Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Public Scoping Meeting for the Friant-Kern Canal Middle Reach Capacity Correction Project, Tulare and Kern Counties, California, 66001-66002 [2019-26018]
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public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
We are soliciting comments on the
proposed ICR that is described below.
We are especially interested in public
comment addressing the following
issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to
the proper functions of the NPS; (2) will
this information be processed and used
in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate
of burden accurate; (4) how might the
NPS enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (5) how might the NPS
minimize the burden of this collection
on the respondents, including through
the use of information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
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personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
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information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Abstract: The NPS History Collection
comprises over 3.5 million objects,
documents, audio recordings, still
photographic images, and motion
picture films, providing a rich source of
information for diverse users interested
in the history of the NPS cultural and
natural resources. The Harpers Ferry
Center (HFC) is responsible for
managing this collection. Authorized by
43 U.S.C. 1460, HFC provides copies of
museum, archival, and art collections
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museum collections, to enhance
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education and public enjoyment, and in
general support of the NPS mission.
Each year, staff managing these
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for copies of materials. These requests
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and works of art. The forms in this
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appropriately respond to the large
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This request is to approve two forms
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Document’’ and ‘‘Art Request Form’’
facilitate requests for copies of materials
managed by HFC. We are now
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on our Harpers Ferry website as fillable
forms.
Title of Collection: NPS History
Collection User Agreement and Request
Form.
OMB Control Number: 1024–NEW.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Collection in use
without OMB Approval.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individual researchers, businesses,
universities, museums, State, tribal, and
federal government agencies and offices.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 840.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 1,200.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: 20 minutes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 400.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: One Time.
Total Estimated Annual Non-Hour
Burden Cost: None.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
The authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Phadrea Ponds
Acting, Information Collection Clearance
Officer, National Park Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
[RR02142100, XXXR5537F3,
RX.198722001000000]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement and
Public Scoping Meeting for the FriantKern Canal Middle Reach Capacity
Correction Project, Tulare and Kern
Counties, California
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent; request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Reclamation
(Reclamation) intends to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
on the Friant-Kern Canal Middle Reach
Capacity Correction Project.
Reclamation is requesting public and
agency comment to identify significant
issues or other alternatives to be
addressed in the EIS.
DATES: Submit written comments on the
scope of the EIS on or before January 2,
2020.
A scoping meeting will be held on
December 18, 2019, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30
p.m., Porterville CA at the U.S. Forest
Service Sequoia National Forest
Headquarters, 1839 S. Newcomb Street,
Porterville CA 93257.
ADDRESSES: Provide written scoping
comments, requests to be added to the
mailing list, or requests for sign
language interpretation for the hearing
impaired or other special assistance
needs to Ms. Rain Emerson,
Environmental Compliance Branch
Chief, Bureau of Reclamation, SouthCentral California Area Office, 1243 N
Street, Fresno CA 93721;
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Rain Emerson, Bureau of Reclamation,
South-Central California Area Office,
1243 N Street, Fresno CA 93721;
telephone (559) 262–0335; facsimile
(559) 262–0371; email remerson@
usbr.gov. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
may call the Federal Relay Service
(FedRelay) at 1–800–877–8339 TTY/
ASCII to contact the above individual
during normal business hours or to
leave a message or question after hours.
You will receive a reply during normal
business hours. Information on this
project may also be found at: https://
www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_
details.php?Project_ID=41341.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Reclamation is issuing this notice
pursuant to the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA),
SUMMARY:
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42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; the Council on
Environmental Quality’s (CEQ)
regulations for implementing NEPA, 43
CFR parts 1500 through 1508; and the
Department of the Interior’s NEPA
regulations, 43 CFR part 46.
Background
A 33-mile-long section (milepost 88 to
milepost 121) of the Friant-Kern Canal
located within Tulare and Kern
Counties referred to as the Middle
Reach has lost 50 percent of its original
design capacity due to regional land
subsidence. This has resulted in water
delivery impacts to Friant Division longterm contractors and reduces the ability
of the Friant-Kern Canal to convey flood
waters during wet years.
Reclamation, in partnership with the
Friant Water Authority (FWA), proposes
to restore the capacity of this 33-milelong section. The proposed action
includes two alternatives to address
subsidence impacts: (1) A Canal
Enlargement (CE) Alternative, and (2) a
Canal Enlargement and Realignment
(CER) Alternative. Under the CE
Alternative, the entire 33-mile long
section of the Middle Reach would be
enlarged by widening and raising the
canal banks. Under the CER Alternative,
approximately 10 miles of the existing
canal would be widened and raised and
approximately 23 miles of the canal
corridor would be realigned to newly
constructed canal segments.
Reclamation is proposing to provide
cost-share funding for the project
pursuant to the San Joaquin River
Restoration Settlement Act (Pub. L. 111–
11 § 10201) and the Water Infrastructure
Improvement for the Nation Act (Pub. L.
114–322 § 4007).
Reclamation is not presently aware of
Indian Trust Assets or environmental
justice issues associated with the
proposed action but requests any
information relative to this issue be
submitted during the scoping period.
Reclamation intends to complete an
EIS for this project pursuant to NEPA to
ensure consideration of potential
environmental effects from
implementing the proposed action. As
such, Reclamation will also consider a
reasonable range of alternatives that
could meet the purpose for the project.
Reclamation and FWA are requesting
public and agency input to assist in
identifying significant issues or
alternatives to be addressed in the EIS.
To determine the scope of issues
relevant to environmental concerns,
Reclamation and the FWA prepared an
environmental assessment and initial
study, which is available at https://
www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_
details.php?Project_ID=41341. Effects to
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certain resources were determined to be
potentially significant, and effects to
other resources were found to be absent
or relatively minor. Reclamation will
focus the EIS on analyzing the effects to
resources where a potentially significant
effect exists. The resources to be
discussed are: Agricultural Resources,
Air Quality, Biological Resources,
Cultural Resources including Tribal
Cultural Resources, Geology and Soils,
Greenhouse Gasses and Climate Change,
Hazards and Hazardous Materials
including Wildfire, Hydrology and
Water Quality, Land Use, Noise,
Environmental Justice, Socioeconomics,
Transportation, and Utilities and
Service Systems. Agencies and the
public are encouraged to review the
environmental assessment and initial
study, and provide input regarding
potentially significant issues to be
addressed, or to identify potential
alternatives that would meet the
purpose of the project.
Special Assistance for Public Scoping
and Open House Meetings
If special assistance is required to
participate in the public scoping
meeting, please contact Ms. Rain
Emerson, Bureau of Reclamation, SouthCentral California Area Office, 1243 N
Street, Fresno CA 93721; telephone
(559) 262–0335; facsimile (559) 262–
0371; email remerson@usbr.gov. Persons
who use a telecommunications device
for the deaf may call the FedRelay at 1–
800–877–8339 TTY/ASCII to contact the
above individual during normal
business hours or to leave a message or
question after hours. You will receive a
reply during normal business hours. All
meeting facilities are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Public Disclosure
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 may 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.
Ernest A. Conant,
Regional Director, Bureau of Reclamation,
California-Great Basin—Interior Region 10.
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Calcium Hypochlorite From China:
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United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Commission hereby gives
notice that it has instituted reviews
pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the
Act’’), as amended, to determine
whether revocation of the antidumping
and countervailing duty orders on
calcium hypochlorite from China would
be likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of material injury. Pursuant
to the Act, interested parties are
requested to respond to this notice by
submitting the information specified
below to the Commission.
DATES: Instituted December 2, 2019. To
be assured of consideration, the
deadline for responses is January 2,
2020. Comments on the adequacy of
responses may be filed with the
Commission by February 13, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Messer (202–205–3193), Office of
Investigations, U.S. International Trade
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information on this matter by contacting
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impairments who will need special
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Commission should contact the Office
of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.
General information concerning the
Commission may also be obtained by
accessing its internet server (https://
www.usitc.gov). The public record for
this proceeding may be viewed on the
Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
at https://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background.—On January 30, 2015,
the Department of Commerce
(‘‘Commerce’’) issued antidumping and
countervailing duty orders on imports of
calcium hypochlorite from China (80 FR
5082 and 5085). The Commission is
conducting reviews pursuant to section
751(c) of the Act, as amended (19 U.S.C.
1675(c)), to determine whether
revocation of the orders would be likely
to lead to continuation or recurrence of
material injury to the domestic industry
within a reasonably foreseeable time.
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this proceeding may be found in the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
[RR02142100, XXXR5537F3, RX.198722001000000]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and
Public Scoping Meeting for the Friant-Kern Canal Middle Reach Capacity
Correction Project, Tulare and Kern Counties, California
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) intends to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the Friant-Kern Canal Middle
Reach Capacity Correction Project. Reclamation is requesting public and
agency comment to identify significant issues or other alternatives to
be addressed in the EIS.
DATES: Submit written comments on the scope of the EIS on or before
January 2, 2020.
A scoping meeting will be held on December 18, 2019, 5:30 p.m. to
7:30 p.m., Porterville CA at the U.S. Forest Service Sequoia National
Forest Headquarters, 1839 S. Newcomb Street, Porterville CA 93257.
ADDRESSES: Provide written scoping comments, requests to be added to
the mailing list, or requests for sign language interpretation for the
hearing impaired or other special assistance needs to Ms. Rain Emerson,
Environmental Compliance Branch Chief, Bureau of Reclamation, South-
Central California Area Office, 1243 N Street, Fresno CA 93721;
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Rain Emerson, Bureau of
Reclamation, South-Central California Area Office, 1243 N Street,
Fresno CA 93721; telephone (559) 262-0335; facsimile (559) 262-0371;
email [email protected]. Persons who use a telecommunications device
for the deaf may call the Federal Relay Service (FedRelay) at 1-800-
877-8339 TTY/ASCII to contact the above individual during normal
business hours or to leave a message or question after hours. You will
receive a reply during normal business hours. Information on this
project may also be found at: https://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=41341.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Reclamation is issuing this notice pursuant
to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA),
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42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; the Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ)
regulations for implementing NEPA, 43 CFR parts 1500 through 1508; and
the Department of the Interior's NEPA regulations, 43 CFR part 46.
Background
A 33-mile-long section (milepost 88 to milepost 121) of the Friant-
Kern Canal located within Tulare and Kern Counties referred to as the
Middle Reach has lost 50 percent of its original design capacity due to
regional land subsidence. This has resulted in water delivery impacts
to Friant Division long-term contractors and reduces the ability of the
Friant-Kern Canal to convey flood waters during wet years.
Reclamation, in partnership with the Friant Water Authority (FWA),
proposes to restore the capacity of this 33-mile-long section. The
proposed action includes two alternatives to address subsidence
impacts: (1) A Canal Enlargement (CE) Alternative, and (2) a Canal
Enlargement and Realignment (CER) Alternative. Under the CE
Alternative, the entire 33-mile long section of the Middle Reach would
be enlarged by widening and raising the canal banks. Under the CER
Alternative, approximately 10 miles of the existing canal would be
widened and raised and approximately 23 miles of the canal corridor
would be realigned to newly constructed canal segments. Reclamation is
proposing to provide cost-share funding for the project pursuant to the
San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act (Pub. L. 111-11 Sec.
10201) and the Water Infrastructure Improvement for the Nation Act
(Pub. L. 114-322 Sec. 4007).
Reclamation is not presently aware of Indian Trust Assets or
environmental justice issues associated with the proposed action but
requests any information relative to this issue be submitted during the
scoping period.
Reclamation intends to complete an EIS for this project pursuant to
NEPA to ensure consideration of potential environmental effects from
implementing the proposed action. As such, Reclamation will also
consider a reasonable range of alternatives that could meet the purpose
for the project. Reclamation and FWA are requesting public and agency
input to assist in identifying significant issues or alternatives to be
addressed in the EIS.
To determine the scope of issues relevant to environmental
concerns, Reclamation and the FWA prepared an environmental assessment
and initial study, which is available at https://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=41341. Effects to certain resources
were determined to be potentially significant, and effects to other
resources were found to be absent or relatively minor. Reclamation will
focus the EIS on analyzing the effects to resources where a potentially
significant effect exists. The resources to be discussed are:
Agricultural Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural
Resources including Tribal Cultural Resources, Geology and Soils,
Greenhouse Gasses and Climate Change, Hazards and Hazardous Materials
including Wildfire, Hydrology and Water Quality, Land Use, Noise,
Environmental Justice, Socioeconomics, Transportation, and Utilities
and Service Systems. Agencies and the public are encouraged to review
the environmental assessment and initial study, and provide input
regarding potentially significant issues to be addressed, or to
identify potential alternatives that would meet the purpose of the
project.
Special Assistance for Public Scoping and Open House Meetings
If special assistance is required to participate in the public
scoping meeting, please contact Ms. Rain Emerson, Bureau of
Reclamation, South-Central California Area Office, 1243 N Street,
Fresno CA 93721; telephone (559) 262-0335; facsimile (559) 262-0371;
email [email protected]. Persons who use a telecommunications device
for the deaf may call the FedRelay at 1-800-877-8339 TTY/ASCII to
contact the above individual during normal business hours or to leave a
message or question after hours. You will receive a reply during normal
business hours. All meeting facilities are physically accessible to
people with disabilities.
Public Disclosure
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 may
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.
Ernest A. Conant,
Regional Director, Bureau of Reclamation, California-Great Basin--
Interior Region 10.
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