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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
SUMMARY:
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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 Hearings: USIBWC will be
conducting two public hearings: June
18, 2019; 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Las Cruces
City Hall, 2nd Floor, Conference Room
2007A, 700 N. Main Street, Las Cruces,
NM 88001; and June 19, 2019; 5–7 p.m.,
USIBWC American Dam/Carlos Marin
Field Office, 2616 W. Paisano Drive, El
Paso, TX 79922.
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: On June 4, 2009, the
USIBWC issued a Record of Decision
(ROD) on the long-term management of
the Rio Grande Canalization Project
(RGCP) through 2019. The ROD
committed the USIBWC to implement
environmental measures, change
management practices, and update the
River Management Plan (RMP). The
RMP covers levee maintenance;
vegetation management; continued
implementation and maintenance of
restoration sites; endangered species
management; channel maintenance; and
channel maintenance alternatives
(CMAs) within the USIBWC right-ofway (ROW). The EA will replace the
ROD and proposes a timeline to
implement the RMP through 2030. The
EA evaluates potential impacts of seven
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alternatives, including the No Action
Alternative. Under the Preferred
Alternative, USIBWC would continue
implementation of the RMP; designate
up to 65 miles through the USIBWC
ROW for the New Mexico Rio Grande
Trail and Texas trails; re-evaluate and
construct additional CMAs potentially
outside of the ROW; increase efforts to
engage stakeholders through the
Sediment Control Initiative Federal
Workgroup and stakeholder groups; and
transfer up to 500 acres of restoration
outside of the USIBWC jurisdiction of
either No-Mow Zone managed
grasslands or unsuccessful habitat
restoration, via partnerships.
Potential impacts on natural, cultural,
and other resources were evaluated. A
Finding of No Significant Impact has
been prepared for the Preferred
Alternative based on a review of the
facts and analyses contained in the Draft
EA.
Availability: The electronic version of
the Draft EA is available from 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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Solicitation of Comments Relating to
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U.S. International Trade
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ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
the U.S. International Trade
Commission has received an amended
complaint entitled Certain TouchControlled Mobile Devices, Computers,
and Components Thereof, DN 3389; the
Commission is soliciting comments on
any public interest issues raised by the
complaint or complainant’s filing
pursuant to the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa
R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission,
U.S. International Trade Commission,
500 E Street SW, Washington, DC
20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The
public version of the complaint can be
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and will be available for inspection
during official business hours (8:45 a.m.
to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the
Secretary, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202)
205–2000.
General information concerning the
Commission may also be obtained by
accessing its internet server at United
States International Trade Commission
(USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov. The
public record for this investigation may
be viewed on the Commission’s
Electronic Document Information
System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
Hearing-impaired persons are advised
that information on this matter can be
obtained by contacting the
Commission’s TDD terminal on (202)
205–1810.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commission has received an amended
complaint and a submission pursuant to
§ 210.8(b) of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure filed on behalf
of Neodron Ltd. on May 23, 2019. The
original complaint was filed on May 22,
2019 and a notice of receipt of
complaint; solicitation of comments
relating to the public interest is
scheduled to publish in the Federal
Register on May 29, 2019. The amended
complaint alleges violations of section
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1337) in the importation into the United
States, the sale for importation, and the
sale within the United States after
importation of certain touch-controlled
mobile devices, computers, and
components thereof. The amended
complaint names as respondents:
Amazon.com, Inc. of Seattle, WA; Dell
Technologies Inc. of Round Rock, TX;
HP Inc., of Palo Alto, CA; Lenovo Group
Ltd. of China; Lenovo (United States)
Inc. of Morrisville, NC; Microsoft
Corporation of Redmond, WA; Motorola
Mobility LLC of Chicago, IL; Samsung
Electronics Co., Ltd of Korea; and
Samsung Electronics America, Inc. of
Ridgefield Park, NJ. The complainant
requests that the Commission issue a
limited exclusion order, cease and
desist orders, and impose a bond upon
respondents’ alleged infringing articles
during the 60-day Presidential review
period pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337(j).
Proposed respondents, other
interested parties, and members of the
public are invited to file comments, not
to exceed five (5) pages in length,
inclusive of attachments, on any public
interest issues raised by the complaint
or § 210.8(b) filing. Comments should
address whether issuance of the relief
specifically requested by the
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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 the Continued Implementation of the
River Management Plan for 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 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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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 Hearings: USIBWC will be conducting two public hearings:
June 18, 2019; 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Las Cruces City Hall, 2nd Floor,
Conference Room 2007A, 700 N. Main Street, Las Cruces, NM 88001; and
June 19, 2019; 5-7 p.m., USIBWC American Dam/Carlos Marin Field Office,
2616 W. Paisano Drive, El Paso, TX 79922.
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: On June 4, 2009, the USIBWC issued a Record of Decision
(ROD) on the long-term management of the Rio Grande Canalization
Project (RGCP) through 2019. The ROD committed the USIBWC to implement
environmental measures, change management practices, and update the
River Management Plan (RMP). The RMP covers levee maintenance;
vegetation management; continued implementation and maintenance of
restoration sites; endangered species management; channel maintenance;
and channel maintenance alternatives (CMAs) within the USIBWC right-of-
way (ROW). The EA will replace the ROD and proposes a timeline to
implement the RMP through 2030. The EA evaluates potential impacts of
seven alternatives, including the No Action Alternative. Under the
Preferred Alternative, USIBWC would continue implementation of the RMP;
designate up to 65 miles through the USIBWC ROW for the New Mexico Rio
Grande Trail and Texas trails; re-evaluate and construct additional
CMAs potentially outside of the ROW; increase efforts to engage
stakeholders through the Sediment Control Initiative Federal Workgroup
and stakeholder groups; and transfer up to 500 acres of restoration
outside of the USIBWC jurisdiction of either No-Mow Zone managed
grasslands or unsuccessful habitat restoration, via partnerships.
Potential impacts on natural, cultural, and other resources were
evaluated. A Finding of No Significant Impact has been prepared for the
Preferred Alternative based on a review of the facts and analyses
contained in the Draft EA.
Availability: The electronic version of the Draft EA is available
from 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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