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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WYW 163447]
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and
Opportunity for Public Meeting;
Wyoming; Correction
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Correction.
AGENCY:
This action corrects the
acreage referenced in the SUMMARY and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION sections of
a notice published in the Federal
Register on Friday, September 1, 2006
(71 FR 52144).
On page 52144, column 1, line 24 of
the notice, which reads ‘‘approximately
427 acres of public land,’’ is hereby
corrected to read, ‘‘approximately 504
acres of public land.’’
On page 52144, column 2, line 20 of
the notice, which reads ‘‘The area
described contains 427 acres,’’ is hereby
corrected to read, ‘‘The area described
contains 504 acres.’’
SUMMARY:
Donald A. Simpson,
State Director, Wyoming.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[BOEM–2011–0082]
Right-of-Way Grant of Submerged
Lands on the Outer Continental Shelf
to Support Renewable Energy
Development
Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management (BOEM), Interior.
ACTION: Request for comment.
AGENCY:
BOEM Form 0009 would be
used to issue Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS) renewable energy right-of-way
(ROW) grants in order to streamline this
process and increase efficiency and
consistency for applicants. As defined
by BOEM regulations at 30 CFR Part
585, an ROW grant is an authorization
issued for use of a portion of the OCS
for the construction and use of a cable
or pipeline for the purpose of gathering,
transmitting, distributing, or otherwise
transporting electricity or other energy
product generated or produced from
renewable energy, but does not
constitute a project easement. The
ability of an ROW grantee to install such
a cable or pipeline and operate such
activities would be subject to the
applicable approvals specified in 30
CFR Part 585. BOEM has developed the
form included in this notice and invites
comments on the draft form. Following
the 30-day comment period, BOEM will
review all submitted comments, and
publish a final version of the form in the
Federal Register.
DATES: Submit written comments by
September 28, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maureen A. Bornholdt, Program
Manager, Office of Renewable Energy
Programs at (703) 787–1300.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods listed
below.
• Electronically: go to https://
www.regulations.gov. In the entry titled
‘‘Enter Keyword or ID,’’ enter docket
BOEM–2011–0082 then click ‘‘search.’’
Follow the instructions to submit public
comments and view supporting and
related materials. All comments will be
posted on www.regulations.gov.
• Mail or hand-carry comments to the
Department of the Interior; Bureau of
Ocean Energy Management; Attention:
Jennifer Golladay; 381 Elden Street, HM
1328; Herndon, Virginia 20170. Please
reference the docket number and title in
your comment and include your name
and return address.
Public Comment Procedures: Before
including your address, phone number,
SUMMARY:
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comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personally identifiable information—
may be made publicly available at any
time. While you may ask us in your
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comment to withhold particular
information from public view, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so. Information that is not labeled as
privileged or confidential will be
regarded as suitable for public release.
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Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.
Dated: August 20, 2012.
Tommy P. Beaudreau,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Notice of Availability of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Arkansas Valley Conduit and LongTerm Excess Capacity Master
Contract, Fryingpan-Arkansas Project;
Bent, Chaffee, Crowley, El Paso
Pueblo, Fremont, Kiowa, Otero, and
Prowers Counties, CO
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability and public
hearings.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Reclamation
has made available for public review
and comment the draft environmental
impact statement (EIS) for the Arkansas
Valley Conduit and Long-Term Excess
Capacity Contract, Fryingpan-Arkansas
Project, Colorado.
The proposed Arkansas Valley
Conduit, conveyance contract for the
Pueblo Dam north-south outlet works
interconnect, and long-term excess
capacity master contract to store water
in available space in Pueblo Reservoir
would deliver high quality water that
would meet Environmental Protection
Agency and state water quality
requirements and help water providers
throughout the Arkansas River Basin in
Colorado reliably meet existing and
future water demands.
DATES: Submit written comments on the
Draft EIS on or before October 30, 2012.
Public hearings will be held on:
1. Monday, September 24, 2012, 6:30
p.m. to 8 p.m., Salida, Colorado.
2. Tuesday, September 25, 2012, 1
p.m. to 2:30 p.m., and 6:30 p.m. to 8
p.m., Pueblo, Colorado.
3. Wednesday, September 26, 2012,
6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., La Junta, Colorado.
4. Thursday, September 27, 2012, 6:30
p.m. to 8 p.m., Lamar, Colorado.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the Draft EIS to Ms. J. Signe
Snortland, Bureau of Reclamation, P.O.
Box 1017, Bismarck, North Dakota
58502; or by email to
jsnortland@usbr.gov.
The public hearings will be held at:
1. Salida—Salida Community Center,
305 F Street, Salida, Colorado 81201.
2. Pueblo—Pueblo Convention Center,
320 Central Main St., Pueblo, Colorado
81003.
3. Otero—Otero Junior College, 2222
San Juan Ave., La Junta, Colorado
81050.
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4. Lamar—Lamar Community
Building, 610 South 6th Street, Lamar,
Colorado 81052.
To request an Executive Summary
and DVD of the Draft EIS, please contact
J. Signe Snortland as indicated above, or
call 701–221–1278. The Draft EIS may
be viewed or downloaded at the Bureau
of Reclamation’s Web site at https://
www.usbr.gov/avceis. See
Supplementary Information section for
locations where copies of the Draft EIS
are available for public review.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J.
Signe Snortland, Environmental
Specialist at jsnortland@usbr.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Three proposed federal actions by the
Bureau of Reclamation are analyzed in
the Draft EIS: (1) Construct and operate
the Arkansas Valley Conduit (AVC) and
enter into a repayment contract with
Southeastern Colorado Water
Conservancy District; (2) enter into a
conveyance contract with various water
providers for use of a pipeline
interconnection between Pueblo Dam’s
south and north outlet works; and (3)
enter into a excess capacity master
contract with Southeastern Colorado
Water Conservancy District to store
water in Pueblo Reservoir. While
serving similar water supply and
delivery purposes, the proposed actions
are independent of each other.
The AVC was authorized by Congress
in the original Fryingpan-Arkansas
legislation in 1962 (Pub. L. 87–590).
However, it was not constructed with
the original project, primarily because of
the beneficiaries’ inability to repay the
construction costs. In 2009, Congress
amended the original legislation in
Public Law 111–11, which authorized
annual federal funding as necessary for
constructing AVC, and included a cost
sharing plan with 65 percent federal and
35 percent local funding. The Bureau of
Reclamation would enter into a 50-year
repayment contract with Southeastern
Colorado Water Conservancy District
which would be responsible for paying
the local share.
The AVC would be a water supply
pipeline to help meet existing and
future municipal and industrial water
demands of southeastern Colorado
water providers. Forty towns and rural
domestic water supply systems in
Pueblo, Crowley, Otero, Bent, Prowers,
and Kiowa counties would participate
in the AVC. Water providers are
requesting annual water deliveries of
10,256 acre-feet to help meet 2070 water
demands. Fourteen of these water
providers are currently under orders by
the Colorado Department of Public
Health and Environment to remove
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naturally-occurring radioactive
contaminants from their surface or
groundwater source using expensive
treatment or to find another better
quality water source.
The interconnection would move
water between the existing south outlet
works and future north outlet works
(currently under construction as part of
the Southern Deliver System) at Pueblo
Reservoir during emergencies or
periodic maintenance activities.
Interconnect operations would require a
long-term (40-year) contract between
AVC, Pueblo Fish Hatchery, Board of
Water Works of Pueblo, Pueblo West,
Southern Delivery System, and
Fountain Valley Authority.
The purpose of the excess capacity
master contract would be to allow use
of extra storage space in Pueblo
Reservoir to store up to 29,938 acre-feet
of water. A long-term storage contract,
rather than short-term contracts, is
needed by 37 water providers to help
meet projected demand through 2060
(the term of the contract).
Some of the resources potentially
affected by the proposed actions that are
evaluated in the Draft EIS include:
surface water quantity and quality in the
Arkansas River and Fryingpan-Arkansas
reservoirs, groundwater, climate change,
recreation biological resources, human
environment, socioeconomics,
environmental justice, and historic
properties.
Hearing Process and Distribution
Information
Requests to make oral comments at
the public hearing may be made at the
hearing. In order to ensure that all those
interested in providing oral comments
have an opportunity to do so, oral
comments at the hearing will be limited
to five minutes. Comments will be
recorded by a court reporter. Speakers
will be called in the order indicated on
the sign in list for speaking. Speakers
not present when called will be recalled
at the end of the scheduled speakers.
Speakers may provide written versions
of their oral comments or other
additional written comments for the
hearing record. Longer comments
should be summarized at the public
hearing and submitted in writing either
at the public hearing or identified as
hearing comments and mailed within
seven days of the hearing date to J.
Signe Snortland as indicated under the
Addresses section.
Copies of the Draft EIS are available
for public review at the following
locations:
• Bureau of Reclamation, Eastern
Colorado Area Office, 11056 West
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[BOEM-2011-0082]
Right-of-Way Grant of Submerged Lands on the Outer Continental
Shelf to Support Renewable Energy Development
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Interior.
ACTION: Request for comment.
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SUMMARY: BOEM Form 0009 would be used to issue Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS) renewable energy right-of-way (ROW) grants in order to streamline
this process and increase efficiency and consistency for applicants. As
defined by BOEM regulations at 30 CFR Part 585, an ROW grant is an
authorization issued for use of a portion of the OCS for the
construction and use of a cable or pipeline for the purpose of
gathering, transmitting, distributing, or otherwise transporting
electricity or other energy product generated or produced from
renewable energy, but does not constitute a project easement. The
ability of an ROW grantee to install such a cable or pipeline and
operate such activities would be subject to the applicable approvals
specified in 30 CFR Part 585. BOEM has developed the form included in
this notice and invites comments on the draft form. Following the 30-
day comment period, BOEM will review all submitted comments, and
publish a final version of the form in the Federal Register.
DATES: Submit written comments by September 28, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maureen A. Bornholdt, Program Manager,
Office of Renewable Energy Programs at (703) 787-1300.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods
listed below.
Electronically: go to https://www.regulations.gov. In the
entry titled ``Enter Keyword or ID,'' enter docket BOEM-2011-0082 then
click ``search.'' Follow the instructions to submit public comments and
view supporting and related materials. All comments will be posted on
www.regulations.gov.
Mail or hand-carry comments to the Department of the
Interior; Bureau of Ocean Energy Management; Attention: Jennifer
Golladay; 381 Elden Street, HM 1328; Herndon, Virginia 20170. Please
reference the docket number and title in your comment and include your
name and return address.
Public Comment Procedures: Before including your address, phone
number,
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email address, or other personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including your
personally identifiable information--may be made publicly available at
any time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold particular
information from public view, we cannot guarantee that we will be able
to do so. Information that is not labeled as privileged or confidential
will be regarded as suitable for public release.
Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.
Dated: August 20, 2012.
Tommy P. Beaudreau,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
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