[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 200 (Monday, October 17, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64104-64105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-26651]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

National Park Service


Notice To Solicit Comments and Hold Public Scoping Meetings on 
the Adoption of a Long-term Experimental and Management Plan for the 
Operation of Glen Canyon Dam

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation and National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior (Department), through the 
Bureau of Reclamation and the National Park Service, provided notice on 
July 6, 2011, that the Department intends to prepare an environmental 
impact statement (EIS) and conduct public scoping meetings for the 
adoption of a Long-term Experimental and Management Plan (LTEMP) for 
the operation of Glen Canyon Dam. This Federal Register notice provides 
specific information on upcoming public scoping meetings and identifies 
the relevant comment period.

DATES: Comments on the scope of the EIS will be accepted until close of 
business on Friday, December 30, 2011.
    Six public scoping meetings and one web-based meeting will be held 
to solicit public input on the scope of the environmental document, 
potential alternatives, and issues to be addressed in the EIS. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for meeting dates.
    For specific information about the web-based meeting (date, time, 
etc.), please refer to the project Web site at: http://ltempeis.anl.gov.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by the following methods:
     Web site: http://ltempeis.anl.gov.
     Mail: Glen Canyon LTEMP EIS Scoping, Argonne National 
Laboratory, EVS/240, 9700 S. Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439.
    See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for locations of public 
scoping meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information and/or to have 
your name added to our mailing list, contact Beverley Heffernan, Bureau 
of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Region, Attention: UC-700, 125 South 
State Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138-1147; facsimile (801) 524-
3826; or visit the Glen Canyon LTEMP EIS Web site at: http://ltempeis.anl.gov. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the 
deaf may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-
877-8339 to contact the above individual during normal business hours. 
The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message 
or question with the above individual. You will receive a reply during 
normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a Federal Register notice published on 
July 6, 2011 (76 FR 39435), and pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, and 40 
CFR 1508.22, the Department provided notice that it would prepare an 
EIS and conduct public scoping meetings for the adoption of an LTEMP 
for the operation of Glen Canyon Dam.
    The purpose of the proposed LTEMP is to inform Departmental 
decisions and operate Glen Canyon Dam in such a manner as to improve 
and protect downstream resources in Glen Canyon National Recreation 
Area and Grand Canyon National Park while maintaining compliance with 
relevant laws, including the 1992 Grand Canyon Protection Act (GCPA), 
the Law of the River, and the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The LTEMP 
process is intended to develop and implement a structured, long-term 
experimental and management plan, to determine the need for potential 
future modifications to Glen Canyon Dam operations, and to determine 
whether to establish an ESA Recovery Implementation Program for 
endangered fish species below Glen Canyon Dam.
    Revised dam operations and other actions under the jurisdiction of 
the Secretary of the Interior will be considered within alternatives of 
the EIS, in keeping with the scope of the GCPA. The NEPA process will 
document and evaluate impacts of the alternatives described in the EIS.

Scoping Information

    Six public scoping meetings will be held to solicit comments on the 
scope of the LTEMP and the potential issues and alternatives that may 
be considered.
    Each scoping meeting will include a welcome and project overview 
session (15 minutes) and opportunities for the public to view exhibits, 
informally discuss issues, and ask questions of technical experts and 
managers. Stations will be available for participants to provide 
electronic and written comments for the record. Comments should focus 
on the issues relevant to the proposed Federal action published in the 
July 6, 2011, Federal Register notice (76 FR 39435). To be most 
effectively considered, comments should be received no later than close 
of business on Friday, December 30, 2011. Those not desiring to submit 
comments during the scoping period, but who would like to receive a 
copy of the draft EIS (DEIS), may register their address at a public 
scoping meeting or on the project Web site at http://ltempeis.anl.gov. 
Public availability of the DEIS will be announced in the Federal 
Register, in the local news media, through direct contact with 
interested parties, and on the project Web site. Comments will be 
solicited on the DEIS at that time.

Dates and Addresses of Public Scoping Meetings

    The scoping meeting dates and addresses are:
     Monday, November 7, 2011, 6 to 8 p.m., Sheraton Crescent 
Hotel, 2620 W. Dunlap Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85201.
     Tuesday, November 8, 2011, 6 to 8 p.m., Radisson Woodlands 
Hotel Flagstaff, 1175 W. Route 66, Flagstaff, Arizona 86001.
     Wednesday, November 9, 2011, 6 to 8 p.m., Courtyard Page 
at Lake Powell, 600 Clubhouse Drive, Page, Arizona 86040.

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     Tuesday, November 15, 2011, 6 to 8 p.m., Hilton Salt Lake 
City Center, 255 South West Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101.
     Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 6 to 8 p.m., Ramada Las 
Vegas, 325 East Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, Nevada 89169.
     Thursday, November 17, 2011, 6 to 8 p.m., Sheraton Denver 
West Hotel, 360 Union Boulevard, Lakewood, Colorado 80228.

Public Disclosure

    Before including a name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, 
or other personal identifying information in the comment, please be 
advised that the entire comment--including personal identifying 
information--may be made 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: October 5, 2011.
Anne J. Castle,
Assistant Secretary--Water and Science.
Rachel Jacobson,
Acting Assistant Secretary--Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
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