80 FR 63252 - Notice of Intent To Prepare an Extraordinary Operation and Maintenance Environmental Impact Statement for the Truckee Canal, Lahontan Basin Area Office, Nevada
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 201 (October 19, 2015)
Bureau of Reclamation
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 201 (October 19, 2015)
| Page Range | 63252-63252 | |
| FR Document | 2015-26195 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 201 (Monday, October 19, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 63252] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-26195] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Reclamation [RR02600000, 15XR0680A1, RX191242012000000] Notice of Intent To Prepare an Extraordinary Operation and Maintenance Environmental Impact Statement for the Truckee Canal, Lahontan Basin Area Office, Nevada AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation, Lahontan Basin Area Office, the lead Federal agency, intends to prepare an Extraordinary Operation and Maintenance (XM) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Truckee Canal (Canal). The XM EIS will evaluate opportunities to reduce the risk to public safety from a Canal breach. Multiple federal, state, and local government agencies, tribal entities, and quasi- or non- governmental entities will be invited to participate as cooperating agencies for the XM EIS. DATES: Submit written comments on the scope of the draft XM EIS by November 30, 2015. Three public scoping meetings will be held on the following dates and times:Tuesday, October 27, 2015, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Wadsworth, Nevada. Wednesday, October 28, 2015, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Fallon, Nevada. Thursday, October 29, 2015, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Fernley, Nevada. ADDRESSES: Send written comments on the scope of the draft XM EIS to Ms. Roberta Tassey, Lahontan Basin Area Office, Bureau of Reclamation, 705 N. Plaza Street, Room 320, Carson City, Nevada 89701; or by email to [email protected]. Scoping meetings will be held at the following locations: Wadsworth--Wadsworth Community Building, Eighth Street, Wadsworth, Nevada. Fallon--Churchill County Administrative Complex, Commission Chambers Room no. 15, 155 N. Taylor Street, Fallon, Nevada. Fernley--Fernley City Council Chambers, 595 Silverlace Boulevard, Fernley, Nevada. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information and/or to be added to the mailing list, please contact Ms. Roberta Tassey at [email protected]. Additional information may be obtained through the Truckee Canal XM EIS link on the Lahontan Basin Area Office Web page http://www.usbr.gov/mp/lbao/index.html. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual during normal business hours. FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question with the above individual. You will receive a reply during normal business hours. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Federal Register notice provides the public with information regarding the Bureau of Reclamation's (Reclamation) intent to prepare an EIS pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended. Background. Nine Federal agencies, three Nevada state agencies, 13 local governments, four tribal entities, and seven quasi- or non- governmental entities will be invited to participate as cooperating agencies for the XM EIS. Other entities will be considered as necessary during the XM EIS process. The Canal is part of the Newlands Project (Project), which was constructed in 1903 as one of the Reclamation's first projects. In January 2008, a portion of the Canal embankment near the City of Fernley, Nevada, breached. The Canal's operations are now limited due to safety concerns. Portions of the Project were listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 25, 1981. In addition, the Canal and other associated structures have been determined eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places for contributing to the history of the Project. Scoping meetings will be held in Carson City, Fallon, and Fernley; Nevada. Additional information regarding specific dates and times for the upcoming meetings and identification of relevant comment periods will be provided in a future notice, local news media, and through direct contact with interested parties. Purpose and Need for Action. The purpose is to improve public safety by reducing the risk of a Canal breach. Reclamation needs to take action to evaluate alternatives that will enable the Canal operator--the Truckee Carson Irrigation District (TCID)--to safely operate the Canal and deliver Project water in compliance with operating criteria and procedures for the Project. Additional restrictions on Canal operations may be necessary without taking actions or initiating risk-reducing repairs. Proposed Federal Action. Reclamation or TCID are proposing to complete structural improvements of the Canal facilities; and/or implement a long-term tolerable stage level restriction. This may be achieved using a variety of options including, but not limited to the following structural improvements to the canal embankment, which could include sheet pile walls and improvements to the earthen embankment. Lining portions of the Canal Installing detention and/or retention ponds Installing automated check structures to regulate flow through the Canal Installing passive overflow and/or wasteway structures Reducing the Canal stage-levels with no structural improvements Public Disclosure. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, please be advised that your entire comment-including your personal identifying information-may be made publicly available at any time. While you may request that we withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Dated: September 8, 2015. Jason Phillips, Deputy Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region. [FR Doc. 2015-26195 Filed 10-16-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4332-90-P
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Additional Requestors and Disposition ADDRESSES: Send written comments on Scoping meetings will be held in
Representatives of any Indian tribe or the scope of the draft XM EIS to Ms. Carson City, Fallon, and Fernley;
Native Hawaiian organization not Roberta Tassey, Lahontan Basin Area Nevada. Additional information
identified in this notice that wish to Office, Bureau of Reclamation, 705 N. regarding specific dates and times for
request transfer of control of these Plaza Street, Room 320, Carson City, the upcoming meetings and
human remains should submit a written Nevada 89701; or by email to identification of relevant comment
request with information in support of TruckeeEIS@empsi.com. periods will be provided in a future
the request to Jennifer Kolb, Wisconsin Scoping meetings will be held at the notice, local news media, and through
Historical Society, Museum Division, following locations:
• Wadsworth—Wadsworth direct contact with interested parties.
816 State Street, Madison, WI 53706, Purpose and Need for Action. The
Community Building, Eighth Street,
telephone (608) 264–6434, email purpose is to improve public safety by
Wadsworth, Nevada.
Jennifer.Kolb@wisconsinhistory.org, by • Fallon—Churchill County reducing the risk of a Canal breach.
November 18, 2015. After that date, if Administrative Complex, Commission
no additional requestors have come Reclamation needs to take action to
Chambers Room no. 15, 155 N. Taylor evaluate alternatives that will enable the
forward, transfer of control of the Street, Fallon, Nevada.
human remains to The Aboriginal Land Canal operator—the Truckee Carson
• Fernley—Fernley City Council Irrigation District (TCID)—to safely
Tribes may proceed. Chambers, 595 Silverlace Boulevard,
The Wisconsin Historical Society, operate the Canal and deliver Project
Fernley, Nevada. water in compliance with operating
Museum Division, is responsible for
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For criteria and procedures for the Project.
notifying The Aboriginal Land Tribes
that this notice has been published. further information and/or to be added Additional restrictions on Canal
to the mailing list, please contact Ms. operations may be necessary without
Dated: September 23, 2015. Roberta Tassey at rtassey@usbr.gov.
Melanie O’Brien, taking actions or initiating risk-reducing
Additional information may be obtained
Manager, National NAGPRA Program. repairs.
through the Truckee Canal XM EIS link
[FR Doc. 2015–26497 Filed 10–16–15; 8:45 am] on the Lahontan Basin Area Office Web Proposed Federal Action. Reclamation
BILLING CODE 4312–50–P page http://www.usbr.gov/mp/lbao/ or TCID are proposing to complete
index.html. structural improvements of the Canal
Persons who use a facilities; and/or implement a long-term
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR telecommunications device for the deaf tolerable stage level restriction. This
may call the Federal Information Relay may be achieved using a variety of
Bureau of Reclamation Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to options including, but not limited to the
[RR02600000, 15XR0680A1, contact the above individual during following structural improvements to
RX191242012000000] normal business hours. FIRS is available the canal embankment, which could
24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave include sheet pile walls and
Notice of Intent To Prepare an a message or question with the above improvements to the earthen
Extraordinary Operation and individual. You will receive a reply
Maintenance Environmental Impact embankment.
during normal business hours.
Statement for the Truckee Canal, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This • Lining portions of the Canal
Lahontan Basin Area Office, Nevada Federal Register notice provides the • Installing detention and/or retention
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, public with information regarding the ponds
Interior. Bureau of Reclamation’s (Reclamation)
intent to prepare an EIS pursuant to the • Installing automated check structures
ACTION: Notice. to regulate flow through the Canal
National Environmental Policy Act of
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation, 1969, as amended. • Installing passive overflow and/or
Lahontan Basin Area Office, the lead Background. Nine Federal agencies, wasteway structures
Federal agency, intends to prepare an three Nevada state agencies, 13 local
• Reducing the Canal stage-levels with
Extraordinary Operation and governments, four tribal entities, and
no structural improvements
Maintenance (XM) Environmental seven quasi- or non-governmental
Impact Statement (EIS) for the Truckee entities will be invited to participate as Public Disclosure. Before including
Canal (Canal). The XM EIS will evaluate cooperating agencies for the XM EIS. your address, phone number, email
opportunities to reduce the risk to Other entities will be considered as address, or other personal identifying
public safety from a Canal breach. necessary during the XM EIS process. information in your comment, please be
Multiple federal, state, and local The Canal is part of the Newlands advised that your entire comment-
government agencies, tribal entities, and Project (Project), which was constructed including your personal identifying
quasi- or non-governmental entities will in 1903 as one of the Reclamation’s first information-may be made publicly
be invited to participate as cooperating projects. In January 2008, a portion of available at any time. While you may
agencies for the XM EIS. the Canal embankment near the City of request that we withhold your personal
DATES: Submit written comments on the Fernley, Nevada, breached. The Canal’s
identifying information from public
scope of the draft XM EIS by November operations are now limited due to safety
review, we cannot guarantee that we
concerns.
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30, 2015. will be able to do so.
Three public scoping meetings will be Portions of the Project were listed on
held on the following dates and times: the National Register of Historic Places Dated: September 8, 2015.
• Tuesday, October 27, 2015, 5:30 to on March 25, 1981. In addition, the Jason Phillips,
7:30 p.m., Wadsworth, Nevada. Canal and other associated structures Deputy Regional Director, Mid-Pacific
• Wednesday, October 28, 2015, 5:30 have been determined eligible for listing Region.
to 7:30 p.m., Fallon, Nevada. on the National Register of Historic
• Thursday, October 29, 2015, 5:30 to Places for contributing to the history of [FR Doc. 2015–26195 Filed 10–16–15; 8:45 am]
7:30 p.m. in Fernley, Nevada. the Project. BILLING CODE 4332–90–P
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice. | |
| Dates | Submit written comments on the scope of the draft XM EIS by November 30, 2015. | |
| Contact | For further information and/or to be added to the mailing list, please contact Ms. Roberta Tassey at [email protected] Additional information may be obtained through the Truckee Canal XM EIS link on the Lahontan Basin Area Office Web page http://www.usbr.gov/mp/lbao/index.html. | |
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