United States Section: Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for Flood Control Improvements to the Rio Grande Canalization Project Levee System in El Paso County, Texas and Doña Ana and Sierra Counties, NM, 55805-55806 [E7-19209]
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United States Section: Notice of
Availability of a Draft Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact for Flood Control
Improvements to the Rio Grande
Canalization Project Levee System in
˜
El Paso County, Texas and Dona Ana
and Sierra Counties, NM
United States Section,
International Boundary and Water
Commission, United States and Mexico.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of Draft
Environmental Assessment (EA) and
Draft Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI).
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) of 1969, the Council on
Environmental Quality Final
Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500 through
1508), and the United States Section,
International Boundary and Water
Commission’s (USIBWC) Operational
Procedures for Implementing Section
102 of NEPA, published in the Federal
Register September 2, 1981, (46 FR
44083); the USIBWC hereby gives notice
of availability of the Draft
Environmental Assessment and FONSI
for Flood Control Improvements to the
Rio Grande Canalization Project (RGCP)
Levee System, located in El Paso
˜
County, Texas and Dona Ana and Sierra
Counties, New Mexico.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Daniel Borunda, Environmental
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Protection Specialist, Environmental
Management Division, United States
Section, International Boundary and
Water Commission; 4171 N. Mesa, C–
100; El Paso, Texas 79902. Telephone:
(915) 832–4767; e-mail:
danielborunda@ibwc.state.gov.
DATES: Comments on the Draft EA and
Draft FONSI will be accepted through
October 30, 2007. This date has been
determined by the expected release of
the Federal Register Notice on October
1, 2007.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
USIBWC is preparing an Environmental
Assessment (EA) for a proposed action
to raise approximately 52 miles of levee
system within the RGCP. The area under
consideration includes approximately
13 miles within El Paso County, Texas
˜
and 38 miles within Dona Ana and
Sierra Counties in New Mexico. Other
flood control improvements such as a
floodwall may be required in the
Canutillo area in order to fully contain
the 100-year flood flow.
The RGCP levee system is one of the
priority areas identified and targeted for
flood control improvements. The need
for improvements to the levee system
was identified in the 2004 Final
Environmental Impact Statement, River
Management Alternatives for the Rio
Grande Canalization Project. USIBWC
in coordination with the United States
Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque
District evaluated the RGCP flood
containment capacity in 1996 and
subsequently in 2005. These studies
identified a number of potential levee
deficiencies along the RGCP on the basis
of hydraulic modeling of the 100-year
storm. The modeling indicated that an
increase in levee height would be
required to meet design criteria for flood
protection. Levee height increases range
from 1 to 4 feet at various locations for
a total of 52 levee miles. Increases
greater than 2 feet may require
expansion of the levee footprint by
lateral extension of the structure to meet
design criteria. If required, levee
footprint increases may occur within the
USIBWC right-of-way and extend either
on the landside or riverside of the levee
depending on existing constraints.
Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) certification of RGCP
levees in El Paso County, Texas and
˜
Dona Ana and Sierra Counties, New
Mexico cannot occur until the existing
levees are rehabilitated to meet
certification standards. Recent
preliminary Digital Flood Insurance
Rate Maps released by FEMA indicate
increased newly designated Special
Flood Hazard areas along the Rio
Grande. The proposed action will
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United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Institution of five-year reviews
concerning the countervailing duty
order on sulfanilic acid from Hungary
and the antidumping duty orders on
sulfanilic acid from Hungary and
Portugal.
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 consideration, the deadline
for responses is November 20, 2007.
Comments on the adequacy of responses
may be filed with the Commission by
December 14, 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).
DATES: Effective Date: October 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
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 November 8, 2002,
the Department of Commerce issued a
countervailing duty order on imports of
sulfanilic acid from Hungary and
antidumping duty orders on imports of
sulfanilic acid from Hungary and
Portugal (67 FR 68100–68102). 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
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 sulfanilic
acid from Hungary and the antidumping
duty orders on sulfanilic acid from
Hungary and Portugal would be likely to
1 No response to this request for information is
required if a currently valid Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) number is not displayed; the
OMB number is 3117–0016/USITC No. 08–5–174,
expiration date June 30, 2008. Public reporting
burden for the request is estimated to average 10
hours per response. Please send comments
regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate to
the Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC
20436.
enable the USIBWC to partially certify
specific levee segments along the RGCP
that meet the 3-foot freeboard design
criterion for flood protection.
Summary of Findings: Pursuant to
NEPA guidance (40 Code of Federal
Regulations 1500–1508), The President’s
Council on Environmental Quality
issued regulations for NEPA
implementation which included
provisions for both the content and
procedural aspects of the required EA.
The EA assesses potential
environmental impacts of the Proposed
Action and the No Action Alternative. A
draft FONSI was issued for the Proposed
Action, based on a review of the facts
and analyses contained in the EA. An
environmental impact statement will
not be prepared unless additional
information which may affect this
decision is brought to our attention
within 30 days from the date of this
Notice.
Availability: Copies of the Draft EA
and FONSI may be obtained by request
from Mr. Daniel Borunda, 4171 North
Mesa, Suite C–100, El Paso, Texas
79902, e-mail:
danielborunda@ibwc.state.gov.
Electronic copies may also be obtained
from the USIBWC Home Page at
https://www.ibwc.state.gov. Written
comments will be accepted for 30 days
following the date of this Notice.
Dated: September 24, 2007.
Susan Daniel,
General Counsel.
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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 the Department of
Commerce.
(2) The Subject Countries in these
reviews are Hungary and Portugal.
(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 sulfanilic acid
corresponding to the scope, including
technical grade sulfanilic acid, refined
grade sulfanilic acid, and sodium
sulfanilate.
(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 found a single
Domestic Industry consisting of all
domestic producers of sulfanilic acid.
(5) The Order Date is the date that the
antidumping and countervailing duty
orders under review became effective. In
these reviews, the Order Date is
November 8, 2002.
(6) An Importer is any person or firm
engaged, either directly or through a
parent company or subsidiary, in
importing the Subject Merchandise into
the United States from a foreign
manufacturer or through its selling
agent.
Participation in the reviews and
public service list.—Persons, including
industrial users of the Subject
Merchandise and, if the merchandise is
sold at the retail level, representative
consumer organizations, wishing to
participate in the reviews as parties
must file an entry of appearance with
the Secretary to the Commission, as
provided in section 201.11(b)(4) of the
Commission’s rules, no later than 21
days after publication of this notice in
the Federal Register. The Secretary will
maintain a public service list containing
the names and addresses of all persons,
or their representatives, who are parties
to the reviews.
Former Commission employees who
are seeking to appear in Commission
five-year reviews are reminded that they
are required, pursuant to 19 CFR 201.15,
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INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO
United States Section: Notice of Availability of a Draft
Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for Flood
Control Improvements to the Rio Grande Canalization Project Levee
System in El Paso County, Texas and Do[ntilde]a Ana and Sierra
Counties, NM
AGENCY: United States Section, International Boundary and Water
Commission, United States and Mexico.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment (EA)
and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI).
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, the Council on Environmental Quality Final
Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500 through 1508), and the United States
Section, International Boundary and Water Commission's (USIBWC)
Operational Procedures for Implementing Section 102 of NEPA, published
in the Federal Register September 2, 1981, (46 FR 44083); the USIBWC
hereby gives notice of availability of the Draft Environmental
Assessment and FONSI for Flood Control Improvements to the Rio Grande
Canalization Project (RGCP) Levee System, located in El Paso County,
Texas and Do[ntilde]a Ana and Sierra Counties, New Mexico.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Borunda, Environmental
Protection Specialist, Environmental Management Division, United States
Section, International Boundary and Water Commission; 4171 N. Mesa, C-
100; El Paso, Texas 79902. Telephone: (915) 832-4767; e-mail:
danielborunda@ibwc.state.gov.
DATES: Comments on the Draft EA and Draft FONSI will be accepted
through October 30, 2007. This date has been determined by the expected
release of the Federal Register Notice on October 1, 2007.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The USIBWC is preparing an Environmental
Assessment (EA) for a proposed action to raise approximately 52 miles
of levee system within the RGCP. The area under consideration includes
approximately 13 miles within El Paso County, Texas and 38 miles within
Do[ntilde]a Ana and Sierra Counties in New Mexico. Other flood control
improvements such as a floodwall may be required in the Canutillo area
in order to fully contain the 100-year flood flow.
The RGCP levee system is one of the priority areas identified and
targeted for flood control improvements. The need for improvements to
the levee system was identified in the 2004 Final Environmental Impact
Statement, River Management Alternatives for the Rio Grande
Canalization Project. USIBWC in coordination with the United States
Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District evaluated the RGCP flood
containment capacity in 1996 and subsequently in 2005. These studies
identified a number of potential levee deficiencies along the RGCP on
the basis of hydraulic modeling of the 100-year storm. The modeling
indicated that an increase in levee height would be required to meet
design criteria for flood protection. Levee height increases range from
1 to 4 feet at various locations for a total of 52 levee miles.
Increases greater than 2 feet may require expansion of the levee
footprint by lateral extension of the structure to meet design
criteria. If required, levee footprint increases may occur within the
USIBWC right-of-way and extend either on the landside or riverside of
the levee depending on existing constraints.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) certification of RGCP
levees in El Paso County, Texas and Do[ntilde]a Ana and Sierra
Counties, New Mexico cannot occur until the existing levees are
rehabilitated to meet certification standards. Recent preliminary
Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps released by FEMA indicate increased
newly designated Special Flood Hazard areas along the Rio Grande. The
proposed action will
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enable the USIBWC to partially certify specific levee segments along
the RGCP that meet the 3-foot freeboard design criterion for flood
protection.
Summary of Findings: Pursuant to NEPA guidance (40 Code of Federal
Regulations 1500-1508), The President's Council on Environmental
Quality issued regulations for NEPA implementation which included
provisions for both the content and procedural aspects of the required
EA. The EA assesses potential environmental impacts of the Proposed
Action and the No Action Alternative. A draft FONSI was issued for the
Proposed Action, based on a review of the facts and analyses contained
in the EA. An environmental impact statement will not be prepared
unless additional information which may affect this decision is brought
to our attention within 30 days from the date of this Notice.
Availability: Copies of the Draft EA and FONSI may be obtained by
request from Mr. Daniel Borunda, 4171 North Mesa, Suite C-100, El Paso,
Texas 79902, e-mail: danielborunda@ibwc.state.gov. Electronic copies
may also be obtained from the USIBWC Home Page at https://
www.ibwc.state.gov. Written comments will be accepted for 30 days
following the date of this Notice.
Dated: September 24, 2007.
Susan Daniel,
General Counsel.
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