[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 175 (Monday, September 12, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-22423]


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[Federal Register: September 12, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation

 

Navajo Unit, Colorado River Storage Project, Colorado-New Mexico

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of environmental scoping meetings.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act and agency 
policy, the Bureau of Reclamation, in cooperation with the Public 
Service Company of New Mexico, will conduct three environmental scoping 
meetings on the proposal to renew/extend Public Service Company of New 
Mexico's water service contract. The three meetings will be held to 
obtain information for use in determining the scope of environmental 
issues and impacts related to the proposed action. The meetings will 
also be held to receive information concerning potential effects of the 
contract renewal/extension on assets held in trust by the Federal 
government for Federally recognized Indian tribes or individual members 
of Federally recognized Indian tribes.

DATES: The scoping meetings will be held on:

     October 4, 1994, from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m., in Farmington, 
New Mexico.
     October 5, 1994, from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m., in Shiprock, New 
Mexico.
     October 6, 1994, from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m., in Ignacio, 
Colorado.
    At each location, an informational open house will be held from 
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., followed by a presentation on the proposed 
action and opportunities for public comments and questions. The public 
is invited.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the following locations:

     City Council Chambers, 800 Municipal Drive, Farmington, 
New Mexico.
     Central Consolidated School Administration Office 
Boardroom, Shiprock, New Mexico.
     City Hall Community Room, Ignacio, Colorado.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The contact person for the 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 Resource Sciences Group, 2737 Rio Grande 
Boulevard NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87014.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Public Service Company of New Mexico 
currently has a water service contract (USBR Contract No. 14-06-400-
4831) with the Bureau of 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.
    The Bureau of Reclamation is the lead Federal agency to ensure 
compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act for the proposed 
action. The Public Service Company of New Mexico has requested the 
Bureau of Reclamation to initiate the environmental scoping process and 
prepare the environmental document. The Bureau of Reclamation is 
initiating the scoping process now to allow sufficient time to identify 
and resolve (1) environmental concerns, and (2) any issues affecting 
any assets held in trust by the Federal government for Federally 
recognized Indian tribes or individual members of Federally recognized 
Indian tribes insofar as those concerns or issues are relevant to the 
proposed water service contract renewal and extension.


    Dated: September 2, 1994.
Rick L. Gold,
Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 94-22423 Filed 9-9-94; 8:45 am]
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