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For this pilot study, 16 neighborhoods
will be selected in two metropolitan
areas (Phoenix, AZ and Syracuse, NY).
Each neighborhood sample will be split
into two groups, with 50 households
assigned to a mail survey group and 50
households assigned to an in-person
survey group. The in-person survey will
be conducted in a manner that
minimizes the differences between the
two survey modes.
Comments are invited on: (1) The
practical utility of the information being
gathered; (2) the accuracy of the burden
hour estimate; (3) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden to
respondents, including use of
automated information collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology. Before including your
address, phone number, e-mail address,
or other personal identifying
information in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire
comment—including your personal
identifying information—may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you can ask us in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Frequency of collection: Once.
Description of Respondents: Residents
of Atlanta, GA, Chicago, IL, Sacramento,
CA (focus groups) and Phoenix, AZ and
Syracuse, NY (response rate pilot
study).
Estimated average number or
respondents: Focus groups: 1,200 in
recruitment and 120 in pre-testing
activities. Pilot study: 480 mail refusals,
320 in-person refusals, and 800
respondents.
Estimated average number of
responses: 920 (120 responses for focus
groups; 800 responses for pilot study).
Estimated average time burden per
respondent: 2.5 hours for focus group
respondents, 20 minutes for pilot survey
respondents.
Frequency of response: 1 time per
respondent.
Estimated total annual reporting
burden: 567 hours.
Dated: July 12, 2007.
Leonard E. Stowe,
NPS, Information Collection Clearance
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive
Management Work Group (AMWG)
Bureau of Reclamation, Interior
Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Adaptive Management
Program (AMP) was implemented as a
result of the Record of Decision on the
Operation of Glen Canyon Dam Final
Environmental Impact Statement to
comply with consultation requirements
of the Grand Canyon Protection Act
(Pub. L. 102–575) of 1992. The AMP
includes a federal advisory committee
(AMWG), a technical work group
(TWG), a monitoring and research
center, and independent review panels.
The AMWG makes recommendations to
the Secretary of the Interior concerning
Glen Canyon Dam operations and other
management actions to protect resources
downstream of Glen Canyon Dam
consistent with the Grand Canyon
Protection Act. The TWG is a
subcommittee of the AMWG and
provides technical advice and
recommendations to the AMWG.
Dates and Addresses: The AMWG
will conduct the following public
meeting:
Flagstaff, Arizona—August 29–30,
2007. The meeting will begin at 9:30
a.m. and conclude at 5:30 p.m. on the
first day and begin at 8 a.m. and
conclude at 4 p.m. on the second day.
The meeting will be held at the Grand
Canyon Monitoring and Research
Center, 2255 N. Gemini Drive, Building
3 Main Conference Room, Flagstaff,
Arizona.
Agenda: The purpose of the meeting
will be to (1) Review and develop a
recommendation to the Secretary of the
Interior for the fiscal year 2008 Budget,
Workplan, and hydrograph; (2) receive
updates on the Monitoring and Research
Plan, the Beach/Habitat Building Flow
Science Plan, public outreach efforts,
Long-Term Experimental Plan
Environmental Impact Study, and
Humpback Chub Recovery
Implementation Plan; (3) review fiscal
year 2007 mid-year program
expenditures; (4) discuss the Roles Ad
Hoc Group Report; and (5) discuss basin
hydrology/climate changes, and other
administrative and resource issues
pertaining to the AMP. To view a copy
of the draft agenda, please visit
Reclamation’s Web site at: https://
www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/amwg/mtgs/
07aug29/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Randall Peterson, Bureau of
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Reclamation, telephone (801) 524–3758;
facsimile (801) 524–3858; e-mail at
rpeterson@uc.usbr.gov.
To allow full consideration of
information by the AMWG members,
written notice must be provided to
Randall Peterson, Bureau of
Reclamation, Upper Colorado Regional
Office, 125 South State Street, Room
6107, Salt Lake City, Uta 84138;
telephone (801) 524–3758; faxogram
(801) 524–3858; e-mail at
rpeterson@uc.usbr.gov at least five (5)
days prior to the meeting. Any written
comments received will be provided to
the AMWG members.
Dated: July 19, 2007.
Randall V. Peterson,
Manager, Environmental Resources Division,
Upper Colorado Regional Office, Salt Lake
City, Utah.
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United States Section; Notice of
Availability of Draft Programmatic
Environmental Impact Statement,
Improvements to the USIBWC Rio
Grande Flood Control Projects Along
the Texas-Mexico Border
United States Section,
International Boundary and Water
Commission (USIBWC).
ACTION: Notice of availability of Draft
Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the
United States Section, International
Boundary and Water Commission
(USIBWC) has prepared a Draft
Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement (Draft PEIS) for future
improvements to three Rio Grande
Flood Control Projects (FCP) operated
by the USIBWC along the Texas-Mexico
Border: the Rectification FCP, the
Presidio FCP and Lower Rio Grande
FCP. The PEIS, prepared in cooperation
with the United States Bureau of
Reclamation, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service and United States
Army Corps of Engineers, analyzes
potential impacts of the No Action
Alternative and three action alternatives
for future FCP improvements under
consideration.
Because several measures under
consideration are at a conceptual level
of development, the USIBWC has taken
a broad programmatic look at the
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potential environmental implications of
measures identified for future
implementation. The USIBWC will
apply the programmatic evaluation as
an overall guidance for future
environmental evaluations of individual
improvement projects whose
implementation is anticipated or
possible within a 20-year timeframe.
Once any given improvement project is
identified for future implementation,
site-specific environmental
documentation will be developed based
on project specifications and PEIS
findings. Public participation in the
evaluation of potential effects is
encouraged. Public hearings will be
held at the Cities of El Paso, Presidio
and McAllen, Texas, to receive oral
comments on the Draft PEIS from
interested organizations and individuals
through transcription by a certified
court reporter. Written comments may
be submitted at the public hearings, or
mailed to the USIBWC during the 45day public review period to the contact
and address below.
DATES: Written comments are requested
by September 24, 2007, which is
calculated from the anticipated date of
the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) Notice of Availability of August
10, 2007. Public hearings will be held at
the following locations and dates: (1) El
Paso, Texas on August 21, 2007, from 6
p.m. to 9 p.m. MST at the USIBWC
Offices, 4171 N. Mesa, C–100, El Paso,
Texas 79902; (2) Presidio, Texas on
August 22, 2007, from 6 to 9 p.m. CST
at the Presidio Chamber of Commerce,
202 W. Oreilly Street, Presidio, Texas
79845; and (3) McAllen Texas on
August 28, 2007, from 6 to 9 p.m. CST
at the Four Point Sheraton Hotel, 2721
S. 10th Street, McAllen, Texas 78503.
Hearing dates and locations also will be
announced in local newspapers one
week prior to hearing dates.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Daniel Borunda, Environmental
Protection Specialist, Environmental
Management Division, USIBWC, 4171
North Mesa Street, C–100, El Paso,
Texas 79902 or e-mail:
danielborunda@ibwc.state.gov.
Copies of the Draft PEIS are available
for inspection and review at the
following locations: United States
Section, International Boundary and
Water Commission, 4171 North Mesa
Street, El Paso, Texas; USIBWC
Mercedes Field Office, 325 Golf Course
Road, Mercedes, Texas 78570;
Brownsville Public Library, 2600
Central Blvd, Brownsville, Texas 78520;
Harlingen Public Library, 410 ’76 Drive,
Harlingen, Texas 78550; McAllen Public
Library, 601 N. Main Street, McAllen,
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Texas 78501; and City of Presidio
Library, 2440 Oreilly St., Presidio, TX
79845. A copy of the Draft PEIS will
also be posted at the USIBWC Web site
at https://www.ibwc.state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft
PEIS analyzes potential effects of the No
Action Alternative and three action
alternatives for future improvement of
the Rectification, Presidio and Lower
Rio Grande Flood Control Projects.
Potential improvements were organized
in three action alternatives: (1)
Enhanced Operation and Maintenance
Alternative, focusing on engineering
improvements; (2) Integrated Water
Resources Management Alternative,
integrating additional water
conservation and quality measures to
the projects’ core mission of flood
control and water delivery; and (3)
Multipurpose Project Management
Alternative, incorporating additional
measures for multiple use of the
floodway and environmental measures
supporting initiatives by federal
agencies, local governments, and other
organizations, to be conducted largely
under cooperative agreements. The Draft
PEIS evaluated three action alternatives
for each flood control project in terms
of potential effects relative to those of
the No Action Alternative, in the areas
of water, biological, cultural and
socioeconomic resources, land use, and
environmental health issues.
A copy of the Draft PEIS has been
filed with EPA in accordance with 40
CFR parts 1500–1508 and USIBWC
procedures. The public comment period
of the Draft PEIS will end 45 days after
publication of the NOA in the Federal
Register by EPA.
Dated: July 30, 2007.
Susan Daniel,
General Counsel.
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United States Section; Notice of
Availability of Draft Programmatic
Environmental Impact Statement,
Improvements to the USIBWC Tijuana
River Flood Control Project
United States Section,
International Boundary and Water
Commission (USIBWC).
ACTION: Notice of availability of Draft
Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c)
of the National Environmental Policy
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Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the
United States Section, International
Boundary and Water Commission
(USIBWC) has prepared a Draft
Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement (Draft PEIS) for future
improvements to the Tijuana River
Flood Control Project operated by the
USIBWC in southern San Diego County.
The Draft PEIS, prepared in cooperation
with the United States Army Corps of
Engineers, analyzes potential effects of
the No Action Alternative and two
action alternatives for future
improvements. Because several
measures under consideration are at a
conceptual level of development, the
USIBWC has taken a broad
programmatic look at the potential
environmental implications of future
implementation measures. The USIBWC
will apply the programmatic evaluation
as an overall guidance for future
environmental evaluations of individual
improvement projects whose
implementation is anticipated or
possible within a 20-year timeframe.
Once any given improvement project is
identified for future implementation,
site-specific environmental
documentation will be developed based
on project specifications and PEIS
findings. Public participation in the
evaluation of potential effect is
encouraged. A public hearing will be
held at the City of Imperial Beach,
California, to receive oral comments on
the Draft PEIS from interested
organizations and individuals through
transcription by a certified court
reporter. Written comments may be
submitted at the public hearings or
mailed to the USIBWC during the 45day public review period to the contact
and address below.
DATES: Written comments are requested
by September 24, 2007, which is
calculated from the anticipated date of
the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) Notice of Availability of August
10, 2007. A Public hearing will be held
on August 30, 2007, from 6 p.m. to 9
p.m. PST, at the City of Imperial Beach,
Dempsey Holder Safety Center, 950
Ocean Lane, Imperial Beach, CA 91932.
Hearing date and location will also be
announced in local newspapers one
week prior to the hearing date.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Daniel Borunda, Environmental
Protection Specialist, Environmental
Management Division, USIBWC, 4171
North Mesa Street, C–100, El Paso,
Texas 79902 or e-mail:
danielborunda@ibwc.state.gov.
Copies of the Draft PEIS are available
for inspection and review at the
following locations: United States
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United States Section; Notice of Availability of Draft
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, Improvements to the USIBWC
Rio Grande Flood Control Projects Along the Texas-Mexico Border
AGENCY: United States Section, International Boundary and Water
Commission (USIBWC).
ACTION: Notice of availability of Draft Programmatic 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 United States Section,
International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC) has prepared a
Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (Draft PEIS) for
future improvements to three Rio Grande Flood Control Projects (FCP)
operated by the USIBWC along the Texas-Mexico Border: the Rectification
FCP, the Presidio FCP and Lower Rio Grande FCP. The PEIS, prepared in
cooperation with the United States Bureau of Reclamation, United States
Fish and Wildlife Service and United States Army Corps of Engineers,
analyzes potential impacts of the No Action Alternative and three
action alternatives for future FCP improvements under consideration.
Because several measures under consideration are at a conceptual
level of development, the USIBWC has taken a broad programmatic look at
the
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potential environmental implications of measures identified for future
implementation. The USIBWC will apply the programmatic evaluation as an
overall guidance for future environmental evaluations of individual
improvement projects whose implementation is anticipated or possible
within a 20-year timeframe. Once any given improvement project is
identified for future implementation, site-specific environmental
documentation will be developed based on project specifications and
PEIS findings. Public participation in the evaluation of potential
effects is encouraged. Public hearings will be held at the Cities of El
Paso, Presidio and McAllen, Texas, to receive oral comments on the
Draft PEIS from interested organizations and individuals through
transcription by a certified court reporter. Written comments may be
submitted at the public hearings, or mailed to the USIBWC during the
45-day public review period to the contact and address below.
DATES: Written comments are requested by September 24, 2007, which is
calculated from the anticipated date of the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) Notice of Availability of August 10, 2007. Public hearings
will be held at the following locations and dates: (1) El Paso, Texas
on August 21, 2007, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. MST at the USIBWC Offices,
4171 N. Mesa, C-100, El Paso, Texas 79902; (2) Presidio, Texas on
August 22, 2007, from 6 to 9 p.m. CST at the Presidio Chamber of
Commerce, 202 W. Oreilly Street, Presidio, Texas 79845; and (3) McAllen
Texas on August 28, 2007, from 6 to 9 p.m. CST at the Four Point
Sheraton Hotel, 2721 S. 10th Street, McAllen, Texas 78503. Hearing
dates and locations also will be announced in local newspapers one week
prior to hearing dates.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Daniel Borunda, Environmental
Protection Specialist, Environmental Management Division, USIBWC, 4171
North Mesa Street, C-100, El Paso, Texas 79902 or e-mail:
danielborunda@ibwc.state.gov.
Copies of the Draft PEIS are available for inspection and review at
the following locations: United States Section, International Boundary
and Water Commission, 4171 North Mesa Street, El Paso, Texas; USIBWC
Mercedes Field Office, 325 Golf Course Road, Mercedes, Texas 78570;
Brownsville Public Library, 2600 Central Blvd, Brownsville, Texas
78520; Harlingen Public Library, 410 '76 Drive, Harlingen, Texas 78550;
McAllen Public Library, 601 N. Main Street, McAllen, Texas 78501; and
City of Presidio Library, 2440 Oreilly St., Presidio, TX 79845. A copy
of the Draft PEIS will also be posted at the USIBWC Web site at https://
www.ibwc.state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft PEIS analyzes potential effects of
the No Action Alternative and three action alternatives for future
improvement of the Rectification, Presidio and Lower Rio Grande Flood
Control Projects. Potential improvements were organized in three action
alternatives: (1) Enhanced Operation and Maintenance Alternative,
focusing on engineering improvements; (2) Integrated Water Resources
Management Alternative, integrating additional water conservation and
quality measures to the projects' core mission of flood control and
water delivery; and (3) Multipurpose Project Management Alternative,
incorporating additional measures for multiple use of the floodway and
environmental measures supporting initiatives by federal agencies,
local governments, and other organizations, to be conducted largely
under cooperative agreements. The Draft PEIS evaluated three action
alternatives for each flood control project in terms of potential
effects relative to those of the No Action Alternative, in the areas of
water, biological, cultural and socioeconomic resources, land use, and
environmental health issues.
A copy of the Draft PEIS has been filed with EPA in accordance with
40 CFR parts 1500-1508 and USIBWC procedures. The public comment period
of the Draft PEIS will end 45 days after publication of the NOA in the
Federal Register by EPA.
Dated: July 30, 2007.
Susan Daniel,
General Counsel.
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