[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10378-10379]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-5919]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation


Proposed Long-Term Water Service Contract Renewal; Frenchman-
Cambridge and Bostwick Divisions; Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program: 
Nebraska and Kansas

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of cancellation of public information/scoping meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) published a notice of 
intent to prepare a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) in the 
Federal Register (61 FR 7803, Feb. 29, 1996). In association with this 
notice, Reclamation announced the schedule for a series of public 
information/scoping meetings. These meetings were scheduled to inform 
the public of the status of contract renewal, to allow for public 
comment on the preliminary management scenarios being evaluated in the 
draft Resource Management Assessment, to inform the public of 
significant issues identified to date, to identify additional 
significant issues that should be evaluated in the draft

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EIS, and to identify issues related to Indian trust assets.
    Reclamation has determined that the scoping meetings will be 
postponed until more substantial information can be developed and 
disseminated to the public for review. This level of information will 
provide for better and more open discussion of project proposals and 
related impacts. Reclamation is proceeding with preparation of the 
draft EIS within projected schedules. Reclamation will continue to 
disseminate project information to the public through the Republican 
River Roundup newsletter and will schedule scoping meetings in the near 
future to provide additional opportunities for public participation and 
input.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jill Manring, Natural Resource 
Specialist, Bureau of Reclamation, Nebraska-Kansas Area Office, Post 
Office Box 1607, Grand Island, Nebraska 68802-1607; Telephone (308) 
389-4557.

    Dated: March 6, 1996.
Neil Stessman,
Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 96-5919 Filed 3-12-96; 8:45 am]
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