83_FR_1635 83 FR 1626 - Notice of Availability for the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Pojoaque Basin Regional Water System, Santa Fe County, New Mexico

83 FR 1626 - Notice of Availability for the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Pojoaque Basin Regional Water System, Santa Fe County, New Mexico

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 9 (January 12, 2018)

Page Range1626-1628
FR Document2018-00427

The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, announces the availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the proposed Pojoaque Basin Regional Water System, as authorized by the Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act. The FEIS responds to comments received on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement during the comment period that ended on February 27, 2017, and identifies Alternative E as the preferred alternative for the Pojoaque Basin Regional Water System.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[RR04310000, XXXR0680G1, RA202240000019200]


Notice of Availability for the Final Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Pojoaque Basin Regional Water System, Santa Fe 
County, New Mexico

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary--Water and Science, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of 
Reclamation, announces the availability of the Final Environmental 
Impact Statement (FEIS) for the proposed Pojoaque Basin Regional Water 
System, as authorized by the Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act. The FEIS 
responds to comments received on the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement during the comment period that ended on February 27, 2017, 
and identifies Alternative E as the preferred alternative for the 
Pojoaque Basin Regional Water System.

DATES: The Department of the Interior will complete a Record of 
Decision identifying the actions that will be implemented no sooner 
than 30 days after publication of the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency's Notice of Availability in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: The FEIS is available for viewing on the following websites: 
http://www.usbr.gov/uc/envdocs/eis.html or www.pojoaquebasineis.com. 
Compact disc copies may be obtained by contacting Ms. Sarah Branum, 
Bureau of Reclamation, Albuquerque Area Office, 555 Broadway NE, Suite 
100, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102; or via email to 
[email protected]. Please see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section for additional locations where the FEIS is available.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Sarah Branum, Environmental 
Project Manager, Bureau of Reclamation, [email protected], (505) 462-
3591. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf may call 
the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to 
contact the above individual during normal business hours. The FIRS is 
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question 
with the above-named individual. You will receive a reply during normal 
business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) 
prepared the FEIS in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, U.S. Indian Health Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service, Pueblo de San Ildefonso, Pueblo of 
Namb[eacute], Pueblo of Pojoaque, Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico 
Department of Transportation, Santa Fe County, and the City of Santa 
Fe. The FEIS has been updated according to public comments received 
during the 45-day Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) public 
review period (January 13-February 27, 2017) and other project updates. 
A summary of changes between the DEIS and FEIS is included in Chapter 1 
of the FEIS.
    Background: The Pojoaque Basin Regional Water System (RWS) is 
described in and authorized by the Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act 
(Title VI of the Claims Resolution Act of 2010; Public Law 111-291, 
Title VI; 124 Stat. 3065) (``Settlement Act''). The Settlement Act 
authorizes and ratifies the Aamodt Litigation Settlement Agreement 
(Settlement Agreement), dated January 19, 2006, as conformed to the 
Settlement Act and amendments. The settlement parties are the United 
States; the State of New Mexico; Santa Fe County; City of Santa Fe; 
Pueblo de San Ildefonso, Pueblo of Namb[eacute], Pueblo of Pojoaque, 
Pueblo of Tesuque (Settlement Pueblos); and other individuals. The 
Settlement Agreement resolves the water rights claims of the Settlement 
Pueblos.
    Among other provisions, the RWS and 2,220 acre-feet per year of new 
water supply to the basin are included in the Settlement Agreement in 
exchange for the Pueblos agreeing to reduce their claims to water 
within the basin and to limit their priority calls against existing 
non-Pueblo water users. The Settlement Agreement also addresses funding 
for other water-related projects on the Settlement Pueblos.
    Proposed Federal Action: The Secretary of the Interior, through 
Reclamation, proposes to plan, design, and construct a regional water 
system in accordance with the Settlement Agreement, consisting of water 
diversion from the Rio Grande and water treatment facilities on the 
Pueblo de San Ildefonso, along with storage tanks and transmission and 
distribution pipelines that are necessary to supply up to 4,000 acre-
feet of water annually to customers in the Pojoaque Basin.
    Purpose of and Need for the Proposed Federal Action: The purpose of 
the proposed action is to reliably provide a firm, safe supply of 
treated drinking water for distribution in the Pojoaque Basin, in 
compliance with the Settlement Act. The need for action is to reduce 
reliance on groundwater in the Pojoaque Basin and to allow the 
Settlement Pueblos to receive a portion of the water provided under the 
Settlement Act. The proposed action would also enable the Settlement 
Pueblos to use funding made available in the Settlement Act for certain 
water-related infrastructure improvements, if requested. This funding 
can be requested prior to substantial completion of the RWS and, if 
approved by the Secretary, used for water-related improvements that 
would be more cost effective when implemented in conjunction with RWS 
construction (Settlement Act, Section 615[d][7][A][ii]).
    The FEIS Analyzes Five Alternatives: The FEIS assesses the 
potential environmental effects of five alternatives for the RWS. These 
include the No Action Alternative (Alternative A), and four action 
alternatives (Alternatives B, C, D, and E) that vary in six main 
components or project elements:
    1. Firm, reliable water supply.

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    2. Primary source water collection.
    3. Water treatment.
    4. Short-term storage.
    5. Water transmission and distribution system, including pipelines, 
pumping plants, forebay tanks, and other associated facilities.
    6. Electrical power service.
    Alternative A: The No Action Alternative: The No Action Alternative 
is the ``no build'' alternative. Under this alternative, the RWS would 
not be constructed, the Settlement Agreement would be nullified, and 
Aamodt litigation over water rights claims would likely resume. A firm, 
reliable water supply would not be provided to residents of the 
Pojoaque Basin. Under the No Action Alternative, the benefits of the 
proposed RWS would not be realized. Use of domestic wells would 
continue to reduce groundwater and surface water supplies in the 
Pojoaque Basin. The Pueblos would continue to rely on their existing 
separate water systems, rather than integrating their systems into one 
regional system.
    Alternative B: Alternative B incorporates the RWS facilities and 
components described in a 2008 Engineering Report prepared by HKM 
Engineering, Inc., as updated through surveys and public input. The HKM 
Engineering Report served as the preliminary RWS concept for the 
Settlement Act. Under this alternative, the RWS would consist of these 
components:
    1. The firm, reliable water supply would be provided by diverting 
surface flows from the Rio Grande, supplemented by operational planning 
and scheduling of San Juan-Chama Project water supplies, as well as one 
of the following three backup aquifer storage and recovery water supply 
options:
     Three deep injection and recovery wells for injecting raw 
or treated surface water into an aquifer and recovering it for use in 
the RWS; or
     Three shallow injection and recovery wells for injecting 
raw or treated surface water into an aquifer and recovering it for use 
in the RWS; or
     Three shallow passive infiltration reaches and recovery 
wells for infiltrating raw surface water into an aquifer and recovering 
it for use in the RWS.
    2. A side-channel surface diversion structure and pumping plant 
with a sediment removal and return system on the east bank of the Rio 
Grande on Pueblo de San Ildefonso lands, just north of the Otowi 
Bridge.
    3. A water treatment plant and pumping plant on the Pueblo de San 
Ildefonso on the south side of State Highway 502, approximately 0.75 
mile east of the Otowi Bridge.
    4. Eleven new short-term storage tanks in addition to 13 existing 
storage tanks.
    5. A water transmission and distribution system including 
approximately 194 miles of pipelines, seven pumping plants, and 
pressure-reducing and flow-control valves.
    6. Approximately 15 miles of new electrical distribution lines.
    Alternative C: Under this alternative, the RWS would consist of the 
following major components:
    1. The firm, reliable water supply would be provided by collecting 
flows from beneath and adjacent to the Rio Grande (the hyporheic zone), 
supplemented by operational planning and scheduling of San Juan-Chama 
Project water supplies.
    2. A parallel river interceptor drain in the alluvium to collect 
water from below the water table in the bosque on the east side of the 
Rio Grande north of the Otowi Bridge.
    3. A water treatment plant on the eastern portion of the Pueblo de 
San Ildefonso, on the east side of County Road 101D, near the El Rancho 
power substation.
    4. Eleven new short-term storage tanks in addition to 13 existing 
storage tanks.
    5. A water transmission and distribution system including 
approximately 189 miles of pipelines, one surge tank, six pumping 
plants, and pressure-reducing and flow-control valves.
    6. Approximately 7 miles of new electrical distribution lines 
supplemented by distributed solar generation.
    Alternative D: Under Alternative D, the RWS would consist of the 
following major components:
    1. The firm, reliable water supply would be provided by collecting 
flows from the hyporheic zone of the Rio Grande, supplemented by 
operational planning and scheduling of San Juan-Chama Project water 
supplies.
    2. An infiltration gallery (an estimated 180 horizontal drains to 
collect water from below the water table) on the east bank of the Rio 
Grande.
    3. A water treatment plant on the eastern portion of the Pueblo de 
San Ildefonso, on the east side of County Road 101D, near the El Rancho 
power substation.
    4. Sixteen new short-term storage tanks in addition to 13 existing 
tanks.
    5. A water transmission and distribution system, including 
approximately 187 miles of pipelines, one surge tank, six pumping 
plants, and pressure-reducing and flow-control valves.
    6. Approximately 7 miles of new electrical distribution lines, with 
solar-ready facilities.
    Alternative E: Preferred Alternative: Under this alternative, the 
RWS would consist of the following major components:
    1. The firm, reliable water supply would be provided by collecting 
flows from the hyporheic zone of the Rio Grande and supplementing it 
with operational planning and scheduling of San Juan-Chama Project 
water supplies; emergency use wells would allow water to be withdrawn 
during emergencies lasting longer than two days that cannot be supplied 
by short-term storage tanks.
    2. Four horizontal radial well collectors to divert water from 
below the water table on the east bank of the Rio Grande.
    3. A water treatment plant located on the west side of County Road 
101D, north of State Highway 502.
    4. Seven new short-term storage tanks, in addition to 14 existing 
storage tanks.
    5. A water transmission and distribution system, including 
approximately 151 miles of pipelines, one surge tank, 6 pumping plants, 
and pressure-reducing and flow-control valves.
    6. Approximately 7 miles of new overhead and buried electrical 
distribution lines, with solar-ready facilities.
    Connected Actions: The FEIS also includes analyses of three 
connected actions: (1) The Rio Pojoaque irrigation improvement project, 
(2) the Pueblo de San Ildefonso future projects which consist of 
wastewater system improvements and water distribution infrastructure, 
and (3) the Rio Tesuque channel modification project. Each of the 
connected actions have been analyzed in the FEIS to the extent that the 
details of the projects have been developed.
    Copies of the FEIS: The FEIS may be viewed at:
     Natural Resources Library, U.S. Department of the 
Interior, 1849 C Street NW, Main Interior Building, Washington, DC 
20240-0001.
     Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Region, Public 
Affairs Office, 125 South State Street, Room 8100, Salt Lake City, Utah 
84138.
     Bureau of Reclamation, Albuquerque Area Office, 555 
Broadway NE, Suite 100, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102.
     Santa Fe County Pojoaque Satellite Office, 5 West 
Gutierrez, Suite 9, Pojoaque, New Mexico 87506 (in the Pojoaque Pueblo 
Plaza).

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     Santa Fe Public Library, 145 Washington Avenue, Santa Fe, 
New Mexico 87501.
     New Mexico State Library, 1209 Camino Carlos Rey, Santa 
Fe, New Mexico 87507.
     Santa Fe Community College Library, 6401 Richards Avenue, 
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87508.
    Public Disclosure of Comments: Before including your address, phone 
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in any 
correspondence, you should be aware that your entire correspondence--
including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly 
available at any time. While you may ask us in your correspondence to 
withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we 
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

    Dated: December 20, 2017.
Andrea Travnicek,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, Exercising the 
Authority of the Assistant Secretary for Water and Science.
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                                                of the meeting will be posted on the                    for the Pojoaque Basin Regional Water                  the Settlement Act and amendments.
                                                website after the meeting.                              System.                                                The settlement parties are the United
                                                                                                        DATES:  The Department of the Interior                 States; the State of New Mexico; Santa
                                                Registration To Attend the Meeting
                                                                                                        will complete a Record of Decision                     Fe County; City of Santa Fe; Pueblo de
                                                  Attendees can register online before                                                                         San Ildefonso, Pueblo of Nambé, Pueblo
                                                                                                        identifying the actions that will be
                                                the start of the meeting, or on site at the                                                                    of Pojoaque, Pueblo of Tesuque
                                                                                                        implemented no sooner than 30 days
                                                registration desk. Registration details                                                                        (Settlement Pueblos); and other
                                                                                                        after publication of the U.S.
                                                will be announced on the task force                                                                            individuals. The Settlement Agreement
                                                                                                        Environmental Protection Agency’s
                                                website at www.coralreef.gov.                                                                                  resolves the water rights claims of the
                                                                                                        Notice of Availability in the Federal
                                                                                                                                                               Settlement Pueblos.
                                                Public Comments                                         Register.                                                 Among other provisions, the RWS and
                                                   Comments may address the meeting,                    ADDRESSES:   The FEIS is available for                 2,220 acre-feet per year of new water
                                                the role of the U.S. Coral Reef Task                    viewing on the following websites:                     supply to the basin are included in the
                                                Force, or general coral reef conservation               http://www.usbr.gov/uc/envdocs/                        Settlement Agreement in exchange for
                                                issues. Advance public comments                         eis.html or www.pojoaquebasineis.com.                  the Pueblos agreeing to reduce their
                                                should be submitted by January 29,                      Compact disc copies may be obtained by                 claims to water within the basin and to
                                                2018. Copies of comments given at the                   contacting Ms. Sarah Branum, Bureau of                 limit their priority calls against existing
                                                meeting can be submitted afterwards in                  Reclamation, Albuquerque Area Office,                  non-Pueblo water users. The Settlement
                                                writing to Liza Johnson by email, fax, or               555 Broadway NE, Suite 100,                            Agreement also addresses funding for
                                                mail (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION                       Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102; or via                  other water-related projects on the
                                                CONTACT) by March 30, 2018.                             email to pojoaquebasineis@usbr.gov.                    Settlement Pueblos.
                                                                                                        Please see the SUPPLEMENTARY                              Proposed Federal Action: The
                                                Public Availability of Comments                                                                                Secretary of the Interior, through
                                                                                                        INFORMATION section for additional
                                                  Before including your address, phone                  locations where the FEIS is available.                 Reclamation, proposes to plan, design,
                                                number, email address, or other                         FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
                                                                                                                                                               and construct a regional water system in
                                                personal identifying information in your                Sarah Branum, Environmental Project                    accordance with the Settlement
                                                comment, you should be aware that                       Manager, Bureau of Reclamation,                        Agreement, consisting of water
                                                your entire comment—including your                      sbranum@usbr.gov, (505) 462–3591.                      diversion from the Rio Grande and
                                                personal identifying information—may                    Persons who use a telecommunications                   water treatment facilities on the Pueblo
                                                be made publicly available at any time.                 device for the deaf may call the Federal               de San Ildefonso, along with storage
                                                While you can ask us in your comment                    Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–                 tanks and transmission and distribution
                                                to withhold your personal identifying                                                                          pipelines that are necessary to supply
                                                                                                        800–877–8339 to contact the above
                                                information from public review, we                                                                             up to 4,000 acre-feet of water annually
                                                                                                        individual during normal business
                                                cannot guarantee that we will be able to                                                                       to customers in the Pojoaque Basin.
                                                                                                        hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a                   Purpose of and Need for the Proposed
                                                do so.                                                  day, 7 days a week, to leave a message                 Federal Action: The purpose of the
                                                Shawn Buckner,                                          or question with the above-named                       proposed action is to reliably provide a
                                                Acting Director, Office of Policy Analysis, U.S.        individual. You will receive a reply                   firm, safe supply of treated drinking
                                                Department of the Interior.                             during normal business hours.                          water for distribution in the Pojoaque
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–00398 Filed 1–11–18; 8:45 am]             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                         Basin, in compliance with the
                                                BILLING CODE 4334–63–P                                  Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation)                    Settlement Act. The need for action is
                                                                                                        prepared the FEIS in cooperation with                  to reduce reliance on groundwater in
                                                                                                        the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S.                the Pojoaque Basin and to allow the
                                                DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                              Indian Health Service, U.S. Army Corps                 Settlement Pueblos to receive a portion
                                                                                                        of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife                   of the water provided under the
                                                [RR04310000, XXXR0680G1,                                Service, Pueblo de San Ildefonso,                      Settlement Act. The proposed action
                                                RA202240000019200]                                      Pueblo of Nambé, Pueblo of Pojoaque,                  would also enable the Settlement
                                                                                                        Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico                          Pueblos to use funding made available
                                                Notice of Availability for the Final
                                                                                                        Department of Transportation, Santa Fe                 in the Settlement Act for certain water-
                                                Environmental Impact Statement for
                                                                                                        County, and the City of Santa Fe. The                  related infrastructure improvements, if
                                                the Pojoaque Basin Regional Water
                                                                                                        FEIS has been updated according to                     requested. This funding can be
                                                System, Santa Fe County, New Mexico
                                                                                                        public comments received during the                    requested prior to substantial
                                                AGENCY:  Office of the Assistant                        45-day Draft Environmental Impact                      completion of the RWS and, if approved
                                                Secretary—Water and Science, Interior.                  Statement (DEIS) public review period                  by the Secretary, used for water-related
                                                ACTION: Notice of availability.                         (January 13–February 27, 2017) and                     improvements that would be more cost
                                                                                                        other project updates. A summary of                    effective when implemented in
                                                SUMMARY:   The Secretary of the Interior,               changes between the DEIS and FEIS is                   conjunction with RWS construction
                                                acting through the Bureau of                            included in Chapter 1 of the FEIS.                     (Settlement Act, Section
                                                Reclamation, announces the availability                    Background: The Pojoaque Basin                      615[d][7][A][ii]).
                                                of the Final Environmental Impact                       Regional Water System (RWS) is                            The FEIS Analyzes Five Alternatives:
                                                Statement (FEIS) for the proposed                       described in and authorized by the                     The FEIS assesses the potential
                                                Pojoaque Basin Regional Water System,                   Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act (Title
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                                                                                                                                                               environmental effects of five
                                                as authorized by the Aamodt Litigation                  VI of the Claims Resolution Act of 2010;               alternatives for the RWS. These include
                                                Settlement Act. The FEIS responds to                    Public Law 111–291, Title VI; 124 Stat.                the No Action Alternative (Alternative
                                                comments received on the Draft                          3065) (‘‘Settlement Act’’). The                        A), and four action alternatives
                                                Environmental Impact Statement during                   Settlement Act authorizes and ratifies                 (Alternatives B, C, D, and E) that vary
                                                the comment period that ended on                        the Aamodt Litigation Settlement                       in six main components or project
                                                February 27, 2017, and identifies                       Agreement (Settlement Agreement),                      elements:
                                                Alternative E as the preferred alternative              dated January 19, 2006, as conformed to                   1. Firm, reliable water supply.


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                                                   2. Primary source water collection.                  Highway 502, approximately 0.75 mile                   pressure-reducing and flow-control
                                                   3. Water treatment.                                  east of the Otowi Bridge.                              valves.
                                                   4. Short-term storage.                                  4. Eleven new short-term storage                       6. Approximately 7 miles of new
                                                   5. Water transmission and                            tanks in addition to 13 existing storage               electrical distribution lines, with solar-
                                                distribution system, including                          tanks.                                                 ready facilities.
                                                pipelines, pumping plants, forebay                         5. A water transmission and                            Alternative E: Preferred Alternative:
                                                tanks, and other associated facilities.                 distribution system including                          Under this alternative, the RWS would
                                                   6. Electrical power service.                         approximately 194 miles of pipelines,                  consist of the following major
                                                   Alternative A: The No Action                         seven pumping plants, and pressure-                    components:
                                                Alternative: The No Action Alternative                  reducing and flow-control valves.                         1. The firm, reliable water supply
                                                is the ‘‘no build’’ alternative. Under this                6. Approximately 15 miles of new                    would be provided by collecting flows
                                                alternative, the RWS would not be                       electrical distribution lines.                         from the hyporheic zone of the Rio
                                                constructed, the Settlement Agreement                      Alternative C: Under this alternative,              Grande and supplementing it with
                                                would be nullified, and Aamodt                          the RWS would consist of the following                 operational planning and scheduling of
                                                litigation over water rights claims would               major components:                                      San Juan-Chama Project water supplies;
                                                likely resume. A firm, reliable water                      1. The firm, reliable water supply                  emergency use wells would allow water
                                                supply would not be provided to                         would be provided by collecting flows                  to be withdrawn during emergencies
                                                residents of the Pojoaque Basin. Under                  from beneath and adjacent to the Rio                   lasting longer than two days that cannot
                                                the No Action Alternative, the benefits                 Grande (the hyporheic zone),                           be supplied by short-term storage tanks.
                                                of the proposed RWS would not be                        supplemented by operational planning                      2. Four horizontal radial well
                                                realized. Use of domestic wells would                   and scheduling of San Juan-Chama                       collectors to divert water from below the
                                                continue to reduce groundwater and                      Project water supplies.                                water table on the east bank of the Rio
                                                surface water supplies in the Pojoaque                     2. A parallel river interceptor drain in            Grande.
                                                Basin. The Pueblos would continue to                    the alluvium to collect water from                        3. A water treatment plant located on
                                                rely on their existing separate water                   below the water table in the bosque on                 the west side of County Road 101D,
                                                systems, rather than integrating their                  the east side of the Rio Grande north of               north of State Highway 502.
                                                systems into one regional system.                       the Otowi Bridge.                                         4. Seven new short-term storage tanks,
                                                   Alternative B: Alternative B                            3. A water treatment plant on the                   in addition to 14 existing storage tanks.
                                                incorporates the RWS facilities and                     eastern portion of the Pueblo de San                      5. A water transmission and
                                                components described in a 2008                          Ildefonso, on the east side of County                  distribution system, including
                                                Engineering Report prepared by HKM                      Road 101D, near the El Rancho power                    approximately 151 miles of pipelines,
                                                Engineering, Inc., as updated through                   substation.                                            one surge tank, 6 pumping plants, and
                                                surveys and public input. The HKM                          4. Eleven new short-term storage                    pressure-reducing and flow-control
                                                Engineering Report served as the                        tanks in addition to 13 existing storage               valves.
                                                preliminary RWS concept for the                         tanks.                                                    6. Approximately 7 miles of new
                                                Settlement Act. Under this alternative,                    5. A water transmission and                         overhead and buried electrical
                                                the RWS would consist of these                          distribution system including                          distribution lines, with solar-ready
                                                components:                                             approximately 189 miles of pipelines,                  facilities.
                                                   1. The firm, reliable water supply                   one surge tank, six pumping plants, and                   Connected Actions: The FEIS also
                                                would be provided by diverting surface                  pressure-reducing and flow-control                     includes analyses of three connected
                                                flows from the Rio Grande,                              valves.                                                actions: (1) The Rio Pojoaque irrigation
                                                supplemented by operational planning                       6. Approximately 7 miles of new                     improvement project, (2) the Pueblo de
                                                and scheduling of San Juan-Chama                        electrical distribution lines                          San Ildefonso future projects which
                                                Project water supplies, as well as one of               supplemented by distributed solar                      consist of wastewater system
                                                the following three backup aquifer                      generation.                                            improvements and water distribution
                                                storage and recovery water supply                          Alternative D: Under Alternative D,                 infrastructure, and (3) the Rio Tesuque
                                                options:                                                the RWS would consist of the following                 channel modification project. Each of
                                                   • Three deep injection and recovery                  major components:                                      the connected actions have been
                                                wells for injecting raw or treated surface                 1. The firm, reliable water supply                  analyzed in the FEIS to the extent that
                                                water into an aquifer and recovering it                 would be provided by collecting flows                  the details of the projects have been
                                                for use in the RWS; or                                  from the hyporheic zone of the Rio                     developed.
                                                   • Three shallow injection and                        Grande, supplemented by operational                       Copies of the FEIS: The FEIS may be
                                                recovery wells for injecting raw or                     planning and scheduling of San Juan-                   viewed at:
                                                treated surface water into an aquifer and               Chama Project water supplies.                             • Natural Resources Library, U.S.
                                                recovering it for use in the RWS; or                       2. An infiltration gallery (an estimated            Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street
                                                   • Three shallow passive infiltration                 180 horizontal drains to collect water                 NW, Main Interior Building,
                                                reaches and recovery wells for                          from below the water table) on the east                Washington, DC 20240–0001.
                                                infiltrating raw surface water into an                  bank of the Rio Grande.                                   • Bureau of Reclamation, Upper
                                                aquifer and recovering it for use in the                   3. A water treatment plant on the                   Colorado Region, Public Affairs Office,
                                                RWS.                                                    eastern portion of the Pueblo de San                   125 South State Street, Room 8100, Salt
                                                   2. A side-channel surface diversion                  Ildefonso, on the east side of County                  Lake City, Utah 84138.
                                                                                                                                                                  • Bureau of Reclamation,
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                                                structure and pumping plant with a                      Road 101D, near the El Rancho power
                                                sediment removal and return system on                   substation.                                            Albuquerque Area Office, 555 Broadway
                                                the east bank of the Rio Grande on                         4. Sixteen new short-term storage                   NE, Suite 100, Albuquerque, New
                                                Pueblo de San Ildefonso lands, just                     tanks in addition to 13 existing tanks.                Mexico 87102.
                                                north of the Otowi Bridge.                                 5. A water transmission and                            • Santa Fe County Pojoaque Satellite
                                                   3. A water treatment plant and                       distribution system, including                         Office, 5 West Gutierrez, Suite 9,
                                                pumping plant on the Pueblo de San                      approximately 187 miles of pipelines,                  Pojoaque, New Mexico 87506 (in the
                                                Ildefonso on the south side of State                    one surge tank, six pumping plants, and                Pojoaque Pueblo Plaza).


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                                                  • Santa Fe Public Library, 145                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                                Washington Avenue, Santa Fe, New                        Timothy A. Quincy, (208) 373–3981
                                                Mexico 87501.                                           Branch of Cadastral Survey, Bureau of                  Bureau of Reclamation
                                                  • New Mexico State Library, 1209                      Land Management, 1387 South Vinnell                    [RR83570000, 189R5065C6,
                                                Camino Carlos Rey, Santa Fe, New                        Way, Boise, Idaho 83709–1657. Persons                  RX.59389832.1009676; OMB Control
                                                Mexico 87507.                                           who use a telecommunications device                    Number 1006–0028]
                                                  • Santa Fe Community College                          for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
                                                Library, 6401 Richards Avenue, Santa                                                                           Agency Information Collection
                                                                                                        Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339
                                                Fe, New Mexico 87508.                                                                                          Activities; Recreation Visitor Use
                                                  Public Disclosure of Comments:                        to contact the above individual during
                                                                                                        normal business hours. The FRS is                      Survey
                                                Before including your address, phone
                                                number, email address, or other                         available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,               AGENCY:   Bureau of Reclamation,
                                                personal identifying information in any                 to leave a message or question with Mr.                Interior.
                                                correspondence, you should be aware                     Quincy. You will receive a reply during                ACTION: Notice of information collection;
                                                that your entire correspondence—                        normal business hours.                                 request for comments.
                                                including your personal identifying                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:         A person
                                                information—may be made publicly                                                                               SUMMARY:    In accordance with the
                                                                                                        or party who wishes to protest one or                  Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
                                                available at any time. While you may
                                                                                                        more plats of survey identified above                  the Bureau of Reclamation
                                                ask us in your correspondence to
                                                withhold your personal identifying                      must file a written notice with the Chief              (Reclamation), are proposing to renew
                                                information from public review, we                      Cadastral Surveyor for Idaho, Bureau of                an information collection with
                                                cannot guarantee that we will be able to                Land Management. The protest must                      revisions.
                                                do so.                                                  identify the plat(s) of survey that the                DATES: Interested persons are invited to
                                                                                                        person or party wishes to protest and                  submit comments on or before March
                                                  Dated: December 20, 2017.
                                                                                                        contain all reasons and evidence in                    13, 2018.
                                                Andrea Travnicek,
                                                                                                        support of the protest. The protest must               ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
                                                Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and
                                                                                                        be filed before the scheduled date of                  this information collection request (ICR)
                                                Science, Exercising the Authority of the
                                                Assistant Secretary for Water and Science.              official filing for the plat(s) of survey              by mail to Jerome Jackson, Bureau of
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–00427 Filed 1–11–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                        being protested. Any protest filed after               Reclamation, Office of Policy and
                                                BILLING CODE 4332–90–P
                                                                                                        the scheduled date of official filing will             Administration, 84–57000, P.O. Box
                                                                                                        be untimely and will not be considered.                25007, Denver, CO 80225–0007; or by
                                                                                                        A protest is considered filed on the date              email to jljackson@usbr.gov. Please
                                                DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                              it is received by the Chief Cadastral                  reference OMB Control Number 1006–
                                                                                                        Surveyor for Idaho during regular                      0028 in the subject line of your
                                                Bureau of Land Management                               business hours; if received after regular              comments.
                                                [17X.LLID957000.L14400000.BJ0000.24                     business hours, a protest will be                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
                                                1A.4500117485]                                          considered filed the next business day.                request additional information about
                                                                                                        If a protest against a plat of survey is               this ICR, contact Jerome Jackson by
                                                Filing of Plats of Survey: Idaho                        received prior to the scheduled date of                email at jljackson@usbr.gov, or by
                                                AGENCY:   Bureau of Land Management,                    official filing, the official filing of the            telephone at (303) 445–2712.
                                                Interior.                                               plat of survey identified in the protest               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
                                                ACTION: Notice.                                         will be stayed pending consideration of                accordance with the Paperwork
                                                                                                        the protest. A plat of survey will not be              Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the
                                                SUMMARY:    The plats of survey of the                  officially filed until the next business               general public and other Federal
                                                following described lands are scheduled                 day following dismissal or resolution of               agencies with an opportunity to
                                                to be officially filed in the Bureau of                 all protests of the plat.                              comment on new, proposed, or
                                                Land Management, Idaho State Office,                                                                           continuing collections of information.
                                                Boise, Idaho, in 30 days from the date                     Before including your address, phone
                                                                                                        number, email address, or other                        This helps us assess the impact of our
                                                of this publication.                                                                                           information collection requirements and
                                                                                                        personal identifying information in a
                                                Boise Meridian, Idaho                                   protest, you should be aware that the                  minimize the public’s reporting burden.
                                                T. 11 N., R. 17 E., Section 25, accepted                documents you submit, including your                   It also helps the public understand our
                                                     December 14, 2017                                                                                         information collection requirements and
                                                                                                        personal identifying information, may
                                                T. 13 N., R. 41 E., Sections 10, 11 and 12,                                                                    provide the requested data in the
                                                     accepted December 14, 2017                         be made publicly available in their
                                                                                                                                                               desired format.
                                                T. 8 N., R. 22 E., Section 5, accepted                  entirety at any time. While you can ask                   We are soliciting comments on the
                                                     December 14, 2017                                  us to withhold your personal identifying               proposed ICR that is described below.
                                                T. 20 N., R. 22 E., Section 6, accepted                 information from public review, we
                                                     December 14, 2017
                                                                                                                                                               We are especially interested in public
                                                                                                        cannot guarantee that we will be able to               comment addressing the following
                                                T. 16 N., R. 43 E., Section 33, accepted
                                                     December 14, 2017                                  do so.                                                 issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to
                                                T. 7 N., R. 23 E., Section 3, accepted                  Timothy A. Quincy,                                     the proper functions of Reclamation; (2)
                                                     December 14, 2017                                                                                         will this information be processed and
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                                                T. 9 S., R. 40 E., Section 1, accepted                  Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Idaho.
                                                                                                                                                               used in a timely manner; (3) is the
                                                     December 14, 2017                                  [FR Doc. 2018–00459 Filed 1–11–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                               estimate of burden accurate; (4) how
                                                ADDRESSES:   A copy of the plats may be                 BILLING CODE 4310–AK–P                                 might Reclamation enhance the quality,
                                                obtained from the Public Room at the                                                                           utility, and clarity of the information to
                                                Bureau of Land Management, Idaho                                                                               be collected; and (5) how might
                                                State Office, 1387 S. Vinnell Way, Boise,                                                                      Reclamation minimize the burden of
                                                Idaho 83709, upon required payment.                                                                            this collection on the respondents,


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of availability.
DatesThe Department of the Interior will complete a Record of Decision identifying the actions that will be implemented no sooner than 30 days after publication of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Notice of Availability in the Federal Register.
ContactMs. Sarah Branum, Environmental Project Manager, Bureau of Reclamation, [email protected], (505) 462- 3591. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual during normal business hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question with the above-named individual. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.
FR Citation83 FR 1626 

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