[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 251 (Tuesday, December 31, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79706-79707]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-31306]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[133R0680R1, RR.17549897.1000000.01, RC0ZCUPCA0]


Office of the Assistant Secretary--Water and Science; Draft 
Environmental Assessment of the Proposed Increase in Operation, 
Maintenance and Replacement Activities Associated With the Wasatch 
County Water Efficiency Project

AGENCY: Central Utah Project Completion Act Completion Office, 
Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior (Department), the Utah 
Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission (Mitigation 
Commission), and the Central Utah Water Conservancy District (CUWCD),

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as joint leads, are evaluating the impacts of a proposed increase in 
operation, maintenance and replacement activities associated with the 
Wasatch County Water Efficiency Project (WCWEP) and have prepared a 
Draft Environmental Assessment.

DATES: Submit written comments on the Draft Environmental Assessment by 
January 31, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on the Draft Environmental Assessment 
to Ms. Sarah Johnson, 355 W. University Parkway, Orem, UT 84058-7303, 
by email to [email protected], by facsimile to 801-226-7171, or through 
the project Web site at www.wcwepea.com.
    Copies of the Draft Environmental Assessment are available for 
inspection at:
     Central Utah Water Conservancy District, 355 West 
University Parkway, Orem, Utah 84058-7303
     Central Utah Water Conservancy District, WCWEP Office, 626 
East 1200 South, Heber City, Utah 84032
     Department of the Interior, Central Utah Project 
Completion Act Office, 302 East 1860 South, Provo, Utah 84606
     Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission, 
230 South 500 East 230, Salt Lake City, Utah 84102-3146
    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, 302 East 1860 South, Provo, Utah 84606; by 
calling 801-379-1174; or email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department, CUWCD, and the Mitigation 
Commission are publishing this notice pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended. The Draft 
Environmental Assessment presents analysis of the anticipated 
environmental effects of a proposed increase in operation, maintenance 
and replacement activities associated with WCWEP. The WCWEP Operation, 
Maintenance, and Replacement Proposed Action in the Draft Environmental 
Assessment includes: Stabilizing canal banks; lining, piping, or 
enclosing the canals for safety and continued efficiency; improving 
access; and updating pump stations and regulating ponds to accommodate 
the changing pattern of water demand and increased urbanization.
    We are requesting public comment on the Draft Environmental 
Assessment. 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: December 24, 2013.
Reed R. Murray,
Program Director, Central Utah Project Completion Act, Department of 
the Interior.
[FR Doc. 2013-31306 Filed 12-30-13; 8:45 am]
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