Southern Delivery System Project, CO, 59670 [E8-23963]

Download as PDF 59670 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 197 / Thursday, October 9, 2008 / Notices 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. Dated: September 12, 2008. Susan M. Fry, Regional Environmental Officer, Mid-Pacific Region. [FR Doc. E8–23985 Filed 10–8–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–MN–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Reclamation Southern Delivery System Project, CO AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior. Notice of Publication and Announcement of Public Hearing for the Supplemental Information Report (SIR) for the Southern Delivery System (SDS) Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIS). sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES ACTION: SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, is announcing the opportunity for the public to review and comment on a SIR for the SDS Draft EIS. A public hearing to supplement the opportunity to comment on the SIR is also being announced. Reclamation previously published a notice in the Federal Register (73 FR 50055) on August 25, 2008, providing for extended public commenting on the water quality portion of the Draft EIS. Since then Reclamation has completed additional water quality analysis and is providing an opportunity for the public to comment on the new analysis. With this notice Reclamation is therefore closing the comment period on the original water quality analysis as mentioned in the August 25, 2008, notice and opening the comment period for the new water quality analysis. Reclamation has included this analysis in a SIR for the Draft EIS that updates and provides additional information that was not in the Draft EIS. The additional information includes, but is not necessarily limited to, the following topics: water quality analyses, potential effects on the western slope of Colorado, potential effects of a failure of new dams, effects of physical changes to the alternatives and reasonably foreseeable actions, clarification of Reclamation’s purpose and need statement, changes in the project sponsors’ Proposed Action, and identification of Reclamation’s VerDate Aug<31>2005 21:01 Oct 08, 2008 Jkt 217001 preferred alternative. The new and additional information is contained in the report titled ‘‘Supplemental Information Report for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Southern Delivery System Project, Colorado.’’ For access to the report and dates and locations of the public hearing, please see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section in this announcement. DATES: Reclamation will accept comments on the SIR during a 45-day comment period beginning with the date this notice is published. Comments must be received on or before November 24, 2008, in order to be considered. Public Hearing Reclamation will hold a public hearing to receive oral and written comments on the SIR at the following time and place: • October 29, 2008, 6 p.m.–9 p.m., Pueblo Convention Center, 320 Central Main Street, Pueblo, Colorado 81003 The meeting place is accessible to people with physical disabilities. People needing special assistance to attend and/or participate in the hearing should contact Kara Lamb at 970–962–4326 as soon as possible. To allow sufficient time to process special requests, please call no later than one week before the hearing date. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted in writing by facsimile, email, or at the public hearing. Send comments to Supplemental Information Report, Southern Delivery System EIS, Bureau of Reclamation, Eastern Colorado Area Office, 11056 W. County Road 18E, Loveland, CO 80537. Send facsimiles to the attention of Kara Lamb at 970–663–3212. E-mail comments may be sent to klamb@gp.usbr.gov with SIR SDS Comment as the subject line. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kara Lamb, telephone: (970) 962–4326 or FAX (970) 663–3212 or e-mail klamb@gp.usbr.gov. Mail requests should be addressed to the Bureau of Reclamation at the address provided in the ADDRESSES section. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SIR is available online at the https:// www.sdseis.com Web site or by contacting Kara Lamb at the address above. Comments on the SIR would be added to those already received on the Draft EIS and will be considered in preparation of the Final EIS. For those people who have provided comments on the Draft EIS your comments do not need to be submitted again. Public Disclosure Statement: Before including your name, address, phone number, e-mail address, or other PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. Dated: October 3, 2008. Roxanne E. Peterson, Acting, Assistant Regional Director, Great Plains Region. [FR Doc. E8–23963 Filed 10–8–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–MN–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029–0036 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing that the information collection request for 30 CFR part 780 which relates to surface mining permit applications— minimum requirements for reclamation and operation plans has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The information collection request describes the nature of the information collection and the expected burden and cost. DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information collections but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, public comments should be submitted to OMB by November 10, 2008, in order to be assured of consideration. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the information collection request, contact John A. Trelease at (202) 208–2783, or electronically to jtrelease@osmre.gov. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Department of the Interior Desk Officer, via e-mail at OIRA_Docket@omb.eop.gov, or by facsimile to (202) 395–6566. Also, please send a copy of your comments to John Trelease, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Ave, NW., Room 202–SIB, Washington, DC 20240, or electronically E:\FR\FM\09OCN1.SGM 09OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 197 (Thursday, October 9, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 59670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-23963]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Southern Delivery System Project, CO

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Publication and Announcement of Public Hearing for 
the Supplemental Information Report (SIR) for the Southern Delivery 
System (SDS) Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIS).

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), under the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, is announcing the opportunity for the 
public to review and comment on a SIR for the SDS Draft EIS. A public 
hearing to supplement the opportunity to comment on the SIR is also 
being announced. Reclamation previously published a notice in the 
Federal Register (73 FR 50055) on August 25, 2008, providing for 
extended public commenting on the water quality portion of the Draft 
EIS. Since then Reclamation has completed additional water quality 
analysis and is providing an opportunity for the public to comment on 
the new analysis. With this notice Reclamation is therefore closing the 
comment period on the original water quality analysis as mentioned in 
the August 25, 2008, notice and opening the comment period for the new 
water quality analysis. Reclamation has included this analysis in a SIR 
for the Draft EIS that updates and provides additional information that 
was not in the Draft EIS. The additional information includes, but is 
not necessarily limited to, the following topics: water quality 
analyses, potential effects on the western slope of Colorado, potential 
effects of a failure of new dams, effects of physical changes to the 
alternatives and reasonably foreseeable actions, clarification of 
Reclamation's purpose and need statement, changes in the project 
sponsors' Proposed Action, and identification of Reclamation's 
preferred alternative. The new and additional information is contained 
in the report titled ``Supplemental Information Report for the Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement, Southern Delivery System Project, 
Colorado.'' For access to the report and dates and locations of the 
public hearing, please see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section in 
this announcement.

DATES: Reclamation will accept comments on the SIR during a 45-day 
comment period beginning with the date this notice is published. 
Comments must be received on or before November 24, 2008, in order to 
be considered.

Public Hearing

    Reclamation will hold a public hearing to receive oral and written 
comments on the SIR at the following time and place:
     October 29, 2008, 6 p.m.-9 p.m., Pueblo Convention Center, 
320 Central Main Street, Pueblo, Colorado 81003
    The meeting place is accessible to people with physical 
disabilities. People needing special assistance to attend and/or 
participate in the hearing should contact Kara Lamb at 970-962-4326 as 
soon as possible. To allow sufficient time to process special requests, 
please call no later than one week before the hearing date.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted in writing by facsimile, e-mail, 
or at the public hearing. Send comments to Supplemental Information 
Report, Southern Delivery System EIS, Bureau of Reclamation, Eastern 
Colorado Area Office, 11056 W. County Road 18E, Loveland, CO 80537. 
Send facsimiles to the attention of Kara Lamb at 970-663-3212. E-mail 
comments may be sent to klamb@gp.usbr.gov with SIR SDS Comment as the 
subject line.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kara Lamb, telephone: (970) 962-4326 
or FAX (970) 663-3212 or e-mail klamb@gp.usbr.gov. Mail requests should 
be addressed to the Bureau of Reclamation at the address provided in 
the ADDRESSES section.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SIR is available online at the https://
www.sdseis.com Web site or by contacting Kara Lamb at the address 
above. Comments on the SIR would be added to those already received on 
the Draft EIS and will be considered in preparation of the Final EIS. 
For those people who have provided comments on the Draft EIS your 
comments do not need to be submitted again.
    Public Disclosure Statement: 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 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.

    Dated: October 3, 2008.
Roxanne E. Peterson,
Acting, Assistant Regional Director, Great Plains Region.
 [FR Doc. E8-23963 Filed 10-8-08; 8:45 am]
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