[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 64 (Friday, April 3, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 16568]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8748]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Assistant Secretary--Water and Science
[DES 98-13]


Central Utah Project Completion Act; Spanish Fork Canyon-Nephi 
Irrigation System, Bonneville Unit, Central Utah Project

AGENCIES: The Department of the Interior (Department); the Central Utah 
Water Conservancy District (CUWCD); and the Utah Reclamation Mitigation 
and Conservation Commission (Mitigation Commission).

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

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the Department, the CUWCD, and 
the Mitigation Commission have issued a Draft EIS for the Spanish Fork 
Canyon-Nephi Irrigation System (SFN System). The Draft EIS analyzes 
alternatives and impacts associated with construction, operation, and 
delivery of water for irrigation and municipal and industrial (M&I) 
uses in southern Utah County and irrigation uses in eastern Juab 
County. The Draft EIS also discusses proposed changes in the operation 
of the partially constructed Diamond Fork System. The two systems are 
interdependent in layout and operation. Since NEPA was completed on the 
Diamond Fork System in 1990, the operation and components of the 
Diamond Fork System have changed slightly.
    With the filing of this Draft EIS, related draft technical reports 
are incorporated into the Draft EIS by reference and are available for 
review. These reports provide detailed information in support of the 
Draft EIS. Also available for review, although not part of the Draft 
EIS, is the draft supplement to the 1988 Bonneville Unit Definite Plan 
Report (Draft DPR Supplement) and associated appendices. The Draft DPR 
Supplement and appendices are prepared pursuant to the Central Utah 
Project Completion Act and present the completion plan for the 
Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project.
    Public participation has occurred throughout the Draft EIS process. 
A Notice of Intent was filed in the Federal Register on December 31, 
1992. Since that time, scoping meetings, open houses, public meetings, 
tours, and mailouts have been conducted to solicit comments and ideas. 
Any comments received throughout the process have been considered.

DATES: Written comments on the Draft EIS must be submitted or 
postmarked no later than June 15, 1998. Comments on the Draft EIS may 
also be presented verbally or submitted in writing at the public 
hearings to be held at the following times and locations:

 May 11, 1998 6:30 p.m., Salt Lake County Commission Chambers, 
2001 South State Street, Room N1100, Salt Lake City, Utah.
 May 12, 1998 6:30 p.m., Santaquin City Seniors Center, 65 West 
100 South, Santaquin, Utah.

    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. Those wishing to give testimony 
at a hearing should submit a registration form, included at the end of 
the Draft EIS, to the address listed below by May 8, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the Draft EIS should be addressed to: Sheldon 
Talbot, Project Manager, Central Utah Water Conservancy District, 355 
West University Parkway, Orem, Utah 84058

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional copies of the Draft EIS 
or for information on matters related to this notice please contact: 
Ms. Nancy Hardman, Central Utah Water Conservancy District, 355 West 
University Parkway, Orem, Utah 84058, Telephone: (801) 226-7187, Fax: 
(801) 226-7150.
    Copies of the Draft DEIS are available for review at:

Central Utah Water Conservancy District, 355 West University Parkway, 
Orem, Utah 84058.
Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission, 102 West 500 
South, Suite 315, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101.
Department of the Interior, Natural Resource Library, Serials Branch, 
18th and C Streets, NW, Washington, DC 20240.
Department of the Interior, Central Utah Project Completion Act Office, 
302 East 1860 South, Provo, Utah 84606.

    Copies of the Draft EIS technical reports and Draft DPR Supplement 
and appendices are available for review at:

Central Utah Water Conservancy District, 355 West University Parkway, 
Orem, Utah 84058.
Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission, 102 West 500 
South, Suite 315, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101.
Department of the Interior, Central Utah Project Completion Act Office, 
302 East 1860 South, Provo, Utah 84606.

    Dated: March 31, 1998.
Ronald Johnston,
CUPCA Program Director, Department of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 98-8748 Filed 4-2-98; 8:45 am]
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