[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 19, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3157-3158]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1004]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Joint Operations Center Relocation Project, Sacramento County, CA
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement/
environmental impact report (EIS/EIR) and notice of public scoping
meetings.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act and the
California Environmental Quality Act, the Bureau of Reclamation
(Reclamation), the lead Federal agency, and the California Department
of Water Resources (DWR), the lead State agency, will prepare a joint
EIS/EIR for the proposed Joint Operations Center (JOC) Relocation
Project (Proposed Action). The purpose of the Proposed Action is to
construct a new JOC in the Sacramento area to be occupied by June 2015.
The new JOC would provide typical office space and special needs/
essential services space for combined occupancy by Reclamation, DWR,
and the NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) to replace jointly
occupied space at 3310 El Camino Avenue in Sacramento.
DATES: Written comments on the scope of the EIS/EIR will be accepted
until February 17, 2011.
Two public scoping meetings will be held to solicit public input on
the scope and content of the EIS/EIR:
Thursday February 3, 2011, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Sacramento,
California.
Thursday February 3, 2011, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.,
Sacramento, California.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on the content and scope of the EIS/
EIR to Ms. Elizabeth Vasquez, Division of Environmental Affairs, Bureau
of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825 or e-mail
[email protected].
The public scoping meetings will be held at Sacramento State
Aquatics Center, 1901 Hazel Avenue, Gold River, California.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Elizabeth Vasquez, 916-978-5040;
e-mail at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As with the currently occupied space, the
proposed JOC would be shared by the following departments:
DWR's Division of Operations and Maintenance, Operations
Control Office, State Water Project Power and Risk Office, and Division
of Flood Management offices;
Reclamation's Central Valley Project Operations Office;
and
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's NWS
and River Forecast Center.
Along with evaluating a No-Action Alternative, the EIS/EIR will
analyze two potential sites for the proposed JOC at an equal level of
detail--both of which are located in Sacramento County, California. The
sites under consideration are:
Site 1 (Preferred): The Nimbus site is an 18-acre parcel
owned by Reclamation and located adjacent to the California Department
of Fish and Game (DFG) Nimbus Fish Hatchery, near the Nimbus Dam on the
American River. The site is adjacent to the Upper Sunrise Area of the
American River Parkway and contains dredge spoils from gold mining on
the American River. Access to the site is from U.S. Highway 50 via
Hazel Avenue and Gold Country Boulevard.
Site 2: The Kilgore/Crawford site is a privately owned 18-
acre property located northeast of the intersection of Kilgore Road and
Crawford Drive. The site is in a commercial area adjacent to office
buildings and is bounded on the south side by the Folsom South Canal.
Access to the site is from U.S. Highway 50 via Sunrise Boulevard and
Kilgore Road.
At this time, there are no known Indian trust assets or
environmental justice issues associated with the Proposed Action.
Special Assistance for Public Scoping Meetings
If special assistance is required to participate in the public
scoping meetings, please contact Ms. Elizabeth Vasquez (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT above) as far in advance as possible to enable
Reclamation to secure
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the needed services. If a request cannot be honored, the requestor will
be notified. A telephone device for the hearing impaired (TDD) is
available at 916-989-7285.
Public Disclosure
Before including your name, address, phone number, e-mail address,
or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should
be aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying
information--may be 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: November 23, 2010.
Anastasia T. Leigh,
Acting Regional Environmental Officer, Mid-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 2011-1004 Filed 1-18-11; 8:45 am]
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