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ADDRESSES section of this notice. Before Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam and Lake total of 705 mgd to a range of 597–621 including your address, phone number, Seminole. mgd—242 mgd from email address, or any other personal The purpose and need for the federal (instead of 297 mgd) and 355–379 mgd identifying information in your action is to determine how federal downstream (instead of 408 mgd)— comment, you should be aware that projects in the ACF Basin should be through the year 2050 rather than 2040 your entire comment—including your operated for their authorized purposes, as specified in the 2013 request. personal identifying information—may in light of current conditions and USACE’s objectives for the Master be made available to the public at any applicable law, and to implement those Manual are to develop a water control time. While you can request us to operations through updated water plan that meets the existing water withhold your personal identifying control plans and manuals. The resource needs of the basin, fulfills its information from public review, we proposed action will result in an responsibilities in operating for the cannot guarantee that we will be able to updated Master Manual and individual authorized project purposes, and do so. project water control manuals (WCMs) complies with all pertinent laws. The Dated: December 8, 2016. that comply with existing USACE FEIS presents the results of USACE’s regulations and reflect operations under analysis of the environmental effects of Mark Harberg, existing congressional authorizations, the Proposed Action Alternative (PAA) Missouri River Recovery Program Manager, taking into account changes in basin that the USACE believes accomplishes U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. hydrology and demands from years of these objectives. [FR Doc. 2016–30294 Filed 12–15–16; 8:45 am] growth and development, new/ USACE evaluated an array of BILLING CODE 3720–58–P rehabilitated structural features, legal potential water management alternatives developments, and environmental and optional water supply amounts during the Master Manual update DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE issues. The action includes updates to account for a June 28, 2011, decision of process, resulting in the selection of the Department of the Army; Corps of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. PAA. Additional information on the Engineers On May 16, 2000, the Governor of the components of the PAA can be found at State of submitted a formal http://www.sam.usace.army.mil/ Notice of Availability—Final request to the Assistant Secretary of the Missions/PlanningEnvironmental/ Environmental Impact Statement for Army (Civil Works) to adjust the ACFMasterWaterControlManualUpdate/ the Update of the Water Control operation of Lake Lanier, and to enter ACFDocumentLibrary.aspx. Manuals and Water Supply Storage into agreements with the state or water One alternative available to USACE is Assessment for the Apalachicola- supply providers to accommodate to continue with current operations. Chattahoochee- Basin increases in water supply withdrawals This approach is termed the No Action from Lake Lanier and downstream at Alternative (NAA). The PAA would AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. over the next 30 years, update the water control plans and Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. culminating in total gross withdrawals manuals for the ACF Basin as directed ACTION: Notice of availability. of 705 million gallons per day (mgd)— by Secretary of the Army Pete Geren on 297 mgd from Lake Lanier and 408 mgd January 30, 2008. Additionally, the PAA SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that downstream—by the year 2030. The would provide for releases from Buford the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Dam to satisfy Georgia’s 2015 request of Mobile District (USACE), has released Works) in 2002 denied Georgia’s 379 mgd from the the Final Environmental Impact request. The 2011 decision of the 11th for Metro Atlanta and would reallocate Statement (FEIS) for the update of the Circuit Court of Appeals ordered storage in Lake Lanier of 252,950 acre- Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint USACE to reconsider whether it has the feet to satisfy Georgia’s 2015 request and (ACF) Water Control Master Manual legal authority to operate the Buford support average annual water supply (Master Manual) Alabama, , and project to accommodate Georgia’s withdrawals of up to 222 mgd. Georgia including a water supply request. USACE provided a legal The FEIS responds to, and storage assessment addressing opinion concluding that it has sufficient incorporates agency and public reallocation of storage in Lake Sidney authority under applicable law to comments received on the DEIS, which Lanier (Lake Lanier). accommodate that request, but noted was available for public review from A Notice of Availability was that any decision to take action on October 2, 2015, through January 15, published by the Environmental Georgia’s request would require a 2016. Five open house style public Protection Agency on December 16, separate analysis. On January 11, 2013, meetings were held on October 26th 2016. The review period will end 30 the Governor of the state of Georgia through November 9th, 2015, and more days after that date. provided updated demographic and than 300 persons attended these DATES: The review period of the FEIS water demand data to confirm the workshops, either representing various ends on January 14, 2017. continued need for 705 mgd to meet agencies and organizations or as FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Georgia’s water needs from Lake Lanier interested individual citizens. Two Lewis Sumner at telephone (251) 694– and the Chattahoochee River to hundred seventy (270) comments on the 3857. approximately the year 2040 rather than DEIS were submitted by agencies SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 2030 as specified in the 2000 request. (Federal, state, and local), private Master Manual includes appendices On December 4, 2015, after the Draft organizations, and individuals. The prepared for individual projects in the Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) USACE responses to substantive agency ACF Basin and is the guide used by had been published, the Georgia and public comments are provided in USACE to operate a system of five Environmental Protection Division appendix C of the FEIS. federal projects in the basin— (GAEPD), on behalf of the State of USACE incorporated pertinent Buford Dam and Lake Lanier, West Georgia, provided additional updated revisions and updates to the EIS and the Point Dam and Lake, Walter F. George demographic and water demand data WCM based on input received during Lock and Dam and Lake, George W. (referred to as Georgia’s 2015 request) the public review process. The key Andrews Lock and Dam and Lake, and that reduced the state’s needs from a revisions and updates to the documents

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included in the FEIS for the WCM incorporated the revised water supply available following coordination of the update include: information. All pertinent subsections DEIS and in response to comments on • Sections 1 through 12 were revised within section 6 have been updated the DEIS from agencies, the public, and to make minor technical and accordingly. independent external peer review. administrative corrections and updates • Appendix A (Master WCM and • Appendix O (Unimpaired Flow based on agency and public comments, Individual Project WCMs) was updated Dataset) was added to describe the independent external peer review to include pertinent technical development of the unimpaired flow comments, and relevant additional corrections and administrative updates dataset. information obtained since the DEIS based on agency and public comments, was published. independent external peer review Document Availability • Section 4 was also updated to more comments, and relevant additional The FEIS and appendices are fully describe and clarify (1) the two- information obtained since the DEIS available for review in the following phased plan formulation process (water was published. formats: management alternatives/water supply • Appendix B (Water Supply Storage • Online as PDF documents at options) to determine the alternatives Assessment Report) was updated to www.sam.usace.army.mil/Missions/ evaluated in detail in section 6 (see the include the analysis of the new PlanningEnvironmental/ACF-Master- introduction to section 4); (2) how alternatives that incorporate additional Water-Control-Manual-Update/ACF- modeling was used in both phases of the population projections and water Document-Library.aspx plan formulation process to assess and supply demand projections provided by • As a CD when requested in writing narrow the array of alternatives Georgia in December 2015. to: Commander, U.S. Army Corps of considered in detail in section 6 and to • Appendix C (Pertinent Engineers, Mobile District, Attn: PD–EI provide a technical foundation for Correspondence) was updated to (ACF–FEIS), P.O. Box 2288, Mobile, AL environmental impact assessment of the incorporate agency and public 36628. alternatives considered in detail in comments on the DEIS (with USACE Next Steps section 6; (3) the screening process for responses) as well as relevant new water management measures; and (4) correspondence. No sooner than 30 days after filing the consideration of an alternative offered • Appendix E (HEC-ResSim Modeling final EIS with USEPA and publication by the ACF Stakeholders (ACFS) Report) was updated to reflect analysis of the EPA Notice of Availability for the organization in comments on the DEIS. of the additional alternatives based on FEIS in the Federal Register, USACE • Section 5 was also updated to changes presented in section 5 of the will prepare a Record of Decision (ROD) incorporate additional information FEIS and to incorporate technical and which documents the final decision on provided by the State of Georgia in 2015 administrative corrections and updates the proposed action. USACE will regarding (1) future water supply needs based on comments from agencies, the announce availability of the ROD in a for communities withdrawing or public, and independent external peer newsletter, distribution to the project expected to withdraw from Lake Lanier; review. mailing list, press releases to local (2) future water supply needs for • Appendix J (USFWS Coordination) newspapers, radio and television news, communities withdrawing from the was updated to incorporate and on the project Web site. Chattahoochee River downstream of documentation of Endangered Species Dated: December 6, 2016. Buford Dam; and (3) expected return Act Section 7 consultation that occurred James A. Delapp, rates associated with lake and river following agency and public review of withdrawals. The water supply needs the DEIS as well as the final Fish and Colonel, District Commander, Mobile District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. considered in the FEIS were generally Wildlife Coordination Act Report for the revised downward and extend over a Master Manual update. [FR Doc. 2016–30295 Filed 12–15–16; 8:45 am] longer planning horizon (from 2040 to • Appendix K (HEC–5Q Water BILLING CODE 3720–58–P 2050) than included in the previous Quality Modeling Report) was updated 2013 request from Georgia, which was to reflect analysis of the additional used in the formulation of alternatives alternatives based on changes presented DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION presented in the DEIS. Further, the FEIS in section 5 of the FEIS and to [Docket No. ED–2016–ICCD–0142] eliminated Glades Reservoir as a incorporate technical and reasonably foreseeable source of future administrative corrections and updates Agency Information Collection water supply when the GAEPD based on comments from agencies, the Activities; Comment Request; rescinded the need certification for the public, and independent external peer Rehabilitation Services Administration reservoir in early 2016. This additional review. Grant Re-Allotment Form information resulted in several new • Appendix L (Coastal Zone alternatives (including a new PAA), all Management Statement of Consistency) AGENCY: Office of Special Education and of which are within the range of the was updated to include administrative Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), alternatives evaluated in the DEIS. changes to the Florida Coastal Department of Education (ED). • Section 6 was further updated to Management Program reference, and to ACTION: Notice. address additional alternatives address Florida’s comments on the SUMMARY: In accordance with the (including the new PAA) that were Statement of Consistency in the DEIS. developed in accordance with the • Appendix M (Recreation Benefit Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 additional water supply information Analysis) was updated to reflect U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is from Georgia as presented in the analysis of the additional alternatives proposing an extension of an existing updated section 5 of the FEIS. The based on changes presented in section 5 information collection. updated analysis that includes the new of the FEIS. DATES: Interested persons are invited to alternatives was based on additional • Appendix N (USACE Institute for submit comments on or before February Hydrologic Engineering Center Water Resources ACF Climate Change 14, 2017. Reservoir Simulation and Water Quality Support Analysis) was updated to ADDRESSES: To access and review all the models (HEC-ResSim) (HEC–5Q) that reflect the additional information documents related to the information

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