[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 232 (Friday, December 3, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70278-70279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-26666]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Folsom Dam Road Restricted Access, Folsom, California

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) and notice of public hearing [DES 04-58].

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 
1969 (as amended), the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) has made 
available for public review and comment a Draft EIS for the Folsom Dam 
Road Restricted Access action. The Draft EIS describes and presents the 
environmental effects of the preferred alternative, the no-Action 
alternative and two additional alternatives. Two public hearings will 
be held to receive comments from individuals and organizations on the 
Draft EIS.

DATES: The Draft EIS will be available for a 45-day public review 
period. Comments are due on January 18, 2005. Two public hearings have 
been scheduled to receive oral or written comments regarding the 
project's environmental effects:
    <bullet> January 4, 2005, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., Sacramento, CA
    <bullet> January 5, 2005, 3 p.m. to 9 p.m., Folsom, CA

ADDRESSES: The public hearings will be held at the following locations:
    <bullet> Sacramento, CA--Tsakopoulos Library Galleria, 828 I 
Street, Sacramento, CA 95814-2589.
    <bullet> Folsom, CA--Folsom Community Center West Room, 52 Natoma 
Street, Folsom, CA 95630.
    Send comments on the Draft EIS to Folsom Dam Restricted Access 
Project, c/o Robert Schroeder, Project Manager, Bureau of Reclamation, 
Central California Area Office, 7794 Folsom Dam Road, Folsom, CA 95630-
1799.
    Copies of the Draft EIS may be requested from Ms. Marian 
Echeverria, Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825 or by 
calling 916-978-5105. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 
locations where copies of the Draft EIS are available for public 
inspection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Schroeder, Project Manager, 
Bureau of Reclamation, at 916-989-7274.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft EIS addresses impacts from 
continuing indefinitely restricted access across Folsom Dam Road based 
on security issues and potential disaster flood inundation. The 
Preferred Action is to continue the closure of Folsom Dam Road. The EIS 
also addresses a No-Action alternative that would reopen the road to 
public use similar to pre-2003 conditions, and two additional 
alternatives that would include restricted Folsom Dam Road access 
involving combinations of vehicle inspections and restrictions on type 
and number of vehicles, and time of use. The Draft EIS has identified 
the key issues to include traffic and circulation, socioeconomics, air 
quality, and recreation. In addition to the key issues listed above, 
Reclamation has identified other issue areas which have also been 
included in the EIS. These include biology, water quality, cultural 
resources, ground water, water supply, power supply, municipal and 
industrial land uses, demographics, visual resources, public health, 
social well-being, power consumption and production, and cumulative 
effects.
    Copies of the Draft EIS are available for public inspection and 
review at the following locations:
    <bullet> Sacramento Public Library, 828 I Street, Sacramento, CA 
95814
    <bullet> Folsom Public Library, 900 Persifer Street, Folsom, CA 
95630
    <bullet> U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Denver Office Library, 
Building 67, Room 167, Denver Federal Center, 6th and Kipling, Denver, 
CO 80225; telephone: 303-445-2072
    <bullet> U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Office of Public Affairs, 2800 
Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825-1898; telephone: 916-978-5100
    <bullet> Natural Resources Library, U.S. Department of the 
Interior, 1849 C Street NW., Main Interior Building, Washington, DC 
20240-0001
    <bullet> May be available at other libraries in the project area.
    Oral and written comments, including names and home addresses of 
respondents, will be available for public review. Individual 
respondents may request that we withhold their home address from public 
disclosure, which will be honored to the extent allowable by law. There 
may be circumstances in which a respondent's identity may also be 
withheld from public disclosure, as allowable by law. If you wish to 
have your name and/or address withheld, you must state this prominently 
at the beginning of your comment. 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.

Hearing Process Information

    The purpose of the public hearing is to provide the public with an 
opportunity to comment on environmental issues addressed in the Draft 
EIS. Written comments will also be accepted.
    Persons needing special assistance to attend and participate in the 
public hearing should contact Mr. Robert Schroeder, at 916-989-7274, as 
soon as possible. In order to allow sufficient time to process 
requests, please call no later than one week before the public hearing. 
Information regarding this proposed action is available in alternative 
formats upon request.


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    Dated: July 22, 2004.
John F. Davis,
Deputy Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 04-26666 Filed 12-2-04; 8:45 am]
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