Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 200 / Tuesday, October 16, 2012 / Notices 63299 

In accordance with the one-year 

temporary policy established in the 

OMB Memorandum, DoD has taken 

steps to make payments under the 

contract as soon as practicable, with the 

goal of paying its contractors within 15 

days. DoD strongly encourages all prime 

contractors to accelerate payments to 

small business subcontractors under 

existing contracts to the maximum 

extent practicable. 

The Federal Acquisition Regulatory 

Council (FAR Council) has 

recommended that Federal agencies 

issue deviations to the FAR, which 

permit immediate incorporation of the 

policy outlined in OMB Memorandum 

M–12–16 in solicitations and resultant 

contracts. In accordance with this 

recommendation, DoD has begun using 

a new contract clause, pursuant to Class 

Deviation 2012–O0014, ‘‘Providing 

Accelerated Payment to Small Business 

Subcontractors.’’ This class deviation 

requires prime contractors, upon receipt 

of accelerated payments from the 

Government, to make accelerated 

payments to small business 

subcontractors to the maximum extent 

practicable after receipt of a proper 

invoice and all proper documentation 

from the small business subcontractor, 

while also maintaining necessary DoD 

internal controls. The FAR Council has 

opened FAR case 2012–031 to 

undertake rulemaking and obtain public 

comments to further implement OMB’s 

policy. 

Manuel Quinones, 

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Army Corps 

of Engineers 

Notice of Intent To Prepare a Joint 

Environmental Impact Statement/ 

Environmental Impact Report for the 

Folsom Dam Water Control Manual 

Update 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers; DOD. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Sacramento District (USACE) 

intends to prepare a joint Environmental 

Impact Statement/Environmental 

Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the Folsom 

Dam Water Control Manual Update 

(Folsom WCM Update). USACE will 

serve as lead agency and the Bureau of 

Reclamation will be a cooperating 

agency for compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and 

the Central Valley Flood Protection 

Board (CVFPB) will serve as lead agency 

for compliance with the California 

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The 

Folsom WCM Update is intended to 

improve the ability of Folsom Dam to 

utilize the new physical features to 

manage large flood events and meet dam 

safety requirements. 

DATES: Written comments regarding the 

scope of the environmental analysis 

should be received by November 11, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

suggestions concerning this project and 

requests to be included on the project 

mailing list may be submitted to Tyler 

Stalker, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

Sacramento District, Attn: Public Affairs 

Office (CESPK–PAO), 1325 J Street, 

Sacramento, CA 95814. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tyler Stalker via telephone at (916) 557– 

5107, email at 

Tyler.M.Stalker@usace.army.mil, or 

mail at (see ADDRESSES). Study 

information will also be posted 

periodically on the Internet at http:// 

www.spk.usace.army.mil/Missions/ 

CivilWorks/JointFederalProject.aspx 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Proposed Action. The Folsom WCM 

Update will identify, evaluate, and 

recommend changes to the flood 

management operation rules of Folsom 

Dam and Reservoir to reduce flood risk 

to the Sacramento area by utilizing the 

auxiliary spillway currently under 

construction and by incorporating an 

improved understanding of the 

American River watershed upstream of 

Folsom Dam. The findings of the 

evaluation will be used to help define 

the Dam’s new flood operations plan, 

with the intention of meeting flood risk 

management objectives and dam safety 

requirements in a manner that conserves 

as much water as possible and 

maximizes all authorized Folsom Dam 

project uses to the extent practicable. 

2. Alternatives. The EIS/EIR will 

develop new operational rules to meet 

dam safety and flood risk management 

objectives that comply with 

Congressional direction to reduce 

Folsom Reservoir variable space 

allocation from the current operating 

range of 400,000–670,000 acre-feet (acft) to 400,000–600,000 ac-ft. In addition, 

the incorporation of improved 

forecasting capabilities and basin 

wetness parameters as part of flood 

management operations will be 

evaluated. A number of flood 

management operation alternatives are 

expected to be developed and the effect 

of those alternatives on Folsom Dam 

and Reservoir’s other authorized 

purposes will be analyzed in the EIS/ 

EIR. 

3. Scoping Process. 

a. Two public scoping meetings will 

be held to present an overview of the 

Folsom WCM Update and the EIS/EIR 

process, and to afford all interested 

parties with an opportunity to provide 

comments regarding the scope of 

analysis and potential alternatives. The 

public scoping meetings will be held at 

the following locations, dates, and 

times: Sacramento Library Galleria, 828 

I Street, Sacramento, CA. October 15th, 

2012, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Folsom 

Community Center, 52 Natoma Street, 

Folsom, CA. October 22nd, 2012, 4 p.m. 

to 7 p.m. 

b. Potentially significant issues to be 

analyzed in depth in the EIS/EIR 

include project-specific, system-wide, 

and cumulative effects on authorized 

purposes of the Folsom Dam project and 

the environmental resources associated 

with those purposes. Effects analyzed 

will include: Water supply for 

irrigation, municipal, and industrial 

uses; fish and wildlife resources; power 

generation; water quality; recreation; 

special status species; soils and levee 

safety; and cultural resources. 

c. USACE will consult with the U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service and National 

Marine Fisheries Service to comply with 

the Endangered Species Act, the Fish 

and Wildlife Coordination Act, and the 

requirements of the current Biological 

Opinions that affect the operations of 

Folsom Dam. USACE will consult with 

the State Historic Preservation Officer to 

comply with the National Historic 

Preservation Act. USACE will 

coordinate with the U.S. Bureau of 

Indian Affairs to establish consultation 

requirements with tribes having trust 

assets and tribal interests that could be 

affected by the WCM Update’s outcome. 

d. A 45-day public review period will 

be provided for individuals, interested 

parties, and agencies to review and 

comment on the draft EIS/EIR. All 

interested parties are encouraged to 

respond to this notice and provide a 

current address if they wish to be 

notified of the draft EIS/EIR circulation. 

4. Availability. The draft EIS/EIR is 

scheduled to be available for public 

review and comment in 2015. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

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