[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 7, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41178-41179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20142]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation


Animas-La Plata Project, Colorado and New Mexico

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed Amended Programmatic 
Agreement.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) announces the 
availability of the proposed Amended Programmatic Agreement (PA), under 
Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). This PA 
is between Reclamation, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 
and the New Mexico and Colorado State Historic Preservation Officers 
for the Animas-La Plata Project. The purpose of this notice is to 
provide the public with an opportunity to comment on the Amended PA 
prior to final execution.


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DATES: Comments must be received by September 20, 1996 for 
consideration.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed Amended PA are available through the 
Western Colorado Area Office--Southern Division, P.O. Box 640, Durango, 
CO 81302. They are also available through the Advisory Council on 
Historic Preservation--Western Office of Project Review, 730 Simms 
Street #401, Golden, CO 80401. Comments should be addressed to Area 
Archaeologist, Bureau of Reclamation, Western Colorado Area Office--
Southern Division.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact either Warren Hurley at (970) 
385-6548 at the Bureau of Reclamation or Alan Stanfill at the Advisory 
Council for Historic Preservation (303) 231-5320.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1989 Reclamation, in consultation with 
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and the New Mexico and 
Colorado State Historic Preservation Officers, made a determination of 
adverse effect regarding the impacts of the Animas-La Plata Project 
(Project) on cultural resources in the proposed Project area. A PA was 
executed in 1991 in order to resolve the adverse effects. The PA 
furnishes guidelines that were to be complied with by Reclamation 
throughout the course of the Project. Amendments to the NHPA in 1992 
have prompted a re-initiation of consultation under NHPA in order to 
develop an Amended PA. The original PA remains in effect until 
execution of the Amended PA. Reclamation's intention is to take the 
necessary steps to execute the Amended PA shortly after the 45 day 
comment period.

    Dated: August 1, 1991.
Charles A. Calhoun,
Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 96-20142 Filed 8-6-96; 8:45 am]
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