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William S. Fisher,
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Fish Passage Improvement Project at
the Red Bluff Diversion Dam, Tehama
County, CA
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA) of
the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement/Environmental Impact Report
(DEIS/EIR), recirculation of the
document.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation
(Reclamation) and the Tehama-Colusa
Canal Authority (TCCA) are recirculating the DEIS/EIR for the Fish
Passage Improvement Project at the Red
Bluff Diversion Dam for public review
and comment. The document is being
re-circulated for any additional
comments since it was originally
available to the public from August 14
through October 29, 2002, given the
length of lapsed time and the recent
selection of Alternative 2B as
Reclamation’s Preferred Alternative.
The public comments sent in 2002 are
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also available although no responses
have yet been completed. The final EIS/
EIR will be prepared after the end of the
new comment period.
DATES: Comments on the DEIS/EIR will
be accepted on or before March 16,
2007.
Written comments on the
DEIS/EIR should be sent to Mr. David
Bird, General Manager, Tehama-Colusa
Canal Authority, P.O. Box 1025,
Willows, CA 95988. Comments may be
submitted electronically by e-mailing
the project team: dbird@tccanal.com.
A copy of the Executive Summary,
DEIS/EIR, and/or technical appendices
may be obtained by calling Mr. Bird at
the telephone number below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Paul Freeman, Bureau of Reclamation,
telephone: 530–529–3890, fax: 530–
529–3895, e-mail:
pfreeman@mp.usbr.gov; or Mr. David
Bird, Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority,
telephone: 530–934–2125, e-mail:
dbird@tccanal.com.
ADDRESSES:
Since
construction of the Red Bluff Diversion
Dam, concern has been expressed
regarding the dam’s effect on both
upstream and downstream fish
migration. The dam was built with 11
movable gates. Raising the gates
eliminates the dam’s effect and allows
the river to flow unimpeded. Lowering
the dam gates allows for gravity
diversion into canals and results in the
creation of Lake Red Bluff.
Over the years, the dam gates have
been raised more frequently in an
attempt to enhance fish passage.
Therefore, the ability to divert irrigation
water has been gradually decreased
from year-round to the current 4-month
(gates-in) operations from May 15 to
September 14. During the remainder of
the year, the dam gates are open,
allowing a free flowing, unimpeded
river. Detailed studies show the current
design of the fish ladders and the
operations of the dam gates do not
adequately allow passage of all
threatened and endangered fish species.
The DEIS/EIR outlines the proposed
project alternatives that seek to address
issues related to the Red Bluff Diversion
Dam, including fish passage and water
supply. Current dam operations do not
adequately allow passage of threatened
and endangered fish species.
Additionally, current dam operations
limit the dam’s capacity to meet the
agricultural demand. To address these
critical issues, TCCA and Reclamation
are working together to determine an
appropriate solution.
The project goals are to:
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• Substantially improve the long-term
reliable level of anadromous fish
passage, both upstream and
downstream, past the Red Bluff
Diversion Dam.
• Substantially improve the long-term
ability to reliably and cost-effectively
move sufficient water into the TehamaColusa Canal and the Corning Canal
systems to meet the needs of the water
districts served by the TCCA.
The TCCA and Reclamation are
working together as ‘‘co-lead’’ agencies
on this project to achieve the project
purpose and need. However, they are
independent agencies with various
interests and methods for approaching a
project such as this one. Work
conducted to date has built upon a wide
array of previous studies conducted at
the dam.
Through detailed feasibility studies,
six alternatives, including the No Action
alternative, were created based on
various combinations of new facilities
and operational changes. These have
been created to encompass the range of
options available to address the
identified water delivery and fish
passage issues.
The alternatives identified in the
DEIS/EIR are:
No action—The current operating
conditions remain the same with a 4month dam ‘‘gates-in,’’ that creates Lake
Red Bluff from May 15 to September 14.
The impacts of this option must be
studied to a similar level of detail as the
others. It is used as a benchmark for
comparison of the other alternatives.
1B—4-Month Bypass—This option
creates a fish-friendly channel around
the dam with sufficient water flow to
attract and transport fish moving
upstream and deliver juvenile fish
moving downstream when the dam
gates are lowered in late spring and
early fall. Gates would continue to be
lowered in the May 15 to September 14
period. A new pumping station would
be required to provide reliable
agricultural water supply from the river
into the water delivery canals.
1A and 2A—Improved fish ladders—
These two alternatives are being
considered and are aimed at improving
the efficiency of the ‘‘fish ladders’’
designed to create a passage for fish to
swim around the dam. The design
improvements will increase the flow of
water through the fish ladders. By
increasing the flow, more fish will be
attracted to the ladders and successfully
pass the dam. The two alternatives
differ in the operations of the dam gates.
Alternative 1A proposes lowering the
dam gates for the current 4-month
operation and Alternative 2A for a 2month operation (July 1 through August
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31). A new pumping station would be
required to provide reliable agricultural
water supply from the river into the
water delivery canals under Alternative
2A.
2B—Existing fish ladders with gates
up 10 months—Alternative 2B retains
the current fish ladders and decreases
lowering of the dam gates to 2 months
(July 1 through August 31). The source
of improved fish passage would be the
reduction in gate operations. A new
pumping station would be required to
provide reliable agricultural water
supply from the river into the water
delivery canals. Reclamation has
identified Alternative 2B as the
preferred alternative.
3—Gates out—Alternative 3 keeps the
dam gates open year round, creating a
free flowing river, unimpeded by the
dam. Fish ladders or other bypass
options would no longer be necessary
and Lake Red Bluff would no longer be
created. A new pumping station would
be required to provide reliable
agricultural water supply from the river
into the water delivery canals.
Additional Information
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Comments received in response to
this notice will become part of the
administrative record and are subject to
public inspection. Our practice is to
make comments, including names,
home addresses, home phone numbers,
and e-mail 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
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, available
for public inspection in their entirety.
Dated: December 28, 2006.
Frank Michny,
Assistant Regional Director, Mid-Pacific
Region.
[FR Doc. E7–1405 Filed 1–29–07; 8:45 am]
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[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–413 and 731–
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Stainless Steel Bar From France,
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Kingdom
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Trade Commission.
ACTION: Institution of five-year reviews
concerning the countervailing duty
order on stainless steel bar from Italy
and the antidumping duty orders on
stainless steel bar from France,
Germany, Italy, Korea, and the United
Kingdom.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives
notice that it has instituted reviews
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)) (the Act)
to determine whether revocation of the
countervailing duty order on stainless
steel bar from Italy and the antidumping
duty orders on stainless steel bar from
France, Germany, Italy, Korea, and the
United Kingdom would be likely to lead
to continuation or recurrence of material
injury. Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of
the Act, interested parties are requested
to respond to this notice by submitting
the information specified below to the
Commission;1 to be assured of
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responses is March 23, 2007. Comments
on the adequacy of responses may be
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2007. For further information
concerning the conduct of these reviews
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, D, E, and F (19 CFR part
207).
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 1, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Messer (202–205–3193), Office of
Investigations, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired persons can obtain
information on this matter by contacting
the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–
205–1810. Persons with mobility
impairments who will need special
1 No response to this request for information is
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and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) number is not displayed; the
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regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate to
the Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC
20436.
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assistance in gaining access to the
Commission should contact the Office
of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.
General information concerning the
Commission may also be obtained by
accessing its Internet server (https://
www.usitc.gov). The public record for
these reviews may be viewed on the
Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
at https://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background.—On March 7, 2002, the
Department of Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’)
issued antidumping duty orders on
imports of stainless steel bar from
France, Germany, Italy, Korea, and the
United Kingdom (67 FR 10381–10385).
On March 8, 2002, Commerce issued a
countervailing duty order on imports of
stainless steel bar from Italy (67 FR
10670). The Commission is conducting
reviews to determine whether
revocation of the orders would be likely
to lead to continuation or recurrence of
material injury to the domestic industry
within a reasonably foreseeable time. It
will assess the adequacy of interested
party responses to this notice of
institution to determine whether to
conduct full reviews or expedited
reviews. The Commission’s
determinations in any expedited
reviews will be based on the facts
available, which may include
information provided in response to this
notice.
Definitions.—The following
definitions apply to these reviews:
(1) Subject Merchandise is the class or
kind of merchandise that is within the
scope of the five-year reviews, as
defined by Commerce.
(2) The Subject Countries in these
reviews are France, Germany, Italy,
Korea, and the United Kingdom.
(3) The Domestic Like Product is the
domestically produced product or
products which are like, or in the
absence of like, most similar in
characteristics and uses with, the
Subject Merchandise. In its original
determinations, the Commission
defined a single Domestic Like Product
consisting of all stainless steel bar
meeting the specifications described in
Commerce’s scope determination.
(4) The Domestic Industry is the U.S.
producers as a whole of the Domestic
Like Product, or those producers whose
collective output of the Domestic Like
Product constitutes a major proportion
of the total domestic production of the
product. In its original determinations,
the Commission defined a single
Domestic Industry encompassing all
U.S. producers of stainless steel bar. The
Commission also concluded that service
centers were not part of the Domestic
Industry.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Fish Passage Improvement Project at the Red Bluff Diversion Dam,
Tehama County, CA
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement/Environmental Impact Report (DEIS/EIR), recirculation of the
document.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and the Tehama-Colusa
Canal Authority (TCCA) are re-circulating the DEIS/EIR for the Fish
Passage Improvement Project at the Red Bluff Diversion Dam for public
review and comment. The document is being re-circulated for any
additional comments since it was originally available to the public
from August 14 through October 29, 2002, given the length of lapsed
time and the recent selection of Alternative 2B as Reclamation's
Preferred Alternative. The public comments sent in 2002 are also
available although no responses have yet been completed. The final EIS/
EIR will be prepared after the end of the new comment period.
DATES: Comments on the DEIS/EIR will be accepted on or before March 16,
2007.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the DEIS/EIR should be sent to Mr. David
Bird, General Manager, Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority, P.O. Box 1025,
Willows, CA 95988. Comments may be submitted electronically by e-
mailing the project team: dbird@tccanal.com.
A copy of the Executive Summary, DEIS/EIR, and/or technical
appendices may be obtained by calling Mr. Bird at the telephone number
below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Paul Freeman, Bureau of
Reclamation, telephone: 530-529-3890, fax: 530-529-3895, e-mail:
pfreeman@mp.usbr.gov; or Mr. David Bird, Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority,
telephone: 530-934-2125, e-mail: dbird@tccanal.com.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Since construction of the Red Bluff
Diversion Dam, concern has been expressed regarding the dam's effect on
both upstream and downstream fish migration. The dam was built with 11
movable gates. Raising the gates eliminates the dam's effect and allows
the river to flow unimpeded. Lowering the dam gates allows for gravity
diversion into canals and results in the creation of Lake Red Bluff.
Over the years, the dam gates have been raised more frequently in
an attempt to enhance fish passage. Therefore, the ability to divert
irrigation water has been gradually decreased from year-round to the
current 4-month (gates-in) operations from May 15 to September 14.
During the remainder of the year, the dam gates are open, allowing a
free flowing, unimpeded river. Detailed studies show the current design
of the fish ladders and the operations of the dam gates do not
adequately allow passage of all threatened and endangered fish species.
The DEIS/EIR outlines the proposed project alternatives that seek
to address issues related to the Red Bluff Diversion Dam, including
fish passage and water supply. Current dam operations do not adequately
allow passage of threatened and endangered fish species. Additionally,
current dam operations limit the dam's capacity to meet the
agricultural demand. To address these critical issues, TCCA and
Reclamation are working together to determine an appropriate solution.
The project goals are to:
Substantially improve the long-term reliable level of
anadromous fish passage, both upstream and downstream, past the Red
Bluff Diversion Dam.
Substantially improve the long-term ability to reliably
and cost-effectively move sufficient water into the Tehama-Colusa Canal
and the Corning Canal systems to meet the needs of the water districts
served by the TCCA.
The TCCA and Reclamation are working together as ``co-lead''
agencies on this project to achieve the project purpose and need.
However, they are independent agencies with various interests and
methods for approaching a project such as this one. Work conducted to
date has built upon a wide array of previous studies conducted at the
dam.
Through detailed feasibility studies, six alternatives, including
the No Action alternative, were created based on various combinations
of new facilities and operational changes. These have been created to
encompass the range of options available to address the identified
water delivery and fish passage issues.
The alternatives identified in the DEIS/EIR are:
No action--The current operating conditions remain the same with a
4-month dam ``gates-in,'' that creates Lake Red Bluff from May 15 to
September 14. The impacts of this option must be studied to a similar
level of detail as the others. It is used as a benchmark for comparison
of the other alternatives.
1B--4-Month Bypass--This option creates a fish-friendly channel
around the dam with sufficient water flow to attract and transport fish
moving upstream and deliver juvenile fish moving downstream when the
dam gates are lowered in late spring and early fall. Gates would
continue to be lowered in the May 15 to September 14 period. A new
pumping station would be required to provide reliable agricultural
water supply from the river into the water delivery canals.
1A and 2A--Improved fish ladders--These two alternatives are being
considered and are aimed at improving the efficiency of the ``fish
ladders'' designed to create a passage for fish to swim around the dam.
The design improvements will increase the flow of water through the
fish ladders. By increasing the flow, more fish will be attracted to
the ladders and successfully pass the dam. The two alternatives differ
in the operations of the dam gates. Alternative 1A proposes lowering
the dam gates for the current 4-month operation and Alternative 2A for
a 2-month operation (July 1 through August
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31). A new pumping station would be required to provide reliable
agricultural water supply from the river into the water delivery canals
under Alternative 2A.
2B--Existing fish ladders with gates up 10 months--Alternative 2B
retains the current fish ladders and decreases lowering of the dam
gates to 2 months (July 1 through August 31). The source of improved
fish passage would be the reduction in gate operations. A new pumping
station would be required to provide reliable agricultural water supply
from the river into the water delivery canals. Reclamation has
identified Alternative 2B as the preferred alternative.
3--Gates out--Alternative 3 keeps the dam gates open year round,
creating a free flowing river, unimpeded by the dam. Fish ladders or
other bypass options would no longer be necessary and Lake Red Bluff
would no longer be created. A new pumping station would be required to
provide reliable agricultural water supply from the river into the
water delivery canals.
Additional Information
Comments received in response to this notice will become part of
the administrative record and are subject to public inspection. Our
practice is to make comments, including names, home addresses, home
phone numbers, and e-mail 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
representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, available
for public inspection in their entirety.
Dated: December 28, 2006.
Frank Michny,
Assistant Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. E7-1405 Filed 1-29-07; 8:45 am]
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