[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 225 (Tuesday, November 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83870-83871]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28053]


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 INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO

United States Section


Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment for 
Alamito and Terneros Sediment and Vegetation Removal Below Presidio 
Flood Control Project, Presidio, Texas

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 Alamito and Terneros Sediment and Vegetation Removal 
below Presidio Flood Control Project, Presidio, Texas 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.

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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 removing accumulated sediment from Alamito and 
Terneros Creeks at their confluence with the Rio Grande and removal of 
vegetation along the United States side of the Rio Grande between Brito 
Creek and Terneros Creek in Presidio County, 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: November 4, 2016.
Rebecca A. Rizzuti,
Assistant Legal Advisor.
[FR Doc. 2016-28053 Filed 11-21-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 7010-01-P