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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No.

140 / Friday, July 21, 2006 / Notices 41467

for the construction and operation of a exceptional, documentable parties may contact Ms. Aleta Powers,
proposed new Utah Museum of Natural circumstances, this information will be ERO Resources Corporation, 1842
History at the University of Utah. released. We will always make Clarkson Street, Denver, Colorado
submissions from organizations or 80218; telephone (303) 830–1188; e-
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National businesses, and from individuals mail: apowers@eroresources.com.
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 identifying themselves as FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park representatives of or officials of Marsha Carra, Bureau of Reclamation,
Service and the University of Utah organizations or businesses, available Albuquerque Area Office, 555 Broadway
announce the availability of a Draft for public inspection in their entirety. NE., Suite 100, Albuquerque, New
Environmental Impact Statement for the
Dated: July 13, 2006. Mexico 87102; telephone (505) 462–
Construction and Operation of a
Michael D. Snyder, 3602; facsimile (505) 462–3780; e-mail:
Proposed New Utah Museum of Natural
Director, Intermountain Region, National mcarra@uc.usbr.gov or Elisa Sims, New
History at the University of Utah, Salt
Park Service. Mexico Interstate Stream Commission,
Lake County, Utah.
[FR Doc. 06–6322 Filed 7–20–06; 8:45 am] P.O. Box 25102, Santa Fe, New Mexico
DATES: The University of Utah and the 87504–5102, telephone (505) 827–3918.
National Park Service will accept BILLING CODE 4310–70–M
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Between
comments on the Draft Environmental
1987 and the present, New Mexico has
Impact Statement from the public
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR satisfied its water delivery obligations to
through September 19, 2006. A public
Texas under the Pecos River Compact
meeting will be held at a time, data, and Bureau of Reclamation (Compact) and Amended Decree. In
place to be announced. Public meeting
[FES–06–19] some years, New Mexico has over-
information will be posted on the
delivered water to the state line and in
project Web site (see url below).
Long-Term Miscellaneous Purposes other years it has under-delivered. New
ADDRESSES: Information will be
Contract, Carlsbad Irrigation District, Mexico has been able to satisfy its
available for public review and Compact obligations in large part
New Mexico
comment online at http:// because of its leasing program and the
www.umnh.utah.edu, (click on About AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, fallowing of irrigated land within the
UMNH, New Building Updates, Interior. Carlsbad Irrigation District (CID). The
Environmental Impact Statement), or at ACTION: Notice of Availability for the leasing program within the CID has
Bear West Company, 145 South 400 Long-Term Miscellaneous Purposes operated under an existing short-term
East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111, phone Contract Final Environmental Impact miscellaneous purposes contract since
801–355–8816. Statement, Eddy County, New Mexico. 1992, which allows foregone, leased
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: irrigation water to be delivered to the
Ralph Becker, 145 South 400 East, Salt SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation state line on behalf of the NMISC.
Lake City, Utah 84111, 801–355–8816, (Reclamation) and the New Mexico The State of New Mexico ex rel. the
e-mail rbecker@bearwest.com. Interstate Stream Commission (NMISC), State Engineer, NMISC, Reclamation,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you as joint lead agencies, have prepared the CID, and the Pecos Valley Artesian
wish to comment, you may submit your and made available to the public a final Conservancy District entered into a
comments by any one of several environmental impact statement (FEIS) Settlement Agreement on March 25,
methods. You may mail comments to pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the 2003, that resolves litigation,
UMNH EIS, c/o Bear West, 145 South National Environmental Policy Act of implements a plan to ensure delivery of
400 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111. 1969, as amended, 42 United States water to the CID and New Mexico-Texas
You may also comment via e-mail to Code 4332. state line, and settles many water
bcall@bearwest.com. If you do not ADDRESSES: Copies of the FEIS are management issues on the Pecos River.
receive a confirmation that your e-mail available for public inspection and An ad hoc committee comprised of
message was received, contact us review at the following locations: water users in the Pecos River Basin was
directly by calling Bridger Call at 801– • Bureau of Reclamation, Upper formed to develop a solution for long-
355–8816. Finally, you may hand- Colorado Regional Office, 125 South term compliance with the Pecos River
deliver comments to Bear West, 145 State Street, Room 7220, Salt Lake City, Compact and Amended Decree,
South 400 East, Salt Lake City, Utah Utah 84138–1102. resulting in the Settlement Agreement.
84111. Our practice is to make • Bureau of Reclamation, In addition, the implementation of the
comments, including names, home Albuquerque Area Office, Attention: Settlement Agreement is contingent
addresses, home phone numbers, and e- Marsha Carra, 555 Broadway NE., Suite upon fulfilling certain requirements,
mail addresses of respondents, available 100, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102. including the execution of a long-term
for public review. Individual • New Mexico Interstate Stream miscellaneous purposes contract.
respondents may request that we Commission, Attention: Elisa Sims, 230 On February 28, 2003, Reclamation
withhold their names and/or home West Manhattan Avenue, 2nd Floor, published a notice in the Federal
addresses, etc., but if you wish us to Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501. Register (68 FR 9715–9722) stating
consider withholding this information • Carlsbad Public Library, 101 South plans to execute a contract with the CID
you must state this prominently at the Halagueno Street, Carlsbad, New that would allow the NMISC to lease
beginning of your comments. In Mexico 88221. water allotted for up to 6,000 acres, or
addition, you must present a rationale • Carlsbad Irrigation District, 201 other available Carlsbad Project water
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for withholding this information. This South Canal Street, Carlsbad, New (Project water), for purposes other than
rationale must demonstrate that Mexico 88220. irrigation, i.e., bypassing water,
disclosure would constitute a clearly The FEIS is also available on the allowing it to be delivered to Texas.
unwarranted invasion of privacy. Internet at the following Web address: These 6,000 acres, plus 164 acres that
Unsupported assertions will not meet http://www.usbr.gov/uc/albuq/envdocs/ the NMISC currently owns within the
this burden. In the absence of index.html. In addition, interested boundaries of the CID, would be

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fallowed under this contract. The comments. The comments and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Commissioner of Reclamation has responses, together with the final Signe Snortland, telephone: (701) 250–
granted approval to negotiate and environmental impact statement, will be 4242 extension 3619. You may access
execute a long-term miscellaneous considered in determining whether or the Red River Valley Water Supply
purposes contract, pursuant to authority not to implement the proposed action. Project Web site at http://
provided by the Sale of Water for No decision will be made on the www.rrvwsp.com.
Miscellaneous Purposes Act of February proposed Federal action until 30 days
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
25, 1920, whereby the NMISC would be after release of the FEIS. After the 30-
Reclamation and Garrison Diversion, as
limited to using or leasing a maximum day waiting period, Reclamation will
joint lead agencies preparing the EIS,
of 50,000 acre-feet of Project water per complete a Record of Decision. The
believe that new information and/or
year. Record of Decision will state the action
additional analyses, relevant to
that will be implemented and discuss
Purpose and Need for Action all factors leading to that decision. environmental concerns and issues
The purpose of Reclamation’s raised by (EPA) and the public,
Dated: June 9, 2006. regarding potential effects of the Project,
proposed Federal action is to allow the
Dave Sabo, indicate a need to prepare a SDEIS
NMISC to use Project water allotted to
Assistant Regional Director—UC Region, consistent with the CEQ regulations (40
land located inside the boundaries of
Bureau of Reclamation. CFR 1502.9(a)). This may lead to
the CID that NMISC owns or leases from
[FR Doc. E6–11678 Filed 7–20–06; 8:45 am] development of alternatives that would
other members of the CID, or other
Project water that NMISC leases, for BILLING CODE 4310–MN–P need to be described and included in
purposes other than irrigation, the SDEIS and be subject to public
specifically for delivery to Texas. As a review and comment.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR The notice of intent to prepare the
member of the CID, the NMISC needs to
use Project water for purposes other DEIS was published in the Federal
Bureau of Reclamation Register on October 8, 2002 (67 FR 195,
than irrigation to maintain long-term
compliance with the Pecos River Notice of Preparation of Supplemental 62813). The notice of availability of the
Compact and the United States Supreme Draft Environmental Impact Statement DEIS, notice of public hearings, and
Court Amended Decree in Texas v. New and Supplemental Information additional information on the Red River
Mexico. The long-term miscellaneous Regarding Red River Valley Water Valley Water Supply Project was
purposes contract would replace a 1999 Supply Project, North Dakota published in the Federal Register on
short-term contract that Reclamation December 30, 2005 (70 FR 250, 77425–
currently has with the CID that allows AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 77427). In response to requests by
the NMISC to use Project water for Interior. United States Environmental Protection
miscellaneous purposes. ACTION: Notice of preparation of a Agency (EPA) and others, Reclamation
supplemental draft environmental and Garrison Diversion extended the
Proposed Federal Action impact statement (SDEIS) and notice of comment period, through March 30,
Reclamation’s preferred alternative is the current status and future activities 2006 (71 FR 34, 8873–8874), then
the execution of a long-term related to the draft environmental through April 14, 2006 (71 FR 68,
miscellaneous purposes contract and impact statement (DEIS) for the Red 18116), and then announced on April
approval of any related third-party River Valley Water Supply Project 13, 2006 that the formal comment
contracts. The FEIS assesses the (Project). period would remain open while the
potential effects that the alternative may SDEIS is being prepared. Availability of
have on biological, hydrologic, and SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation the SDEIS will be announced in the
cultural resources; social and economic (Reclamation) and State of North Federal Register later in 2006. All
settings; and Indian trust assets as well Dakota’s designee, Garrison Diversion comments received on the DEIS and the
as any potential disproportionate effects Conservancy District (Garrison SDEIS will be fully considered and
on minority or low-income communities Diversion), as joint lead agencies responded to in the final EIS (FEIS). The
(environmental justice). The FEIS also preparing the DEIS, are continuing work FEIS is scheduled for release by
evaluates the effects of the alternatives under the National Environmental December 31, 2006.
on the State of New Mexico’s ability to Policy Act on the environmental impact
statement (EIS) for the proposed Red Public Disclosure Statement
meet annual state line delivery
obligations associated with the Pecos River Valley Water Supply Project, Our practice is to make comments,
River Compact and Amended Decree. located in North Dakota and Minnesota. including names, home addresses, home
The Long-Term Miscellaneous This notice is being published to phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of
Purposes Contract Draft Environmental provide information related to the respondents, available for public
Impact Statement (DEIS) was filed with current status of the DEIS and review. Individual respondents may
the Environmental Protection Agency preparation of a SDEIS. request that we withhold their names
on January 12, 2006, and a Notice of DATES: The formal comment period on and/or home addresses, etc., but if you
Availability for the DEIS was published the DEIS remains open and we will wish us to consider withholding this
in the Federal Register on that same continue to receive and consider information you must state this
date. The 60-day review and comment relevant public comments as the SDEIS prominently at the beginning of your
period for the DEIS ended on March 13, is prepared. comments. In addition, you must
2006. During the comment period, one ADDRESSES: Send comments to Signe present a rationale for withholding this
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public meeting was held in Carlsbad, Snortland, Red River Valley Water information. This rationale must
New Mexico. All comments received on Supply Project, Bureau of Reclamation, demonstrate that disclosure would
the DEIS were carefully reviewed and Dakotas Area Office, P.O. Box 1017, constitute a clearly unwarranted
considered in preparing the FEIS. Bismarck, ND 58502, or fax to (701) invasion of privacy. Unsupported
Where appropriate, revisions were made 250–4326. You may submit e-mail to assertions will not meet this burden. In
to the document in response to specific ssnortland@gp.usbr.gov. the absence of exceptional,

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