[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 196 (Tuesday, October 8, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52808-52809]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-25781]


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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: The role of water transfers in the CALFED 
Bay-Delta long-term solution; the role and scope of the water use 
efficiency component; durability of the long-term solution; and updates 
on the finance and system integrity components of the program. This 
meeting is open to the public. 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 10 a.m. 
to 5 p.m. on Friday, October 25, 1996.

ADDRESSES: The Bay-Delta Advisory Council will meet at the Sacramento 
Convention Center, 1400 J Street, Room 204, 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

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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, the CALFED Bay-Delta Program (Program), 
is being carried out under the policy direction of CALFED. The CALFED 
Bay-Delta Program is exploring and developing a long-term solution for 
a cooperative planning process that will determine the most appropriate 
strategy and actions necessary to improve water quality, restore health 
to the Bay-Delta ecosystem, provide for a variety of beneficial uses, 
and minimize Bay-Delta system vulnerability. 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: September 30, 1996.
Roger Patterson,
Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 96-25781 Filed 10-7-96; 8:45 am]
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