58744 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 194 / Friday, October 7, 2005 / Notices 

individual of Native American ancestry. 

Officials of Pacific Lutheran University 

also have determined that, pursuant to 

25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is a 

relationship of shared group identity 

that can be reasonably traced between 

the Native American human remains 

and the Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup 

Reservation, Washington. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains 

should contact David R. Huelsbeck, 

Anthropology Department, Pacific 

Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA 

98447, telephone (253) 535–7196, before 

November 7, 2005. Repatriation of the 

human remains to the Puyallup Tribe of 

the Puyallup Reservation, Washington 

may proceed after that date if no 

additional claimants come forward. 

Pacific Lutheran University is 

responsible for notifying the the 

Confederated Tribes and Bands of the 

Yakama Nation, Washington; 

Confederated Tribes of the Colville 

Reservation, Washington; Cowlitz 

Indian Tribe, Washington; Muckleshoot 

Indian Tribe of the Muckleshoot 

Reservation, Washington; Nisqually 

Indian Tribe of the Nisqually 

Reservation, Washington; and Puyallup 

Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation, 

Washington that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: September 1, 2005. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 05–20199 Filed 10–6–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

[FES 05–29] 

Humboldt Project Conveyance, 

Pershing, Churchill and Lander 

Counties, NV 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of the final 

environmental impact statement (FEIS). 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act 102(2) of 

1969, the Bureau of Reclamation has 

prepared a FEIS for the Humboldt 

Project Conveyance, Pershing, 

Churchill, and Lander Counties, 

Nevada. The FEIS assesses the impacts 

of conveying title of the Humboldt 

Project (Project) and associated lands to 

the Pershing County Water Conservation 

District (PCWCD), State of Nevada, 

Lander County and Pershing County. 

The action is needed to comply with 

Title VIII of Pub. L. 107–282 which 

directs Reclamation to transfer title of 

the Project to the entities listed above. 

DATES: Reclamation will not make a 

decision on the proposed action until at 

least 30 days after release of the FEIS. 

At the end of the 30-day period, 

Reclamation will complete a Record of 

Decision (ROD). The ROD will state the 

action that will be implemented and 

will discuss all factors leading to the 

decision. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request a copy of the document, please 

call (775) 884–8352, or write or e-mail 

Caryn Huntt DeCarlo, Bureau of 

Reclamation, Lahontan Basin Area 

Office, 705 N Plaza, Room 320, Carson 

City, NV 89701, or e-mail 

chunttdecarlo@mp.usbr.gov. The FEIS is 

accessible from the following Web site: 

http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/ 

nepa_projdetails.cfm?Project_ID=550. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Notice 

of Intent to prepare an Environmental 

Impact Statement was published in the 

Federal Register on February 26, 2003. 

A Notice of Availability of the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) 

was published in the Federal Register 

on January 28, 2005 (70 FR 4149). The 

written comment period on the DEIS 

ended on March 28, 2005. The FEIS 

contains responses to all comments 

received and reflects comments and any 

additional information received during 

the review period. 

The Project is located along the 

Humboldt River in northwestern 

Nevada. Reclamation began Project 

construction in 1935 and in 1941 the 

first water was delivered to agricultural 

lands in the Lovelock Valley from 

storage in Rye Patch Reservoir. PCWCD 

assumed operation of the Project in 

1941. PCWCD has had several Project 

repayment contracts with Reclamation 

that have all been repaid. Project 

features include Battle Mountain 

Community Pasture, Rye Patch Dam and 

Reservoir, and the Humboldt Sink. 

Battle Mountain Community Pasture, 

located near Battle Mountain, is 

approximately 30,000 acres and is 

managed for grazing by the PCWCD 

under a lease agreement with 

Reclamation. Rye Patch Reservoir is 

located 26 miles upstream from 

Lovelock, is 21 miles in length, and has 

a capacity of 190,000 acre-feet. The 

State of Nevada manages the recreation 

at the reservoir under a management 

agreement with Reclamation and the 

PCWCD. The Humboldt Sink is also part 

of the Project and is managed by the 

State of Nevada under a management 

agreement with Reclamation. 

Public Comment Availability 

Our practice is to make comments, 

including names and home addresses of 

respondents, available for public 

review. Individual respondents may 

request that we withhold their home 

address from public disclosure, which 

we will honor to the extent allowable by 

law. There may also be circumstances in 

which we would withhold a 

respondent’s identity from public 

disclosure, as allowable by law. If you 

wish us to withhold your name and/or 

address, you must state this 

prominently at the beginning of your 

comment. We will make all submissions 

from organizations or businesses, and 

from individuals identifying themselves 

as representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, available 

for public disclosure in their entirety. 

Dated: August 30, 2005. 

Kirk C. Rodgers, 

Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region. 

[FR Doc. 05–20187 Filed 10–6–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

Shasta Lake Water Resources 

Investigation, Shasta and Tehama 

Counties, CA 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

and notice of public scoping meetings. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the 

Bureau of Reclamation proposes to 

prepare an EIS for the Shasta Lake 

Water Resources Investigation (SLWRI). 

Authorization for the investigation 

comes from Pub. L. 96–375, 1980; which 

directs the Secretary of the Interior to 

engage in feasibility studies related to 

enlarging Shasta Dam and Reservoir. 

Other directing legislation includes 

Title 34 of Pub. L. 102–575, the Central 

Valley Project Improvement Act and 

Pub. L. 108–137, the Energy and Water 

Development Act. In addition, 

enlargement of Shasta Dam was 

identified in the CALFED Programmatic 

Environmental Impact Report/Statement 

and Record of Decision (ROD) and in 

Pub. L. 108–361, the CALFED Bay-Delta 

authority. 

DATES: A series of public scoping 

meetings will be held to solicit public 

input on the scope of the environmental 

document, alternatives, concerns, and 

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issues to be addressed in the EIS. The 

meeting dates are as follows: 

• October 24, 2005, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 

Sacramento, CA. 

• October 24, 2005, 6 to 9 p.m., 

Concord, CA. 

• October 26, 2005, 1 to 4 p.m., Los 

Angeles, CA. 

• November 1, 2005, 6 to 9 p.m., 

Fresno, CA. 

• November 2, 2005, 6 to 9 p.m., 

Dunsmuir, CA. 

• November 3, 2005, 6 to 9 p.m., Red 

Bluff, CA. 

Submit written comments on or 

before December 6, 2005 to the address 

provided below. 

ADDRESSES: The public scoping meeting 

locations are: 

• Federal Building, 2800 Cottage 

Way, Rooms C–1001 and C–1002, 

Sacramento, CA. 

• Heald Conference Center, 5130 

Commercial Circle, Concord, CA. 

• Metropolitan Water District of 

Southern California, 700 North Alameda 

Street Room 1–102, Los Angeles, CA. 

• Piccadilly Inn, 2305 West Shaw 

Avenue, in Fresno, CA. 

• Dunsmuir Community Building, 

4835 Dunsmuir Avenue in Dunsmuir, 

CA. 

• Red Bluff Community Center, 

Auditorium, 1500 South Jackson. 

Written comments on the scope of the 

environmental document should be sent 

to: Ms. Sammie Cervantes, Bureau of 

Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, MP–

700, Sacramento CA 95825. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Donna Garcia, Reclamation Project 

Manager, at the above address, at 916–

978–5009, TDD 916–978–5608, or via 

fax at 916–978–5094 or e-mail at 

dgarcia@mp.usbr.gov. If special 

assistance is required, please contact 

Ms. Cervantes at 916–978–5189, TDD 

916–978–5608, or via e-mail at 

scervantes@mp.usbr.gov no less than 5 

working days prior to the meetings. 

Further information on the 

investigation, including interim results, 

can be found on the SLWRI Web site at 

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

through the above contact persons. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Constructed from 1938 to 1945, Shasta 

Dam serves multiple purposes including 

flood control, irrigation and municipal 

and industrial water supplies, and 

hydropower generation. In addition, 

Shasta Lake significantly contributes to 

the regional economy through extensive 

recreational activities. 

Initial feasibility studies in partial 

response to Pub. L. 96–375 culminated 

in a 1988 Wrap-Up Report which 

concluded that enlarging Shasta Dam 

and Reservoir could significantly 

increase water supply reliability, if and 

when water demands warranted the 

required financing. The current 

feasibility scope study primarily 

involving enlargement of Shasta Dam 

and Reservoir was reinitiated in 2000. 

Raising Shasta Dam is one of five 

surface water storage projects identified 

in the August 2000 CALFED ROD which 

includes North of Delta Off-Stream 

Storage, In-Delta Storage, Los Vaqueros 

Enlargement, and Upper San Joaquin 

River Basin Storage Investigation. These 

surface water storage projects are being 

developed further in separate feasibility 

studies. 

The primary study area for the SLWRI 

is Shasta Dam and Reservoir; tributary 

rivers and streams, including the upper 

reaches of the Sacramento River, 

McCloud River, Pit River, and Squaw 

Creek; and the Sacramento River 

downstream from Shasta Dam to about 

the Red Bluff Diversion Dam. Because of 

the potential influence of a Shasta Dam 

modification on natural resources along 

the Sacramento River and on programs 

and projects in the Central Valley, the 

extended study area includes other 

major tributaries to the Sacramento 

River, the Sacramento-San Joaquin 

Delta, San Joaquin River basin, and 

service areas of the Central Valley 

Project (CVP) and State Water Project 

(SWP). 

Planning studies to date have focused 

on identifying water resources problems 

and needs in the primary study area, 

developing a set of planning objectives 

to help guide the remainder of the 

feasibility study, and formulating 

several initial alternatives. These three 

important elements of the study are 

summarized below. 

Problems and Needs 

Major water and related resources 

problems and needs identified in the 

primary study area include: 

• Anadromous Fish Restoration: The 

population of Chinook salmon has 

declined in the Central Valley. To 

address this salmon decline in the 

Sacramento River, various actions have 

been taken, ranging from establishing 

minimum flow requirements in the river 

to making structural changes at Shasta 

Dam. However, a need still exists for 

additional actions to benefit 

anadromous fish, especially in dry and 

critically dry water years. 

• Water Supply Reliability: Demand 

for water in California exceeds available 

supplies. As the population of the 

Central Valley grows, the need to 

maintain a healthy and vibrant 

industrial and agricultural economy will 

increase while the demand for an 

adequate water supply becomes more 

acute. 

• Other Resource Needs: Other 

identified problems and needs include 

the need for environmental restoration 

in the Shasta Lake area and downstream 

along the Sacramento River; the need for 

additional flood control along the upper 

Sacramento River; and growing 

demands for new energy sources in 

California and outdoor recreation in the 

primary study area. 

Planning Objectives 

The Problems and Needs in the study 

area were translated into Primary and 

Secondary Planning Objectives. 

• Primary Planning Objectives: 

Alternatives will be formulated to 

address the primary objectives. The 

primary objectives for the SLWRI are: 

(1) Increase the restoration of 

anadromous fish populations in the 

Sacramento River primarily upstream 

from the Red Bluff Diversion Dam and 

(2) increase water supplies and water 

supply reliability for agricultural, 

municipal and industrial, and 

environmental purposes to help meet 

future water demands, with a focus on 

enlarging Shasta Dam and Reservoir. 

• Secondary Planning Objectives: 

Through pursuit of the primary 

planning objectives, the following 

secondary objectives will be met to the 

extent possible: (1) Preserve and restore 

ecosystem resources in the Shasta Lake 

area and along the upper Sacramento 

River, (2) reduce flood damages along 

the Sacramento River; (3) develop 

additional hydropower capabilities at 

Shasta Dam, and (4) preserve outdoor 

recreation opportunities at Shasta Lake. 

Initial Alternatives 

From the Planning Objectives and a 

resulting planning constraints and 

criteria, a number of water resources 

management measures were identified. 

The most effective of measures were 

used to formulate a set of concept plans 

from which five initial alternatives were 

developed. Specific measures and 

combinations of measures in these 

initial alternatives will likely change in 

future studies and some may be 

combined with others or dropped from 

further consideration. In addition, other 

measures and combination of measures 

may emerge and warrant development 

into alternatives during the scoping 

process. These five initial alternatives 

are summarized below. 

• No-Action (No Federal Action): 

Under the No-Action Alternative, the 

Federal Government would take no 

action toward implementing a specific 

plan to help increase anadromous fish 

survival opportunities in the upper 

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1 19 U.S.C. 2451(b)(1). 

2The products subject to this investigation 

include certain welded carbon quality steel pipes 

and tubes, of circular cross-section, with an outside 

diameter of 0.372 inches (9.45 mm) or more, but not 

more than 16 inches (406.4 mm), regardless of wall 

thickness, surface finish (black, galvanized, or 

painted), end finish (plain end, beveled end, 

grooved, threaded, or threaded and coupled), or 

industry specification (ASTM, proprietary, or 

other), generally known as standard pipe and 

structural pipe (they may also be referred to as 

structural or mechanical tubing). The term carbon 

quality steel may include certain low alloy steel 

imported as other alloy steel pipes and tubes. 

All pipe meeting the physical description set 

forth above that is used in, or intended for use in, 

standard and structural pipe applications is covered 

by the scope of this investigation. Standard pipe 

applications include the low-pressure conveyance 

of water, steam, natural gas, air and other liquids 

and gases in plumbing and heating systems, air 

conditioning units, automatic sprinkler systems, 

and other related uses. Standard pipe may also be 

used for light load-bearing and mechanical 

applications, such as for fence tubing, and as an 

intermediate product for protection of electrical 

wiring, such as conduit shells. Structural pipe is 

used in construction applications. 

Products not included in this investigation are 

mechanical tubing (whether or not cold-drawn) 

provided for in HTS subheading 7306.30.50, tube 

and pipe hollows for redrawing provided for in 

HTS 7306.30.5035, or finished electrical conduit 

provided for in HTS 7306.30.5028. API line pipe 

used in oil or gas applications requiring API 

certifications is also not included in this 

investigation. Similarly, pipe produced to the API 

specifications for oil country tubular goods use are 

not included in this investigation. 

The subject imported products are currently 

provided for in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 

the United States (HTS) subheadings 7306.30.10 

and 7306.30.50. Specifically, the various HTS 

statistical reporting numbers under which the 

subject standard pipe has been provided for since 

January 1, 1992, are as follows: 7306.30.1000, 

7306.30.5025, 7306.30.5032, 7306.30.5040, 

7306.30.5055, 7306.30.5085, and 7306.30.5090. 

Although the HTS category is provided for 

convenience and Customs purposes, the written 

description of the merchandise under investigation 

is dispositive. 

Pipe multiple-stenciled to the ASTM A–53 

specification and to any other specification, such as 

the API-fL or 5L X–42 specifications, or singlecertified pipe that enters under HTS subheading 

7306.10.10, is covered by this investigation when 

used in, or intended for use in, one of the standard 

pipe applications listed above, regardless of the 

HTS category in which it is entered. Pipe shells that 

enter the United States under HTS subheading 

7306.30.50, including HTS statistical reporting 

number 7306.30.5028, are also covered by this 

investigation. The investigation also covers pipe 

used for the production of scaffolding (but does not 

include finished scaffolding). 

3 Vice Chairman Deanna Tanner Okun and 

Commissioner Daniel R. Pearson make a negative 

determination. 

Sacramento River nor help address the 

growing water reliability issues in the 

Central Valley of California through the 

assistance of Shasta Dam and Reservoir. 

• Increase Water Supply Reliability 

with Shasta Enlargement: The primary 

purpose of this initial alternative is to be 

consistent with the goals of the CALFED 

ROD, which focus on increasing CVP 

and SWP water supply reliability while 

contributing to increased anadromous 

fish survival. It includes raising Shasta 

Dam between 6.5 to 18.5 feet, which 

would increase storage space in Shasta 

Reservoir by 290,000 acre-feet and 

640,000 acre-feet, respectively. The 

increased pool depth and volume also 

could contribute to incidental benefits 

for flood control, hydropower, and 

outdoor recreation. 

• Increase Water Supply Reliability 

with Shasta Enlargement and 

Conjunctive Water Management: The 

primary purpose of this initial 

alternative is to increase CVP and SWP 

water supply reliability through a 

combination of enlargement of Shasta 

Dam and Reservoir and conjunctive 

water management, consistent with the 

goals of the CALFED ROD. This plan is 

similar to the above initial alternative 

and includes raising Shasta Dam up to 

about 18.5 feet. It also includes 

implementing a conjunctive water 

management component consisting 

primarily of contract agreements 

between Reclamation and Sacramento 

River basin water users. 

• Increase Anadromous Fish Habitat 

and Water Supply Reliability with 

Shasta Enlargement: The primary 

purpose of this initial alternative is to 

address both primary objectives with a 

focus on increasing anadromous fish 

habitat and enlarging Shasta Reservoir 

up to about 18.5 feet. In addition to 

increasing the cold water pool in Shasta 

Lake, this alternative includes restoring 

inactive gravel mines along the 

Sacramento River to help benefit 

anadromous fish. 

• Multipurpose with Shasta 

Enlargement: This initial alternative 

also consists of raising Shasta Dam up 

to about 18.5 feet. In addition, to 

address the primary objectives, it 

includes conjunctive water management 

and restoring inactive gravel mines and 

floodplain habitat along the upper 

Sacramento River. Features that address 

the secondary objectives include 

constructing warm water fish habitat in 

the Shasta Lake area, restoring one or 

more riparian habitat areas between 

Redding and Red Bluff on the 

Sacramento River, and possibly reoperating Shasta Dam for increased 

flood control. 

These and other possible alternatives 

will be considered and developed 

through comments received during the 

scoping process. During scoping, 

Reclamation will be seeking input about 

possible methods for evaluating water 

management that will meet the 

identified water resources problems and 

needs consistent with the planning 

objectives. 

Written comments, including names 

and home addresses of respondents, 

will be made available for public 

review. Individual respondents may 

request that their home address be 

withheld from public disclosure, which 

will be honored to the extent allowable 

by law. There may be circumstances in 

which respondents’ identity may also be 

withheld from public disclosure, as 

allowable by law. If you wish to have 

your name and/or address withheld, 

you must state this prominently at the 

beginning of your comment. All 

submissions from organizations or 

businesses, and from individuals 

identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, will be 

made available for public disclosure in 

their entirety. 

Dated: August 26, 2005. 

Michael Nepstad, 

Deputy Regional Environmental Officer, MidPacific Region. 

[FR Doc. 05–20169 Filed 10–6–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MN–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. TA–421–6] 

Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe 

From China 

Determination 

On the basis of information developed 

in the subject investigation, the United 

States International Trade Commission 

determines, pursuant to section 

421(b)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974,1 that 

circular welded non-alloy steel pipe 2

from the People’s Republic of China is 

being imported into the United States in 

such increased quantities or under such 

conditions as to cause or threaten to 

cause market disruption to the domestic 

producers of like or directly competitive 

products.3

Background 

Following receipt of a petition, on 

August 2, 2005, on behalf of Allied Tube 

and Conduit Corp., Harvey, IL; IPSCO 

Tubulars, Inc., Camanche, IA; Maruichi 

American Corp., Santa Fe Springs, CA; 

Maverick Tube Corp., Chesterfield, MO; 

Sharon Tube Co., Sharon, PA; Western 

Tube Conduit Corp., Long Beach, CA; 

Wheatland Tube Co., Wheatland, PA.; 

and the United Steelworkers of 

America, AFL–CIO, Pittsburgh, PA; the 

Commission instituted investigation No. 

TA–421–06, Circular Welded Non-Alloy 

Steel Pipe from China, under section 

421(b) of the Act to determine whether 

circular welded non-alloy steel pipe