[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 207 (Tuesday, October 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57310-57311]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-28660]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Umatilla Basin Project Phase III Feasibility Study, Umatilla 
County, Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public scoping meetings.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), has scheduled public meetings to 
collect scoping input for the Umatilla Basin Project Phase III 
Feasibility Study (Study). These meetings will assist in determining 
issues, concerns, objectives, and opportunities to be evaluated in the 
Study. The primary purpose of the Study is to evaluate the potential 
for modifying and expanding Reclamation's existing Umatilla Basin 
Project which may provide additional flows in the Umatilla River for 
anadromous fish through a water exchange with the Westland Irrigation 
District. Additional project functions may also be considered.

DATES: The public meetings will be held on November 18, 1998, on the 
Umatilla Indian Reservation and November 19, 1998, in Hermiston, 
Oregon. Time of the meetings will be at 7:00 p.m. Written comments 
should be submitted by December 15, 1998.

ADDRESSES: The public meetings will be held at:
     Yellowhawk Clinic, Old Mission Highway, Umatilla Indian 
Reservation, Oregon
     Hermiston Public Library, 235 East Gladys, Hermiston, 
Oregon

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Study Issues: Robert Hamilton, Activity Manager, Bureau of Reclamation, 
1150 N. Curtis Road, Boise, ID 83706-1234; (208) 378-5087.
    NEPA Compliance Issues: John Tiedeman, NEPA Compliance Specialist, 
Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Columbia Area Office, PO Box 1749, Yakima, 
WA 98907-1749; (509) 575-5848 ext 238.


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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public input is being sought to help refine 
the issues that will be examined during the course of the Umatilla 
Basin Project Phase III Feasibility Study. Public comments may be oral 
(presented at one of the meetings), written (presented to Reclamation 
staff at one of the meetings or sent to one of the contacts shown 
above), or both.

    Dated: October 20, 1998
Walt Fite,
Upper Columbia Area Manager, Bureau of Reclamation.
[FR Doc. 98-28660 Filed 10-26-98; 8:45 am]
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