[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 143 (Thursday, July 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 44969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-17820]


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INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO


Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment for 
Allowing Avian Hunting in Designated Areas Along the Rio Grande 
Canalization Project, Sierra and Do[ntilde]a Ana Counties, New Mexico

AGENCY: United States Section, International Boundary and Water 
Commission, United States and Mexico.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Assessment 
(EA).

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969; the Council on Environmental Quality Final 
Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500 through 1508); and the United States 
Section, Operational Procedures for Implementing Section 102 of NEPA, 
published in the Federal Register September 2, 1981, (46 FR 44083); the 
United States Section hereby gives notice that the Draft Environmental 
Assessment for Allowing Avian Hunting in Designated Areas along the Rio 
Grande Canalization Project, Sierra and Do[ntilde]a Ana Counties, New 
Mexico is available. An environmental impact statement will not be 
prepared unless additional information which may affect this decision 
is brought to our attention within 30-days from the date of this 
Notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gilbert Anaya, Division Chief, 
Environmental Management Division; United States Section, International 
Boundary and Water Commission; 4171 N. Mesa, C-100; El Paso, Texas 
79902. Telephone: (915) 832-4702, email: [email protected].
    Background: This Draft Environmental Assessment analyzes the 
potential impacts of allowing certain types of game bird hunting within 
designated areas on USIBWC property in Do[ntilde]a Ana County, New 
Mexico, along the Rio Grande Canalization Project from Percha Dam near 
Arrey, New Mexico downstream to American Dam in El Paso, Texas.
    Availability: The electronic version of the Draft EA is available 
from the USIBWC Web page: www.ibwc.gov/Organization/Environmental/EIS_EA_Public_Comment.html.

    Dated: July 18, 2013.
Luisa Alvarez,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2013-17820 Filed 7-24-13; 8:45 am]
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