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original lease area by relinquishing
aliquot parts of the lease, a part as small
as 1⁄16 of a block.
We request respondents who wish to
compete for limited leases for the areas
identified in this Notice to submit a
nomination identifying the block(s) in
which you are interested, the resource(s)
you want to assess (e.g., wind, current,
wave) and the technology you want to
test. Also, provide a general description
of the type and number of installations
or technologies you would use and a
project schedule for the activities you
propose. Your nomination of an area
must be consistent with the type of
alternative energy resource identified
for that area (e.g., a nomination off of
the coast of New Jersey must pertain to
data collection activities relating to
wind resources). A nomination that is
not consistent with the resource
identified for a specific area will not be
considered. The block(s) you wish to
nominate should be identified using the
information on Official Protraction
Diagrams available as described above.
Also, if you submit such a nomination,
please provide the name, telephone
number, and e-mail address of an
individual for the MMS to contact.
With this request MMS is inviting
nominations from parties who have not
previously submitted nominations for
the areas identified in this Notice and
are interested in acquiring leases only
for one or more of the blocks listed
above. Those who have already
submitted nominations for these areas
should not resubmit the same
nomination. A nomination received in
response to the November 6, 2007,
Federal Register Notice will be
considered active unless the original
nominator notifies MMS in writing that
the nominator is no longer interested in
obtaining a lease for the area originally
nominated. If an original nominator is
interested in competing for a lease area
identified in this Notice and it was not
the original nominator of that site, it
must submit a new nomination for that
lease area as provided in this Notice. If
you have not already submitted a
nomination and wish to submit one for
an area listed above, you must submit
by the deadline stated above. Late
submissions will not be considered.
MMS Analysis of Nominations. The
MMS will consider the nominations
received in response to this Notice along
with the original nominations. We will
determine that there is competitive
interest for any proposed lease area that
receives more than one nomination and
that there is no competitive interest for
any area that receives only one
nomination. In instances where our
analysis determines that there is
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competitive interest, we will contact the
competing nominators to explore
options for collaboration or refinements
of proposals before considering options
for proceeding with a competitive
auction. If we receive a competing
nomination that only partially overlaps
a multiple-block original nomination,
we may determine that there is no
competition, because in such a case the
proposed lease area subject to
competition would comprise the entire
multiple-block original nomination.
However, based on the information we
receive in response to this notice, MMS
may decide to issue a subsequent public
notice requesting expressions of interest
in the partial area where the competing
nominations overlap separate from the
remainder of the multiple-block area
proposed for lease.
In instances where our analysis
concludes that there is no competitive
interest in a previously nominated area,
we will contact the nominators and
proceed with noncompetitive lease
issuances as time and resources allow.
However, we may first choose to explore
options for collaboration in the interest
of optimizing efficiency. The MMS will
publicly announce the results of its
analyses to determine competitive
interest and its intentions to proceed
with the issuance of leases.
Coordination and Consultation
The MMS invites all interested and
affected parties to submit comments and
information pertaining to the nominated
areas listed above. We believe such
input would be useful as we consider
these areas for limited leasing, and we
especially welcome information
concerning geographic characteristics
and environmental resources, as this
will assist us in our environmental
review processes. We seek information
on the nominated areas relating to other
ocean and seabed uses, relationships to
onshore energy markets of the
nominated areas, and applicable State
and local laws and policies. We also
request comments and suggestions on
how we may best coordinate and
consult comprehensively and efficiently
to comply with applicable Federal,
State, and local laws and policies.
Officials of MMS intend to contact
Federal, State, and local government
counterparts during the comment period
to discuss the nominations and the
process for issuing limited OCS
alternative energy leases under the
interim policy. Such discussions may
explore methods to foster
intergovernmental coordination,
including whether to establish
intergovernmental task forces with
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Federal, State, and local entities for this
purpose.
Dated: April 2, 2008.
Randall B. Luthi,
Director, Minerals Management Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
South Valley Facilities Expansion
Project—Clark County, NV
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement (EIS)
and notice of scoping meetings.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation
(Reclamation), together with the Bureau
of Land Management (BLM) and the
National Park Service (NPS) as
cooperating agencies, is preparing an
EIS pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act to evaluate
the effects of the South Valley Facilities
Expansion (SVFE) Project (Project), as
proposed by the Southern Nevada Water
Authority (SNWA). The SNWA has
applied for temporary and permanent
rights-of-way to construct water
treatment and conveyance facilities on
public land administered by
Reclamation, BLM, and NPS in Clark
County, Nevada.
DATES: Public scoping meetings will be
held from 4:30 to 8 p.m., with a halfhour presentation at 5:30 p.m., on
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, May
5, 6, and 7, 2008, to receive oral and
written input on the scope of issues to
be addressed in the EIS such as
alternatives, resources, and other
concerns. Written comments on the
scope of the EIS should be submitted by
May 23, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
Ms. Laureen Perry (LC–2631), Bureau of
Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region,
PO Box 61470, Boulder City, NV 89006–
1470, or to svfe-eis@lc.usbr.gov, or fax to
702–293–8418. The public scoping
meetings will be held at the following
locations:
• Monday, May 5, 2008: Valley View
Recreation Center, 500 Harris Street,
Henderson, NV 89015.
• Tuesday, May 6, 2008: Sun City
MacDonald Ranch Community Center,
2020 West Horizon Ridge Parkway,
Henderson, NV 89012.
• Wednesday, May 7, 2008: Wingate
Hotel, 3041 St. Rose Parkway,
Henderson, NV 89052.
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Ms.
Laureen Perry at 702–293–8020, or at
the above address.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Evolving
water use patterns in the southern area
of the Las Vegas Valley and the need to
increase the reliability and flexibility of
the SNWA water supply system have
resulted in the proposal to redistribute,
treat, and convey existing water
supplies to meet the water demand
projections and use patterns in this area.
The proposed SVFE Project would
increase treatment and conveyance
capacity to allow SNWA to redistribute
existing water supplies to locations
identified by the City of Henderson and
the Las Vegas Valley Water District to
meet projected water demands and to
increase the flexibility and reliability of
the SNWA system to meet seasonal and
regional water needs. The Project
consists of two major elements: (1) An
expansion of raw water transmission
and treatment facilities (the treatment
element), and (2) construction of a new
transmission system to convey treated
water to the southern area of the Las
Vegas Valley (the conveyance element).
The raw water transmission and
treatment element of the Project
includes upgrades and additional
facilities to redistribute raw water from
existing sources at Lake Mead to the
River Mountains Water Treatment
Facility (RMWTF); expansion of
treatment capacity within the existing
footprint of the RMWTF; and
enhancement of existing pumping
station capacity and water filtration
rates.
The conveyance element would
include construction of approximately
26 miles of underground pipeline (72- to
114-inch diameter) from the RMWTF to
a location west of Interstate 15 in the
vicinity of Cactus Avenue and Decatur
Boulevard. Appurtenant facilities would
include a 40-million gallon storage
reservoir, rate-of-flow control stations,
and a pumping station. Currently, the
South Valley Lateral transmits water
supplies to the southern Las Vegas
Valley. The conveyance element of the
SVFE Project would increase SNWA’s
management flexibility and system
reliability by supplying water to
locations identified by the City of
Henderson and Las Vegas Valley Water
District, and through a planned
interconnection with the South Valley
Lateral, would allow areas to be served
from either lateral if needed as a result
of maintenance, repair, or power outage.
Potential project alternatives include
different pipeline alignments, different
pipeline construction methods (trench
excavation and tunneling), and different
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locations for pumping stations, storage
reservoir, and appurtenant facilities.
Alignments being considered for the
treatment element of the Project include
following the existing raw water
pipeline from the vicinity of Lake Mead
to the RMWTF, or a new route under the
River Mountains. One alignment being
considered for the conveyance element
includes a southern route from the
RMWTF that heads south and then west
and generally parallels the southern
corporate limits of the City of
Henderson, the northern boundary of
Sloan Canyon National Conservation
Area, and north of the Henderson
Executive Airport to Gillespie Street.
The northern conveyance alignment
heads west from the RMWTF to U.S.
Highway 95 where the alignment may
go either north or south around Black
Mountain. The route continues west and
generally parallels Interstate 215 to St.
Rose Parkway and to Maryland Parkway
where the route turns south and then
west to Gillespie Street. At Gillespie
Street both the northern and southern
alignments head south to St. Rose
Parkway and north to Silverado Ranch
Boulevard to new distribution facilities,
and west across Interstate 15 to the
terminus in the vicinity of Cactus
Avenue and Decatur Boulevard. Maps of
the potential alternative alignments will
be available for review at the public
scoping meetings, may be requested
from Ms. Laureen Perry (at the above
address), or may be viewed at https://
www.usbr.gov/lc/region/g2000/
envdocs.html.
Special Assistance for Public Scoping
Meeting
If special assistance or other
accommodation is needed, please notify
Ms. Laureen Perry at 702–293–8020, or
at svfe-eis@lc.usbr.gov, or by mail at the
above address as far in advance as
possible to secure the needed services.
If a request cannot be honored, the
requestor will be notified.
Public Disclosure
Before including your name, address,
phone number, e-mail address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment, including
personal identifying information, may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you may request in your
comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public
review, Reclamation cannot guarantee it
will be able to do so.
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Dated: March 20, 2008.
Jayne Harkins,
Deputy Regional Director, Lower Colorado
Region.
[FR Doc. E8–8380 Filed 4–17–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Meeting of the Yakima River Basin
Conservation Advisory Group, Yakima
River; Basin Water Enhancement
Project, Yakima, WA
AGENCY:
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION:
Notice of meeting.
SUMMARY: As required by the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, notice is
hereby given that the Yakima River
Basin Conservation Advisory Group,
Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement
Project, Yakima, Washington,
established by the Secretary of the
Interior, will hold a public meeting. The
purpose of the Conservation Advisory
Group is to provide technical advice
and counsel to the Secretary of the
Interior and Washington State on the
structure, implementation, and
oversight of the Yakima River Basin
Water Conservation Program.
DATES: Tuesday, April 29, 2008, 1 p.m.–
4 p.m.
Bureau of Reclamation,
Yakima Field Office, 1917 Marsh Road,
Yakima, Washington.
ADDRESSES:
Mr.
Walt Larrick, Assistant Program
Manager, Yakima River Basin Water
Enhancement Project, 1917 Marsh Road,
Yakima, Washington 98901; 509–575–
5848, extension 209.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The
purpose of the meeting will be to review
the option of using the acquired habitat
lands to mitigate the impacts that occur
from the planned conservation measures
and develop recommendations. This
meeting is open to the public.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: March 25, 2008.
Walter Larrick,
Assistant Program Manager Pacific Northwest
Region.
[FR Doc. E8–8236 Filed 4–17–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
South Valley Facilities Expansion Project--Clark County, NV
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement
(EIS) and notice of scoping meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), together with the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the National Park Service (NPS) as
cooperating agencies, is preparing an EIS pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act to evaluate the effects of the South Valley
Facilities Expansion (SVFE) Project (Project), as proposed by the
Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA). The SNWA has applied for
temporary and permanent rights-of-way to construct water treatment and
conveyance facilities on public land administered by Reclamation, BLM,
and NPS in Clark County, Nevada.
DATES: Public scoping meetings will be held from 4:30 to 8 p.m., with a
half-hour presentation at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday,
May 5, 6, and 7, 2008, to receive oral and written input on the scope
of issues to be addressed in the EIS such as alternatives, resources,
and other concerns. Written comments on the scope of the EIS should be
submitted by May 23, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Ms. Laureen Perry (LC-2631), Bureau
of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region, PO Box 61470, Boulder City, NV
89006-1470, or to svfe-eis@lc.usbr.gov, or fax to 702-293-8418. The
public scoping meetings will be held at the following locations:
Monday, May 5, 2008: Valley View Recreation Center, 500
Harris Street, Henderson, NV 89015.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008: Sun City MacDonald Ranch Community
Center, 2020 West Horizon Ridge Parkway, Henderson, NV 89012.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008: Wingate Hotel, 3041 St. Rose
Parkway, Henderson, NV 89052.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Laureen Perry at 702-293-8020, or
at the above address.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Evolving water use patterns in the southern
area of the Las Vegas Valley and the need to increase the reliability
and flexibility of the SNWA water supply system have resulted in the
proposal to redistribute, treat, and convey existing water supplies to
meet the water demand projections and use patterns in this area. The
proposed SVFE Project would increase treatment and conveyance capacity
to allow SNWA to redistribute existing water supplies to locations
identified by the City of Henderson and the Las Vegas Valley Water
District to meet projected water demands and to increase the
flexibility and reliability of the SNWA system to meet seasonal and
regional water needs. The Project consists of two major elements: (1)
An expansion of raw water transmission and treatment facilities (the
treatment element), and (2) construction of a new transmission system
to convey treated water to the southern area of the Las Vegas Valley
(the conveyance element).
The raw water transmission and treatment element of the Project
includes upgrades and additional facilities to redistribute raw water
from existing sources at Lake Mead to the River Mountains Water
Treatment Facility (RMWTF); expansion of treatment capacity within the
existing footprint of the RMWTF; and enhancement of existing pumping
station capacity and water filtration rates.
The conveyance element would include construction of approximately
26 miles of underground pipeline (72- to 114-inch diameter) from the
RMWTF to a location west of Interstate 15 in the vicinity of Cactus
Avenue and Decatur Boulevard. Appurtenant facilities would include a
40-million gallon storage reservoir, rate-of-flow control stations, and
a pumping station. Currently, the South Valley Lateral transmits water
supplies to the southern Las Vegas Valley. The conveyance element of
the SVFE Project would increase SNWA's management flexibility and
system reliability by supplying water to locations identified by the
City of Henderson and Las Vegas Valley Water District, and through a
planned interconnection with the South Valley Lateral, would allow
areas to be served from either lateral if needed as a result of
maintenance, repair, or power outage.
Potential project alternatives include different pipeline
alignments, different pipeline construction methods (trench excavation
and tunneling), and different locations for pumping stations, storage
reservoir, and appurtenant facilities. Alignments being considered for
the treatment element of the Project include following the existing raw
water pipeline from the vicinity of Lake Mead to the RMWTF, or a new
route under the River Mountains. One alignment being considered for the
conveyance element includes a southern route from the RMWTF that heads
south and then west and generally parallels the southern corporate
limits of the City of Henderson, the northern boundary of Sloan Canyon
National Conservation Area, and north of the Henderson Executive
Airport to Gillespie Street. The northern conveyance alignment heads
west from the RMWTF to U.S. Highway 95 where the alignment may go
either north or south around Black Mountain. The route continues west
and generally parallels Interstate 215 to St. Rose Parkway and to
Maryland Parkway where the route turns south and then west to Gillespie
Street. At Gillespie Street both the northern and southern alignments
head south to St. Rose Parkway and north to Silverado Ranch Boulevard
to new distribution facilities, and west across Interstate 15 to the
terminus in the vicinity of Cactus Avenue and Decatur Boulevard. Maps
of the potential alternative alignments will be available for review at
the public scoping meetings, may be requested from Ms. Laureen Perry
(at the above address), or may be viewed at https://www.usbr.gov/lc/
region/g2000/envdocs.html.
Special Assistance for Public Scoping Meeting
If special assistance or other accommodation is needed, please
notify Ms. Laureen Perry at 702-293-8020, or at svfe-eis@lc.usbr.gov,
or by mail at the above address as far in advance as possible to secure
the needed services. If a request cannot be honored, the requestor will
be notified.
Public Disclosure
Before including your name, address, phone number, e-mail address,
or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should
be aware that your entire comment, including personal identifying
information, may be made publicly available at any time. While you may
request in your comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, Reclamation cannot guarantee it will be
able to do so.
Dated: March 20, 2008.
Jayne Harkins,
Deputy Regional Director, Lower Colorado Region.
[FR Doc. E8-8380 Filed 4-17-08; 8:45 am]
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