Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 98 / Monday, May 22, 1995 / Notices 27089

Department of the Army

Army Science Board; Notice of Closed

Meeting

In accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(P.L. 92–463), announcement is made of

the following Committee Meeting:

Name of Committee: Army Science Board

(ASB).

Date of Meeting: 5 and 6 June 1995.

Time of Meeting: 1200–1700, 5 June 1995;

0800–1700, 6 June 1995.

Place: Atlanta, GA.

Agenda: The Army Science Board’s

Logistics and Sustainability Subgroup will

meet for discussions focused on current

doctrine, missions, functions, force structures

and modules, and technologies reference

‘‘Army Logistical Support to Operations

Other Than War.’’ These meetings will be

closed to the public in accordance with

Section 552b(c) of Title 5, U.S.C., specifically

subparagraph (1) thereof, and Title 5, U.S.C.,

Appendix 2, subsection 10(d). The classified

and unclassified matters to be discussed are

so inextricably intertwined so as to preclude

opening any portion of these meetings. The

ASB Administrative Officer, Sally Warner,

may be contacted for further information at

(703) 695–0781.

Sally A. Warner,

Administrative Officer, Army Science Board,

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Corps of Engineers

To Prepare a Supplemental

Environmental Impact Statement

(SEIS) For the Proposed Rio Grande

Floodway, San Acacia to Bosque del

Apache, Socorro County, New Mexico

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

DOD.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a

Supplemental Environmental Impact

Statement (SEIS).

SUMMARY:

1. Proposed Action

The purpose of the study is to

reevaluate the plan of flood protection

authorized by the Flood Control Act of

1948 (Public Law 858) for the proposed

Rio Grande Floodway, San Acacia to

Bosque del Apache, Socorro County,

New Mexico, in light of newly listed

endangered species and changes in

levee design parameters. The proposed

action is to provide increased flood

protection from San Acacia to Elephant

Butte Reservoir, New Mexico. The

proposed action is to replace the

existing west bank embankment along

the Rio Grande with a structurally

competent levee capable of containing

high volume, short duration flows up to

the design discharge of 51,000 cubic feet

per second (cfs) decreasing to 39,000 cfs

at the downstream project terminus, as

well as low volume, long duration

flows. Coincident objectives are the

preservation, conservation, and

enhancement of biological, recreational,

social, cultural and aesthetic values.

2. Alternatives Considered

Alternatives developed and evaluated

during previous studies consisted of

levee reconstruction (50-, 100-, and 200-

year flood frequency levels and the

Standard Project Flood), flood and

sediment control dams, local levees,

watershed land treatment, floodproofing

and zoning, intermittent levee

replacement, and no action.

This reevaluation involves evaluation

of project effects on newly listed

endangered species and changes in

levee design parameters to

accommodate low volume, long

duration floods in addition to the

previous design for high volume, short

duration floods, and possible changes in

levee alignment.

3. Public Involvement Process

Coordination is ongoing with both

public and private entities having

jurisdiction or an interest in land and

resources in the middle Rio Grande

valley of New Mexico. These entities

include the general public, local

governments, the U.S. Bureau of

Reclamation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, the New Mexico Department of

Game and Fish, and the Interstate

Stream Commission. A fully

coordinated final environmental impact

statement (EIS) addressing the previous

recommendation to construct flood and

sediment control dams on the Rio

Puerco and Rio Salado was filed with

the Council on Environmental Quality

in 1977. An early public meeting was

held in the city of Socorro in 1979. A

supplemental EIS evaluating the effects

of the alternative to rehabilitate the

existing levee system was filed with the

Council on Environmental Quality in

1992. Coordination will continue

throughout development of the SEIS

through scoping letters, meetings and

field visits, and if requested, scoping

meetings. All interested parties

including Federal, state, and public

entities will be invited to submit

comments on the draft SEIS when it is

circulated for review.

The planning effort is being

coordinated with the U.S. Bureau of

Reclamation (Bureau) as a cooperating

agency in the NEPA process. The

Bureau was authorized to develop and

implement a comprehensive plan for

flood control and water conservation

under the Flood Control Acts of 1948

and 1950. The plan includes river

channel maintenance activities

throughout the middle Rio Grande and

construction of the Low Flow

Conveyance Channel (LFCC) from San

Acacia to Elephant Butte Reservoir,

designed to transmit river flows through

a critical water-loss area. The proposed

levee rehabilitation project parallels the

LFCC for most of the project area. Close

coordination between the Corps and the

Bureau will be maintained throughout

project planning.

The planning effort is also being

coordinated with the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service pursuant to the

requirements of the Fish and Wildlife

Coordination Act of 1972 and the

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

amended. Consultation with the

Advisory Council on Historic

Preservation and the New Mexico State

Historic Preservation Officer is ongoing

pursuant to the National Historic

Preservation Act of 1966.

4. Significant Issues to be Analyzed

Significant issues to be analyzed in

the development of the SEIS include the

effect of the recommended plan on

endangered species, floodplain

development, water quality, riparian

biological systems, wildlife refuge

objectives, endangered species, social

welfare, human safety, cultural

resources, and aesthetic qualities.

Development and implementation of

mitigation measures will be undertaken

for any unavoidable effects

5. Public Review

The estimated date that the draft

Limited Reevaluation Report will be

completed and the draft SEIS circulated

for public review is February, 1996.

6. Further Information

Questions or comments regarding the

study and the supplemental EIS may be

directed to: Denise Smith, USAED,

Albuquerque, P.O. Box 1580,

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103,

Phone: (505) 766–6569.

Gregory D. Showalter,

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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Availability of Vint Hill Farms Station

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

DOD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: The Department of the Army,

in accordance with the Base Closure