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<br />Federal Register/Vol. 64, No, 193/Wednesday, October 6, 1999/Notices
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<br />DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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<br />Office 01 the Assistant Secretary
<br />Water and Science
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<br />Central Utah Project Completion Act;
<br />Notice 01 Availability 01 the Record 01
<br />Decision on the Diamond Fork System
<br />Final Supplement to the Final
<br />Environmental Impact Statement
<br />Documenting the Department 01
<br />Interior's Approval for the Central Utah
<br />Water Conservancy District To
<br />Proceed With the Construction 01 the
<br />Proposed Action Alternative
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<br />AGENCY: Office of the Assistant
<br />Secretary-Water and Science,
<br />Department of the Interior.
<br />ACTION: Notice of availability of the
<br />Record of Decision on the Diamond
<br />Fork System Final Supplement to the
<br />Final Environmental Impact Statement.
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<br />SUMMARY: On September 29, 1999, Mark
<br />Schaefer. Deputy Assistant Secretary-
<br />Water and Science. Department of the
<br />Interior (Interior). signed the Record of
<br />Decision (ROD) which documents the
<br />selection of the Proposed Action
<br />Alternative as presented in the Diamond
<br />Fork System Final Supplement to the
<br />Final Environmental Impact Statement
<br />(FS-FEIS). INT FES 99-25, filed July I.
<br />1999, The ROD also approves the
<br />Central Utah Water Conservancy District
<br />(CUWCD) proceeding with construction
<br />of the Diamond Fork System. in
<br />accordance with statutory and
<br />contractual obligations. The following
<br />features will be constructed as pan of
<br />the Proposed Action: (I) Sixth Water
<br />Connection. (2) Tanner Ridge Tunnel.
<br />(3) Diamond Fork Siphon, (4) Red
<br />Mountain Tunnel. (5) Red Hollow
<br />Pipeline, (6) Diamond Fork Creek
<br />Outlet, (7) Spanish Fork River Outlet,
<br />and (8) possible modifications to
<br />Spanish Fork River diversion dams. The
<br />ROD acknowledged that value
<br />engineering studies would be conducted
<br />that could result in minor modifications
<br />to the physical facilities to further
<br />reduce environmental impacts and
<br />reduce construction costs.
<br />The Proposed Action specifically
<br />fulfills project needs to: (I) Maintain the
<br />statutorily mandated minimum flows in
<br />Sixth Water Creek and Diamond Fork
<br />Creek; (2) implement Interior's
<br />environmental commitments on the
<br />Diamond Fork Pipeline from the 1995
<br />ROD. which includes but is not limited
<br />to removing high flows brought over
<br />from Strawberry ReselVoir into the Sixth
<br />Water and Diamond Fork creek
<br />drainages: (3) meet the CUWCD's M&I
<br />water contractual commitments to Salt
<br />Lake. Utah and Wasatch Counties, by
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<br />conveying Bonneville Unit water to
<br />Utah Lake for exchange to Jordanelle
<br />Reservoir: and (4) provide the Utah
<br />Reclamation Mitigation and
<br />Conservation Commission (M itigation
<br />Commission) the opportunity and
<br />nexibility for future restoration of
<br />aquatic and riparian habitat in Sixth
<br />Water and Diamond Fork Creeks to
<br />protect water quality and threatened
<br />species in Diamond Fork Creek.
<br />The FS-FEIS for the Diamond Fork
<br />System. considered alternatives to
<br />complete the Diamond Fork System as
<br />mandated in section 302(a)(6) of the
<br />Central Utah Project Completion Act
<br />(CUPCA), Interior, the Mitigation
<br />Commission. and CUWCD selVed as the
<br />Joint Lead Agencies in the preparation
<br />of the NEPA compliance documents.
<br />During preparation of the FEIS.
<br />CUWCD consulted formally on listed
<br />species with the U,S, Fish and Wildlife
<br />Service (USFWS) under S 7 of the
<br />Endangered Species Act (16 U,S,e.A,
<br />sections 1531 to 1544, as amended), A
<br />draft Biological Opinion was issued
<br />which evaluated project impacts on the
<br />June sucker and Ute ladies' tress. The
<br />Opinion concluded the Proposed Action
<br />would not affect the bald eagle or
<br />peregrine falcon. The Biological
<br />Opinion also included a list of
<br />recommendations which if agreed to
<br />and implemented by the Joint.Lead
<br />Agencies. will result in a non-jeopardy
<br />Biological Opinion. The Joint-Lead
<br />Agencies have included these
<br />recommendations as environmental
<br />commitments in the ROD. A final
<br />Biological Opinion was issued by the
<br />USFWS on August 24, 1999,
<br />FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
<br />Additional information on matters
<br />related to this Federal Register notice
<br />can be obtained at the address and
<br />telephone number set forth below: Mr.
<br />Reed Murray. Program Coordinator.
<br />CUP Completion Act Office, Department
<br />of the Interior, 302 East 1860 South,
<br />Provo, UT 84606-6154: Telephone:
<br />(801) 379-1237, E,mail:
<br />rmurray@uc.usbr.gov.
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<br />Dated: September 30. 1999.
<br />Ronald Johnston.
<br />Program Director. Department of the Inferior.
<br />[FR Doc. 99-25964 Filed 10-5-99: 8:45 ami
<br />BILLING CODE 431o-AK-P
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<br />DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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<br />Fish and Wildlife Service
<br />
<br />Notice of Receipt of Applications for
<br />Permit
<br />
<br />The following applicants have
<br />applied for a permit to conduct certain
<br />
<br />activities with endangered species. This
<br />notice is provided pursuant to section
<br />lO(c) of the Endangered Species Act of
<br />1973, as amended (16 USe. 1531. et
<br />seq,):
<br />Applicant: Ray Boyd, Lakeland, TN,
<br />PRT-017174
<br />The applicant requests a permit to
<br />import the sport-hunted trophy of one
<br />male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus
<br />dorcas) culled from a captive herd
<br />maintained under the management
<br />program of the Republic of South Africa.
<br />for the purpose of enhancement of the
<br />survival of the species.
<br />Applicant: Frank Tosta. Modesto. CA.
<br />PRT -018004,
<br />The applicant requests a permit to
<br />import the sport-hunted trophy of one
<br />male bontebok (Damaliscus pyargus
<br />dorcas) culled from a captive herd
<br />maintained under the management
<br />program of the Republic of SOllth Africa.
<br />for the purpose of enhancement of the
<br />sUlVival of the species.
<br />Applicant: Cincinnati Zoo and
<br />Botanical Garden, Cincinnati. OH. PRT-
<br />011866,
<br />The applicant requests a permit to
<br />import one wild-born male Chinese
<br />giant salamander (Andrias davidianus)
<br />from the Rotterdam Zoo. Netherlands.
<br />for the purpose of enhancement of the
<br />survival of the species through captive
<br />propagation.
<br />Applicant: University of Wisconsin.
<br />Madison, WI. PRT -014946,
<br />The applicant requests a permit to
<br />export two male and two female
<br />captive-born Cotton-top tamarins
<br />(Saguinus oedipus) to the Crystal
<br />Gardens Zoo. Victoria. British
<br />Columbia. Canada. for the purpose of
<br />enhancement of the survival of the
<br />species through zoological display and
<br />conservation education.
<br />Applicant: Rare Feline Breeding
<br />Center. Center Hill, FL, PRT-012014,
<br />The applicant requests a permit to sell
<br />in foreign commerce one male and one
<br />female tiger (Panthera eigris) to Jinan
<br />Zoological Gardens in Shandong
<br />Province. China. for the purpose of
<br />enhancement of the survival of the
<br />species through propagation and
<br />conservation education.
<br />The following applicants have
<br />applied for a permit to conduct certain
<br />activities with marine mammals. The
<br />application was submitted to satisfy
<br />requirements of the Marine Mammal
<br />Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16
<br />U,S,e. 1361 et seq.). and the regulations
<br />governing marine mammals (50 CFR
<br />181,
<br />Applicant: Carlton Goldthwaite.
<br />Raleigh, NC, PRT-017856
<br />The applicant requests a permit to
<br />import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
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