[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 174 (Thursday, September 8, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55703-55704]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-22787]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report
and Notice of Public Meetings for the Joint Operations Center
Relocation Project, Sacramento County, CA
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability and public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and the California
Department of Water Resources (DWR) have made available for public
review and comment the joint draft environmental impact statement/
environmental impact report (Draft EIS/EIR) for the Joint Operations
Center (JOC) Relocation Project.
The proposed new JOC would provide the special needs, essential
services, and requisite office space for the combined occupancy of
Reclamation, DWR, and the National Weather Service (NWS) that are
lacking at the existing Interim JOC on El Camino. Special needs are
defined as two control centers, a flood operations center, backup power
supplies, primary and backup communication systems, intense computer
infrastructure, and physical and cyber security systems. The new JOC
also must meet State essential service criteria, described further
below.
DATES: Submit written comments on the Draft EIS/EIR on or before
November 7, 2011.
Two public meetings are scheduled with DWR and Reclamation staff.
Oral or written comments will be received at these meetings regarding
the project's environmental effects. The meetings will be held on
September 22, 2011 from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. in Sacramento.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the Draft EIS/EIR to Mr. Doug
Kleinsmith, Division of Environmental Affairs, Bureau of Reclamation,
2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825. E-mail electronic comments to
[email protected].
The public meetings will be held at the Sacramento State Aquatics
Center, 1901 Hazel Avenue, Gold River, CA 95670.
To request a compact disc of the Draft EIS/EIR, please contact Mr.
Doug Kleinsmith as indicated above, or call 916-978-5034. The Draft
EIS/EIR may be viewed at Reclamation's Web site at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvo/joc.html. See Supplementary Information section for locations
where copies of the Draft EIS/EIR are available for public review.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Doug Kleinsmith, Natural Resources
Specialist, at 916-978-5034, or e-mail at [email protected]; or Mr.
John Engstrom, DWR Program Manager, at 916-651-8745, or e-mail at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The new JOC would accommodate approximately
600 employees and be approximately
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200,000 square feet. The preliminary design concepts being considered
in the Draft EIS/EIR are one three-story building or two two-story
buildings. The new JOC would occupy approximately 16 acres of land,
including access roads and parking lots.
The criteria used by Reclamation, DWR, NWS, and the California
Department of General Services to identify alternative JOC locations
require that the site:
Be along or adjacent to a major traffic thoroughfare and
within an approximately 25-minute drive time from downtown Sacramento
(DWR headquarters);
Be outside of the designated 200-year floodplain;
Maintain a secure perimeter;
Have a lower risk of incompatible adjacent development;
Allow line-of-sight for specialized communications systems
and equipment, as well as redundant communication systems;
Have availability of reliable and redundant power service;
Have access to public transportation such as bus service
and/or light rail.
Copies of the Draft EIS/EIR are available for public review at the
following locations:
Bureau of Reclamation, Regional Library, 2800 Cottage Way,
Sacramento, CA 95825-1898, 916-978-5593.
California Department of Water Resources, Division of
Management Services, 1416 Ninth Street, Room 354, Sacramento, CA 95814.
Rancho Cordova Public Library, 9845 Folsom Boulevard,
Sacramento, CA 95827.
Folsom Public Library, Georgia Murray Building, 411
Stafford Street, Folsom, CA 95630.
Special Assistance for Public Meetings
If special assistance is required to participate in the public
meetings, please contact Mr. Doug Kleinsmith at 916-978-5034, TDD 916-
978-5608, or via e-mail at [email protected]. Please notify Mr.
Kleinsmith as far in advance as possible to enable Reclamation to
secure 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 916-978-5608.
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 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: August 2, 2011.
Pablo R. Arroyave,
Deputy Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region.
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