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partnerships for education and outreach
purposes would complement the new
construction. Alternative D would focus
on sound cultural resource management
through preservation, restoration,
rehabilitation, and reconstruction of
certain historic features. Several actions
would provide for the protection and
enhancement of natural and scenic
resources. Other actions would establish
administrative and operational
capabilities in terms of facilities and
staffing. Most national monument staff
activities would be on-site to manage
resources and provide for visitor
understanding and appreciation of the
national monument. However, some offsite educational programs would
complement the on-site programs
through partnerships.
Copies: The Abbreviated Final EIS/
GMP is now available. This document’s
abbreviated format requires that the
material presented therein be integrated
with the Draft EIS to fully describe the
proposed GMP, potential environmental
impacts, and public comments that have
been received and evaluated. Interested
persons and organizations wishing to
express any concerns or provide
relevant information may obtain the
Abbreviated Final EIS/GMP by
contacting the Superintendent,
Minidoka Internment National
Monument, P.O. Box 570, Hagerman,
Idaho 83332–0570, or via telephone at
(208) 837–4793 (copies of the Draft EIS
are also available, if needed). This
document may also be reviewed at area
libraries, or obtained electronically via
the following Web site at: https://
parkplanning.nps.gov/miin. Please note
that names and addresses of all
respondents will become part of the
public record. It is our practice to make
comments, including names, home
addresses, home phone numbers, and
email addresses of respondents,
available for public review. Individual
respondents may request that we
withhold their names and/or home
addresses, etc., but if you wish us to
consider withholding this information
you must state this prominently at the
beginning of your comments. In
addition, you must present a rationale
for withholding this information. This
rationale must demonstrate that
disclosure would constitute a clearly
unwarranted invasion of privacy.
Unsupported assertions will not meet
this burden. In the absence of
exceptional, documentable
circumstances, this information will be
released. We will always make
submissions from organizations or
businesses, and from individuals
identifying themselves as
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representatives of or officials of
organizations or businesses, available
for public inspection in their entirety.
Decision Process: Following release of
the Abbreviated Final GMP/EIS, a
Record of Decision will be prepared and
approved not sooner than 30 days after
the EPA has published its notice of
filing of the document in the Federal
Register. A notice of the approved GMP
would be similarly published. As a
delegated EIS, the official responsible
for the final decision is the Regional
Director, Pacific West Region, National
Park Service. Subsequently, the official
responsible for implementing the
approved GMP would be the
Superintendent, Minidoka Internment
National Monument.
Dated: July 12, 2006.
Jonathan B. Jarvis,
Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Milltown Hill Project, Douglas County,
OR
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare a
Supplement to the Final Environmental
Impact Statement.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the
Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation)
proposes to prepare a supplement to the
Final Environmental Impact Statement
(FEIS) for the Milltown Hill Project.
Reclamation filed the FEIS for the
project with the Environmental
Protection Agency on August 14, 1992
and completed a Record of Decision
(ROD) on November 7, 1992. The FEIS
was prepared in conjunction with
Douglas County’s (County) application
for a Small Reclamation Projects Act
loan and grants to develop a dam and
reservoir at the Milltown Hill site on Elk
Creek above Drain, Oregon. The
County’s loan and grant application was
subsequently approved but the project
was never constructed. The County has
recently indicated that it wishes to reactivate its Small Reclamation Projects
Act loan and grant application.
Reclamation believes that due to the
time lapse since the FEIS was
completed and the ROD was signed, it
is appropriate to update the information
in the 1992 EIS to determine if it still
correctly describes the affected
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environment and environmental
consequences of the project. The
proposed action and the no action
alternative will be evaluated in the
supplement to the FEIS.
ADDRESSES: Bureau of Reclamation,
Pacific Northwest Regional Office, 1150
N. Curtis Road, Suite 100, Boise, ID
83706–1234.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anyone interested in more information
concerning the EIS, or who has
information that may be useful in
identifying significant environmental
issues, may contact Mr. Robert Hamilton
at telephone 208–378–5087, or by e-mail
at Milltownhill@pn.usbr.gov. TTY users
may dial 711 to obtain a toll free TTY
replay.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
project consists of a 186 foot high dam
and 24,143 acre foot reservoir on Elk
Creek, a tributary of the Umpqua River,
which would provide regulated flows of
water for irrigation of up to 4,661 acres
of arable land, storage and distribution
of water to the cities of Drain and
Yoncalla, and the community of Rice
Hill; allow municipal expansion and
industrial diversification; provide a
reliable source of water for rural
domestic use; provide opportunities to
improve fish and wildlife habitat;
improve water quality; provide new
water-related recreational facilities; and
provide limited flood control in and
near the city of Drain. A portion of the
stored water would be released directly
into Elk Creek to enhance water quality
and anadromous fish habitat, and to
meet the out of stream needs of
municipal, industrial and agricultural
users. The remainder of the stored water
would be released into a pipeline
distribution system which would
improve municipal, industrial and
irrigation water supplies to Scotts
Valley and Yoncalla Valley, and provide
an additional water supply for rural
domestic use in these areas.
As indicated above, a FEIS and ROD
for the project were completed in 1992.
The County’s loan application was
subsequently approved by the
Commissioner of Reclamation and the
Secretary of the Interior on May 17,
1994, and May 18, 1994, respectively.
On September 9, 1996, the Umpqua
River (UR) cutthroat trout was listed as
endangered. On October 23, 1996,
Reclamation and the County submitted
a biological assessment (BA) to the
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) analyzing the effects of the
proposed project on the listed and
proposed species. On December 18,
1997, NMFS issued its biological
opinion under section 7 of the ESA,
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stating that the proposed project is
likely to jeopardize the continued
existence of UR cutthroat trout and
result in adverse modification of
proposed critical habitat. A reasonable
and prudent alternative was identified
by NMFS to minimize the take of UR
cutthroat trout.
Because of the listing of the UR
cutthroat trout Reclamation determined
that a supplement to the EIS was
necessary. A Notice of Intent to prepare
a supplement to the EIS was published
in the Federal Register (62 FR 67890,
December 30, 1997). A subsequent
notice cancelled the Supplement (63 FR
52286, September 30, 1998) when the
County suspended its plans to develop
the project because, at that time, there
was no process for obtaining a fish
passage waiver from the State of Oregon.
Following a scientific review of the
coastal cutthroat populations in
California, Washington and Oregon, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
published a final rule in the Federal
Register (65 FR 24420, April 26, 2000)
delisting the UR cutthroat trout. The
Umpqua River Ecologically Significant
Unit (ESU) of the coastal cutthroat trout
was removed from the List of
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
because of a determination that the
population, formerly identified as an
ESU of the species, is part of a larger
population segment that previously was
determined to be neither endangered
nor threatened as defined by the
Endangered Species Act. Critical Habitat
designations for this population were
also removed.
A scoping letter to request assistance
in identifying any new information or
effects that should be considered in he
supplemental EIS will be prepared early
this summer and sent to a list of
previously interested parties. Please
contact Robert Hamilton at the address
given in the ADDRESSES section of this
notice, or via e-mail at
Milltownhill@pn.usbr.gov if you wish to
receive a copy of the scoping letter. No
scoping meetings are planned at this
time.
Reclamation welcomes written
comments related to the environmental
effects of the proposed project.
Reclamation’s 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 be other
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
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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: July 14, 2006.
J. William McDonald,
Regional Director, Pacific Northwest Region.
[FR Doc. 06–6368 Filed 7–19–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
United States v. Inco Limited and
Falconbridge Limited—Proposed Final
Judgment and Competitive Impact
Statement
Notice is hereby given pursuant to the
Antitrust Procedures and Penalties Act,
15 U.S.C. 16(b) through (h), that a
Complaint, proposed Final Judgment,
Hold Separate Stipulation and Order,
and Competitive Impact Statement have
been filed with the United States
District Court for the District of
Columbia in United States v. Inco
Limited and Falconbridge Limited, Civil
Action No. 1:06CV01151. On June 23,
2006, the United States filed a
Complaint which sought to enjoin Inco
Limited (‘‘Inco’’) from acquiring
Falconbridge Limited (‘‘Falconbridge’’).
The Complaint alleged that Inco’s
acquisition of Falconbridge would
substantially lessen competition in the
development, manufacture, and sale of
High-Purity Nickel in violation of
Section 7 of the Clayton Act, as
amended, 15 U.S.C. 18, throughout the
United States. The proposed Final
Judgment, filed June 26, 2006, requires
defendants to divest Falconbridge’s
Nikkelverk Refinery located in
Kristiansand, Norway, and certain
marketing offices and related assets, to
preserve competition in the sale of
High-Purity Nickel. A Hold Separate
Stipulation and Order, entered by the
Court on June 28, 2006, requires
defendants to maintain, prior to
divestiture, the competitive
independence and economic viability of
the assets subject to divestiture under
the proposed Final Judgment. A
Competitive Impact Statement filed by
the United States describes the
Complaint, proposed Final Judgment,
Hold Separate Stipulation and Order,
and the remedies available to private
litigants who may have been injured by
the alleged violations.
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Copies of the Complaint, proposed
Final Judgment, Hold Separate
Stipulation and Order, and Competitive
Impact Statement are available for
inspection at the United States
Department of Justice, Antitrust
Division, 325 Seventh Street, NW.,
Room 215, Washington, DC 20530,
(telephone: 202–514–2481), and at the
Clerk’s Office of the United States
District Court for the District of
Columbia, Washington, DC. Copies of
these materials may be obtained upon
request and payment of a copying fee.
Public comment is invited within the
statutory 60-day comment period. Such
comments and responses thereto will be
published in the Federal Register and
filed with the Court. Comments should
be directed to Maribeth Petrizzi, Chief,
Litigation II Section, Antitrust Division,
U.S. Department of Justice, 1401 H
Street, NW., Suite 3000, Washington,
DC 20530, (telephone: 202–307–0924).
J. Robert Kramer II,
Director of Operations.
United States District Court for the
District of Columbia
United States of America Department of
Justice, Antitrust Division, 1401 H
Street, NW., Suite 3000, Washington, DC
20530, Plaintiff v. INCO Limited, 145
King Street West, Suite 1500, Toronto,
ON, Canada M5H 4B7, and
Falconbridge Limited, 207 Queens Quay
West Suite 800 Toronto, ON, Canada
M5J lA7, Defendants.
Case Number: 1:06CV01151, Judge:
Rosemary M. Collyer, Deck Type:
Antitrust, Date Stamp: 06/23/2006.
Complaint
Plaintiff United States of America
(‘‘United States’’), acting under the
direction of the Attorney General of the
United States, brings this civil antitrust
action to obtain equitable relief against
defendants, Inco Limited (‘‘Inco’’) and
Falconbridge Limited (‘‘Falconbridge’’).
Plaintiff complains and alleges as
follows:
I. Introduction
1. The United States brings this action for
injunctive relief under Section 15 of the
Clayton Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C. 25, to
prevent and restrain Inco and Falconbridge
from violating Section 7 of the Clayton Act,
15 U.S.C. 18. The United States seeks to
prevent the proposed acquisition of
Falconbridge by Inco because that acquisition
would substantially lessen competition in the
development, manufacture, and sale of
refined nickel of sufficient purity and
chemical composition that it can be utilized
in super alloys used for safety-critical
applications (hereinafter ‘‘High-Purity
Nickel’’). The use of High-Purity Nickel is
particularly important in making such
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Milltown Hill Project, Douglas County, OR
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare a Supplement to the Final
Environmental Impact Statement.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the Bureau of Reclamation
(Reclamation) proposes to prepare a supplement to the Final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Milltown Hill Project.
Reclamation filed the FEIS for the project with the Environmental
Protection Agency on August 14, 1992 and completed a Record of Decision
(ROD) on November 7, 1992. The FEIS was prepared in conjunction with
Douglas County's (County) application for a Small Reclamation Projects
Act loan and grants to develop a dam and reservoir at the Milltown Hill
site on Elk Creek above Drain, Oregon. The County's loan and grant
application was subsequently approved but the project was never
constructed. The County has recently indicated that it wishes to re-
activate its Small Reclamation Projects Act loan and grant application.
Reclamation believes that due to the time lapse since the FEIS was
completed and the ROD was signed, it is appropriate to update the
information in the 1992 EIS to determine if it still correctly
describes the affected environment and environmental consequences of
the project. The proposed action and the no action alternative will be
evaluated in the supplement to the FEIS.
ADDRESSES: Bureau of Reclamation, Pacific Northwest Regional Office,
1150 N. Curtis Road, Suite 100, Boise, ID 83706-1234.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anyone interested in more information
concerning the EIS, or who has information that may be useful in
identifying significant environmental issues, may contact Mr. Robert
Hamilton at telephone 208-378-5087, or by e-mail at
Milltownhill@pn.usbr.gov. TTY users may dial 711 to obtain a toll free
TTY replay.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The project consists of a 186 foot high dam
and 24,143 acre foot reservoir on Elk Creek, a tributary of the Umpqua
River, which would provide regulated flows of water for irrigation of
up to 4,661 acres of arable land, storage and distribution of water to
the cities of Drain and Yoncalla, and the community of Rice Hill; allow
municipal expansion and industrial diversification; provide a reliable
source of water for rural domestic use; provide opportunities to
improve fish and wildlife habitat; improve water quality; provide new
water-related recreational facilities; and provide limited flood
control in and near the city of Drain. A portion of the stored water
would be released directly into Elk Creek to enhance water quality and
anadromous fish habitat, and to meet the out of stream needs of
municipal, industrial and agricultural users. The remainder of the
stored water would be released into a pipeline distribution system
which would improve municipal, industrial and irrigation water supplies
to Scotts Valley and Yoncalla Valley, and provide an additional water
supply for rural domestic use in these areas.
As indicated above, a FEIS and ROD for the project were completed
in 1992. The County's loan application was subsequently approved by the
Commissioner of Reclamation and the Secretary of the Interior on May
17, 1994, and May 18, 1994, respectively.
On September 9, 1996, the Umpqua River (UR) cutthroat trout was
listed as endangered. On October 23, 1996, Reclamation and the County
submitted a biological assessment (BA) to the National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS) analyzing the effects of the proposed project on the
listed and proposed species. On December 18, 1997, NMFS issued its
biological opinion under section 7 of the ESA,
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stating that the proposed project is likely to jeopardize the continued
existence of UR cutthroat trout and result in adverse modification of
proposed critical habitat. A reasonable and prudent alternative was
identified by NMFS to minimize the take of UR cutthroat trout.
Because of the listing of the UR cutthroat trout Reclamation
determined that a supplement to the EIS was necessary. A Notice of
Intent to prepare a supplement to the EIS was published in the Federal
Register (62 FR 67890, December 30, 1997). A subsequent notice
cancelled the Supplement (63 FR 52286, September 30, 1998) when the
County suspended its plans to develop the project because, at that
time, there was no process for obtaining a fish passage waiver from the
State of Oregon.
Following a scientific review of the coastal cutthroat populations
in California, Washington and Oregon, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service published a final rule in the Federal Register (65 FR 24420,
April 26, 2000) delisting the UR cutthroat trout. The Umpqua River
Ecologically Significant Unit (ESU) of the coastal cutthroat trout was
removed from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife because of
a determination that the population, formerly identified as an ESU of
the species, is part of a larger population segment that previously was
determined to be neither endangered nor threatened as defined by the
Endangered Species Act. Critical Habitat designations for this
population were also removed.
A scoping letter to request assistance in identifying any new
information or effects that should be considered in he supplemental EIS
will be prepared early this summer and sent to a list of previously
interested parties. Please contact Robert Hamilton at the address given
in the ADDRESSES section of this notice, or via e-mail at
Milltownhill@pn.usbr.gov if you wish to receive a copy of the scoping
letter. No scoping meetings are planned at this time.
Reclamation welcomes written comments related to the environmental
effects of the proposed project. Reclamation's 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 be other 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: July 14, 2006.
J. William McDonald,
Regional Director, Pacific Northwest Region.
[FR Doc. 06-6368 Filed 7-19-06; 8:45 am]
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