82 FR 51429 - Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement for North Bay Water Recycling Program Phase 2, California
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 213 (November 6, 2017)
Bureau of Reclamation
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 213 (November 6, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-24085 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 213 (Monday, November 6, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 51429-51430] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-24085] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Reclamation [RR0230000, 17XR0680B1, RX.20671000.0000000] Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement for North Bay Water Recycling Program Phase 2, California AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior. ACTION: Notice of intent; request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Sonoma County Water Agency, acting as administrator for the North Bay Water Reuse Authority and the lead State agency, and the Bureau of Reclamation, the lead Federal agency, will prepare a joint Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement for Phase 2 of the North Bay Water Recycling Program. The purpose of the Phase 2 Program is to build upon the existing regional wastewater reuse network developed under the Program's Phase 1 to provide additional opportunities for recycled water for agricultural, urban, and environmental uses as an alternative to discharging treated wastewater to San Pablo Bay. DATES: Submit written comments on the scope of the Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) on or before December 6, 2017. ADDRESSES: Send written comments on the scope of the EIR/EIS to Anne Crealock, Sonoma County Water Agency, 404 Aviation Boulevard, Santa Rosa, CA 95403, or email to [email protected]. Documents may be viewed at www.nbwra.org/. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Anne Crealock, Sonoma County Water Agency, at (707) 547-1948, or via email at [email protected]; or Douglas Kleinsmith, Bureau of Reclamation, at (916) 978-5034, email at [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Recognizing the continuing need for an integrated and regional approach to water management, wastewater and potable water agencies in the North San Pablo Bay region of California have joined together to propose expansion of existing recycled water use in the region. The North Bay Water Reuse Authority (NBWRA), established under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in August 2005, now comprises 11 wastewater and potable water utilities as members, and associate [[Page 51430]] member agencies--the Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District, the Novato Sanitary District, the Sonoma Valley County Sanitation District, the Napa Sanitation District, North Marin Water District, Napa County, Marin County, Marin Municipal Water District, the City of American Canyon, the City of Petaluma, and Sonoma County Water Agency (SCWA). The SCWA is also currently acting as the administrative agency. Under the MOU, NBWRA continues to explore opportunities to coordinate ``interagency efforts to expand the beneficial use of recycled water in the North Bay Region thereby promoting the conservation of limited surface water and groundwater resources.'' NBWRA developed the regional North Bay Water Recycling Program for expanding cooperative water reuse within the North San Pablo Bay region. The SCWA, as the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Lead Agency and the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), as the Lead Agency under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), completed a Draft EIR/EIS for Phase 1 of the North Bay Water Recycling Program Project (Phase 1 Project). SCWA certified the EIR in December 2009. Reclamation released a Final EIS in June 2010 and signed a Record of Decision in January 2011 for the Phase 1 Project. Reclamation provided funding assistance for Phase 1 under of Title XVI of Public Law 102- 575, which provides a mechanism for Federal participation and cost- sharing in approved water reuse projects. The Phase 2 Program now proposed by NBWRA seeks to increase the beneficial use of recycled water in the North Bay Region beyond Phase 1. Reclamation may also provide funding assistance under Title XVI of Public Law 102-575. The proposed Phase 2 Program would consist of distribution facilities, treatment capacity improvements, and storage (seasonal and operational) to make between 5,039 and 6,516 acre-feet per year of recycled water available for environmental, agricultural, and municipal reuse, consistent with the California Code of Regulations, Title 22, pertaining to the use of tertiary-treated recycled water. At this time, there are no known Indian trust assets or environmental justice issues associated with the Proposed Action. Scoping Process NBWRA filed a Notice of Preparation (California State Clearinghouse no. 2017072051) on July 20, 2017, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (P.R.C. section 21092, C.C.R. section 15082) and held four public scoping meetings in August 2017. To avoid duplication with State and local procedures, we plan to use the scoping process initiated by NBWRA under CEQA. No additional public scoping meetings are planned at this time. However, Reclamation will fully consider all input received on this notice of intent. The CEQA Notice of Preparation is available at http://www.nbwra.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/NBWRA-Phase-2-NOP.pdf. Public Disclosure 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 can 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. Dated: October 31, 2017. Federico Barajas, Deputy Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region. [FR Doc. 2017-24085 Filed 11-3-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4332-90-P
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17.32(b)(5)) regarding conservation DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
activities for the California tiger
salamander. National Park Service Bureau of Reclamation
Applicant’s Proposed Activities [RR0230000, 17XR0680B1,
[NPS–SER–OBRI–23968; RX.20671000.0000000]
The applicant has applied for a permit PS.SSELA0328.00.1]
for incidental take of the California tiger Draft Environmental Impact Report/
salamander. The potential take will Minor Boundary Revision at Obed Wild Environmental Impact Statement for
occur in association with activities and Scenic River North Bay Water Recycling Program
necessary for the reconditioning of Phase 2, California
approximately 2,430 linear feet of the AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,
existing 300 Line. The site includes 2.9 ACTION: Notification of boundary Interior.
acres of suitable upland habitat for the revision. ACTION: Notice of intent; request for
California tiger salamander. The HCP
includes avoidance and minimization comments.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
measures for the covered species and the boundary of the Obed Wild and SUMMARY: The Sonoma County Water
mitigation for unavoidable loss of Scenic River is modified to include an Agency, acting as administrator for the
occupied upland habitat through the additional 63.01 acres of land identified North Bay Water Reuse Authority and
purchase of mitigation credits at a as Tract 101–63. The tract is located the lead State agency, and the Bureau of
Service-approved conservation bank. north of the Obed River and south of Reclamation, the lead Federal agency,
Our Preliminary Determination Hardwick Road in Morgan County, will prepare a joint Environmental
Tennessee. The boundary revision is Impact Report/Environmental Impact
The Service has made a preliminary depicted on Map No. 179/135,074 dated Statement for Phase 2 of the North Bay
determination that issuance of the April 2017. Water Recycling Program. The purpose
incidental take permit is neither a major of the Phase 2 Program is to build upon
Federal action that will significantly DATES: The date of this boundary
the existing regional wastewater reuse
affect the quality of the human revision is November 6, 2017.
network developed under the Program’s
environment within the meaning of ADDRESSES: The map is available for Phase 1 to provide additional
section 102(2)(C) of the National inspection 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the opportunities for recycled water for
Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. following locations: National Park agricultural, urban, and environmental
4321 et seq.; NEPA), nor will it Service, Southeast Region Land uses as an alternative to discharging
individually or cumulatively have more Resources Program Center, 1924 treated wastewater to San Pablo Bay.
than a negligible effect on the species Building, 100 Alabama Street SW., DATES: Submit written comments on the
covered in the HCP. Therefore, the Atlanta, Georgia 30303 and National scope of the Environmental Impact
permit qualifies for a categorical Park Service, Department of the Interior, Report/Environmental Impact Statement
exclusion under NEPA. Washington, DC 20240. (EIR/EIS) on or before December 6,
Public Comments FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
2017.
National Park Service, Jeannie Whitler, ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
If you wish to comment on the permit
Acting Chief, Southeast Region Land the scope of the EIR/EIS to Anne
application, draft HCP, and associated
Resources Program Center, 1924 Crealock, Sonoma County Water
documents, you may submit comments
Building, 100 Alabama Street SW., Agency, 404 Aviation Boulevard, Santa
by one of the methods in ADDRESSES.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303, telephone 404– Rosa, CA 95403, or email to Phase2EIR@
Public Availability of Comments 507–5657. nbwra.org. Documents may be viewed at
www.nbwra.org/.
Before including your address, phone SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
number, email address, or other Specifically, 54 U.S.C. 100506(c)(1)
provides that, after notifying the House Anne Crealock, Sonoma County Water
personal identifying information in your
Committee on Natural Resources and Agency, at (707) 547–1948, or via email
comment, you should be aware that
the Senate Committee on Energy and at Phase2EIR@nbwra.org; or Douglas
your entire comment, including your
Natural Resources, the Secretary of the Kleinsmith, Bureau of Reclamation, at
personal identifying information, may
Interior is authorized to make this (916) 978–5034, email at dkleinsmith@
be made publicly available at any time.
boundary revision upon publication of usbr.gov.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying notice in the Federal Register. The SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
information from public view, we Committees have been notified of this Background
cannot guarantee that we will be able to boundary revision. This boundary
do so. revision and subsequent acquisition of Recognizing the continuing need for
Tract 101–63 by donation will enable an integrated and regional approach to
Authority water management, wastewater and
the National Park Service to manage and
We provide this notice under section protect significant resources located in potable water agencies in the North San
10 of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) the Obed Wild and Scenic River and is Pablo Bay region of California have
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and NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). consistent with the Wild and Scenic joined together to propose expansion of
Rivers Act. existing recycled water use in the
Dated: October 31, 2017. region. The North Bay Water Reuse
Stephen P. Henry, Dated: October 5, 2017.
Authority (NBWRA), established under
Field Supervisor, Ventura Fish and Wildlife Stan Austin, a Memorandum of Understanding
Office, Ventura, California. Regional Director, Southeast Region. (MOU) in August 2005, now comprises
[FR Doc. 2017–24084 Filed 11–3–17; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 2017–24053 Filed 11–3–17; 8:45 am] 11 wastewater and potable water
BILLING CODE 4333–15–P BILLING CODE 4312–52–P utilities as members, and associate
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member agencies—the Las Gallinas Act (CEQA) (P.R.C. section 21092, Secretary, U.S. International Trade
Valley Sanitary District, the Novato C.C.R. section 15082) and held four Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
Sanitary District, the Sonoma Valley public scoping meetings in August Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202)
County Sanitation District, the Napa 2017. To avoid duplication with State 205–2000.
Sanitation District, North Marin Water and local procedures, we plan to use the General information concerning the
District, Napa County, Marin County, scoping process initiated by NBWRA Commission may also be obtained by
Marin Municipal Water District, the City under CEQA. No additional public accessing its Internet server at United
of American Canyon, the City of scoping meetings are planned at this States International Trade Commission
Petaluma, and Sonoma County Water time. However, Reclamation will fully (USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov . The
Agency (SCWA). The SCWA is also consider all input received on this public record for this investigation may
currently acting as the administrative notice of intent. The CEQA Notice of be viewed on the Commission’s
agency. Under the MOU, NBWRA Preparation is available at http:// Electronic Document Information
continues to explore opportunities to www.nbwra.org/wp/wp-content/ System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
coordinate ‘‘interagency efforts to uploads/NBWRA-Phase-2-NOP.pdf. Hearing-impaired persons are advised
expand the beneficial use of recycled that information on this matter can be
water in the North Bay Region thereby Public Disclosure
obtained by contacting the
promoting the conservation of limited Before including your address, phone Commission’s TDD terminal on (202)
surface water and groundwater number, email address, or other 205–1810.
resources.’’ personal identifying information in your SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
NBWRA developed the regional North comment, you should be aware that Commission has received a complaint
Bay Water Recycling Program for your entire comment—including your and a submission pursuant to § 210.8(b)
expanding cooperative water reuse personal identifying information—may of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
within the North San Pablo Bay region. be made publicly available at any time. and Procedure filed on behalf of Mighty
The SCWA, as the California While you can ask us in your comment Mug, Inc. on October 31, 2017. The
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to withhold your personal identifying complaint alleges violations of section
Lead Agency and the Bureau of information from public review, we 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
Reclamation (Reclamation), as the Lead cannot guarantee that we will be able to 1337) in the importation into the United
Agency under the National do so. States, the sale for importation, and the
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA),
completed a Draft EIR/EIS for Phase 1 of
Dated: October 31, 2017. sale within the United States after
the North Bay Water Recycling Program Federico Barajas, importation of self-anchoring beverage
Project (Phase 1 Project). SCWA Deputy Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region. containers. The complaint names as
certified the EIR in December 2009. [FR Doc. 2017–24085 Filed 11–3–17; 8:45 am] respondents Calvert Retail, Inc. of
Reclamation released a Final EIS in June BILLING CODE 4332–90–P
Montchanin Mills, DE; U.S. Imprints,
2010 and signed a Record of Decision in Inc. of Franklin, TN; RushKing
January 2011 for the Phase 1 Project. Promotions, Inc. of Brooklyn, NY;
Reclamation provided funding INTERNATIONAL TRADE GOImprints, Inc. of Franklin, TN; Artful
assistance for Phase 1 under of Title XVI COMMISSION Home, Inc. of Madison, WI; Swag
of Public Law 102–575, which provides Brokers, LLC of Phoenix, AZ;
a mechanism for Federal participation Notice of Receipt of Complaint; 4AllPromos, Inc. of Centerbrook, CT;
and cost-sharing in approved water Solicitation of Comments Relating to Hirsch Gift, Inc. of Houston, TX;
reuse projects. the Public Interest Telebrands, Corp. of Fairfield, NJ;
The Phase 2 Program now proposed Sunrise Gifts, Inc. of Orlando, FL;
AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Sunrise Gifts and Souvenirs, Inc. of
by NBWRA seeks to increase the
Commission. Foley, AL; Motivators, Inc. of Westbury,
beneficial use of recycled water in the
North Bay Region beyond Phase 1. ACTION: Notice. NY; AnyPromo.com, Inc. of Ontario,
Reclamation may also provide funding CA; Quality Logo Products, Inc. of
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Aurora, IL; and Shenzhen Smartop
assistance under Title XVI of Public the U.S. International Trade
Law 102–575. The proposed Phase 2 Industrial Co., Ltd. of China. The
Commission has received a complaint complainant requests that the
Program would consist of distribution entitled Self-Anchoring Beverage
facilities, treatment capacity Commission issue an exclusion order
Containers, DN 3271; the Commission is and cease and desist orders.
improvements, and storage (seasonal soliciting comments on any public
and operational) to make between 5,039 Proposed respondents, other
interest issues raised by the complaint interested parties, and members of the
and 6,516 acre-feet per year of recycled or complainant’s filing pursuant to the
water available for environmental, public are invited to file comments, not
Commission’s Rules of Practice and to exceed five (5) pages in length,
agricultural, and municipal reuse, Procedure.
consistent with the California Code of inclusive of attachments, on any public
Regulations, Title 22, pertaining to the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa interest issues raised by the complaint
use of tertiary-treated recycled water. R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission, or § 210.8(b) filing. Comments should
At this time, there are no known U.S. International Trade Commission, address whether issuance of the relief
Indian trust assets or environmental 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC specifically requested by the
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justice issues associated with the 20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The complainant in this investigation would
Proposed Action. public version of the complaint can be affect the public health and welfare in
accessed on the Commission’s the United States, competitive
Scoping Process Electronic Document Information conditions in the United States
NBWRA filed a Notice of Preparation System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov, economy, the production of like or
(California State Clearinghouse no. and will be available for inspection directly competitive articles in the
2017072051) on July 20, 2017, pursuant during official business hours (8:45 a.m. United States, or United States
to the California Environmental Quality to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the consumers.
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| Contact | Ms. Anne Crealock, Sonoma County Water Agency, at (707) 547-1948, or via email at [email protected]; or Douglas Kleinsmith, Bureau of Reclamation, at (916) 978-5034, email at [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 51429 |
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