Withdrawal of Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Manoa Watershed, Honolulu County, HI, 62949-62950 [E8-25213]
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Notice To Reinstate a Previously
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ACTION: Notice to reinstate a previously
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AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
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information will help NRCS match the
skills of individuals who are applying
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the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical or other
technological collection techniques, and
other forms of information technology.
Comments may be sent to Michele
Eginoire, National Earth Team Office,
Natural Resources Conservation Service,
Suite C, 5140 Park Avenue, Des Moines,
Iowa 50321; telephone: (515) 289–0325,
extension 102, by fax at (515) 289–4561,
or by e-mail:
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Signed in Washington, DC on October 10,
2008.
Arlen L. Lancaster,
Chief, Natural Resources Conservation
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation
Service
Withdrawal of Notice of Intent To
Prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement for the Manoa Watershed,
Honolulu County, HI
Natural Resources
Conservation Service, Department of
Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice of Intent (Withdrawal).
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Withdraw from publication
the Notice of Intent dated Thursday,
March 22, 2007, Federal Register/Vol.
72. No. 55, the Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS)
announced its intention to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
in accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act for the Manoa
Watershed Plan to mitigate residential
and commercial flooding in Manoa
Valley, City and County of Honolulu,
Hawaii. The Manoa Watershed Plan and
joint EIS would be prepared by NRCS,
State of Hawaii Department of Land and
Natural Resources, and the City and
County of Honolulu. The federal
authority for the project was the
Watershed Protection and Flood
Prevention Act (Pub. L. 83–566, as
amended). The EIS would evaluate the
full range of alternatives to mitigate
flooding of the magnitude experienced
on October 30, 2004, when an intense
rainstorm hit the upper Manoa Valley,
causing nearly $100 million in flood
damage to residences, businesses, and
facilities at the University of Hawaii.
The Manoa Watershed project has not
received funding in the 2007 and 2008
fiscal years. The Manoa Watershed area
will be incorporated into the Ala Wai
Canal Project, administered by the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers which will
continue to pursue a flood protection
plan for Manoa Valley. The U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers published a Notice
of Intent to prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement for the Ala Wai Canal
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Project in the Federal Register on
October 2, 2008. Therefore, NRCS is
withdrawing its Notice of Intent to
prepare an EIS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lawrence T. Yamamoto, Director,
Pacific Islands Area, Natural Resources
Conservation Service, 300 Ala Moana
Blvd., Room 4–118, P.O. Box 50004,
Honolulu, HI 96850; Telephone: (808)
541–2600, ext. 105.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NRCS has
provided technical and financial
assistance for planning and
implementation of water resources
projects to state and county sponsors in
Hawaii and the Pacific Islands through
the Watershed Protection and Flood
Prevention Act, as amended, since 1964.
Funding for the Manoa Watershed
project was authorized in Section 726 of
the 2006 Agricultural Appropriations
Act. The funds have produced
significant planning products for the
Manoa Watershed, including
community and public planning events,
topographic mapping, hydrologic and
hydraulic modeling, initial
environmental and historic assessments,
and formulation of measures to reduce
flood damage. These planning products
will be documented in technical reports
to be completed by September 30, 2008,
instead of a preliminary EIS. The
technical reports will be utilized for the
Manoa Subwatershed phase of the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers’ Ala Wai Canal
Watershed Project. A public meeting
was conducted on July 22, 2008, to
report on the termination of the Manoa
Watershed project by NRCS, review the
planning products, and discuss the
transition of the Manoa Watershed into
a phase of the Ala Wai Canal Project.
(This activity is listed in the catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance under No.
10.904—Watershed Protection and Flood
Prevention—and is subject to the provisions
of Executive Order 12372 which requires
intergovernmental consultation with State
and local officials.)
Dated: October 7, 2008.
Lawrence T. Yamamoto,
Director, Pacific Islands Area, Natural
Resources Conservation Service.
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2008.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Docket 59–2008]
Expansion of Manufacturing Authority;
Subzone 15E; Kawasaki Motors
Manufacturing Corp., U.S.A.; Maryville,
MO (Internal Combustion Engines)
An application has been submitted to
the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the
Board) by the Greater Kansas City
Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of FTZ
15, requesting on behalf of Kawasaki
Motors Manufacturing Corp., U.S.A.
(KMMC), operator of FTZ Subzone 15E,
KMMC plant, Maryville, Missouri, to
expand the scope of KMMC’s
manufacturing authority to include new
engine production capacity under FTZ
procedures. The application was
submitted pursuant to the provisions of
the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and
section 400.28(a)(2) of the Board’s
regulations (15 CFR Part 400). It was
formally filed on October 14, 2008.
Subzone 15E (114 acres/1.13 million
sq.ft./1,100 employees) was approved by
the Board in 1989 with authority
granted for the manufacture of internalcombustion engines and transmissions
for motorcycles, personal water craft,
and all-terrain vehicles (Board Order
454, 54 FR 50257, 12–5–89). In 1991,
the Board authorized an expansion of
the scope of manufacturing authority
under FTZ procedures to include
engines for lawn/garden equipment and
for additional production capacity to
500,000 units annually (Board Order
1014, 64 FR 5765, 2–5–99). The Board
subsequently approved an expansion of
the scope of authority to include the
manufacture of diesel engines (up to
150,000 annually) and parts of
industrial robots (up to 900 units
annually) in 2002 (Board Order 1239 67
FR 51535, 8–8–2002) .
The applicant is now requesting
authority to expand KMMC’s scope of
authority to include additional engine
production capacity. Under the current
expansion plan, production capacity at
the KMMC plant will increase to 1.1
million units per year within the
existing designated subzone. KMMC’s
manufacturing activity involves diecasting, machining, assembly, finishing,
and quality control using domestic and
foreign-origin materials and
components. Foreign-sourced
components and materials (about 8% of
finished engine value) include: Tubes/
pipes/hoses of plastic and rubber, spark
plugs, belts, electrical components,
tube/pipe fittings, fuel pumps, housings,
fasteners, gaskets, flywheels, chain,
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Withdrawal of Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement for the Manoa Watershed, Honolulu County, HI
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of
Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice of Intent (Withdrawal).
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SUMMARY: Withdraw from publication the Notice of Intent dated Thursday,
March 22, 2007, Federal Register/Vol. 72. No. 55, the Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS) announced its intention to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act for the Manoa Watershed Plan to mitigate
residential and commercial flooding in Manoa Valley, City and County of
Honolulu, Hawaii. The Manoa Watershed Plan and joint EIS would be
prepared by NRCS, State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural
Resources, and the City and County of Honolulu. The federal authority
for the project was the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act
(Pub. L. 83-566, as amended). The EIS would evaluate the full range of
alternatives to mitigate flooding of the magnitude experienced on
October 30, 2004, when an intense rainstorm hit the upper Manoa Valley,
causing nearly $100 million in flood damage to residences, businesses,
and facilities at the University of Hawaii. The Manoa Watershed project
has not received funding in the 2007 and 2008 fiscal years. The Manoa
Watershed area will be incorporated into the Ala Wai Canal Project,
administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers which will continue to
pursue a flood protection plan for Manoa Valley. The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers published a Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement for the Ala Wai Canal
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Project in the Federal Register on October 2, 2008. Therefore, NRCS is
withdrawing its Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lawrence T. Yamamoto, Director,
Pacific Islands Area, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 300 Ala
Moana Blvd., Room 4-118, P.O. Box 50004, Honolulu, HI 96850; Telephone:
(808) 541-2600, ext. 105.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NRCS has provided technical and financial
assistance for planning and implementation of water resources projects
to state and county sponsors in Hawaii and the Pacific Islands through
the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, as amended, since
1964. Funding for the Manoa Watershed project was authorized in Section
726 of the 2006 Agricultural Appropriations Act. The funds have
produced significant planning products for the Manoa Watershed,
including community and public planning events, topographic mapping,
hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, initial environmental and historic
assessments, and formulation of measures to reduce flood damage. These
planning products will be documented in technical reports to be
completed by September 30, 2008, instead of a preliminary EIS. The
technical reports will be utilized for the Manoa Subwatershed phase of
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Ala Wai Canal Watershed Project. A
public meeting was conducted on July 22, 2008, to report on the
termination of the Manoa Watershed project by NRCS, review the planning
products, and discuss the transition of the Manoa Watershed into a
phase of the Ala Wai Canal Project.
(This activity is listed in the catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance under No. 10.904--Watershed Protection and Flood
Prevention--and is subject to the provisions of Executive Order
12372 which requires intergovernmental consultation with State and
local officials.)
Dated: October 7, 2008.
Lawrence T. Yamamoto,
Director, Pacific Islands Area, Natural Resources Conservation Service.
[FR Doc. E8-25213 Filed 10-22-08; 8:45 am]
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