[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 19 (Monday, January 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2838-2839]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1445]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


Western Water Policy Review Advisory Commission; Meetings

AGENCY: Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of open meetings.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is 
hereby given that the Western Water Policy Review Advisory Commission 
(Commission), established by the Secretary of the Interior under the 
Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992, will 
hold its first meeting to discuss the goals and activities of the 
Commission. The meetings will be open to the public.

DATES: Meetings will be held on Friday, February 16, 1996 from 9 a.m. 
to 5 p.m. and Saturday, February 17, 1996 from 8:30 a.m. to noon.

ADDRESSES: The Commission meeting will be held in the Council Chambers 
in Templeton Center on the Lewis and Clark College Campus, 0615 SW 
Palatine Hill Road, Portland, Oregon. Parking will be in the Griswold 
Parking Lot which will be marked by red and white signs. Maps to 
Council Chambers will be available at Campus Security located at the 
south end of the Griswold lot.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Curt Brown, Program Manager, Western Water Policy Review Office, PO Box 
25007, Denver, Colorado 80255, (303) 236-6211.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Reclamation Projects Authorization and 
Adjustment Act of 1992, Pub. L. 102-575, Section 30 directs the 
President to undertake a comprehensive review of Federal activities in 
the 19 Western States which affect the allocation and use of water 
resources, and to submit a report on the President's finding and 
recommendations to Congress. The Secretary of the Interior established 
the Commission to provide assistance regarding the President's report 
to Congress. The President's report is due to Congress by October 2, 
1997.
    The Commission will discuss goals and objectives and a workplan to 
guide their investigations, as well as perform other duties specific to 
the Commission. Time will be available for public 

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comments during the morning session, Saturday, February 17. Members of 
the public may submit written statements to the Commission at the 
address listed above, or at the meeting. If you wish to make a 5 minute 
oral presentation, please call the Commission office at (303) 236-6211 
prior to February 9. Members of the public making oral presentations 
should submit a written copy of their remarks at the meeting. Seating 
and oral presentations at the meeting will be limited and therefore on 
a first come basis.

    Dated: January 23, 1996.
David Cottingham,
Counselor to the Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, Designated 
Federal Official.
[FR Doc. 96-1445 Filed 1-26-96; 8:45 am]
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