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was also placed at the 16th Street and 

Constitution Avenue entrance to the 

Ellipse. Since that time there has been 

a continued, temporary closure of the 

roadways to unauthorized vehicular 

traffic. The USSS will determine 

whether to change the status of the 

closure from temporary to permanent 

and to integrate durable, more aesthetic 

security elements in place of the 

temporary security elements identified 

above. 

The intent is to integrate durable, 

more aesthetic security elements that 

not only help satisfy the requirement to 

maintain the historic and iconic 

character of President’s Park South, but 

also improve the experience of visitors 

moving through the area to enter or 

view the White House and its grounds. 

The EA will assess a range of 

alternatives establishing a permanent 

closure of E Street and associated 

roadways and the installation of redesigned security elements resulting in 

changes to the area, along with a noaction alternative for continuing the 

current closure using the existing, 

temporary security elements. The Plan 

was developed as an EIS and it will 

serve as a foundation for this EA, and 

the EA will also review the Plan’s 

treatment of President’s Park South. 

In 2008, the NCPC Security Task 

Force recommended, and the NPS and 

USSS agreed, that NCPC, through its 

Task Force, would manage a limited 

competition to generate creative and 

thoughtful design concepts that 

incorporate necessary USSS security 

elements while improving the 

experience of visitors moving through 

the area to enter or view the White 

House and its grounds. The NCPC is a 

Federal agency whose mission includes 

serving as the central planning agency 

for the Federal activities in the greater 

Washington, DC area. The design 

concepts generated through this process 

may become alternatives in the EA. 

Dated: December 22, 2010. 

Peggy O’Dell, 

Regional Director, National Capital Region. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

and Hold Public Scoping Meetings for 

the Municipal and Industrial (M&I) 

Water Shortage Policy (WSP), Central 

Valley Project (CVP) 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent and public 

scoping meetings. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the 

Interior, Bureau of Reclamation MidPacific Region (Reclamation) proposes 

to prepare an EIS to analyze the 

potential effects of an update to the M&I 

WSP. The policy would be implemented 

by Reclamation during water short 

years. Reclamation previously 

developed, in consultation with the CVP 

M&I Water Service contractors, a draft 

CVP M&I WSP in 2001, and in 2005 

prepared an Environmental Assessment 

(2005 EA). The 2005 EA was published 

on October 2005 and a Finding of No 

Significant Impact (FONSI) was signed 

in December 2005. The 2001 M&I WSP 

was modified by, and is being 

implemented in accordance with, 

Alternative 1B in the 2005 EA. 

Since the publication of the 2005 EA, 

Reclamation received additional 

comments from several CVP water 

service contractors. The contractors 

expressed a need for clarity on certain 

aspects of the 2001 M&I WSP, as 

modified. Other comments received by 

Reclamation suggested consideration of 

alternatives to the 2001 M&I WSP. The 

comments coupled with recent 

significant changes in the Bay-Delta and 

CVP/State Water Project operations, has 

impelled Reclamation to evaluate 

alternatives and provide an M&I WSP 

that best recognizes the needs of various 

segments of the water user community 

and how those needs could be 

addressed in times of water shortages. 

DATES: Written comments on the scope 

of the EIS will be accepted until May 9, 

2011. 

Four public scoping meetings will be 

held to solicit public input on the scope 

of the environmental document, 

alternatives, concerns, and issues to be 

addressed in the EIS. The scoping 

meeting dates are: 

• Monday, March 21, 2011, 2–4 p.m., 

Sacramento, CA. 

• Tuesday, March 22, 2011, 6–8 p.m., 

Willows, CA. 

• Wednesday, March 23, 2011, 6–8 

p.m., Fresno, CA. 

• Thursday, March 24, 2011, 6–8 

p.m., Oakland, CA. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on 

the scope of the M&I WSP EIS to Tamara 

LaFramboise, Natural Resource 

Specialist, Mid-Pacific Regional Office, 

Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage 

Way, MP–410, Sacramento, CA 95825; 

or e-mail tlaframboise@usbr.gov. 

Scoping meetings will be held at: 

• Sacramento— Best Western Expo 

Inn and Suites, 1413 Howe Avenue, 

Sacramento, CA 95825. 

• Willows—Veteran’s Memorial Hall 

Building of Willows, 525 W. Sycamore 

Street, Willows, CA 95988. 

• Fresno—Piccadilly Inn Express, 

5115 E. McKinley Avenue, Fresno, CA 

93727. 

• Oakland— Red Lion Hotel Oakland 

International Airport, 150 Hegenberger 

Road, Oakland, CA 94621. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim 

Rust, Program Manager, Bureau of 

Reclamation, via e-mail at 

trust@usbr.gov or at (916) 978–5516; or 

Mike Chotkowski, Chief, Division of 

Environmental Affairs, Bureau of 

Reclamation, via e-mail at 

mchotowski@usbr.gov or at (916) 978– 

5025. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CVP 

is operated under Federal statutes 

authorizing the CVP, and by the terms 

and conditions of water rights acquired 

pursuant to California law. During any 

year, constraints may occur on the 

availability of CVP water for M&I water 

service contractors. The cause of the 

water shortage may be drought, 

unavoidable causes, or restricted 

operations resulting from legal and 

environmental obligations or mandates. 

Those legal and environmental 

obligations include, but are not limited 

to, the Endangered Species Act, the 

Central Valley Project Improvement Act 

(CVPIA), and conditions imposed on 

CVP’s water rights by the California 

State Water Resources Control Board. 

The 2001 M&I WSP, as modified, 

establishes the terms and conditions 

regarding the constraints on availability 

of water supply for the CVP M&I water 

service contracts. 

Allocation of CVP water supplies for 

any given water year is based upon 

forecasted reservoir inflows and Central 

Valley hydrologic conditions, amounts 

of storage in CVP reservoirs, regulatory 

requirements, and management of 

Section 3406(b)(2) resources and refuge 

water supplies in accordance with 

CVPIA. In some cases, M&I water 

shortage allocations may differ between 

CVP divisions due to regional CVP 

water supply availability, system 

capacity, or other operational 

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The purpose of the update to the 2001 

M&I WSP, as modified, is to provide 

detailed, clear, and objective guidelines 

for the distribution of CVP water 

supplies during water shortage 

conditions, thereby allowing CVP water 

users to know when, and by how much, 

water deliveries may be reduced in 

drought and other low water supply 

conditions. 

The increased level of predictability 

that will be provided by the update to 

the 2001 M&I WSP is needed by water 

managers and the entities that receive 

CVP water to better plan for and manage 

available CVP water supplies, and to 

better integrate the use of CVP water 

with other available Non-CVP water 

supplies. The update to the 2001 M&I 

WSP is also needed to clarify certain 

terms and conditions with regard to its 

applicability and implementation. The 

proposed action is the adoption of an 

updated 2001 M&I WSP, as modified, 

and its respective implementation 

guidelines. 

The EIS will be used to develop and 

evaluate alternatives to the 2001 M&I 

WSP, as modified, and will include 

analysis of the adverse and beneficial 

effects on the quality of the human and 

physical environment. 

Issues to be addressed may include, 

but are not limited to, CVP water supply 

availability, impacts on biological 

resources, historic and archaeological 

resources, hydrology, groundwater, 

water quality, air quality, safety, 

hazardous materials and waste, visual 

resources, socioeconomics, including 

real estate, agriculture and 

environmental justice. 

At this time, there are no known or 

possible Indian trust assets or 

environmental justice issues associated 

with the Proposed Action. 

Special Assistance for Public Scoping 

Meetings 

If special assistance is required at the 

scoping meetings, please contact Mr. 

Louis Moore at (916) 978–5106, or via 

e-mail at wmoore@usbr.gov. Please 

notify Mr. Moore as far in advance as 

possible to enable Reclamation to secure 

the needed services. If a request cannot 

be honored, the requestor will be 

notified. A telephone device for the 

hearing impaired (TDD) is available at 

(916) 978–5608. 

Public Disclosure 

Before including your name, address, 

phone number, e-mail 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. 

Dated: January 21, 2011. 

Anastasia T. Leigh, 

Acting Regional Environmental Officer, MidPacific Region. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

Central Valley Project Improvement 

Act, Water Management Plans 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The following Water 

Management Plans are available for 

review: 

• Truckee-Carson Irrigation District. 

• Goleta Water District. 

• Delano-Earlimart Irrigation District. 

• Feather Irrigation District. 

To meet the requirements of the 

Central Valley Project Improvement Act 

of 1992 (CVPIA) and the Reclamation 

Reform Act of 1982, the Bureau of 

Reclamation developed and published 

the Criteria for Evaluating Water 

Management Plans (Criteria). For the 

purpose of this announcement, Water 

Management Plans (Plans) are 

considered the same as Water 

Conservation Plans. The above entities 

have each developed a Plan, which 

Reclamation has evaluated and 

preliminarily determined to meet the 

requirements of these Criteria. 

Reclamation is publishing this notice in 

order to allow the public to review the 

plans and comment on the preliminary 

determinations. Public comment on 

Reclamation’s preliminary (i.e., draft) 

determination is invited at this time. 

DATES: All public comments must be 

received by April 7, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Please mail comments to 

Ms. Christy Ritenour, Bureau of 

Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, MP– 

410, Sacramento, California 95825, or 

contact at 916–978–5281 (TDD 978– 

5608), or e-mail at critenour@usbr.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

be placed on a mailing list for any 

subsequent information, please contact 

Ms. Christy Ritenour at the e-mail 

address or telephone number above. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are 

inviting the public to comment on our 

preliminary (i.e., draft) determination of 

Plan adequacy. Section 3405(e) of the 

CVPIA (Title 34 Pub. L. 102–575), 

requires the Secretary of the Interior to 

establish and administer an office on 

Central Valley Project water 

conservation best management practices 

that shall ‘‘* * * develop criteria for 

evaluating the adequacy of all water 

conservation plans developed by project 

contractors, including those plans 

required by section 210 of the 

Reclamation Reform Act of 1982.’’ Also, 

according to Section 3405(e)(1), these 

criteria must be developed ‘‘* * * with 

the purpose of promoting the highest 

level of water use efficiency reasonably 

achievable by project contractors using 

best available cost-effective technology 

and best management practices.’’ These 

criteria state that all parties 

(Contractors) that contract with 

Reclamation for water supplies 

(municipal and industrial contracts over 

2,000 acre-feet and agricultural 

contracts over 2,000 irrigable acres) 

must prepare a Plan that contains the 

following information: 

1. Description of the District. 

2. Inventory of Water Resources. 

3. Best Management Practices (BMPs) 

for Agricultural Contractors. 

4. BMPs for Urban Contractors. 

5. Plan Implementation. 

6. Exemption Process. 

7. Regional Criteria. 

8. Five-Year Revisions. 

Reclamation will evaluate Plans based 

on these criteria. A copy of these Plans 

will be available for review at 

Reclamation’s Mid-Pacific Regional 

Office located in Sacramento, California, 

and the local area office. Our practice is 

to make comments, including names 

and home addresses of respondents, 

available for public review. 

Public Disclosure 

Before including your name, address, 

phone number, e-mail 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. 

If you wish to review a copy of these 

Plans, please contact Ms. Christy 

Ritenour to find the office nearest you. 

Dated: March 2, 2011. 

Richard J. Woodley, 

Regional Resources Manager, Mid-Pacific 

Region, Bureau of Reclamation. 

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