[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 9 (Monday, January 14, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 2685]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-00656]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary


Central Utah Project Completion Act; East Hobble Creek 
Restoration Project Draft Environmental Assessment

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, 
Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The draft environmental assessment for the East Hobble Creek 
Restoration Project is available for public review and comment. The 
assessment analyzes the anticipated environmental effects of a proposed 
restoration effort on a portion of Lower Hobble Creek, near 
Springville, Utah.

DATES: Submit written comments by February 13, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Ms. Sarah Sutherland, East Hobble 
Creek Restoration, 355 W. University Parkway, Orem, UT 84058-7303; by 
email to [email protected]; or by Fax to 801-226-7171.
    Copies of the Draft Environmental Assessment are available for 
inspection at:
     Central Utah Water Conservancy District, 355 West 
University Parkway, Orem, Utah 84058-7303
     Department of the Interior, Central Utah Project 
Completion Act Office, 302 East 1860 South, Provo, Utah 84606
    In addition, the document is available at www.cuwcd.com and 
www.cupcao.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Lee Baxter, Central Utah Project 
Completion Act Office, at (801) 379-1174; or email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of the Interior, the Utah 
Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission, and the Central 
Utah Water Conservancy District, are evaluating the impacts of the 
proposed East Hobble Creek Restoration project. The draft environmental 
assessment, being completed in conjunction with the June Sucker 
Recovery Implementation Program, will analyze and present the 
anticipated environmental effects of a proposed restoration effort on a 
portion of lower Hobble Creek, near Springville, Utah. This restoration 
effort is intended to facilitate the recovery of the June sucker, a 
federally listed endangered species, through improvement of spawning 
habitat and maintenance of stream flow. The effort to be analyzed would 
include the potential restoration of approximately 2 miles of stream 
channel, modification or removal of several existing barriers to fish 
passage, and enhancement of the existing water supply.

Public Disclosure

    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be 
aware that your entire comment--including your 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: January 9, 2013.
Reed R. Murray,
Program Director, Central Utah Project Completion Act. Department of 
the Interior.
[FR Doc. 2013-00656 Filed 1-11-13; 8:45 am]
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