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[FR Doc No: 94-18842]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation

 

Navajo Project, Colorado-New Mexico

AGENCY: Bureau of Exclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of environmental scoping meetings.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and 
agency policy, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), in cooperation 
with the Public Service Company of New Mexico, will conduct two 
environmental scoping meetings on the proposal to renew/extend Public 
Service Company of New Mexico's water service contract. The two 
meetings will be held to obtain information for use in determining the 
scope of environmental issues and impacts related to the proposal. The 
results of the meetings will help Reclamation determine whether an 
environmental impact statement will be prepared on the proposed action.

DATES: The scoping meetings will be held on:

 August 17, 1994, from 4 to 9 p.m., Farmington, New Mexico
 August 18, 1994, from 4 to 9 p.m., Shiprock, New Mexico

    The public is invited.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held in the:

 City Council Chambers, 800 Municipal Drive, Farmington, New 
Mexico
 Central Consolidated School Administration Office Boardroom, 
Shiprock, New Mexico

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The contact person for this environmental scoping effort is Errol 
Jensen, Bureau of Reclamation, Durango Projects Office, P.O. Box 640, 
Durango, Colorado 81302, telephone (303) 385-6570. Written comments 
regarding the proposed action and requests to be included on a mailing 
list should be mailed to PRC Environmental Management, Inc., 2021 
Girard Boulevard, SE., Suite 250, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Public Service Company of New Mexico 
currently has a water service contract (USBR Contract No. 14-06-400-
4831) with Reclamation for an annual use of 16,200 acre-feet of water 
from Navajo Reservoir, in San Juan County, New Mexico. The contract 
water is diverted from the San Juan River near Waterflow, New Mexico, 
via a weir and backwater pumping system. Water is stored in a small 
reservoir at the San Juan Generating Station. The existing water 
service contract was executed in 1968, amended in 1977, and expires in 
2005.
    Reclamation is the lead Federal agency to ensure compliance with 
the NEPA for the proposed action. The Public Service Company of New 
Mexico has requested Reclamation to initiate the environmental scoping 
process and prepare the environmental document. Reclamation is 
initiating the scoping process now to allow sufficient time to identify 
and resolve environmental concerns relevant to the proposed water 
service contract renewal and extension.

    Dated: July 28, 1994.
Charles A. Calhoun,
Regional Director, Upper Colorado Region, Bureau of Reclamation.
[FR Doc. 94-18842 Filed 8-1-94; 8:45 am]
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