80 FR 12520 - Final Environmental Assessment of the Proposed Olmsted Hydroelectric Power Plant Replacement Project

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Assistant Secretary

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 45 (March 9, 2015)

Page Range		12520-12521
FR Document		2015-05378

The Department of the Interior and the Central Utah Water Conservancy District, as joint leads, have evaluated the impacts of a proposed replacement of the Olmsted Hydroelectric Power Plant and have prepared an associated Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact. Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement is not required.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 45 (Monday, March 9, 2015)

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Assistant Secretary

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Final Environmental Assessment of the Proposed Olmsted 
Hydroelectric Power Plant Replacement Project

AGENCY: Central Utah Project Completion Act Office, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior and the Central Utah Water 
Conservancy District, as joint leads, have evaluated the impacts of a 
proposed replacement of the Olmsted Hydroelectric Power Plant and have 
prepared an associated Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No 
Significant Impact. Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement is not 
required.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of 
No Significant Impact are available for inspection at:
     Central Utah Water Conservancy District, 355 West 
University Parkway, Orem, Utah 84058-7303
     Department of the Interior, Central Utah Project 
Completion Act Office, 302 East 1860 South, Provo, Utah 84606
    In addition, the documents are available at www.cuwcd.com, 
www.cupcao.gov, or www.cuwcd.com/olmsted/index.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. W. Russ Findlay, Central Utah 
Project Completion Act Office, 302 East 1860 South, Provo, Utah 84606; 
by calling 801-379-1084; or email at wfindlay@usbr.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of the Interior and Central 
Utah Water Conservancy District are publishing this notice pursuant to 
Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as 
amended. The Final Environmental Assessment presents analysis of the 
anticipated environmental effects of a proposed replacement of the 
Olmsted Hydroelectric Power Plant. The Proposed Action in the Final 
Environmental Assessment includes: constructing a new powerhouse, 
replacing the penstocks, modifying existing operations to utilize the 
10 million gallon Olmsted Flow Equalization Reservoir, marketing the 
power generated, constructing operation and maintenance facilities, and 
improving access to the site.


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    Dated: March 3, 2015.
 Reed R. Murray,
Program Director, Central Utah Project Completion Act, Department of 
the Interior.
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ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Appeals Building), Atlanta, GA DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Gulf Islands National Seashore in the Illinois
Auditorium of Fort Pickens Building 5 Office of the Assistant Secretary
(Museum), 1400 Fort Pickens Road, • Henry Gerber House, Chicago, IL
Pensacola Beach, Florida 32561, Louisiana [RR04000000, XXXR0680R1, RR.17549897.
telephone (850) 934–5666. • U.S. Court of Appeals–Fifth Circuit 2015000.02]
Agenda: On the morning of May 6, the (John Minor Wisdom U.S. Court of
Board will convene its business meeting Final Environmental Assessment of
Appeals Building), New Orleans,
at 8:30 a.m., Central Daylight Time, and the Proposed Olmsted Hydroelectric
LA Power Plant Replacement Project
adjourn for the day at 11:50 a.m. The
Board will tour Gulf Islands National Michigan
AGENCY: Central Utah Project
Seashore in the afternoon. On May 7, • Lafayette Park, Detroit, MI
the Board will reconvene at 9 a.m., and Completion Act Office, Interior.
Montana
adjourn at 3:30 p.m. During the course ACTION: Notice of Availability.
of the two days, the Board may be • First Peoples Buffalo Jump, Cascade
addressed by National Park Service County, MT SUMMARY: The Department of the
Director Jonathan Jarvis and briefed by Virginia Interior and the Central Utah Water
other National Park Service officials Conservancy District, as joint leads,
• George Washington Masonic have evaluated the impacts of a
regarding education, philanthropy, NPS National Memorial, Alexandria, VA
urban initiatives, science, and the proposed replacement of the Olmsted
National Park Service Centennial; Proposed Withdrawal of NHL Hydroelectric Power Plant and have
deliberate and make recommendations Designation prepared an associated Final
concerning National Historic Landmarks Environmental Assessment and Finding
Program proposals; and receive status New York of No Significant Impact. Therefore, an
briefings on matters pending before • Old Blenheim Bridge, Schoharie Environmental Impact Statement is not
committees of the Board. County, NY required.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For ADDRESSES: Copies of the Final
The board meeting will be open to the Environmental Assessment and Finding
information concerning the National
public. The order of the agenda may be of No Significant Impact are available
Park System Advisory Board or to
changed, if necessary, to accommodate for inspection at:
request to address the Board, contact
Shirley Sears, National Park Service, travel schedules or for other reasons. • Central Utah Water Conservancy
MC 0004-Policy, 1849 C Street, NW., Space and facilities to accommodate the District, 355 West University Parkway,
Washington, DC 20240, telephone (202) public are limited and attendees will be Orem, Utah 84058–7303
354–3955, email Shirley_Sears@nps.gov. accommodated on a first-come basis. • Department of the Interior, Central
To submit a written statement specific Anyone may file with the Board a Utah Project Completion Act Office, 302
to, or request information about, any written statement concerning matters to East 1860 South, Provo, Utah 84606
National Historic Landmarks matter be discussed. The Board also will In addition, the documents are
listed below, or for information about permit attendees to address the Board, available at www.cuwcd.com,
the National Historic Landmarks but may restrict the length of the www.cupcao.gov, or www.cuwcd.com/
Program or National Historic Landmarks presentations, as necessary to allow the olmsted/index.html.
designation process and the effects of Board to complete its agenda within the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
designation, contact J. Paul Loether, allotted time. Before including your
W. Russ Findlay, Central Utah Project
Chief, National Register of Historic address, telephone number, email
Completion Act Office, 302 East 1860
Places and National Historic Landmarks address, or other personal identifying South, Provo, Utah 84606; by calling
Program, National Park Service, 1849 C information in your comment, you 801–379–1084; or email at wfindlay@
Street NW., MC 2280, Washington, DC should be aware that your entire usbr.gov.
20240, email Paul_Loether@nps.gov. comment—including your personal
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Matters identifying information—may be made SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
concerning the National Historic publicly available at any time. While Department of the Interior and Central
Landmarks Program will be considered you may ask us in your comment to Utah Water Conservancy District are
by the Board at the morning session of withhold your personal identifying publishing this notice pursuant to
the business meeting on May 6 during information from public review, we Section 102(2)(c) of the National
which the Board may consider the cannot guarantee that we will be able to Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as
following: amended. The Final Environmental
do so.
Assessment presents analysis of the
Nominations for NHL Designation Draft minutes of the meeting will be anticipated environmental effects of a
Alabama available for public inspection about 12 proposed replacement of the Olmsted
• U.S. Post Office and Courthouse weeks after the meeting in the 12th floor Hydroelectric Power Plant. The
(Frank M. Johnson Jr. Federal conference room at 1201 Eye Street Proposed Action in the Final
Building and U.S. Courthouse), NW., Washington, DC. Environmental Assessment includes:
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Montgomery, AL Dated: March 3, 2015. constructing a new powerhouse,
Colorado replacing the penstocks, modifying
Alma Ripps,
• Red Rocks Park and Mount existing operations to utilize the 10
Morrison Civilian Conservation Chief, Office of Policy. million gallon Olmsted Flow
Corps Camp, Jefferson County, CO [FR Doc. 2015–05362 Filed 3–6–15; 8:45 am] Equalization Reservoir, marketing the
Georgia BILLING CODE 4310–EE–P power generated, constructing operation
• U.S. Post Office and Courthouse and maintenance facilities, and
(Elbert Parr Tuttle U.S. Court of improving access to the site.

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Dated: March 3, 2015. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR above street address or telephone
Reed R. Murray, number (see ADDRESSES). Individuals
Program Director, Central Utah Project Fish and Wildlife Service who are hearing impaired or speech
Completion Act, Department of the Interior. [FWS–R8–ES–2015–N021; FXES11130000– impaired may call the Federal Relay
[FR Doc. 2015–05378 Filed 3–6–15; 8:45 am] 156–FF08E00000] Service at 800–877–8339 for TTY
assistance.
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
and Plants; Recovery Plan and
Initiation of Status Review for Four Background
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Subspecies of Island Fox (Urocyon Recovery of endangered or threatened
Bureau of Land Management littoralis) animals and plants to the point where
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, they are again secure, self-sustaining
[15XL LLIDT00000.L10100000.XG0000 Interior. members of their ecosystems is a
.LXSSD0540000 241A 4500075905] ACTION: Notice of document availability primary goal of our endangered species
and initiation of status reviews. program and the Endangered Species
Notice of Mailing/Street Address Act of 1973, as amended (Act; 16 U.S.C.
Change for the BLM-Idaho Twin Falls SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 1531 et seq.). Recovery means
District Office, ID Wildlife Service, announce the improvement of the status of listed
availability of the final recovery plan for species to the point at which listing is
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, the four subspecies of island fox no longer appropriate under the criteria
Interior. (Urocyon littoralis). Each of the four specified in section 4(a)(1) of the Act.
subspecies, San Miguel Island fox The Act requires the development of
ACTION: Notice. (Urocyon littoralis littoralis), Santa Rosa recovery plans for listed species, unless
Island fox (U. l. santarosae), Santa Cruz such a plan would not promote the
SUMMARY: The mailing/street address for Island fox (U. l. santacruzae), and Santa conservation of a particular species.
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Catalina Island fox (U. l. catalinae), is On March 5, 2004, four of the six
Twin Falls District Office will be endemic to the Channel Island off subspecies of island fox endemic to the
changing from 2536 Kimberly Road, southern California for which it is California Channel Islands were listed
Twin Falls, Idaho 83301 to 2878 named. The recovery plan includes as endangered following catastrophic
Addison Avenue East, Twin Falls, Idaho recovery objectives and criteria, and population declines (69 FR 10335). The
83301. specific actions necessary to achieve San Miguel Island fox declined from an
downlisting and delisting from the estimated 450 individuals to 15, the
The new Twin Falls District Office Federal Lists of Endangered and
will consolidate several BLM offices in Santa Rosa Island fox declined from
Threatened Wildlife and Plants. With over 1,750 individuals to 14, the Santa
a new building. The new building will the publication of this notice, we are
provide needed space for staff and Cruz Island fox declined from
also initiating status reviews of these approximately 1,450 individuals to
operational support. four subspecies. A status review is approximately 55, and the Santa
DATES: The date for the change will be based on the best scientific and Catalina Island fox declined from over
on or about July 1, 2015. commercial data available at the time of 1,300 individuals to 103. The San
the review; therefore, we are requesting Clemente Island fox (Urocyon littoralis
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: submission of any such information that clementae) and the San Nicolas Island
Richard Alvarez, Lead Property has become available since the listing of fox (U. l. dickeyi) were not federally
Management Specialist, BLM Idaho these subspecies. listed in 2004, as their population
State Office, 208–373–3916, ralvarez@ DATES: To ensure consideration, we are numbers had not experienced similar
blm.gov. requesting submission of new declines.
Persons who use a information for use in the status review The two primary threats that resulted
telecommunications device for the deaf no later than May 8, 2015. However, we in the listing of the four subspecies of
(TDD) may call the Federal Information will continue to accept new information island fox as federally endangered were:
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 about any listed species at any time. (1) Predation by golden eagles (Aquila
to leave a message or question for the ADDRESSES: You may obtain a copy of chrysaetos) (San Miguel Island fox,
above individual. The FIRS is available the recovery plan from our Web site at Santa Rosa Island fox, and Santa Cruz
24 hours a day, seven days a week. You http://www.fws.gov/endangered/ Island fox); and (2) disease (Santa
species/recovery-plans.html. You may Catalina Island fox). Additionally,
will receive a reply during normal
also request a copy of the recovery plan because the size of each island fox
business hours.
from the Ventura Fish and Wildlife population was drastically reduced,
Authority: Departmental Manual 382, Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, they were highly vulnerable to
chapter 2.1. 2493 Portola Road, Suite B, Ventura, CA stochastic events and the effects of low
Timothy M. Murphy,
93003 (telephone 805–644–1766). You genetic diversity.
may submit new information to be
BLM Idaho State Director. considered in the status reviews to the Recovery Plan
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same address or by email to The Draft Recovery Plan for Four
BILLING CODE 4310–GG–P fw8islandfox@fws.gov. Subspecies of Island Fox (Urocyon
For more about submitting littoralis) was developed by the Island
information, see ‘‘Request for Fox Recovery Team’s Recovery
Information’’ in the SUPPLEMENTARY Coordination Group and was published
INFORMATION section below. on September 14, 2012. In developing
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the plan, we coordinated with the
Steve Henry, Field Supervisor, at the California Department of Fish and

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Contact		Mr. W. Russ Findlay, Central Utah Project Completion Act Office, 302 East 1860 South, Provo, Utah 84606; by calling 801-379-1084; or email at [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 12520

80 FR 12520 - Final Environmental Assessment of the Proposed Olmsted Hydroelectric Power Plant Replacement Project

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOROffice of the Assistant Secretary

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 45 (March 9, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Assistant Secretary