80_FR_26673 80 FR 26584 - Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Cle Elum Pool Raise Project, Kittitas County, Washington

80 FR 26584 - Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Cle Elum Pool Raise Project, Kittitas County, Washington

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 89 (May 8, 2015)

Page Range26584-26585
FR Document2015-11134

The Bureau of Reclamation and Washington State Department of Ecology, as joint lead agencies, have made available the Cle Elum Pool Raise Project Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The Final EIS describes the potential environmental effects of the No Action Alternative and four action alternatives to modify the existing radial gates in the Cle Elum Dam spillway to provide an additional 14,600 acre-feet of storage capacity in Cle Elum Reservoir, put the additional stored water to beneficial use, provide for shoreline protection of the reservoir, and implement necessary environmental mitigation. The Final EIS also includes responses to all public comments on the Draft EIS.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 89 (Friday, May 8, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 89 (Friday, May 8, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11134]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

[RR01113000, XXXR0680R1, RR.R0336A1R.7WRMP0032]


Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Impact Statement 
for the Cle Elum Pool Raise Project, Kittitas County, Washington

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation and Washington State Department of 
Ecology, as joint lead agencies, have made available the Cle Elum Pool 
Raise Project Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The Final EIS 
describes the potential environmental effects of the No Action 
Alternative and four action alternatives to modify the existing radial 
gates in the Cle Elum Dam spillway to provide an additional 14,600 
acre-feet of storage capacity in Cle Elum Reservoir, put the additional 
stored water to beneficial use, provide for shoreline protection of the 
reservoir, and implement necessary environmental mitigation. The Final 
EIS also includes responses to all public comments on the Draft EIS.

DATES: Reclamation will not make a decision on the proposed action 
until at least 30 days after the Environmental Protection Agency 
publishes the notice of availability of the Final EIS in the Federal 
Register. Following the 30-day wait period, Reclamation may complete a 
Record of Decision (ROD).

ADDRESSES: Send requests for copies of the Final EIS to Ms. Candace 
McKinley, Bureau of Reclamation, 1917 Marsh Road, Yakima, WA 98901, 
509-575-5848, ext. 613, or via email to [email protected]. The Final EIS is 
also accessible from the following Web site: http://www.usbr.gov/pn/programs/eis/cleelumraise/index.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Candace McKinley, 509-575-5848, 
ext. 613; or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Final EIS documents the potential 
direct, indirect, and cumulative physical, biological, and 
socioeconomic environmental effects that may result from increasing the 
reservoir storage capacity.
    The Final EIS evaluates the construction and operation of modified 
radial gates at Cle Elum Dam to enable a 3-foot raise in the reservoir 
pool (14,600 acre-feet additional storage capacity), use of the 
additional stored water to improve instream flows or to supplement the 
Yakima Project Total Water Supply Available, raising the height of 
three existing dikes, raising the height of access roads and facilities 
at the U.S. Forest Service Cle Elum River Campground and Wish-Poosh 
boat ramp, implementing shoreline protection to reduce erosion, and 
acquiring private property and easements to accommodate shoreline 
protection. The primary project objectives are to: (1) Fulfill the 
intent of the congressional authorization given in sections 1205 and 
1206, Title XII, Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project (YRBWEP), 
of Public Law 103-434, Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe Water Rights 
Settlement Act of 1994; (2) improve aquatic resources for fish habitat, 
rearing, and migration in the Cle Elum and upper Yakima Rivers; and (3) 
(if authorized by Congress) help meet demands for agricultural water 
supply.
    The primary study area encompasses the Cle Elum Reservoir, the 
adjacent area that would be inundated by the proposed 3-foot raise in 
the full-pool reservoir level, and areas that could be directly 
affected by construction or operations-related activities, including 
the spillway, dikes, adjacent lands, and public recreation resources. 
The extended study area includes the Cle Elum and Yakima rivers 
downstream from Cle Elum Dam; lands, municipalities, and instream uses 
served by Cle Elum and Yakima rivers water rights; and the larger 
Yakima Project area.
    A ROD will identify all the alternatives considered, including the 
environmentally preferable alternative and the action selected for 
implementation, if they are not the same. A ROD will also discuss the 
factors and rationale used in making the decision; provide information 
on the adopted means to avoid, minimize and compensate for 
environmental impacts; describe any monitoring and enforcement program 
to ensure that adopted mitigation is accomplished; and address any 
significant comments received on the Final EIS.

Authority

    The Cle Elum Pool Raise Project is authorized in sections 1205 and 
1206 of Title XII of the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe Water Rights 
Settlement Act of 1994.

Public Review of Final EIS

    The Final EIS is available for public inspection at the following 
locations:
    1. Bureau of Reclamation, Pacific Northwest Regional Office, 1150 N 
Curtis Road, Boise, Idaho 83706.
    2. Bureau of Reclamation, Columbia-Cascades Area Office, 1917 Marsh 
Road, Yakima, Washington 98901.
    3. Washington State Department of Ecology, 15 W. Yakima Avenue, 
Suite 200, Yakima, Washington 98902.

Public Disclosure

    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be 
aware that your entire comment-including your personal identifying 
information-may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we

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cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

    Dated: May 4, 2015.
Lorri J. Lee,
Regional Director, Pacific Northwest Region.
[FR Doc. 2015-11134 Filed 5-7-15; 8:45 am]
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26584 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 89 / Friday, May 8, 2015 / Notices Monroe County Ecology, as joint lead agencies, have Water Rights Settlement Act of 1994; (2) Arvine Heights Historic District, 15–120 made available the Cle Elum Pool Raise improve aquatic resources for fish Arvine Heights, Rochester, 15000310 Project Final Environmental Impact habitat, rearing, and migration in the Cle PUERTO RICO Statement (EIS). The Final EIS describes Elum and upper Yakima Rivers; and (3) the potential environmental effects of (if authorized by Congress) help meet Hormigueros Municipality the No Action Alternative and four demands for agricultural water supply. Casa Marquez, Segundo Ruiz Belvis 8, action alternatives to modify the The primary study area encompasses Hormigueros, 15000311 existing radial gates in the Cle Elum the Cle Elum Reservoir, the adjacent [FR Doc. 2015–11071 Filed 5–7–15; 8:45 am] Dam spillway to provide an additional area that would be inundated by the BILLING CODE 4312–51–P 14,600 acre-feet of storage capacity in proposed 3-foot raise in the full-pool Cle Elum Reservoir, put the additional reservoir level, and areas that could be stored water to beneficial use, provide directly affected by construction or DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR for shoreline protection of the reservoir, operations-related activities, including and implement necessary the spillway, dikes, adjacent lands, and Bureau of Reclamation environmental mitigation. The Final EIS public recreation resources. The [RR04073000, XXXR4081X3, also includes responses to all public extended study area includes the Cle RX.05940913.7000000] comments on the Draft EIS. Elum and Yakima rivers downstream DATES: Reclamation will not make a from Cle Elum Dam; lands, Notice of Public Meeting for the Glen decision on the proposed action until at municipalities, and instream uses Canyon Dam Adaptive Management least 30 days after the Environmental served by Cle Elum and Yakima rivers Work Group; Correction Protection Agency publishes the notice water rights; and the larger Yakima of availability of the Final EIS in the Project area. AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Federal Register. Following the 30-day A ROD will identify all the Interior. wait period, Reclamation may complete alternatives considered, including the ACTION: Notice; correction. a Record of Decision (ROD). environmentally preferable alternative ADDRESSES: Send requests for copies of and the action selected for SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation implementation, if they are not the published a notice in the Federal the Final EIS to Ms. Candace McKinley, Bureau of Reclamation, 1917 Marsh same. A ROD will also discuss the Register on April 17, 2015 (80 FR factors and rationale used in making the 21261) announcing an open public Road, Yakima, WA 98901, 509–575– 5848, ext. 613, or via email to cepr@ decision; provide information on the WebEx meeting of the Glen Canyon Dam adopted means to avoid, minimize and Adaptive Management Work Group. The usbr.gov. The Final EIS is also accessible from the following Web site: compensate for environmental impacts; date of May 28, 2014 for the WebEx describe any monitoring and meeting was incorrect. The correct date http://www.usbr.gov/pn/programs/eis/ cleelumraise/index.html. enforcement program to ensure that for the meeting is May 28, 2015. All adopted mitigation is accomplished; other information regarding the meeting FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Candace McKinley, 509–575–5848, ext. and address any significant comments remains the same. received on the Final EIS. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Glen 613; or by email at cepr@usbr.gov. Knowles, Bureau of Reclamation, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Final Authority telephone (801) 524–3781; facsimile EIS documents the potential direct, The Cle Elum Pool Raise Project is (801) 524–3807; email at gknowles@ indirect, and cumulative physical, authorized in sections 1205 and 1206 of usbr.gov. biological, and socioeconomic Title XII of the Yavapai-Prescott Indian environmental effects that may result Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of Dated: May 4, 2015. from increasing the reservoir storage Glen Knowles, 1994. capacity. Chief, Adaptive Management Group, The Final EIS evaluates the Public Review of Final EIS Environmental Resources Division, Upper construction and operation of modified Colorado Regional Office, Salt Lake City, The Final EIS is available for public radial gates at Cle Elum Dam to enable inspection at the following locations: Utah. a 3-foot raise in the reservoir pool 1. Bureau of Reclamation, Pacific [FR Doc. 2015–11133 Filed 5–7–15; 8:45 am] (14,600 acre-feet additional storage Northwest Regional Office, 1150 N BILLING CODE 4332–90–P capacity), use of the additional stored Curtis Road, Boise, Idaho 83706. water to improve instream flows or to 2. Bureau of Reclamation, Columbia- supplement the Yakima Project Total Cascades Area Office, 1917 Marsh Road, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Water Supply Available, raising the Yakima, Washington 98901. Bureau of Reclamation height of three existing dikes, raising the 3. Washington State Department of height of access roads and facilities at Ecology, 15 W. Yakima Avenue, Suite [RR01113000, XXXR0680R1, the U.S. Forest Service Cle Elum River 200, Yakima, Washington 98902. RR.R0336A1R.7WRMP0032] Campground and Wish-Poosh boat ramp, implementing shoreline Public Disclosure Notice of Availability of a Final protection to reduce erosion, and Before including your address, phone Environmental Impact Statement for acquiring private property and number, email address, or other asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES the Cle Elum Pool Raise Project, easements to accommodate shoreline personal identifying information in your Kittitas County, Washington protection. The primary project comment, you should be aware that AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, objectives are to: (1) Fulfill the intent of your entire comment-including your Interior. the congressional authorization given in personal identifying information-may be ACTION: Notice. sections 1205 and 1206, Title XII, made publicly available at any time. Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement While you can ask us in your comment SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation Project (YRBWEP), of Public Law 103– to withhold your personal identifying and Washington State Department of 434, Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe information from public review, we VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:38 May 07, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\08MYN1.SGM 08MYN1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 89 / Friday, May 8, 2015 / Notices 26585 cannot guarantee that we will be able to and a submission pursuant to section calendar days after the date of do so. 210.8(b) of the Commission’s Rules of publication of this notice in the Federal Dated: May 4, 2015. Practice and Procedure filed on behalf Register. There will be further Lorri J. Lee, of Global Cash Access, Inc. on May 4, opportunities for comment on the 2015. The complaint alleges violations public interest after the issuance of any Regional Director, Pacific Northwest Region. of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 final initial determination in this [FR Doc. 2015–11134 Filed 5–7–15; 8:45 am] (19 U.S.C. 1337) in the importation into investigation. 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Machines and Point of Sale Devices and interested parties, and members of the Associated Software Thereof, DN 3068; public are invited to file comments, not Any person desiring to submit a the Commission is soliciting comments to exceed five (5) pages in length, document to the Commission in on any public interest issues raised by inclusive of attachments, on any public confidence must request confidential the complaint or complainant’s filing interest issues raised by the complaint treatment. All such requests should be under section 210.8(b) of the or section 210.8(b) filing. Comments directed to the Secretary to the Commission’s Rules of Practice and should address whether issuance of the Commission and must include a full Procedure (19 CFR 210.8(b)). relief specifically requested by the statement of the reasons why the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa complainant in this investigation would Commission should grant such R. 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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesReclamation will not make a decision on the proposed action until at least 30 days after the Environmental Protection Agency publishes the notice of availability of the Final EIS in the Federal Register. Following the 30-day wait period, Reclamation may complete a Record of Decision (ROD).
ContactMs. Candace McKinley, 509-575-5848, ext. 613; or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 26584 
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