Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 100 / Wednesday, May 22, 1996 / Notices 25687

Documents and other information

submitted with these applications are

available for review, subject to the

requirements of the Privacy Act and

Freedom of Information Act, by any

party who submits a written request for

a copy of such documents within 30

days of the date of publication of this

notice at the above address.

Dated: May 17, 1996.

Caroline Anderson,

Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of

Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 96–12854 Filed 5–21–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

Bureau of Land Management

[AZ–026–05–5440–10–A132; AZA 29170]

Arizona: Continuation of Public Land

Segregation, Pima County, Arizona

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice continues the

segregation on the 20 acres cited in

notice documents 95–21078, page 44042

in the issue of Thursday, August 24,

1995; and 95–22914, page 47961 in the

issue of Friday, September 15, 1995.

The segregation is continued because

the noncompetitive sale of public lands

cannot take place until the Lower Gila

Resource Area RMP Amendment is

finalized. The segregation from

appropriation under the public land

laws, including the mining laws, on the

following land will continue for 270

days from the date of this publication:

Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona

T. 12 S., R. 6 W.,

Sec. 33, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4.

The area described contains 20 acres.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Hector Abrego of the Phoenix District

Office, U.S. Bureau of Land

Management, 2015 West Deer Valley

Rd., Phoenix, Arizona 85027, (602) 780–

8090 E-mail:

habrego@0033wp.azso.az.blm.gov.

Dated: May 15, 1996.

David J. Miller,

Associate District Manager.

[FR Doc. 96–12724 Filed 5–21–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–32–M

Bureau of Reclamation

FES 96 29

South Bay Water Recycling Project,

San Jose, California

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability on the

final environmental impact statement.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of

1969 (as amended), the Bureau of

Reclamation (Reclamation) has prepared

a final environmental impact statement

(FEIS) for the South Bay Water

Recycling Project (SBWRP). The FEIS is

based on a 1992 environmental impact

report (EIR) prepared by the City of San

Jose (City). The SBWRP would divert

treated freshwater effluent from South

San Francisco Bay through a water

reclamation program. This would

include construction of pump stations

and recycled distribution pipelines.

Reclamation would provide a grant of

up to 25 percent of the total project cost

to the City to support the SBWRP.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the FEIS are also

available for the public at the following

locations:

• Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific

Regional Liaison, 1849 C Street NW.,

Washington, DC 20240; telephone: (202)

208–6274.

• Bureau of Reclamation, Regional

Director, Attn: MP–720 2800 Cottage

Way, Sacramento, CA 95825–1898;

telephone: (916) 979–2297.

• Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific

Regional Library, 2800 Cottage Way,

Sacramento, CA. 95825–1898;

telephone: (916) 979–2462.

• City of San Jose, Environmental

Services Department, Tech. Support

Division., 700 Los Esteros Road, San

Jose, CA 95134; telephone: (408) 945–

5300.

Libraries:

Copies will also be available at public

libraries located in San Jose (Main,

Alviso, Berryessa, East San Jose,

Carnegie, and Empire Branches).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Mona Jefferies-Soniea, Bureau of

Reclamation, Division of Planning, 2800

Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825;

telephone (916) 979–2297.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

SBWRP, formerly known as the San Jose

Nonpotable Reclamation Project, was

developed in response to an order from

the Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA) and the California Regional Water

Quality Control Board—San Francisco

Region in order to re-establish salinity

levels of the salt water marsh in the

southern tip of San Francisco Bay. In

addition to protecting the South Bay

habitat, the program also develops

nonpotable water supply for the Santa

Clara Valley, which can be used in place

of potable water for appropriate

purposes. Funding will come from loans

from the State Water Resources Control

Board and EPA, a grant from

Reclamation, and local funding. The

SBWRP would be implemented in two

phases: Phase I would consist of

installing facilities to supply up to 9,000

acre-feet/year of nonpotable water for

landscape irrigation, agriculture and

industrial uses. Phase II would consist

of installing facilities to supply an

additional up to 27,000 acre-feet/year

for either nonpotable or potable use.

The City completed a final EIR for the

SBWRP in November 1992 to comply

with the California Environmental

Quality Act. At that time, Reclamation

had not been involved and therefore no

federal requirement for compliance with

NEPA existed. The FEIS is based on this

final EIR. The EIR analyzed Phase I in

detail and analyzed Phase II

programmatically.

The proposed action (Phase I) is to

construct pump stations, storage tanks,

48.5 miles of 6 to 54-inch diameter

pipeline and appurtenant facilities in

the cities of San Jose, Santa Clara, and

Milpitas. There would also be minor

modifications of the existing San Jose/

Santa Clara Water Pollution Control

Plant to provide additional chlorination.

Alternatives to the proposed action

include:

• Pipeline Alignment Alternative, to

avoid construction of pipelines near

residences.

• Flow Allocation Alternative, which

would allocate most of the reclaimed

water for potable uses. The water would

be used for groundwater recharge,

mainly using percolation basins.

• Habitat Enhancement Alternative,

to also supply water to riparian

restoration areas along creeks and rivers

in the study area, as well as for potable

and other nonpotable purposes.

• No Action.

The draft environmental impact

statement (DEIS) was issued August 1,

1995. Responses to comments received

from interested organizations and

individuals on the DEIS are addressed

in the FEIS. No decision will be made

on the proposed action until 30 days

after the release of the FEIS. After the

30-day waiting 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.