83 FR 27347 - Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement, New Mexico Unit of the Central Arizona Project; Catron, Grant, and Hidalgo Counties, New Mexico
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 113 (June 12, 2018)
Bureau of Reclamation
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 113 (June 12, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-12575 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 12, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 27347-27349] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-12575] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Reclamation [RR03510000, XXXR0680R1, RR171260120019400] Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement, New Mexico Unit of the Central Arizona Project; Catron, Grant, and Hidalgo Counties, New Mexico AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior. ACTION: Notice of intent; request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), as the lead Federal agency, and the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission (ISC), as joint lead agency, intend to gather information necessary for preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate the effects of the construction and operation of a New Mexico Unit (NM Unit) of the Central Arizona Project (CAP). Reclamation and the ISC will work with land owners that may be impacted by construction and operation of the NM Unit. Reclamation and the ISC will evaluate and disclose the potential environmental effects on these lands to determine consistency with any applicable land use plans or other guiding documents. This notice also opens public scoping to identify potential issues, concerns, and alternatives to be considered in the EIS. DATES: Comments on the scope of the EIS are due 30 days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Eight public scoping meetings will be held to solicit comments on the scope of the EIS and the issues and alternatives that should be analyzed. The dates and locations of the scoping meetings will be announced at least 15 days in advance through local media, newspapers, and the project website at: https://www.nmuniteis.com. At the time of this publication, the dates and locations of the scoping meetings will be on the project website. ADDRESSES: Send written comments on the scope of the EIS to the Phoenix Area Office, Bureau of Reclamation (ATTN: NM Unit EIS), 6150 West Thunderbird Road, Glendale, Arizona 85306, or by email to [email protected]. If emailing comments, please use ``NM Unit EIS'' as the subject of your email. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Sean Heath at (623) 773-6250, or by email at [email protected]. Additional information is available online at https://www.nmuniteis.com. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4231-4347; the Council on Environmental Quality's Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA, 40 CFR parts 1500 through 1508; and the Department of the Interior's regulations, 43 CFR part 46, Reclamation and the ISC, as joint lead agencies, intend to prepare an EIS on the NM Unit of the CAP. The Proposed Action would develop a NM Unit of the CAP to permit the consumptive use of Gila River water, diverted in accordance with the Consumptive Use and Forbearance Agreement (CUFA), and pursuant to the terms of the Arizona Water Settlements Act, Public Law 108-451 (AWSA). Background The Colorado River Basin Project Act of 1968, Public Law 90-537, 43 U.S.C. Ch. 32, as amended by the AWSA, authorizes the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to contract with water users in New Mexico for water from the Gila River, its tributaries and underground [[Page 27348]] water sources. New Mexico may divert, in any period of 10 consecutive years, up to an annual average of 14,000 acre-feet, including a maximum of 4,000 acre-feet per year that may be diverted from the San Francisco River pursuant to the CUFA and the NM Unit Agreement. Use of this water under the AWSA is conditioned on satisfying a variety of laws and agreements related to its use in New Mexico and Arizona. These laws and agreements generally require that additional CAP water be delivered to the downstream users in Arizona to replace diversions in New Mexico under the AWSA and the CUFA. A NM Unit is the infrastructure that would divert Gila River water in New Mexico for this purpose. The AWSA contains specific requirements for the Secretary regarding the possible construction, operation, and maintenance of a NM Unit on the Gila River. The Secretary is authorized to design, build, operate, and maintain a NM Unit. A NM Unit is defined in the New Mexico Unit Agreement, which the Secretary executed on November 23, 2015. The Secretary is directed to carry out all necessary environmental compliance required by Federal law in implementing the CUFA and the New Mexico Unit Agreement. Reclamation and the ISC are the joint lead agencies for environmental compliance regarding the Unit pursuant to Section 212(h) of the AWSA. Purpose and Need for Action The purpose of the Proposed Action is to develop a NM Unit of the CAP to allow for consumptive use of water from the Gila River, its tributaries or underground water sources in southwestern New Mexico, diverted in accordance with the CUFA, and pursuant to the terms of the AWSA. The water developed via a NM Unit pursuant to the AWSA and the CUFA is for the benefit of the New Mexico CAP Entity. The needs for the Proposed Action are as follows: (a) To develop water for delivery at the times, locations, and in quantities that will improve agricultural use within the Cliff-Gila, Virden, and/or San Francisco River valleys; and (b) to provide capability for future expansion for the beneficial purposes authorized by the Colorado River Basin Project Act of 1968 and the AWSA. The Proposed Action identified in this EIS is needed for agricultural use and does not include or preclude the independent development of subsequent projects to address these future needs; however, future projects involving water developed pursuant to the AWSA and the CUFA will be subject to all environmental compliance required by law. Reclamation has concluded that an EIS is required for the proposed project, pursuant to the statutory requirements of the AWSA. The EIS will evaluate direct, indirect, and cumulative effects of the Proposed Action. In addition, the EIS will include a No Action alternative. For purposes of analysis and scoping, the No Action alternative represents the conditions that exist in the absence of the Federal action. It will provide the basis for comparison with the Proposed Action that includes the construction and operation of a NM Unit. Proposed Action The NM Unit would be a water diversion, storage, conveyance, and delivery system for agricultural use and to provide capability for future expansion for other beneficial purposes as authorized by the Colorado River Basin Project Act of 1968 and the AWSA. The study area for the EIS comprises portions of Catron, Grant, and Hidalgo counties in southwest New Mexico. The Project would divert AWSA water from the Gila River or its tributaries in New Mexico pursuant to the provisions of the AWSA and the CUFA, convey it for storage in off-stream storage sites in the Upper Gila Valley, along the San Francisco River and in the Virden Valley, and deliver it to the target water users. The Proposed Action would only use a portion of the 14,000 acre-feet allowed under the AWSA, while not precluding the future development of the full amount. The exact amounts of water that would be diverted are unknown at this time and will be determined as the Proposed Action is refined prior to the publication of the Draft EIS. The Proposed Action includes diverting, conveying, and storing other water rights, except for Globe Equity water rights. Possible components of the NM Unit include the following:A surface water diversion structure on the Gila River, in the Cliff-Gila Valley; Storage ponds in the Gila River floodplain and in a side drainage of the Cliff-Gila Valley, providing approximately 4,000 acre- feet of storage; Aquifer storage with recovery wells in the Cliff-Gila Valley; Gravity flow and pumped delivery of diverted water to storage facilities in the Cliff-Gila Valley; Pumping facilities associated with delivery of stored water in the Cliff-Gila Valley; Ditch improvements, including increased capacity and lining of about one-third of existing ditches in the Cliff-Gila Valley; Surface storage ponds in the Gila River floodplain or side channels, providing approximately 500 acre-feet of storage in the Virden Valley; Improvements to existing ditches for water conveyance in the Virden Valley; Pumping facilities associated with delivery of stored water in the Virden Valley; A surface water diversion structure on the San Francisco River, near Alma; Pumping facility for delivery of diverted water to the proposed reservoir near Alma; Conveyance (i.e., open ditch, box culvert, or pipeline) construction and improvements to existing ditches for water conveyance from a proposed diversion on the San Francisco River; Construction of an approximately 1,900 acre-foot off- stream reservoir near Alma, to store water diverted from the San Francisco River; Construction of water conveyance facilities from the reservoir to points of use. Reclamation and the ISC will use the public scoping period, previous studies, and stakeholder input to fully identify the range of potentially significant issues, actions, alternatives, and impacts to be considered in the EIS. Resource areas analyzed in the EIS may include air quality; cultural resources; geology and soils; hazardous substances and waste; land use; noise; socioeconomics; recreation; utilities and infrastructure; vegetation; water; wetlands and floodplains; fisheries and wildlife; and special status species. The range of issues and alternatives addressed in the EIS may be expanded or reduced based on comments received in response to this notice and at the public scoping meetings. Additional information is available by contacting the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. Principles, Requirements, and Guidelines As part of the environmental analysis process, the Federal Principles, Requirements, and Guidelines for Water and Land Related Resources Implementation Studies (PR&Gs) will be applied to examine the various technical, economic, hydrologic, recreation and ecosystem services considerations of each alternative, as well as a No Action alternative. The requirements of a PR&G analysis are unique to that process and are not included in the Council of Environmental Quality or Department of [[Page 27349]] the Interior NEPA implementing regulations. Additional information regarding the PR&Gs is available online at the website provided in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. Cooperating Agency Status If, based on the Proposed Action, your agency believes it has special expertise or jurisdiction by law, as defined in 40 CFR 1508.15 and 1508.26, please respond within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. Special Assistance for Public Scoping Meetings If special assistance is required at the scoping meetings, please contact Mr. Sean Heath at (623) 773-6250, or email your assistance needs to [email protected], along with your name and telephone number. Please indicate your needs at least two weeks in advance of the meeting to enable Reclamation to secure the needed services. If a request cannot be honored, the requestor will be notified. 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: June 7, 2018. Terrance J. Fulp, Regional Director, Lower Colorado Region. [FR Doc. 2018-12575 Filed 6-11-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4332-90-P
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reporting functions; (ii) regarding a Committee. The Committee provides the ISC will work with land owners that
testing laboratory’s suitability advice on the development of a specific may be impacted by construction and
determination based upon standards no reuse plan and on matters relating to the operation of the NM Unit. Reclamation
less stringent than those set out in 25 future uses of the Fort Hancock Historic and the ISC will evaluate and disclose
CFR 533.6(b)(1)(ii) through (v) and Landmark District within the Sandy the potential environmental effects on
based upon no less information than Hook Unit of Gateway National these lands to determine consistency
that required by 25 CFR 537.1; and/or Recreation Area. with any applicable land use plans or
(iii) the TGRA’s acceptance of a testing FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: other guiding documents. This notice
laboratory’s suitability determination Daphne Yun, Acting Public Affairs also opens public scoping to identify
made by any other gaming regulatory Officer, Gateway National Recreation potential issues, concerns, and
authority in the United States. The Area, 210 New York Avenue, Staten alternatives to be considered in the EIS.
TGRA must maintain said records for a Island, New York 10305, or by DATES: Comments on the scope of the
minimum of three years and must make telephone (718) 354–4602, or by email EIS are due 30 days after publication of
the records available to the Commission daphne_yun@nps.gov. this notice in the Federal Register.
upon request. Section 547.17 requires a SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Eight public scoping meetings will be
TGRA to submit a detailed report for notice is published in accordance with held to solicit comments on the scope
each enumerated standard for which the Section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory of the EIS and the issues and
TGRA approves an alternate standard, Committee Act of 1972 (Pub. L. 92–463, alternatives that should be analyzed.
and the report must include: (i) An as amended). The certification of The dates and locations of the scoping
explanation of how the alternate renewal is published below. meetings will be announced at least 15
standard achieves a level of security and Certification Statement: I hereby days in advance through local media,
integrity sufficient to accomplish the certify that the renewal of the Gateway newspapers, and the project website at:
purpose of the standard it is to replace; National Recreation Area Fort Hancock https://www.nmuniteis.com. At the time
and (ii) the alternate standard as 21st Century Advisory Committee is of this publication, the dates and
approved and the record on which the necessary and in the public interest in locations of the scoping meetings will
approval is based. This collection is connection with the performance of be on the project website.
mandatory and allows the NIGC to duties imposed on the Department of ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
confirm tribal compliance with NIGC the Interior by the National Park Service the scope of the EIS to the Phoenix Area
regulations on ‘‘electronic, computer, or Organic Act (54 U.S.C. 100101(a) et Office, Bureau of Reclamation (ATTN:
other technologic aids’’ to conduct class seq.), and other statutes relating to the NM Unit EIS), 6150 West Thunderbird
II gaming activities. administration of the National Park Road, Glendale, Arizona 85306, or by
Respondents: Tribal governing bodies. Service. email to NMUnitEIS@empsi.com. If
Estimated Number of Respondents: emailing comments, please use ‘‘NM
492. Authority: 54 U.S.C. 100906; 54 U.S.C.
100101(a) et seq. Unit EIS’’ as the subject of your email.
Estimated Annual Responses: 500.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Estimated Time per Response: Ryan K. Zinke,
Depending on the type of submission, Sean Heath at (623) 773–6250, or by
Secretary of the Interior. email at NMUnitEIS@empsi.com.
the range of time can vary from 2.0 [FR Doc. 2018–12559 Filed 6–11–18; 8:45 am]
burden hours to 6.0 burden hours for Additional information is available
one item.
BILLING CODE 4312–52–P online at https://www.nmuniteis.com.
Frequency of Response: Annually. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
Estimated Total Annual Hourly to the National Environmental Policy
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), 42
Burden to Respondents: 2,456.
Estimated Total Non-Hour Cost Bureau of Reclamation U.S.C. 4231–4347; the Council on
Burden: $0. Environmental Quality’s Regulations for
[RR03510000, XXXR0680R1, Implementing the Procedural Provisions
Dated: May 31, 2018. RR171260120019400]
Christinia Thomas,
of NEPA, 40 CFR parts 1500 through
1508; and the Department of the
Chief of Staff (A). Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Interior’s regulations, 43 CFR part 46,
[FR Doc. 2018–12498 Filed 6–11–18; 8:45 am] Environmental Impact Statement, New
Reclamation and the ISC, as joint lead
BILLING CODE 7565–01–P Mexico Unit of the Central Arizona
agencies, intend to prepare an EIS on
Project; Catron, Grant, and Hidalgo
the NM Unit of the CAP. The Proposed
Counties, New Mexico
Action would develop a NM Unit of the
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR CAP to permit the consumptive use of
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,
National Park Service Interior. Gila River water, diverted in accordance
ACTION: Notice of intent; request for with the Consumptive Use and
[NPS–NERO–GATE–25299; PPNEGATEB0, comments. Forbearance Agreement (CUFA), and
PPMVSCS1Z.Y00000] pursuant to the terms of the Arizona
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation Water Settlements Act, Public Law 108–
Gateway National Recreation Area Fort (Reclamation), as the lead Federal 451 (AWSA).
Hancock 21st Century Advisory agency, and the New Mexico Interstate
Committee Stream Commission (ISC), as joint lead Background
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. agency, intend to gather information The Colorado River Basin Project Act
ACTION: Notice of renewal. necessary for preparing an of 1968, Public Law 90–537, 43 U.S.C.
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Ch. 32, as amended by the AWSA,
SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior to evaluate the effects of the authorizes the Secretary of the Interior
is giving notice of renewal of the construction and operation of a New (Secretary) to contract with water users
Gateway National Recreation Area Fort Mexico Unit (NM Unit) of the Central in New Mexico for water from the Gila
Hancock 21st Century Advisory Arizona Project (CAP). Reclamation and River, its tributaries and underground
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the Interior NEPA implementing Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of International Trade Commission, on
regulations. Additional information Broadcom Corporation of San Jose, June 6, 2018, ordered that—
regarding the PR&Gs is available online California. Supplements to the (1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of
at the website provided in the FOR complaint were filed on May 18, 2018 section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of and May 30, 2018. The complaint amended, an investigation be instituted
this notice. alleges violations of section 337 based to determine whether there is a
upon the importation into the United violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of
Cooperating Agency Status
States, the sale for importation, and the section 337 in the importation into the
If, based on the Proposed Action, your sale within the United States after United States, the sale for importation,
agency believes it has special expertise importation of certain infotainment or the sale within the United States after
or jurisdiction by law, as defined in 40 systems, component thereof, and importation of products identified in
CFR 1508.15 and 1508.26, please automobiles containing the same by paragraph (2) by reason of infringement
respond within 30 days of the date of reason of infringement of U.S. Patent of one or more of claims 1–10 of the
publication of this notice to the person No. 6,937,187 (‘‘the ’187 patent’’); U.S. ’187 patent; claims 1, 2, 5–13, 15, and
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Patent No. 8,902,104 (‘‘the ’104 patent’’); 16 of the ’104 patent; claims 1–10 of the
CONTACT section of this notice. U.S. Patent No. 7,512,752 (‘‘the ’752 ’752 patent; claims 11–20 of the ’027
Special Assistance for Public Scoping patent’’); U.S. Patent No. 7,530,027 (‘‘the patent; claims 1–14 of the ’844 patent;
Meetings ’027 patent’’); U.S. Patent No. 8,284,844 and claims 17–26 of the ’583 patent; and
(‘‘the ’844 patent’’); and U.S. Patent No. whether an industry in the United
If special assistance is required at the 7,437,583 (‘‘the ’583 patent’’). The States exists as required by subsection
scoping meetings, please contact Mr. complaint further alleges that an (a)(2) of section 337;
Sean Heath at (623) 773–6250, or email industry in the United States exists as (2) Pursuant to section 210.10(b)(1) of
your assistance needs to NMUnitEIS@ required by the applicable Federal the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
empsi.com, along with your name and Statute. Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10(b)(1), the
telephone number. Please indicate your The complainant requests that the plain language description of the
needs at least two weeks in advance of Commission institute an investigation accused products or category of accused
the meeting to enable Reclamation to and, after the investigation, issue a products, which defines the scope of the
secure the needed services. If a request limited exclusion order and cease and investigation, is ‘‘head units, rear seat
cannot be honored, the requestor will be desist orders. entertainment units, units for displaying
notified. information or entertainment, and
ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for
Public Disclosure any confidential information contained cameras, controllers, processing
therein, is available for inspection components, modules, chips, GNSS
Before including your address, phone processing devices, and circuits used
number, email address, or other during official business hours (8:45 a.m.
to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the therein or therewith and automobiles
personal identifying information in your that contain such infotainment systems
comment, you should be aware that Secretary, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street SW, Room and components’’;
your entire comment—including your (3) For the purpose of the
personal identifying information—may 112, Washington, DC 20436, telephone
(202) 205–2000. Hearing impaired investigation so instituted, the following
be made publicly available at any time. are hereby named as parties upon which
While you can ask us in your comment individuals are advised that information
on this matter can be obtained by this notice of investigation shall be
to withhold your personal identifying served:
information from public review, we contacting the Commission’s TDD
terminal on (202) 205–1810. Persons (a) The complainant is: Broadcom
cannot guarantee that we will be able to Corporation, 1320 Ridder Park Drive,
do so. with mobility impairments who will
need special assistance in gaining access San Jose, CA 95131.
Dated: June 7, 2018.
to the Commission should contact the (b) The respondents are the following
Terrance J. Fulp, Office of the Secretary at (202) 205– entities alleged to be in violation of
Regional Director, Lower Colorado Region. 2000. General information concerning section 337, and are the parties upon
[FR Doc. 2018–12575 Filed 6–11–18; 8:45 am] the Commission may also be obtained which the complaint is to be served:
BILLING CODE 4332–90–P by accessing its internet server at Toyota Motor Corporation, 1 Toyota-
https://www.usitc.gov. The public cho, Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture
record for this investigation may be 471–8571, Japan
INTERNATIONAL TRADE viewed on the Commission’s electronic Toyota Motor North America, Inc., 6565
COMMISSION docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. Headquarters Dr., Plano, TX 75024
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., 6565
[Investigation No. 337–TA–1119] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Headquarters Dr., Plano, TX 75024
Katherine Hiner, The Office of Docket
Toyota Motor Engineering &
Certain Infotainment Systems, Services, U.S. International Trade
Manufacturing North America, Inc.,
Components Thereof, and Commission, telephone (202) 205–1802.
6565 Headquarters Dr., Plano, TX
Automobiles Containing the Same: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 75024
Institution of investigation Authority: The authority for Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana,
institution of this investigation is Inc., 4000 Tulip Tree Drive,
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
AGENCY: U.S. International Trade
Commission. contained in section 337 of the Tariff Princeton, IN 47670
ACTION: Notice.
Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337 Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky,
and in section 210.10 of the Inc., 25 Atlantic Avenue, Erlanger, KY
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a Commission’s Rules of Practice and 41018
complaint was filed with the U.S. Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2018). Toyota Motor Manufacturing,
International Trade Commission on May Scope of investigation: Having Mississippi, Inc., 398 E Main Street,
7, 2018, under section 337 of the Tariff considered the complaint, the U.S. Tupelo, MS 38804
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| Dates | Comments on the scope of the EIS are due 30 days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register. | |
| Contact | Mr. Sean Heath at (623) 773-6250, or by email at [email protected] Additional information is available online at https://www.nmuniteis.com. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 27347 |
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