80_FR_67136 80 FR 66926 - Delta Research Station, Sacramento, CA; Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement, and Announcement of Public Meetings

80 FR 66926 - Delta Research Station, Sacramento, CA; Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement, and Announcement of Public Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 210 (October 30, 2015)

Page Range66926-66927
FR Document2015-27683

This notice announces the availability of the Delta Research Station Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) for public review and comment. The Draft EIR/EIS evaluates impacts regarding construction and operation of the Delta Research Station (DRS) in the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary (Bay-Delta), California. The planned DRS would consist of two facilities, a proposed Estuarine Research Station (ERS) and Fish Technology Center (FTC). The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is the lead Federal agency responsible for coordinating the environmental analysis for the proposed action under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is the lead State agency responsible for coordinating the environmental analysis under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 210 (Friday, October 30, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 210 (Friday, October 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66926-66927]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27683]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R8-FAC-2015-N163]; [FRFR48370810680-XXX-FF08F00000]


Delta Research Station, Sacramento, CA; Draft Environmental 
Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement, and Announcement of 
Public Meetings

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of the Delta Research 
Station Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIR/EIS) for public review and comment. The Draft EIR/EIS 
evaluates impacts regarding construction and operation of the Delta 
Research Station (DRS) in the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin 
Delta Estuary (Bay-Delta), California. The planned DRS would consist of 
two facilities, a proposed Estuarine Research Station (ERS) and Fish 
Technology Center (FTC). The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is 
the lead Federal agency responsible for coordinating the environmental 
analysis for the proposed action under the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA). The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) 
is the lead State agency responsible for coordinating the environmental 
analysis under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

DATES: Comments on the Draft EIR/EIS must be received or postmarked by 
5 p.m. Pacific Time on December 14, 2015. Two public meetings will be 
held to receive comments on the Draft EIR/EIS. See the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section for meeting dates and times. The public meetings 
are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for 
reasonable accommodations (e.g., auxiliary aids or sign language 
interpretation) should be directed to Michael Stevenson of Horizon 
Water & Environment at (510) 986-1852, at least 5 working days prior to 
the applicable meeting date.

ADDRESSES: To view or download the Draft EIR/EIS, or for a list of 
locations to view hard-bound copies, go to 
www.deltaresearchstation.com.
    You may submit written comments by one of the following methods:
    1. By email: Submit comments to [email protected].
    2. By hard-copy: Submit comments by U.S. mail or by hand-delivery, 
to USFWS, Attn: Barbara Beggs, 650 Capitol Mall Suite 8-300, 
Sacramento, CA 95814.
    For how to view comments on the EIS from the Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA), or for information on EPA's role in the EIS 
process, see EPA's Role in the EIS Process under SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Beggs, USFWS, at 916-930-5603.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Introduction

    With this notice, we continue the process for developing a DRS, 
which we began by publishing a notice of intent for scoping in the 
Federal Register on December 10, 2014 (79 FR 73332). In addition to 
this notice of the draft EIR/EIS, EPA is publishing a notice announcing 
the draft EIS, as required under section 309 of the Clean Air Act (42 
U.S.C. 7401 et seq.). The publication of EPA's notice is the official 
start of the minimum requirement for a 45-day public comment period for 
an EIS (see EPA's Role in the EIS Process under SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION).

Background

    The proposed DRS would consolidate ongoing Interagency Ecological 
Program (IEP) research and monitoring activities throughout the Bay-
Delta and provide facilities for study and production of endangered 
Delta fishes. Currently, the IEP has approximately 145 State and 
Federal employees who conduct research throughout the Bay-Delta. The 
IEP collaboratively monitors, researches, models, and synthesizes 
critical information for adaptive management water project operations, 
planning, and regulatory purposes relative to the aquatic ecosystem in 
the Bay-Delta. USFWS and DWR plan to construct the DRS in a centrally 
located area within the Bay-Delta, and the facilities are expected to 
enhance interagency coordination and collaboration.

Purpose

    The purpose of the DRS is to enhance interagency coordination and 
collaboration by developing a shared research facility. Currently, 
Federal and State agency staff working on similar Bay-Delta issues are 
distributed among different locations that are often remote from the 
Bay-Delta. Construction and operation of the DRS would reduce travel 
times and costs and improve research and monitoring activity 
efficiency. The ERS would consolidate existing IEP programs currently 
located throughout the Delta, and the FTC would house a new program to 
develop and apply captive fish propagation technologies in support of 
population restoration.
    The specific objectives of each component of the DRS are as 
follows:

    [ssquf] ERS--
--Establish a research station in a central location within the Bay-
Delta to facilitate conducting monitoring and research; and
--Co-locate the research station with a facility capable of studying 
fish in captivity (i.e., the FTC); and
--Provide facilities to conduct monitoring and research on the Bay-
Delta's aquatic resources.
    [ssquf] FTC--
--Develop captive propagation technologies for the Bay-Delta's rare 
fish species;
--Test and refine the captive propagation techniques;
--Locate the facility where suitable water quality and quantity are 
available, and ability to discharge waste water is available, given the 
facility's various functions and operations; and
--Co-locate the FTC with a facility conducting conservation research on

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Bay-Delta rare fish species (i.e., the ERS).

Project Area

    Two alternative locations are evaluated in the Draft EIR/EIS: The 
Rio Vista Army Reserve Center (RVARC) site in the City of Rio Vista and 
a site located at 845 Ryde Avenue in the City of Stockton (Ryde Avenue 
site).

Project Overview

    The Draft EIR/EIS analyzes three action alternatives, as well as 
the No Project Alternative.
    The No Project Alternative would be a continuation of existing 
conditions.
    For the action alternatives, certain components would be the same 
for all alternatives. For the ERS, these include provision of office 
space; boat storage facilities, including a marina; a boat/equipment 
wash facility; laboratory facilities; shop space; and a storage 
building. For the FTC, common components include three buildings with 
aquaculture and research components for the study of individual fish 
species; an office and administrative building; a shop and vehicle 
storage building; a surface water intake and groundwater wells, a 
surface water treatment facility, and an effluent treatment system.
    As required by NEPA, the Draft EIR/EIS identifies direct, indirect, 
and cumulative effects, and possible mitigation for those effects, on 
biological resources, land use, air quality, water resources, 
socioeconomics, environmental justice, cultural resources, and other 
environmental resources that could occur with implementation of each 
alternative. A summary of each alternative is provided below.
    No Project Alternative: Under this alternative, no DRS facilities 
would be built and existing IEP activities would continue at their 
current locations. Some of the existing IEP activities that would 
continue to operate from various offices are fish population estimates, 
net surveys, and estuarine and marine fish abundance and distribution 
surveys. No FTC would be built.
    Alternative 2: This alternative would be located at the RVARC site 
on the southern edge of Rio Vista. Alternative 2 is the preferred 
alternative of DWR and USFWS, and would include all of the components 
described above for the action alternatives. Under Alternative 2, 
development of ERS and FTC facilities would be consolidated in the 
predominantly undeveloped portions of the site, and the marina would be 
established in the Sacramento River at the southeastern end of the 
site. The development footprint would be approximately 14 acres. 
Several existing buildings at the RVARC would be demolished.
    Alternative 3: Alternative 3 would include all of the components 
described above, and would also be located at the RVARC site. The 
development footprint under Alternative 3 would be approximately 18 
acres. Alternative 3 would demolish or repurpose some existing 
buildings situated adjacent to the Sacramento River. The marina and 
other ERS facilities would be constructed within the northern and 
northeastern portions of the site. In contrast with Alternative 2, the 
marina would be excavated in an upland portion of the site.
    Alternative 4: Alternative 4 would be located at 845 Ryde Avenue in 
Stockton. This alternative would include all of the components 
described above. No existing buildings are located at the Ryde Avenue 
site, so no buildings would be demolished or repurposed. Similar to 
Alternative 3, the marina would be excavated in an upland portion of 
the site.

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 part 1500 et seq.), other applicable 
regulations, and our procedures for compliance with those regulations. 
The Draft EIR/EIS 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 Draft EIR/EIS.

EPA's Role in the EIS Process

    The EPA is charged under section 309 of the Clean Air Act to review 
all Federal agencies' 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 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.
    For more information, see http://www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/eisdata.html. You may search for EPA comments on EISs, along with EISs 
themselves, at https://cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-public/action/eis/search.

Public Meeting Information

    Two public meetings will be held to provide an overview of the 
project and allow public comment and discussion. Meeting dates, times, 
and locations will be announced in local media and at 
www.deltaresearchstation.com.

Public Comments

    This notice is provided pursuant to NEPA. Submitting timely 
comments to the email and hard-copy addresses identified in the 
ADDRESSES section of this notice will also constitute effective filing 
of the CEQA comments on the EIR portion of the Draft EIR/EIS. USFWS is 
publishing this notice to allow other agencies and the public an 
opportunity to review and comment on this document. All comments 
received will become part of the public record for this action. 
Comments on the Draft EIR/EIS should be submitted to the address listed 
in the ADDRESSES section of this document. Comments submitted to the 
above address will be reviewed and considered by all of the lead 
agencies.

Public Availability of Comments

    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 may 
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.

Next Steps

    The lead agencies will compile and review all public comments on 
the Draft EIR/EIS submitted to them prior to preparation of a Final 
EIR/EIS.

Alexandra Pitts,
Deputy Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region, Fish and Wildlife 
Service.
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                                              Landholding Agency: Navy                                the lead Federal agency responsible for               Background
                                              Property Number: 77201540003                            coordinating the environmental analysis
                                              Status: Underutilized                                                                                            The proposed DRS would consolidate
                                                                                                      for the proposed action under the                     ongoing Interagency Ecological Program
                                              Directions: FAC#483; FAC#482; FAC#482A;                 National Environmental Policy Act
                                                FAC#479; FAC#390; FAC#455; FAC#399A;                                                                        (IEP) research and monitoring activities
                                                FAC#5160; 10.56 acres; 9.10 acres.
                                                                                                      (NEPA). The California Department of                  throughout the Bay-Delta and provide
                                              Comments: public access denied and no                   Water Resources (DWR) is the lead State               facilities for study and production of
                                                alternative method to gain access without             agency responsible for coordinating the               endangered Delta fishes. Currently, the
                                                compromising national security.                       environmental analysis under the                      IEP has approximately 145 State and
                                              Reasons: Secured Area                                   California Environmental Quality Act                  Federal employees who conduct
                                              Mississippi                                             (CEQA).                                               research throughout the Bay-Delta. The
                                              2 Buildings                                             DATES:  Comments on the Draft EIR/EIS                 IEP collaboratively monitors, researches,
                                              Stennis Space Center                                    must be received or postmarked by 5                   models, and synthesizes critical
                                              Hancock County MS 39529                                 p.m. Pacific Time on December 14,                     information for adaptive management
                                              Landholding Agency: NASA                                                                                      water project operations, planning, and
                                                                                                      2015. Two public meetings will be held
                                              Property Number: 71201540002                                                                                  regulatory purposes relative to the
                                              Status: Unutilized                                      to receive comments on the Draft EIR/
                                              Directions: Building 4312 & 8304                        EIS. See the SUPPLEMENTARY                            aquatic ecosystem in the Bay-Delta.
                                              Comments: public access denied and no                   INFORMATION section for meeting dates                 USFWS and DWR plan to construct the
                                                alternative method to gain access without             and times. The public meetings are                    DRS in a centrally located area within
                                                compromising national security.                       physically accessible to people with                  the Bay-Delta, and the facilities are
                                              Reasons: Secured Area                                   disabilities. Requests for reasonable                 expected to enhance interagency
                                              Ohio                                                    accommodations (e.g., auxiliary aids or               coordination and collaboration.
                                                                                                      sign language interpretation) should be               Purpose
                                              Radio Building & Tower
                                              23560 Jenkins Dam Road                                  directed to Michael Stevenson of
                                                                                                      Horizon Water & Environment at (510)                     The purpose of the DRS is to enhance
                                              Glouster OH 45732
                                                                                                      986–1852, at least 5 working days prior               interagency coordination and
                                              Landholding Agency: COE
                                              Property Number: 31201540001                            to the applicable meeting date.                       collaboration by developing a shared
                                              Status: Unutilized                                                                                            research facility. Currently, Federal and
                                                                                                      ADDRESSES: To view or download the
                                              Directions: TJE–01–X01                                                                                        State agency staff working on similar
                                              Comments: public access denied and no
                                                                                                      Draft EIR/EIS, or for a list of locations             Bay-Delta issues are distributed among
                                                alternative method to gain access without             to view hard-bound copies, go to                      different locations that are often remote
                                                compromising national security.                       www.deltaresearchstation.com.                         from the Bay-Delta. Construction and
                                              Reasons: Secured Area                                     You may submit written comments by                  operation of the DRS would reduce
                                              [FR Doc. 2015–27365 Filed 10–29–15; 8:45 am]            one of the following methods:                         travel times and costs and improve
                                              BILLING CODE 4210–67–P
                                                                                                        1. By email: Submit comments to                     research and monitoring activity
                                                                                                      comments@deltaresearchstation.com.                    efficiency. The ERS would consolidate
                                                                                                        2. By hard-copy: Submit comments by                 existing IEP programs currently located
                                              DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                              U.S. mail or by hand-delivery, to                     throughout the Delta, and the FTC
                                                                                                      USFWS, Attn: Barbara Beggs, 650                       would house a new program to develop
                                              Fish and Wildlife Service                               Capitol Mall Suite 8–300, Sacramento,                 and apply captive fish propagation
                                                                                                      CA 95814.                                             technologies in support of population
                                              [FWS–R8–FAC–2015–N163];                                   For how to view comments on the EIS                 restoration.
                                              [FRFR48370810680–XXX–FF08F00000]                                                                                 The specific objectives of each
                                                                                                      from the Environmental Protection
                                                                                                      Agency (EPA), or for information on                   component of the DRS are as follows:
                                              Delta Research Station, Sacramento,
                                              CA; Draft Environmental Impact                          EPA’s role in the EIS process, see EPA’s                 D ERS—
                                              Report/Environmental Impact                             Role in the EIS Process under                         —Establish a research station in a
                                              Statement, and Announcement of                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.                               central location within the Bay-Delta
                                              Public Meetings                                         FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                         to facilitate conducting monitoring
                                                                                                      Barbara Beggs, USFWS, at 916–930–                        and research; and
                                              AGENCY:   Fish and Wildlife Service,                    5603.                                                 —Co-locate the research station with a
                                              Interior.                                                                                                        facility capable of studying fish in
                                              ACTION: Notice of availability; request                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                               captivity (i.e., the FTC); and
                                              for comments.                                           Introduction                                          —Provide facilities to conduct
                                                                                                                                                               monitoring and research on the Bay-
                                              SUMMARY:   This notice announces the                      With this notice, we continue the                      Delta’s aquatic resources.
                                              availability of the Delta Research Station              process for developing a DRS, which we                   D FTC—
                                              Draft Environmental Impact Report/                      began by publishing a notice of intent                —Develop captive propagation
                                              Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/                    for scoping in the Federal Register on                   technologies for the Bay-Delta’s rare
                                              EIS) for public review and comment.                     December 10, 2014 (79 FR 73332). In                      fish species;
                                              The Draft EIR/EIS evaluates impacts                     addition to this notice of the draft EIR/             —Test and refine the captive
                                              regarding construction and operation of                 EIS, EPA is publishing a notice                          propagation techniques;
                                              the Delta Research Station (DRS) in the                 announcing the draft EIS, as required                 —Locate the facility where suitable
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                                              San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San                        under section 309 of the Clean Air Act                   water quality and quantity are
                                              Joaquin Delta Estuary (Bay-Delta),                      (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.). The publication                available, and ability to discharge
                                              California. The planned DRS would                       of EPA’s notice is the official start of the             waste water is available, given the
                                              consist of two facilities, a proposed                   minimum requirement for a 45-day                         facility’s various functions and
                                              Estuarine Research Station (ERS) and                    public comment period for an EIS (see                    operations; and
                                              Fish Technology Center (FTC). The U.S.                  EPA’s Role in the EIS Process under                   —Co-locate the FTC with a facility
                                              Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).                              conducting conservation research on


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                                                 Bay-Delta rare fish species (i.e., the               development footprint would be                        themselves, at https://
                                                 ERS).                                                approximately 14 acres. Several existing              cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-public/
                                                                                                      buildings at the RVARC would be                       action/eis/search.
                                              Project Area
                                                                                                      demolished.
                                                Two alternative locations are                           Alternative 3: Alternative 3 would                  Public Meeting Information
                                              evaluated in the Draft EIR/EIS: The Rio                 include all of the components described
                                              Vista Army Reserve Center (RVARC) site                                                                           Two public meetings will be held to
                                                                                                      above, and would also be located at the
                                              in the City of Rio Vista and a site                     RVARC site. The development footprint                 provide an overview of the project and
                                              located at 845 Ryde Avenue in the City                  under Alternative 3 would be                          allow public comment and discussion.
                                              of Stockton (Ryde Avenue site).                         approximately 18 acres. Alternative 3                 Meeting dates, times, and locations will
                                                                                                      would demolish or repurpose some                      be announced in local media and at
                                              Project Overview                                                                                              www.deltaresearchstation.com.
                                                                                                      existing buildings situated adjacent to
                                                 The Draft EIR/EIS analyzes three                     the Sacramento River. The marina and
                                              action alternatives, as well as the No                                                                        Public Comments
                                                                                                      other ERS facilities would be
                                              Project Alternative.                                    constructed within the northern and                      This notice is provided pursuant to
                                                 The No Project Alternative would be                  northeastern portions of the site. In                 NEPA. Submitting timely comments to
                                              a continuation of existing conditions.                  contrast with Alternative 2, the marina               the email and hard-copy addresses
                                                 For the action alternatives, certain                 would be excavated in an upland
                                              components would be the same for all                                                                          identified in the ADDRESSES section of
                                                                                                      portion of the site.                                  this notice will also constitute effective
                                              alternatives. For the ERS, these include                  Alternative 4: Alternative 4 would be
                                              provision of office space; boat storage                                                                       filing of the CEQA comments on the EIR
                                                                                                      located at 845 Ryde Avenue in Stockton.               portion of the Draft EIR/EIS. USFWS is
                                              facilities, including a marina; a boat/                 This alternative would include all of the
                                              equipment wash facility; laboratory                                                                           publishing this notice to allow other
                                                                                                      components described above. No                        agencies and the public an opportunity
                                              facilities; shop space; and a storage                   existing buildings are located at the
                                              building. For the FTC, common                                                                                 to review and comment on this
                                                                                                      Ryde Avenue site, so no buildings
                                              components include three buildings                                                                            document. All comments received will
                                                                                                      would be demolished or repurposed.
                                              with aquaculture and research                           Similar to Alternative 3, the marina                  become part of the public record for this
                                              components for the study of individual                  would be excavated in an upland                       action. Comments on the Draft EIR/EIS
                                              fish species; an office and                             portion of the site.                                  should be submitted to the address
                                              administrative building; a shop and                                                                           listed in the ADDRESSES section of this
                                              vehicle storage building; a surface water               NEPA Compliance                                       document. Comments submitted to the
                                              intake and groundwater wells, a surface                   We are conducting environmental                     above address will be reviewed and
                                              water treatment facility, and an effluent               review in accordance with the                         considered by all of the lead agencies.
                                              treatment system.                                       requirements of NEPA, as amended (42
                                                 As required by NEPA, the Draft EIR/                  U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), its implementing                Public Availability of Comments
                                              EIS identifies direct, indirect, and                    regulations (40 CFR part 1500 et seq.),                 Before including your address, phone
                                              cumulative effects, and possible                        other applicable regulations, and our                 number, email address, or other
                                              mitigation for those effects, on                        procedures for compliance with those
                                              biological resources, land use, air                                                                           personal identifying information in your
                                                                                                      regulations. The Draft EIR/EIS discusses              comment, you should be aware that
                                              quality, water resources,                               the direct, indirect, and cumulative
                                              socioeconomics, environmental justice,                                                                        your entire comment—including your
                                                                                                      impacts of the alternatives on biological
                                              cultural resources, and other                                                                                 personal identifying information—may
                                                                                                      resources, cultural resources, water
                                              environmental resources that could                      quality, and other environmental                      be made publicly available at any time.
                                              occur with implementation of each                       resources. Measures to minimize                       While you may ask us in your comment
                                              alternative. A summary of each                          adverse environmental effects are                     to withhold your personal identifying
                                              alternative is provided below.                          identified and discussed in the Draft                 information from public review, we
                                                 No Project Alternative: Under this                   EIR/EIS.                                              cannot guarantee that we will be able to
                                              alternative, no DRS facilities would be                                                                       do so.
                                              built and existing IEP activities would                 EPA’s Role in the EIS Process
                                              continue at their current locations.                                                                          Next Steps
                                                                                                        The EPA is charged under section 309
                                              Some of the existing IEP activities that                of the Clean Air Act to review all                      The lead agencies will compile and
                                              would continue to operate from various                  Federal agencies’ EISs and to comment                 review all public comments on the Draft
                                              offices are fish population estimates, net              on the adequacy and the acceptability of              EIR/EIS submitted to them prior to
                                              surveys, and estuarine and marine fish                  the environmental impacts of proposed                 preparation of a Final EIR/EIS.
                                              abundance and distribution surveys. No                  actions in the EISs.
                                              FTC would be built.                                       EPA also serves as the repository (EIS              Alexandra Pitts,
                                                 Alternative 2: This alternative would                database) for EISs prepared by Federal                Deputy Regional Director, Pacific Southwest
                                              be located at the RVARC site on the                     agencies and provides notice of their                 Region, Fish and Wildlife Service.
                                              southern edge of Rio Vista. Alternative                 availability in the Federal Register. The             [FR Doc. 2015–27683 Filed 10–29–15; 8:45 am]
                                              2 is the preferred alternative of DWR                   EIS database provides information about               BILLING CODE 4333–15–P
                                              and USFWS, and would include all of                     EISs prepared by Federal agencies, as
                                              the components described above for the                  well as EPA’s comments concerning the
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                                              action alternatives. Under Alternative 2,               EISs. All EISs are filed with EPA, which
                                              development of ERS and FTC facilities                   publishes a notice of availability on
                                              would be consolidated in the                            Fridays in the Federal Register.
                                              predominantly undeveloped portions of                     For more information, see http://
                                              the site, and the marina would be                       www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/
                                              established in the Sacramento River at                  eisdata.html. You may search for EPA
                                              the southeastern end of the site. The                   comments on EISs, along with EISs


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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
ActionNotice of availability; request for comments.
DatesComments on the Draft EIR/EIS must be received or postmarked by 5 p.m. Pacific Time on December 14, 2015. Two public meetings will be held to receive comments on the Draft EIR/EIS. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for meeting dates and times. The public meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for reasonable accommodations (e.g., auxiliary aids or sign language interpretation) should be directed to Michael Stevenson of Horizon Water & Environment at (510) 986-1852, at least 5 working days prior to the applicable meeting date.
ContactBarbara Beggs, USFWS, at 916-930-5603.
FR Citation80 FR 66926 

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