[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 50 (Monday, March 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12823-12824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6593]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
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Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental
Impact Report (Draft EIS/EIR), CALFED Bay-Delta Program, California
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969 (as amended) and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA),
the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), Fish and Wildlife Service,
National Marine Fisheries Service, Environmental Protection Agency,
Natural Resources Conservation Service, Army Corps of Engineers, and
the California Resources Agency, as co-lead agencies, have prepared a
Draft EIS/EIR for the CALFED Bay-Delta Program. The CALFED Bay-Delta
Program is a cooperative effort by 15 State and Federal agencies with
regulatory and management responsibilities in the San Francisco Bay-
Sacramento/San Joaquin River Bay-Delta to develop a long-term plan to
restore ecosystem health and improve water management for beneficial
uses of the Bay-Delta system. The objective of this collaborative
planning process is to identify comprehensive solutions to the problems
of ecosystem quality, water supply reliability, water quality, and
Delta levee and channel integrity. The Draft EIS/EIR identifies 12
alternative methods to achieve this objective and analyzes the
environmental impacts of each of those alternatives. Public hearings
will be held in 12 cities throughout California to receive written or
verbal comments on the Draft EIS/EIR from interested organizations and
individuals on the environmental impacts of the proposal.
DATES: Public comments on the Draft EIS/EIR should be submitted in
writing on or before June 1, 1998. Public hearings to receive oral
comments on the Draft EIS/EIR will be held in various locations in
California. See Supplementary Information section for hearing dates.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the Draft EIS/EIR should be addressed to
Mr. Rick Breitenbach, CALFED Bay-Delta Program, 1416 Ninth Street,
Suite 1155, Sacramento, California 95814. Requests for a printed copy
of the Draft EIS/EIR should be addressed to Mr. Rick Breitenbach,
CALFED Bay-Delta Program, 1416 Ninth Street, Suite 1155, Sacramento,
California 95814; telephone: (800) 900-3587. When requesting a copy,
please specify whether you would like the Executive Summary or a
complete set of the Draft EIS/EIR with 11 Appendices. Copies of the
Draft EIS/EIR are also available for public inspection and review. See
Supplementary Information section for locations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request copies of the Draft EIS/EIR
or for additional information, contact Mr. Rick Breitenbach, CALFED
Bay-Delta Program, 1416 Ninth Street, Suite 1155, Sacramento, CA 95814;
telephone: (800) 900-3587.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Hearing Dates
April 21, 1998, at 7:00 p.m. in Ontario, California
April 22, 1998, at 7:00 p.m. in Fresno, California
April 23, 1998, at 7:00 p.m. in Oakland, California
April 28, 1998, at 7:00 p.m. in Burbank, California
April 29, 1998, at 7:00 p.m. in Bakersfield, California
April 30, 1998, at 7:00 p.m. in Santa Cruz, California
May 5, 1998, at 7:00 p.m. in Irvine, California
May 6, 1998, at 7:00 p.m. in Walnut Grove, California
May 7, 1998, at 7:00 p.m. in Chico, California
May 12, 1998, at 7:00 p.m. in Encinitas, California
May 13, 1998, at 7:00 p.m. in Pittsburg, California
May 14, 1998, at 7:00 p.m. in Redding, California
Hearing Locations
Holiday Inn, 3400 Shelby Street, Ontario, California
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Ramada Inn, 324 E. Shaw Avenue, Fresno, California
Oakland Masonic Center, 3903 Broadway, Oakland, California
Fire Training Center, 1845 N. Ontario, Burbank, California
Kern Agricultural Pavillion, 501 S. Mount Vernon,
Bakersfield, California
Pacific Cultural Center, 1307 Seabright, Santa Cruz,
California
University High School, 4771 Campus Drive, Irvine,
California
Gean Harvie Center, 14273 River Road, Walnut Grove,
California
Chico Community Center, 545 Vallombrosa Avenue, Chico,
California
Encinitas City Council Center, 505 S. Vulcan Avenue,
Encinitas, California
Marina Center, 340 Marina Center, Pittsburg, California
The Doubletree, 1830 Hilltop Drive, Redding, California
Copies of the Draft/EIR are available for public inspection at:
Bureau of Reclamation, Program Analysis Office, Room 7456,
1849 C Street NW, Washington DC; telephone: (202) 208-4662
Bureau of Reclamation, Denver Office Library, Building 67,
Room 167, Denver Federal Center, 6th and Kipling, Denver CO; telephone:
(303) 236-6963
Bureau of Reclamation, Regional Director, Attention: MP-
140, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA; telephone: (916) 978-5100
Natural Resources Library, U.S. Department of the
Interior, 1849 C Street NW, Main Interior Building, Washington DC
Copies will also be available for inspection at the following
libraries: Amador County Library; Auburn-Placer County Library;
Berkeley Public Library; Butte County Library; Calaveras County
Library; California State Archives; California State Library;
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; California State
Resources Library; California State University, Bakersfield; California
State University, Chico; California State University, Fresno;
California State University, Long Beach; California State University,
Sacramento; California State University, San Diego; California State
University, San Francisco; California State University, San Jose;
California State University, Stanislaus; Colusa County Free Library;
Contra Costa County Library; Contra Costa Library; The Council of State
Governments; County of Los Angeles Public Library, Government
Publications; County of Los Angeles Public Library, Lancaster Library;
Dixon Unified School District Library; El Dorado County Library; Fresno
County Public Library; Golden Gate University; Grass Valley Library,
Nevada County Library; Humboldt County Library; Inyo County Free
Library; Kern County Library; Kings County Library; Lake County
Library; Library of Congress; Lodi Public Library; Los Angeles County
Law Library; Los Angeles Public Library; Los Banos Branch Library,
Merced County Library; Madera County Library; Marin County Library;
Mariposa County Library; Mendicino County Library; Merced County
Library; Mono County Free Library; Monterey County Free Libraries, Napa
City-County Library; Natural Resources Library; Nevada County Library;
Oakland Public Library; Orange County Public Library; Orland Free
Library; Plumas County Library; Quincy Library Group; Sacramento County
Law Library; Sacramento Public Library; San Diego County Library; San
Diego Public Library; San Francisco Public Library; San Jose Public
Library; San Luis Obispo City-County Library; Santa Barbara Public
Library; Santa Clara County Library; Santa Cruz Public Library; Shasta
County Library; Solano County Library; Sonoma County Library; Stanford
University; Stanislaus County Free Library; Stockton-San Joaquin County
Public Library; Sutter County Library; Tehama County Library; Tulare
County Free Library; Tulare Public Library; Tuolumne County Free
Library; University of California, Berkeley; University of California,
Davis; University of California, Los Angeles; University of California,
San Diego; University of California, Santa Barbara Library; Willows
Public Library; Yolo County Library; Yuba County Library.
Dated: March 4, 1998.
Roger K. Patterson,
Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 98-6593 Filed 3-13-98; 8:45 am]
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