[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 143 (Thursday, July 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 44969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-17820]
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INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO
Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment for
Allowing Avian Hunting in Designated Areas Along the Rio Grande
Canalization Project, Sierra and Do[ntilde]a Ana Counties, New Mexico
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 Allowing Avian Hunting in Designated Areas along the Rio
Grande Canalization Project, Sierra and Do[ntilde]a Ana Counties, New
Mexico 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.
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 allowing certain types of game bird hunting within
designated areas on USIBWC property in Do[ntilde]a Ana County, New
Mexico, along the Rio Grande Canalization Project from Percha Dam near
Arrey, New Mexico downstream to American Dam in El Paso, 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: July 18, 2013.
Luisa Alvarez,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2013-17820 Filed 7-24-13; 8:45 am]
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