Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report for the Clean Water Factory Project, San Bernardino County, California, 6765-6766 [2015-01942]

Download as PDF asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 25 / Friday, February 6, 2015 / Notices proposed CPA lease sale area are currently unleased. The estimated amount of resources projected to be developed as a result of the proposed CPA lease sale is 0.460–0.894 billion barrels of oil (BBO) and 1.939–3.903 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of gas. Alternative B—Exclude the Unleased Blocks Near the Biologically Sensitive Topographic Features: This alternative would offer for lease all unleased blocks within the proposed CPA lease sale area, as described for the proposed action (Alternative A), but it would exclude from leasing any unleased blocks subject to the Topographic Features Stipulation. The estimated amount of resources projected to be developed under Alternative B is 0.460– 0.894 BBO and 1.939–3.903 Tcf of gas. The number of blocks that would not be offered under Alternative B represents only a small percentage of the total number of blocks to be offered under Alternative A; therefore, it is estimated that the levels of activity for Alternative B would be essentially the same as those projected for a CPA proposed action. Alternative C—No Action: This alternative is the cancellation of proposed CPA Lease Sale 235 and is identified as the environmentally preferred alternative. After careful consideration, the Assistant Secretary—Land and Minerals Management has selected the proposed action, identified as BOEM’s preferred alternative (Alternative A) in the CPA 235, 241, and 247 Supplemental EIS. BOEM’s selection of the preferred alternative meets the purpose and need for the proposed action, as identified in the CPA 235, 241, and 247 Supplemental EIS, and reflects an orderly resource development with appropriate protection of the human, marine, and coastal environments while also ensuring that the public receives an equitable return for these resources and that free-market competition is maintained. Record of Decision Availability: To obtain a single printed or CD copy of the ROD for proposed CPA Lease Sale 235, you may contact BOEM, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, Public Information Office (GM 335A), 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394 (1–800–200–GULF). An electronic copy of the ROD is available on BOEM’s Internet Web site at https:// www.boem.gov/nepaprocess/. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For more information on the ROD, you may contact Mr. Gary D. Goeke, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard (GM 623E), New VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:52 Feb 05, 2015 Jkt 235001 Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394. You may also contact Mr. Goeke by telephone at 504–736–3233. Authority: This NOA is published pursuant to the regulations (40 CFR part 1503) implementing the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). Dated: January 22, 2015. Abigail Ross Hopper, Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. [FR Doc. 2015–02272 Filed 2–5–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Reclamation [RR03510000, XXXR0680A1, RX.20116000.0019400] Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement/ Environmental Impact Report for the Clean Water Factory Project, San Bernardino County, California Bureau of Reclamation, Interior. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Bureau of Reclamation and the City of San Bernardino Municipal Water Department will prepare a joint Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) to evaluate the effects of the Clean Water Factory project. The proposed Clean Water Factory is a water reclamation project to treat and reuse municipal wastewater that is currently discharged to the Santa Ana River. The reclaimed water will be used for groundwater recharge and landscape irrigation. The purpose of the project is to reduce dependence on imported water and establish a reliable, sustainable source of clean water. The public and agencies are invited to comment on the scope of the EIS/EIR and the proposed alternatives. DATES: Submit written comments on the scope of the EIS/EIR on or before March 9, 2015. ADDRESSES: Please send written comments to Doug McPherson, Southern California Area Office, Bureau of Reclamation, 27708 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 202, Temecula, CA 92590; or email to dmcpherson@usbr.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doug McPherson, Southern California Area Office general telephone number 951–695–5310; or email dmcpherson@ usbr.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is provided pursuant to the SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 6765 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(c)), and Department of the Interior regulations for implementation of NEPA (43 CFR part 46). Background The San Bernardino Municipal Water Department (SBMWD) is preparing a feasibility study report for approval under the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act of 1992 (Title XVI of Pub. L. 102–575, as amended). If the Bureau of Reclamation determines that the feasibility study report meets the requirements defined at 43 U.S.C. 390h–2, and Congress amends Title XVI to specifically authorize Federal appropriations for the project, it will be eligible for construction funding under the Title XVI program. The proposed project will install treatment improvements within the existing San Bernardino Water Reclamation Plant (SBWRP) to achieve product water quality approved for groundwater recharge by the California Department of Public Health and the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board. New pipelines will convey treated effluent to the existing Waterman Basins and East Twin Creek Spreading Grounds for recharge into the Bunker Hill Groundwater Basin. Recycled water will be delivered for non-potable irrigation uses along the pipeline alignment. The project may also include a pipeline to convey recycled water from the existing Rapid Infiltration and Extraction (RIX) facility to the Inland Empire Utilities Agency service area. SBWRP effluent is currently discharged to the Santa Ana River through the RIX facility, under National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit no. CA8000304. The Santa Ana River is designated critical habitat for the Santa Ana sucker (Catostomus santaanae), a fish species listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The existing RIX discharge contributes to dry season baseflows that support the Santa Ana sucker. Pursuant to California Water Code section 1211, SBMWD filed Wastewater Change Petition WW0059 with the California State Water Resources Control Board to reduce recycled water discharge from the RIX facility to the Santa Ana River by up to 31,500 acrefeet per year. Reductions in RIX discharge will be phased over time through an Adaptive Management Plan to monitor and manage downstream flows, to comply with the requirements of the Endangered Species Act. E:\FR\FM\06FEN1.SGM 06FEN1 6766 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 25 / Friday, February 6, 2015 / Notices Scoping Process SBMWD filed a Notice of Preparation (California State Clearinghouse no. 2014111012) on November 6, 2014, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (P.R.C. section 21092, C.C.R. section 15082) and held two public scoping meetings on November 19, 2014. To avoid duplication with State and local procedures, we plan to use the scoping process initiated by SBMWD under CEQA. No additional public scoping meetings are planned at this time. The CEQA Notice of Preparation is available at https://www.usbr.gov/lc/socal/ envdocs.html. No known Indian trust assets or environmental justice issues are associated with the proposed action, although the pipeline alignments may include areas of low income and minority populations. Written comments are requested to help identify alternatives and issues that should be analyzed in the EIS/EIR. Federal, State and local agencies, tribes, and the general public are invited to participate in the environmental review process. Public Disclosure Before including your 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: January 27, 2015. Terrance J. Fulp, Regional Director, Lower Colorado Region. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 731–TA–1020 (Second Review)] asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Barium Carbonate From China Determination On the basis of the record 1 developed in the subject five-year review, the United States International Trade Commission (‘‘Commission’’) determines, pursuant to section 751(c) 1 The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 207.2(f)). Jkt 235001 The Commission instituted this review on February 3, 2014 (79 FR 6219) and determined on May 9, 2014 that it would conduct a full review (79 FR 29454, May 22, 2014). Notice of the scheduling of the Commission’s review and of a public hearing to be held in connection therewith was given by posting copies of the notice in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, and by publishing the notice in the Federal Register on August 1, 2014 (79 FR 44864). The hearing was cancelled at the request of the domestic interested party. The Commission completed and filed its determination in this review on February 2, 2015. The views of the Commission are contained in USITC Publication 4518 (February 2015), entitled Barium Carbonate from China: Investigation No. 731–TA–1020 (Second Review). By order of the Commission. Issued: February 2, 2015. Lisa R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2015–02341 Filed 2–5–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice. ACTION: 60-Day notice. AGENCY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until April 7, 2015. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of the following four points: —Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; —Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; —Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of the information proposed to be collected can be enhanced; and —Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. Overview of This Information Collection Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection, eComments Requested; Extension Without Change of a Previously Approved Collection Reports of Regulated Transactions Involving Extraordinary Quantities, Uncommon Methods of Payment, and Unusual/ Excessive Loss or Disappearance, and Regulated Transactions in Tableting/ Encapsulating Machines BILLING CODE 4332–90–P 18:52 Feb 05, 2015 Background [OMB Number 1117–0024] [FR Doc. 2015–01942 Filed 2–5–15; 8:45 am] VerDate Sep<11>2014 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)), that revocation of the antidumping duty order on barium carbonate from China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time. 1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved collection. 2. Title of the Form/Collection: Reports of Regulated Transactions Involving Extraordinary Quantities, Uncommon Methods of Payment, and Unusual/Excessive Loss or Disappearance, and Regulated Transactions in Tableting/Encapsulating Machines. 3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department sponsoring the collection: Notification of extraordinary quantities, uncommon methods of payment, and unusual/excessive loss or disappearance of listed chemicals and regulated transactions in tableting/encapsulating machines is provided in writing on an as needed basis and does not require use of a form. The applicable component within the Department of Justice is the Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of Diversion Control. 4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Affected public (Primary): Business or other for-profit. E:\FR\FM\06FEN1.SGM 06FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 25 (Friday, February 6, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6765-6766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01942]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

[RR03510000, XXXR0680A1, RX.20116000.0019400]


Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Report for the Clean Water Factory Project, San 
Bernardino County, California

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation and the City of San Bernardino 
Municipal Water Department will prepare a joint Environmental Impact 
Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) to evaluate the effects 
of the Clean Water Factory project. The proposed Clean Water Factory is 
a water reclamation project to treat and reuse municipal wastewater 
that is currently discharged to the Santa Ana River. The reclaimed 
water will be used for groundwater recharge and landscape irrigation. 
The purpose of the project is to reduce dependence on imported water 
and establish a reliable, sustainable source of clean water. The public 
and agencies are invited to comment on the scope of the EIS/EIR and the 
proposed alternatives.

DATES: Submit written comments on the scope of the EIS/EIR on or before 
March 9, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Please send written comments to Doug McPherson, Southern 
California Area Office, Bureau of Reclamation, 27708 Jefferson Avenue, 
Suite 202, Temecula, CA 92590; or email to dmcpherson@usbr.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doug McPherson, Southern California 
Area Office general telephone number 951-695-5310; or email 
dmcpherson@usbr.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is provided pursuant to the 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(c)), and 
Department of the Interior regulations for implementation of NEPA (43 
CFR part 46).

Background

    The San Bernardino Municipal Water Department (SBMWD) is preparing 
a feasibility study report for approval under the Reclamation 
Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act of 1992 (Title XVI 
of Pub. L. 102-575, as amended). If the Bureau of Reclamation 
determines that the feasibility study report meets the requirements 
defined at 43 U.S.C. 390h-2, and Congress amends Title XVI to 
specifically authorize Federal appropriations for the project, it will 
be eligible for construction funding under the Title XVI program.
    The proposed project will install treatment improvements within the 
existing San Bernardino Water Reclamation Plant (SBWRP) to achieve 
product water quality approved for groundwater recharge by the 
California Department of Public Health and the Santa Ana Regional Water 
Quality Control Board. New pipelines will convey treated effluent to 
the existing Waterman Basins and East Twin Creek Spreading Grounds for 
recharge into the Bunker Hill Groundwater Basin. Recycled water will be 
delivered for non-potable irrigation uses along the pipeline alignment. 
The project may also include a pipeline to convey recycled water from 
the existing Rapid Infiltration and Extraction (RIX) facility to the 
Inland Empire Utilities Agency service area.
    SBWRP effluent is currently discharged to the Santa Ana River 
through the RIX facility, under National Pollutant Discharge 
Elimination System permit no. CA8000304. The Santa Ana River is 
designated critical habitat for the Santa Ana sucker (Catostomus 
santaanae), a fish species listed as threatened under the Endangered 
Species Act. The existing RIX discharge contributes to dry season 
baseflows that support the Santa Ana sucker.
    Pursuant to California Water Code section 1211, SBMWD filed 
Wastewater Change Petition WW0059 with the California State Water 
Resources Control Board to reduce recycled water discharge from the RIX 
facility to the Santa Ana River by up to 31,500 acre-feet per year. 
Reductions in RIX discharge will be phased over time through an 
Adaptive Management Plan to monitor and manage downstream flows, to 
comply with the requirements of the Endangered Species Act.

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Scoping Process

    SBMWD filed a Notice of Preparation (California State Clearinghouse 
no. 2014111012) on November 6, 2014, pursuant to the California 
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (P.R.C. section 21092, C.C.R. section 
15082) and held two public scoping meetings on November 19, 2014. To 
avoid duplication with State and local procedures, we plan to use the 
scoping process initiated by SBMWD under CEQA. No additional public 
scoping meetings are planned at this time. The CEQA Notice of 
Preparation is available at https://www.usbr.gov/lc/socal/envdocs.html.
    No known Indian trust assets or environmental justice issues are 
associated with the proposed action, although the pipeline alignments 
may include areas of low income and minority populations.
    Written comments are requested to help identify alternatives and 
issues that should be analyzed in the EIS/EIR. Federal, State and local 
agencies, tribes, and the general public are invited to participate in 
the environmental review process.

Public Disclosure

    Before including your 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: January 27, 2015.
Terrance J. Fulp,
Regional Director, Lower Colorado Region.
[FR Doc. 2015-01942 Filed 2-5-15; 8:45 am]
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