Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the Suisun Marsh Habitat Management, Preservation and Restoration Plan, California, 76180-76181 [2011-31245]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Sandra Ward, Bureau of Land
Management, Montana State Office,
5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana
59101–4669, (406) 896–5052. Persons
who use a telecommunications device
for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
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The
purpose for which the withdrawal was
first made requires this extension in
order to continue the protection of the
archaeological, historical, educational,
interpretive, and recreational resources
of the Mount Haggin Prehistoric Quarry
Site. The withdrawal extended by this
order will expire on November 28, 2031,
unless, as a result of a review conducted
prior to the expiration date pursuant to
Section 204(f) of the Federal Land
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that the withdrawal shall be further
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Order
By virtue of the authority vested in
the Secretary of the Interior by Section
204 of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C.
1714, it is ordered as follows:
Public Land Order No. 6912 (56 FR
60928 (1991)), which withdrew
approximately 490 acres of reserved
public minerals from location and entry
under the United States mining laws (30
U.S.C. ch. 2), but not the mineral leasing
laws, to protect the Mount Haggin
Prehistoric Quarry Site, is hereby
extended for an additional 20-year
period until November 28, 2031.
(Authority: 43 CFR 2310.4.)
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This notice partially
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proposed Alluvial Valley Floor (AVF)
coal land exchange as to 961.09 acres of
public land located in Big Horn County,
Montana. This order opens 360 acres to
settlement, sale, location, and entry
under the public land laws and the
mining and mineral leasing laws. This
order also opens 601.09 acres to the
mining and mineral leasing laws.
DATES: December 6, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Phil
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for a proposed AVF coal land exchange.
The following-described land was
removed from the exchange proposal
and the segregative effect is hereby
terminated:
SUMMARY:
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1. Principal Meridian, Montana
(a) T. 8 S., R. 39 E.,
Sec. 35, E1⁄2.
T. 9 S., R. 39 E.,
Sec. 1, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
The area described contains 360.00 acres in
Big Horn County.
Fish and Wildlife Service
Final Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR)
for the Suisun Marsh Habitat
Management, Preservation and
Restoration Plan, California
Bureau of Reclamation
The area described contains 601.09
acres in Big Horn County.
The total areas described in (a) and (b)
aggregate 961.09 acres in Big Horn
County.
2. At 9 a.m. on December 6, 2011, the
lands described in Paragraph 1(a) above
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(Authority: 43 CFR 2201.1–2(c)(2); 43 CFR
2091.3–2(b))
(b) T. 9 S., R. 39 E.,
Sec. 1, Lots 1 to 4, W1⁄2E1⁄2, NW1⁄4,
N1⁄2SW1⁄4, and SW1⁄4SW1⁄4.
Dated: November 21, 2011.
Rhea S. Suh
Assistant Secretary—Policy, Management
and Budget.
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Bureau of Land Management
will be opened to the operation of the
public land laws generally, subject to
valid existing rights, the provisions of
existing withdrawals, other segregations
of record, and the requirements of
applicable law. All valid applications
received at or prior to 9 a.m. on
December 6, 2011, shall be considered
as simultaneously filed at that time.
Those received thereafter shall be
considered in the order of filing.
3. At 9 a.m. on December 6, 2011, the
lands described in Paragraph 1(a) and
(b) above will be opened to location and
entry under the United States mining
laws, subject to valid existing rights, the
provision of existing withdrawals, other
segregations of record, and the
requirements of applicable law.
Appropriation of any of the lands
described in this order under the
general mining laws prior to the date
and time of restoration is unauthorized.
Any such attempted appropriation,
including attempting adverse possession
under 30 U.S.C. 38, shall vest no rights
against the United States. Acts required
to establish a location and to initiate a
right of possession are governed by state
law where not in conflict with Federal
law. The Bureau of Land Management
will not intervene in disputes between
rival locators over possessory rights
since Congress has provided for such
determinations in local courts.
4. At 9 a.m. on December 6, 2011, the
lands described in Paragraph 1(a) and
(b) above will be opened to the
operation of the mineral leasing laws,
subject to valid existing rights, the
provisions of existing withdrawals,
other segregations of record, and the
requirements of applicable law.
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Bureau of Reclamation and
Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
AGENCIES:
ACTION:
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The Bureau of Reclamation
(Reclamation) and the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), as the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) Federal joint lead agencies, and
the State of California Department of
Fish and Game (DFG), acting as the
California Environmental Quality Act
lead agency, have prepared the Suisun
Marsh Habitat, Management,
Preservation, and Restoration Plan
(SMP) Final EIS/EIR. The SMP is a
comprehensive plan designed to address
the various conflicts regarding use of
Suisun Marsh resources, with the focus
on achieving an acceptable multistakeholder approach to the restoration
of tidal wetlands and the management
of managed wetlands and their
functions.
DATES: Reclamation and the Service will
not make a decision on the proposed
action until at least 30 days after release
of the Final EIS/EIR. After the 30 day
waiting period, Reclamation and the
Service will complete a Record of
Decision (ROD). The ROD will state the
actions that will be implemented by
each agency and will discuss factors
leading to the decisions.
ADDRESSES: A compact disk or a copy of
the Final EIS/EIR may be requested from
Ms. Becky Victorine, Bureau of
Reclamation, Bay-Delta Office, 801 I
Street, Suite 140, Sacramento, California
95814–2536, or emailed to rvictorine@
usbr.gov, or by calling (916) 414–2429.
The Final EIS/EIR is also accessible
from the following Web site: https://
www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_
projdetails.cfm?Project_ID=781.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Becky Victorine, Bureau of Reclamation,
(916) 414–2429, rvictorine@usbr.gov; or
Ms. Cay Goude; U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, (916) 414–6600, cay_goude@
fws.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Suisun
Marsh (Marsh) is the largest contiguous
brackish water marsh remaining on the
west coast of North America and is a
critical part of the San Francisco Bay/
Sacramento—San Joaquin Delta (BayDelta) estuary ecosystem. The values of
the Marsh have been recognized as
important and several agencies have
been involved in its protection since the
mid-1970s. In 2001, the principal
Federal, State and local agencies that
have jurisdiction or interest in the
Marsh directed the formation of a
charter group to develop a plan for the
Marsh that would balance the needs of
the California Bay-Delta Authority
(CALFED), the Suisun Marsh
Preservation Agreement, and other
plans by protecting and enhancing
existing land uses, existing waterfowl
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and wildlife values, including those
associated with the Pacific Flyway,
endangered species, and state and
Federal water project supply quality. A
subset of this charter group has
collaboratively prepared the SMP Final
EIS/EIR. The principal agencies include
the Service, Reclamation, National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), DFG,
State of California Department of Water
Resources, and Suisun Resource
Conservation District. Each principal
agency would use this EIS/EIR to
implement particular actions described
and analyzed in the document that
would contribute to the overall
implementation of the SMP. NMFS and
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are
cooperating agencies in accordance with
NEPA.
The SMP preferred alternative
includes restoring 5,000 to 7,000 acres
in the Marsh to fully functioning, selfsustaining tidal wetland and protecting
and enhancing existing tidal wetland
acreage; and improving levee stability
and flood and drain capabilities of the
remaining 44,000 to 46,000 acres of
managed wetlands. The plan is intended
to guide near-term and future actions
related to restoration of tidal wetlands
and managed wetland activities in the
Marsh. Restoration of tidal wetlands
under the SMP preferred alternative
would implement the tidal restoration
goal established for the Marsh by the
CALFED Ecosystem Restoration
Program Plan, and would contribute to
the tidal restoration goals of the San
Francisco Bay Area Wetlands Ecosystem
Goals Project, and the Service’s Draft
Recovery Plan for Tidal Marsh
Ecosystems of Northern and Central
California for the Suisun Bay Area
Recovery Unit. SMP actions would be
implemented over the 30-year SMP
timeframe. Benefits from individual
tidal restoration projects would change
as elevations rise, vegetation becomes
established, and vegetation
communities shift over time from low
marsh to high marsh condition.
The intended outcomes of the
managed wetlands activities described
in the SMP EIS/EIR are to maintain and
improve habitat conditions and
minimize or avoid adverse effects of
wetland operations. Most of these
activities are already occurring in the
Marsh; however, some of the current
activities would be modified, and some
new activities would be conducted, as
described in detail in the SMP EIS/EIR.
The SMP EIS/EIR documents the
direct, indirect, and cumulative effects
to the physical, biological, and
socioeconomic environment that may
result from the SMP, including potential
effects on hydrology, water quality,
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geology, groundwater, flood control,
sediment transport, transportation and
navigation, air quality, noise, climate
change, fish, vegetation and wetlands,
wildlife, visual resources, cultural
resources, land and water use, social
and economic conditions, utilities and
public services, recreation, power,
public health and environmental
hazards, environmental justice, and
Indian trust assets.
Public meetings on the draft EIS/EIR
were held on Thursday, November 18,
2010, in Suisun City, CA, and Benicia,
CA.
Public Disclosure
Before including your name, address,
phone number, email 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: November 30, 2011.
Michelle Denning,
Acting Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region,
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
November 30, 2011.
Paul McKim,
Acting Deputy Regional Director, Pacific
Southwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Fish and Wildlife Service
Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report
(EIS/EIR) for the Suisun Marsh Habitat Management, Preservation and
Restoration Plan, California
AGENCIES: Bureau of Reclamation and Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), as the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) Federal joint lead agencies, and the State of California
Department of Fish and Game (DFG), acting as the California
Environmental Quality Act lead agency, have prepared the Suisun Marsh
Habitat, Management, Preservation, and Restoration Plan (SMP) Final
EIS/EIR. The SMP is a comprehensive plan designed to address the
various conflicts regarding use of Suisun Marsh resources, with the
focus on achieving an acceptable multi-stakeholder approach to the
restoration of tidal wetlands and the management of managed wetlands
and their functions.
DATES: Reclamation and the Service will not make a decision on the
proposed action until at least 30 days after release of the Final EIS/
EIR. After the 30 day waiting period, Reclamation and the Service will
complete a Record of Decision (ROD). The ROD will state the actions
that will be implemented by each agency and will discuss factors
leading to the decisions.
ADDRESSES: A compact disk or a copy of the Final EIS/EIR may be
requested from Ms. Becky Victorine, Bureau of Reclamation, Bay-Delta
Office, 801 I Street, Suite 140, Sacramento, California 95814-2536, or
emailed to rvictorine@usbr.gov, or by calling (916) 414-2429. The Final
EIS/EIR is also accessible from the following Web site: https://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_projdetails.cfm?Project_ID=781.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Becky Victorine, Bureau of
Reclamation, (916) 414-2429, rvictorine@usbr.gov; or Ms. Cay Goude;
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, (916) 414-6600, cay_goude@fws.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Suisun Marsh (Marsh) is the largest
contiguous brackish water marsh remaining on the west coast of North
America and is a critical part of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento--San
Joaquin Delta (Bay-Delta) estuary ecosystem. The values of the Marsh
have been recognized as important and several agencies have been
involved in its protection since the mid-1970s. In 2001, the principal
Federal, State and local agencies that have jurisdiction or interest in
the Marsh directed the formation of a charter group to develop a plan
for the Marsh that would balance the needs of the California Bay-Delta
Authority (CALFED), the Suisun Marsh Preservation Agreement, and other
plans by protecting and enhancing existing land uses, existing
waterfowl and wildlife values, including those associated with the
Pacific Flyway, endangered species, and state and Federal water project
supply quality. A subset of this charter group has collaboratively
prepared the SMP Final EIS/EIR. The principal agencies include the
Service, Reclamation, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), DFG,
State of California Department of Water Resources, and Suisun Resource
Conservation District. Each principal agency would use this EIS/EIR to
implement particular actions described and analyzed in the document
that would contribute to the overall implementation of the SMP. NMFS
and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are cooperating agencies in
accordance with NEPA.
The SMP preferred alternative includes restoring 5,000 to 7,000
acres in the Marsh to fully functioning, self-sustaining tidal wetland
and protecting and enhancing existing tidal wetland acreage; and
improving levee stability and flood and drain capabilities of the
remaining 44,000 to 46,000 acres of managed wetlands. The plan is
intended to guide near-term and future actions related to restoration
of tidal wetlands and managed wetland activities in the Marsh.
Restoration of tidal wetlands under the SMP preferred alternative would
implement the tidal restoration goal established for the Marsh by the
CALFED Ecosystem Restoration Program Plan, and would contribute to the
tidal restoration goals of the San Francisco Bay Area Wetlands
Ecosystem Goals Project, and the Service's Draft Recovery Plan for
Tidal Marsh Ecosystems of Northern and Central California for the
Suisun Bay Area Recovery Unit. SMP actions would be implemented over
the 30-year SMP timeframe. Benefits from individual tidal restoration
projects would change as elevations rise, vegetation becomes
established, and vegetation communities shift over time from low marsh
to high marsh condition.
The intended outcomes of the managed wetlands activities described
in the SMP EIS/EIR are to maintain and improve habitat conditions and
minimize or avoid adverse effects of wetland operations. Most of these
activities are already occurring in the Marsh; however, some of the
current activities would be modified, and some new activities would be
conducted, as described in detail in the SMP EIS/EIR.
The SMP EIS/EIR documents the direct, indirect, and cumulative
effects to the physical, biological, and socioeconomic environment that
may result from the SMP, including potential effects on hydrology,
water quality, geology, groundwater, flood control, sediment transport,
transportation and navigation, air quality, noise, climate change,
fish, vegetation and wetlands, wildlife, visual resources, cultural
resources, land and water use, social and economic conditions,
utilities and public services, recreation, power, public health and
environmental hazards, environmental justice, and Indian trust assets.
Public meetings on the draft EIS/EIR were held on Thursday,
November 18, 2010, in Suisun City, CA, and Benicia, CA.
Public Disclosure
Before including your name, address, phone number, email 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: November 30, 2011.
Michelle Denning,
Acting Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region, U.S. Bureau of
Reclamation.
November 30, 2011.
Paul McKim,
Acting Deputy Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service.
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