81 FR 26578 - Office of the Assistant Secretary Water and Science; Notice of Availability of the Revised Central Utah Water Conservancy District National Environmental Policy Act Handbook

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 85 (May 3, 2016)

Page Range		26578-26579
FR Document		2016-10294

The Central Utah Project Completion Act Office and the Central Utah Water Conservancy District are announcing the availability of their revised National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Handbook. Revisions were made to this handbook in response to new requirements and practices contained in the Department of the Interior's 2008 NEPA Regulations and Council on Environmental Quality guidance issued in support of the Administration's efforts to modernize Federal agency implementation of NEPA. The revisions were made to improve the process for preparing efficient and timely environmental reviews under NEPA.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 85 (Tuesday, May 3, 2016)

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


Office of the Assistant Secretary Water and Science; Notice of 
Availability of the Revised Central Utah Water Conservancy District 
National Environmental Policy Act Handbook

AGENCY: Central Utah Project Completion Act Office, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Central Utah Project Completion Act Office and the Central 
Utah Water Conservancy District are announcing the availability of 
their revised National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Handbook. 
Revisions were made to this handbook in response to new requirements 
and practices contained in the Department of the Interior's 2008 NEPA 
Regulations and Council on Environmental Quality guidance issued in 
support of the Administration's efforts to modernize Federal agency 
implementation of NEPA. The revisions were made to improve the process 
for preparing efficient and timely environmental reviews under NEPA.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the NEPA Handbook are available for inspection at 
the following locations:
     Central Utah Water Conservancy District, 355 West 
University Parkway, Orem, Utah 84058-7303.
     Department of the Interior, Central Utah Project 
Completion Act Office, 302 East 1860 South, Provo, Utah 84606.
    In addition, the document is available at www.cuwcd.com and 
www.cupcao.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information may be obtained 
by contacting Mr. W. Russ Findlay, Central Utah Project Completion Act 
Office, 302 East 1860 South, Provo, Utah 84606-7317; by email to 
[email protected]; or by phone at 801-379-1084.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The passage of the Central Utah Project 
Completion Act in 1992 required the Central Water Conservancy District 
(District) to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of the 
Department of the Interior (Interior) allowing them to be considered a 
``Federal Agency'' for the purposes of compliance with all

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Federal fish, wildlife, recreation, and environmental laws. 
Accordingly, the District and Interior entered into a Compliance 
Agreement on August 11, 1993. The Compliance Agreement required the 
development of a NEPA Handbook. The revised NEPA Handbook provides 
guidance in environmental law and NEPA processes and establishes 
District policy and procedures for complying with NEPA.

Reed R. Murray,
Program Director, Central Utah Project Completion Act Office, 
Department of the Interior.
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rent, units with some utilities included Census Region CPI factor, both Dated: April 25, 2016.
in the rent, and units with no utilities metropolitan and non-metropolitan Katherine M. O’Regan,
included in the rent. In producing a areas receive the same factor. Assistant Secretary for Policy Development
gross rent inflation factor and a shelter Each metropolitan area that uses a and Research.
rent inflation factor, HUD decomposes [FR Doc. 2016–10328 Filed 5–2–16; 8:45 am]
local CPI update factor is listed
the contract rent CPI inflation factor into BILLING CODE 4210–67–P
alphabetically in the tables and each
parts to represent the gross rent change
and the shelter rent change. This is done HMFA is listed alphabetically within its
by applying data from the Consumer respective CBSA. Each AAF applies to
Expenditure Survey (CEX) on the a specific geographic area and to units
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
percentage of renters who pay for heat of all bedroom sizes. AAFs are
(a proxy for the percentage of renters provided: Office of the Assistant Secretary Water
who pay shelter rent) and also American • For separate metropolitan areas, and Science; Notice of Availability of
Community Survey (ACS) data on the including HMFAs and counties that are the Revised Central Utah Water
ratio of utilities to rents. For Puerto currently designated as non- Conservancy District National
Rico, the Puerto Rico Community metropolitan, but are part of the Environmental Policy Act Handbook
Survey (PRCS) is used to determine the metropolitan area defined in the local
ratio of utilities to rents, resulting in AGENCY: Central Utah Project
CPI survey. Completion Act Office, Interior.
different AAFs for some metropolitan
areas in Puerto Rico.3 • For the four Census Regions (to be ACTION: Notice.
used for those metropolitan and non-
Survey Data Used To Produce AAFs metropolitan areas that are not covered SUMMARY: The Central Utah Project
The rent and fuel and utilities by a CPI city-survey). Completion Act Office and the Central
inflation factors for large metropolitan AAFs use the same OMB metropolitan Utah Water Conservancy District are
areas and Census regions are based on area definitions, as revised by HUD, that announcing the availability of their
changes in the rent of primary residence are used for the FY 2016 FMRs. revised National Environmental Policy
and fuels and utilities CPI indices from Act (NEPA) Handbook. Revisions were
2013 to 2014. The CEX data used to Area Definitions made to this handbook in response to
decompose the contract rent inflation new requirements and practices
factor into gross rent and shelter rent To make certain that they are using contained in the Department of the
inflation factors come from a special the correct AAFs, users should refer to Interior’s 2008 NEPA Regulations and
tabulation of 2013 CEX survey data the Area Definitions Table section at Council on Environmental Quality
produced for HUD for the purpose of http://www.huduser.gov/portal/ guidance issued in support of the
computing AAFs. The utility-to-rent datasets/aaf.html. The Area Definitions Administration’s efforts to modernize
ratio used to produce AAFs comes from Table lists CPI areas in alphabetical Federal agency implementation of
2013 ACS median rent and utility costs. order by state, and the associated NEPA. The revisions were made to
Geographic Areas Census region is shown next to each improve the process for preparing
state name. Areas whose AAFs are efficient and timely environmental
AAFs are produced for all Class A CPI determined by local CPI surveys are reviews under NEPA.
cities (CPI cities with a population of listed first. All metropolitan areas with
1.5 million or more) and for the four ADDRESSES: Copies of the NEPA
local CPI surveys have separate AAF Handbook are available for inspection at
Census Regions. They are applied to schedules and are shown with their
core-based statistical areas (CBSAs), as the following locations:
corresponding county definitions or as • Central Utah Water Conservancy
defined by the Office of Management
metropolitan counties. In the six New District, 355 West University Parkway,
and Budget (OMB), according to how
much of the CBSA is covered by the CPI England states, the listings are for Orem, Utah 84058–7303.
city-survey. If more than 75 percent of counties or parts of counties as defined • Department of the Interior, Central
the CBSA is covered by the CPI city- by towns or cities. The remaining Utah Project Completion Act Office, 302
survey, the AAF that is based on that counties use the CPI for the Census East 1860 South, Provo, Utah 84606.
CPI survey is applied to the whole Region and are not separately listed in In addition, the document is available
CBSA and to any HUD-defined the Area Definitions Table at http:// at www.cuwcd.com and
metropolitan area, called the ‘‘HUD www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/ www.cupcao.gov.
Metro FMR Area’’ (HMFA), within that aaf.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
CBSA. If the CBSA is not covered by a Puerto Rico uses its own AAFs Additional information may be obtained
CPI city-survey, the CBSA uses the calculated from the Puerto Rico CPI as by contacting Mr. W. Russ Findlay,
relevant regional CPI factor. Almost all adjusted by the PRCS, the Virgin Islands Central Utah Project Completion Act
non-metropolitan counties use regional uses the South Region AAFs and the Office, 302 East 1860 South, Provo, Utah
CPI factors.4 For areas assigned the Pacific Islands uses the West Region 84606–7317; by email to wfindlay@
3 The formulas used to produce these factors can
AAFs. All areas in Hawaii use the AAFs usbr.gov; or by phone at 801–379–1084.
be found in the Annual Adjustment Factors listed next to ‘‘Hawaii’’ in the Tables SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
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overview and in the FMR documentation at which are based on the CPI survey for passage of the Central Utah Project
www.HUDUSER.gov. the Honolulu metropolitan area. The
4 There are four non-metropolitan counties that Completion Act in 1992 required the
Pacific Islands use the West Region Central Water Conservancy District
continue to use CPI city updates: Ashtabula County,
OH, Henderson County, TX, Island County, WA, AAFs. (District) to enter into an agreement
and Lenawee County, MI. BLS has not updated the with the Secretary of the Department of
geography underlying its survey for new OMB
metropolitan area definitions and these counties, the 75 percent standard HUD imposes on survey the Interior (Interior) allowing them to
are no longer in metropolitan areas, but they are coverage. These four counties are treated the same be considered a ‘‘Federal Agency’’ for
included as parts of CPI surveys because they meet as metropolitan areas using CPI city data. the purposes of compliance with all

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Federal fish, wildlife, recreation, and variety of management issues associated individual. You will receive a reply
environmental laws. Accordingly, the with public land management in during normal business hours.
District and Interior entered into a Montana. During this meeting the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Compliance Agreement on August 11, council will discuss several topics, following described public lands have
1993. The Compliance Agreement including updates from the BLM’s been examined and found suitable for
required the development of a NEPA Butte, Missoula and Dillon field offices. direct sale under the authority of
Handbook. The revised NEPA All RAC meetings are open to the Sections 203 and 209 of FLPMA, as
Handbook provides guidance in public. The public may present written amended (43 U.S. C. 1713 and 1719).
environmental law and NEPA processes comments to the RAC. Each formal RAC
and establishes District policy and meeting will also have time allocated for Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado
procedures for complying with NEPA. hearing public comments. Depending on T. 3 S., R. 73 W.,
the number of persons wishing to Sec. 12, lots 20, 21, 23, and 24.
Reed R. Murray, The areas described aggregate 6.72 acres.
comment and time available, the time
Program Director, Central Utah Project for individual oral comments may be
Completion Act Office, Department of the On May 6, 2016, the above described
Interior.
limited. lands will be segregated from
[FR Doc. 2016–10294 Filed 5–2–16; 8:45 am] Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–2. appropriation under the public land
BILLING CODE 4332–90–P
laws, including the mining laws, except
Richard M. Hotaling, the sale provisions of the FLPMA. Until
District Manager, Western Montana District. completion of the sale, the BLM is no
[FR Doc. 2016–10282 Filed 5–2–16; 8:45 am] longer accepting land use applications
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BILLING CODE 4310–DN–P affecting the identified public land,
Bureau of Land Management except applications for the amendment
of previously-filed right-of-way
[LLMTB07900 15XL1109AF L10100000 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
PH0000 LXSIANMS0000 MO# 4500092548] applications or existing authorizations
to increase the term of the grants in
Bureau of Land Management
Notice of Public Meeting; Western accordance with 43 CFR 2807.15 and
Montana Resource Advisory Council [LLCOF02000 L14400000.EU0000 16X] 2886.15. The segregative effect will
terminate upon issuance of a patent,
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Notice of Realty Action: Second Notice publication in the Federal Register of a
Interior. of Segregation of Land for a Non- termination of the segregation, or on
ACTION: Notice of public meeting. Competitive (Direct) Sale of Public May 5, 2018. The original segregation
Land in Gilpin County, Colorado was published under 79 FR 25887,
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
dated May 6, 2014. The BLM Colorado
Federal Land Policy and Management AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
State Director has determined that the
Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory Interior.
extension is necessary to provide
Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. ACTION: Notice of Realty Action. sufficient time to complete the
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land environmental assessment on the direct
Land Management (BLM) Western
Management (BLM) proposes to sell four sale to the City of Black Hawk.
Montana Resource Advisory Council
parcels of public land totaling 6.72 acres These public lands were identified as
(RAC) will meet as indicated below.
in Gilpin County, Colorado, to the City suitable for disposal in the 1986
DATES: The Western Montana Resource
of Black Hawk (Black Hawk) under the Northeast Resource Management Plan
Advisory Council meeting will be held and are not needed for any other Federal
May 18, 2016 in Dillon, Montana. The direct sale provisions of the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of purpose. The purpose of the sale is to
meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. in the dispose of public lands that are difficult
Dillon Field Office conference room, 1976 (FLPMA), for not less than the fair
market value. and uneconomic to manage as part of
with a 30-minute public comment the public lands and are not suitable for
period starting at 11:30 a.m., and will DATES: In order to ensure consideration
management by another Federal
adjourn at 3:00 p.m. in the environmental analysis of the department or agency. The lands are
ADDRESSES: BLM’s Dillon Field Office, proposed sale, comments must be considered difficult and uneconomic to
1005 Selway Drive, Dillon, MT. received by June 17, 2016. manage, because they consist of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ADDRESSES: Send written comments irregularly shaped, isolated, and very
David Abrams, Western Montana concerning this notice to Keith Berger, small remnants left over after the
Resource Advisory Council Coordinator, Field Manager, BLM Royal Gorge Field issuance of intermingled mining claim
Butte Field Office, 106 North Parkmont, Office, 3028 E. Main St., Canon City, CO patents. A direct sale is appropriate in
Butte MT 59701, 406–533–7617, 81212. Comments can be emailed to this case, as the lands are proposed for
dabrams@blm.gov. Persons who use a RGFO_Comments@blm.gov. sale to a local government to meet its
telecommunications device for the deaf FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg needs for future water storage
(TDD) may call the Federal Information Valladares, Realty Specialist, BLM, infrastructure. Black Hawk is in the
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 Royal Gorge Field Office, at the above process of completing the purchase of
to contact the above individual during address or by phone, 719–269–8513. surrounding private parcels involved in
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normal business hours. The FIRS is Persons who use a telecommunications the water project.
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Black Hawk has initiated an
to leave a message or question with the Federal Information Relay Service environmental assessment to support a
above individual. You will receive a (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to contact the Section 404 permit application to the
reply during normal business hours. above individual during normal U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for water
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 15- business hours. The FIRS is available 24 diversion, storage structures and
member council advises the Secretary of hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a infrastructure to meet forecasted needs.
the Interior through the BLM on a message or question with the above Analysis of the disposal of these lands

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Contact		Additional information may be obtained by contacting Mr. W. Russ Findlay, Central Utah Project Completion Act Office, 302 East 1860 South, Provo, Utah 84606-7317; by email to [email protected]; or by phone at 801-379-1084.
FR Citation		81 FR 26578