[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 172 (Friday, September 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 47318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23846]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Meeting of the Conservation Advisory Group, Yakima River Basin 
Water Enhancement Project, Yakima, WA

AGENCY: Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: As required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is 
hereby given that the Conservation Advisory Group, Yakima River Basin 
Water Enhancement Project, Yakima, Washington, established by the 
Secretary of the Interior, will hold a public meeting. The purpose of 
the Conservation Advisory Group is to provide technical advice and 
counsel to the Secretary and the State on the structure, 
implementation, and oversight of the Yakima River Basin Water 
Conservation Program.

DATES: Thursday, September 17, 1998, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Friday, September 
18, 1998, 9 a.m.-12 noon.

ADDRESSES: Bureau of Reclamation Office, 1917 Marsh Road, Yakima, 
Washington.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Esget, Manager, Yakima River 
Basin Water Enhancement Project, P.O. Box 1749, Yakima, Washington, 
98907; (509) 575-5848, extension 267.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting will be to review 
the Bureau of Reclamation's water acquisition process and procedures 
and develop recommendations on the process to facilitate voluntary sale 
or lease of water. Progress Reports will be provided on the Basin 
Conservation Plan and the Yakima River Basin Wetlands and Floodplain 
Habitat Plan.

    Dated: August 28, 1998.
James A. Esget,
Acting Area Manager.
[FR Doc. 98-23846 Filed 9-3-98; 8:45 am]
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