[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 19, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3157-3158]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1004]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Joint Operations Center Relocation Project, Sacramento County, CA

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement/
environmental impact report (EIS/EIR) and notice of public scoping 
meetings.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act and the 
California Environmental Quality Act, the Bureau of Reclamation 
(Reclamation), the lead Federal agency, and the California Department 
of Water Resources (DWR), the lead State agency, will prepare a joint 
EIS/EIR for the proposed Joint Operations Center (JOC) Relocation 
Project (Proposed Action). The purpose of the Proposed Action is to 
construct a new JOC in the Sacramento area to be occupied by June 2015. 
The new JOC would provide typical office space and special needs/
essential services space for combined occupancy by Reclamation, DWR, 
and the NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) to replace jointly 
occupied space at 3310 El Camino Avenue in Sacramento.

DATES: Written comments on the scope of the EIS/EIR will be accepted 
until February 17, 2011.
    Two public scoping meetings will be held to solicit public input on 
the scope and content of the EIS/EIR:
     Thursday February 3, 2011, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Sacramento, 
California.
     Thursday February 3, 2011, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., 
Sacramento, California.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on the content and scope of the EIS/
EIR to Ms. Elizabeth Vasquez, Division of Environmental Affairs, Bureau 
of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825 or e-mail 
[email protected].
    The public scoping meetings will be held at Sacramento State 
Aquatics Center, 1901 Hazel Avenue, Gold River, California.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Elizabeth Vasquez, 916-978-5040; 
e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As with the currently occupied space, the 
proposed JOC would be shared by the following departments:
     DWR's Division of Operations and Maintenance, Operations 
Control Office, State Water Project Power and Risk Office, and Division 
of Flood Management offices;
     Reclamation's Central Valley Project Operations Office; 
and
     The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's NWS 
and River Forecast Center.
    Along with evaluating a No-Action Alternative, the EIS/EIR will 
analyze two potential sites for the proposed JOC at an equal level of 
detail--both of which are located in Sacramento County, California. The 
sites under consideration are:
     Site 1 (Preferred): The Nimbus site is an 18-acre parcel 
owned by Reclamation and located adjacent to the California Department 
of Fish and Game (DFG) Nimbus Fish Hatchery, near the Nimbus Dam on the 
American River. The site is adjacent to the Upper Sunrise Area of the 
American River Parkway and contains dredge spoils from gold mining on 
the American River. Access to the site is from U.S. Highway 50 via 
Hazel Avenue and Gold Country Boulevard.
     Site 2: The Kilgore/Crawford site is a privately owned 18-
acre property located northeast of the intersection of Kilgore Road and 
Crawford Drive. The site is in a commercial area adjacent to office 
buildings and is bounded on the south side by the Folsom South Canal. 
Access to the site is from U.S. Highway 50 via Sunrise Boulevard and 
Kilgore Road.
    At this time, there are no known Indian trust assets or 
environmental justice issues associated with the Proposed Action.

Special Assistance for Public Scoping Meetings

    If special assistance is required to participate in the public 
scoping meetings, please contact Ms. Elizabeth Vasquez (see FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT above) as far in advance as possible to enable 
Reclamation to secure

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the needed services. If a request cannot be honored, the requestor will 
be notified. A telephone device for the hearing impaired (TDD) is 
available at 916-989-7285.

Public Disclosure

    Before including your name, address, phone number, e-mail address, 
or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should 
be aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be publicly available at any time. While you can ask 
us, in your comment, to withhold your personal identifying information 
from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

    Dated: November 23, 2010.
Anastasia T. Leigh,
Acting Regional Environmental Officer, Mid-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 2011-1004 Filed 1-18-11; 8:45 am]
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