[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 57 (Friday, March 24, 1995)] [Notices] [Pages 15581-15582] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 95-7291] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Reclamation [INT-FES-95-8] Operation of Glen Canyon Dam, Colorado River Storage Project, Arizona AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability of the final environmental impact statement. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In response to a July 27, 1989, directive from the Secretary of the Interior and pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, and in accordance with the Grand Canyon Protection Act of 1992, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) has prepared a final environmental impact statement (FEIS) on the operation of Glen Canyon Dam, Colorado River Storage Project in Arizona. The FEIS evaluates nine alternatives, including no action, and analyzes their impacts on downstream environmental and cultural resources and Native American interests in Glen and Grand Canyons. ADDRESSES: Copies of the FEIS may be obtained from Mr. Gordon S. Lind, Colorado River Studies Office, Bureau of Reclamation, Attention: UC- 1500, 125 South State Street, Room 6107, Salt Lake City UT 84138-1102; telephone: (801) 524-5479. Copies of the FEIS are available for inspection at the address above and also at the following locations:Office of the Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, Room 7612, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington DC 20240 Denver Office, Bureau of Reclamation, Library, Room 167, Building 67, Denver Federal Center, Denver CO 80225 Upper Colorado Regional Office, Bureau of Reclamation, Library, Room 7101, 125 South State Street, Salt Lake City UT 84147 Center for Environmental Studies, Arizona State University, 905 South Mill Avenue, Tempe AZ 85287-3211 Glen Canyon Environmental Studies Group, Security Bank Building, 121 East Birch, Room 307, Flagstaff AZ 86002 Libraries: Arizona Arizona Department of Water Resources Library, Phoenix Arizona State Library, Department of Library, Archives and Public Records, Phoenix Arizona State Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Phoenix Arizona State University, Noble Science and Engineering Library, Tempe Arizona State University, Hayden Library, Tempe Flagstaff City-Coconino County Public Library, Flagstaff Grand Canyon Community Library, Grand Canyon Maricopa County Library, Phoenix Mesa Public Library, Mesa Mohave County Library/Kingman Public Library, Kingman Northern Arizona University, Cline Library, Flagstaff Page Public Library, Page Phoenix City Library, Phoenix Scottsdale Public Library, Scottsdale Tempe Public Library, Tempe Tucson Public Library, Tucson University of Arizona Library, Tucson California California State Library, Sacramento California State University, Hayward Library, Hayward California State University, University Library, Los Angeles Colorado River Board of California Library, Glendale Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX Library, San Francisco Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles Los Angeles Public Library, Water and Power Section, Los Angeles San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco Stanford University Libraries, Stanford University of California, General Library, Berkeley University of California, University Research Library, Los Angeles University of California, Shields Library, Davis University of Southern California, Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles Colorado Colorado State University Libraries, Fort Collins Denver Central Library, Denver University of Colorado at Boulder, Norlin Library, Boulder University of Denver, Penrose Library, Denver U.S. Air Force Academy, Academy Library, Colorado Springs Nevada Boulder City Library, Boulder City [[Page 15582]] Clark County Library District, Las Vegas Nevada State Library, Carson City University of Nevada, Reno Library, Reno University of Nevada at Las Vegas, James Dickinson Library, Las Vegas New Mexico Albuquerque Public Library, Albuquerque New Mexico State Library, Santa Fe New Mexico State University, Las Cruces University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Utah Brigham Young University, Harold B. Lee Library, Provo Cedar City Public Library, Cedar City Kanab City Library, Kanab Moab Public Library, Moab Salt Lake City Public Library, Salt Lake City Salt Lake County Library System, Salt Lake City Southern Utah State University Library, Cedar City University of Utah, Marriott Library, Salt Lake City Utah State University, Merrill Library, Logan Utah State Library, Salt Lake City Washington County Library, St. George Weber State University, Stewart Library, Ogden Wyoming Laramie County Library System, Cheyenne Rock Springs Public Library, Rock Springs University of Wyoming, Coe Library, Laramie Wyoming State Library, Cheyenne Washington, DC District of Columbia Public Library Library of Congress Natural Resources Library, Department of the Interior Other States any U.S. Government Regional Depository Library FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gordon S. Lind, Colorado River Studies Office, Bureau of Reclamation, 125 South State Street, Room 6107, Salt Lake City UT 84138-1102; telephone: (801) 524-5479. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary of the Interior called for a reevaluation of dam operations to determine specific options that could be implemented, consistent with law, to minimize adverse impacts on the downstream environmental and cultural resources and Native American interests in Glen and Grand Canyons. In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and the Grand Canyon Protection Act of 1992, Reclamation has prepared the FEIS in cooperation with other Interior agenciesBureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and National Park Service. Other cooperating agencies are the Department of Energy's Western Area Power Administration, Arizona Game and Fish Department, Hopi Tribe, Hualapai Tribe, Navajo Nation, San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, Southern Paiute Consortium, and Zuni Pueblo. The FEIS presents analyses of the impacts of nine alternatives for operating Glen Canyon Dam. Three alternatives would provide steady flows and six, including no action, would provide various levels of fluctuating flows. Additional measures have been combined with the alternative operations, where appropriate, either to mitigate adverse impacts of the alternative or to enhance resources. The preferred alternative is the Modified Low Fluctuating Flow Alternative. As the result of comments on both the draft EIS (DEIS) and draft biological opinion, discussions with FWS, and with the broad support of the cooperating agencies, the preferred alternative described in the DEIS was modified in the FEIS. This modification includes increasing the maximum flow from 20,000 to 25,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) and increasing the up ramp rate from 2,500 to 4,000 cfs per hour. The endangered fish research flows described in the DEIS were moved from the preferred alternative to a scientifically based position within the Adaptive Management Program. This modification was made because Reclamation believes that the potential effects of steady flows should be further studied before implementation to evaluate uncertainties concerning the interactions between native and non-native fish. In addition, Reclamation will request, through the Federal appropriations process, accelerated implementation of selective withdrawal at Glen Canyon Dam since temperature modification has been determined to be the most critical factor affecting the recovery of endangered fish in Glen and Grand Canyons. Dated: March 21, 1995. Willie R. Taylor, Director, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance. [FR Doc. 95-7291 Filed 3-23-95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-94-P