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implemented, will result in the

installation of approximately 6 acres of

riparian vegetation, approximately

13,000 linear feet (lf) of shaded riverine

aquatic (SRA) cover vegetation, and

various aquatic habitat features. This

EIR/EIS specifically addresses the

environmental impacts of Phase 2 of the

Guadalupe Creek Restoration Project

and will support decision making by the

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Santa

Clara Valley Water District, and other

responsible agencies to implement

Phase 2 and to ensure compliance with

NEPA, the California Environmental

Quality Act (CEQA), and other pertinent

laws and regulations. This document

analyzes potential direct, indirect, and

cumulative environmental, social, and

economic effects of a range of action

alternatives for implementing Phase 2.

The primary objective of the

Guadalupe Creek Restoration Project is

to restore shaded riverine aquatic (SRA)

cover vegetation and improve aquatic

habitat for anadromous fish (steelhead

and Chinook salmon) in lower

Guadalupe Creek between Almaden

Expressway and Masson Dam.

Additional secondary objectives are

detailed in the Draft EIR/EIS. Action

alternatives were developed to meet the

Guadalupe Creek Restoration Project’s

primary objective while avoiding or

minimizing adverse environmental

effects to the maximum extent

practicable. Alternatives were further

screened based on their expected

success in achieving the Guadalupe

Creek Restoration Project’s secondary

objectives. Alternatives considered in

detail in the Draft EIR/EIS include:

channel and floodplain modification

(proposed action/preferred alternative);

reduced channel and floodplain

modification; minimal channel and

floodplain modification; and the NoAction (No-Project) Alternative. The

proposed action/preferred alternative,

described in greater detail below, would

fulfill all primary and secondary

objectives of the Guadalupe Creek

Restoration Project.

3. Project Site

The project site encompasses

approximately 1.7 miles of lower

Guadalupe Creek (including the active

channel and adjacent floodplain areas)

between Almaden Expressway and

Masson Dam in the southwestern

portion of the City of San Jose, Santa

Clara County, California. The study area

addressed in this Draft EIR/EIS includes

the project site and surrounding

portions of the City of San Jose. For

some resource areas (e.g., biological

resources, hydrology and water quality),

the Draft EIR/EIS also discusses

conditions in the larger Guadalupe

Creek watershed and/or Guadalupe

River system.

4. Proposed Action

The proposed action (channel and

floodplain modification alternative)

includes channel relocation, floodplain

development, and bank stabilization to

enhance instream habitat and support

the establishment of SRA vegetation.

Implementation of the proposed action/

preferred alternative would involve

shifting approximately 2,500 lf of

existing stream channel, excavating and

removing approximately 42,000 cubic

yards of material, and importing 13,000

cubic yards of material to create

planting sites. In addition, under the

proposed action/preferred alternative,

approximately 725 lf of bank protection

features would be installed and

approximately 6 acres of riparian

vegetation and 13,000 lf of SRA cover

vegetation would be established.

5. Commenting

Comments received in response to

this Draft EIR/EIS, including names and

addresses of those who comment, will

be considered part of the public record

on the proposed action. Comments

submitted anonymously will also be

accepted and considered. Pursuant to 7

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

1.27(d), any person may request that the

lead agency withhold a submission from

the public record if he or she can

demonstrate that the Freedom of

Information Act (FOIA) permits such

confidentiality. Persons requesting such

confidentiality should be aware that,

under FOIA, confidentiality may be

granted in only very limited

circumstances, such as to protect trade

secrets. The Corps will inform the

requester of the agency’s decision

regarding the request for confidentiality,

and if the request is denied, the Corps

will return the submission with

notification that the comments may be

resubmitted either with or without the

commentor’s name and address.

Dated: November 14, 2000.

Robert A. O’Brien III,

Lieutenant Colonel, Corps of Engineers,

Acting Commander.

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of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Energy Information Administration

Agency information collection

activities: submission for OMB review;

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AGENCY: Energy Information

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Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Agency information collection

activities: submission for OMB review;

comment request.

SUMMARY: The EIA has submitted the

energy information collections listed at

the end of this notice to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

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section 3507(h)(1) of the Paperwork

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Statistics and Methods Group (EI–70),

Forrestal Building, U.S. Department of

Energy, Washington, DC 20585–0670.

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(202) 287–1705, or e-mail at

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numbers and title; (2) the sponsor (i.e.,

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1. Form FE–781R, Report of

International Electricity Import/Export

Data

2. Fossil Energy, Office of Coal and

Power Import and Export Activities

3. OMB Number 1901–0296

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125 respondents × 4 responses per year

× 2.5 hours per response; Reporting

annually = 40 × 1 response × 10 hours).

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the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.

L. No. 104–13).

Issued in Washington, DC, November 15,

2000.

Jay H. Casselberry,

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Methods Group, Energy Information

Administration.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Nevada

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a

meeting of the Environmental

Management Site-Specific Advisory

Board (EM SSAB), Nevada Test Site.

The Federal Advisory Committee Act

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that public notice of these meetings be

announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Wednesday, December 6, 2000:

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ADDRESSES: Great Basin Room, DOE

Nevada Support Facility, 232 Energy

Way, North Las Vegas.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kevin Rohrer, U.S. Department of

Energy, Office of Environmental

Management, P.O. Box 98518, Las

Vegas, Nevada 89193–8513, phone:

702–295–0197, fax: 702–295–5300.

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Board is to make recommendations to

DOE and its regulators in the areas of

environmental restoration, waste

management, and related activities.

Tentative Agenda:

1. Video entitled ‘‘The Atomic

Filmmakers,’’ a look at ‘‘Yesterday’’

presented by the Nevada Test Site

Historical Society

2. A perspective on ‘‘Today’’ by CAB

members

3. Discussion of existing underground

contamination

4. A glimpse at ‘‘Tomorrow’’ with

priorities for future long-term

monitoring

5. Update on groundwater issues

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