[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 193 (Thursday, October 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58469-58470]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-20051]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Safety Modifications for Folsom Dam and Appurtenant Structures 
(Folsom Safety of Dams Project)-- Sacramento, El Dorado, and Placer 
Counties, CA

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS) and notice of public scoping meetings.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) 
intends to prepare an EIS for the implementation of the safety 
modifications for Folsom Dam and Appurtenant Structures (Folsom Safety 
of Dams Project). Reclamation seeks to improve public safety by 
modifying Folsom Facilities and its appurtenant structures (Folsom 
Facilities) to mitigate issues identified in previous and ongoing 
safety evaluations. Studies are being conducted by Reclamation to 
identify alternatives (modifications) to address these conditions.
    Engineering, Economic, and Environmental studies are being 
conducted to help determine reasonable design alternatives. Information 
gathered from the EIS process will be used in conjunction with 
engineering and economic principles to determine preferred 
alternatives.

DATES: Reclamation will seek public input on alternatives, concerns, 
and issues to be addressed in the EIS through scoping meetings on 
Tuesday, November 1 and Thursday, November 3, 2005, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. 
in Folsom, California.

ADDRESSES: The public scoping meetings will be held at the Folsom 
Community Center, 52 Natoma Street in Folsom, California 95630.
    Send written comments on the scope of alternatives and impacts to 
be considered to Mr. Shawn Oliver at the address below, no later than 2 
weeks after the second scheduled public scoping meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Shawn Oliver, Bureau of 
Reclamation, 7794 Folsom Dam Road, Folsom, California 95630; telephone 
number (916) 989-7256; e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Reclamation seeks to mitigate potential 
safety issues identified in previous and ongoing studies for the Folsom 
Dam complex, including Main Folsom Dam,

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the two wing dams, Mormon Island Auxiliary Dam, and the eight dikes. 
Retrofitting and increasing the flood control capacity of the Folsom 
Dam and its appurtenant structures are currently being studied. 
Locating and extracting adequate borrow materials for embankment 
modifications will be a major component of the project. Reclamation has 
determined that an EIS is warranted to examine the potential impacts 
for implementation of the Folsom CAS Project on the natural and human 
environment.
    Potential Modification Alternatives to the Folsom Dam and 
appurtenant structures are being identified to reduce risks associated 
with:
    1. Major Flood Events
    2. Earthquakes
    3. Seepage and Piping through Embankments
    Folsom Dam and Embankment Hydrologic Alternatives include, but are 
not limited to:
    1. Embankment Raise Options
    2. Auxiliary Spillway on the Left Abutment Options
    Folsom Dam and Embankment Seismic and Static Alternatives include, 
but are not limited to:
    1. Mormon Island Auxiliary Dam Seismic Alternatives
    2. Concrete Dam Seismic Options
    3. Folsom Dam and Embankment Static Alternatives
    If special assistance is required at the scoping meetings, please 
contact Mr. Shawn Oliver, Bureau of Reclamation, at (916) 989-7256. 
Please notify Mr. Oliver as far in advance of the meetings as possible 
to enable Reclamation to secure the needed services. If a request 
cannot be honored, the requestor will be notified.
    Reclamation's policy is to make comments, including names and home 
addresses of respondents, available for public review. Individual 
respondents may request that we withhold their name and/or home address 
from public disclosure, which Reclamation will honor to the extent 
allowable by law. If you wish us to withhold your name and/or address, 
you must state this prominently at the beginning of your comment. 
Reclamation will make all submissions from organizations or businesses, 
and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or 
officials of organizations or businesses, available for public 
disclosure in their entirety.

    Dated: August 25, 2005.
Michael Nepstad,
Deputy Regional Environmental Officer, Mid-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 05-20051 Filed 10-5-05; 8:45 am]
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