Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/12/23/2013-30497/flood-control-regulations-marshall-ford-dam-mansfield-dam-and-lake-travis-colorado-river-texas
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Federal Register :: Flood Control Regulations, Marshall Ford Dam (Mansfield Dam and Lake Travis), Colorado River, Texas
A Proposed Rule by the Engineers Corps on 12/23/2013
78 FR 77397
33 CFR 208
2013-30497
COE-2013-0013
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:Start Printed Page 77398
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 208
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You may submit comments, identified by docket number COE-2013-0013, by any of the following methods:
Email: sandy.l.gore@usace.army.mil. Include the docket number, COE-2013-0013, in the subject line of the message.
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Sandy Gore at 202-761-5237 or by email at sandy.l.gore@usace.army.mil.
The purpose of this action is to amend the regulations to reflect changes in ownership and responsibilities of flood control management of Marshall Ford Dam (Mansfield Dam and Lake Travis) by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) and to clarify that the published water control plan has been superseded. Specifically, the objective is to amend 33 CFR 208 to indicate:
(A) A change in project ownership. This will require revision of 33 CFR 208.11(e) List of Projects, which currently indicates USBR as the project owner, and 33 CFR 208.19, which references the Secretary of the Interior and the Bureau of Reclamation as the responsible party for operating Marshall Ford Dam in the interest of flood control above elevation 714.
(B) Revision of the Marshall Ford Dam (Mansfield Dam and Lake Travis) water control plan in 2012.
(C) USACE intention to henceforth forego publication of the Marshall Ford Dam (Mansfield Dam and Lake Travis) water control plan in the Federal Register.
(D) USACE and LCRA as sources for obtaining information regarding the most recently approved and therefore currently the effective water control plan.
Mansfield Dam was funded, planned, and built by the United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) from February 1937 through September 1940. The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) acquired the land for the project and paid for the majority of the costs related to the hydroelectric power facilities. The USBR was the project owner while LCRA was repaying the federal government contribution to the project. LCRA completed repayment in May 1997, and the USBR relinquished all rights and obligations to the project. USBR has formally requested USACE revise the water control manual (of which the water control plan is an integral part) and any other regulatory documents accordingly.
As a result of Section 7 of the Flood Control Act of 1944, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is responsible for prescribing a formal water control plan for regulation of the Lake Travis storage space allocated for flood control (elevation 681.0 to elevation 714.0). As per ER 1110-2-241, Use of Storage Allocated for Flood Control and Navigation at Non-Corps Projects (24 May 1990), paragraph 6.d.—Water Control Plan and Manual, the Corps of Engineers is responsible for developing the formal flood control regulation/water control plan, documenting the plan in a water control manual, and furnishing a copy of the manual to the project owner. A water control plan for Lake Travis was published in the Federal Register (33 CFR 208.19) in May of 1951. Subsequently, 33 CFR part 208 was amended in April 1976, and again in April 1979, by revising Section 208.19 to reflect revision of the water control plan. Each of these three respective water control plans, and Section 208.11, identifies the U.S. Department of the Interior and/or the USBR as stakeholders in the project.
In 2012, based on results of a recent study, USACE—Fort Worth District and LCRA finalized a jointly supported revision of the water control plan for Lake Travis. There being no requirement for publication of the water control plan in the Federal Register, USACE plans to henceforth forego doing so. Also in 2012, USACE—Fort Worth District and LCRA agreed on a formal Letter of Understanding (LOU) and a Water Control Agreement (WCA) in accordance with ER 1110-2-241, Use of Storage Allocated for Flood Control and Navigation at Non-Corps Projects (24 May 1990). LCRA has agreed to sign the LOU and the WCA, and adopt the new water control plan, upon amendment of the CFR to indicate the last published water control plan (April 1979) has been superseded.
In compliance with the principles in the President's memorandum of June 1, 1998, (63 FR 31855) regarding plain language, this preamble is written using plain language. The use of “we” in this notice refers to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. We have also used the active voice, short sentences, and common everyday terms except for necessary technical terms.
This action does not impose any new information collection burden under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. This proposed rule adjusts our civil penalty amounts to comply with the requirements of the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended. Therefore, this action is not subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act.
For purposes of assessing the impacts of this proposed rule on small entities, a small entity is defined as: (1) A small business based on Small Business Administration size standards; (2) a small governmental jurisdiction that is a government of a city, county, town, school district, or special district with a population of less than 50,000; or (3) a small organization that is any not-for-profit enterprise which is independently owned and operated and is not dominant in its field.
After considering the economic impacts of this proposed rule on small entities, we believe that this action will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. The proposed rule is consistent with current agency practice, does not impose new substantive requirements, Start Printed Page 77399and therefore would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
For the reasons set out in the preamble, the Corps proposes to amend 33 CFR part 208 as follows:
2. Amend § 208.11(e) as follows:
a. Revise the entry for Marshall Ford Dam and Reservoir on the “List of Projects” table; and
b. Revise footnote 4.
Project name 1 (1)
Stream 1 (4)
Project purpose 2 (5)
Storage 1000 AF (6)
Authorizing legis. 3 (11)
Proj. owner 4 (12)
Marshall Ford Dam & Res TX Travis Colorado R F NEIM 779.8 810.5 714.0 681.0 681.0 618.0 29060 18955 18955 8050 PL 73-392 PL 78-534 LCRA.
1 Cr—Creek; CS—Control Structure; Div—Diversion; DS—Drainage Structure; FG—Floodgate; Fk—Fork; GIWW—Gulf Intercoastal Waterway; Lk—Lake; L&D—Lock & Dam; PS—Pump Station; R—River; Res—Reservoir.
2 F—Flood Control; N—Navigation; P—Corps Hydropower; E—Non Corps Hydropower; I—Irrigation; M—Municipal and/or Industrial Water Supply; C—Fish and Wildlife Conservation; A—Low Flow Augmentation or Pollution Abatement; R—Recreation; Q—Water Quality or Silt Control.
3 FCA—Flood Control Act; FERC—Federal Energy Regulatory Comm; HD—House Document; PL—Public Law; PW—Public Works; RHA—River & Harbor Act; SD—Senate Document; WSA—Water Supply Act.
4 Appl Pwr—Appalachian Power; Chln PUD—Chelan Cnty PUD 1; CLPC—CT Light & Power Co; Dgls PUD—Douglas Cnty PUD 1; DWR—Department of Water Resources; EB-MUD—East Bay Municipal Utility Dist; GRD—Grand River Dam Auth; Grnt PUD—Grant Cnty PUD 2; Hnbl—city of Hannibal; LCRA—Lower Colorado River Authority; M&T Irr—Modesto & Turlock Irr; Mrcd Irr—Merced Irr; NEPC—New England Power Co; Pgnt P&L—Pugent Sound Power & Light; Ptmc Comm—Upper Potomac R Comm; Rclm B—Reclamation Board; Rkfd—city of Rockford; Sttl—city of Seattle; Tac—City of Tacoma; Vale USBR—50% Vale Irr 50% USBR; WF&CWID—City of Wichita Falls and Wichita Cnty Water Improvement District No. 2; WMEC—Western MA Electric Co; YCWA—Yuba City Water Auth; Yolo FC&W—Yolo Flood Control & Water Conserv Dist.
3. Revise § 208.19 to read as follows:
§ 208.19
Chief of Engineering and Construction, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
[FR Doc. 2013-30497 Filed 12-20-13; 8:45 am]