[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 39 (Friday, February 27, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 9992-9993]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5032]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

43 CFR Part 414

RIN 1006-AA40


Offstream Storage of Colorado River Water and Interstate 
Redemption of Storage Credits in the Lower Division States

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of deadline for 
comments.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) published a notice of 
proposed rulemaking on December 31, 1997 (62 FR 68491), which included 
the text of a proposed rule titled, ``Offstream Storage of Colorado 
River Water and Interstate Redemption of Storage Credits in the Lower 
Division States.'' That notice specified that comments on the proposed 
rule must be received by Reclamation on or before March 2, 1998. 
Reclamation will extend the comment deadline an additional 32 days, 
until close of business on Friday, April 3, 1998.

DATES: Any comments must be received by Reclamation on or before April 
3, 1998, in accordance with the criteria set forth in the December 31, 
1997, notice of proposed rulemaking (62 FR 68491).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Dale Ensminger, telephone (702) 
293-8659 or fax (702) 293-8042.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Reclamation received several requests for an 
extension of the deadline for comments on the proposed rule. In the 
interest of encouraging public participation, Reclamation is extending 
the deadline for written comments. If you have already prepared written 
comments to meet the March 2, 1998, deadline, you may supplement or 
replace those comments with an additional written response.


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    Dated: February 20, 1998.
William E. Rinne,
Area Manager, Boulder Canyon Operations Office.
[FR Doc. 98-5032 Filed 2-26-98; 8:45 am]
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