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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.
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