83 FR 50353 - Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Lake Ralph Hall Regional Water Supply Reservoir Project, Fannin County, TX
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 194 (October 5, 2018)
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 194 (October 5, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-21538 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 194 (Friday, October 5, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 50353-50354] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-21538] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Lake Ralph Hall Regional Water Supply Reservoir Project, Fannin County, TX AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. ACTION: Notice of availability. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Fort Worth District has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to analyze the direct, indirect and cumulative effects of the construction of the Lake Ralph Hall Regional Water Supply Reservoir Project in Fannin County, TX, proposed by the Upper Trinity Regional Water District (UTRWD). This action requires authorization from USACE under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act for construction and operation of the proposed project. The proposed project is a regional water supply project intended to provide approximately 34,050 acre-feet (AF) per year of new water for 20 water providers, special districts, and municipalities in Denton County and small portions of Dallas, Collin, Grayson, Wise and Cooke counties to the extent that Denton County Customers' service areas extend outside the County. Construction of the reservoir and support facilities would result in permanent direct impacts to waters of the U.S. of approximately 8 acres of wetlands and 384 acres of other waters including streams, impoundments, and ponds. The proposed project pipeline will cross 59 [[Page 50354]] streams with 11,893 lineal feet of temporary impact as well as 0.4 acres of stock tanks. DATES: Written comments on the Draft EIS will be accepted until November 21, 2018. Oral and/or written comments may also be presented at the Public Hearing. ADDRESSES: A Public Hearing will be held Thursday, October 25, 2018 starting at 5:30 p.m. at the H.L. Milton Sports Complex, 601 W Mill Street, Ladonia, TX 75449. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chandler J. Peter, EIS Project Manager, at 817-886-1731 or [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft EIS was prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, and the Corps' regulations for NEPA implementation (33 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] parts 230 and 325, Appendices B and C). The Corps, Fort Worth, Regulatory Branch is the lead federal agency responsible for the Draft EIS and information contained in the EIS serves as the basis for a decision regarding issuance of a Section 404 permit. It also provides information for federal, state and local agencies having jurisdictional responsibility for affected resources. The purpose of the Draft EIS is to provide decision-makers and the public with information pertaining to the Proposed Action and alternatives, and to disclose environmental impacts and identify mitigation measures to reduce impacts. UTRWD proposes to construct Lake Ralph Hall (including principal and emergency spillways, dam, and reservoir) with a conservation pool storage capacity of approximately 160,235 AF. Construction of a new raw water pipeline from the proposed Lake Ralph Hall to the Tom Harpool Water Treatment Plant is also proposed, as well as a new balancing reservoir and pump station. The purpose for the project is to provide additional firm annual yield to the 20 water providers and communities to address anticipated water demands associated with projected growth. In addition to the Proposed Action, the Draft EIS analyzes the No Action Alternative. Other alternatives were evaluated but not carried forward for detailed consideration, including water supplied from five new (undeveloped) reservoirs; securing supplies from other existing sources, Oklahoma, additional Dallas Water Utilities Supply, the Gulf of Mexico, Cypress Creek Basin, groundwater imports and precipitation enhancement. In addition, alternative dam alignments and conservation pool sizes were considered. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region VI, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas Historical Commission have participated as cooperating agencies in the formulation of the Draft EIS. Copies of the Draft EIS will also be available for review at: 1. Ladonia City Hall, 100 Center Plaza, Ladonia, TX 75449. 2. Wolfe City Public Library, 102 TX-11, Wolfe City, TX 75496. 3. Commerce Public Library, 1210 Park Street, Commerce, TX 75428. 4. Honey Grove Library, 500 N 6th Street, Honey Grove, TX 75446. 5. Bonham Public Library, 305 E 5th Street, Bonham, TX 75418. 6. Greenville Public Library, 1 Lou Finney Lane, Greenville, TX 75401 7. Upper Trinity Regional Water District, 900 North Kealy Street, Lewisville, TX 75067. 8. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth Regulatory Office, 819 Taylor Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102. Send written comments regarding the Proposed Action and Draft EIS to Chandler J. Peter, EIS Project Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District--Regulatory Division, 819 Taylor Street, Room 3A37, P.O. Box 17300, Fort Worth, Texas 76102 or via email: [email protected]. Requests to be placed on or removed from a mailing list for the Final EIS should also be sent to this address. Electronic copies of the Draft EIS may be obtained from the Fort Worth Regulatory Division or its website at: https://www.swf.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory/Permitting/Proposed-Lake-Ralph-Hall/. Stephen L. Brooks, Chief, Regulatory Division, Fort Worth District. [FR Doc. 2018-21538 Filed 10-4-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3720-58-P
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For its first session, the Committee will Recommendations Related to Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
receive testimony from a retired Service Articles 32, 33, and 34 of the amended, all written comments will be
member who was accused of sexual Uniform Code of Military Justice treated as public documents and will be
assault and from a Marine Corps defense Referred to the DAC–IPAD for made available for public inspection.
highly qualified expert (HQE) on the Examination; Oral statements from the public will be
effect of sexual assault investigations on 2:30 p.m.–3:50 p.m. Committee permitted, though the number and
accused Service members. Next, the Deliberations on Expedited length of such oral statements may be
Committee will receive testimony from Transfer—Final Assessment; limited based on the time available and
three civilian sexual assault 3:50 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Break; the number of such requests. Oral
investigators regarding their 4:00 p.m.–4:15 p.m. Data Working presentations by members of the public
perspectives on making probable cause Group Update; will be permitted from 4:45 p.m. to 5:00
determinations and opening and closing 4:15 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Briefing and p.m. on October 19, 2018, in front of the
sexual assault investigations. The Committee Deliberations on Fiscal Committee members.
Committee will receive a presentation Year 2019 NDAA Required Dated: October 1, 2018.
from the chair of the DAC–IPAD Case Collateral Misconduct Study; Aaron T. Siegel,
Review Working Group on the working 4:45 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Public Comment;
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investigative case files. The Committee BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
through 102–3.165, and the availability
will then receive a briefing from DAC– of space, this meeting is open to the
IPAD staff regarding three public. Seating is limited and is on a
recommendations made by its DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
first-come basis. Visitors are required to
predecessor sexual assault advisory sign in at the One Liberty Center Department of the Army; Corps of
committee, the Judicial Proceedings security desk and must leave Engineers
Panel (JPP) that the Department of government-issued photo identification
Defense General Counsel has requested on file and wear a visitor badge while Notice of Availability of the Draft
the DAC–IPAD examine. Next, the in the building. Department of Defense Environmental Impact Statement for
Committee will conduct final Common Access Card (CAC) holders the Lake Ralph Hall Regional Water
deliberations for its assessment of the who do not have authorized access to Supply Reservoir Project, Fannin
military’s expedited transfer policy. For One Liberty Center must provide an County, TX
its final sessions, the Committee will alternate form of government-issued
receive a briefing from its Data Working photo identification to leave on file with AGENCY:Department of the Army, U.S.
Group staff on the status of its sexual security while in the building. All Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
assault case adjudication data collection visitors must pass through a metal ACTION: Notice of availability.
project for fiscal years 2012 through detection security screening.
2017, and a briefing on section 547 of Individuals requiring special SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of
the National Defense Authorization Act accommodations to access the public Engineers (USACE) Fort Worth District
for Fiscal Year 2019, which requires the meeting should contact the DAC–IPAD has prepared a Draft Environmental
Secretary of Defense, through the DAC– at whs.pentagon.em.mbx.dacipad@ Impact Statement (EIS) to analyze the
IPAD, to conduct a study every two mail.mil at least five (5) business days direct, indirect and cumulative effects of
years reporting on the number of prior to the meeting so that appropriate the construction of the Lake Ralph Hall
instances in which a sexual assault arrangements can be made. In the event Regional Water Supply Reservoir Project
victim was accused or received the Office of Personnel Management in Fannin County, TX, proposed by the
disciplinary action for collateral closes the government due to inclement Upper Trinity Regional Water District
misconduct related to allegations of weather or for any other reason, please (UTRWD). This action requires
sexual assault committed against that consult the website for any changes to authorization from USACE under
victim. the public meeting date or time. Section 404 of the Clean Water Act for
Agenda Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 construction and operation of the
CFR 102–3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of proposed project. The proposed project
9:00 a.m.–9:10 a.m. Public Meeting
the Federal Advisory Committee Act of is a regional water supply project
Begins—Welcome and Introduction;
9:10 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Effects of Sexual 1972, the public or interested intended to provide approximately
Assault Investigations on Accused organizations may submit written 34,050 acre-feet (AF) per year of new
Service Members; comments to the Committee about its water for 20 water providers, special
10:30 a.m.–10:40 a.m. Break; mission and topics pertaining to this districts, and municipalities in Denton
10:40 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Perspectives of public session. Written comments must County and small portions of Dallas,
Civilian Sexual Assault be received by the DAC–IPAD at least Collin, Grayson, Wise and Cooke
Investigators; five (5) business days prior to the counties to the extent that Denton
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Lunch; meeting date so that they may be made County Customers’ service areas extend
1:10 p.m.–1:50 p.m. Case Review available to the Committee members for outside the County. Construction of the
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Working Group Presentation and their consideration prior to the meeting. reservoir and support facilities would
Committee Deliberations on Initial Written comments should be submitted result in permanent direct impacts to
Findings and Recommendations via email to the DAC–IPAD at waters of the U.S. of approximately 8
Related to Sexual Assault whs.pentagon.em.mbx.dacipad@ acres of wetlands and 384 acres of other
Investigative Case File Reviews; mail.mil in the following formats: waters including streams,
1:50 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Briefing and Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft Word. impoundments, and ponds. The
Committee Deliberations on Judicial Please note that since the DAC–IPAD proposed project pipeline will cross 59
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streams with 11,893 lineal feet of enhancement. In addition, alternative SUMMARY: Copies of the Bonneville
temporary impact as well as 0.4 acres of dam alignments and conservation pool Purchasing Instructions (BPI), which
stock tanks. sizes were considered. contain the policy and establish the
DATES: Written comments on the Draft The U.S. Environmental Protection procedures that BPA uses in the
EIS will be accepted until November 21, Agency Region VI, U.S. Fish and solicitation, award, and administration
2018. Oral and/or written comments Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, of its purchases of goods and services,
may also be presented at the Public Texas Commission on Environmental including construction, are available in
Hearing. Quality, Texas Parks and Wildlife printed form or at the following internet
Department and the Texas Historical address: http://www.bpa.gov/corporate/
ADDRESSES: A Public Hearing will be Commission have participated as business/bpi.
held Thursday, October 25, 2018 cooperating agencies in the formulation Copies of the Bonneville Financial
starting at 5:30 p.m. at the H.L. Milton of the Draft EIS. Assistance Instructions (BFAI), which
Sports Complex, 601 W Mill Street, Copies of the Draft EIS will also be contain the policy and establish the
Ladonia, TX 75449. available for review at: procedures that BPA uses in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 1. Ladonia City Hall, 100 Center solicitation, award, and administration
Chandler J. Peter, EIS Project Manager, Plaza, Ladonia, TX 75449. of financial assistance instruments
at 817–886–1731 or chandler.j.peter@ 2. Wolfe City Public Library, 102 TX– (principally grants and cooperative
usace.army.mil. 11, Wolfe City, TX 75496. agreements), are available in printed
3. Commerce Public Library, 1210
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft form or available at the following
Park Street, Commerce, TX 75428.
EIS was prepared in accordance with 4. Honey Grove Library, 500 N 6th internet address: http://www.bpa.gov/
the National Environmental Policy Act Street, Honey Grove, TX 75446. corporate/business/bfai.
(NEPA) of 1969, as amended, and the 5. Bonham Public Library, 305 E 5th ADDRESSES: Unbound copies of the BPI
Corps’ regulations for NEPA Street, Bonham, TX 75418. or BFAI may be obtained by sending a
implementation (33 Code of Federal 6. Greenville Public Library, 1 Lou request to the Head of the Contracting
Regulations [CFR] parts 230 and 325, Finney Lane, Greenville, TX 75401 Activity, Routing CGP–7, Bonneville
Appendices B and C). The Corps, Fort 7. Upper Trinity Regional Water Power Administration, P.O. Box 3621,
Worth, Regulatory Branch is the lead District, 900 North Kealy Street, Portland, Oregon 97208–3621.
federal agency responsible for the Draft Lewisville, TX 75067. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
EIS and information contained in the 8. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Nicholas M. Jenkins, Head of the
EIS serves as the basis for a decision Worth Regulatory Office, 819 Taylor Contracting Activity; direct telephone
regarding issuance of a Section 404 Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102. (503) 230–5498; or email nmjenkins@
permit. It also provides information for Send written comments regarding the bpa.gov.
federal, state and local agencies having Proposed Action and Draft EIS to
Chandler J. Peter, EIS Project Manager, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BPA was
jurisdictional responsibility for affected established in 1937 as a Federal Power
resources. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort
Worth District—Regulatory Division, Marketing Agency in the Pacific
The purpose of the Draft EIS is to Northwest. BPA operations are financed
provide decision-makers and the public 819 Taylor Street, Room 3A37, P.O. Box
17300, Fort Worth, Texas 76102 or via from rate payer revenues rather than
with information pertaining to the annual appropriations. BPA’s
Proposed Action and alternatives, and email: chandler.j.peter@usace.army.mil.
Requests to be placed on or removed purchasing operations are conducted
to disclose environmental impacts and under 16 U.S.C. 832 et seq. and related
identify mitigation measures to reduce from a mailing list for the Final EIS
should also be sent to this address. statutes. Pursuant to these special
impacts. UTRWD proposes to construct authorities, the BPI is promulgated as a
Lake Ralph Hall (including principal Electronic copies of the Draft EIS may
be obtained from the Fort Worth statement of purchasing policy and as a
and emergency spillways, dam, and body of interpretative regulations
reservoir) with a conservation pool Regulatory Division or its website at:
https://www.swf.usace.army.mil/ governing the conduct of BPA
storage capacity of approximately purchasing activities, and reflects BPA’s
160,235 AF. Construction of a new raw Missions/Regulatory/Permitting/
Proposed-Lake-Ralph-Hall/. private sector approach to purchasing
water pipeline from the proposed Lake the goods and services that it requires.
Ralph Hall to the Tom Harpool Water Stephen L. Brooks, BPA’s financial assistance operations
Treatment Plant is also proposed, as Chief, Regulatory Division, Fort Worth are conducted under 16 U.S.C. 832 et
well as a new balancing reservoir and District. seq. and 16 U.S.C. 839 et seq. The BFAI
pump station. [FR Doc. 2018–21538 Filed 10–4–18; 8:45 am] express BPA’s financial assistance
The purpose for the project is to BILLING CODE 3720–58–P policy. The BFAI also comprise BPA’s
provide additional firm annual yield to rules governing implementation of the
the 20 water providers and communities principles set forth in 2 CFR part 200.
to address anticipated water demands DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY BPA’s solicitations and contracts
associated with projected growth. include notice of applicability and
In addition to the Proposed Action, Bonneville Power Administration availability of the BPI and the BFAI, as
the Draft EIS analyzes the No Action appropriate, for offerors to obtain
Alternative. Other alternatives were Availability of the Bonneville
information on particular purchases or
evaluated but not carried forward for Purchasing Instructions (BPI) and
financial assistance transactions.
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detailed consideration, including water Bonneville Financial Assistance
supplied from five new (undeveloped) Instructions (BFAI) Signed in Portland, Oregon, on September
reservoirs; securing supplies from other 6, 2018
AGENCY: Bonneville Power Nicholas M. Jenkins,
existing sources, Oklahoma, additional Administration (BPA), Department of
Dallas Water Utilities Supply, the Gulf Manager, Purchasing/Property Governance.
Energy (DOE).
of Mexico, Cypress Creek Basin, [FR Doc. 2018–21725 Filed 10–4–18; 8:45 am]
ACTION: Notice of document availability.
groundwater imports and precipitation BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
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| Dates | Written comments on the Draft EIS will be accepted until November 21, 2018. Oral and/or written comments may also be presented at the Public Hearing. | |
| Contact | Chandler J. Peter, EIS Project Manager, at 817-886-1731 or [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 50353 |
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