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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Bureau of Reclamation
Notice of Proposed National Natural
Landmark Designation for Garden
Canyon at Fort Huachuca, AZ
[DES–05–80]
AGENCY:
Upper Rio Grande Basin Water
Operations Review
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of proposed National
Natural Landmark designation.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The National Park Service
Director has determined that Garden
Canyon, located within Fort Huachuca,
Cochise County, Arizona, appears to
meet the criteria for national
significance and proposes to
recommend the site for designation as a
National Natural Landmark. The public
is invited to comment on this
recommendation. This proposal will be
considered by the National Park System
Advisory Board at a meeting to be held
on March 21 and 22, 2006, at Timucuan
Ecological and Historic Preserve, in the
Ribault Club, 11241 Fort George Rd.,
Jacksonville, Florida.
Written comments will be
accepted by the National Park Service
until March 21, 2006.
DATES:
Written comments should
be sent to Dr. Margaret Brooks, National
Natural Landmarks Program Manager,
National Park Service, 255 N. Commerce
Park Loop, Tucson, Arizona 85745,
Internet address:
Margi_Brooks@nps.gov.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Margaret Brooks at 520–670–6501,
extension 232.
Garden
Canyon represents the best example of
Madrean montane evergreen woodland,
Madrean montane conifer forest, and
semi-desert grassland in the MohaveSonoran desert region. This unique
assemblage of biotic communities
harbors many subtropical species at the
northern edges of their range. The
relatively natural fire regime has
contributed to the retention of
ecosystems in Garden Canyon that are
representative of pre-settlement
conditions. Information on the National
Natural Landmarks Program can be
found in 36 CFR Part 62 or on the
Internet at https://www.nature.nps.gov/
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: January 17, 2006.
Fran P. Mainella,
Director, National Park Service.
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Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability and
Notice of Public Meetings for the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for the
Upper Rio Grande Basin Water
Operations Review.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969 (as amended), the Bureau of
Reclamation (Reclamation), with and on
behalf of other joint-lead agencies (U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers [Corps],
Department of Defense; and the New
Mexico Interstate Stream Commission
[Commission], State of New Mexico),
has prepared a draft environmental
impact statement (DEIS) to assess the
consequences of proposed changes to
water operations in the Rio Grande
basin above Fort Quitman, Texas. The
DEIS is programmatic and is not
intended to authorize specific projects
that may also be applied to the upper
Rio Grande system. It is anticipated that
a plan for water operations at existing
Reclamation and Corps facilities will be
developed.
The DEIS presents alternatives with
respect to water operations and
evaluates the environmental, economic,
and social effects of these alternatives.
Some of the alternatives considered
include changing the channel capacity
criteria at Albuquerque, storage or nonstorage of Rio Grande water in
authorized San Juan-Chama space in
Abiquiu Reservoir, and operation of the
Low Flow Conveyance Channel.
DATES: A 60-day public review period
commences with the publication of this
notice. Comments on the DEIS should
be submitted no later than Tuesday,
March 21, 2006, to Ms. Valda Terauds,
Bureau of Reclamation, Albuquerque
Area Office, 555 Broadway NE., Suite
100, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102.
Comments may also be submitted
electronically at: https://
www.spa.usace.army.mil/urgwops/.
The joint-lead agencies will conduct
eight public meetings to obtain public
input on the DEIS. All of the meetings
will take place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The public meetings schedule is as
follows:
• February 21, 2006, 6–9 p.m.,
International Boundary and Water
Commission, 4171 North Mesa, El Paso,
Texas;
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• February 22, 2006, 6–9 p.m.,
Mesilla Valley Inn, 901 Avenida de
Mesilla, Las Cruces, New Mexico;
• February 23, 2006, 6–9 p.m.,
Ranchers Steak House, 606 North
California Street, Socorro, New Mexico;
• February 28, 2006, 6–9 p.m., Indian
Pueblo Cultural Center, 2401 12th Street
NW., Albuquerque, New Mexico;
• March 1, 2006, 6–9 p.m., Radisson
Hotel, 750 North St. Francis, Santa Fe,
New Mexico;
• March 2, 2006, 6–9 p.m., Espanola
Public Library, Richard Lucero Center,
313 North Paseo de Onate, Espanola,
New Mexico;
• March 8, 2006, 6–9 p.m., Corps
Abiquiu Res. Office, 2.5 Mile Highway
95, Abiquiu, New Mexico; and
• March 9, 2006, 6–9 p.m., U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Rural
Development, 101 South Craft Drive,
Alamosa, Colorado.
ADDRESSES: The DEIS is electronically
available for viewing and copying at the
Corps’ Albuquerque District Web site at:
https://www.spa.usace.army.mil/
urgwops/. Alternatively, a compact disc
or hard copy is available upon written
request to Ms. Valda Terauds, Bureau of
Reclamation, Albuquerque Area Office,
555 Broadway NE., Suite 100
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102.
Copies of the DEIS are available for
public inspection and review at the
following locations:
• Bureau of Reclamation,
Albuquerque Area Office, 555 Broadway
NE., Suite 100, Albuquerque, New
Mexico 87102;
• Southern Peaks Public Library, 423
4th Street, Alamosa, Colorado 81101;
• Taos Public Library, 402 Camino de
la Placita, Taos, New Mexico 87571;
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• City of Espanola Library, 405 Paseo
de Onate, Espanola, New Mexico 87532;
• Albuquerque Main Library, 501
Copper NW., Albuquerque, New Mexico
87102;
• Santa Fe Public Library, 145
Washington Street, Santa Fe, New
Mexico 87501;
• El Paso Public Library, Clardy Fox
Branch, 5515 Robert Alva Avenue, El
Paso, Texas 79905;
• Thomas Branigan Memorial Library,
200 East Picacho Avenue, Las Cruces,
New Mexico 88001; and
• Socorro Public Library, 401 Park
Street, Socorro, New Mexico 87801.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Valda Terauds, Bureau of Reclamation,
Albuquerque Area Office, 555 Broadway
NE., Suite 100, Albuquerque, New
Mexico 87102; telephone 505–462–
3584; facsimile 505–462–3593; e-mail:
vterauds@uc.usbr.gov.
Ms. April Sanders, U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers Albuquerque District, 4101
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Jefferson Plaza NE., Albuquerque, New
Mexico, 87109; telephone 505–342–
3443; facsimile 505–342–3195; e-mail:
april.f.sanders@usace.army.mil.
Mr. Nabil Shafike, Ph.D., New Mexico
Interstate Stream Commission, 121
Tijeras NE., Suite 2000, Albuquerque,
New Mexico 87102; telephone 505–764–
3866; facsimile 505–764–3893; e-mail:
nabil.shafike@state.nm.us.
Pursuant
to various legal authorities, and subject
to allocation of supplies and priority of
water rights under state law,
Reclamation and the Corps operate
dams, reservoirs, and other facilities in
the upper Rio Grande basin to:
(1) Store and deliver water for
agricultural, domestic, municipal,
industrial, and environmental uses;
(2) Assist the Commission in meeting
downstream water delivery obligations
mandated by the Rio Grande Compact;
(3) Provide flood protection and
sediment control; and
(4) Comply with existing laws,
contract obligations, and international
treaties.
The Upper Rio Grande Basin Water
Operations Review (Review) provides
the basis of, and is integral to,
preparation of the DEIS. The purpose of
the Review and DEIS is to:
(1) Identify flexibilities in operation of
federal reservoirs and facilities in the
upper Rio Grande basin that are within
existing authorities of Reclamation, the
Corps, and the Commission, and in
compliance with federal and state laws;
(2) Develop a better understanding of
how these facilities could be operated
more efficiently and effectively as an
integrated system;
(3) Formulate a plan for future water
operations at these facilities that is
within the existing authorities of
Reclamation, the Corps, and the
Commission; complies with federal,
state, and other applicable laws and
regulations; and assures continued safe
dam operations;
(4) Improve processes for making
decisions about water operations
through better interagency
communication and coordination, and
facilitation of public review and input;
and
(5) Support compliance by the Corps,
Reclamation, and the Commission with
applicable law and regulations,
including, but not limited to, the
National Environmental Policy Act and
the Endangered Species Act.
The DEIS addresses water operations
at the following facilities with the noted
exceptions and limitations:
• Flood control operations at Platoro
Reservoir (the Review and EIS will
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include only flood control operations at
Platoro that are under Corps authority;
water supply operations at Platoro are
under local control)
• Closed Basin Division—San Luis
Valley Project
• Heron Dam and Reservoir
• Abiquiu Dam and Reservoir
• Cochiti Dam and Reservoir
• Low Flow Conveyance Channel
• Flood control operations at
Elephant Butte Dam and Reservoir
(because of current litigation, water
supply operations at Elephant Butte are
not included in the Review or DEIS)
• Flood control operations at Caballo
Dam and Reservoir (because of current
litigation, water supply operations at
Caballo are not included in the Review
or DEIS).
Public Disclosure
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 also may 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: January 10, 2006.
Rick L. Gold,
Regional Director—Bureau of Reclamation,
Upper Colorado Region.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 731–TA–1092–1093
(Final)]
Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof
From China and Korea
United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Scheduling of the final phase of
antidumping investigations.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives
notice of the scheduling of the final
phase of antidumping investigation Nos.
731–TA–1092–1093 (Final) under
section 735(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930
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(19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)) (the Act) to
determine whether an industry in the
United States is materially injured or
threatened with material injury, or the
establishment of an industry in the
United States is materially retarded, by
reason of less-than-fair-value imports
from China and Korea of diamond
sawblades and parts thereof, provided
for in subheading 8202.39 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS).1 When
packaged together as a set for retail sale
with an item that is separately classified
under headings 8202 to 8205 of the
HTSUS, diamond sawblades or parts
thereof may be imported under heading
8206 of the HTSUS.
For further information concerning
the conduct of this phase of these
investigations, hearing procedures, and
rules of general application, consult the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, part 201, subparts A through
E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207,
subparts A and C (19 CFR part 207).
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 29, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Szustakowski (202–205–3188),
1 1 For purposes of these investigations, the
Department of Commerce has defined the subject
merchandise as ‘‘all finished circular sawblades,
whether slotted or not, with a working part that is
comprised of a diamond segment or segments, and
parts thereof, regardless of specification or size,
except as specifically excluded below. Within the
scope (of these investigations) are semifinished
diamond sawblades, including diamond sawblade
cores and diamond sawblade segments. Diamond
sawblade cores are circular steel plates, whether or
not attached to non-steel plates, with slots.
Diamond sawblade cores are manufactured
principally, but not exclusively, from alloy steel. A
diamond sawblade segment consists of a mixture of
diamonds (whether natural or synthetic, and
regardless of the quantity of diamonds) and metal
powders (including, but not limited to, iron, cobalt,
nickel, tungsten carbide) that are formed together
into a solid shape (from generally, but not limited
to, a heating and pressing process).’’ Preliminary
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value,
Postponement of Final Determination, and
Preliminary Partial Determination of Critical
Circumstances: Diamond Sawblades and Parts
Thereof from the People’s Republic of China, 70 FR
77121, 77123 (December 29, 2005) and Notice of
Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination,
and Negative Preliminary Critical Circumstances
Determination: Diamond Sawblades and Parts
Thereof form the Republic of Korea, 70 FR 77135,
77138 (December 29, 2005).
In addition, Commerce excluded these products
from its scope: sawblades with diamonds directly
attached to the core with a resin or electroplated
bond, which thereby do not contain a diamond
segment; diamond sawblades and/or sawblade cores
with a thickness of less than 0.025 inches, or with
a thickness greater than 1.1 inches; circular steel
plates that have a cutting edge of non-diamond
material, such as external teeth that protrude from
the outer diameter of the plate, whether or not
finished; diamond sawblade cores with a Rockwell
C hardness of less than 25; and diamond sawblades
and/or diamond segment(s) with diamonds that
predominantly have a mesh size number greater
than 240 (such as 250 or 260). Ibid.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
[DES-05-80]
Upper Rio Grande Basin Water Operations Review
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability and Notice of Public Meetings for the
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Upper Rio Grande Basin
Water Operations Review.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969 (as amended), the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), with and on
behalf of other joint-lead agencies (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
[Corps], Department of Defense; and the New Mexico Interstate Stream
Commission [Commission], State of New Mexico), has prepared a draft
environmental impact statement (DEIS) to assess the consequences of
proposed changes to water operations in the Rio Grande basin above Fort
Quitman, Texas. The DEIS is programmatic and is not intended to
authorize specific projects that may also be applied to the upper Rio
Grande system. It is anticipated that a plan for water operations at
existing Reclamation and Corps facilities will be developed.
The DEIS presents alternatives with respect to water operations and
evaluates the environmental, economic, and social effects of these
alternatives. Some of the alternatives considered include changing the
channel capacity criteria at Albuquerque, storage or non-storage of Rio
Grande water in authorized San Juan-Chama space in Abiquiu Reservoir,
and operation of the Low Flow Conveyance Channel.
DATES: A 60-day public review period commences with the publication of
this notice. Comments on the DEIS should be submitted no later than
Tuesday, March 21, 2006, to Ms. Valda Terauds, Bureau of Reclamation,
Albuquerque Area Office, 555 Broadway NE., Suite 100, Albuquerque, New
Mexico 87102. Comments may also be submitted electronically at: https://
www.spa.usace.army.mil/urgwops/.
The joint-lead agencies will conduct eight public meetings to
obtain public input on the DEIS. All of the meetings will take place
from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The public meetings schedule is as follows:
February 21, 2006, 6-9 p.m., International Boundary and
Water Commission, 4171 North Mesa, El Paso, Texas;
February 22, 2006, 6-9 p.m., Mesilla Valley Inn, 901
Avenida de Mesilla, Las Cruces, New Mexico;
February 23, 2006, 6-9 p.m., Ranchers Steak House, 606
North California Street, Socorro, New Mexico;
February 28, 2006, 6-9 p.m., Indian Pueblo Cultural
Center, 2401 12th Street NW., Albuquerque, New Mexico;
March 1, 2006, 6-9 p.m., Radisson Hotel, 750 North St.
Francis, Santa Fe, New Mexico;
March 2, 2006, 6-9 p.m., Espanola Public Library, Richard
Lucero Center, 313 North Paseo de Onate, Espanola, New Mexico;
March 8, 2006, 6-9 p.m., Corps Abiquiu Res. Office, 2.5
Mile Highway 95, Abiquiu, New Mexico; and
March 9, 2006, 6-9 p.m., U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Rural Development, 101 South Craft Drive, Alamosa, Colorado.
ADDRESSES: The DEIS is electronically available for viewing and copying
at the Corps' Albuquerque District Web site at: https://
www.spa.usace.army.mil/urgwops/. Alternatively, a compact disc or hard
copy is available upon written request to Ms. Valda Terauds, Bureau of
Reclamation, Albuquerque Area Office, 555 Broadway NE., Suite 100
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102.
Copies of the DEIS are available for public inspection and review
at the following locations:
Bureau of Reclamation, Albuquerque Area Office, 555
Broadway NE., Suite 100, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102;
Southern Peaks Public Library, 423 4th Street, Alamosa,
Colorado 81101;
Taos Public Library, 402 Camino de la Placita, Taos, New
Mexico 87571;
City of Espanola Library, 405 Paseo de Onate, Espanola,
New Mexico 87532;
Albuquerque Main Library, 501 Copper NW., Albuquerque, New
Mexico 87102;
Santa Fe Public Library, 145 Washington Street, Santa Fe,
New Mexico 87501;
El Paso Public Library, Clardy Fox Branch, 5515 Robert
Alva Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79905;
Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 East Picacho Avenue,
Las Cruces, New Mexico 88001; and
Socorro Public Library, 401 Park Street, Socorro, New
Mexico 87801.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Valda Terauds, Bureau of
Reclamation, Albuquerque Area Office, 555 Broadway NE., Suite 100,
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102; telephone 505-462-3584; facsimile 505-
462-3593; e-mail: vterauds@uc.usbr.gov.
Ms. April Sanders, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Albuquerque
District, 4101
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Jefferson Plaza NE., Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87109; telephone 505-342-
3443; facsimile 505-342-3195; e-mail: april.f.sanders@usace.army.mil.
Mr. Nabil Shafike, Ph.D., New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission,
121 Tijeras NE., Suite 2000, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102; telephone
505-764-3866; facsimile 505-764-3893; e-mail:
nabil.shafike@state.nm.us.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to various legal authorities, and
subject to allocation of supplies and priority of water rights under
state law, Reclamation and the Corps operate dams, reservoirs, and
other facilities in the upper Rio Grande basin to:
(1) Store and deliver water for agricultural, domestic, municipal,
industrial, and environmental uses;
(2) Assist the Commission in meeting downstream water delivery
obligations mandated by the Rio Grande Compact;
(3) Provide flood protection and sediment control; and
(4) Comply with existing laws, contract obligations, and
international treaties.
The Upper Rio Grande Basin Water Operations Review (Review)
provides the basis of, and is integral to, preparation of the DEIS. The
purpose of the Review and DEIS is to:
(1) Identify flexibilities in operation of federal reservoirs and
facilities in the upper Rio Grande basin that are within existing
authorities of Reclamation, the Corps, and the Commission, and in
compliance with federal and state laws;
(2) Develop a better understanding of how these facilities could be
operated more efficiently and effectively as an integrated system;
(3) Formulate a plan for future water operations at these
facilities that is within the existing authorities of Reclamation, the
Corps, and the Commission; complies with federal, state, and other
applicable laws and regulations; and assures continued safe dam
operations;
(4) Improve processes for making decisions about water operations
through better interagency communication and coordination, and
facilitation of public review and input; and
(5) Support compliance by the Corps, Reclamation, and the
Commission with applicable law and regulations, including, but not
limited to, the National Environmental Policy Act and the Endangered
Species Act.
The DEIS addresses water operations at the following facilities
with the noted exceptions and limitations:
Flood control operations at Platoro Reservoir (the Review
and EIS will include only flood control operations at Platoro that are
under Corps authority; water supply operations at Platoro are under
local control)
Closed Basin Division--San Luis Valley Project
Heron Dam and Reservoir
Abiquiu Dam and Reservoir
Cochiti Dam and Reservoir
Low Flow Conveyance Channel
Flood control operations at Elephant Butte Dam and
Reservoir (because of current litigation, water supply operations at
Elephant Butte are not included in the Review or DEIS)
Flood control operations at Caballo Dam and Reservoir
(because of current litigation, water supply operations at Caballo are
not included in the Review or DEIS).
Public Disclosure
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
also may 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: January 10, 2006.
Rick L. Gold,
Regional Director--Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Region.
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