Intent To Prepare an Integrated Draft Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Reallocation of Flood Storage to Water Supply at Wright Patman Lake on the Sulphur River in Cass and Bowie, Counties in Northeast Texas, 762-763 [2016-00023]
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Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska
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at POA.donlingoldeis@usace.army.mil
or; at 907–753–5710. Or, Mr. Alan
Bittner, Anchorage Field Manager, U.S.
Department of Interior, Bureau of Land
Management, 907–267–1285.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Communities in which public meetings
and hearings are scheduled are as
follows (all communities are in Alaska):
Aniak—January 20, 2016, Crooked
Creek—January 21, 2016, Anchorage—
January 28, 2016, Bethel—February 1,
2016, Akiak—February 2, 2016,
Nunapitchuk—February 3, 2016,
Quinhagak—February 16, 2016,
McGrath—February 26, 2016, Holy
Cross—March 30, 2016, Tyonek—To be
determined, Lower Kalskag—To be
determined. Please note that no
preliminary 810 finding of potential
substantial significant restriction of
subsistence has been made for Holy
Cross. An 810 Hearing will be held due
to its proximity to the proposed project
and the existing level of subsistence use
information (mapping) available.
Communities in which only public
meetings are scheduled, as no
preliminary 810 finding of potential
substantial significant restriction of
subsistence has been made, includes (all
communities are in Alaska):
Kipnuk—February 17, 2016, St.
Mary’s—March 1, 2016, Emmonak—
March 2, 2016, Toksook Bay—March 15,
2016, Hooper Bay—March 16, 2016.
Any changes to these dates and
locations, as well as specific meeting
and hearing locations and times in each
community can be found at
www.donlingoldeis.com.
Dated: December 30, 2015.
Shelia Newman,
Deputy Division Chief, Regulatory Division.
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Department of the Army, Corps of
Engineers
Intent To Prepare an Integrated Draft
Feasibility Report and Environmental
Impact Statement for Proposed
Reallocation of Flood Storage to Water
Supply at Wright Patman Lake on the
Sulphur River in Cass and Bowie,
Counties in Northeast Texas
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:
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The study is being conducted
under the authority contained in the
1958 Water Supply Act (Pub. L. 85–
500), Section 301, as amended in 43
United States Code (U.S.C.) 390b and by
the River and Harbor Flood Control Act
of 1970 (Pub. L. 91–611), as amended,
under Section 216 and under guidance
provided in ER 1105–2–100. The U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will
prepare an integrated Draft Feasibility
Report and Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) that describes the
results of investigations and analyses
used to make determinations as to
whether and/or what amount of flood
storage might be reallocated to water
supply to meet the needs of Region C
and Region D. The Sulphur River Basin
Authority (SRBA) is the non-federal
sponsor to study the feasibility of
reallocation (converting flood storage to
water supply or raising the pool level)
while protecting the City of Texarkana’s
water rights of 180,000 acre-feet (AF)
per year. SRBA’s sponsorship is for the
study only. If reallocation is determined
feasible and is pursued, the USACE will
require a non-federal sponsor or
sponsors for reallocation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions regarding the Wright Patman
Lake Reallocation Project Draft
Feasibility Report, please contact Mr.
Jodie Foster, Planning Lead, U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Regional Planning &
Environmental Center, Plan
Formulation Section, 819 Taylor Street,
Fort Worth, TX 76102, (817) 886–1679,
or via email at
jodie.foster@usace.army.mil.
For questions regarding the Wright
Patman Lake Reallocation Project Draft
EIS, please contact Ms. Melinda Fisher,
Environmental Lead, U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, Regional Planning &
Environmental Center, NEPA & Cultural
Resources Section, 1645 S. 101st E.
Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74128, (918) 669–
7502, or via email at
melinda.fisher@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Background. Wright Patman Lake is
a USACE operated reservoir that
encompasses approximately 30,000
surface acres of water and has the
primary purposes of flood control and
water conservation for the communities
downstream of the dam. Wright Patman
Lake is also a major water supply source
for the cities of Texarkana (Texas and
Arkansas) and the surrounding area.
The City of Texarkana is the nonFederal sponsor for the existing water
supply storage in Wright Patman Lake
and holds a State of Texas water right
for 180,000 acre-feet (AF) per year of
raw water for diversion to municipal
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and industrial users. International Paper
(IP), the largest single water user in the
Sulphur River Basin and one of the
region’s major employers, has a long
term contract with TWU for the
provision of 118,000 AF of water for its
industrial operations.
Operational changes would be
required with a reallocation of flood
control storage to water supply and
would produce effects on upstream and
downstream flood patterns, recreational
opportunities, water quality, and fish
and wildlife habitat. In determining
whether to reallocate storage within the
reservoir and change operational
regimes, the USACE must comply with
requirements including but not limited
to the Endangered Species Act, the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), the National Historic
Preservation Act, and the Clean Water
Act.
2. Proposed Action. The USACE is
studying the feasibility of reallocating
some flood control storage capacity in
Wright Patman Lake for the purpose of
water supply. The reallocation is
needed to enable the SRBA to provide
water to local and regional users for
municipal and industrial uses in
response to population growth in
Region C which includes all or portions
of 16 North Central Texas counties and
the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area.
3. Alternatives Considered. The
USACE, working with the SRBA, has
identified and conducted preliminary
analysis on potential pool increases at
Wright Patman Lake for further
consideration during the study. These
alternatives would consider alternative
pool raises above the maximum
monthly conservation elevation of
Wright Patman Lake operating under the
ultimate rule curve. These elevations
considered in the preliminary study
would be anticipated to have different
levels of impacts on upstream and
downstream flood patterns, recreational
opportunities, water quality, vegetation
and fish and wildlife habitat. The
USACE’s no action alternative would
also be considered. Additional
alternatives, which could include
different storage volumes and varying
operational regimes, could also be
developed during the scoping and
evaluation process.
4. Scoping/Public Involvement. The
USACE invites all affected Federal,
State, and local agencies, affected Native
American tribes, and other interested
parties to participate in the NEPA
process during development of the Draft
Feasibility Report/Draft EIS. The public
scoping process will provide
information about the reallocation study
to the public, serve as a mechanism to
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solicit agency and public input on
alternatives and issues of concern, and
ensure full and open participation in
scoping and review of the Draft EIS. A
public scoping meeting is being planned
and will be scheduled in the January–
March 2016 timeframe. The specific
date and location of the meeting will be
announced in news releases issued
through the local news media, as well
as on the USACE Fort Worth District’s
Web site under public notices (https://
www.swf.usace.army.mil/). The meeting
will be conducted in an informal setting
designed to present information about
the reallocation study and to answer
questions and accept comments from
the public. The USACE invites other
Federal agencies, Native American
Tribes, State and local agencies and
officials, private organizations, and
interested individuals to attend the
scoping meeting and provide comments.
Once completed, the Draft Feasibility
Report/Draft EIS will be circulated for
public review and comment. The
USACE will issue a Notice of
Availability in the Federal Register
announcing the release of the Draft EIS
for public comment as well as the date
and time of a subsequent public review
meeting regarding the Draft EIS through
the local news media. Information on
the Notice of Intent, Draft Feasibility
Report/Draft EIS, public meeting dates
and other important information related
to the study will be available for review
at USACE Web sites.
Eric W. Verwers,
Director, Regional Planning and
Environmental Center.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Private
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National Center for Education
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Education (ED).
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AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
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proposing a revision of an existing
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Department of Education (ED), in
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Respondents/Affected Public:
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Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 27,200.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 10,260.
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(NCES) to collect basic information from
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secondary schools in the United States.
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Religious orientation; grade-levels
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number of high school graduates;
whether a school is single-sexed or
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employed; program emphasis; and
existence and type of its kindergarten
program. The PSS includes all schools
that are not supported primarily by
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instruction for one or more of grades K–
12 or comparable ungraded levels, and
that have one or more teachers. No
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the survey or its procedures since its
last approved administration (OMB#
1850–0641 v.6–7). The PSS is also used
to create a universe list of private
schools for use as a sampling frame for
NCES surveys of private schools. This
request is to conduct the 2017–18
Private School Universe Survey (PSS)
data collection and the 2017–18 and
2019–20 PSS frame-development
activities.
Dated: January 4, 2016.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Intent To Prepare an Integrated Draft Feasibility Report and
Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Reallocation of Flood
Storage to Water Supply at Wright Patman Lake on the Sulphur River in
Cass and Bowie, Counties in Northeast Texas
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
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SUMMARY: The study is being conducted under the authority contained in
the 1958 Water Supply Act (Pub. L. 85-500), Section 301, as amended in
43 United States Code (U.S.C.) 390b and by the River and Harbor Flood
Control Act of 1970 (Pub. L. 91-611), as amended, under Section 216 and
under guidance provided in ER 1105-2-100. The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE) will prepare an integrated Draft Feasibility Report
and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that describes the
results of investigations and analyses used to make determinations as
to whether and/or what amount of flood storage might be reallocated to
water supply to meet the needs of Region C and Region D. The Sulphur
River Basin Authority (SRBA) is the non-federal sponsor to study the
feasibility of reallocation (converting flood storage to water supply
or raising the pool level) while protecting the City of Texarkana's
water rights of 180,000 acre-feet (AF) per year. SRBA's sponsorship is
for the study only. If reallocation is determined feasible and is
pursued, the USACE will require a non-federal sponsor or sponsors for
reallocation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions regarding the Wright
Patman Lake Reallocation Project Draft Feasibility Report, please
contact Mr. Jodie Foster, Planning Lead, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Regional Planning & Environmental Center, Plan Formulation Section, 819
Taylor Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102, (817) 886-1679, or via email at
jodie.foster@usace.army.mil.
For questions regarding the Wright Patman Lake Reallocation Project
Draft EIS, please contact Ms. Melinda Fisher, Environmental Lead, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Regional Planning & Environmental Center, NEPA
& Cultural Resources Section, 1645 S. 101st E. Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74128,
(918) 669-7502, or via email at melinda.fisher@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Background. Wright Patman Lake is a USACE operated reservoir
that encompasses approximately 30,000 surface acres of water and has
the primary purposes of flood control and water conservation for the
communities downstream of the dam. Wright Patman Lake is also a major
water supply source for the cities of Texarkana (Texas and Arkansas)
and the surrounding area. The City of Texarkana is the non-Federal
sponsor for the existing water supply storage in Wright Patman Lake and
holds a State of Texas water right for 180,000 acre-feet (AF) per year
of raw water for diversion to municipal and industrial users.
International Paper (IP), the largest single water user in the Sulphur
River Basin and one of the region's major employers, has a long term
contract with TWU for the provision of 118,000 AF of water for its
industrial operations.
Operational changes would be required with a reallocation of flood
control storage to water supply and would produce effects on upstream
and downstream flood patterns, recreational opportunities, water
quality, and fish and wildlife habitat. In determining whether to
reallocate storage within the reservoir and change operational regimes,
the USACE must comply with requirements including but not limited to
the Endangered Species Act, the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), the National Historic Preservation Act, and the Clean Water
Act.
2. Proposed Action. The USACE is studying the feasibility of
reallocating some flood control storage capacity in Wright Patman Lake
for the purpose of water supply. The reallocation is needed to enable
the SRBA to provide water to local and regional users for municipal and
industrial uses in response to population growth in Region C which
includes all or portions of 16 North Central Texas counties and the
Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area.
3. Alternatives Considered. The USACE, working with the SRBA, has
identified and conducted preliminary analysis on potential pool
increases at Wright Patman Lake for further consideration during the
study. These alternatives would consider alternative pool raises above
the maximum monthly conservation elevation of Wright Patman Lake
operating under the ultimate rule curve. These elevations considered in
the preliminary study would be anticipated to have different levels of
impacts on upstream and downstream flood patterns, recreational
opportunities, water quality, vegetation and fish and wildlife habitat.
The USACE's no action alternative would also be considered. Additional
alternatives, which could include different storage volumes and varying
operational regimes, could also be developed during the scoping and
evaluation process.
4. Scoping/Public Involvement. The USACE invites all affected
Federal, State, and local agencies, affected Native American tribes,
and other interested parties to participate in the NEPA process during
development of the Draft Feasibility Report/Draft EIS. The public
scoping process will provide information about the reallocation study
to the public, serve as a mechanism to
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solicit agency and public input on alternatives and issues of concern,
and ensure full and open participation in scoping and review of the
Draft EIS. A public scoping meeting is being planned and will be
scheduled in the January-March 2016 timeframe. The specific date and
location of the meeting will be announced in news releases issued
through the local news media, as well as on the USACE Fort Worth
District's Web site under public notices (https://www.swf.usace.army.mil/). The meeting will be conducted in an informal
setting designed to present information about the reallocation study
and to answer questions and accept comments from the public. The USACE
invites other Federal agencies, Native American Tribes, State and local
agencies and officials, private organizations, and interested
individuals to attend the scoping meeting and provide comments. Once
completed, the Draft Feasibility Report/Draft EIS will be circulated
for public review and comment. The USACE will issue a Notice of
Availability in the Federal Register announcing the release of the
Draft EIS for public comment as well as the date and time of a
subsequent public review meeting regarding the Draft EIS through the
local news media. Information on the Notice of Intent, Draft
Feasibility Report/Draft EIS, public meeting dates and other important
information related to the study will be available for review at USACE
Web sites.
Eric W. Verwers,
Director, Regional Planning and Environmental Center.
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