81_FR_67572 81 FR 67382 - Notice of Intent To Prepare the Columbia River System Operations Environmental Impact Statement

81 FR 67382 - Notice of Intent To Prepare the Columbia River System Operations Environmental Impact Statement

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Bonneville Power Administration
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 190 (September 30, 2016)

Page Range67382-67383
FR Document2016-23346

In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), and the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) (Action Agencies) intend to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) on the system operation and maintenance of fourteen Federal multiple purpose dams and related facilities located throughout the Columbia River basin. The Action Agencies will use this EIS process to assess and update their approach for long-term system operations and configuration through the analysis of alternatives and evaluation of potential effects to the human and natural environments, including effects to socio-economics and species listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The Action Agencies will serve as joint lead agencies in developing the EIS.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 190 (Friday, September 30, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 190 (Friday, September 30, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67382-67383]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-23346]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Bonneville Power Administration

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

[RR01041000, 16XR0680G3, RX.16786921.2000100]


Notice of Intent To Prepare the Columbia River System Operations 
Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD; 
Bonneville Power Administration, Energy; Bureau of Reclamation, 
Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, the 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), Bureau of Reclamation 
(Reclamation), and the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) (Action 
Agencies) intend to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) on 
the system operation and maintenance of fourteen Federal multiple 
purpose dams and related facilities located throughout the Columbia 
River basin. The Action Agencies will use this EIS process to assess 
and update their approach for long-term system operations and 
configuration through the analysis of alternatives and evaluation of 
potential effects to the human and natural environments, including 
effects to socio-economics and species listed under the Endangered 
Species Act (ESA). The Action Agencies will serve as joint lead 
agencies in developing the EIS.

DATES: Written comments for the Action Agencies' consideration are due 
to the addresses below no later than January 17, 2017. Comments may 
also be made at public meetings. Information on the public meetings is 
provided under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.

ADDRESSES: Written comments, requests to be placed on the project 
mailing list, and requests for information may be mailed by letter to 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Northwestern Division Attn: CRSO EIS, P.O. 
Box 2870, Portland, OR 97208-2870; or online at [email protected]. All 
comment letters will be available via the project Web site at 
www.crso.info. All personally identifiable information (for example, 
name, address, etc.) voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be 
publicly accessible. Do not submit confidential business information or 
otherwise sensitive or protected information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Call the toll-free telephone 1-(800) 
290-5033 or email [email protected]. Additional information can be found 
at the project Web site: www.crso.info.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The fourteen Federal multiple purpose dams and related facilities 
are operated as a coordinated system within the interior Columbia River 
basin in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. A map identifying the 
locations of these dams can be found on the project Web site at 
www.crso.info. The Corps was authorized by Congress to construct, 
operate and maintain twelve of these projects for flood control, power 
generation, navigation, fish and wildlife, recreation, and municipal 
and industrial water supply purposes. The Corps' projects that will be 
addressed in this EIS include Libby, Albeni Falls, Dworshak, Chief 
Joseph, Lower Granite, Little Goose, Lower Monumental, Ice Harbor, 
McNary, John Day, The Dalles, and Bonneville. Reclamation was 
authorized to construct, operate, and maintain two projects for 
purposes of flood control, power generation, navigation, and 
irrigation. The Reclamation projects that will be addressed in this EIS 
include Hungry Horse and Grand Coulee. BPA is responsible for marketing 
and transmitting the power generated by these dams. Together, these 
Action Agencies are responsible for managing the system for these 
various purposes.
    In the 1990s, the Action Agencies analyzed the socio-economic and 
environmental effects of operating the system in the Columbia River 
System Operation Review (SOR) EIS and issued respective Records of 
Decision in 1997 that adopted a system operation strategy, which 
included operations supporting ESA-listed fish while fulfilling all 
other congressionally-authorized purposes. Since the completion of the 
SOR EIS, the Action Agencies have operated the system consistent with 
the analyses in the SOR EIS, while some changes to system operations 
have been adopted under subsequent ESA consultations and project-
specific National Environmental Policy Act documents.

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Proposal for New EIS

    The proposed Columbia River System Operations EIS will assess and 
update the approach for long-term system operations and configuration. 
In addition to evaluating a range of alternatives, the EIS will 
consider the direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts of these 
alternatives on affected resources, including geology, soils, water 
quality and quantity, air quality, fish and wildlife (e.g., ESA-listed 
species and their designated critical habitat), floodplains, wetlands, 
climate, cultural resources, tribal resources, social and economic 
resources, and other resources that are identified during the scoping 
process. The impacts to the resources will be addressed in light of 
anticipated climate change impacts, such as warmer water temperatures, 
diminished snow-pack, and altered flows. The Action Agencies will 
evaluate a range of alternatives in the EIS, including a no-action 
alternative (current system operations and configuration). Other 
alternatives will be developed through the scoping period based on 
public input and Action Agency expertise, and will likely include an 
array of alternatives for different system operations and additional 
structural modifications to existing projects to improve fish passage 
including breaching one or more dams.
    The EIS will also identify measures to avoid, offset or minimize 
impacts to resources affected by system operations and configuration, 
where feasible. For instance, non-operational mitigation measures to 
address impacts to the fish resources, such as habitat actions in the 
tributaries and estuary, avian predation management actions, and 
conservation and safety net hatcheries, may be proposed.
    Additionally, the Action Agencies will comply with all applicable 
statutory and regulatory requirements in evaluating the proposed 
action, such as the ESA, Clean Water Act, Section 106 of the National 
Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), and Executive Orders, including E.O. 
12898 Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority 
Populations and Low-Income Populations.

Request for Comments

    The Action Agencies are issuing this notice to: (1) Advise other 
Federal and state agencies, tribes, and the public of their plan to 
analyze effects related to system operations and configuration; (2) 
obtain suggestions and information that may inform the scope of issues 
and range of alternatives to evaluate in the EIS; and (3) provide 
notice and request public input on potential effects on historic 
properties from system operations and configuration in accordance with 
Section 106 of the NHPA (36 Code of Federal Regulations 800.2(d)(3)).
    The Action Agencies are inviting interested parties to provide 
specific comments no later than January 17, 2017, on issues the 
agencies should evaluate related to the Columbia River System 
Operations EIS. All comments and materials received, including names 
and addresses, will become part of the administrative record and may be 
released to the public.

Public Meetings

    The Action Agencies will hold 15 public scoping meetings during the 
fall and winter of 2016 to invite the public to comment on the scope of 
the EIS. The 15 public meetings will be held on:
     Monday, October 24, 2016, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Wenatchee 
Community Center, 504 S. Chelan Ave., Wenatchee, Washington.
     Tuesday, October 25, 2016, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., The Town of 
Coulee Dam, City Hall, 300 Lincoln Ave., Coulee Dam, Washington.
     Wednesday, October 26, 2016, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Priest 
River Community Center, 5399 Highway 2, Priest River, Idaho.
     Thursday, October 27, 2016, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Kootenai 
River Inn Casino & Spa, 7169 Plaza St., Bonners Ferry, Idaho.
     Tuesday, November 1, 2016, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Red Lion 
Hotel Kalispell, 20 North Main St., Kalispell, Montana.
     Wednesday, November 2, 2016, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., City of 
Libby City Hall, 952 E. Spruce St., Libby, Montana.
     Thursday, November 3, 2016, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Hilton 
Garden Inn Missoula, 3720 N. Reserve St., Missoula, Montana.
     Monday, November 14, 2016, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., The Historic 
Davenport Hotel, 10 South Post Street, Spokane, Washington.
     Wednesday, November 16, 2016, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Red Lion 
Hotel Lewiston, Seaport Room, 621 21st St., Lewiston, Idaho.
     Thursday, November 17, 2016, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Courtyard 
Walla Walla, The Blues Room, 550 West Rose St., Walla Walla, 
Washington.
     Tuesday, November 29, 2016, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., The Grove 
Hotel, 245 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, Idaho.
     Thursday, December 1, 2016, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Town Hall, 
Great Room, 1119 8th Ave., Seattle, Washington.
     Tuesday, December 6, 2016, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., The Columbia 
Gorge Discovery Center, River Gallery Room, 5000 Discovery Drive, The 
Dalles, Oregon.
     Wednesday, December 7, 2016, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Oregon 
Convention Center, 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Portland, 
Oregon.
     Thursday, December 8, 2016, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., The Loft at 
the Red Building, 20 Basin St., Astoria, Oregon.
     Tuesday, December 13, 2016, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and 3 
p.m. to 4:30 p.m., PST, webinar. For those that cannot participate in 
person, an online webinar will be provided to interested parties. The 
webinar will cover the material discussed in the in-person public 
scoping meetings. Detailed instructions on how to participate in the 
webinar may be found on the project Web site at www.crso.info. To 
submit written comments, please follow the instructions in the 
ADDRESSES section of this notice.
    The Action Agencies will consider requests for an extension of time 
for public comment and additional opportunities for public involvement 
if requests are received in writing by December 1, 2016. Requests for 
additional time to comment and opportunities for public involvement 
should be sent to the address listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 
notice. Requests should include an explanation of the specific purposes 
served by the requested extension, and should explain how the extension 
could benefit the National Environmental Policy Act process and 
analysis. Announcements for any such further opportunities for public 
involvement, if appropriate given the court-ordered schedule for this 
EIS, will be published in the Federal Register and by news releases to 
the media, newsletter mailings, and posting on the project Web site.
    The draft EIS is scheduled to be published by March 2020 for public 
review and comment, and after it is published, the Action Agencies will 
hold public comment meetings. The Action Agencies will consider public 
comments received on the draft EIS and provide responses in the final 
EIS.

Scott A. Spellmon,
Brigadier General, US Army, Division Commander.

Elliot E. Mainzer,
Administrator, Bonneville Power Administration.

Lorri J. Lee,
Regional Director--Pacific Northwest Region, Bureau of Reclamation.
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                                                  Alternative 2 would not store San Juan-                 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE                                 name, address, etc.) voluntarily
                                                  Chama Project water in Elephant Butte                                                                         submitted by the commenter may be
                                                  Reservoir. Alternative 3 would not                      Department of the Army, U.S. Army                     publicly accessible. Do not submit
                                                  include the carryover accounting                        Corps of Engineers                                    confidential business information or
                                                  provision. Alternative 4 would not                                                                            otherwise sensitive or protected
                                                  include the diversion ratio adjustment.                 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                  information.
                                                  Alternative 5 is the No Action
                                                                                                          Bonneville Power Administration                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:    Call
                                                  Alternative and it would eliminate both
                                                  the carryover accounting and diversion                                                                        the toll-free telephone 1–(800) 290–5033
                                                                                                          DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                            or email info@crso.info. Additional
                                                  ratio adjustment from Rio Grande
                                                  Project allocation and accounting                                                                             information can be found at the project
                                                                                                          Bureau of Reclamation                                 Web site: www.crso.info.
                                                  procedures.
                                                                                                          [RR01041000, 16XR0680G3,                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                     The FEIS analyzes the effect of these                RX.16786921.2000100]
                                                  five alternatives on (1) water resources                                                                      Background
                                                  (total storage, Elephant Butte Reservoir                Notice of Intent To Prepare the
                                                  elevations, allocation, releases, net                   Columbia River System Operations                         The fourteen Federal multiple
                                                  diversion, farm surface water deliveries,               Environmental Impact Statement                        purpose dams and related facilities are
                                                  farm groundwater deliveries,                                                                                  operated as a coordinated system within
                                                                                                          AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S.
                                                  groundwater elevations, and water                                                                             the interior Columbia River basin in
                                                                                                          Army Corps of Engineers, DoD;
                                                  quality); (2) biological resources                      Bonneville Power Administration,                      Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and
                                                  (vegetation communities including                       Energy; Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.              Washington. A map identifying the
                                                  wetlands, wildlife, aquatic species, and                                                                      locations of these dams can be found on
                                                                                                          ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an
                                                  special status species and critical                                                                           the project Web site at www.crso.info.
                                                                                                          environmental impact statement.
                                                  habitat); (3) cultural resources (historic                                                                    The Corps was authorized by Congress
                                                  properties, Indian sacred sites, and                    SUMMARY:    In accordance with the                    to construct, operate and maintain
                                                  resources of tribal concern); and (4)                   National Environmental Policy Act, the                twelve of these projects for flood
                                                  socioeconomic resources (Indian trust                   U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps),                 control, power generation, navigation,
                                                  assets, recreation, hydropower, regional                Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation),                  fish and wildlife, recreation, and
                                                  economic impacts and economic                           and the Bonneville Power                              municipal and industrial water supply
                                                  benefits, and environmental justice).                   Administration (BPA) (Action Agencies)                purposes. The Corps’ projects that will
                                                                                                          intend to prepare an environmental                    be addressed in this EIS include Libby,
                                                     On January 15, 2014, a Notice of                     impact statement (EIS) on the system                  Albeni Falls, Dworshak, Chief Joseph,
                                                  Intent was published in the Federal                     operation and maintenance of fourteen                 Lower Granite, Little Goose, Lower
                                                  Register (79 FR 2691) inviting public                   Federal multiple purpose dams and                     Monumental, Ice Harbor, McNary, John
                                                  scoping comments on the proposed                        related facilities located throughout the             Day, The Dalles, and Bonneville.
                                                  action of continuing to implement the                   Columbia River basin. The Action                      Reclamation was authorized to
                                                  Operating Agreement through 2050. A                     Agencies will use this EIS process to                 construct, operate, and maintain two
                                                  Notice of Availability was published in                 assess and update their approach for                  projects for purposes of flood control,
                                                  the Federal Register on March 18, 2016                  long-term system operations and                       power generation, navigation, and
                                                  (81 FR 14886), and the public was                       configuration through the analysis of                 irrigation. The Reclamation projects that
                                                  invited to provide comments on the                      alternatives and evaluation of potential              will be addressed in this EIS include
                                                  Draft EIS during an 83-day comment                      effects to the human and natural
                                                                                                                                                                Hungry Horse and Grand Coulee. BPA is
                                                  period ending on June 8, 2016.                          environments, including effects to
                                                                                                                                                                responsible for marketing and
                                                                                                          socio-economics and species listed
                                                  Public Disclosure                                                                                             transmitting the power generated by
                                                                                                          under the Endangered Species Act
                                                                                                                                                                these dams. Together, these Action
                                                                                                          (ESA). The Action Agencies will serve
                                                    Before including your address, phone                                                                        Agencies are responsible for managing
                                                                                                          as joint lead agencies in developing the
                                                  number, email address, or other                         EIS.                                                  the system for these various purposes.
                                                  personal identifying information in your                                                                         In the 1990s, the Action Agencies
                                                                                                          DATES: Written comments for the Action
                                                  comment, please be advised that your                    Agencies’ consideration are due to the                analyzed the socio-economic and
                                                  entire comment—including your                           addresses below no later than January                 environmental effects of operating the
                                                  personal identifying information—may                    17, 2017. Comments may also be made                   system in the Columbia River System
                                                  be made publicly available at any time.                 at public meetings. Information on the                Operation Review (SOR) EIS and issued
                                                  While you can ask us in your comment                    public meetings is provided under the                 respective Records of Decision in 1997
                                                  to withhold your personal identifying                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of                  that adopted a system operation
                                                  information from public review, we                      this notice.                                          strategy, which included operations
                                                  cannot guarantee that we will be able to                ADDRESSES: Written comments, requests                 supporting ESA-listed fish while
                                                  do so.                                                  to be placed on the project mailing list,             fulfilling all other congressionally-
                                                    Dated: September 7, 2016.                             and requests for information may be                   authorized purposes. Since the
                                                                                                          mailed by letter to U.S. Army Corps of                completion of the SOR EIS, the Action
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                                                  Brent Rhees,
                                                                                                          Engineers Northwestern Division Attn:                 Agencies have operated the system
                                                  Regional Director, Upper Colorado Region.
                                                                                                          CRSO EIS, P.O. Box 2870, Portland, OR                 consistent with the analyses in the SOR
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–23525 Filed 9–29–16; 8:45 am]                                                                   EIS, while some changes to system
                                                                                                          97208–2870; or online at comment@
                                                  BILLING CODE 4332–90–P                                  crso.info. All comment letters will be                operations have been adopted under
                                                                                                          available via the project Web site at                 subsequent ESA consultations and
                                                                                                          www.crso.info. All personally                         project-specific National Environmental
                                                                                                          identifiable information (for example,                Policy Act documents.


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                                                  Proposal for New EIS                                    public input on potential effects on     Discovery Center, River Gallery Room,
                                                     The proposed Columbia River System                   historic properties from system          5000 Discovery Drive, The Dalles,
                                                  Operations EIS will assess and update                   operations and configuration in          Oregon.
                                                  the approach for long-term system                       accordance with Section 106 of the          • Wednesday, December 7, 2016, 4
                                                  operations and configuration. In                        NHPA (36 Code of Federal Regulations     p.m. to 7 p.m., Oregon Convention
                                                  addition to evaluating a range of                       800.2(d)(3)).                            Center, 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr.
                                                  alternatives, the EIS will consider the                   The Action Agencies are inviting       Blvd., Portland, Oregon.
                                                  direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts                interested parties to provide specific      • Thursday, December 8, 2016, 4 p.m.
                                                  of these alternatives on affected                       comments no later than January 17,       to 7 p.m., The Loft at the Red Building,
                                                  resources, including geology, soils,                    2017, on issues the agencies should      20 Basin St., Astoria, Oregon.
                                                                                                          evaluate related to the Columbia River
                                                  water quality and quantity, air quality,
                                                                                                          System Operations EIS. All comments         • Tuesday, December 13, 2016, 10
                                                  fish and wildlife (e.g., ESA-listed                                                              a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and 3 p.m. to 4:30
                                                  species and their designated critical                   and materials received, including names
                                                                                                          and addresses, will become part of the   p.m., PST, webinar. For those that
                                                  habitat), floodplains, wetlands, climate,                                                        cannot participate in person, an online
                                                  cultural resources, tribal resources,                   administrative record and may be
                                                                                                          released to the public.                  webinar will be provided to interested
                                                  social and economic resources, and                                                               parties. The webinar will cover the
                                                  other resources that are identified                     Public Meetings                          material discussed in the in-person
                                                  during the scoping process. The impacts                   The Action Agencies will hold 15       public scoping meetings. Detailed
                                                  to the resources will be addressed in                   public scoping meetings during the fall  instructions on how to participate in the
                                                  light of anticipated climate change                     and winter of 2016 to invite the public  webinar may be found on the project
                                                  impacts, such as warmer water                           to comment on the scope of the EIS. The Web site at www.crso.info. To submit
                                                  temperatures, diminished snow-pack,                     15 public meetings will be held on:      written comments, please follow the
                                                  and altered flows. The Action Agencies                    • Monday, October 24, 2016, 4 p.m.     instructions in the ADDRESSES section of
                                                  will evaluate a range of alternatives in                to 7 p.m., Wenatchee Community           this notice.
                                                  the EIS, including a no-action                          Center, 504 S. Chelan Ave., Wenatchee,      The Action Agencies will consider
                                                  alternative (current system operations                  Washington.                              requests for an extension of time for
                                                  and configuration). Other alternatives                    • Tuesday, October 25, 2016, 4 p.m.    public comment and additional
                                                  will be developed through the scoping                   to 7 p.m., The Town of Coulee Dam,       opportunities for public involvement if
                                                  period based on public input and                        City Hall, 300 Lincoln Ave., Coulee      requests are received in writing by
                                                  Action Agency expertise, and will likely                Dam, Washington.                         December 1, 2016. Requests for
                                                  include an array of alternatives for                      • Wednesday, October 26, 2016, 4       additional time to comment and
                                                  different system operations and                         p.m. to 7 p.m., Priest River Community   opportunities for public involvement
                                                  additional structural modifications to                  Center, 5399 Highway 2, Priest River,    should be sent to the address listed in
                                                  existing projects to improve fish passage               Idaho.                                   the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
                                                  including breaching one or more dams.                     • Thursday, October 27, 2016, 4 p.m. Requests should include an explanation
                                                     The EIS will also identify measures to               to 7 p.m., Kootenai River Inn Casino &   of the specific purposes served by the
                                                  avoid, offset or minimize impacts to                    Spa, 7169 Plaza St., Bonners Ferry,      requested extension, and should explain
                                                  resources affected by system operations                 Idaho.                                   how the extension could benefit the
                                                  and configuration, where feasible. For                    • Tuesday, November 1, 2016, 4 p.m. National Environmental Policy Act
                                                  instance, non-operational mitigation                    to 7 p.m., Red Lion Hotel Kalispell, 20  process and analysis. Announcements
                                                  measures to address impacts to the fish                 North Main St., Kalispell, Montana.      for any such further opportunities for
                                                  resources, such as habitat actions in the                 • Wednesday, November 2, 2016, 4       public involvement, if appropriate given
                                                  tributaries and estuary, avian predation                p.m. to 7 p.m., City of Libby City Hall, the court-ordered schedule for this EIS,
                                                  management actions, and conservation                    952 E. Spruce St., Libby, Montana.       will be published in the Federal
                                                  and safety net hatcheries, may be                         • Thursday, November 3, 2016, 4        Register and by news releases to the
                                                  proposed.                                               p.m. to 7 p.m., Hilton Garden Inn        media, newsletter mailings, and posting
                                                     Additionally, the Action Agencies                    Missoula, 3720 N. Reserve St., Missoula, on the project Web site.
                                                  will comply with all applicable                         Montana.
                                                                                                                                                      The draft EIS is scheduled to be
                                                  statutory and regulatory requirements in                  • Monday, November 14, 2016, 4 p.m.
                                                  evaluating the proposed action, such as                                                          published by March 2020 for public
                                                                                                          to 7 p.m., The Historic Davenport Hotel,
                                                  the ESA, Clean Water Act, Section 106                                                            review and comment, and after it is
                                                                                                          10 South Post Street, Spokane,
                                                  of the National Historic Preservation Act                                                        published, the Action Agencies will
                                                                                                          Washington.
                                                                                                                                                   hold public comment meetings. The
                                                  (NHPA), and Executive Orders,                             • Wednesday, November 16, 2016, 4
                                                  including E.O. 12898 Federal Actions to                                                          Action Agencies will consider public
                                                                                                          p.m. to 7 p.m., Red Lion Hotel Lewiston,
                                                  Address Environmental Justice in                                                                 comments received on the draft EIS and
                                                                                                          Seaport Room, 621 21st St., Lewiston,
                                                  Minority Populations and Low-Income                                                              provide responses in the final EIS.
                                                                                                          Idaho.
                                                  Populations.                                              • Thursday, November 17, 2016, 4       Scott A. Spellmon,
                                                                                                          p.m. to 7 p.m., Courtyard Walla Walla,   Brigadier General, US Army, Division
                                                  Request for Comments
                                                                                                          The Blues Room, 550 West Rose St.,       Commander.
                                                    The Action Agencies are issuing this                  Walla Walla, Washington.                 Elliot E. Mainzer,
                                                  notice to: (1) Advise other Federal and                   • Tuesday, November 29, 2016, 4
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                                                  state agencies, tribes, and the public of                                                        Administrator, Bonneville Power
                                                                                                          p.m. to 7 p.m., The Grove Hotel, 245 S.  Administration.
                                                  their plan to analyze effects related to                Capitol Blvd., Boise, Idaho.
                                                  system operations and configuration; (2)                  • Thursday, December 1, 2016, 4 p.m. Lorri J. Lee,
                                                  obtain suggestions and information that                 to 7 p.m., Town Hall, Great Room, 1119 Regional Director—Pacific Northwest Region,
                                                  may inform the scope of issues and                      8th Ave., Seattle, Washington.           Bureau of Reclamation.
                                                  range of alternatives to evaluate in the                  • Tuesday, December 6, 2016, 4 p.m.    [FR Doc. 2016–23346 Filed 9–29–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  EIS; and (3) provide notice and request                 to 7 p.m., The Columbia Gorge            BILLING CODE 4332–90–P




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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 intent to prepare an environmental impact statement.
DatesWritten comments for the Action Agencies' consideration are due
ContactCall the toll-free telephone 1-(800) 290-5033 or email [email protected] Additional information can be found at the project Web site: www.crso.info.
FR Citation81 FR 67382 

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