[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 73 (Monday, April 15, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 16511]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9181]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation


Draft Biological Assessment of Operations, Maintenance, and 
Sensitive Species of the Lower Colorado River

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of Draft Biological Assessment and 
notice of public meeting on Bureau of Reclamation's lower Colorado 
River operations and maintenance.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this action is to provide notice of the 
availability for review, the Draft Biological Assessment prepared under 
the requirements of Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act for 
operations and maintenance of the lower Colorado River. A public 
meeting will be held to summarize the assessment and to accept 
comments.

DATES AND ADDRESSES: Technical comments on the Draft Biological 
Assessment are requested no later than May 15, 1996. A public meeting 
to summarize the assessment and to accept comments will be held on May 
3, 1996, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., in the Commissioner's Meeting Room, 
5th floor, McCarran Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada. A copy of the Draft 
Biological Assessment may be reviewed between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 
4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday at the following locations:
     Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Regional Office, 
Administration Building Receptionist, Nevada Highway and Park Street, 
Boulder City, Nevada
     Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office, Environmental 
Resource Management Division, 23636 North 7th Street, Phoenix, Arizona
     Bureau of Reclamation, Yuma Area Office, Technical 
Services Office, 7301 Calle Agua Salada, Yuma, Arizona

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Comments and questions should be 
addressed to Mr. William E. Rinne, Bureau of Reclamation, Lower 
Colorado Region, P.O. Box 61470, Boulder City, NV 89006-1470, 
telephone: (702) 293-8709, or to Mr. Tom Shrader, telephone (702) 293-
8703.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft Biological Assessment addresses 
Reclamation's current and projected routine, ongoing lower Colorado 
River operations and maintenance over the next five years, critical 
habitat and the biology and distribution of sensitive species found 
along the lower Colorado River, and the potential effect of such 
operations and maintenance on species and habitat that have protected 
status under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. The 
geographic area addressed in this document is the mainstem reach of the 
Colorado River from the upper end of Lake Mead at Pierce Ferry to the 
Southerly International Boundary with the Republic of Mexico. 
Reclamation will consider all comments on the draft document in 
finalizing the Biological Assessment, and all comments received will be 
distributed as part of the public record on this consultation.

    Dated: April 2, 1996.
William E. Rinne,
Director, Resource Management and Technical Services.
[FR Doc. 96-9181 Filed 4-12-96; 8:45 am]
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