66254 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 245 / Thursday, December 21, 1995 / Notices

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The City

of Boulder is proposing to maintain the

historical water delivery function of the

Lakewood Pipeline facility. Continued

operation to serve this function will

require reconstruction of the facility.

The City’s proposal consists of installing

the replacement pipeline in the vicinity

of the 1906 pipeline, with some specific

deviations to avoid potentially adverse

impacts to environmentally sensitive

areas. The City will restore, to the extent

reasonably possible, the contours and

vegetation on National Forest System

lands, estimated to be 18 acres, and the

private lands, estimated to be 25 acres,

along the Pipeline corridor. The City

will require access to the pipeline for

repair and maintenance.

The existing Lakewood Pipeline must

be replaced because air entrainment,

caused by the current pipeline, reduces

the Betasso Water Treatment Plant’s

capability to remove drinking water

contaminants. New stricter drinking

water standards have been adopted by

the EPA. The City will not meet the new

standards based on water tests

performed under current operating

conditions. Also, the pipeline interior

lining is deteriorating and collecting in

the pipeline low points, restricting the

flow in the pipeline. This has reduced

the pipeline’s capacity from the

historical rate of 20 million gallons per

day (mgd) to 14 mgd.

The Forest Service is considering

analyzing five alternatives in the

Lakewood Raw Water Pipeline

Environmental Impact Statement. (1) A

No Action Alternative, where the Forest

Service would not authorize the use of

National Forest System lands for the

pipeline. The City would not be

required to remove the existing pipeline

because removal would create

undesirable environmental impacts. (2)

A Cleaning and Relining Alternative

which entails refurbishing the existing

pipeline, and reducing air entrainment

to Betasso Water Treatment Plant

through the use of vacuum deaeration

equipment. (3) Sugarloaf Road or a

Pump-Driven Replacement Pipeline

alternative. The objective of the

Sugarloaf Road Alternative is to confine

pipeline construction to established

road corridors, thereby avoiding the

potential environmental effects from

construction disturbance along the

existing pipeline and North Boulder

Creek, but would require pumping. (4)

The Existing Pipeline Alignment is the

City of Boulder’s proposed action. This

alternative closely follows the existing

and 1906 Lakewood Pipeline alignment

along North Boulder Creek. (5) Peewink

Alignment—Gravity-Fed Replacment

Pipeline. This alternative seeks to

address concerns regarding impacts to

the North Boulder Creek riparian zone

and to reduce pumping and traffic

concerns associated with the Sugarloaf

Road alternative.

Lakewood Pipeline reconstruction has

been considered since 1988. Over the

years both the City of Boulder and the

Forest Service have asked the public to

express their concerns and issues. The

primary concerns are about impacts of

reconstruction to aquatic and riparian

ecosystems in North Boulder Creek if

the pipeline follows the historical rightof-way, or concerns for personal safety

and convenience if Sugarloaf Road is

closed for periods of time for

construction along the road. The

environmental analysis will also

address impacts to air, soils, forested

and nonforested terrestrial ecosystems,

recreation and visual resources, cultural

resources and private properties and

residents.

The Arapaho and Roosevelt National

Forests and Pawnee National Grassland

intend to publish the Draft

Environmental Impact Statement for

public comment in mid-February, 1996.

The Comment period on the draft

environmental impact statement will be

45 days from the date the

Environmental Protection Agency

publishes the notice of availability in

the Federal Register.

The Forest Service believes, at this

early stage, it is important to give

reviewers notice of several court rulings

related to public participation in the

environmental review process. First,

reviewers of draft environmental impact

statements must structure their

participation in the environmental

review of the proposal so that it is

meaningful and alerts an agency to the

reviewer’s position and contentions.

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp.

versus NRDC, 435 U.S. 519, 553 (1978).

Also, environmental objections that

could be raised at the draft

environmental impact statement stage

but that are not raised until after

completion of the final environmental

impact statement may be waived or

dismissed by the courts. City of Angoon

versus Hodel, 803 F.2d 1016, 1022 (9th

Cir. 1986) and Wisconsin Heritages, Inc.

versus Harris, 490 F. Supp. 1334, 1338

(E.D. Wis. 1980). Because of these court

rulings, it is very important that those

interested in this proposed action

participated by the close of the 45 day

comment period so that substantive

comments and objections are made

available to the Forest Service at a time

when it can meaningfully consider them

and respond to them in the final

environmental impact statement.

To assist the Forest Service in

identifying and considering issues and

concerns on the proposed action,

comments on the draft environmental

impact statement should be as specific

as possible. It is also helpful if

comments refer to specific pages or

chapters of the draft statement.

Comments may also address the

adequacy of the draft environmental

impact statement or the merits of the

alternatives formulated and discussed in

the statement. Reviewers may wish to

refer to the Council on Environmental

Quality Regulations for implementing

the procedural provisions of the

National Environmental Policy Act as

40 CFR 1503.3 in addressing these

points.

The Arapaho and Roosevelt National

Forests and Pawnee National Grassland

intend to issue the final Environmental

Impact Statement the end of June 1996.

Dated: December 13, 1995.

M.M. Underwood, Jr.,

Forest Supervisor.

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Natural Resources Conservation

Service

Hickory Creek Watershed, Newton

County, Missouri; Finding of No

Significant Impact

AGENCY: Natural Resources

Conservation Service.

ACTION: Notice of a Finding Of No

Significant Impact.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c)

of the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969; the Council on

Environmental Quality Regulations (40

CFR Part 1500); and the Natural

Resources Conservation Service

Regulations (7 CFR Part 650); the

Natural Resources Conservation Service,

U.S. Department of Agriculture, gives

notice that an environmental impact

statement is not being prepared for the

Hickory Creek Watershed, Newton

County, Missouri.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Roger A. Hansen, State Conservationist,

Natural Resources Conservation Service,

Parkade Center Suite 250, 601 Business

Loop 70 West, Columbia, Missouri,

65203, (314) 876–0901.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

environmental assessment of this

federally assisted action indicates that

the project will not cause significant

local, regional, or national impacts on

the environment. As a result of these

findings, Roger A. Hansen, State
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Conservationist, has determined that the

preparation and review of an

environmental impact statement are not

needed for this project.

The project purposes are flood

prevention, flood damage reduction,

fish and wildlife habitat development,

and recreational development. The

planned works of improvement include

construction of 11 single-purpose

floodwater retarding dams, acquisition

of 40 flood plain properties, demolition

or relocation of buildings from the

acquisition area, and construction of

recreational facilities in the stream

corridor and flood plain.

The Notice of a Finding Of No

Significant Impact (FONSI) has been

forwarded to the Environmental

Protection Agency and to various

federal, state, and local agencies and

interested parties. A limited number of

copies of the FONSI are available to fill

single copy requests at the above

address. Basic data developed during

the environmental assessment are on

file and may be reviewed by contacting

Michael D. Wells, Assistant State

Conservationist (WR).

No administrative action on

implementation of the proposal will be

taken until 30 days after the date of this

publication in the Federal Register.

(This activity is listed in the Catalog of

Federal Domestic Assistance under

NO.10.904, Watershed Protection and Flood

Prevention, and is subject to the provisions

of Executive Order 12372, which requires

intergovernmental consultation with state

and local officials.)

Roger A. Hansen,

State Conservationist.

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Aua Watershed, Ma’oputasi County,

American Samoa

AGENCY: Natural Resources

Conservation Service.

ACTION: Notice of availability of record

of decision.

SUMMARY: Joan B. Perry, responsible

Federal Official for projects

administered under the provisions of

Public Law 83–566, 16 U.S.C. 1001–

1008, in the Territory of American

Samoa, is hereby providing notification

that a record of decision to proceed with

the installation of the Aua Watershed

project is available. Single copies of this

record of decision may be obtained from

Joan B. Perry at the address below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joan

B. Perry, Director, Pacific Basin Area,

Natural Resources Conservation Service,

Suite 301, FHB Building, 400 Route 8,

Maite, Guam 96927, telephone 671–

472–7490.

(This activity is listed in the Catalog of

Federal Domestic Assistance under No.

10.904, Watershed Protection and Flood

Prevention, and is subject to the provisions

of Executive Order 12372, which requires

intergovernmental consultation with State

and local officials.)

Dated: December 6, 1995.

Joan B. Perry,

Director, Pacific Basin Area.

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ARCHITECTURAL AND

TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS

COMPLIANCE BOARD

Meeting

AGENCY: Architectural and

Transportation Barriers Compliance

Board.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Architectural and

Transportation Barriers Compliance

Board (Access Board) has scheduled its

regular business meetings to take place

in Washington, DC on Tuesday and

Wednesday, January 9–10, 1996 at the

times and location noted below.

DATES: The schedule of events is as

follows:

Tuesday, January 9, 1996

9:00 am–10:30 am Briefing on

Rulemaking (Closed Session)

10:45 am–12:00 Noon Planning and

Budget Committee

1:30 pm–3:15 pm Vision Statement

Work Group

3:30 pm–5:00 pm Technical Programs

Committee

Wednesday, January 10, 1996

9:00 am–12:00 Noon Ad Hoc

Committee on Bylaws and Statutory

Review

1:30 pm–3:30 pm Board Meeting

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held

at: Marriott at Metro Center, 775 12th

Street, NW., Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

further information regarding the

meetings, please contact Lawrence W.

Roffee, Executive Director, (202) 272–

5434 ext. 14 (voice) and (202) 272–5449

(TTY).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At the

Board meeting, the Access Board will

consider the following agenda items:

• Approval of the Minutes of the July

12 and September 14 Board Meetings.

• Executive Director’s Report.

• Vision Statement Work Group

Report.

• Ad Hoc Committee on Bylaws and

Statutory Review Report.

• Fiscal Year 1996 Spending Plan.

• Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Request.

• Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995

Research Projects Status.

• Fiscal Year 1996 Research Projects.

• Extension of Detectable Warnings

Suspension.

• Election of Officers.

All meeting are accessible to persons

with disabilities. Sign language

interpreters and an assistive listening

system are available at all meetings.

Lawrence W. Roffee,

Executive Director.

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting

of the Vermont Advisory Committee

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to

the provisions of the rules and

regulations of the U.S. Commission on

Civil Rights, that a meeting of the

Vermont Advisory Committee to the

Commission will convene at 9:00 a.m.

and adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday,

January 11, 1996, at the Pavilion Office

Building, 4th Floor Conference Room,

109 State Street, Montpelier, Vermont

05609. The purpose of the meeting is to

plan a project for fiscal year 1996.

Persons desiring additional

information, or planning a presentation

to the Committee, should contact

Committee Chairperson Dr. Samuel B.

Hand, 802–656–3180, or Edward

Darden, Acting Director of the Eastern

Regional Office, 202–376–7533 (TDD

202–376–8116). Hearing-impaired

persons who will attend the meeting

and require the services of a sign

language interpreter should contact the

Regional Office at least five (5) working

days before the scheduled date of the

meeting.

The meeting will be conducted

pursuant to the provisions of the rules

and regulations of the Commission.

Dated at Washington, DC, December 12,

1995.

Carol-Lee Hurley,

Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.

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Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting

of the Maryland Advisory Committee

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to

the provisions of the rules and

regulations of the U.S. Commission on

Civil Rights, that a meeting of the