[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 5, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8641-8642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-5098]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation


Bay-Delta Advisory Council Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Bay-Delta Advisory Council (BDAC) will meet to discuss 
several issues including: review and status of the CALFED Bay-Delta 
Program; financial strategy for the long-term program; review and 
discussion of the draft alternatives; and scoping for the long-term 
program. This meeting is open to the public. For the meeting, 
interested persons may make oral statements to the BDAC or may file 
written statements for consideration.

DATES: The Bay-Delta Advisory Council meeting will be held from 9:00 am 
to 4:00 pm on Thursday, March 21, 1996.

ADDRESS: The Bay-Delta Advisory Council will meet at the Beverly 
Garland Hotel, 1780 Tribute Road (at Exposition Boulevard/West), 
Sacramento, CA.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Sharon Gross, CALFED Bay-Delta Program, at (916) 657-2666. If 
reasonable accommodation is needed due to a disability, please contact 
the Equal Employment Opportunity Office at (916) 653-6952 or TDD (916) 
653-6934 at least one week prior to the meeting.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin 
Delta Estuary (Bay-Delta system) is a critically important part of 
California's natural environment and economy. In recognition of the 
serious problems facing the region and the complex resource management 
decisions that must be made, the state of California and the Federal 
government are working together to stabilize, protect, restore, and 
enhance the Bay-Delta system. The State and Federal agencies with 
management and regulatory responsibilities in the Bay-Delta system are 
working together as CALFED to provide policy direction and oversight 
for the process.
    One area of Bay-Delta management includes the establishment of a 
joint State-Federal process to develop long-term solutions to problems 
in the Bay-Delta system related to fish and wildlife, water supply 
reliability, natural disasters, and water quality. The intent is to 
develop a comprehensive and balanced plan which addresses all of the 
resource problems. This effort is being carried out under the policy 
direction of CALFED. A group of citizen advisors representing 
California's agricultural, environmental, urban, business, fishing, and 
other interests who have a stake in finding long term solutions for the 
problems affecting the Bay-Delta system has been chartered under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) as the Bay-Delta Advisory Council 
(BDAC) to advise CALFED on the program mission, problems to be 
addressed, and objectives for the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, BDAC 
provides a forum to help ensure public participation, and will review 
reports and other materials prepared by CALFED staff.
    Minutes of the meeting will be maintained by the CALFED Bay-Delta 
Program, Suite 1155, 1416 Ninth Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, and will 
be available for public inspection during regular business hours, 
Monday through Friday within 30 days following the meeting.

    Dated: February 27, 1996.
Roger Patterson,
Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 96-5098 Filed 3-4-96; 8:45 am]
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