[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 145 (Monday, July 28, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 43785]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-17229]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


American Basin Fish Screen and Habitat Improvement Project

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the Final Environmental Impact 
Statement/Environmental Impact Report (Final EIS/EIR).

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), the National 
Environmental Policy Act Federal lead agency, and the California 
Department of Fish and Game (DFG), the California Environmental Quality 
Act State lead agency have prepared a Final EIS/EIR for the American 
Basin Fish Screen and Habitat Improvement Project (Project). The 
Project is located in northwestern Sacramento County and southern 
Sutter County. The Project modifies the Natomas Mutual Water Company's 
water diversion from the Sacramento River and distribution system, 
thereby avoiding and minimizing potentially adverse affects to fish, 
particularly juvenile anadromous fish.
    The Notice of Availability of the Draft EIS/EIR was published in 
the Federal Register on March 3, 2008 (Volume 73, No. 42). The written 
comment period on the Draft EIS/EIR ended May 2, 2008. The Final EIS/
EIR contains responses to all comments received and any additional 
information received during the review period.

DATES: After the 30-day circulation of the Final EIS/EIR, Reclamation 
will prepare a Record of Decision (ROD). The ROD will state the 
decision and will identify and discuss relevant factors considered in 
the decision.

ADDRESSES: A compact disc or copy of the Final EIS/EIR may be requested 
from Mr. Brad Hubbard, by writing to the Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 
Cottage Way, MP-400, Sacramento, CA 95825; by calling 916-978-5204; or 
by e-mailing [email protected]. The Final EIS/EIR is also accessible 
from the following Web site: http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_projdetails.cfm?Project_ID=783. See the Supplementary Information 
section for locations where copies of the Final EIS/EIR are available 
for public review.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Brad Hubbard, Bureau of 
Reclamation, at 916-978-5204; or Mr. James Navicky, Environmental 
Scientist, California Department of Fish and Game, at 916-358-2926.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft EIS/EIR evaluated impacts related 
to constructing and operating one or two positive-barrier fish screen 
diversion facilities; decommissioning and removing the Verona Diversion 
Dam and lift pumps; removing five pumping plants and one small private 
diversion; and modifying the distribution system. The Draft EIS/EIR 
documented the direct, indirect, and cumulative effects to the 
physical, natural, and socioeconomic environment that may result from 
implementation of one of the alternatives. Copies of the Final EIS/EIR 
are available for public review at the following locations:
     Bureau of Reclamation, Denver Office Library, Building 67, 
Room 167, Denver Federal Center, 6th and Kipling, Denver, Colorado 
80225; telephone: 303-445-2072.
     Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region, Regional 
Library, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, California 95825; telephone: 
916-978-5100.
     Natural Resources Library, U.S. Department of the 
Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., Main Interior Building, Washington, DC 
20240-0001.
     California Department of Fish and Game, North Central 
Region, 1701 Nimbus Road, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670; telephone: 916-358-
2900.
     Natomas Mutual Water Company, 2601 West Elkhorn Boulevard, 
Rio Linda, CA 95673; telephone: 916-419-5936.
    Before including your name, address, phone number, e-mail address, 
or other personal identifying information in any correspondence, you 
should be aware that your entire correspondence--including your 
personal identifying information--may be made publicly available at any 
time. While you can ask us in your correspondence to withhold your 
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so.

    Dated: July 3, 2008.
John F. Davis,
Deputy Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region.
 [FR Doc. E8-17229 Filed 7-25-08; 8:45 am]
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