80_FR_66002 80 FR 65795 - South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project, Phase 2; Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge; Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report

80 FR 65795 - South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project, Phase 2; Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge; Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 207 (October 27, 2015)

Page Range65795-65796
FR Document2015-27256

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), in coordination with the California State Coastal Conservancy, announce the reopening of the public comment period for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (DEIS/EIR) for Phase 2 of the South Bay Salt Pond (SBSP) Restoration Project at the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) in Alameda, Santa Clara, and San Mateo Counties, California. The DEIS/EIR, which we prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), describes and analyzes the alternatives identified for Phase 2 of the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 207 (Tuesday, October 27, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 207 (Tuesday, October 27, 2015)]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27256]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R8-R-2015-N189; FXRS282108E8PD0-167-F2013227943]


South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project, Phase 2; Don Edwards San 
Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge; Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement/Environmental Impact Report

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Reopening of the public comment period.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), in 
coordination with the California State Coastal Conservancy, announce 
the reopening of the public comment period for the Draft Environmental 
Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (DEIS/EIR) for Phase 2 of 
the South Bay Salt Pond (SBSP) Restoration Project at the Don Edwards 
San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) in Alameda, Santa 
Clara, and San Mateo Counties, California. The DEIS/EIR, which we 
prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (NEPA), describes and analyzes the alternatives identified for 
Phase 2 of the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project.

DATES: We will accept comments received or postmarked on or before 
October 30, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Document Availability: You may obtain copies of the document 
in the following places:
     Internet: http://www.southbayrestoration.org/planning/phase2/.
     In-Person:
    [cir] San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex 
Headquarters, 1 Marshlands Road, Fremont, CA 94555.
    [cir] The following libraries:
    [ssquf] Alviso Branch Library, 5050 N. First St., San Jose, CA 
95002.
    [ssquf] Biblioteca Latino America, 921 South First St., San Jose, 
CA 95110.
    [ssquf] California State University Library, 25800 Carlos Bee 
Blvd., Hayward, CA 94542.
    [ssquf] Fremont Main Library, 2400 Stevenson Blvd., Fremont, CA 
94538.
    [ssquf] Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St., Menlo Park, CA 94025.
    [ssquf] Mountain View Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View, CA 
94041.
    [ssquf] Rinconada Library, 1213 Newell Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94303.
    [ssquf] King Library, 150 E San Fernando St., San Jose, CA 95112.
    [ssquf] Redwood City Main Library, 1044 Middlefield Road, Redwood 
City, CA 94063.
    [ssquf] San Mateo County East Palo Alto Library, 2415 University 
Ave., East Palo Alto, CA 94303.
    [ssquf] Santa Clara County Milpitas Library, 160 N Main St., 
Milpitas, CA 95035.
    [ssquf] Santa Clara Public Library, 2635 Homestead Rd., Santa 
Clara, CA 95051.
    [ssquf] Sunnyvale Public Library, 665 W Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 
94086.
    [ssquf] Natural Resources Library, U.S. Department of the Interior, 
1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240-0001.
    For how to view comments on the draft EIS from the Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA), or for information on EPA's role in the EIS

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process, see EPA's Role in the EIS Process under SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.
    Submitting Comments: You may submit written comments by one of the 
following methods:
     Electronically: Send comments via email to 
phase2comments@southbayrestoration.org. Your correspondence should 
indicate which pond complex, alternative, or issue your comments 
pertain to.
     By Hard Copy: Send written comments to Anne Morkill, 
Project Leader, Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, 
1 Marshlands Road, Fremont, CA 94555, or to Brenda Buxton, Project 
Manager, State Coastal Conservancy, 1330 Broadway, 13th Floor, Oakland, 
CA 94612.
     By Fax: You may also send comments by facsimile to 510-
792-5828.
    To have your name added to our mailing list, contact Ariel 
Ambruster (see DATES).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Morkill, Project Leader, USFWS, 
510-792-0222.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In coordination with the California State 
Coastal Conservancy, we publish this notice to announce the reopening 
of the comment period for the DEIS/EIR for Phase 2 of the SBSP 
Restoration Project at the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay Refuge which 
originally ran from July 22, 2015, to September 22, 2015 (80 FR 43456). 
The DEIS/EIR, which we prepared in accordance with the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), describes and analyzes the 
alternatives identified for Phase 2 of the SBSP Restoration Project.

EPA's Role in the EIS Process

    The EPA is charged under section 309 of the CAA (42 U.S.C. 7401 et 
seq.) to review all Federal agencies' environmental impact statements 
(EISs) and to comment on the adequacy and the acceptability of the 
environmental impacts of proposed actions in the EISs.
    EPA also serves as the repository (EIS database) for EISs prepared 
by Federal agencies and provides notice of their availability in the 
Federal Register. The Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Database 
provides information about EISs prepared by Federal agencies, as well 
as EPA's comments concerning the EISs. All EISs are filed with EPA, 
which publishes a notice of availability on Fridays in the Federal 
Register. You may search for EPA comments on the EIS, along with the 
EIS itself, at https://cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-public/action/eis/search. The DEIS/DEIR is also available at the locations under 
ADDRESSES.

NEPA Compliance

    We are conducting environmental review in accordance with the 
requirements of NEPA, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), its 
implementing regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), other applicable 
regulations, and our procedures for compliance with those regulations. 
The DEIS/EIR discusses the direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts of 
the alternatives on biological resources, cultural resources, water 
quality, and other environmental resources. Measures to minimize 
adverse environmental effects are identified and discussed in the DEIS/
EIR.

Public Comments

    We request that you send comments only by one of the methods 
described in ADDRESSES. If you submit a comment that includes personal 
identifying information, you may request at the top of your document 
that we withhold this information from public review. However, we 
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

Authority

    We provide this notice in accordance with the requirements of NEPA 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and its implementing regulations (40 CFR 
1506.6).

Alexandra Pitts,
Acting, Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region.
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 207 / Tuesday, October 27, 2015 / Notices 65795 conserve or improve quality Gila chub that are objective and measureable are coordination with the California State habitat. welcome. Coastal Conservancy, announce the 5. Work with stakeholders to improve Before we approve our final recovery reopening of the public comment period and conserve existing and newly plan, we will consider all comments we for the Draft Environmental Impact established Gila chub populations and receive by the date specified in DATES. Statement/Environmental Impact Report their habitats and ensure that Methods of submitting comments are in (DEIS/EIR) for Phase 2 of the South Bay appropriate management plans and the ADDRESSES section. Salt Pond (SBSP) Restoration Project at agreements are in place post-delisting. the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay Public Availability of Comments 6. Promote conservation of Gila chub National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) in in Mexico and on Tribal lands by Before including your address, phone Alameda, Santa Clara, and San Mateo forming partnerships and supporting number, email address, or other Counties, California. The DEIS/EIR, research, outreach, and conservation personal identifying information in your which we prepared in accordance with management. comment, you should be aware that the National Environmental Policy Act 7. Monitor remnant, repatriated, and your entire comment—including your of 1969 (NEPA), describes and analyzes refuge populations to inform adaptive personal identifying information—may the alternatives identified for Phase 2 of management strategies. be made publicly available at any time. the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration The draft recovery plan contains While you can ask us in your comment Project. recovery criteria based on protecting all to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we DATES: We will accept comments available remnant populations and received or postmarked on or before replicating each MU in at least two cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. October 30, 2015. streams. To achieve recovery criteria, ADDRESSES: Document Availability: You threats of nonnative fish predation and Comments and materials we receive will be available, by appointment, for may obtain copies of the document in competition, habitat alteration and the following places: fragmentation, and decreasing water public inspection during normal business hours at our office (see • Internet: http:// availability should be controlled to www.southbayrestoration.org/planning/ ADDRESSES). manageable levels in streams occupied phase2/. by Gila chub such that these threats do References Cited • In-Person: not pose imminent or chronic A complete list of all references cited Æ San Francisco Bay National downward pressures on population herein is available upon request from Wildlife Refuge Complex Headquarters, sizes. When the status of Gila chub the Arizona Ecological Services Field 1 Marshlands Road, Fremont, CA 94555. meets these criteria, the species will no Office (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Æ The following libraries: longer meet the conditions of being CONTACT section). D Alviso Branch Library, 5050 N. First endangered throughout a significant St., San Jose, CA 95002. portion of its range and will no longer Authority D Biblioteca Latino America, 921 warrant listing. We developed our draft recovery plan South First St., San Jose, CA 95110. Request for Public Comments under the authority of section 4(f) of the D California State University Library, Act, 16 U.S.C. 1533(f). We publish this 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd., Hayward, CA Section 4(f) of the Act requires us to notice under section 4(f) Endangered 94542. provide public notice and an Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 D Fremont Main Library, 2400 opportunity for public review and U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Stevenson Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538. comment during recovery plan D Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St., development. It is also our policy to Dated: October 15, 2015. Menlo Park, CA 94025. request peer review of recovery plans Benjamin N. Tuggle, D Mountain View Library, 585 (July 1, 1994; 59 FR 34270). We will Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S. Franklin St., Mountain View, CA 94041. summarize and respond to the issues Fish and Wildlife Service. D Rinconada Library, 1213 Newell raised by the public and peer reviewers [FR Doc. 2015–27259 Filed 10–26–15; 8:45 am] Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94303. and post our responses on our Web site. BILLING CODE 4310–55–P D King Library, 150 E San Fernando Substantive comments may or may not St., San Jose, CA 95112. result in changes to the recovery plan; D Redwood City Main Library, 1044 comments regarding recovery plan DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA implementation will be forwarded as 94063. Fish and Wildlife Service appropriate to Federal or other entities D San Mateo County East Palo Alto so that they can be taken into account [FWS–R8–R–2015–N189; Library, 2415 University Ave., East Palo during the course of implementing FXRS282108E8PD0–167–F2013227943] Alto, CA 94303. recovery actions. Responses to D Santa Clara County Milpitas individual commenters will not be South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Library, 160 N Main St., Milpitas, CA provided, but we will provide a Project, Phase 2; Don Edwards San 95035. summary of how we addressed Francisco Bay National Wildlife D Santa Clara Public Library, 2635 substantive comments in an appendix to Refuge; Draft Environmental Impact Homestead Rd., Santa Clara, CA 95051. the approved recovery plan. Statement/Environmental Impact D Sunnyvale Public Library, 665 W We invite written comments on the Report Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086. D Natural Resources Library, U.S. tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES draft recovery plan. In particular, we are AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, interested in additional information Interior. Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street regarding the current threats to the ACTION: Reopening of the public NW., Washington, DC 20240–0001. species and the costs associated with comment period. For how to view comments on the implementing the recommended draft EIS from the Environmental recovery actions. Suggestions of how to SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Protection Agency (EPA), or for craft recovery criteria addressing threats Wildlife Service (USFWS), in information on EPA’s role in the EIS VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:24 Oct 26, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00109 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27OCN1.SGM 27OCN1

65796 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 207 / Tuesday, October 27, 2015 / Notices process, see EPA’s Role in the EIS DEIR is also available at the locations Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). Process under SUPPLEMENTARY under ADDRESSES. The notice contained an incorrect INFORMATION. comment-period end date. The correct NEPA Compliance Submitting Comments: You may date is December 21, 2015. With this submit written comments by one of the We are conducting environmental notice, we correct that error. If you sent following methods: review in accordance with the a comment previously, you need not re- • Electronically: Send comments via requirements of NEPA, as amended (42 send the comment. email to phase2comments@ U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), its implementing FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim southbayrestoration.org. Your regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), Romanski, 360–753–5823. If you use a correspondence should indicate which other applicable regulations, and our telecommunications device for the deaf, pond complex, alternative, or issue your procedures for compliance with those please call the Federal Information comments pertain to. regulations. The DEIS/EIR discusses the Relay Service at 800–877–8339. • By Hard Copy: Send written direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts comments to Anne Morkill, Project of the alternatives on biological SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Leader, Don Edwards San Francisco Bay resources, cultural resources, water Federal Register of October 21, 2015, in National Wildlife Refuge, 1 Marshlands quality, and other environmental FR Doc. 2015–26692, on page 63830, in Road, Fremont, CA 94555, or to Brenda resources. Measures to minimize the third column, correct the DATES Buxton, Project Manager, State Coastal adverse environmental effects are caption to read: Conservancy, 1330 Broadway, 13th identified and discussed in the DEIS/ DATES: To ensure consideration, please Floor, Oakland, CA 94612. EIR. submit written comments by December 21, • By Fax: You may also send Public Comments 2015. comments by facsimile to 510–792– Dated: October 21, 2015. 5828. We request that you send comments Tina A. Campbell, To have your name added to our only by one of the methods described in ADDRESSES. If you submit a comment Division of Policy, Performance, and mailing list, contact Ariel Ambruster Management Programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife (see DATES). that includes personal identifying Service. information, you may request at the top FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [FR Doc. 2015–27236 Filed 10–26–15; 8:45 am] of your document that we withhold this Anne Morkill, Project Leader, USFWS, BILLING CODE 4333–15–P information from public review. 510–792–0222. However, we cannot guarantee that we SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In will be able to do so. coordination with the California State DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Coastal Conservancy, we publish this Authority notice to announce the reopening of the Bureau of Indian Affairs We provide this notice in accordance comment period for the DEIS/EIR for with the requirements of NEPA (42 Phase 2 of the SBSP Restoration Project U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and its [167 A2100DD/AAKC001030/ at the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay implementing regulations (40 CFR A0A501010.999900] Refuge which originally ran from July 1506.6). 22, 2015, to September 22, 2015 (80 FR Renewal of Agency Information 43456). The DEIS/EIR, which we Alexandra Pitts, Collection for Tribal Self-Governance prepared in accordance with the Acting, Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Program National Environmental Policy Act of Region. [FR Doc. 2015–27256 Filed 10–26–15; 8:45 am] AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1969 (NEPA), describes and analyzes Interior. the alternatives identified for Phase 2 of BILLING CODE 4333–15–P the SBSP Restoration Project. ACTION: Notice of request for comments. EPA’s Role in the EIS Process DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SUMMARY: In compliance with the The EPA is charged under section 309 Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the of the CAA (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) to Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Indian Affairs is seeking review all Federal agencies’ [FWS–R1–ES–2015–0151; comments on the renewal of Office of environmental impact statements (EISs) FXES11120100000–156–FF01E00000] Management and Budget (OMB) and to comment on the adequacy and approval for the collection of the acceptability of the environmental Draft Habitat Conservation Plan and information for Tribal Self-Governance impacts of proposed actions in the EISs. Draft Environmental Assessment; Program authorized by OMB Control EPA also serves as the repository (EIS Kaufman Properties, Thurston County, Number 1076–0143. This information database) for EISs prepared by Federal Washington; Correction collection expires January 31, 2016. agencies and provides notice of their AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, DATES: Submit comments on or before availability in the Federal Register. The Interior. December 28, 2015. Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) ACTION: Notice of availability; request ADDRESSES: You may submit comments Database provides information about for comments; correction. on the information collection to Sharee EISs prepared by Federal agencies, as M. Freeman, Director, Office of Self- well as EPA’s comments concerning the SUMMARY: On October 21, 2015, we, the Governance, 1951 Constitution Avenue tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES EISs. All EISs are filed with EPA, which U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), NW., Mail Stop 355–G SIB, Washington, publishes a notice of availability on announced receipt of an application DC 20240; telephone: (202) 219–0240, Fridays in the Federal Register. You from Kaufman Real Estate LLC, email: Sharee.Freeman@bia.gov. may search for EPA comments on the Kaufman Holdings Inc., and Liberty EIS, along with the EIS itself, at Leasing & Construction, Inc. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: https://cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-enepa- (applicants), for an incidental take Sharee Freeman, (202) 219–0240. public/action/eis/search. The DEIS/ permit (ITP) pursuant to the Endangered SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:24 Oct 26, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00110 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27OCN1.SGM 27OCN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionReopening of the public comment period.
DatesWe will accept comments received or postmarked on or before October 30, 2015.
ContactAnne Morkill, Project Leader, USFWS, 510-792-0222.
FR Citation80 FR 65795 
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