[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 49 (Friday, March 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12502-12503]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6430]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Narrows Project, Sanpete County, Utah, INT-DES-98-10

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.


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ACTION: Notice of availability and notice of public hearings for draft 
environmental impact statement.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969, as amended, the Department of the Interior, Bureau 
of Reclamation, in cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service, Department 
of Agriculture, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of 
Defense, as cooperating agencies, has prepared a draft environmental 
impact statement (DEIS) on the proposed Narrows Project. The DEIS 
describes and presents the environmental effects of three alternatives, 
including no action, for developing a supplemental agricultural and 
municipal water supply for use in northern Sanpete County, Utah. This 
project has been proposed by the Sanpete Water Conservancy District and 
has submitted an application for a loan to construct the project under 
provisions of the Small Reclamation Projects Act. Public hearings will 
be held to receive comments from interested individuals and 
organizations on the environmental impacts of the proposal.

DATES: Written comments on the environmental impacts of the project 
should be received by Reclamation's Provo Area Office at the address 
below by May 12, 1998. Public hearings are scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on 
April 22, 1998, in Price, Utah and on April 23, 1998, in Mt. Pleasant, 
Utah.

ADDRESSES: The public hearings will be held at:

 Carbon County Courthouse, Commission Chambers, 120 East Main, 
Price, Utah
 Mt. Pleasant City Hall, 115 West Main, Mt. Pleasant, Utah

    Copies of the DEIS are available for inspection at, or may be 
requested from, the following address: Area Manager, Bureau of 
Reclamation, Attention: PRO-405, 302 East 1860 South, Provo, Utah 
84606; telephone (801) 370-1150 or 1167. See the Supplementary 
Information section for a list of libraries where copies of the DEIS 
are available for inspection. Further information and a summary of the 
DEIS are also available on the Internet at the following address: 
uc.usbr.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kerry Schwartz, Narrows Project EIS 
Coordinator, Provo Area Office; telephone: (801) 379-1167.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Organizations and individuals wishing to 
present statements at the hearings should write or call the Bureau of 
Reclamation at the Provo Area Office, listed in the Addresses section 
above. Requests should be received on or before the dates of the 
hearings. Speakers will be called on to present their comments in the 
order in which their requests are received. Requests to speak may also 
be made at each hearing; these speakers will be called after all those 
who made advance requests have spoken. Oral comments will be limited to 
5 minutes per individual. Speakers are also requested to provide a 
legible written copy of their remarks for the hearing record.

Inspection of DEIS

    In addition to copies of the DEIS being available at the Provo Area 
Office, the following public libraries have copies for public 
inspection:

Libraries

College of Eastern Utah, Price, Utah
Ephraim City Library
Gunnison City Library
Helper City Library
Manti City Library
Mt. Pleasant City Library
Price City Library
Southern Utah State University, Cedar City, Utah
Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Weber State University, Ogden, Utah
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah

    Dated: March 6, 1998.
Charles A. Calhoun,
Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 98-6430 Filed 3-12-98; 8:45 am]
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