[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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