[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 212 (Thursday, October 31, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 56246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27949]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation


Review of Existing Coordinated Long-Range Operating Criteria for 
Colorado River Reservoirs

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The 1970 Criteria for Coordinated Long-Range Operation of 
Colorado River Reservoirs (Criteria), promulgated pursuant to Public 
Law 90-537, were published in the Federal Register on June 10, 1970. 
The Criteria provided for the coordinated long-range operation of the 
reservoirs constructed and operated under the authority of the Colorado 
River Storage Project Act, the Boulder Canyon Project Act, and the 
Boulder Canyon Project Adjustment Act for the purposes of complying 
with and carrying out the provisions of the Colorado River Compact, the 
Upper Colorado River Basin Compact, and the Mexican Water Treaty.
    The 1970 Criteria specified that a formal review take place at 
least once every five years with participation by such Colorado River 
Basin state representatives as each Governor may designate, and other 
parties and agencies as the Secretary of the Interior may deem 
appropriate. Public law 90-537 allows the Secretary, as a result of 
actual operating experience or unforeseen circumstances, to modify the 
Criteria to better accomplish the purposes of the two basin compacts 
and the Mexican Water Treaty. The Commissioner of Reclamation is the 
authorized agent of the Secretary for the purpose of conducting and 
coordinating this review.
    Reclamation will be conducting public meetings for this review in 
November and December of 1996. At that time, members of the Reclamation 
review team will be available to listen to and discuss ideas, issues, 
and concerns, and to answer any questions about the Criteria review. 
The various public viewpoints expressed during the review process will 
be considered in determining if a change to the Criteria is warranted. 
In addition to the public meetings, written comments on issues will be 
accepted until January 1, 1997.

DATES AND LOCATIONS: Public meetings will be held at the following 
times and locations.
    Phoenix, Arizona--Monday, November 18, 1996, at 10 a.m. at the La 
Quinta Inn, 2510 West Greenway Road (via Black Canyon Freeway), 
Phoenix, Arizona.
    Denver, Colorado--Monday, December 2, 1996, at 1 p.m. at the Red 
Lion Hotel, 3203 Quebec Street, Denver, Colorado.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bruce Moore, Bureau of Reclamation, 
125 South State Street, Room 6107, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138-1102, 
telephone (801) 524-5415, or Jayne Harkins, Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. 
Box 61470, Boulder City, Nevada 89005, telephone (702) 293-8190.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This will be the fifth review of the 
Criteria conducted since their initial promulgation in 1970. The 
Criteria and a Notice asking for written comments were published in the 
Federal Register on August 20, 1996. Previous reviews of the Criteria 
were initiated in 1975, 1980, 1985, and 1990. They resulted in no 
changes to the operating Criteria.

    Dated: October 28, 1996.
Eluid L. Martinez,
Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation.
[FR Doc. 96-27949 Filed 10-30-96; 8:45 am]
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