762 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 4 / Thursday, January 7, 2016 / Notices Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska SUMMARY: The study is being conducted and industrial users. International Paper District, CEPOA–RD–Gordon, P.O. Box under the authority contained in the (IP), the largest single water user in the 6898, JBER, AK, 99506–0898; via email 1958 Water Supply Act (Pub. L. 85– Sulphur River Basin and one of the at [email protected] 500), Section 301, as amended in 43 region’s major employers, has a long or; at 907–753–5710. Or, Mr. Alan United States Code (U.S.C.) 390b and by term contract with TWU for the Bittner, Anchorage Field Manager, U.S. the River and Harbor Flood Control Act provision of 118,000 AF of water for its Department of Interior, Bureau of Land of 1970 (Pub. L. 91–611), as amended, industrial operations. Management, 907–267–1285. under Section 216 and under guidance Operational changes would be required with a reallocation of flood SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: provided in ER 1105–2–100. The U.S. Communities in which public meetings Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will control storage to water supply and would produce effects on upstream and and hearings are scheduled are as prepare an integrated Draft Feasibility downstream flood patterns, recreational follows (all communities are in Alaska): Report and Draft Environmental Impact opportunities, water quality, and fish Aniak—January 20, 2016, Crooked Statement (EIS) that describes the results of investigations and analyses and wildlife habitat. In determining Creek—January 21, 2016, Anchorage— whether to reallocate storage within the January 28, 2016, Bethel—February 1, used to make determinations as to whether and/or what amount of flood reservoir and change operational 2016, Akiak—February 2, 2016, regimes, the USACE must comply with Nunapitchuk—February 3, 2016, storage might be reallocated to water supply to meet the needs of Region C requirements including but not limited Quinhagak—February 16, 2016, to the Endangered Species Act, the McGrath—February 26, 2016, Holy and Region D. The Sulphur River Basin Authority (SRBA) is the non-federal National Environmental Policy Act Cross—March 30, 2016, Tyonek—To be (NEPA), the National Historic determined, Lower Kalskag—To be sponsor to study the feasibility of reallocation (converting flood storage to Preservation Act, and the Clean Water determined. Please note that no Act. preliminary 810 finding of potential water supply or raising the pool level) while protecting the City of Texarkana’s 2. Proposed Action. The USACE is substantial significant restriction of studying the feasibility of reallocating subsistence has been made for Holy water rights of 180,000 acre-feet (AF) per year. SRBA’s sponsorship is for the some flood control storage capacity in Cross. An 810 Hearing will be held due Wright Patman Lake for the purpose of to its proximity to the proposed project study only. If reallocation is determined feasible and is pursued, the USACE will water supply. The reallocation is and the existing level of subsistence use needed to enable the SRBA to provide information (mapping) available. require a non-federal sponsor or sponsors for reallocation. water to local and regional users for Communities in which only public municipal and industrial uses in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For meetings are scheduled, as no response to population growth in questions regarding the Wright Patman preliminary 810 finding of potential Region C which includes all or portions Lake Reallocation Project Draft substantial significant restriction of of 16 North Central Texas counties and Feasibility Report, please contact Mr. subsistence has been made, includes (all the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. communities are in Alaska): Jodie Foster, Planning Lead, U.S. Army 3. Alternatives Considered. The Corps of Engineers, Regional Planning & Kipnuk—February 17, 2016, St. USACE, working with the SRBA, has Environmental Center, Plan Mary’s—March 1, 2016, Emmonak— identified and conducted preliminary Formulation Section, 819 Taylor Street, March 2, 2016, Toksook Bay—March 15, analysis on potential pool increases at Fort Worth, TX 76102, (817) 886–1679, 2016, Hooper Bay—March 16, 2016. Wright Patman Lake for further or via email at Any changes to these dates and consideration during the study. These [email protected]. alternatives would consider alternative locations, as well as specific meeting For questions regarding the Wright and hearing locations and times in each pool raises above the maximum Patman Lake Reallocation Project Draft monthly conservation elevation of community can be found at EIS, please contact Ms. Melinda Fisher, www.donlingoldeis.com. Wright Patman Lake operating under the Environmental Lead, U.S. Army Corps ultimate rule curve. These elevations Dated: December 30, 2015. of Engineers, Regional Planning & considered in the preliminary study Shelia Newman, Environmental Center, NEPA & Cultural would be anticipated to have different Deputy Division Chief, Regulatory Division. Resources Section, 1645 S. 101st E. levels of impacts on upstream and [FR Doc. 2016–00042 Filed 1–6–16; 8:45 am] Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74128, (918) 669– downstream flood patterns, recreational BILLING CODE 3720–58–P 7502, or via email at opportunities, water quality, vegetation [email protected]. and fish and wildlife habitat. The SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USACE’s no action alternative would DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 1. Background. Wright Patman Lake is also be considered. Additional a USACE operated reservoir that alternatives, which could include Department of the Army, Corps of encompasses approximately 30,000 different storage volumes and varying Engineers surface acres of water and has the operational regimes, could also be primary purposes of flood control and Intent To Prepare an Integrated Draft developed during the scoping and water conservation for the communities Feasibility Report and Environmental evaluation process. downstream of the dam. Wright Patman 4. Scoping/Public Involvement. The Impact Statement for Proposed Lake is also a major water supply source USACE invites all affected Federal, Reallocation of Flood Storage to Water for the cities of Texarkana (Texas and State, and local agencies, affected Native Supply at Wright Patman Lake on the Arkansas) and the surrounding area. American tribes, and other interested Sulphur River in Cass and Bowie, The City of Texarkana is the non- parties to participate in the NEPA Counties in Northeast Texas Federal sponsor for the existing water process during development of the Draft AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. supply storage in Wright Patman Lake Feasibility Report/Draft EIS. The public Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. and holds a State of Texas water right scoping process will provide for 180,000 acre-feet (AF) per year of information about the reallocation study ACTION: Notice of Intent. raw water for diversion to municipal to the public, serve as a mechanism to VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:26 Jan 06, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07JAN1.SGM 07JAN1 rmajette on DSK2TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 4 / Thursday, January 7, 2016 / Notices 763 solicit agency and public input on collection listed in this notice, please Respondents/Affected Public: alternatives and issues of concern, and use http://www.regulations.gov by Individuals. ensure full and open participation in searching the Docket ID number ED– Total Estimated Number of Annual scoping and review of the Draft EIS. A 2016–ICCD–0001. Comments submitted Responses: 27,200. public scoping meeting is being planned in response to this notice should be Total Estimated Number of Annual and will be scheduled in the January– submitted electronically through the Burden Hours: 10,260. March 2016 timeframe. The specific Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Abstract: The Private School Universe date and location of the meeting will be www.regulations.gov by selecting the Survey (PSS) is conducted by the announced in news releases issued Docket ID number or via postal mail, National Center for Education Statistics through the local news media, as well commercial delivery, or hand delivery. (NCES) to collect basic information from as on the USACE Fort Worth District’s Please note that comments submitted by the universe of private elementary and Web site under public notices (http:// fax or email and those submitted after secondary schools in the United States. www.swf.usace.army.mil/). The meeting the comment period will not be The PSS is designed to gather biennial will be conducted in an informal setting accepted. Written requests for data on the total number of private designed to present information about information or comments submitted by schools, teachers, and students, along the reallocation study and to answer postal mail or delivery should be with a variety of related data, including: questions and accept comments from addressed to the Director of the Religious orientation; grade-levels the public. The USACE invites other Information Collection Clearance taught and size of school; length of Federal agencies, Native American Division, U.S. Department of Education, school year and of school day; total Tribes, State and local agencies and 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room student enrollment by gender (K–12); officials, private organizations, and 2E103, Washington, DC 20202–4537. number of high school graduates; interested individuals to attend the FOR