[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 192 (Monday, October 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 53462]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26556]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Bay-Delta Advisory Council Meeting; Bay-Delta Advisory Council's 
Ecosystem Roundtable Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Bay-Delta Advisory Council (BDAC) will meet to discuss and 
ask to reach concurrence on the CALFED Program's Framework for a Draft 
Preferred Program Alternative. In addition, Council Members will be 
asked to focus their discussion on governance of the CALFED Bay-Delta 
Program. Council Members will be asked in particular to discuss their 
views on the public's role in implementing and monitoring the CALFED 
Program during its first stage of actions. The Bay-Delta Advisory 
Council's (BDAC) Ecosystem Roundtable will meet to discuss several 
issues including: an implementation and tracking system update, the 
development of other directed funding programs, the planning process 
for FY 99, funding coordination, and other issues. The meetings are 
open to the public. Interested persons may make oral statements to the 
BDAC and Ecosystem Roundtable or may file written statements for 
consideration.

DATES: The Bay-Delta Advisory Council meeting will be held from 9:00 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 29, 1998, and 8:30 a.m.-Noon on 
Friday, October 30, 1998. The BDAC Ecosystem Roundtable meeting will be 
held from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 28, 1998.

ADDRESSES: The Bay-Delta Advisory Council will meet at the Holiday Inn 
Capitol Plaza, 300 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, (916) 446-0100. The 
Ecosystem Roundtable will meet at the Resources Building, 1416 Ninth 
Street, Room 1131, Sacramento, CA 95814.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For the Bay-Delta Advisory Council 
Meeting, Mary Selkirk, CALFED Bay-Delta Program, at (916) 657-2666; for 
the Ecosystem Roundtable, Cindy Darling, CALFED Bay-Delta Program, at 
(916) 657-2666. If reasonable accommodation is needed due to a 
disability, please contact the Equal Employment Opportunity Office at 
(916) 653-6952 or TDD (916) 653-6934 at least one week prior to the 
meeting.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin 
Delta Estuary (Bay-Delta system) is a critically important part of 
California's natural environment and economy. In recognition of the 
serious problems facing the region and the complex resource management 
decisions that must be made, the state of California and the Federal 
government are working together to stabilize, protect, restore, and 
enhance the Bay-Delta system. The State and Federal agencies with 
management and regulatory responsibilities in the Bay-Delta System are 
working together as CALFED to provide policy direction and oversight 
for the process.
    One area of Bay-Delta management includes the establishment of a 
joint State-Federal process to develop long-term solutions in the Bay-
Delta system related to fish and wildlife, water supply reliability, 
natural disasters, and water quality. The intent is to develop a 
comprehensive and balanced plan which addresses all of the resource 
problems. This effort, the CALFED Bay-Delta Program (Program), is being 
carried out under the policy direction of CALFED. The Program is 
exploring and developing a long-term solution for a cooperative 
planning process that will determine the most appropriate strategy and 
actions necessary to improve water quality, restore health to the Bay-
Delta ecosystem, provide for a variety of beneficial uses, and minimize 
Bay-Delta system vulnerability. A group of citizen advisors 
representing California's agricultural, environmental, urban, business, 
fishing, and other interests who have a stake in finding long term 
solutions for the problems affecting the Bay-Delta system has been 
chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) as Advisory 
Council BDAC to advise CALFED on the program mission, problems to be 
addressed, and objectives for the Program. BDAC provides a forum to 
help ensure public participation, and will review reports and other 
materials prepared by CALFED staff. BDAC has established a subcommittee 
called the Ecosystem Roundtable to provide input on annual workplans to 
implement ecosystem restoration projects and programs.
    Minutes of the meeting will be maintained by the Program, Suite 
1155, 1416 Ninth Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, and will be available 
for public inspection during regular business hours, Monday through 
Friday within 30 days following the meeting.

    Dated: September 29, 1998.
Roger Patterson,
Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 98-26556 Filed 10-2-98; 8:45 am]
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