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Program Manager, Bureau of
Reclamation, Provo Area Office, 302
East Lakeview Parkway, Provo, UT
84606; via submittal form at https://
www.usbr.gov/uc/envdocs/eis/
LakePowellPipeline/index.html; or
email [email protected].
The three scoping meetings will be
held at the following locations:
January 7, 2020—Kanab Center, 20
North 100 East, Kanab, Utah 84741
January 8, 2020—Dixie Center, 1835
South Convention Center Dr., St.
George, Utah 84790
January 9, 2020—Valley High, 325 West
11000 South, South Jordan, Utah
84095
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Rick Baxter, Program Manager, Bureau
of Reclamation, Provo Area Office, 302
East Lakeview Parkway, Provo, UT
84606; telephone (801) 379–1078;
facsimile (801) 379–1159; email lpp@
usbr.gov. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
may call the Federal Relay Service
(FedRelay) at 1–800–877–8339 TTY/
ASCII to contact the above individual
during normal business hours or to
leave a message or question after hours.
You will receive a reply during normal
business hours. Information on this
project may also be found at: https://
www.usbr.gov/uc/envdocs/eis/
LakePowellPipeline/index.html.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Reclamation is issuing this notice
pursuant to the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA),
42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; the Council on
Environmental Quality’s regulations for
implementing NEPA, 40 CFR parts 1500
through 1508; Department of the
Interior’s NEPA regulations, 43 CFR part
46; and Bureau of Land Management
regulations at 43 CFR 1610.2.
Background
Reclamation will prepare an EIS for
the LPP Project as proposed by the Utah
Board of Water Resources (UBWR). The
LPP is a proposed 140-mile, 69-inchdiameter water delivery pipeline that
begins at Lake Powell near Glen Canyon
Dam in Page, Arizona, and ends at Sand
Hollow Reservoir near St. George, Utah.
The pipeline would deliver up to 86,249
acre-feet of water from Lake Powell to
Sand Hollow Reservoir. UBWR proposes
building the LPP in order to bring a
second source of water to Washington
and Kane Counties in Utah to meet
future water demands, diversify the
regional water supply portfolio, and
enhance the water supply reliability.
UBWR previously proposed a
pipeline project with an intake at Lake
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peaking station at Hurricane Cliffs,
Utah. The Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC) was the lead
Federal agency for that project because
it would have required a hydroelectric
license issued by the FERC. The UBWR
withdrew its application to the FERC on
September 25, 2019, and the project was
terminated effective October 10, 2019.
(https://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/file_
list.asp?accession_num=201910163069) Reclamation has been designated
the lead Federal agency by the
Department for the LPP NEPA process.
The Bureau of Land Management
(BLM), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(FWS), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
and National Park Service (NPS) are
cooperating agencies. Based on the
changes to project design and the lead
federal agency, Reclamation is initiating
a new public scoping process, which
will require interested parties to submit
new comments on the current proposal.
Reclamation is also reinitiating
government to government consultation
with Indian tribes under section 106 of
the National Historic Preservation Act
and in accordance with Executive Order
13175.
Two pipeline alignments have been
proposed: The Southern Alternative and
the Highway Alternative. Both
alternatives begin and end in the same
locations. The Southern Alternative
would travel south of the Kaibab Indian
Reservation while the alignment for the
Highway Alternative would cross lands
held in trust by the United States for the
benefit of the Kaibab Band of Paiute
Indians, following Arizona State Route
389. The Southern Alternative would
cross land administered by the BLM in
Utah and Arizona and would require
multiple right-of-way (ROW) grants and
an amendment to the Arizona Strip
Resource Management Plan (RMP),
because a small portion of the pipeline
would go outside an approved utility
corridor.
The Highway Alternative would cross
BLM and Tribal trust lands, which
would require the BLM and BIA to issue
ROW grants and require a tribal
resolution from the Kaibab Band of
Paiute Indians. Both alternatives would
cross lands administered by
Reclamation and the NPS, requiring
Reclamation to issue a license
agreement and the NPS to issue a ROW
permit under either alternative.
In addition, UBWR has requested a
water exchange contract with
Reclamation. Under the exchange
contract, UBWR would forbear the
diversion of a portion of the natural
flows to which UBWR is entitled and
allow these flows to contribute to
meeting the Endangered Species Act

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Upper Colorado River Recovery
Implementation Program requirements
in the Green River. In exchange, UBWR
would deplete an equal amount of water
released from Flaming Gorge Dam
throughout the year and available at
Lake Powell. This exchange contract
would not entitle UBWR to call for
releases from Flaming Gorge.
Public Disclosure
Before including your address, phone
number, email 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 may 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.
Brent Esplin,
Regional Director, Upper Colorado Basin—
Interior Region 7, Bureau of Reclamation.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement
[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000
201S180110; S2D2S SS08011000
SX064A000 20XS501520; OMB Control
Number 1029–0049]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Special Permanent
Program Performance Standards—
Operations in Alluvial Valley Floors
Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
are proposing to renew an information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before January
6, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
to the Office of Management and
Budget’s Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior by email at
[email protected]; or via
facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please
provide a copy of your comments to
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Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 235 / Friday, December 6, 2019 / Notices
Mark Gehlhar, Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, 1849 C.
Street NW, Room 4556–MIB,
Washington, DC 20240; or by email to
[email protected]. Please reference
OMB Control Number 1029–0049 in the
subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Mark Gehlhar by email
at [email protected], or by telephone
at (202) 208–2716. You may also view
the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the
general public and other Federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on new, proposed, revised,
and continuing collections of
information. This helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
A Federal Register notice with a 60day public comment period soliciting
comments on this collection of
information was published on October
2, 2018 (83 FR 49572). No comments
were received.
We are again soliciting comments on
the proposed ICR that is described
below. We are especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is the collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
OSMRE; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the OSMRE enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the OSMRE minimize the burden
of this collection on the respondents,
including through the use of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. Before including your
address, phone number, email 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.
Abstract: Sections 510(b)(5) and
515(b)(10)(F) of the Surface Mining
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977

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(SMCRA) protect alluvial valley floors
from the adverse effects of surface coal
mining operations west of the 100th
meridian. Part 822 requires the
permittee to install, maintain, and
operate a hydrologic monitoring system
in order to provide specific protection
for alluvial valley floors. This
information is necessary to determine
whether the hydrologic conditions of
alluvial valley floors are protected
according to the Act.
Title of Collection: Special Permanent
Program Performance Standards—
Operations in Alluvial Valley Floors.
OMB Control Number: 1029–0049.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Coal
mining operators and State regulatory
authorities.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 1 operator and 2
regulatory authorities.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 60.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: 160 hours for operator and an
average of 15 hours for regulatory
authorities.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 5,250 hours.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: One time.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $0.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
The authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq).
Dated: November 26, 2019.
Signed:
Paul J. Ehret,
Acting Chief Division of Regulatory Support.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement
[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000
201S180110; S2D2S SS08011000
SX064A000 20XS501520; OMB Control
Number 1029–0113]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; General Reclamation
Requirements
Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
are proposing to renew an information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before January
6, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
to the Office of Management and
Budget’s Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior by email at
[email protected]; or via
facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please
provide a copy of your comments to
Mark Gehlhar, Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, 1849 C
Street NW, Room 4556–MIB,
Washington, DC 20240; or by email to
[email protected]. Please reference
OMB Control Number 1029–0113 in the
subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Mark Gehlhar by email
at [email protected], or by telephone
at (202) 208–2716. You may also view
the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the
general public and other Federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on new, proposed, revised,
and continuing collections of
information. This helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
A Federal Register notice with a 60day public comment period soliciting
comments on this collection of
SUMMARY:

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