[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 5, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10064-10065]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5347]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


Western Water Policy Review Advisory Commission Meeting

AGENCY: Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public review of basin study reports.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Western Water Policy Review 
Advisory Commission (Commission), established by the Secretary of the 
Interior under the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment 
Act of 1992, has been conducting studies of water issues in six major 
river basins. The reports are in the draft stage and are being made 
available to the public for comment. The basins being studied are the 
Colorado River, Columbia River, Platte River, Sacramento-San Joaquin 
Rivers, Truckee-Carson Rivers, and the Upper Rio Grande River.

DATES: Drafts will be available March 5, 1997, for all basins except 
the Columbia, which will be available March 19, 1997. Comments will be 
accepted through April 4, 1997, for all studies with the exception of 
the Colorado and Columbia basins, for which comments will be accepted 
through April 11, 1997.

ADDRESSES: email:[email protected].Mail: Western Water Policy Review 
Office, D-5001; P. O. Box 25007; Denver, CO 80225-0007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The Commission Office at telephone 303-236-6211, FAX 303-236-4286, or 
email to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission has established a Website 
(address:http//www.den.doi.gov/wwprac) which will be used to facilitate 
this review and post current information on the Commission's 
activities. Due to the size of the respective files, the basin reports 
will be available on the

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Commission's Website for downloading only. Printed copies will be 
available from the Western Water Policy Review Office. All comments 
must be provided to the Commission Office, and may be provided by email 
to the Commission email address, or in writing by mail or facsimile.
    The Basin Study Researchers will review all comments and may or may 
not incorporate the comments in the final reports; they will prepare 
comment and response documents, which will be available to the public 
after June 30, 1997. Specific replies to comments will not be provided.

    Dated: February 27, 1997.
Larry Schulz,
Administrative Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-5347 Filed 3-4-97; 8:45 am]
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