[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 27 (Friday, February 9, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6285-6286]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-1774]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Red River Valley Water Supply Project, ND
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of Supplemental Draft Environmental
Impact Statement (SDEIS) and Announcement of Public Hearings.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation published a notice in the Federal
Register on December 30, 2005 (70 FR, 77425) informing the public of
the availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for
the Red River Valley Water Supply Project. We are now notifying the
public that Reclamation and the State of North Dakota have prepared a
Supplemental DEIS in response to public comment and new information. It
is now available for review and comment. The Supplemental DEIS provides
new information and additional analyses related to water supply needs,
water quality, Missouri River flow depletions, aquatic resources,
social-economics, and the risk of transfer of potentially invasive
species from the Missouri River into the Red River and Hudson Bay
basins from potential treatment or conveyance failures. Alternatives
considered in the 2005 DEIS have been revised, two have been eliminated
from consideration, and a federally-preferred alternative has been
identified in the Supplemental DEIS.
DATES: A 45-day public review period begins with the publication of
this notice and ends on March 26, 2007. All comments on the
Supplemental DEIS must be received by Reclamation on or before March
26, 2007 at the address provided below.
Four public hearings will be held:
February 27, 2007, 7 p.m., Bismarck, ND
February 28, 2007, 7 p.m., Fargo, ND
March 1, 2007, 7 p.m., Fort Yates, ND
March 2, 2007, 7 p.m., Fort Berthold (New Town), ND
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the Supplemental DEIS to: Red River Valley
Water Supply Project EIS, Bureau of Reclamation, Dakotas Area Office,
P.O. Box 1017, Bismarck, ND 58502.
Public Hearing Locations
Bismarck, ND, Best Western Doublewood Inn, 1400
Interchange Ave., 58501.
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Fargo, ND, Ramada Plaza Suites and Conference Center,
Brahms Room, 1635 42nd Street SW., 58103.
Fort Yates, ND, Prairie Knights Casino and Resort, 7932
Highway 24, 58538-9736.
New Town, ND, 4 Bears Casino and Lodge, Hidatsa/Arikara
Room, 202 Frontage Road, 58763.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Signe Snortland, telephone: (701)
250-4242 extension 3619, or FAX to (701) 250-4326. You may submit e-
mail comments to [email protected] or through the Red River Valley
Water Supply Project Web site at http://www.rrvwsp.com.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Supplemental DEIS is available for
public inspection at the following locations:
Iowa
Des Moines Public Library, 100 Locust Street, Des Moines,
IA.
Kansas
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 SW 10th
Street, Topeka, KS.
Minnesota
Breckenridge Public Library, 205 7th Street North,
Breckenridge, MN.
East Grand Forks Library, 422 4th Street Northwest, East
Grand Forks, MN.
Moorhead Public Library, 118 5th Street South, Moorhead,
MN.
Perham Public Library, 225 2nd Ave. NE, Perham, MN.
Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, PO Box 550, Red Lake,
MN.
St. Paul Public Library, 90 West 4th Street, St. Paul, MN.
Warroad City Library, 202 Main Ave. NW, Warroad, MN.
White Earth Reservation, 26246 Crane Road, White Earth,
MN.
Missouri
Kansas City Public Library, 14 West 10th Street, Kansas
City, MO
Missouri River Regional Library, 214 Adams Street,
Jefferson City, MO
Montana
Bureau of Reclamation, Great Plains Regional Office, 316
N. 26th Street, Billings, MT.
Nebraska
Lincoln City Libraries, 136 South 14th Street, Lincoln,
NE.
North Dakota
Alfred Dickey Public Library, 105 3rd Street SE,
Jamestown, ND.
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Turtle Mountain Agency, PO Box
60, Highway 5 West, Belcourt, ND.
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Fort Berthold Agency, 202 Main
Street, New Town, ND.
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Fort Totten Agency, PO Box 270 /
Main Street, Fort Totten, ND.
Bureau of Reclamation, Dakotas Area Office, 304 E.
Broadway Ave., Bismarck, ND.
Fargo Public Library, 102 3rd Street North, Fargo, ND.
Garrison Diversion Conservancy District, 401 Highway 281
NE, Carrington, ND.
Grand Forks Public Library, 2110 Library Circle, Grand
Forks, ND.
Leach Public Library, 417 2nd Ave. North, Wahpeton, ND.
North Dakota State Library, 603 East Blvd. Ave., Bismarck,
ND.
Standing Rock Administrative Service Center, Bldg.
1, North Standing Rock Avenue, Fort Yates, ND.
West Fargo Public Library, 109 3rd Street East, West
Fargo, ND.
South Dakota
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Sisseton Agency, Veterans
Memorial D, Agency Village, SD.
South Dakota State Library, 800 Governors Drive, Pierre,
SD.
Province of Manitoba
Millennium Library, 251, Donald Street, Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada.
Province of Ontario
Kenora Branch Library, 24 Main Street South, Kenora,
Ontario, Canada.
Our practice is to make comments, including names, home addresses, home
phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of respondents, available for
public review. Individual respondents may request that we withhold
their names and/or home addresses, etc., but if you wish us to consider
withholding this information you must state this prominently at the
beginning of your comments. In addition you must present a rationale
for withholding this information. The rationale must demonstrate that
the disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
privacy. Unsupported assertions will not meet this burden. In the
absence of exceptional, documentable circumstances, this information
will be released. We will always make submissions for organizations or
businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, available
for public inspection in their entirety.
Dated: January 8, 2007.
Michael J. Ryan,
Regional Director, Great Plains Region.
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