[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 115 (Thursday, June 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 30111]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-15007]



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UTAH RECLAMATION MITIGATION AND CONSERVATION COMMISSION


Provo River Restoration Project

AGENCIES: The Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission 
(Commission) and the Department of the Interior (Department).

ACTION: Notice of availability of the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement (DEIS).

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969, as amended, the Commission and the Department have 
issued a joint Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the 
Provo River Restoration Project (PRRP). The DEIS analyzes alternatives 
and impacts associated with measures to restore and improve the fish 
habitat, riparian habitat, and natural functioning of the Provo River 
between Jordanelle Dam and Deer Creek Reservoir, Wasatch County, Utah. 
These measures are required by the 1988 Aquatic Mitigation Plan for the 
Strawberry Aqueduct and Collection System (SACS) of the Bonneville Unit 
of CUP as partial mitigation for past impacts of the CUP to this and 
other reaches of the Provo River and to other streams within the 
Bonneville Unit area. The Central Utah Project Completion Act (CUPCA) 
also authorizes additional fish habitat improvements, riparian habitat 
rehabilitation, and recreational facilities on the Provo River. The 
Provo River Restoration Project plan presents three action alternatives 
which meet, to a greater or lesser degree depending on the alternative 
selected, the Commission's habitat restoration and improvement 
mitigation and conservation responsibilities associated with the Provo 
River corridor in Heber Valley.
    Public participation has occurred throughout the EIS process. A 
Notice of Intent was filed in the Federal Register in December 1992. 
Since that time, open houses, public meetings, and mail-outs have been 
conducted to solicit comments and ideas. Any comments received 
throughout the process have been considered.

DATES: Written comments on the DEIS must be submitted or postmarked no 
later than August 13, 1996. Comments on the DEIS may also be presented 
verbally or submitted in writing at the public hearings to be held at 
the following times and locations:
     6:00 p.m., July 16, 1996; Wasatch County Middle School, 
800 South 200 East, Heber City, Utah
     6:30 p.m., July 17, 1996; Salt Lake County Commission 
Chambers, 2001 South State, Salt Lake City, Utah
    The public hearings are being held to address two separate actions: 
(1) The Wasatch County Water Efficiency Project and Daniel Replacement 
Project, and (2) the Provo River Restoration Project. Each action 
should be addressed separately. Testimony may be given on each of the 
two actions but should be made and identified as two separate 
presentations. In order to be included as part of the hearing record, 
written testimony must be submitted at the time of the hearing. Verbal 
testimony will be limited to 5 minutes for each DEIS. Those wishing to 
give testimony at a hearing should submit a registration form, included 
at the end of the DEIS, to the address listed below by July 15, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the DEIS should be addressed to: Michael C. 
Weland, Executive Director, Utah Reclamation Mitigation and 
Conservation Commission, 355 West 1300 South, Orem, Utah 84058.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Additional copies of the DEIS, copies of the 
resources technical reports, or information on matters related to this 
notice can be obtained on request from: Ms. Nancy Hardman, Central Utah 
Water Conservancy District, 355 West 1300 South, Orem, Utah 84058, 
Telephone: (801) 226-7187, Fax: (801) 226-7150.
    Copies are also available for inspection at:

Central Utah Water Conservancy District, 355 West 1300 South, Orem, 
Utah 84058.
Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission, 111 East 
Broadway, Suite 310, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111.
Department of the Interior, Natural Resource Library, Serials Branch, 
18th and C Streets, NW, Washington, D.C. 20240.
Department of the Interior, Central Utah Project Completion Act Office, 
302 East 1860 South, Provo, Utah 84606.

    Dated: June 10, 1996.
Michael C. Weland,
Executive Director, Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation 
Commission.
[FR Doc. 96-15007 Filed 6-12-96; 8:45 am]
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