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California 95825, upon required 

payment. 

Protest: A person or party who wishes 

to protest a survey must file a notice 

that they wish to protest with the 

California State Director, Bureau of 

Land Management, 2800 Cottage Way, 

Sacramento, California 95825. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chief, Branch of Geographic Services, 

Bureau of Land Management, California 

State Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Room 

W–1623, Sacramento, California 95825, 

(916) 978–4310. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These 

surveys and supplemental plats were 

executed to meet the administrative 

needs of various federal agencies; the 

Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of 

Indian Affairs or General Services 

Administration. The lands surveyed are: 

Mount Diablo Meridian, California 

T. 26 S., R. 33 E., Dependent resurvey and 

metes-and-bounds survey, accepted May 

10, 2011. 

T. 23 S., R. 16 E., Dependent resurvey and 

subdivision of section 20, accepted June 

29, 2011. 

San Bernardino Meridian, California 

T. 9 S., R. 2 W., Supplemental plat of the NW 1⁄4 of the SW 1⁄4 section 34, accepted April 

5, 2011. 

T. 2 N., R. 17 W., Metes-and-bounds survey, 

accepted May 9, 2011. 

T. 8 S., R. 2 E., Dependent resurvey and 

subdivision of sections 11 and 12, accepted 

May 10, 2011. 

T. 8 S., R. 3 E., Dependent resurvey and 

subdivision of sections 7 and 8, accepted 

May 10, 2011. 

T. 9 N., R. 32 W., Supplemental plat, 

accepted May 16, 2011. 

T. 4 S., R. 4 E., Supplemental plat of the NE 1⁄4 SE 1⁄4 of section 26, accepted June 3, 

2011. 

T. 5 N., R. 28 W., Dependent resurvey, 

accepted July 22, 2011. 

Authority: 43 U.S.C., Chapter 3. 

Dated: May 7, 2010. 

Lance J. Bishop, 

Chief Cadastral Surveyor, California. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–40–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLCAN01000.L10200000.XZ0000] 

Notice of Public Meeting: Northwest 

California Resource Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976 (FLPMA), and the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act of 1972 

(FACA), the U. S. Department of the 

Interior, Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM) Northwest California Resource 

Advisory Council will meet as indicated 

below. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 7 and 

8, 2011, at the BLM Arcata Field Office, 

1695 Heindon Rd., Arcata, California. 

On Sept. 7, the RAC will convene at 10 

a.m. and depart for a field tour to the 

Lost Coast Headlands project and the 

South Spit Management Area. Members 

of the public are welcome. They must 

provide their own transportation, food 

and beverages. On Sept. 8, the council 

will convene at 8 a.m. in the Conference 

Room of the BLM Arcata Field Office. 

The meeting is open to the public. Time 

for public comment has been reserved at 

11 a.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nancy Haug, BLM Northern California 

District manager, (530) 224–2160; or 

BLM Public Affairs Officer Joseph J. 

Fontana, (530) 252–5332. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 12- 

member council advises the Secretary of 

the Interior, through the BLM, on a 

variety of planning and management 

issues associated with public land 

management in Northwest California. At 

this meeting agenda topics include 

management of the King Range National 

Conservation Area, status of the Walker 

Ridge Wind Energy proposal, 

management of the Sacramento River 

Bend Area of Critical Environmental 

Concern and environmental education 

programs. All meetings are open to the 

public. Members of the public may 

present written comments to the 

council. Each formal council meeting 

will have time allocated for public 

comments. Depending on the number of 

persons wishing to speak, and the time 

available, the time for individual 

comments may be limited. Members of 

the public are welcome on field tours, 

but they must provide their own 

transportation and lunch. Individuals 

who plan to attend and need special 

assistance, such as sign language 

interpretation and other reasonable 

accommodations, should contact the 

BLM as provided above. 

Dated: August 3, 2011. 

Joseph J. Fontana, 

Public Affairs Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–40–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

Notice of Availability of the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement/ 

Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) 

for the Nimbus Hatchery Fish Passage 

Project, Lower American River, 

California 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation 

(Reclamation), the lead Federal agency, 

and the California Department of Fish 

and Game (CDFG), the lead State 

agency, have prepared a joint Final EIS/ 

EIR for the proposed Nimbus Fish 

Hatchery Weir Replacement Project 

(Project). The purpose of the Project is 

to create and maintain a reliable system 

of collecting adult fish for use in the 

Nimbus Fish Hatchery (Hatchery). 

DATES: Reclamation will not make a 

decision on the proposed action until at 

least 30 days after release of the Final 

EIS/EIR. After the 30-day waiting 

period, Reclamation will complete a 

Record of Decision (ROD). The ROD will 

state the action that will be 

implemented and discuss all the factors 

that led to the decision. 

The CDFG will advance its 

recommendations to the California Fish 

and Game Commission (Commission) 

for consideration. The Commission will 

hold additional hearings on the 

recommendations and a Notice of 

Determination will be filed after the 

hearings. This action will trigger a 30- 

day review period under California 

Environmental Quality Act. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Final EIS/EIR 

may be requested from Ms. Janet 

Sierzputowski at 916–978–5112, TTY 

916–978–5608, or e-mail 

jsierzputowski@usbr.gov. 

The Final EIS/EIR is also accessible 

from the following Web site: http:// 

www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/ 

nepa_projdetails.cfm?Project_ID=5216 

or http://www.usbr.gov/mp/ccao/ 

hatchery/index.html. 

See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section for locations where copies of the 

Final EIS/EIR are available for public 

review. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

David Robinson, Central California Area 

Office (CCAO), Bureau of Reclamation, 

at the CCAO general telephone number 

916–988–1707, e-mail: 

HatchPass@usbr.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Nimbus Hatchery is located along the 


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lower American River approximately 1⁄4

mile downstream from Nimbus Dam in 

Rancho Cordova, CA. The Hatchery is a 

mitigation facility that was constructed 

by Reclamation in 1955 to compensate 

for the loss of spawning habitat for 

Chinook salmon and steelhead trout 

inundated by the construction of 

Nimbus Dam. The Hatchery annually 

produces about 4 million fall-run 

Chinook salmon smolts and 430,000 

winter-run American River steelhead 

yearlings. A fish weir is currently used 

to prevent adult salmon from continuing 

upstream and allows them to locate and 

enter the fish ladder and hatchery. 

The Project is needed because the 

existing weir is aging, susceptible to 

periodic significant damage from high 

flows, and its operation requires annual 

flow reductions to perform maintenance 

which affect protected steelhead 

populations in the river. Annual shortterm flow reductions when steelheads 

are rearing in the lower American River 

are required to install the weir. Flow 

reductions of longer duration are 

periodically required to repair 

significant flood damage to the existing 

structure and scouring around its 

foundation. This scouring is harmful 

because it destabilizes the weir and 

creates large holes that upstream 

migrant fish can pass through and 

therefore fail to enter into the hatchery 

ladder. 

The primary objective of the Project is 

to maintain a fully functional system of 

collecting adult fish sufficient to meet 

mitigation goals. Secondary objectives 

are to minimize operation and 

maintenance costs, avoid reducing river 

flows, and improve safety. Reclamation 

has evaluated a broad set of potential 

solutions in a series of planning 

evaluations beginning in the mid-1990s. 

Two approaches to solving the problems 

that were advanced through the 

planning process are: (1) Constructing a 

new fish diversion weir with a concrete 

foundation and air bladder control gates 

and pickets; and (2) extending the fish 

ladder upstream to Nimbus Dam and 

removing the existing fish diversion 

weir. The EIS/EIR evaluates each of 

these alternative approaches and a no 

action alternative. 

CDFG has continuously operated and 

maintained the Hatchery under contract 

with Reclamation since it was originally 

constructed in 1955. CDFG operates and 

maintains all salmon and steelhead 

hatcheries within the State of California 

and is responsible for the management 

of statewide fisheries resources. As 

manager of the State fisheries resources, 

CDFG is also responsible for 

recommending and implementing 

fishing regulations. One alternative 

under consideration would result in 

changes to the fishing opportunities 

immediately downstream from Nimbus 

Dam pursuant to CDFG Regulation 

Section 2.35, ‘‘Taking Fish near Dams, 

Screens, and Egg-taking Stations,’’ and 

likely would result in significant 

impacts to the Chinook salmon 

population. CDFG is also considering 

modification to the seasonal fishing 

regulations between the Hatchery and 

Nimbus Dam as part of the evaluation of 

this alternative. 

A Notice of Availability of the Draft 

EIS/EIR and a schedule for public 

meetings was published in the Federal 

Register on October 01, 2010 (75 FR 

60804). The formal comment period on 

the Draft EIS/EIR ended on November 

30, 2010. The Final EIS/EIR contains 

responses to all comments received and 

reflects comments and any additional 

information received during the review 

period. 

Copies of the Final EIS/EIR are 

available for public review at the 

following locations: 

• Bureau of Reclamation, Denver 

Office Library, Building 67, Room 167, 

Denver Federal Center, 6th and Kipling, 

Denver, CO 80225. 

• Natural Resources Library, 

Department of the Interior, 1849 C 

Street, NW., Main Interior Building, 

Washington, DC 20240–0001. 

• Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific 

Region, Regional Library, 2800 Cottage 

Way, Sacramento, CA 95825. 

• Central California Area Office, 

Bureau of Reclamation, 7794 Folsom 

Dam Road, Folsom, CA 95630. 

• Nimbus Fish Hatchery, 2001 

Nimbus Road, Gold River, CA 95670. 

Dated: July 25, 2011. 

Pablo R. Arroyave, 

Deputy Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–MN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

Rural Water Supply Program Approved 

Appraisal Reports; Availability 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: Reclamation provides 

assistance for appraisal investigations 

and feasibility studies for rural water 

supply projects intended to serve a 

community or group of communities 

with domestic, industrial, and 

municipal water. This assistance helps 

rural communities assess their potable 

water needs and identify options to 

address those needs. 

Three appraisal reports were 

approved in Fiscal Year 2010 and two 

were approved in Fiscal Year 2011. The 

initial appraisal investigations were 

submitted by the participants for review 

to assess technical adequacy and 

completeness. Once reviewed, 

Reclamation prepared these reports to 

document the findings and conclusions 

of the appraisal investigations that 

identified the water supply problems, 

needs, and opportunities in the 

planning study areas. The approval of 

an appraisal report indicates that there 

is a viable alternative that warrants a 

more detailed investigation through a 

feasibility study. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

approved appraisal reports can be 

downloaded from our Web site: http:// 

www.usbr.gov/ruralwater. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Joseph Wilson by telephone at (303) 

445–2856, or by e-mail at 

jwilson@usbr.gov. Copies are also 

available for public review at the 

following locations: 

• Dry-Redwater Rural Water System 

Appraisal Report, Bureau of 

Reclamation, Montana Area Office, 2900 

Fourth Avenue North, Billings, MT 

59101, (406) 247–7300 

• Douglas County Rural Water Project 

Appraisal Report, Bureau of 

Reclamation, Eastern Colorado Area 

Office, 11056 W. County Rd 18E, 

Loveland, CO 80537–9711, (970) 667– 

4410 

• Lower Niobrara Natural Resource 

District Appraisal Report, Bureau of 

Reclamation, Nebraska Kansas Area 

Office, 203 West 2nd Street, Grand 

Island, NE 68801–5907, (308) 389–5301 

• Musselshell-Judith Rural Water 

System Appraisal Report, Bureau of 

Reclamation, Montana Area Office, 2900 

Fourth Avenue North, Billings, MT 

59101, (406) 247–7300 

• Southern Black Hills Regional 

Water System Appraisal Report, Bureau 

of Reclamation, Dakotas Area Office, 

304 E. Broadway Avenue, Bismarck, ND 

58501, (701) 250–4242 x3101 

Authority 

Reclamation Rural Water Supply Act 

of December 22, 2006 (Pub. L. 109–451, 

Title I, 120 Stat. 3346, 43 U.S.C. 2401, 

et seq.) authorizes Reclamation to 

establish a program to work with rural 

communities, including Indian tribes, in 

the 17 Western States to assess rural 

water supply needs and identify options 

to address those needs through 

appraisal investigations and feasibility 

studies. 


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