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and evaluate additional (new) 

alternatives identified during scoping. 

DATES: We will consider comments that 

we receive by July 6, 2021. Comments 

received after this date will be 

considered to the extent possible. 

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit 

formal scoping comments. Comments 

may be submitted by any of the 

following methods: 

• Email: gouldwash@mcmjac.com; 

• Mail or hand delivery to: Ms. Bobbi 

Preite, McMillen Jacobs Associates, 

1471 Shoreline Dr., Suite 100, Boise, ID 

83702; or 

• Telephone: (208) 985–1542. 

To be included on the EIS mailing 

list, please provide your contact 

information through any of the 

comment options above. Please note 

that any respondent’s entire scoping 

comment, including their personal 

contact information, may be made 

publicly available at any time during the 

EIS process. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Norm Evenstad; telephone: (801) 524– 

4569; or email at norm.evenstad@

usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

Purpose and Need 

The primary purpose for watershed 

planning and preparation of an EIS is 

flood prevention and flood damage 

reduction in Hurricane City, Utah. 

NRCS will provide technical assistance 

and financial support for the EIS 

process and the implementation of the 

selected alternative. Watershed 

planning was authorized under Public 

Law 83–566, the Watershed Protection 

and Flood Prevention Act of 1954, as 

amended, and Public Law 78–534, the 

Flood Control Act of 1944. 

This action is needed because 50 

percent of all the properties or portions 

of properties that adjoin Gould Wash 

through the town of Hurricane, Utah are 

flooded in any given year. Gould Wash 

has an uncontrolled drainage area of 

approximately 64.5 square miles. A total 

of 650 residences, 99 commercial 

businesses or offices, and 82 roads 

currently would be inundated during a 

100-year flood. Flood control of Gould 

Wash is critical to prevent future flood 

damage and loss of property and life. 

Initial agency scoping of this federally 

assisted action indicates that proposed 

alternatives may have significant local 

and regional impacts to the 

environment. Norm Evenstad, State 

Conservationist, has determined that the 

preparation of an EIS is needed. This 

EIS will be prepared as required by 

section 102(2)(C) of the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA); the Council on Environmental 

Quality Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500– 

1508); and NRCS regulations that 

implement NEPA in 7 CFR part 650. 

Consultation with Tribal Nations and 

interested parties will be conducted as 

required by the National Historic 

Preservation Act of 1966 (as amended 

through 1992) (16 U.S.C. 470f). 

Description 

In efforts to control Gould Wash as it 

traverses through Hurricane City, 

various steps have been taken including 

hardening the stream banks to prevent 

erosion and straightening the channel to 

avoid private property and buildings. 

During small events these measures 

suffice in protecting property, however, 

during a 100-year flood event the 

channel is overtopped and flooding is 

widespread throughout Hurricane City. 

Watershed planning under the EIS will 

evaluate the effectiveness, 

environmental effects, and the socioeconomic impacts of the original 

channelization efforts. The results of 

these analyses will provide the context 

for determining the environmental, 

economic, and social effects of 

considered alternatives for additional 

(new) flood prevention or flood damage 

reduction measures for the Gould Wash 

Flood Protection Project within the 

Warner Draw Watershed in Washington 

County, Utah. The focused planning 

area is 64.5 square miles. 

Scoping Process 

NRCS invited all interested 

individuals and organizations, public 

agencies, and Tribes to comment on the 

scope of the EIS, including the project’s 

purpose and need, alternatives proposed 

to date, new alternatives that should be 

considered, specific areas of study that 

might be needed, and evaluation 

methods to be used. One scoping 

meeting to present the project and 

develop the scope of the EIS was held 

on Tuesday, February 4, 2020, in the 

Bryce Canyon Room at the Hurricane 

Community Center in Hurricane, Utah. 

A presentation was conducted followed 

by a group question-and-answer period. 

Project team members were available for 

individual questions and discussions. 

Alternatives 

The objective of the EIS is to 

formulate and evaluate alternatives for 

flood prevention or flood damage 

reduction in the Gould Wash channel 

through the Town of Hurricane City. 

Alternatives to be evaluated include the 

development of dam(s) in the Gould 

Wash headwaters and modifications of 

the channel through Hurricane City. The 

actions will require upland watershed 

treatments to reduce runoff, major 

rehabilitation of the channel through 

town and land use changes in the 

floodplain. 

Potential impacts include wetland 

and flood plain alteration. Permitting 

with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

regarding potential wetland impacts 

will be pursued prior to final design and 

construction. A draft EIS will be 

prepared and circulated for review and 

comment by agencies and the public per 

40 CFR 1503.1, 1502.20, 1506.11, and 

1502.17, and 7 CFR 650.13. NRCS 

invites agencies and individuals who 

have special expertise, legal 

jurisdiction, or interest in the Gould 

Wash Watershed to participate and 

identify potential alternatives. 

Federal Assistance Programs 

The title and number of the Federal 

assistance program in the Catalog of 

Federal Domestic Assistance to which 

this NOFA applies: 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. 

Emily Fife, 

State Conservationist, Utah, Natural 

Resources Conservation Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Natural Resources Conservation 

Service 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Upper Price River Watershed 

Project, Carbon County, Utah 

AGENCY: Natural Resources 

Conservation Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare 

an Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS). 

SUMMARY: The Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS) Utah State 

Office announces its intent to prepare 

an EIS for the Upper Price River 

Watershed Project within the Upper 

Price River Watershed in Carbon 

County, Utah. NRCS is requesting 

comments to identify significant issues 

and alternatives to be addressed in the 

EIS from all interested individuals. The 

EIS process will examine existing flood 

control measures and evaluate 

additional (new) alternatives identified 

during scoping. 

DATES: We will consider comments that 

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received after this date will be 

considered to the extent possible. 

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit 

formal scoping comments. You may 

submit your comments through one of 

the methods below: 

• Email: Info@

UpperPriceRiverEIS.com. 

• Mail or Hand Delivery: Upper Price 

River EIS, Horrocks Engineers, 2162 

West Grove Parkway, Suite 400, 

Pleasant Grove, UT 84062. 

• Telephone: (435) 922–3882. 

To be included on the EIS mailing 

list, please respond to one of the options 

above with your contact information. 

Please note that any respondent’s entire 

scoping comment, including their 

personal contact information, may be 

made publicly available at any time 

during the EIS process. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Norm Evenstad; telephone (801) 524– 

4569; or email at norm.evenstad@

usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose and Need 

The primary purpose for watershed 

planning and preparation of an EIS is to 

increase and maintain safe and reliable 

supplies of water for the local 

community, increase water 

conservation, and improve water 

delivery efficiency in the Upper Price 

River Watershed in Carbon County, 

Utah. NRCS will provide technical 

assistance and financial support for the 

EIS and the implementation of the 

selected alternative. Watershed 

planning was authorized under Public 

Law 83–566, the Watershed Protection 

and Flood Prevention Act of 1954, as 

amended, and Public Law 78–534, the 

Flood Control Act of 1944. 

Because of a mismatch between the 

time when snowpack melts in the Upper 

Price River Watershed and the time 

when water is in highest demand for 

agricultural and municipal uses, several 

municipalities in Carbon County face 

regular shortages of water during the 

summer months and must obtain 

additional water from other sources. 

Initial agency scoping of this federally 

assisted action indicates that proposed 

alternatives may have significant local, 

regional, or national impacts on the 

environment. Norm Evenstad, NRCS 

Assistant State Conservationist-Water 

Resources, has determined that the 

preparation of an EIS is needed. This 

EIS will be prepared as required by 

section 102(2)(C) of the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA); the Council on Environmental 

Quality Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500– 

1508); and NRCS regulations that 

implement NEPA in 7 CFR part 650. 

Consultation with Tribal Nations and 

interested parties will be conducted as 

required by the National Historic 

Preservation Act of 1966 (as amended 

through 1992) (16 U.S.C. 470f). 

Description 

The project seeks to reduce the 

regular water shortages several 

municipalities in Carbon County 

experience during the summer months. 

Major problems consist of a lack of 

water for crops and pasture, fences, 

farmsteads, machinery, buildings, 

livestock, county and township roads 

and bridges, and urban areas in the 

cities of Price, Helper, and Wellington, 

as well as Price Canyon and Scofield 

Reservoir. 

The EIS process will evaluate 

alternatives that will increase and 

maintain safe and reliable supplies of 

water for the local community while 

increasing water conservation, and 

improving water delivery efficiency in 

the Upper Price River Watershed. 

Watershed planning under the EIS 

will evaluate the effectiveness, 

environmental effects, and socioeconomic impacts of the original project 

measures over the last 64 years. The 

results of these analyses will provide 

the context for determining the 

environmental, economic, and social 

effects of considered alternatives for 

additional (new) water retention and 

supply options for the Carbon County 

municipalities. 

Scoping Process 

One scoping meeting to present the 

project and develop the scope of the EIS 

was held online on Thursday, October 

29, 2020. A presentation was conducted 

followed by a group question-andanswer period. Project team members 

were available for individual questions 

and discussions. Comments received, 

including the names and addresses of 

those who comment, will be part of the 

public record. 

Alternatives 

The objective of the EIS is to 

formulate and evaluate alternatives that 

increase and maintain safe and reliable 

supplies of water for the community, 

that increase water conservation, and 

improve water delivery efficiency. 

Alternatives to be evaluated include the 

construction of a new reservoir 

somewhere in the Upper Price River 

drainage system, to use abandoned coal 

mines for water storage, to increase 

water conservation measures, or a 

combination of these options. 

Potential impacts include wetland 

and flood plain alteration. Permitting 

with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

regarding potential wetland impacts 

will be pursued prior to final design and 

construction. A draft EIS will be 

prepared and circulated for review and 

comment by agencies and the public per 

40 CFR 1503.1, 1502.20, 1506.11, 

1502.17, and 7 CFR 650.13. NRCS 

invites agencies and individuals who 

have special expertise, legal 

jurisdiction, or interest in the Upper 

Price River Watershed to participate and 

identify potential alternatives. 

Federal Assistance Programs 

The title and number of the Federal 

assistance program in the Catalog of 

Federal Domestic Assistance to which 

this NOFA applies: 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. 

Emily Fife, 

State Conservationist, Utah, Natural 

Resources Conservation Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[S–42–2021] 

Approval of Subzone Status; 

Pepperl+Fuchs, Inc., Katy, Texas 

On March 8, 2021, the Executive 

Secretary of the Foreign-Trade Zones 

(FTZ) Board docketed an application 

submitted by the Port of Houston 

Authority, grantee of FTZ 84, requesting 

subzone status subject to the existing 

activation limit of FTZ 84, on behalf of 

Pepperl+Fuchs, Inc., in Katy, Texas. 

The application was processed in 

accordance with the FTZ Act and 

Regulations, including notice in the 

Federal Register inviting public 

comment (86 FR 14070–14071, March 

12, 2021). The FTZ staff examiner 

reviewed the application and 

determined that it meets the criteria for 

approval. 

Pursuant to the authority delegated to 

the FTZ Board Executive Secretary (15 

CFR Sec. 400.36(f)), the application to 

establish Subzone 84AC was approved 

on May 27, 2021, subject to the FTZ Act 

and the Board’s regulations, including 

Section 400.13, and further subject to 

FTZ 84’s 2,000-acre activation limit. 


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