[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 147 (Tuesday, August 2, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-18490]
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[Federal Register: August 2, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
43 CFR Part 432
RIN 1006-AA34
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Chapter I
Central Valley Project--Purposes, Uses, and Allocation of Water
Supplies
AGENCIES: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation and Fish
and Wildlife Service.
ACTION: Announcement of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service) intend to assess the need for rules and
regulations addressing implementation of certain provisions of the
Central Valley Project Improvement Act (the Act). The Act applies to
the Central Valley Project (CVP), California, and to the use and
allocation of CVP water.
DATES: The deadline for receiving written comments is October 3, 1994.
In addition, Reclamation and the Service will hold a series of public
meetings to receive oral comments from interested parties. These public
meetings are scheduled as follows:
August 22, 1994, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Redding, California
August 23, 1994, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Oakland, California
August 24, 1994, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Visalia, California
August 26, 1994, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Sacramento,
California
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to Gary Sackett, Attention:
MP-400, Mid-Pacific Region, Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way,
Sacramento, CA 95825, or they may be provided to Reclamation and the
Service at the public meetings. The public meetings will be held at the
following locations:
Redding--Red Lion Inn (Sierra Room), 1830 Hilltop Drive,
Redding, CA 96002
Oakland--Federal Building (Conference Room A and B), 1310 Clay
Street, Oakland, CA 94612
Visalia--Visalia Convention Center (San Joaquin Room), 303
East Acequia, Visalia, CA 93291
Sacramento--Beverly Garland Hotel (Donner Room), 1780 Tribute
Road, Sacramento, CA 95815
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gary Sackett, Attention: MP-400, Mid-Pacific Region, Bureau of
Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825, telephone (916)
978-4933, or TDD (916) 978-4417. To be placed on a mailing list to
receive future information about any subsequent rulemaking actions,
contact Barbara Massey, Public Affairs Office, MP-140, at the above
address, telephone (916) 978-4919, or TDD (916) 978-4417.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Act provides for a number of changes in
the purposes and operation of the CVP, and in the use and allocation of
CVP water. Subsection 3408(a) of the Act authorizes the Secretary of
the Interior to promulgate ``* * * such regulations * * * as may be
necessary to implement the intent, purposes, and provisions * * *'' of
the Act. Reclamation and the Service have been authorized by the
Secretary to act on his behalf in implementing the Act.
Reclamation and the Service have tentatively concluded that the
following provisions of the Act should be considered for rulemaking:
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Subsection Title
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3404(c)............................ Renewal of Long-Term Contracts.
3405(a)............................ Transfer of Central Valley Project
Water.
3405(d)............................ Water Pricing.
3405(e)............................ Water Conservation Standards.
3406(b)(2)......................... 800,000 Acre-Feet for Fish,
Wildlife, and Habitat Restoration.
3406(b)(22)........................ Incentives to Flood Fields for
Waterfowl Habitat.
3407(a)-(d)........................ Restoration Fund.
3408(c)-(d)........................ Exchanges, Storage, Conveyance, and
Banking.
3408(h)............................ Land Retirement.
3408(i)............................ Cost Sharing of Water Conservation
Projects.
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Public comment is invited on the questions of: (1) whether there
are appropriate provisions of the Act to address through rulemaking,
and (2) whether there are other provisions of the Act that should be
addressed. The comments received will be evaluated as part of the
process for finally determining which provisions of the Act to address
in rulemaking actions.
The development of any proposed rules and regulations shall be
scheduled to benefit from ongoing analyses in the Programmatic
Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) which is being prepared pursuant
to Section 3409 of the Act. To the extent, if any, that the rulemaking
requires compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA), such compliance will be coordinated with processes associated
with completion and issuance of the PEIS and through such other NEPA
compliance activities, if any, as may need to be completed subsequent
to the finalization of the PEIS. Any final rulemaking documentation
shall occur no earlier than the preparation and dissemination of the
Record of Decision associated with the PEIS to fully encompass and
ensure benefits from all aspects of this process.
Dated: July 25, 1994.
Roger K. Patterson,
Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
Dated: July 22, 1994.
Michael J. Spear,
Regional Director, Pacific Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 94-18490 Filed 8-1-94; 8:45 am]
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