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place until the completion of the
Backcountry Management Plan Final
EIS and Record of Decision. Commercial
overnight backpacking would not be
capped, would continue to occur in all
backcountry management zones, and
would be managed by commercial use
authorizations. Commercial
backpacking operators would continue
to compete with the non-commercial
public for backcountry permits which
are limited by use area. River-assisted
backcountry travel would continue to be
managed with a rule that allows up to
five miles of river travel on one
backcountry permit. Under the noaction alternative, no additional
campsites would be added to the
corridor-zone campgrounds to address
the bottleneck for overnight users.
Under this alternative, overnight
backpacking would continue at the level
that occurred in 2012, which was 94,277
user nights (one user night is one person
in the backcountry for one night). The
no-action alternative is required by
NEPA as a baseline against which action
alternatives can be compared and
evaluated.
Common to all action alternatives,
NPS proposes an adaptive management
process for extended day hiking and
running (i.e. rim-to-rim day trips),
human waste management, use area
management, day use at Tuweep, and
management of canyoneering and
climbing. For example, seasonal day use
permits are proposed for rim-to-rim and
extended day hiking and running in the
cross-canyon corridor in order to collect
data and educate visitors. Future
adaptive management actions could
include limiting group size (e.g. 30),
limiting overall number of people per
day (e.g. 250), year-round day use
permits, or designating specific days for
these activities. Also common to all
action alternatives, NPS proposes to
authorize the majority of commercial
overnight backpacking through longerterm concessions contracts (estimated at
3–5 contracts) instead of the commercial
use authorization permits currently
used. Commercial use authorizations
would continue to be issued for
commercial groups conducting three or
less trips per year.
Alternative B, the NPS preferred
alternative, focuses on providing a
variety of recreational activities and a
high level of protection for natural and
cultural resources and wilderness
character. Changes would include a
reduction in group size for overnight
backpacking, from a maximum of 11 to
a maximum of 6, in two of the most
remote wilderness zones. Alternative B
would manage river-assisted
backcountry travel using 31 route-based
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river sections and would include
development of four additional
campsites at Cottonwood Campground
in the cross-canyon corridor.
Commercially guided services would be
limited by zone and would be allowed
only in less remote backcountry areas,
while the most remote wilderness areas
would remain free of guided activities.
Commercial overnight backpacking use
would be capped, and commercial
guides would no longer compete with
the non-commercial public for
backcountry permits. Overnight use in
the popular cross-canyon corridor
would increase by approximately 3%
(from 53,821 to a projected 55,531 user
nights). Overall, overnight use in the
backcountry is expected to decrease by
1% (93,116 user nights), primarily as a
result of the reduction in group size in
two of the wilderness zones.
Alternative C focuses on recreational
activities and expanded opportunities
for these activities. Group sizes for
overnight backpacking would be the
same as at present. Alternative C
proposes to manage river-assisted
backcountry travel using 11 river
sections. Up to eight additional
campsites would be developed at Indian
Garden, Cottonwood Campground and
Roaring Springs. Commercially guided
services would be allowed in more use
areas throughout the backcountry when
compared with Alternatives B and D.
Commercial overnight backpacking use
would be capped. Overnight use in the
cross-canyon corridor would increase by
approximately 10% (from 53,821 to a
projected 59,421 user nights). Overall,
overnight use in the backcountry is
expected to increase by 5% (99,273 user
nights), primarily as a result of the
increase in campsites in the corridor
zone and designated campsites along
backcountry road corridors.
Alternative D, the environmentally
preferable alternative, would focus on
resource protection and opportunities
for solitude. Recreational use would be
concentrated in non-wilderness areas
and facility improvement would be
limited. Group size for overnight
backpacking would be reduced, from a
maximum of 11 to a maximum of 6, in
all backcountry zones except the
corridor zone. Commercially guided
activities would be focused in nonwilderness zones. Commercial overnight
backpacking use would be capped and
only allowed in the corridor zone. These
actions would allow for self-exploration
and increased opportunities for solitude
in all wilderness zones. Overnight use
in the popular cross-canyon corridor
would increase by approximately 2%
(from 53,821 to a projected 54,846 user
nights). Overall, overnight use in the
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backcountry is expected to decrease by
3% (91,405 user nights) primarily from
the decrease in group size outside the
corridor.
If you wish to comment, you may
submit your comments by any one of
several methods. You may submit
comments online at https://
parkplanning.nps.gov/grca. You may
also mail comments to Superintendent,
Grand Canyon National Park, PO Box
129, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023. Finally,
you may hand-deliver comments to
Grand Canyon National Park
Headquarters, 20 South Entrance Rd,
Grand Canyon, AZ.
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. We will make all submission
from organizations and businesses, and
from individuals identifying themselves
as representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, available
for public inspection in their entirety.
Dated: November 3, 2015.
Sue E. Masica,
Regional Director, Intermountain Region,
National Park Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
[RR02054000, 15XR0687NA,
RX.18527901.3000000]
Central Valley Project Improvement
Act Water Management Plans
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Reclamation
has made available to the public the
Water Management Plans for seven
entities. For the purpose of this
announcement, Water Management
Plans (Plans) are considered the same as
Water Conservation Plans. Reclamation
is publishing this notice in order to
allow the public an opportunity to
review the Plans and comment on the
preliminary determinations.
DATES: Submit written comments on the
preliminary determinations on or before
December 28, 2015.
SUMMARY:
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Send written comments to
Ms. Shanna Hines, Bureau of
Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, MP–
410, Sacramento, CA 95825; or via email
at shines@usbr.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
be placed on a mailing list for any
subsequent information, please contact
Ms. Shanna Hines at the email address
above or at 916–978–5281 (TDD 978–
5608).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To meet
the requirements of the Central Valley
Project Improvement Act of 1992 and
the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982, the
Bureau of Reclamation developed and
published the Criteria for Evaluating
Water Management Plans (Criteria).
Each of the eight entities listed below
has developed a Plan that has been
evaluated and preliminarily determined
to meet the requirements of these
Criteria. The following Plans are
available for review:
• Bella Vista Water District
• Clear Creek Community Services
District
• City of Shasta Lake
• Fresno Irrigation District
• Orland Artois Water District
• Santa Barbara County Water Agency
• Santa Ynez River Community District,
Improvement District No. 1
We are inviting the public to
comment on our preliminary (i.e., draft)
determination of Plan adequacy. Section
3405(e) of the Central Valley Project
Improvement Act (Title 34 Pub. L. 102–
575), requires the Secretary of the
Interior to establish and administer an
office on Central Valley Project water
conservation best management practices
that shall ‘‘develop criteria for
evaluating the adequacy of all water
conservation plans developed by project
contractors, including those plans
required by Section 210 of the
Reclamation Reform Act of 1982.’’ Also,
according to Section 3405(e)(1), these
criteria must be developed ‘‘with the
purpose of promoting the highest level
of water use efficiency reasonably
achievable by project contractors using
best available cost-effective technology
and best management practices.’’ These
criteria state that all parties
(Contractors) that contract with
Reclamation for water supplies
(municipal and industrial contracts over
2,000 acre-feet and agricultural
contracts over 2,000 irrigable acres)
must prepare a Plan that contains the
following information:
1. Description of the District;
2. Inventory of Water Resources;
3. Best Management Practices (BMPs)
for Agricultural Contractors;
4. BMPs for Urban Contractors;
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5. Plan Implementation;
6. Exemption Process;
7. Regional Criteria; and
8. Five-Year Revisions
Reclamation evaluates Plans based on
these criteria. A copy of these Plans will
be available for review at Reclamation’s
Mid-Pacific Regional Office, 2800
Cottage Way, MP–410, Sacramento, CA
95825. Our practice is to make
comments, including names and home
addresses of respondents, available for
public review. If you wish to review a
copy of these Plans, please contact Ms.
Hines.
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 2, 2015.
Richard J. Woodley,
Regional Resources Manager, Mid-Pacific
Region, Bureau of Reclamation.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–525 and 731–
TA–1260–1261 (Final)]
Certain Welded Line Pipe From Korea
and Turkey
Determinations
On the basis of the record 1 developed
in the subject investigations, the United
States International Trade Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) determines, pursuant
to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the Act’’),
that an industry in the United States is
materially injured by reason of imports
of certain welded line pipe from Korea
and Turkey, provided for in
subheadings 7305.11, 7305.12, 7305.19,
and 7306.19, that have been found by
the Department of Commerce
(‘‘Commerce’’) to be sold in the United
States at less than fair value (‘‘LTFV’’),
and that have been found by Commerce
to be subsidized by the government of
Turkey.
1 The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19
CFR 207.2(f)).
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Background
The Commission, pursuant to sections
705(b) and 735(b) of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b) and 19 U.S.C.
1673d(b)), instituted these
investigations effective October 16,
2014, following receipt of a petition
filed with the Commission and
Commerce by American Cast Iron Pipe
Company, Birmingham, Alabama;
EnergeX, a division of JMC Steel Group,
Chicago, Illinois; Maverick Tube
Corporation, Houston, Texas; Northwest
Pipe Company, Vancouver, Washington;
Stupp Corporation, Baton Rouge,
Louisiana; Tex-Tube Company,
Houston, Texas; TMK IPSCO, Houston,
Texas; and Welspun Tubular LLC USA,
Little Rock, Arkansas. The final phase of
the investigations was scheduled by the
Commission following notification of
preliminary determinations by
Commerce that imports of certain
welded line pipe from Korea and
Turkey were dumped within the
meaning of 733(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C.
1673b(b)) and preliminary
determination by Commerce that
imports of certain welded line pipe from
Turkey were subsidized within the
meaning of section 703(b) of the Act (19
U.S.C. 1671b(b)). Notice of the
scheduling of the final phase of the
Commission’s investigations 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 June 12, 2015 (80 FR 33554).
The hearing was held in Washington,
DC, on October 6, 2015, and all persons
who requested the opportunity were
permitted to appear in person or by
counsel.
The Commission made these
determinations pursuant to sections
705(b) and 735(b) of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b) and 19 U.S.C.
1673d(b)). It completed and filed its
determinations in these investigations
on November 20, 2015. The views of the
Commission are contained in USITC
Publication 4580 (November 2015),
entitled Certain Welded Line Pipe from
Korea and Turkey: Investigation Nos.
701–TA–525 and 731–TA–1260–1261
(Final).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: November 20, 2015.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2015–30113 Filed 11–25–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
[RR02054000, 15XR0687NA, RX.18527901.3000000]
Central Valley Project Improvement Act Water Management Plans
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation has made available to the public the
Water Management Plans for seven entities. For the purpose of this
announcement, Water Management Plans (Plans) are considered the same as
Water Conservation Plans. Reclamation is publishing this notice in
order to allow the public an opportunity to review the Plans and
comment on the preliminary determinations.
DATES: Submit written comments on the preliminary determinations on or
before December 28, 2015.
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ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Ms. Shanna Hines, Bureau of
Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, MP-410, Sacramento, CA 95825; or via
email at shines@usbr.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To be placed on a mailing list for any
subsequent information, please contact Ms. Shanna Hines at the email
address above or at 916-978-5281 (TDD 978-5608).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To meet the requirements of the Central
Valley Project Improvement Act of 1992 and the Reclamation Reform Act
of 1982, the Bureau of Reclamation developed and published the Criteria
for Evaluating Water Management Plans (Criteria). Each of the eight
entities listed below has developed a Plan that has been evaluated and
preliminarily determined to meet the requirements of these Criteria.
The following Plans are available for review:
Bella Vista Water District
Clear Creek Community Services District
City of Shasta Lake
Fresno Irrigation District
Orland Artois Water District
Santa Barbara County Water Agency
Santa Ynez River Community District, Improvement District No.
1
We are inviting the public to comment on our preliminary (i.e.,
draft) determination of Plan adequacy. Section 3405(e) of the Central
Valley Project Improvement Act (Title 34 Pub. L. 102-575), requires the
Secretary of the Interior to establish and administer an office on
Central Valley Project water conservation best management practices
that shall ``develop criteria for evaluating the adequacy of all water
conservation plans developed by project contractors, including those
plans required by Section 210 of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982.''
Also, according to Section 3405(e)(1), these criteria must be developed
``with the purpose of promoting the highest level of water use
efficiency reasonably achievable by project contractors using best
available cost-effective technology and best management practices.''
These criteria state that all parties (Contractors) that contract with
Reclamation for water supplies (municipal and industrial contracts over
2,000 acre-feet and agricultural contracts over 2,000 irrigable acres)
must prepare a Plan that contains the following information:
1. Description of the District;
2. Inventory of Water Resources;
3. Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Agricultural Contractors;
4. BMPs for Urban Contractors;
5. Plan Implementation;
6. Exemption Process;
7. Regional Criteria; and
8. Five-Year Revisions
Reclamation evaluates Plans based on these criteria. A copy of
these Plans will be available for review at Reclamation's Mid-Pacific
Regional Office, 2800 Cottage Way, MP-410, Sacramento, CA 95825. Our
practice is to make comments, including names and home addresses of
respondents, available for public review. If you wish to review a copy
of these Plans, please contact Ms. Hines.
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 2, 2015.
Richard J. Woodley,
Regional Resources Manager, Mid-Pacific Region, Bureau of Reclamation.
[FR Doc. 2015-30227 Filed 11-25-15; 8:45 am]
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