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laws, executive orders, and BLM 

policies; 

2. Existing, valid plan decisions will 

not be changed and any new plan 

decisions will not conflict with existing 

plan decisions; and 

3. The plan amendment(s) will 

recognize valid existing rights. 

You may submit comments on issues 

and planning criteria in writing to the 

BLM at any public scoping meeting, or 

you may submit them to the BLM using 

one of the methods listed in the 

ADDRESSES section above. To be most 

helpful, you should submit comments 

by the close of the 30-day scoping 

period or within 15 days after the last 

public meeting, whichever is later. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email 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. 

The BLM will utilize and coordinate 

the NEPA public participation 

requirements to assist the agency in 

satisfying the public involvement 

requirements under Section 106 of the 

National Historic Preservation Act 

(NHPA) (16 U.S.C. 470(f)) as provided 

for in 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3). Information 

about historic and cultural resources 

within the area potentially affected by 

the proposed Rio Mesa Project and 

potential CDCA Plan amendment will 

assist the BLM in identifying and 

evaluating impacts to such resources in 

the context of both NEPA and Section 

106 of the NHPA. 

The BLM will consult with Indian 

tribes on a government-to-government 

basis in accordance with Executive 

Order 13175 and other policies. Tribal 

concerns, including impacts on Indian 

trust assets, will be given due 

consideration. Federal, State, and local 

agencies, along with tribes and other 

stakeholders that may be interested or 

affected by the proposed action that the 

BLM is evaluating, are invited to 

participate in the scoping process and, 

if eligible, may request or be requested 

by the BLM to participate in the 

development of the environmental 

analysis as a cooperating agency. 

The BLM will evaluate identified 

issues to be addressed in the plan, and 

will place them into one of three 

categories: 

1. Issues to be resolved in the plan 

amendment; 

2. Issues to be resolved through policy 

or administrative action; or 

3. Issues beyond the scope of this plan 

amendment. 

The BLM will provide an explanation 

in the EIS as to why an issue was placed 

in category two or three. The public is 

also encouraged to identify any 

management questions and concerns 

that should be addressed in the plan 

amendment. The BLM will work 

collaboratively with interested parties to 

identify the management decisions that 

are best suited to local, regional, and 

national needs and concerns. 

The BLM will use an interdisciplinary 

approach to develop the plan 

amendment in order to consider the 

variety of resource issues and concerns 

identified. Specialists with expertise in 

the following disciplines will be 

involved in the planning process: 

Rangeland management, minerals and 

geology, outdoor recreation, 

archaeology, paleontology, wildlife and 

fisheries, lands and realty, hydrology, 

soils, and sociology and economics. 

Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 43 CFR 

1610.2. 

Thomas Pogacnik, 

Deputy State Director, California. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[WYW 163447] 

Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and 

Opportunity for Public Meeting; 

Wyoming; Correction 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Correction. 

SUMMARY: This action corrects the 

acreage referenced in the SUMMARY and 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION sections of 

a notice published in the Federal 

Register on Friday, September 1, 2006 

(71 FR 52144). 

On page 52144, column 1, line 24 of 

the notice, which reads ‘‘approximately 

427 acres of public land,’’ is hereby 

corrected to read, ‘‘approximately 504 

acres of public land.’’ 

On page 52144, column 2, line 20 of 

the notice, which reads ‘‘The area 

described contains 427 acres,’’ is hereby 

corrected to read, ‘‘The area described 

contains 504 acres.’’ 

Donald A. Simpson, 

State Director, Wyoming. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

[BOEM–2011–0082] 

Right-of-Way Grant of Submerged 

Lands on the Outer Continental Shelf 

to Support Renewable Energy 

Development 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM), Interior. 

ACTION: Request for comment. 

SUMMARY: BOEM Form 0009 would be 

used to issue Outer Continental Shelf 

(OCS) renewable energy right-of-way 

(ROW) grants in order to streamline this 

process and increase efficiency and 

consistency for applicants. As defined 

by BOEM regulations at 30 CFR Part 

585, an ROW grant is an authorization 

issued for use of a portion of the OCS 

for the construction and use of a cable 

or pipeline for the purpose of gathering, 

transmitting, distributing, or otherwise 

transporting electricity or other energy 

product generated or produced from 

renewable energy, but does not 

constitute a project easement. The 

ability of an ROW grantee to install such 

a cable or pipeline and operate such 

activities would be subject to the 

applicable approvals specified in 30 

CFR Part 585. BOEM has developed the 

form included in this notice and invites 

comments on the draft form. Following 

the 30-day comment period, BOEM will 

review all submitted comments, and 

publish a final version of the form in the 

Federal Register. 

DATES: Submit written comments by 

September 28, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Maureen A. Bornholdt, Program 

Manager, Office of Renewable Energy 

Programs at (703) 787–1300. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods listed 

below. 

• Electronically: go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. In the entry titled 

‘‘Enter Keyword or ID,’’ enter docket 

BOEM–2011–0082 then click ‘‘search.’’ 

Follow the instructions to submit public 

comments and view supporting and 

related materials. All comments will be 

posted on www.regulations.gov. 

• Mail or hand-carry comments to the 

Department of the Interior; Bureau of 

Ocean Energy Management; Attention: 

Jennifer Golladay; 381 Elden Street, HM 

1328; Herndon, Virginia 20170. Please 

reference the docket number and title in 

your comment and include your name 

and return address. 

Public Comment Procedures: Before 

including your address, phone number, 


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email address, or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personally identifiable information— 

may be made publicly available at any 

time. While you may ask us in your 

comment to withhold particular 

information from public view, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. Information that is not labeled as 

privileged or confidential will be 

regarded as suitable for public release. 

Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq. 

Dated: August 20, 2012. 

Tommy P. Beaudreau, 

Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management. 


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BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

Notice of Availability of the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Arkansas Valley Conduit and LongTerm Excess Capacity Master 

Contract, Fryingpan-Arkansas Project; 

Bent, Chaffee, Crowley, El Paso 

Pueblo, Fremont, Kiowa, Otero, and 

Prowers Counties, CO 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability and public 

hearings. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation 

has made available for public review 

and comment the draft environmental 

impact statement (EIS) for the Arkansas 

Valley Conduit and Long-Term Excess 

Capacity Contract, Fryingpan-Arkansas 

Project, Colorado. 

The proposed Arkansas Valley 

Conduit, conveyance contract for the 

Pueblo Dam north-south outlet works 

interconnect, and long-term excess 

capacity master contract to store water 

in available space in Pueblo Reservoir 

would deliver high quality water that 

would meet Environmental Protection 

Agency and state water quality 

requirements and help water providers 

throughout the Arkansas River Basin in 

Colorado reliably meet existing and 

future water demands. 

DATES: Submit written comments on the 

Draft EIS on or before October 30, 2012. 

Public hearings will be held on: 

1. Monday, September 24, 2012, 6:30 

p.m. to 8 p.m., Salida, Colorado. 

2. Tuesday, September 25, 2012, 1 

p.m. to 2:30 p.m., and 6:30 p.m. to 8 

p.m., Pueblo, Colorado. 

3. Wednesday, September 26, 2012, 

6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., La Junta, Colorado. 

4. Thursday, September 27, 2012, 6:30 

p.m. to 8 p.m., Lamar, Colorado. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the Draft EIS to Ms. J. Signe 

Snortland, Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. 

Box 1017, Bismarck, North Dakota 

58502; or by email to 

jsnortland@usbr.gov. 

The public hearings will be held at: 

1. Salida—Salida Community Center, 

305 F Street, Salida, Colorado 81201. 

2. Pueblo—Pueblo Convention Center, 

320 Central Main St., Pueblo, Colorado 

81003. 

3. Otero—Otero Junior College, 2222 

San Juan Ave., La Junta, Colorado 

81050. 

4. Lamar—Lamar Community 

Building, 610 South 6th Street, Lamar, 

Colorado 81052. 

To request an Executive Summary 

and DVD of the Draft EIS, please contact 

J. Signe Snortland as indicated above, or 

call 701–221–1278. The Draft EIS may 

be viewed or downloaded at the Bureau 

of Reclamation’s Web site at http:// 

www.usbr.gov/avceis. See 

Supplementary Information section for 

locations where copies of the Draft EIS 

are available for public review. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. 

Signe Snortland, Environmental 

Specialist at jsnortland@usbr.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Three proposed federal actions by the 

Bureau of Reclamation are analyzed in 

the Draft EIS: (1) Construct and operate 

the Arkansas Valley Conduit (AVC) and 

enter into a repayment contract with 

Southeastern Colorado Water 

Conservancy District; (2) enter into a 

conveyance contract with various water 

providers for use of a pipeline 

interconnection between Pueblo Dam’s 

south and north outlet works; and (3) 

enter into a excess capacity master 

contract with Southeastern Colorado 

Water Conservancy District to store 

water in Pueblo Reservoir. While 

serving similar water supply and 

delivery purposes, the proposed actions 

are independent of each other. 

The AVC was authorized by Congress 

in the original Fryingpan-Arkansas 

legislation in 1962 (Pub. L. 87–590). 

However, it was not constructed with 

the original project, primarily because of 

the beneficiaries’ inability to repay the 

construction costs. In 2009, Congress 

amended the original legislation in 

Public Law 111–11, which authorized 

annual federal funding as necessary for 

constructing AVC, and included a cost 

sharing plan with 65 percent federal and 

35 percent local funding. The Bureau of 

Reclamation would enter into a 50-year 

repayment contract with Southeastern 

Colorado Water Conservancy District 

which would be responsible for paying 

the local share. 

The AVC would be a water supply 

pipeline to help meet existing and 

future municipal and industrial water 

demands of southeastern Colorado 

water providers. Forty towns and rural 

domestic water supply systems in 

Pueblo, Crowley, Otero, Bent, Prowers, 

and Kiowa counties would participate 

in the AVC. Water providers are 

requesting annual water deliveries of 

10,256 acre-feet to help meet 2070 water 

demands. Fourteen of these water 

providers are currently under orders by 

the Colorado Department of Public 

Health and Environment to remove 

naturally-occurring radioactive 

contaminants from their surface or 

groundwater source using expensive 

treatment or to find another better 

quality water source. 

The interconnection would move 

water between the existing south outlet 

works and future north outlet works 

(currently under construction as part of 

the Southern Deliver System) at Pueblo 

Reservoir during emergencies or 

periodic maintenance activities. 

Interconnect operations would require a 

long-term (40-year) contract between 

AVC, Pueblo Fish Hatchery, Board of 

Water Works of Pueblo, Pueblo West, 

Southern Delivery System, and 

Fountain Valley Authority. 

The purpose of the excess capacity 

master contract would be to allow use 

of extra storage space in Pueblo 

Reservoir to store up to 29,938 acre-feet 

of water. A long-term storage contract, 

rather than short-term contracts, is 

needed by 37 water providers to help 

meet projected demand through 2060 

(the term of the contract). 

Some of the resources potentially 

affected by the proposed actions that are 

evaluated in the Draft EIS include: 

surface water quantity and quality in the 

Arkansas River and Fryingpan-Arkansas 

reservoirs, groundwater, climate change, 

recreation biological resources, human 

environment, socioeconomics, 

environmental justice, and historic 

properties. 

Hearing Process and Distribution 

Information 

Requests to make oral comments at 

the public hearing may be made at the 

hearing. In order to ensure that all those 

interested in providing oral comments 

have an opportunity to do so, oral 

comments at the hearing will be limited 

to five minutes. Comments will be 

recorded by a court reporter. Speakers 

will be called in the order indicated on 

the sign in list for speaking. Speakers 

not present when called will be recalled 

at the end of the scheduled speakers. 

Speakers may provide written versions 

of their oral comments or other 

additional written comments for the 

hearing record. Longer comments 

should be summarized at the public 

hearing and submitted in writing either 

at the public hearing or identified as 

hearing comments and mailed within 

seven days of the hearing date to J. 

Signe Snortland as indicated under the 

Addresses section. 

Copies of the Draft EIS are available 

for public review at the following 

locations: 

• Bureau of Reclamation, Eastern 

Colorado Area Office, 11056 West 


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