Central Utah Project Completion Act, 7467 [E9-3357]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 30 / Tuesday, February 17, 2009 / Notices ACTION: Notice of funding awards. HUD’s Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing program is authorized by Section 4 of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (Pub. L. 103–120, 107 Stat. 1148, 42 U.S.C. 9816 note), as amended, and the Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Pub. L. 109–289, division B, as amended by Pub. L. 109– 369 and 109–383). The Section 4 Capacity Building program provides grants to national community development intermediaries to enhance the capacity and ability of community development corporations and community housing development organizations to carry out community development and affordable housing activities that benefit low-income families and persons. Capacity Building funds support activities such as training, education, support, loans, grants, and development assistance. The Fiscal Year 2008 competition was announced in the Federal Register on April 9, 2008 (73 FR 19380) and amended on June 18, 2008 (73 FR 34778). The NOFA allowed for approximately $36.95 million for Section 4 Capacity Building grants. This amount included $33.5 million from the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: In accordance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this announcement notifies the public of funding decisions made by the Department in a competition for funding under the 2008 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Section 4 Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing grants program. This announcement contains the names of the awardees and the amounts of the awards made available by HUD. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen E. Daly, Director, Office of Policy Development and Coordination, Office of Community Planning and Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 7240, Washington, DC 20410– 7000; telephone (202) 402–5552 (this is not a toll-free number). Hearing- and speech-impaired persons may access this number via TTY by calling the Federal Relay Service toll-free at (800) 877–8339. For general information on this and other HUD programs, call Community Connections at (800) 998– 9999 or visit the HUD Web site at https://www.hud.gov. 2008 appropriation and $3.45 million carried over from the 2007 NOFA competition. However, due to the 2008 Appropriations Act, HUD was asked to rescind the $3.45 million of carryover funds. As a result, $33.5 million was ultimately available for the competition. Applications were rated and selected for funding on the basis of selection criteria contained in that Notice. For the Fiscal Year 2008 competition, HUD awarded three competitive Section 4 Capacity Building grants totaling $33,500,000. In accordance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (103 Stat. 1987, 42 U.S.C. 3545), the Department is publishing the grantees and the amounts of the awards in Appendix A to this document. Dated: January 22, 2009. ´ Nelson R. Bregon, General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development. Appendix A Fiscal Year 2008 Funding Awards for the Section 4 Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing Program Recipient State Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. ...................................................................................................... Local Initiatives Support Corporation ...................................................................................................... Habitat for Humanity International .......................................................................................................... Total: ................................................................................................................................................ MD ................................. NY .................................. GA .................................. ........................................ [FR Doc. E9–3210 Filed 2–13–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210–67–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Central Utah Project Completion Act sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES AGENCIES: Department of the Interior, Office of the Assistant Secretary—Water and Science. ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Finding of No Significant Impact associated with the Environmental Assessment for the Block Notice 1A Francis Sub-Area Municipal and Industrial Water Conversion. SUMMARY: On December 24, 2008, the Department of the Interior (Interior), signed a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) which documents the selection of the Proposed Action as presented in the Final Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Block Notice 1A Francis Sub-Area Municipal and Industrial (M&I) Water Conversion. Interior has determined that VerDate Nov<24>2008 19:45 Feb 13, 2009 Jkt 217001 implementing the Proposed Action described in the EA will not have a significant impact on the quality of the human environment and that an environmental impact statement is not required. The proposed action consists of conversion of Central Utah Project (CUP) Bonneville Unit water, delivered under Development Block Notice No. 1A to the Francis Sub-Area, from irrigation to municipal and industrial use, and to expand the area to which the project water may be delivered (Expanded Francis Sub-Area). The conversion will be limited to 3,000 acrefeet of irrigation water that has been delivered to agricultural tracts that have been deemed irrigable under Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) law and policy. The irrigation water would be converted incrementally to M&I use over a period of up to 25 years. The Expanded Francis Sub-Area would be restricted to lands within the District boundary, in the upper Provo River drainage, upstream of Jordanelle Reservoir. PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 7467 Amount $13,440,120 13,677,191 6,382,689 33,500,000 The proposed action is an administrative procedure that will allow the available Bonneville Unit water to be utilized for M&I purposes as the Francis Sub-Area becomes more residential. All water supply commitments to the existing agricultural irrigation will continue to be met. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information pertaining to this action may be obtained by contacting Mr. Lee Baxter, Program Coordinator, Central Utah Project Completion Act Office, 302 East 1860 South, Provo, Utah 84606, by calling (801) 379–1174, or e-mail at lbaxter@uc.usbr.gov. Dated: February 11, 2009. Reed R. Murray, Program Director, Central Utah Project Completion Act, Department of the Interior. [FR Doc. E9–3357 Filed 2–13–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–RK–P E:\FR\FM\17FEN1.SGM 17FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 7467]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-3357]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


Central Utah Project Completion Act

AGENCIES: Department of the Interior, Office of the Assistant 
Secretary--Water and Science.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Finding of No Significant Impact 
associated with the Environmental Assessment for the Block Notice 1A 
Francis Sub-Area Municipal and Industrial Water Conversion.

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SUMMARY: On December 24, 2008, the Department of the Interior 
(Interior), signed a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) which 
documents the selection of the Proposed Action as presented in the 
Final Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Block Notice 1A Francis 
Sub-Area Municipal and Industrial (M&I) Water Conversion. Interior has 
determined that implementing the Proposed Action described in the EA 
will not have a significant impact on the quality of the human 
environment and that an environmental impact statement is not required.
    The proposed action consists of conversion of Central Utah Project 
(CUP) Bonneville Unit water, delivered under Development Block Notice 
No. 1A to the Francis Sub-Area, from irrigation to municipal and 
industrial use, and to expand the area to which the project water may 
be delivered (Expanded Francis Sub-Area). The conversion will be 
limited to 3,000 acre-feet of irrigation water that has been delivered 
to agricultural tracts that have been deemed irrigable under Bureau of 
Reclamation (Reclamation) law and policy. The irrigation water would be 
converted incrementally to M&I use over a period of up to 25 years. The 
Expanded Francis Sub-Area would be restricted to lands within the 
District boundary, in the upper Provo River drainage, upstream of 
Jordanelle Reservoir.
    The proposed action is an administrative procedure that will allow 
the available Bonneville Unit water to be utilized for M&I purposes as 
the Francis Sub-Area becomes more residential. All water supply 
commitments to the existing agricultural irrigation will continue to be 
met.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information pertaining to 
this action may be obtained by contacting Mr. Lee Baxter, Program 
Coordinator, Central Utah Project Completion Act Office, 302 East 1860 
South, Provo, Utah 84606, by calling (801) 379-1174, or e-mail at 
lbaxter@uc.usbr.gov.

    Dated: February 11, 2009.
Reed R. Murray,
Program Director, Central Utah Project Completion Act, Department of 
the Interior.
[FR Doc. E9-3357 Filed 2-13-09; 8:45 am]
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