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United States Section; Notice of
Availability of a Draft Environmental
Assessment (EA) and Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI) for Aquatic
Habitat Restoration in the Rio Grande
Canalization Project
United States Section,
International Boundary and Water
Commission, United States and Mexico
(USIBWC).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) 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, (the United States
Section hereby gives notice that the
Draft Environmental Assessment and
Finding of No Significant Impact for
Aquatic Habitat Restoration in the Rio
Grande Canalization Project 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.
DATES: Public Comments: USIBWC will
consider substantive comments from the
public and stakeholders for 30 days after
the date of publication of this NOA 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
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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.
Public Hearing: USIBWC will be
conducting a public hearing on June 12,
2019, 5 to 7 p.m., Las Cruces City Hall,
2nd Floor, Conference Room 2007B, 700
N. Main Street, Las Cruces, NM 88001.
ADDRESSES: Comments 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.
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The USIBWC is
identifying aquatic habitat restoration
projects within the Rio Grande
Canalization Project (RGCP). On June 4,
2009, the USIBWC issued a Record of
Decision (ROD) on the long-term
management of the RGCP. The ROD
committed the USIBWC to the
restoration of aquatic and riparian
habitat at up to 30 sites over 10 years
(through 2019).
The purpose is to identify, design,
and implement aquatic habitat
restoration sites to satisfy USIBWC’s
commitment for aquatic habitat in the
2009 ROD. Restoration actions could
include invasive vegetation removal,
native vegetation planting, overbank
lowering, bank cuts, natural levee
breaches, secondary channels, bank
destabilization, channel widening,
arroyo mouth management, construction
of inset floodplains, and use of
supplemental water for on-site
irrigation.
The EA evaluates potential impacts of
eight alternatives, including the No
Action Alternative and the following
sites: Yeso Arroyo, Angostura Arroyo,
Broad Canyon Arroyo, Selden Point Bar,
Las Cruces Effluent, Mesilla Valley
Bosque State Park, and Downstream of
Courchesne Bridge. Under the Preferred
Alternative, USIBWC would implement
up to four sites (Broad Canyon Arroyo,
Selden Point Bar, Las Cruces Effluent,
and Downstream of Courchesne Bridge).
Permits would be required from the
United States Army Corps of Engineers
for dredge and fill of Waters of the
United States, per the Clean Water Act
Sections 404 and 401. Alternatives Las
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Cruces Effluent and Downstream of
Courchesne Bridge would require
engineering designs prior to
construction, while Alternatives Broad
Canyon Arroyo and Selden Point Bar,
which are smaller and less complicated
projects, could be constructed from
conceptual designs.
Potential impacts on natural, cultural,
and other resources were evaluated in
the Draft EA. A FONSI has been
prepared for the Preferred Alternatives,
based on a review of the facts and
analyses contained in the Draft EA.
Availability: The electronic version of
the Draft EA is available at the USIBWC
web page: https://www.ibwc.gov/EMD/
EIS_EA_Public_Comment.html.
Dated: May 24, 2019.
Matt Myers,
Chief Legal Counsel, International Boundary
and Water Commission, United States
Section.
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United States and Mexico; United
States Section; Notice of Availability of
a Draft Environmental Assessment
(EA) and Finding of No Significant
Impact (FONSI) for the Continued
Implementation of the River
Management Plan for the Rio Grande
Canalization Project
United States Section,
International Boundary and Water
Commission, United States and Mexico
(USIBWC).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) 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, the United States
Section hereby gives notice that the
Draft Environmental Assessment and
Finding of No Significant Impact for the
Continued Implementation of the River
Management Plan for the Rio Grande
Canalization Project 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.
DATES: Public Comments: USIBWC will
consider substantive comments from the
public and stakeholders for 30 days after
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INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION UNITED STATES AND MEXICO
United States Section; Notice of Availability of a Draft
Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) for Aquatic Habitat Restoration in the Rio Grande Canalization
Project
AGENCY: United States Section, International Boundary and Water
Commission, United States and Mexico (USIBWC).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) 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, (the United States Section hereby gives notice that
the Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact
for Aquatic Habitat Restoration in the Rio Grande Canalization Project
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.
DATES: Public Comments: USIBWC will consider substantive comments from
the public and stakeholders for 30 days after the date of publication
of this NOA 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.
Public Hearing: USIBWC will be conducting a public hearing on June
12, 2019, 5 to 7 p.m., Las Cruces City Hall, 2nd Floor, Conference Room
2007B, 700 N. Main Street, Las Cruces, NM 88001.
ADDRESSES: Comments 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:
[email protected].
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:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The USIBWC is identifying aquatic habitat restoration
projects within the Rio Grande Canalization Project (RGCP). On June 4,
2009, the USIBWC issued a Record of Decision (ROD) on the long-term
management of the RGCP. The ROD committed the USIBWC to the restoration
of aquatic and riparian habitat at up to 30 sites over 10 years
(through 2019).
The purpose is to identify, design, and implement aquatic habitat
restoration sites to satisfy USIBWC's commitment for aquatic habitat in
the 2009 ROD. Restoration actions could include invasive vegetation
removal, native vegetation planting, overbank lowering, bank cuts,
natural levee breaches, secondary channels, bank destabilization,
channel widening, arroyo mouth management, construction of inset
floodplains, and use of supplemental water for on-site irrigation.
The EA evaluates potential impacts of eight alternatives, including
the No Action Alternative and the following sites: Yeso Arroyo,
Angostura Arroyo, Broad Canyon Arroyo, Selden Point Bar, Las Cruces
Effluent, Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park, and Downstream of
Courchesne Bridge. Under the Preferred Alternative, USIBWC would
implement up to four sites (Broad Canyon Arroyo, Selden Point Bar, Las
Cruces Effluent, and Downstream of Courchesne Bridge). Permits would be
required from the United States Army Corps of Engineers for dredge and
fill of Waters of the United States, per the Clean Water Act Sections
404 and 401. Alternatives Las Cruces Effluent and Downstream of
Courchesne Bridge would require engineering designs prior to
construction, while Alternatives Broad Canyon Arroyo and Selden Point
Bar, which are smaller and less complicated projects, could be
constructed from conceptual designs.
Potential impacts on natural, cultural, and other resources were
evaluated in the Draft EA. A FONSI has been prepared for the Preferred
Alternatives, based on a review of the facts and analyses contained in
the Draft EA.
Availability: The electronic version of the Draft EA is available
at the USIBWC web page: https://www.ibwc.gov/EMD/EIS_EA_Public_Comment.html.
Dated: May 24, 2019.
Matt Myers,
Chief Legal Counsel, International Boundary and Water Commission,
United States Section.
[FR Doc. 2019-11394 Filed 5-30-19; 8:45 am]
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