Revised Notice of Intent To Prepare a joint Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report for the Southport Sacramento River Early Implementation Project, West Sacramento, CA, 16479-16480 [2013-05928]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations
System
Acquisition of Items for Which Federal
Prison Industries Has a Significant
Market Share
Department of Defense (DoD).
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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SUMMARY: DoD is publishing the annual
list of product categories for which the
Federal Prison Industries’ share of the
DoD Market is greater than five percent.
DATES: Effective Date: April 5, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sheila Harris, telephone 703–614–1254.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 19, 2009, a final rule
was published at 74 FR 59914 which
amended the Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation Supplement
(DFARS) 208.6, to implement Section
827 of the National Defense
Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal
Year 2008, Public Law 110–181. Section
827 changed DoD competition
requirements for purchases from Federal
Prison Industries, Inc. (FPI) by requiring
DoD to publish an annual list of product
categories for which FPI’s share of the
DoD market was greater than five
percent, based on the most recent fiscal
year data available. Product categories
on the current list, and the products
within each identified product category,
must be procured using competitive or
fair opportunity procedures in
accordance with Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation Supplement
(DFARS) 208.602–70.
This notification provides an updated
list of FPI product categories exceeding
five percent of the DoD market, based on
Fiscal Year 2012 data obtained from the
Federal Procurement Data System. An
identical list is also found in the
Director, Defense Procurement and
Acquisition Policy (DPAP)
memorandum dated March 7, 2013.
(The DPAP memorandum with the
current list of product categories for
which FPI has a significant market share
is posted at: https://www.acq.osd.mil/
dpap/policy/policyvault/USA00757912-DPAP.pdf).
Accordingly, the updated product
categories to be competed effective
April 5, 2013, are:
• 5220 (Inspection Gages and
Precision Layout Tools)
• 5335 (Metal Screening)
• 7210 (Household Furnishings)
• 7230 Draperies, Awnings, and Shades
• 8405 (Outerwear, Men’s)
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• 8415 (Clothing, Special Purpose)
• 8465 (Individual Equipment)
• 9905 (Signs, Advertising Displays and
Identification Plates)
The statute, as implemented also
requires DoD to:
(1) Include FPI in the solicitation
process for items for which FPI’s share
of the DoD market is greater than five
percent; a timely offer from FPI must be
considered; and award procedures must
be followed in accordance with existing
policy at Federal Acquisition Regulation
(FAR) 8.602(a)(4)(ii) through (v).
(2) Continue to be make acquisitions,
in accordance with FAR Subpart 8.6.,
for items from product categories for
which FPI does not have a significant
market share. FAR 8.602 requires
agencies to conduct market research and
make a written comparability
determination, at the discretion of the
contracting officer. Competitive or fair
opportunity procedures are appropriate
if the FPI product is not comparable in
terms of price, quality, or time of
delivery.
(3) Section 827 allows modification of
the published list if DoD subsequently
determines that new data requires
adding or omitting a product category
from the list.
Manuel Quinones,
Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations
System.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Revised Notice of Intent To Prepare a
joint Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Report for the
Southport Sacramento River Early
Implementation Project, West
Sacramento, CA
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers; DoD.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice is a revision of the
Notice of Intent published August 26,
2011 (76 FR 53423). Pursuant to the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended, and the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
is preparing an Environmental Impact
Statement/Environmental Impact Report
(EIS/EIR) under Section 14 of the Rivers
and Harbors Act of 1899 (as amended)
(33 U.S.C. 408), and Section 404 of the
Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344), for
the proposed Southport Sacramento
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River Early Implementation Project
(EIP), sponsored by the West
Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency
(WSAFCA). Figures of the project area
can be viewed at https://
www.cityofwestsacramento.org/city/
flood. WSAFCA is planning the
Southport Sacramento River EIP to
implement flood-risk management
measures along the Sacramento River
South Levee in the City of West
Sacramento, Yolo County, CA. Since
publication of the 2011 Notice of Intent,
WSAFCA has expanded the study area
to include additional potential soil
borrow sites. Material from these borrow
sites may be used as part of project
construction. The potential construction
area extends along the right (west) bank
of the Sacramento River south of the
Barge Canal downstream approximately
6 miles to the South Cross Levee,
adjacent to the Southport community of
West Sacramento. The potential soil
borrow sites are located to the east and
west of southern Jefferson Blvd.;
adjacent to the construction area;
immediately west of the Sacramento
Deep Water Ship Channel; and south of
the South Cross Levee. In order to
implement the project, the sponsor must
receive permission from USACE to alter
the Federal project under Section 14 of
the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (as
amended) (33 U.S.C. 408 or, Section
408). USACE also has authority under
Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33
U.S.C. 1344) over activities involving
the discharge of dredged or fill material
to waters of the United States, which are
known to be in the project area. The
project would bring the levee up to
current Federal and state levee design
standards, and provide some
opportunities for ecosystem restoration
and public recreation. USACE, acting as
the federal lead agency under NEPA,
and WSAFCA, acting as the state lead
agency under the CEQA in coordination
with the Central Valley Flood Protection
Board, have determined that an EIS/EIR
should be prepared to describe
alternatives, potential environmental
effects, and mitigation measures.
DATES: Written comments regarding the
scope of the environmental analysis
should be received by April 8, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Written comments
concerning this study and requests to be
included on the Southport Sacramento
River Early Implementation Project
mailing list should be submitted to Ms.
Tanis Toland, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Sacramento District, Attn:
Planning Division (CESPK–PD–R), 1325
J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Tanis Toland via telephone at (916)
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557–6717, email:
Tanis.J.Toland@usace.army.mil or
regular mail at (see ADDRESSES).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Proposed Action. WSAFCA is
proposing a project along the
Sacramento River west levee under the
California Department of Water
Resources’ Early Implementation
Program to expeditiously complete
flood-risk reduction measures. Known
as the Southport Sacramento River EIP,
the project proposes implementation of
flood-risk reduction measures along a 6mile long reach between the Barge Canal
downstream to the South Cross Levee.
Improvements to the levee would
address through-seepage, underseepage, and embankment instability
(e.g., overly steepened slopes). As part
of the project, an EIS/EIR is being
prepared. USACE has authority under
Section 14 of the Rivers and Harbors Act
of 1899 (as amended) (33 U.S.C. 408),
over alterations to federal flood control
project levees and any such alterations
as proposed by WSAFCA are subject to
approval by USACE. USACE also has
authority under Section 404 of the Clean
Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344) over
activities involving the discharge of
dredged or fill material to waters of the
United States, which are known to be in
the project area. Under Section 10 of the
Rivers and Harbors Act, the District
Engineer may permit activities which do
not affect navigable waters. Due to these
authorities, USACE is the lead agency
for the EIS pursuant to NEPA. WSAFCA
is the lead agency for the EIR according
to CEQA as the public agency that has
the principal responsibility for carrying
out and approving the project.
2. Alternatives. The EIS/EIR will
consider several alternatives for
reducing flood damage. Each alternative
analyzed during the investigation will
consist of a combination of several
measures to reduce the risk of flooding.
These measures include, but are not
limited to, installing slurry cutoff walls,
constructing seepage or stability berms,
relief wells, rock slope protection, slope
flattening, and potential new levee
alignments (setback or adjacent levees).
3. Scoping Process.
a. Public scoping meetings were held
on September 15, 2011, to present
information to the public and receive
comments from the public on the
project. An additional public scoping
meeting will be held to present an
overview of changes to the scope of the
EIS/EIR since publication of the 2011
Notice of Intent, and to afford all
interested parties with an opportunity to
provide comments regarding the scope
of analysis and potential alternatives. A
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public scoping meeting will be held on
March 28, 2013, at 5:30 p.m. at the City
of West Sacramento City Hall Galleria
Room, 1110 W. Capitol Ave., West
Sacramento, CA 95691. The
presentation will begin at 6:00 p.m.
Scoping comments previously
submitted following publication of the
original August 26, 2011, Notice of
Intent are still valid and need not be
resubmitted.
b. Potentially significant issues to be
analyzed in depth in the EIS/EIR
include effects on hydraulics, wetlands
and other waters of the U.S., vegetation
and wildlife resources, special-status
species, aesthetics, cultural resources,
recreation, land use, fisheries,
agricultural resources, water quality, air
quality, transportation, and
socioeconomics; and cumulative effects
of related projects in the study area.
c. USACE is consulting with the State
Historic Preservation Officer to comply
with the National Historic Preservation
Act, and with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service and National Marine Fisheries
Service to comply with the Endangered
Species Act. USACE is also coordinating
with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
to comply with the Fish and Wildlife
Coordination Act.
d. A 45-day public review period will
be provided for all interested parties,
individuals, and agencies to review and
comment on the draft EIS/EIR. All
interested parties are encouraged to
respond to this notice and provide a
current address if they wish to be
notified of the draft EIS/EIR circulation.
4. Availability. The draft EIS/EIR is
currently scheduled to be available for
public review and comment in Summer
2013.
Dated: March 7, 2013.
William J. Leady,
Colonel, U.S. Army, District Commander.
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List of Correspondence From July 1,
2012, Through September 30, 2012
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services; Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Secretary is publishing
the following list of correspondence
from the U.S. Department of Education
(Department) to individuals during the
previous quarter. The correspondence
describes the Department’s
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This list and the letters or other
documents described in this list, with
personally identifiable information
redacted, as appropriate, can be found
at: https://www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/
guid/idea/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jill
Harris or Mary Louise Dirrigl.
Telephone: (202) 245–7372.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), you can call the
Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at
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Individuals with disabilities can
obtain a copy of this list and the letters
or other documents described in this list
in an accessible format (e.g., braille,
large print, audiotape, or compact disc)
by contacting Jill Harris or Mary Louise
Dirrigl at (202) 245–7372.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
following list identifies correspondence
from the Department issued from July 1,
2012, through September 30, 2012.
Under section 607(f) of the IDEA, the
Secretary is required to publish this list
quarterly in the Federal Register. The
list includes those letters that contain
interpretations of the requirements of
the IDEA and its implementing
regulations, and it may also include
letters and other documents that the
Department believes will assist the
public in understanding the
requirements of the law. The list
identifies the date and topic of each
letter, and it provides summary
information, as appropriate. To protect
the privacy interests of the individual or
individuals involved, personally
identifiable information has been
redacted, as appropriate.
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Children With Disabilities
Section 612—State Eligibility
Topic Addressed: Children in Private
Schools
Æ Letter dated August 8, 2012, to
Missoula County Public Schools
Superintendent Alex P. Apostle,
regarding how a local educational
agency (LEA) can meet equitable
services requirements for parentallyplaced private school children with
disabilities if student enrollment
changes during the school year.
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Eligibility
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Æ Letter dated August 20, 2012, to
Beth Swedeen, Lynn Breedlove, and
Maureen Ryan, co-chairs of the Survival
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Revised Notice of Intent To Prepare a joint Environmental Impact
Statement/Environmental Impact Report for the Southport Sacramento
River Early Implementation Project, West Sacramento, CA
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; DoD.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
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SUMMARY: This notice is a revision of the Notice of Intent published
August 26, 2011 (76 FR 53423). Pursuant to the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969, as amended, and the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is
preparing an Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report
(EIS/EIR) under Section 14 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (as
amended) (33 U.S.C. 408), and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33
U.S.C. 1344), for the proposed Southport Sacramento River Early
Implementation Project (EIP), sponsored by the West Sacramento Area
Flood Control Agency (WSAFCA). Figures of the project area can be
viewed at https://www.cityofwestsacramento.org/city/flood. WSAFCA is
planning the Southport Sacramento River EIP to implement flood-risk
management measures along the Sacramento River South Levee in the City
of West Sacramento, Yolo County, CA. Since publication of the 2011
Notice of Intent, WSAFCA has expanded the study area to include
additional potential soil borrow sites. Material from these borrow
sites may be used as part of project construction. The potential
construction area extends along the right (west) bank of the Sacramento
River south of the Barge Canal downstream approximately 6 miles to the
South Cross Levee, adjacent to the Southport community of West
Sacramento. The potential soil borrow sites are located to the east and
west of southern Jefferson Blvd.; adjacent to the construction area;
immediately west of the Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel; and south
of the South Cross Levee. In order to implement the project, the
sponsor must receive permission from USACE to alter the Federal project
under Section 14 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (as amended) (33
U.S.C. 408 or, Section 408). USACE also has authority under Section 404
of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344) over activities involving the
discharge of dredged or fill material to waters of the United States,
which are known to be in the project area. The project would bring the
levee up to current Federal and state levee design standards, and
provide some opportunities for ecosystem restoration and public
recreation. USACE, acting as the federal lead agency under NEPA, and
WSAFCA, acting as the state lead agency under the CEQA in coordination
with the Central Valley Flood Protection Board, have determined that an
EIS/EIR should be prepared to describe alternatives, potential
environmental effects, and mitigation measures.
DATES: Written comments regarding the scope of the environmental
analysis should be received by April 8, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Written comments concerning this study and requests to be
included on the Southport Sacramento River Early Implementation Project
mailing list should be submitted to Ms. Tanis Toland, U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, Sacramento District, Attn: Planning Division (CESPK-PD-
R), 1325 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Tanis Toland via telephone at
(916)
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557-6717, email: Tanis.J.Toland@usace.army.mil or regular mail at (see
ADDRESSES).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Proposed Action. WSAFCA is proposing a project along the
Sacramento River west levee under the California Department of Water
Resources' Early Implementation Program to expeditiously complete
flood-risk reduction measures. Known as the Southport Sacramento River
EIP, the project proposes implementation of flood-risk reduction
measures along a 6-mile long reach between the Barge Canal downstream
to the South Cross Levee. Improvements to the levee would address
through-seepage, under-seepage, and embankment instability (e.g.,
overly steepened slopes). As part of the project, an EIS/EIR is being
prepared. USACE has authority under Section 14 of the Rivers and
Harbors Act of 1899 (as amended) (33 U.S.C. 408), over alterations to
federal flood control project levees and any such alterations as
proposed by WSAFCA are subject to approval by USACE. USACE also has
authority under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344)
over activities involving the discharge of dredged or fill material to
waters of the United States, which are known to be in the project area.
Under Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act, the District Engineer
may permit activities which do not affect navigable waters. Due to
these authorities, USACE is the lead agency for the EIS pursuant to
NEPA. WSAFCA is the lead agency for the EIR according to CEQA as the
public agency that has the principal responsibility for carrying out
and approving the project.
2. Alternatives. The EIS/EIR will consider several alternatives for
reducing flood damage. Each alternative analyzed during the
investigation will consist of a combination of several measures to
reduce the risk of flooding. These measures include, but are not
limited to, installing slurry cutoff walls, constructing seepage or
stability berms, relief wells, rock slope protection, slope flattening,
and potential new levee alignments (setback or adjacent levees).
3. Scoping Process.
a. Public scoping meetings were held on September 15, 2011, to
present information to the public and receive comments from the public
on the project. An additional public scoping meeting will be held to
present an overview of changes to the scope of the EIS/EIR since
publication of the 2011 Notice of Intent, and to afford all interested
parties with an opportunity to provide comments regarding the scope of
analysis and potential alternatives. A public scoping meeting will be
held on March 28, 2013, at 5:30 p.m. at the City of West Sacramento
City Hall Galleria Room, 1110 W. Capitol Ave., West Sacramento, CA
95691. The presentation will begin at 6:00 p.m. Scoping comments
previously submitted following publication of the original August 26,
2011, Notice of Intent are still valid and need not be resubmitted.
b. Potentially significant issues to be analyzed in depth in the
EIS/EIR include effects on hydraulics, wetlands and other waters of the
U.S., vegetation and wildlife resources, special-status species,
aesthetics, cultural resources, recreation, land use, fisheries,
agricultural resources, water quality, air quality, transportation, and
socioeconomics; and cumulative effects of related projects in the study
area.
c. USACE is consulting with the State Historic Preservation Officer
to comply with the National Historic Preservation Act, and with the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service to
comply with the Endangered Species Act. USACE is also coordinating with
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to comply with the Fish and Wildlife
Coordination Act.
d. A 45-day public review period will be provided for all
interested parties, individuals, and agencies to review and comment on
the draft EIS/EIR. All interested parties are encouraged to respond to
this notice and provide a current address if they wish to be notified
of the draft EIS/EIR circulation.
4. Availability. The draft EIS/EIR is currently scheduled to be
available for public review and comment in Summer 2013.
Dated: March 7, 2013.
William J. Leady,
Colonel, U.S. Army, District Commander.
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