[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 6, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 925]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-172]


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UTAH RECLAMATION MITIGATION AND CONSERVATION COMMISSION


Notice of Availability of the Decision Notice and Finding of No 
Significant Impact for the Construction of the Diamond Fork Campground; 
Utah County, Utah

AGENCY: The Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission 
(Mitigation Commission) and the Spanish Fork Ranger District of the 
Uinta National Forest, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the decision notice and finding of no 
significant impact.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) issued a Final 
Environmental Impact Statement in 1984 and a Final Supplement to the 
Final Environmental Impact Statement in 1990 for the Diamond Fork 
System recommending, among other things, construction of recreation 
facilities in Diamond Fork Canyon to mitigate for camping facilities 
impacted by the construction of the Central Utah Project and to provide 
recreational opportunities for growing populations along the Wasatch 
Front. The Spanish Fork Ranger District of the Uinta National Forest 
and the Mitigation Commission released an Environmental Assessment 
dated February 23, 1997. It describes environmental effects of a 
proposal to redesign and upgrade the existing Diamond and Palmyra 
campgrounds in an effort to complete these recommendations. Based on 
public and agency input, the Spanish Fork Ranger District and the 
Mitigation Commission released a revised EA dated September 28, 1998, 
to incorporate a new alternative that responded to concerns raised. The 
new proposal rehabilitates the existing Diamond and Palmyra 
campgrounds, yet reduces the capacity by approximately 33 percent. 
Individual campsites and loops within the 100-year flood plain will be 
moved to a higher terrace to protect riparian vegetation and facilitate 
future stream restoration efforts. Group-site facilities will be closed 
and reconstructed in a more suitable location that will be analyzed 
under a separate action. Sections of the campground impacting wild 
turkey roosting habitat will be closed and reclaimed.
    These changes represent a significant change from the previous 
proposal where the campground capacity would have been increased by 
approximately 46 percent. This change reduces impacts on riparian 
vegetation and minimizes potential impacts on future stream restoration 
efforts, which were the two primary concerns raised by agencies and the 
public during initial release of the EA.
    Six alternatives were considered and analyzed in the September 28, 
1998 EA. The Spanish Fork Ranger District and the Mitigation Commission 
selected Alternative G, the Proposed Action, for implementation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the Decision Notice and 
Finding of No Significant Impact can be obtained at the address and 
telephone number below: Richard Mingo, Natural Resource Specialist, 
Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission, 102 West 500 
South, Suite 315, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, Telephone: (801) 524-3146.

    Dated: December 21, 1998.
Michael C. Weland,
Acting Executive Director, Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation 
Commission.
[FR Doc. 99-172 Filed 1-5-99; 8:45 am]
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