
Program, Comment Period Ends: 06/11/2018, Contact: Jim E. Warren Ph.D., 
202-316-3216.
EIS No. 20180069, Draft, NPS, ME, Acadia National Park Draft 
Transportation Plan and Environmental Impact Statement, Comment Period 
Ends: 06/26/2018, Contact: John Kelly 207-288-8703.
EIS No. 20180070, Draft, USFS, CA, Squaw Valley to Alpine Meadows Base 
to Base Gondola, Comment Period Ends: 06/11/2018, Contact: Joseph 
Flannery 530-587-3558.
EIS No. 20180071, Draft, NRC, TN, Environmental Impact Statement for an 
Early Site Permit (ESP) at the Clinch River Nuclear Site: Draft Report 
for Comment, Comment Period Ends: 07/13/2018, Contact: Patricia Vokoun, 
301-415-3470.
EIS No. 20180072, Final, USFWS, AR, Yolo Habitat, Conservation Plan/

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Natural Community Conservation Plan EIS/EIR and Habitat Conservation 
Plan, Review Period Ends: 05/29/2018, Contact: Dan Cox 916-414-6539.

Amended Notice

    Revision to the Federal Register Notice published 03/23/2018, 
extend comment period from 05/07/2018 to 05/29/2018.

EIS No. 20180045, Draft, NMFS, OR, Draft Environmental Impact Statement 
to Analyze Impacts of NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service Proposed 
Approval of Hatchery and Genetic Management Plans for Spring Chinook 
Salmon, Steelhead, and Rainbow Trout in the Upper Willamette River 
Basin Pursuant to Section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act, Contact: 
Lance Kruzic, 541-957-3381.

    Dated: April 24, 2018.
Kelly Knight,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 2018-08864 Filed 4-26-18; 8:45 am]
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                                               ‘‘certified applicators’’ or by persons                   Respondents/affected entities: Entities             comments to OMB. If you have any
                                               under the direct supervision of certified               potentially affected by this ICR are                  questions about this ICR or the approval
                                               applicators. This ICR addresses                         pesticide applicators, administration of              process, please contact the person listed
                                               instances in which registrants of certain               certification programs by States/Tribal               under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
                                               pesticide products are required to                      lead agencies (authorized agencies),                  CONTACT.
                                               perform specific paperwork activities,                  individuals or entities engaged in                       Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
                                               such as training and recordkeeping, as                  activities related to the registration of a
                                               a condition of the pesticide registration               pesticide product, and RUP dealers                      Dated: April 17, 2018.
                                               (e.g., registrants of pesticide products                (only for EPA administered programs).                 Charlotte Bertrand,
                                               that assert claims to inactivate Bacillus                 Estimated total number of potential                 Acting Principal Deputy Assistant
                                               anthracis (anthrax) spores). To become                  respondents: Per response type, average               Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and
                                               a certified applicator, a person must                   annual respondents are: 57 authorized                 Pollution Prevention.
                                               meet certain standards of competency                    agencies report on certification                      [FR Doc. 2018–08975 Filed 4–26–18; 8:45 am]
                                               through completion of a certification                   programs; 1,085 applicants complete a                 BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                               program or test. Authorized agencies                    certification form under the Federal
                                               administer certified applicator programs                plan; 6 private applicators complete the
                                               within their jurisdictions, but each                    optional training under the Federal                   ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                               agency’s certification plan must be                     plan; 778 commercial applicators keep                 AGENCY
                                               approved by EPA before it can be                        records of RUP applications under the                 [ER–FRL–9038–8]
                                               implemented. In areas where no                          Federal plan; 442,464 commercial
                                               authorized agency has jurisdiction, EPA                 applicators keep records of RUP                       Environmental Impact Statements;
                                               may administer a certification program                  application under authorized agencies’                Notice of Availability
                                               directly.                                               plan; 49 dealers of RUPs keep records of
                                                  This ICR also addresses how                                                                                  Responsible Agency: Office of Federal
                                                                                                       RUP transactions in Indian country; 16
                                               registrants of certain pesticide products                                                                     Activities, General Information (202)
                                                                                                       dealerships report or change their
                                               are expected to perform specific, special                                                                     564–7156 or https://www2.epa.gov/
                                                                                                       dealership information; two registrants
                                               paperwork activities, such as training                                                                        nepa.
                                                                                                       of anthrax-related products prepare and
                                               and recordkeeping, in order to comply                   conduct training activities; and two                  Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact
                                               with the terms and conditions of the                    registrants of anthrax-related products                 Statements
                                               pesticide registration (e.g., registrants of            keep records.                                         Filed 04/16/2018 Through 04/20/2018
                                               anthrax-related pesticide products that                   Frequency of response: On occasion.                 Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9
                                               assert claims to inactivate Bacillus                      Estimated total average number of                   Notice
                                               anthracis spores). Paperwork activities                 responses for each respondent: Varies.
                                               associated with the use of such products                  Estimated total annual burden hours:                  Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act
                                               are conveyed specifically as a condition                1,378,914.92 hours.                                   requires that EPA make public its
                                               of the registration.                                      Estimated total annual costs:                       comments on EISs issued by other
                                                  Burden statement: The annual public                  $53,026,275.92. This includes an                      Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters
                                               reporting and recordkeeping burden for                  estimated burden cost of $53,026,275.92               on EISs are available at: https://
                                               this collection of information is                       and an estimated cost of $0 for capital               cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-nepa-public/
                                               estimated to average, per response type,                investment or maintenance and                         action/eis/search.
                                               as follows: 4,409 hours—annual                          operational costs.                                    EIS No. 20180067, Final, USACE, AK,
                                               reporting of authorized agencies on                                                                             Donlin Gold Project, Review Period
                                               certification programs; 184 hours for                   III. Are there changes in the estimates                 Ends: 05/29/2018, Contact: Jamie R.
                                               completing certification application                    from the last approval?                                 Hyslop 907–753–2670.
                                               forms in Indian country; 73 hours for                      There is an increase of 58,660.92                  EIS No. 20180068, Draft, APHIS, PRO,
                                               optional training—private applicator in                 hours in the total estimated respondent                 Fruit Fly Cooperative Control
                                               Indian country; 2,412 hours RUP                         burden compared with that identified in                 Program, Comment Period Ends:
                                               application recordkeeping—commercial                    the ICR currently approved by OMB.                      06/11/2018, Contact: Jim E. Warren
                                               applicators in the Federal plan;                        This increase reflects EPA’s updating of                Ph.D., 202–316–3216.
                                               1,371,638 hours RUP application                         burden estimates, addition of a recently-             EIS No. 20180069, Draft, NPS, ME,
                                               records—commercial applicators under                    implemented optional, voluntary                         Acadia National Park Draft
                                               authorized agencies; 96 hours RUP sales                 offering, and a change in the number of                 Transportation Plan and
                                               recordkeeping—dealers in Indian                         entities whose certification programs are               Environmental Impact Statement,
                                               country to prepare and maintain                         directly overseen by EPA. The burden                    Comment Period Ends: 06/26/2018,
                                               required annual RUP use records; 16                     changes are the result of both                          Contact: John Kelly 207–288–8703.
                                               hours for dealerships to report or change               adjustments and program changes.                      EIS No. 20180070, Draft, USFS, CA,
                                               their dealership information; 50 hours                                                                          Squaw Valley to Alpine Meadows
                                               for registrants of anthrax-related                      IV. What is the next step in the process                Base to Base Gondola, Comment
                                               products to prepare and conduct                         for this ICR?                                           Period Ends: 06/11/2018, Contact:
                                               training activities; and 37 hours for                     EPA will consider the comments                        Joseph Flannery 530–587–3558.
                                               registrants of anthrax-related products                 received and amend the ICR as                         EIS No. 20180071, Draft, NRC, TN,
                                               to keep records. Burden is defined in 5                 appropriate. The final ICR package will                 Environmental Impact Statement for
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                                               CFR 1320.3(b).                                          then be submitted to OMB for review                     an Early Site Permit (ESP) at the
                                                  The ICR, which is available in the                   and approval pursuant to 5 CFR                          Clinch River Nuclear Site: Draft
                                               docket along with other related                         1320.12. EPA will issue another Federal                 Report for Comment, Comment Period
                                               materials, provides a detailed                          Register document pursuant to 5 CFR                     Ends: 07/13/2018, Contact: Patricia
                                               explanation of the collection activities                1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the                        Vokoun, 301–415–3470.
                                               and the burden estimate that is only                    submission of the ICR to OMB and the                  EIS No. 20180072, Final, USFWS, AR,
                                               briefly summarized here:                                opportunity to submit additional                        Yolo Habitat, Conservation Plan/


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                                                  Natural Community Conservation                       Seattle, WA 98101 and may also be                     401 of the CWA, compliance with
                                                  Plan EIS/EIR and Habitat                             submitted by fax to (206) 553–1280 or                 Endangered Species Act, Essential Fish
                                                  Conservation Plan, Review Period                     electronically to keenan.dru@epa.gov.                 Habitat, Paperwork Reduction Act, and
                                                  Ends: 05/29/2018, Contact: Dan Cox                     Comments on the draft                               other requirements are discussed in the
                                                  916–414–6539.                                        401Certification should be sent to Loren              Fact Sheet to the proposed permit.
                                                                                                       Moore, Idaho Department of                              Dated: April 13, 2018.
                                               Amended Notice
                                                                                                       Environmental Quality, 1410 N. Hilton,                Daniel D. Opalski,
                                                 Revision to the Federal Register                      Boise, Idaho 83706 or electronically to
                                               Notice published 03/23/2018, extend                                                                           Director, Office of Water and Watersheds,
                                                                                                       Loren.Moore@deq.idaho.gov.                            Region 10.
                                               comment period from 05/07/2018 to                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                               05/29/2018.                                                                                                   [FR Doc. 2018–08968 Filed 4–26–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                       Permit documents may be found on the                  BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                               EIS No. 20180045, Draft, NMFS, OR,                      EPA Region 10 website at: https://
                                                 Draft Environmental Impact                            www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/draft-
                                                 Statement to Analyze Impacts of                       npdes-general-permit-hydroelectric-                   ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                                 NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries                      generating-facilities-idaho. Copies of the            AGENCY
                                                 Service Proposed Approval of                          draft general permit and Fact Sheet are
                                                 Hatchery and Genetic Management                       also available upon request. Requests                 [EPA–HQ–OAR–2011–0371; FRL- 9977–07–
                                                 Plans for Spring Chinook Salmon,                                                                            OEI]
                                                                                                       may be made to Audrey Washington at
                                                 Steelhead, and Rainbow Trout in the                   (206) 553–0523 or to Dru Keenan at
                                                 Upper Willamette River Basin                                                                                Information Collection Request
                                                                                                       (206) 553–1219. Requests may also be                  Submitted to OMB for Review and
                                                 Pursuant to Section 4(d) of the                       electronically mailed to:
                                                 Endangered Species Act, Contact:                                                                            Approval; Comment Request; National
                                                                                                       Washington.audrey@epa.gov, or                         Volatile Organic Compound Emission
                                                 Lance Kruzic, 541–957–3381.                           keenan.dru@epa.gov.                                   Standards for Architectural Coatings
                                                  Dated: April 24, 2018.                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            (Renewal)
                                               Kelly Knight,
                                                                                                       I. General Information                                AGENCY: Environmental Protection
                                               Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office
                                               of Federal Activities.                                     As proposed, the hydroelectric                     Agency (EPA).
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–08864 Filed 4–26–18; 8:45 am]             general permit would authorize five                   ACTION: Notice.
                                               BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                  types of discharges from hydroelectric
                                                                                                       facilities: Equipment related cooling                 SUMMARY:   The Environmental Protection
                                                                                                       water, equipment and floor drain water,               Agency (EPA) has submitted an
                                                                                                       certain maintenance related waters,                   information collection request (ICR)—
                                               ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                                                                                       maintenance-related water during flood/               National Volatile Organic Compound
                                               AGENCY
                                                                                                       high water events and backwash strainer               Emission Standards for Architectural
                                               [FRL–9977–16-Region 10]                                                                                       Coatings, EPA ICR Number 1750.08,
                                                                                                       water, and combinations of the
                                                                                                       preceding discharges. The general                     OMB Control Number 2060–0393—to
                                               Proposed Issuance of NPDES General                                                                            the Office of Management and Budget
                                               Permit for Hydroelectric Facilities                     permit establishes notification
                                                                                                       requirements, permit eligibility                      (OMB) for review and approval in
                                               Within the State of Idaho (IDG360000)                                                                         accordance with the Paperwork
                                                                                                       requirements, effluent limitations,
                                               AGENCY:  Environmental Protection                       standards, prohibitions, best                         Reduction Act. This is a proposed
                                               Agency (EPA).                                           management practice plans, and                        extension of the ICR, which is currently
                                               ACTION: Notice of proposed issuance of                  impingement and entrainment                           approved through April 30, 2018. Public
                                               NPDES General Permit and request for                    prevention plans per 316(b) of the CWA.               comments were previously requested
                                               public comment.                                         A description of the basis for the                    via the Federal Register (82 FR 48076)
                                                                                                       conditions and requirements of the draft              on October 16, 2017, during a 60-day
                                               SUMMARY:    The Director, Office of Water               general permit is given in the Fact                   comment period. This notice allows for
                                               and Watersheds, Environmental                           Sheet. Owners and/or operators of                     an additional 30 days for public
                                               Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10, is                   hydroelectric generating facilities with              comments. A fuller description of the
                                               proposing to issue a National Pollutant                 these discharges, including those                     ICR is given below, including its
                                               Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)                    facilities currently authorized to                    estimated burden and cost to the public.
                                               General Permits for Hydroelectric                       discharge under individual permits, are               An agency may not conduct or sponsor
                                               Facilities discharging to waters within                 eligible to apply for coverage. Facilities            and a person is not required to respond
                                               the State of Idaho (Permit No.                          will receive a written notification from              to a collection of information unless it
                                               IDG360000). As proposed, the                            the EPA whether permit coverage and                   displays a currently valid OMB control
                                               hydroelectric general permit would                      authorization to discharge under the                  number.
                                               protect surface waters from discharges                  general permit is approved. The general               DATES: Additional comments may be
                                               of oil, grease and alterations to pH from               permit does not cover new sources as                  submitted on or before May 29, 2018.
                                               facility and equipment outfalls and                     defined under 40 CFR 122.2.                           ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
                                               minimize the impacts of the cooling                                                                           referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
                                               water intake structures to fish and                     II. Other Legal Requirements                          OAR–2011–0371, to (1) EPA online
                                               aquatic organisms.                                        This action is not a significant                    using www.regulations.gov (our
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                                               DATES: Comments must be received by                     regulatory action and was therefore not               preferred method), or by email to: a-
                                               June 11, 2018.                                          submitted to the Office of Management                 and-r-docket@epa.gov, or by mail to:
                                               ADDRESSES: Comments on the draft                        and Budget (OMB) for review under                     EPA Docket Center, Environmental
                                               General Permit should be sent to                        Executive Orders 12866, Regulatory                    Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,
                                               Director, Office of Water and                           Planning and Review, and 13563,                       1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
                                               Watersheds; USEPA Region 10; 1200                       Improving Regulation and Regulatory                   Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via
                                               Sixth Avenue, Suite 155, OWW–191;                       Review. State certification under section             email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.


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