36738 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 141 / Friday, July 24, 2009 / Notices 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. 

Caryn Huntt DeCarlo, Bureau of 

Reclamation at the phone number or 

e-mail address above. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Since 

1882, diversions from the Walker River, 

primarily for irrigated agriculture, have 

resulted in a steadily declining surface 

elevation of Walker Lake with a current 

net decrease of 150 feet. The decrease 

has resulted in negative impacts to 

water quality and lake ecology and 

congressional legislation has been 

passed to address the concerns. Section 

2507 of Public Law 107–171 (Desert 

Terminal Lakes Program) appropriated 

funds to provide water to at-risk natural 

desert terminal lakes. Subsequent 

legislation in 2003 specified that the 

funding was to be used ‘‘only for the 

Pyramid, Summit, and Walker Lakes in 

the State of Nevada.’’ Additional 

legislation in 2006, Public Law 109–103, 

Title II, Section 208(a) allocated $70 

million to be provided by Reclamation 

to the University of Nevada for 

acquisition, from willing sellers, for 

land, water appurtenant to the land, and 

related interests in the Walker River 

Basin, Nevada. The goal of the 

Acquisition Program is to acquire water 

rights sufficient to increase the longterm average annual inflow to Walker 

Lake by 50,000 acre-feet. 

The Draft EIS considers the direct, 

indirect, and cumulative effects on the 

physical, natural, and human 

environment that may result from the 

Acquisition Program. The Draft EIS 

addresses potentially significant 

environmental issues. Three acquisition 

alternatives as well as the no action 

alternative are addressed. 

Copies of the Draft EIS are available 

for public review at the following 

locations: 

• Bureau of Reclamation, Denver 

Office Library, Building 67, Room 167, 

Denver Federal Center, 6th and Kipling, 

Denver, CO 80225 

• Natural Resources Library, U.S. 

Department of the Interior, 1849 C 

Street, NW., Main Interior Building, 

Washington, DC 20240–0001; 

• Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific 

Regional Office Library, 2800 Cottage 

Way, W–1825, Sacramento, CA 95825– 

1898; 

• Bureau of Reclamation, Lahontan 

Basin Area Office, 705 N Plaza, Room 

320, NV 89701; 

• Lyon County Library—Smith 

Valley, 32 Day Lane, Smith Valley, NV 

89444–0156; 

• Lyon County Library—Yerington, 

20 Nevin Way, Yerington, NV 89447; 

• Mineral County Library— 

Hawthorne, P.O. Box 1390, Hawthorne, 

NV 89415; 

• Walker River Paiute Tribe—P.O. 

Box 220, Schurz, NV 89427; 

• Yerington Paiute Tribe—171 

Campbell Lane, Yerington, NV 89447. 

If special assistance is required at the 

public meetings, please contact Caryn 

Huntt DeCarlo at 775–884–8352 no less 

than five working days before the 

meeting to allow Reclamation to secure 

the needed services. If a request cannot 

be honored, the requestor will be 

notified. 

Before including your name, address, 

phone number, e-mail address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Dated: February 27, 2009. 

Richard M. Johnson, 

Acting Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region. 

Editorial Note: This document was 

received in the Office of the Federal Register 

on July 21, 2009. 

[FR Doc. E9–17675 Filed 7–23–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLIDI01000–L71220000–PH0000– 

LVTF80230000; DDG–07–0010] 

Notice of Availability of the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Three Rivers Stone Quarry 

Expansion 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and 

the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA, 43 

U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM), Challis Field 

Office, announces the availability of the 

Three Rivers Stone Quarry Expansion 

Final Environmental Impact Statement 

(FEIS). The FEIS addresses a proposal 

submitted by L&W Stone Corporation to 

amend the existing Plan of Operations 

to allow for expansion of its existing 

building stone quarry. 

DATES: The FEIS is available for 30 days 

following publication of the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Notice of Availability (NOA) in the 

Federal Register. The Record of 

Decision (ROD) will not be approved by 

the BLM for at least 30 days following 

publication of the NOA for the FEIS by 

the Environmental Protection Agency. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the FEIS are 

available upon request from the BLM 

Idaho Falls District Office, 1405 

Hollipark Drive, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 

83401, phone 208–524–7530. You may 

request either a paper or an electronic 

(CD) copy. A copy of the FEIS is also 

available on the Internet at http:// 

www.blm.gov/id/st/en/fo/challis/nepa/ 

Three_Rivers.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles Horsburgh, Project Manager, 

BLM Idaho Falls District, 1405 

Hollipark Drive, Idaho Falls, Idaho 

83401, phone 208–524–7530, or fax 

208–524–7505. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: L&W 

Stone Corporation mines locatable 

flagstone on public lands administered 

by the BLM’s Challis Field Office in 

Custer County, Idaho. L&W Stone 

submitted an Amended Plan of 

Operations for its quarry under the 43 

CFR 3809 Regulations in December 

2002. The BLM completed an 

Environmental Assessment (EA) 

regarding the Amended Plan of 

Operations, signed a Finding of No 

Significant Impact (FONSI) in July 2004, 

and approved the project. As a result of 

a lawsuit that was filed objecting to that 

approval, the BLM was ordered by a 

Federal judge to prepare an EIS for the 

Amended Plan of Operations. 

A Notice of Intent to Prepare the EIS 

was published in the Federal Register 

on October 21, 2005, inviting comments 

on the scope of the EIS, concerns, 

issues, and proposed alternatives. 

Public scoping meetings were held 

during the 45-day public comment 

period in Challis, Idaho, on November 

16, 2005, and in Boise, Idaho, on 

November 17, 2005. 

The Draft EIS was released for public 

review on December 14, 2007. Public 

meetings were held during the 45-day 

public comment period in Boise, Idaho, 

on January 16, 2008, and in Challis, 

Idaho, on January 17, 2008. A total of 13 

written comments were received during 

this process. All comments were 

analyzed and appropriate changes or 

clarifications were incorporated into the 

FEIS. The comments and responses are 

appended to the FEIS. 

The BLM will prepare a Record of 

Decision (ROD) for the proposed project 

no earlier than 30 days following the 

publication of the NOA by the 

Environmental Protection Agency. 

Public comments will be accepted on 

the FEIS and will be considered as part 


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of the BLM decision making process. 

However, the BLM will not formally 

respond to the comments. 

The BLM asks that those submitting 

comments make them as specific as 

possible with reference to page numbers 

and chapters in the FEIS. 

Public comments, including the 

names and mailing addresses of 

respondents, will be available for public 

review at the Idaho Falls District Office 

in Idaho Falls, Idaho, during regular 

business hours from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

holidays. Individual respondents may 

request confidentiality. Before including 

your address, phone number, e-mail 

address, or other personal identifying 

information in your comments, you 

should be aware that your entire 

comment—including your personal 

identifying information—may be made 

publicly available at any time. While 

you may ask us in your comments to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. All submissions from 

organizations and businesses, and from 

individuals identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, will be 

available for public inspection in their 

entirety. 

David Rosenkrance, 

BLM Challis Field Manager. 

[FR Doc. E9–17677 Filed 7–23–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–GG–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Modification/Removal of the Canal 

Diversion Dam in Cuyahoga Valley 

National Park, OH 

AGENCY: National Park Service, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for the 

Modification/Removal of the Canal 

Diversion Dam in Cuyahoga Valley 

National Park, Ohio. 

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

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)), the 

National Park Service (NPS) is 

announcing its intent to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for the modification/removal of the 

Canal Diversion Dam in Cuyahoga 

Valley National Park, Ohio. The Canal 

Diversion Dam on the Cuyahoga River is 

owned by the Ohio Department of 

Natural Resources (ODNR). The NPS 

will be the lead Federal Agency for 

preparation of the EIS, and ODNR and 

the Ohio Environmental Protection 

Agency (OEPA) will be cooperating 

agencies. The Canal Diversion Dam 

(alternatively known as the Brecksville 

Dam, Station Road Dam, SR82 Dam, or 

SUM–3253–1) on the Cuyahoga River is 

183 feet long, nearly 8 feet high, and 

feeds water into the Ohio and Erie Canal 

that then drains north through 

Cuyahoga Valley National Park and into 

Cleveland Metropark’s Ohio and Erie 

Canal Reservation. The watered portion 

of the canal and its historic features are 

a National Historic Landmark. 

The OEPA has concluded that the 

dam negatively impacts water quality 

and interrupts aquatic communities by 

restricting fish passage. The NPS has 

concluded that maintaining water in the 

canal is also critical because of the 

important natural, cultural, and 

educational values associated with the 

watered portion of the canal. 

Alternatives that seek to improve river 

water quality and habitat values while 

maintaining a watered canal segment 

are being evaluated. 

DATES: To determine the scope of issues 

to be addressed in the EIS and to 

identify significant issues related to the 

modification/removal of the Canal 

Diversion Dam, the NPS and 

cooperating agencies will conduct a 

public scoping meeting in the area of 

Cuyahoga Valley National Park. 

Representatives of the NPS and the 

cooperating agencies will be available to 

discuss issues, resource concerns, and 

the planning process at the public 

meeting. When the public scoping 

meeting has been scheduled, its 

location, date, and time will be 

published in local media and on the 

NPS Web site listed below. 

ADDRESSES: Information will be 

available for public review and 

comment, either in person or by written 

request, at the headquarters for 

Cuyahoga Valley National Park located 

at 15610 Vaughn Road, Brecksville, 

Ohio 44141; telephone 216–524–1497. 

Information will be available at the NPS 

Planning, Environment and Public 

Comment (PEPC) Web site at http:// 

parkplanning.nps.gov/cuva. Information 

will also be available from the OEPA, 

2110 East Aurora Road, Twinsburg, 

Ohio 44087. 

To facilitate sound analysis of 

environmental impacts, the NPS and 

cooperating agencies are gathering 

information necessary for the 

preparation of the EIS. Suggestions on 

environmental issues to be analyzed and 

additional alternatives to consider are 

being sought from other Agencies, 

Tribes, organizations, and the public. 

Comments and participation in this 

scoping process are invited and 

encouraged. If you wish to comment on 

the scoping materials or on any other 

issues associated with the EIS, you may 

submit your comments by any one of 

several methods. You may submit your 

comments online through the PEPC Web 

site: Click on the link titled 

‘‘Modification/removal of Canal 

Diversion Dam on the Cuyahoga River at 

Station Road/SR82.’’ You may also mail 

comments to the OEPA at the address 

given above. To aid in the scoping 

process, comments should be received 

within 45 days of the beginning of the 

public comment period. 

Interested Agencies and organizations 

are also invited to arrange meetings to 

provide input directly. Such meetings 

can be arranged by contacting the OEPA 

at the address and telephone above. 

Before including your address, 

telephone number, e-mail address, or 

other personal identifying information 

in your comments, you should be aware 

that your entire comment (including 

your personal identifying information) 

may be made publicly available at any 

time. While you can ask us in your 

comments to withhold your personal 

identifying information from public 

review, we cannot guarantee that we 

will be able to do so. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information concerning the scope of the 

EIS and to arrange Agency meetings, 

requests should be directed to: William 

J. Zawiski, Environmental Scientist, 

Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, 

2110 East Aurora Road, Twinsburg, 

Ohio 44087; e-mail: 

bill.zawiski@epa.state.oh.us; telephone 

330–963–1134. Information can also be 

obtained from the Project Contact, Meg 

Plona, Biologist, Cuyahoga Valley 

National Park, telephone 330–342–0764, 

extension 2. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Cuyahoga River upstream of the dam 

does not meet aquatic community goals 

set forth in Ohio’s Water Quality 

Standards. The Lower Cuyahoga River 

Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) 

report, as well as previous OEPA water 

quality surveys, has indicated that a 

cause of nonattainment of the standards 

is the dam. The TMDL report 

recommends that the Canal Diversion 

Dam be modified or removed to restore 

water quality in the Cuyahoga River 

upstream of the structure. Public and 

stakeholder scoping regarding 

modification or removal of the dam was 

initiated by the OEPA in August 2002, 

and included public meetings August 


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