United States and Mexico; United States Section; Notice of Availability of a Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment: Flood Control Improvements to the Rio Grande Canalization Project From Vinton to Canutillo, El Paso County, Texas (Canutillo Phase II), 25810-25811 [2017-11535]

Download as PDF asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES 25810 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 106 / Monday, June 5, 2017 / Notices Office, regarding human remains and one funerary object from site CA–MOD– NL4. The human remains were confirmed to be under Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Regional Office, control on November 30, 2015, and the Phoebe Hearst Museum transferred the human remains and funerary objects to Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Regional Office, on December 22, 2015. The human remains consist of one nearly complete adult female, approximately 30–40 years old and a few ribs and thoracic vertebra of one adult, age and sex indeterminate. No known individuals were identified. The two associated funerary objects are one bone tube and one bag of associated soil. In consultation with the Klamath Tribes, Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Regional Office, determined a close affiliation with the Modoc, a Native American tribe who resided in northeast California and southeast Oregon during, and prior to, Euro-American contact. There is nothing temporally diagnostic available to directly indicate the antiquity of this collection. The Tule Lake Internment Center is located in the ancestral homelands of the Modoc Indians. Modoc territory extended across both sides of what is now the California-Oregon border immediately east of the Cascades. North and west of Modoc territory was the territory of the Klamath, who spoke a dialect of the same language. The western shore of Goose Lake was shared by the Modoc and the Yahooskin Paiute whose territory was to the east. The Klamath, Modoc, and Yahooskin band of Snake (Northern Paiute) Indians ceded lands in south-central Oregon to the United States under terms of the Klamath Treaty of 1864. By the terms of the treaty, all three Indian groups, who are now collectively known as the Klamath Tribes, retained a considerable portion of the Klamath homeland as a reservation. The amount of wear on the dentition and the association of a bone tube indicates that the human remains are Native American. The associated bone tube was identified through consultation as part of a Modoc bone whistle. The Klamath Tribes presented an ancient Modoc bone whistle of the same form and construction as CA– MOD–NL4 bone tube. On June 30, 1924, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from the Snake Island, Tule Lake site (CA–MOD– NL2) in Modoc County, CA, by Mr. Paul Fair of the U.S. Forest Service. Mr. Fair donated the items to the University of California, Berkeley, where they were curated by the Phoebe Hearst Museum. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:31 Jun 02, 2017 Jkt 241001 The one associated funerary object is ‘‘some bits of cordage.’’ On December 8, 2015, the Klamath Tribes inquired about the human remains and associated funerary object from site CA–MOD–NL2. At that time, the human remains, consisting of a skull, had been misplaced by the museum and had not appeared on their annual inventory since the 1980s. The absence of the human remains prevented the identification of the human remains as Native American. On December 11, 2015, the associated funerary object was confirmed to be under the control of the Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Regional Office. The Phoebe Hearst Museum transferred it to Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Regional Office, on March 28, 2016. Snake Island is located on the Bureau of Reclamation-withdrawn lands that were under control of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Regional Office, in 1924. During consultation with the Klamath Tribes, Snake Island was identified to be the center of the Modoc world in a place referred to in their creation narrative. The Klamath Tribes provided examples of creation stories that identify Snake Island as an extraordinarily sacred location for Klamath and Modoc peoples. The first stitch of the matting/ cordage was recognized by the Klamath Tribes as unique to the Modoc. During consultation, the Klamath Tribes provided several examples of Modoc woven items that were made using the same technique. This weaving technique is described in numerous ethnographies. Determinations Made by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Regional Office Officials of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Regional Office, have determined that: • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry. • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the three objects described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed with or near individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony. • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native American human remains and associated funerary objects and the Klamath Tribes and The Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma. PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Additional Requestors and Disposition Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains and associated funerary objects should submit a written request with information in support of the request to Melanie Ryan, NAGPRA Specialist/Physical Anthropologist, Mid-Pacific Regional Office, Bureau of Reclamation, MP–153, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825, telephone (916) 978–5526, email emryan@ usbr.gov, by July 5, 2017. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the Klamath Tribes and The Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma may proceed. The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Regional Office, is responsible for notifying the Klamath Tribes and The Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma that this notice has been published. Dated: April 21, 2017. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2017–11540 Filed 6–2–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION United States and Mexico; United States Section; Notice of Availability of a Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment: Flood Control Improvements to the Rio Grande Canalization Project From Vinton to Canutillo, El Paso County, Texas (Canutillo Phase II) United States Section, International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico (USIBWC). ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA). AGENCY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; the Council on Environmental Quality Final Regulations; and the United States Section, Operational Procedures for Implementing Section 102 of NEPA, published in the Federal Register September 2, 1981, (46 FR 44083); the United States Section hereby gives notice that the Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment and Mitigated Finding of No Significant Impact for Flood Control Improvements to the Rio Grande Canalization Project SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\05JNN1.SGM 05JNN1 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 106 / Monday, June 5, 2017 / Notices from Vinton to Canutillo, El Paso County, Texas (Canutillo Phase II) is available. An environmental impact statement will not be prepared unless additional information which may affect this decision is brought to our attention within 30-days from the date of this Notice. Public Comments: USIBWC will consider substantive comments from the public and stakeholders for 30 days after the date of publication of this Notice of Availability in the Federal Register. Please note all written and email comments received during the comment period will become part of the public record, including any personal information you may provide. 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. All submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be made available for public disclosure in their entirety. Comments and requests for public hearings should be sent to: Elizabeth Verdecchia, Natural Resources Specialist, USIBWC, 4171 N. Mesa, C– 100; El Paso, Texas 79902. Telephone: (915) 832–4701, Fax: (915) 493–2428, email: Elizabeth.Verdecchia@ibwc.gov. Background: This Draft SEA analyzes the potential impacts of constructing a flood control improvement project along the Rio Grande located within a portion of the Rio Grande Canalization Project (RGCP) protective levee system in El Paso County, Texas along approximately 5.6 miles on the east bank from just north of Vinton Road Bridge, south through the Canutillo area, and downstream to Borderland Bridge. The purpose is to construct a flood control structure with the following objectives: (1) Eliminate levee deficiencies within the Vinton to Canutillo reach and provide flood protection to withstand the 100-year flood with a minimum of 2 feet freeboard; (2) Maintain the design flood capacity of the RGCP; and 3) Enable the USIBWC to obtain accreditation of levees by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). In the Final Environmental Assessment on Flood Control Improvements to the Rio Grande VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:31 Jun 02, 2017 Jkt 241001 Canalization Project, dated December 2007, the USIBWC proposed to conduct flood control improvements along approximately 52-miles of east and west levees within the RGCP. The proposed action included the construction of a new flood control structure in the Canutillo Area; however, details of the proposed structure had not been developed and were therefore not analyzed in the 2007 EA. This Draft SEA evaluates potential environmental impacts of the No Action Alternative and the Preferred Alternative. The Preferred Alternative calls for the construction of a combination of 3 miles of new earthen levees on the floodplain and 2.6 miles of concrete floodwall where limited right of way or physical space exists between the river and the railroad. The Preferred Alternative would also require the construction of a floodgate at the Canutillo Bridge, eleven drainage structures on ephemeral streams with bank stabilization (including modification of one existing drainage structure and construction of ten new drainage structures). Scour protection blankets would be required on some sections of the earthen levee that are close to the river bank. Permits would be required from the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad for work within the railroad right of way. An Individual Permit would be required from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for dredge and fill of Waters of the United States, per the Clean Water Act Sections 404 and 401. Six additional alternatives were considered and evaluated in previous analyses but were either found to not meet the purpose and need or were impractical. Potential impacts on natural, cultural, and other resources were evaluated. While the Preferred Alternative does have adverse impacts to riparian vegetation, Waters of the United States, and access to the river for recreation, the USIBWC has proposed mitigation to restore over 35 acres of native riparian habitat on the floodplain. Mitigation would be part of required permits for construction. A Mitigated Finding of No Significant Impact has been prepared for the Preferred Alternative based on a review of the facts and analyses contained in the SEA. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Verdecchia, Natural Resources Specialist, USIBWC, 4171 N. Mesa, C– 100; El Paso, Texas 79902. Telephone: (915) 832–4701, Fax: (915) 493–2428, email: Elizabeth.Verdecchia@ibwc.gov. Availability: The electronic version of the Draft SEA is available from the USIBWC Web page: https:// PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 25811 www.ibwc.gov/EMD/EIS_EA_Public_ Comment.html. Dated: May 16, 2017. Matt Myers, Chief Legal Counsel. [FR Doc. 2017–11535 Filed 6–2–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7010–01–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 337–TA–945] Certain Network Devices, Related Software and Components Thereof (II) Notice of Correction Concerning; Final Determination of Violation of Section 337; Termination of Investigation; Issuance of Limited Exclusion Order and Cease and Desist Order U.S. International Trade Commission. ACTION: Correction. 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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 106 (Monday, June 5, 2017)]
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INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION


United States and Mexico; United States Section; Notice of 
Availability of a Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment: Flood 
Control Improvements to the Rio Grande Canalization Project From Vinton 
to Canutillo, El Paso County, Texas (Canutillo Phase II)

AGENCY: United States Section, International Boundary and Water 
Commission, United States and Mexico (USIBWC).

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Draft Supplemental Environmental 
Assessment (SEA).

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969; the Council on Environmental Quality Final 
Regulations; and the United States Section, Operational Procedures for 
Implementing Section 102 of NEPA, published in the Federal Register 
September 2, 1981, (46 FR 44083); the United States Section hereby 
gives notice that the Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment and 
Mitigated Finding of No Significant Impact for Flood Control 
Improvements to the Rio Grande Canalization Project

[[Page 25811]]

from Vinton to Canutillo, El Paso County, Texas (Canutillo Phase II) is 
available. An environmental impact statement will not be prepared 
unless additional information which may affect this decision is brought 
to our attention within 30-days from the date of this Notice.
    Public Comments: USIBWC will consider substantive comments from the 
public and stakeholders for 30 days after the date of publication of 
this Notice of Availability in the Federal Register.
    Please note all written and email comments received during the 
comment period will become part of the public record, including any 
personal information you may provide. 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. All submissions from 
organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying 
themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or 
businesses, will be made available for public disclosure in their 
entirety.
    Comments and requests for public hearings should be sent to: 
Elizabeth Verdecchia, Natural Resources Specialist, USIBWC, 4171 N. 
Mesa, C-100; El Paso, Texas 79902. Telephone: (915) 832-4701, Fax: 
(915) 493-2428, email: Elizabeth.Verdecchia@ibwc.gov.
    Background: This Draft SEA analyzes the potential impacts of 
constructing a flood control improvement project along the Rio Grande 
located within a portion of the Rio Grande Canalization Project (RGCP) 
protective levee system in El Paso County, Texas along approximately 
5.6 miles on the east bank from just north of Vinton Road Bridge, south 
through the Canutillo area, and downstream to Borderland Bridge.
    The purpose is to construct a flood control structure with the 
following objectives: (1) Eliminate levee deficiencies within the 
Vinton to Canutillo reach and provide flood protection to withstand the 
100-year flood with a minimum of 2 feet freeboard; (2) Maintain the 
design flood capacity of the RGCP; and 3) Enable the USIBWC to obtain 
accreditation of levees by the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
(FEMA).
    In the Final Environmental Assessment on Flood Control Improvements 
to the Rio Grande Canalization Project, dated December 2007, the USIBWC 
proposed to conduct flood control improvements along approximately 52-
miles of east and west levees within the RGCP. The proposed action 
included the construction of a new flood control structure in the 
Canutillo Area; however, details of the proposed structure had not been 
developed and were therefore not analyzed in the 2007 EA.
    This Draft SEA evaluates potential environmental impacts of the No 
Action Alternative and the Preferred Alternative. The Preferred 
Alternative calls for the construction of a combination of 3 miles of 
new earthen levees on the floodplain and 2.6 miles of concrete 
floodwall where limited right of way or physical space exists between 
the river and the railroad. The Preferred Alternative would also 
require the construction of a floodgate at the Canutillo Bridge, eleven 
drainage structures on ephemeral streams with bank stabilization 
(including modification of one existing drainage structure and 
construction of ten new drainage structures). Scour protection blankets 
would be required on some sections of the earthen levee that are close 
to the river bank. Permits would be required from the Burlington 
Northern Santa Fe Railroad for work within the railroad right of way. 
An Individual Permit would be required from the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers for dredge and fill of Waters of the United States, per the 
Clean Water Act Sections 404 and 401. Six additional alternatives were 
considered and evaluated in previous analyses but were either found to 
not meet the purpose and need or were impractical.
    Potential impacts on natural, cultural, and other resources were 
evaluated. While the Preferred Alternative does have adverse impacts to 
riparian vegetation, Waters of the United States, and access to the 
river for recreation, the USIBWC has proposed mitigation to restore 
over 35 acres of native riparian habitat on the floodplain. Mitigation 
would be part of required permits for construction. A Mitigated Finding 
of No Significant Impact has been prepared for the Preferred 
Alternative based on a review of the facts and analyses contained in 
the SEA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Verdecchia, Natural 
Resources Specialist, USIBWC, 4171 N. Mesa, C-100; El Paso, Texas 
79902. Telephone: (915) 832-4701, Fax: (915) 493-2428, email: 
Elizabeth.Verdecchia@ibwc.gov.
    Availability: The electronic version of the Draft SEA is available 
from the USIBWC Web page: https://www.ibwc.gov/EMD/EIS_EA_Public_Comment.html.

    Dated: May 16, 2017.
Matt Myers,
Chief Legal Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2017-11535 Filed 6-2-17; 8:45 am]
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