This site displays a prototype of a “Web 2.0” version of the daily Federal Register. It is not an official legal edition of the Federal Register, and does not replace the official print version or the official electronic version on GPO’s govinfo.gov.
The documents posted on this site are XML renditions of published Federal Register documents. Each document posted on the site includes a link to the corresponding official PDF file on govinfo.gov. This prototype edition of the daily Federal Register on FederalRegister.gov will remain an unofficial informational resource until the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register (ACFR) issues a regulation granting it official legal status. For complete information about, and access to, our official publications and services, go to About the Federal Register on NARA's archives.gov.
The OFR/GPO partnership is committed to presenting accurate and reliable regulatory information on FederalRegister.gov with the objective of establishing the XML-based Federal Register as an ACFR-sanctioned publication in the future. While every effort has been made to ensure that the material on FederalRegister.gov is accurately displayed, consistent with the official SGML-based PDF version on govinfo.gov, those relying on it for legal research should verify their results against an official edition of the Federal Register. Until the ACFR grants it official status, the XML rendition of the daily Federal Register on FederalRegister.gov does not provide legal notice to the public or judicial notice to the courts.
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Notice of availability; record of decision.
The NRCS Utah State Office announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Supplemental Watershed Plan No. 10 and Final Environmental Impact Statement (Final Plan-EIS) for the Gould Wash Flood Protection Project in Washington County, Utah. NRCS has selected the “New Detention Dam and 3,000 cfs ( printed page 58839) Channel Modifications” alternative as the preferred alternative. This alternative includes constructing a dry detention dam upstream of Hurricane City along Gould Wash to reduce and manage flood flows, modifications to the Gould Wash channel through Hurricane City to safely convey floodwaters, and acquisition of easements necessary for channel modifications and areas subject to flooding.
The ROD and Final Plan-EIS are available on the NRCS project website at: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/conservation-basics/watersheds/gould-wash-flood-protection-sponsor-washington-county.
Ammon Boswell, telephone (435) 459-1621; email: ammon.boswell@usda.gov. Individuals with disabilities who require alternative means for communication should contact the USDA Target Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and text telephone (TTY mode)) or dial 711 for Telecommunications Relay Service (both voice and text telephone users can initiate this call from any telephone).
The ROD identifies NRCS's selected alternative for the Gould Wash Flood Protection Project, as described in the March 2026 Final Plan-EIS for Washington County, Utah. NRCS reached its decision after reviewing the Final Plan-EIS, which is available on the NRCS project website listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice and was announced on March 20, 2026, through a notice of availability (91 FR 13603). NRCS has selected the proposed action alternative, titled “New Detention Dam and 3,000 cfs Channel Modifications.” This alternative includes constructing a dry detention dam upstream of Hurricane City along Gould Wash to reduce and manage flood flows, modifications to the Gould Wash channel through Hurricane City to safely convey floodwaters, and acquisition of easements necessary for channel modifications and areas subject to flooding.
The ROD documents the basis for NRCS's decision on the selected alternative, including the mitigation measures that will be implemented and the environmental, social, and economic factors considered under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). NRCS concludes that the selected alternative provides the most balanced approach to meeting project objectives while minimizing adverse effects.
NRCS reviewed and considered all substantive comments received on the Final Plan-EIS following publication of the notice of availability on March 20, 2026 (91 FR 13603). While the comments did not require changes to the Final Plan-EIS, a summary of the comments and NRCS's responses, along with supporting materials, is available on the NRCS project website listed in the ADDRESSES section above. Watershed planning is authorized by the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act of 1954 (Pub. L. 83-566), as amended, and the Flood Control Act of 1944 (Pub. L. 78-534).
Travis Mote,
Acting Utah State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-19055 Filed 9-16-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-16-P