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While Federal agencies are required to prepare Environmental Impact Statements in accordance with 40 CFR Part 1502, and to file the EISs with the EPA as specified in 40 CFR 1506.9, the EPA doesn’t yet provide a central repository for filing and viewing EISs electronically. Instead, each week they prepare a digest of the preceding week’s filed EISs, which is published every Friday in the Federal Register under the title, “Notice of Availability” (NOA). However, starting October 1, 2012 all EIS submissions must be made through e-NEPA. An EPA source says that as EISs begin to come in electronically, they will appear alongside EPA comments here.

In the meantime, we’ve done the dirty work for you. Below, we’ve located and linked to the EISs referenced in last week’s NOA. Please note that some of these documents can be very large, and may take a while to load.

You can read any available EPA comments on these EISs here.

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EIS No. 20130125, Draft Supplement, FTA, CA, Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project, Comment Period Ends: 07/17/2013, Contact: Mary Nguyen 213–202–3960. Website.

EIS No. 20130126, Final EIS, BLM, AZ, Mohave County Wind Farm Project, Review Period Ends: 06/17/2013, Contact: Jackie Neckels 602–417–9262. Website.

EIS No. 20130127, Draft EIS, NMFS, AK, Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures for Groundfish Fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area, Comment Period Ends: 07/16/2013, Contact: Melanie Brown 907–586–7228. Website.

EIS No. 20130128, Final EIS, USFS, MT, Pilgrim Timber Sale Project, Kootenai National Forest, Review Period Ends: 06/17/2013, Contact: Doug Grupenhoff 406–827–0741. Website.

EIS No. 20130129, Draft EIS (Not yet available online, check back here for updates.), USA, TX, Implementation of Energy, Water, and Solid Waste Sustainability Initiatives at Fort Bliss, Texas and New Mexico, Comment Period Ends: 07/01/2013, Contact: Pamela M. Klinger 210–466–1595. Website.

EIS No. 20130130, Draft EIS, USFS, WY, Clinker Mining Addition Project, Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland, Comment Period Ends: 07/01/2013, Contact: Amy Ormseth 307–358–4690. Website.

While Federal agencies are required to prepare Environmental Impact Statements in accordance with 40 CFR Part 1502, and to file the EISs with the EPA as specified in 40 CFR 1506.9, the EPA doesn’t yet provide a central repository for filing and viewing EISs electronically. Instead, each week they prepare a digest of the preceding week’s filed EISs, which is published every Friday in the Federal Register under the title, “Notice of Availability” (NOA). However, starting October 1, 2012 all EIS submissions must be made through e-NEPA. An EPA source says that as EISs begin to come in electronically, they will appear alongside EPA comments here.

In the meantime, we’ve done the dirty work for you. Below, we’ve located and linked to the EISs referenced in last week’s NOA. Please note that some of these documents can be very large, and may take a while to load.

You can read any available EPA comments on these EISs here.

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EIS No. 20130123, Draft Supplement, NRC, PA, GENERIC—License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Supplement 49, Regarding Limerick Generating Station Units 1 and 2, Comment Period Ends: 06/27/2013, Contact: Leslie Perkins 301–415–2375. Website.

EIS No. 20130124, Draft EIS, DOE, LA, Lake Charles Carbon Capture and Sequestration Project, Comment Period Ends: 06/24/2013, Contact: Pierina Fayish 412–386–5428. Website.

Amended Notices

EIS No. 20130062, Draft EIS, USFS, NM, Roca Honda Mine Project, Exploration and Mine Development, Cibola National Forest, Comment Period Ends: 06/13/2013, Contact: Diane Tafoya 505–346–3809. Revision to FR Notice Published 03/15/2013; Extending Comment Period from 5/14/2013 to 06/13/2013. Website.

While Federal agencies are required to prepare Environmental Impact Statements in accordance with 40 CFR Part 1502, and to file the EISs with the EPA as specified in 40 CFR 1506.9, the EPA doesn’t yet provide a central repository for filing and viewing EISs electronically. Instead, each week they prepare a digest of the preceding week’s filed EISs, which is published every Friday in the Federal Register under the title, “Notice of Availability” (NOA). However, starting October 1, 2012 all EIS submissions must be made through e-NEPA. An EPA source says that as EISs begin to come in electronically, they will appear alongside EPA comments here.

In the meantime, we’ve done the dirty work for you. Below, we’ve located and linked to the EISs referenced in last week’s NOA. Please note that some of these documents can be very large, and may take a while to load.

You can read any available EPA comments on these EISs here.

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EIS No. 20130109, Draft EIS, USFS, MT, Stonewall Vegetation Project, Comment Period Ends: 06/17/2013, Contact: Amber Kamps 406–362–7000. Website.

EIS No. 20130110, Final EIS (Appendices), USA, CA, Presidio of Monterey Real Property Master Plan, Review Period Ends: 06/02/2013, Contact: Lawrence Hirai 210–466–1594. Website.

EIS No. 20130111, Final EIS, NPS, OH, Cuyahoga Valley National Park Trail Management Plan, Review Period Ends: 06/02/2013, Contact: Stan Austin 330–657–2752. Website.

EIS No. 20130112, Draft EIS, FHWA, MO, South County Connector, Comment Period Ends: 07/19/2013, Contact: Raegan Ball 573–638–2752. Website.

EIS No. 20130113, Final EIS, FHWA, OR, OR 62: I–5 to Dutton Road, Contact: Michelle Eraut 503–316–2559. Under MAP–21 section 1319, FHWA has issued a single FEIS and ROD. Therefore, the 30-day wait/review period under NEPA does not apply to this action. Website.

EIS No. 20130114, Draft EIS, FEMA, CA, East Bay Hills Hazardous Fire Risk Reduction, Comment Period Ends: 06/17/2013, Contact: Alessandro Amaglio 510–627–7027. Website.

EIS No. 20130115, Draft EIS, DOE, IL, FutureGen 2.0 Project, Comment Period Ends: 06/17/2013, Contact: Cliff Whyte 304–285–2098. Website.

EIS No. 20130116, Draft EIS (Not yet available online – check back here for updates.), NPS, TX, Big Thicket National Preserve General Management Plan, Comment Period Ends: 07/01/2013, Contact: Erin Flanagan 303–969–2327. Website.

EIS No. 20130117, Final EIS, USACE, FL, Central Florida Phosphate District Phosphate Mining, Review Period Ends: 06/03/2013, Contact: John Fellows 813–769–7070. Website.

EIS No. 20130118, Draft EIS, BLM, ID, Jump Creek, Succor Creek, and Cow Creek Watersheds Grazing Permit Renewal, Comment Period Ends: 06/17/2013, Contact: Jake Vialpando 208–373–3814. Website.

EIS No. 20130119, Draft EIS, USFS, OR, Mt. Hood Meadows Parking Improvements (Twilight Parking Lot and Sunrise Maintenance Shop), Comment Period Ends: 06/17/2013, Contact: Jennie O’Connor Card 541–352–1255. Website.

EIS No. 20130120, Final EIS, USFS, AZ, Rim Lakes Forest Restoration Project, Amendment to the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests Land and Resource Management Plan, Review Period Ends: 06/03/2013, Contact: Christopher James 928–535–7301. Website.

EIS No. 20130121, Second Draft Supplement (Not yet available online – check back here for updates.), NRC, NH, NUREG–1437, License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Supplement 46, Regarding Seabrook Station, Comment Period Ends: 06/30/2013, Contact: Lois M. James 301–415–3306. Website.

EIS No. 20130122, Final EIS (Have not been able to locate online.), MARAD, AL, ADOPTION—Garrows Bend Intermodal Rail, portion of the Choctaw Point Terminal Project, Review Period Ends: 06/03/2013, Contact: Kris Gilson 202–492–0479. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has adopted the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers FEIS #20040381, filed 08/10/2004.The MARAD was not a cooperating agency. Therefore, recirculation is necessary under Section 1506.3(b) of the CEQ Regulations.

Amended Notices

EIS No. 20130045, Draft EIS, USACE, 00, Update of the Water Control Manual for the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin in Georgia and Alabama, Comment Period Ends: 05/31/2013, Contact: Lewis Sumner 251–694–3857. Revision to FR Notice Published 03/01/2013; Extending Comment Period from 05/01/2013 to 5/31/2013. Website.

EIS No. 20130072, Final EIS, FHWA, AR, River Valley Intermodal Facilities, Review Period Ends: 05/13/2013, Contact: Randal Looney 501–324–6430. The U.S. Department of the Army’s Corps of Engineers has adopted the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration’s FEIS #20130072, filed 03/21/2013. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was a cooperating agency to the project. Recirculation of the document is not necessary under 1506.3(c) of the CEQ Regulations. Website.

While Federal agencies are required to prepare Environmental Impact Statements in accordance with 40 CFR Part 1502, and to file the EISs with the EPA as specified in 40 CFR 1506.9, the EPA doesn’t yet provide a central repository for filing and viewing EISs electronically. Instead, each week they prepare a digest of the preceding week’s filed EISs, which is published every Friday in the Federal Register under the title, “Notice of Availability” (NOA).

We’ve done the dirty work for you. Below, we’ve located and linked to the EISs referenced in last week’s NOA. Please note that some of these documents can be very large, and may take a while to load.

You can read any available EPA comments on these EISs here.

Starting October 1, 2012, EPA no longer accepts paper copies or CDs of EISs for filing purposes. All submissions on or after October 1, 2012 must be made through e-NEPA. Electronic submission does not change requirements for distribution of EISs for public review and comment. To begin using e-NEPA, you must first register with EPA’s electronic reporting site. An EPA source says that as EISs begin to come in electronically, they will appear alongside EPA comments here.

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 EIS No. 20130100, Draft EIS (scroll to bottom of page to expand the Placer Vineyards Specific Plan item), USACE, CA, Placer Vineyards Specific Plan (SPK-1999-00737),Comment Period Ends: 06/10/2013, Contact: William Ness 916-557-5268. Website.

EIS No. 20130101, Final EIS (only draft EIS currently available, check back here for updates), BLM, NV, Proposed Sloan Hills Competitive Mineral Material Sales, Review Period Ends: 05/28/2013, Contact: Shonna Dooman 702-515-5174. Website.

EIS No. 20130102, Final EIS, BLM, WY, Gateway West Transmission Line Project, Wyoming and Idaho, Review Period Ends: 06/28/2013, Contact: Walt George 307-775-6116. Website.

EIS No. 20130103, Final EIS (not yet available online, check back here for updates), NMFS, 00, Amendment 5 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan, Review Period Ends: 05/28/2013, Contact: Carrie Nordeen 978-281-9272. Website.

EIS No. 20130104, Draft EIS (not yet available online, check back here for updates), FHWA, AZ, South Mountain Freeway (Loop 202), Interstate 10 (Papago Freeway) to Interstate 10 (Maricopa Freeway), Comment Period Ends: 07/24/2013, Contact: Alan Hansen 602-382-8964. Website.

EIS No. 20130105, Draft EIS, FHWA, TX, US 281 from Loop 1604 to Borgfeld, Comment Period Ends: 07/01/2013, Contact: Mr. Salvador Deocampo 512-536-5950. Website.

While Federal agencies are required to prepare Environmental Impact Statements in accordance with 40 CFR Part 1502, and to file the EISs with the EPA as specified in 40 CFR 1506.9, the EPA doesn’t yet provide a central repository for filing and viewing EISs electronically. Instead, each week they prepare a digest of the preceding week’s filed EISs, which is published every Friday in the Federal Register under the title, “Notice of Availability” (NOA).

We’ve done the dirty work for you. Below, we’ve located and linked to the EISs referenced in last week’s NOA. Please note that some of these documents can be very large, and may take a while to load.

You can read any available EPA comments on these EISs here.

Starting October 1, 2012, EPA no longer accepts paper copies or CDs of EISs for filing purposes. All submissions on or after October 1, 2012 must be made through e-NEPA. Electronic submission does not change requirements for distribution of EISs for public review and comment. To begin using e-NEPA, you must first register with EPA’s electronic reporting site. An EPA source says that as EISs begin to come in electronically, they will appear alongside EPA comments here.

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EIS No. 20130089, Draft EIS, USFS, ID, Clear Creek Integrated Restoration Project, Comment Period Ends: 06/03/2013, Contact: Lois Hill 208–935–4258. Website.

EIS No. 20130090, Final EIS, USACE, CA, Eagle Rock Aggregate Terminal Project, Review Period Ends: 05/20/2013, Contact: John W. Markham 805–585–2150. Website.

EIS No. 20130091, Draft EIS, USFWS, NPS, 00, Niobrara Confluence and Ponca Bluffs Conservation Areas Land Protection Plan, Comment Period Ends: 06/03/2013, Contact: Nick Kaczor 303–236–4387. The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service are joint lead agencies for this project. Website.

EIS No. 20130092, Draft EIS, USFS, OR, West Bend Vegetation Management Project and Forest Plan Amendments, Comment Period Ends: 06/03/2013, Contact: Beth Peer 541–383–4769. Website.

EIS No. 20130093, Draft EIS, USACE, FL, Lake Worth Inlet, Palm Beach Harbor Project, Comment Period Ends: 06/03/2013, Contact: Angela Dunn 904–232–2108. Website.

EIS No. 20130094, Draft Supplement, DOE, 00, Long-Term Management and Storage of Elemental Mercury Facilities, Comment Period Ends: 06/03/2013, Contact: David Levenstein 301–903–6500. Website.

EIS No. 20130095, Second Draft Supplement, USFS, CA, Tehachapi Renewable Transmission Project, Comment Period Ends: 06/03/2013, Contact: Lorraine Gerchas 626–574–5281. Website.

EIS No. 20130096, Draft Supplement, USFS, WY, Long Term Special Use Authorization for Wyoming Game and Fish Commission to Use National Forest System Lands for their Winter Elk Management Activities at Alkali Creek Feedground, Comment Period Ends: 06/03/2013, Contact: Pam Bode 307–739–5513. Website.

EIS No. 20130097, Final EIS, STB, CA, ADOPTION—California High-Speed Train: Merced to Fresno Section, Review Period Ends: 05/20/2013, Contact: David Navecky 202–245–0294. U.S. Department of Transportation’s Surface Transportation Board (STB) has adopted the Federal Railroad Administration’s FEIS #20120118, filed 04/18/2012. The STB was not a cooperating agency for the above FEIS. Recirculation of the document is necessary under Section 1506.3(b) of the CEQ Regulations. Website.

EIS No. 20130098, Draft EIS, FAA, TX, SpaceX Texas Launch Site, Comment Period Ends: 06/03/2013, Contact: Stacey M. Zee 202–267–9305. Website.

EIS No. 20130099, Final EIS, USFWS, OH, Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan and Incidental Take Permit for the Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalis) for the Buckeye Wind Power Project, Review Period Ends: 05/20/2013, Contact: Megan Seymour 614–416–8993 ext. 16. Website.

Amended Notices

EIS No. 20130031, Draft EIS, USN, CA, U.S. Navy F–35C West Coast Homebasing, Comment Period Ends: 05/07/2013, Contact: Amy Kelley 619–532–2799. Revision to FR Notice Published 2/15/201; Extending Comment Period from 4/22/2013 to/5/7/2013. Website.

EIS No. 20130044, Draft EIS, FHWA, NV, Pyramid Way and McCarran Boulevard Intersection Improvement Project, Comment Period Ends: 04/30/2013, Contact: Abdelmoez Abdalla, 775–687–1231. Revision to FR Notice Published 04/11/2013; Extending Comment Period from 4/15/2013 to 04/30/2013. Website.

While Federal agencies are required to prepare Environmental Impact Statements in accordance with 40 CFR Part 1502, and to file the EISs with the EPA as specified in 40 CFR 1506.9, the EPA doesn’t yet provide a central repository for filing and viewing EISs electronically. Instead, each week they prepare a digest of the preceding week’s filed EISs, which is published every Friday in the Federal Register under the title, “Notice of Availability” (NOA).

We’ve done the dirty work for you. Below, we’ve located and linked to the EISs referenced in last week’s NOA. Please note that some of these documents can be very large, and may take a while to load.

You can read any available EPA comments on these EISs here.

Starting October 1, 2012, EPA no longer accepts paper copies or CDs of EISs for filing purposes. All submissions on or after October 1, 2012 must be made through e-NEPA. Electronic submission does not change requirements for distribution of EISs for public review and comment. To begin using e-NEPA, you must first register with EPA’s electronic reporting site. An EPA source says that as EISs begin to come in electronically, they will appear alongside EPA comments here.

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EIS No. 20130086, Revised Final EIS, USFS, ID, Lower Orogrande, North Fork Ranger District, Clearwater National Forest, Review Period Ends: 05/28/2013, Contact: George Harbaugh 208–935–4260. Website.

EIS No. 20130087, Draft EIS, BLM, NM, TriCounty Resource Management Plan, Comment Period Ends: 07/11/2013, Contact: Jennifer Montoya 575–525–4316. Website.

EIS No. 20130088, Final Supplement, BOEM, 00, Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales: 2013–2014 Western Planning Area Lease Sale 233 Central Planning Area Lease Sale 231, Review Period Ends: 05/13/2013, Contact: Poojan B. Tripathi 703–787–1738. Website.

Amended Notices

EIS No. 20130041, Draft EIS, USFS, AZ, Salt River Allotments Vegetative Management, Comment Period Ends: 05/08/2013, Contact: Debbie Cress 928–467–3220, Revision to FR Notice Published 02/22/2013; Extending Comment Period from 04/08/2013 to 05/08/2013. Website.

EIS No. 20130047, Draft EIS, NPS, FL, Everglades National Park Draft General Management Plan/East Everglades Wilderness Study, Comment Period Ends: 05/13/2013, Contact: Eric Thuerk 303–987–6852, Revision to FR Notice Published 03/01/2013; Extending Comment Period from 4/15/2013 to 5/13/2013. Website.

While Federal agencies are required to prepare Environmental Impact Statements in accordance with 40 CFR Part 1502, and to file the EISs with the EPA as specified in 40 CFR 1506.9, the EPA doesn’t yet provide a central repository for filing and viewing EISs electronically. Instead, each week they prepare a digest of the preceding week’s filed EISs, which is published every Friday in the Federal Register under the title, “Notice of Availability” (NOA).

We’ve done the dirty work for you. Below, we’ve located and linked to the EISs referenced in last week’s NOA. Please note that some of these documents can be very large, and may take a while to load.

You can read any available EPA comments on these EISs here.

Starting October 1, 2012, EPA no longer accepts paper copies or CDs of EISs for filing purposes. All submissions on or after October 1, 2012 must be made through e-NEPA. Electronic submission does not change requirements for distribution of EISs for public review and comment. To begin using e-NEPA, you must first register with EPA’s electronic reporting site. An EPA source says that as EISs begin to come in electronically, they will appear alongside EPA comments here.

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EIS No. 20130080, Final EIS, BLM, CA, Clear Creek Management Area Proposed Resource Management Plan, Review Period Ends: 05/06/2013, Contact: Sky Murphy (831) 630–5039. Website.

EIS No. 20130081, Draft EIS, USFWS, IN, Fowler Ridge Wind Habitat Conservation Plan and Incidental Take Permit, Comment Period Ends: 06/04/2013, Contact: Scott Pruitt 812–334–4261. Website.

EIS No. 20130082, Draft Supplement, FERC, ME, Downeast Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Project, Comment Period Ends: 05/20/2013, Contact: Shannon Crosley 202–502–8853. Website.

EIS No. 20130083, Draft EIS, NPS, NC, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site Draft General Management Plan, Comment Period Ends: 06/04/2013, Contact: David Libman 404–507–5701. Website.

EIS No. 20130084, Final EIS, USFS, CO, Black Mesa Vegetation Management Project, Rio Grande National Forest, Review Period Ends: 05/17/2013, Contact: Diana McGinn 719–852–6241. Website.

EIS No. 20130085, Final EIS, USACE, OK, Eufaula Lake Shoreline Management Plan Revision and Master Plan Supplement, Review Period Ends: 05/06/2013, Contact: Jeff Knack 918–669–7666. Website.

While Federal agencies are required to prepare Environmental Impact Statements in accordance with 40 CFR Part 1502, and to file the EISs with the EPA as specified in 40 CFR 1506.9, the EPA doesn’t yet provide a central repository for filing and viewing EISs electronically. Instead, each week they prepare a digest of the preceding week’s filed EISs, which is published every Friday in the Federal Register under the title, “Notice of Availability” (NOA).

We’ve done the dirty work for you. Below, we’ve located and linked to the EISs referenced in last week’s NOA. Please note that some of these documents can be very large, and may take a while to load.

You can read any available EPA comments on these EISs here.

Starting October 1, 2012, EPA no longer accepts paper copies or CDs of EISs for filing purposes. All submissions on or after October 1, 2012 must be made through e-NEPA. Electronic submission does not change requirements for distribution of EISs for public review and comment. To begin using e-NEPA, you must first register with EPA’s electronic reporting site. An EPA source says that as EISs begin to come in electronically, they will appear alongside EPA comments here.

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EIS No. 20130072, Final EIS, FHWA, AR, River Valley Intermodal Facilities, Review Period Ends: 05/13/2013, Contact: Randal Looney 501-324-6430. Website.

EIS No. 20130073, Draft Supplement, NRC, WY, Ross In-Situ Leach Recovery (ISR) Project, Supplement to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for In-Situ Leach Uranium Milling Facilities, Comment Period Ends: 05/13/2013, Contact: Johari Moore 301-415-7694. Website.

EIS No. 20130074, Draft Supplement, FHWA, USACE, WV, King Coal Highway Delbarton to Belo Project and Buffalo Mountain Surface Mine Clean Water Act Section 404 Permit Application, Comment Period Ends: 05/22/2013, Contact: Jason Workman (FHWA) 304-347-5928, Mark Taylor (USACE) 304-399-5610, Ben Hark (WVDOT) 304-558-2885. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration and the U.S. Department of the Army’s Corps of Engineers and the West Virginia Department of Transportation’s Division of Highways are Joint-Lead Agencies for this project. Website.

EIS No. 20130075, Draft Supplement, NMFS, AK, Effects of Oil and Gas Activities in the Arctic Ocean, Comment Period Ends: 05/28/2013, Contact: Candace Nachman 301-427-8401. Website.

EIS No. 20130076, Draft EIS, USFS, AZ, Four-Forest Restoration Initiative Coconino and Kaibab National Forests, Comment Period Ends: 05/29/2013, Contact: Henry Provencio (928) 226-4684. Website.

EIS No. 20130077, Draft EIS, NPS, TX, Lake Meredith National Recreation Area and Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument Draft General Management Plan, Comment Period Ends: 05/28/2013, Contact: Erin Flanagan 303-969-2327. Website.

EIS No. 20130078, Final EIS, USFS, MT, Jack Rabbit to Big Sky Meadow Village 161 kV Transmission Line Upgrade, Review Period Ends: 04/29/2013, Contact: Amy Waring 406-255-1451. Website.

EIS No. 20130079, Draft EIS, BLM, MT, Billings and Pompeys Pillar National Monument Resource Management Plan, Comment Period Ends: 06/27/2013, Contact: Carolyn Sherve-Bybee 406-896-5234. Website.

While Federal agencies are required to prepare Environmental Impact Statements in accordance with 40 CFR Part 1502, and to file the EISs with the EPA as specified in 40 CFR 1506.9, the EPA doesn’t yet provide a central repository for filing and viewing EISs electronically. Instead, each week they prepare a digest of the preceding week’s filed EISs, which is published every Friday in the Federal Register under the title, “Notice of Availability” (NOA).

We’ve done the dirty work for you. Below, we’ve located and linked to the EISs referenced in last week’s NOA. Please note that some of these documents can be very large, and may take a while to load.

You can read any available EPA comments on these EISs here.

Starting October 1, 2012, EPA no longer accepts paper copies or CDs of EISs for filing purposes. All submissions on or after October 1, 2012 must be made through e-NEPA. Electronic submission does not change requirements for distribution of EISs for public review and comment. To begin using e-NEPA, you must first register with EPA’s electronic reporting site. An EPA source says that as EISs begin to come in electronically, they will appear alongside EPA comments here.

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EIS No. 20130064, Final Supplement, USFS, AK, Bell Island Geothermal Leases, Review Period Ends: 04/22/2013, Contact: Sarah Samuelson 907–789–6274. Website.

EIS No. 20130065, Draft EIS, BLM, MT, HiLine District Draft Resource Management Plan, Comment Period Ends: 06/20/2013, Contact: Brian Hockett (406) 262–2837. Website.

EIS No. 20130066, Final EIS, USN, GA, Proposed Modernization and Expansion of Townsend Bombing Range, Review Period Ends: 04/22/2013, Contact: Veronda Johnson 571–256–2783. Website.

EIS No. 20130067, Draft EIS, WAPA, ND, Wilton IV Wind Energy Center, Comment Period Ends: 05/06/2013, Contact: Rod O’Sullivan 720–962–7260. Website.

EIS No. 20130068, Draft EIS (Currently unable to locate.), USACE, CA, Berryessa Creek Project, Comment Period Ends: 05/06/2013, Contact: Tyler Stalker 916–557–5107. Website.

EIS No. 20130069, Final Supplement, FHWA, WA, I–90 Snoqualmie Pass East, Avalanche Structures, Contact: Liana Liu 360–753–9553. Website.

EIS No. 20130070, Draft EIS, WAPA, USFWS, 00, PROGRAMMATIC—Upper Great Plains Wind Energy, Comment Period Ends: 05/21/2013, Contact: Mark Wieringa 720–962–7448. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Western Area Power Administration and the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service are Joint Lead Agencies for this project. Website.

EIS No. 20130071, Draft EIS (Not yet available online. Check back here for updates.), BLM, NV, Pan Mine Project, Comment Period Ends: 05/07/2013, Contact: Miles Kreidler 775–289–1893. Website.

Amended Notices

EIS No. 20130015, Draft Supplement, FHWA, CA, Mid County Parkway, a new Freeway from the City of Perris to the City of San Jacinto, Riverside County, CA, Comment Period Ends: 04/10/2013, Contact: Larry Vinzant 916–498–5040. Revision to FR Notice Published 01/25/2013 and 03/08/2013; Extending Comment Period to 04/10/2013. Website.

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While Federal agencies are required to prepare Environmental Impact Statements in accordance with 40 CFR Part 1502, and to file the EISs with the EPA as specified in 40 CFR 1506.9, the EPA doesn’t yet provide a central repository for filing and viewing EISs electronically. Instead, each week they prepare a digest of the preceding week’s filed EISs, which is published every Friday in the Federal Register under the title, “Notice of Availability” (NOA).

We’ve done the dirty work for you. Below, we’ve located and linked to the EISs referenced in last week’s NOA. Please note that some of these documents can be very large, and may take a while to load.

You can read any available EPA comments on these EISs here.

Starting October 1, 2012, EPA no longer accepts paper copies or CDs of EISs for filing purposes. All submissions on or after October 1, 2012 must be made through e-NEPA. Electronic submission does not change requirements for distribution of EISs for public review and comment. To begin using e-NEPA, you must first register with EPA’s electronic reporting site. An EPA source says that as EISs begin to come in electronically, they will appear alongside EPA comments here.

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EIS No. 20130057, Final EIS, USFWS, CA, Llano Seco Riparian Sanctuary Unit Restoration and Pumping Plant/Fish Screen Facility Protection Project, Review Period Ends: 04/15/2013, Contact: Kelly Moroney 530–934–2801. Website and website.

EIS No. 20130058, Final Supplement, NPS, WY, Yellowstone National Park Winter Use Plan, Review Period Ends: 04/15/2013, Contact: Wade Vagias 307–344–2035. Website.

EIS No. 20130059, Draft EIS, USFWS, ID, Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan, Comment Period Ends: 05/15/2013, Contact: Jennifer Brown-Scott 208–467–9278. Website.

EIS No. 20130060, Draft EIS, DOE, CO, PROGRAMMATIC—Draft Uranium Leasing Program, Comment Period Ends: 05/16/2013, Contact: Ray Plieness 303–410–4806. Website.

EIS No. 20130061, Draft EIS, USFS, OR, McKay Fuels and Vegetation Management Project, Comment Period Ends: 04/29/2013, Contact: Marcy Anderson 541–419–0517. Website.

EIS No. 20130062, Draft EIS, USFS, NM, Roca Honda Mine Project, Exploration and Mine Development, Cibola National Forest, Comment Period Ends: 05/14/2013, Contact: Diane Tafoya 505–346–3809. Website.

EIS No. 20130063, Final EIS, CALTRAN, CA, Tier 1—State Route 180 Westside Expressway, Review Period Ends: 04/15/2013, Contact: Kelly Hobbs 559–445–5286. Website.