[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 86 (Thursday, May 2, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19636-19637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10868]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation


Notice of Availability; Animas-La Plata Project, Colorado and New 
Mexico

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation (Interior).

ACTION: Notice of availability of Final Supplement to the 1980 Final 
Environmental Statement (FSFES): FSFES 96-23.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969, as amended, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) 
has prepared a FSFES for the Animas-LaPlata Project in Colorado and New 
Mexico. The FSFES addresses additional information concerning 
environmental effects of the Project initially described in the 1980 
Final Environmental Statement.

ADDRESSES: Single copies of the FSFES may be obtained on request to the 
addresses below. Western Colorado Area Office--Southern Division, 
Bureau of Reclamation, Resource Management Division, P.O. Box 640, 
Durango, Colorado 81302
    Copies of the FSFES are available for inspection at the following 
locations:

Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior, Room 7455, 18th 
& C Streets, NW., Washington, DC 20240
Bureau of Reclamation, Denver Office Library, Denver Federal Center, 
Building 67, Room 167, Denver, Colorado 80225
Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Regional Office, 125 South State 
Street, Room 6107, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138
Bureau of Reclamation, Western Colorado Area Office--Southern Division, 
835 East 2nd Avenue, Durango, Colorado 81302
Bureau of Reclamation, Western Colorado Area Office--Northern Division, 
2764 Compass Drive, Grand Junction, Colorado 81506

Libraries

Colorado
    Colorado State University Library, Ft. Collins

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    Cortez City Library
    Denver City Library
    Durango High School Library
    Durango Public Library
    Ft. Lewis College Library, Durango
    University of Northern Colorado Library, Greeley
    University of Denver, Penrose Library, Denver
    University of Colorado, Norlin Library, Boulder
New Mexico
    Albuquerque Public Library
    Alturian Public Library, Aztec
    Bloomfield City Library
    Farmington Public Library
    Navajo Community College Library, Shiprock
    New Mexico State Library, Santa Fe
    New Mexico State University Library, Las Cruces
    San Juan College Library, Farmington
    University of New Mexico Library, Albuquerque
    Zimmerman Library, Albuquerque

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Ken Beck, Planning Team Leader, Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 
640, Durango, Colorado 81301, telephone (970) 385-6558.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Project would divert flows of the Animas 
and LaPlata Rivers for irrigation, municipal, and industrial uses in 
Colorado and New Mexico. The Project would satisfy a portion of the 
Colorado Ute Indian reserve water right claims as specified by the 1988 
Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights Settlement Act. Additionally, the 
project would provide for fish and wildlife preservation, recreation 
facilities, and a cultural resources program. Two reservoirs are 
included in the plan--Ridges Basin and Southern Ute Reservoirs.
    The FSFES provides additional information concerning environmental 
effects initially described in the 1980 Final Environmental Statement 
and incorporates revisions as a result of new studies, Project 
refinements and public input received on the 1992 Draft Supplement to 
the Final Environmental Statement. The new or updated information 
relates geology, soils, water quality, aquatic resources, Wild and 
Scenic River issues, wildlife habitat, endangered species, wetlands, 
cultural resources, recreation and tourism, socioeconomic issues, 
environmental justice, Indian Trust Assets, and the operation of Navajo 
Dam.

    Dated: April 26, 1996.
Charles A. Calhoun,
Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 96-10868 Filed 5-1-96; 8:45 am]
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