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individual of Native American ancestry.
Officials of Pacific Lutheran University
also have determined that, pursuant to
25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is a
relationship of shared group identity
that can be reasonably traced between
the Native American human remains
and the Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup
Reservation, Washington.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
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should contact David R. Huelsbeck,
Anthropology Department, Pacific
Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA
98447, telephone (253) 535–7196, before
November 7, 2005. Repatriation of the
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Yakama Nation, Washington;
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Reservation, Washington; Cowlitz
Indian Tribe, Washington; Muckleshoot
Indian Tribe of the Muckleshoot
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Reservation, Washington; and Puyallup
Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation,
Washington that this notice has been
published.
Dated: September 1, 2005.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
[FES 05–29]
Humboldt Project Conveyance,
Pershing, Churchill and Lander
Counties, NV
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of the final
environmental impact statement (FEIS).
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act 102(2) of
1969, the Bureau of Reclamation has
prepared a FEIS for the Humboldt
Project Conveyance, Pershing,
Churchill, and Lander Counties,
Nevada. The FEIS assesses the impacts
of conveying title of the Humboldt
Project (Project) and associated lands to
the Pershing County Water Conservation
District (PCWCD), State of Nevada,
Lander County and Pershing County.
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The action is needed to comply with
Title VIII of Pub. L. 107–282 which
directs Reclamation to transfer title of
the Project to the entities listed above.
DATES: Reclamation will not make a
decision on the proposed action until at
least 30 days after release of the FEIS.
At the end of the 30-day period,
Reclamation will complete a Record of
Decision (ROD). The ROD will state the
action that will be implemented and
will discuss all factors leading to the
decision.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request a copy of the document, please
call (775) 884–8352, or write or e-mail
Caryn Huntt DeCarlo, Bureau of
Reclamation, Lahontan Basin Area
Office, 705 N Plaza, Room 320, Carson
City, NV 89701, or e-mail
chunttdecarlo@mp.usbr.gov. The FEIS is
accessible from the following Web site:
https://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/
nepa_projdetails.cfm?Project_ID=550.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Notice
of Intent to prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement was published in the
Federal Register on February 26, 2003.
A Notice of Availability of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
was published in the Federal Register
on January 28, 2005 (70 FR 4149). The
written comment period on the DEIS
ended on March 28, 2005. The FEIS
contains responses to all comments
received and reflects comments and any
additional information received during
the review period.
The Project is located along the
Humboldt River in northwestern
Nevada. Reclamation began Project
construction in 1935 and in 1941 the
first water was delivered to agricultural
lands in the Lovelock Valley from
storage in Rye Patch Reservoir. PCWCD
assumed operation of the Project in
1941. PCWCD has had several Project
repayment contracts with Reclamation
that have all been repaid. Project
features include Battle Mountain
Community Pasture, Rye Patch Dam and
Reservoir, and the Humboldt Sink.
Battle Mountain Community Pasture,
located near Battle Mountain, is
approximately 30,000 acres and is
managed for grazing by the PCWCD
under a lease agreement with
Reclamation. Rye Patch Reservoir is
located 26 miles upstream from
Lovelock, is 21 miles in length, and has
a capacity of 190,000 acre-feet. The
State of Nevada manages the recreation
at the reservoir under a management
agreement with Reclamation and the
PCWCD. The Humboldt Sink is also part
of the Project and is managed by the
State of Nevada under a management
agreement with Reclamation.
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Public Comment Availability
Our practice is to make comments,
including names and home addresses of
respondents, available for public
review. Individual respondents may
request that we withhold their home
address from public disclosure, which
we will honor to the extent allowable by
law. There may also be circumstances in
which we would withhold a
respondent’s identity from public
disclosure, as allowable by law. If you
wish us to withhold your name and/or
address, you must state this
prominently at the beginning of your
comment. We will make all submissions
from organizations or businesses, and
from individuals identifying themselves
as representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, available
for public disclosure in their entirety.
Dated: August 30, 2005.
Kirk C. Rodgers,
Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Shasta Lake Water Resources
Investigation, Shasta and Tehama
Counties, CA
AGENCY:
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
Notice of Intent to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
and notice of public scoping meetings.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the
Bureau of Reclamation proposes to
prepare an EIS for the Shasta Lake
Water Resources Investigation (SLWRI).
Authorization for the investigation
comes from Pub. L. 96–375, 1980; which
directs the Secretary of the Interior to
engage in feasibility studies related to
enlarging Shasta Dam and Reservoir.
Other directing legislation includes
Title 34 of Pub. L. 102–575, the Central
Valley Project Improvement Act and
Pub. L. 108–137, the Energy and Water
Development Act. In addition,
enlargement of Shasta Dam was
identified in the CALFED Programmatic
Environmental Impact Report/Statement
and Record of Decision (ROD) and in
Pub. L. 108–361, the CALFED Bay-Delta
authority.
A series of public scoping
meetings will be held to solicit public
input on the scope of the environmental
document, alternatives, concerns, and
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
[FES 05-29]
Humboldt Project Conveyance, Pershing, Churchill and Lander
Counties, NV
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of the final environmental impact
statement (FEIS).
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act 102(2) of
1969, the Bureau of Reclamation has prepared a FEIS for the Humboldt
Project Conveyance, Pershing, Churchill, and Lander Counties, Nevada.
The FEIS assesses the impacts of conveying title of the Humboldt
Project (Project) and associated lands to the Pershing County Water
Conservation District (PCWCD), State of Nevada, Lander County and
Pershing County. The action is needed to comply with Title VIII of Pub.
L. 107-282 which directs Reclamation to transfer title of the Project
to the entities listed above.
DATES: Reclamation will not make a decision on the proposed action
until at least 30 days after release of the FEIS. At the end of the 30-
day period, Reclamation will complete a Record of Decision (ROD). The
ROD will state the action that will be implemented and will discuss all
factors leading to the decision.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the document,
please call (775) 884-8352, or write or e-mail Caryn Huntt DeCarlo,
Bureau of Reclamation, Lahontan Basin Area Office, 705 N Plaza, Room
320, Carson City, NV 89701, or e-mail chunttdecarlo@mp.usbr.gov. The
FEIS is accessible from the following Web site: https://www.usbr.gov/mp/
nepa/nepa_projdetails.cfm?Project_ID=550.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Notice of Intent to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement was published in the Federal Register on
February 26, 2003. A Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental
Impact Statement (DEIS) was published in the Federal Register on
January 28, 2005 (70 FR 4149). The written comment period on the DEIS
ended on March 28, 2005. The FEIS contains responses to all comments
received and reflects comments and any additional information received
during the review period.
The Project is located along the Humboldt River in northwestern
Nevada. Reclamation began Project construction in 1935 and in 1941 the
first water was delivered to agricultural lands in the Lovelock Valley
from storage in Rye Patch Reservoir. PCWCD assumed operation of the
Project in 1941. PCWCD has had several Project repayment contracts with
Reclamation that have all been repaid. Project features include Battle
Mountain Community Pasture, Rye Patch Dam and Reservoir, and the
Humboldt Sink. Battle Mountain Community Pasture, located near Battle
Mountain, is approximately 30,000 acres and is managed for grazing by
the PCWCD under a lease agreement with Reclamation. Rye Patch Reservoir
is located 26 miles upstream from Lovelock, is 21 miles in length, and
has a capacity of 190,000 acre-feet. The State of Nevada manages the
recreation at the reservoir under a management agreement with
Reclamation and the PCWCD. The Humboldt Sink is also part of the
Project and is managed by the State of Nevada under a management
agreement with Reclamation.
Public Comment Availability
Our practice is to make comments, including names and home
addresses of respondents, available for public review. Individual
respondents may request that we withhold their home address from public
disclosure, which we will honor to the extent allowable by law. There
may also be circumstances in which we would withhold a respondent's
identity from public disclosure, as allowable by law. If you wish us to
withhold your name and/or address, you must state this prominently at
the beginning of your comment. We will make all submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying
themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or
businesses, available for public disclosure in their entirety.
Dated: August 30, 2005.
Kirk C. Rodgers,
Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region.
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