[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 47 (Thursday, March 11, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12177-12178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-6019]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project (YRBWEP), Washington

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.


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ACTION: Notice of availability of record of decision.

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SUMMARY: This notice is issued under authority of the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The Record of Decision (ROD), signed 
on March 5, 1999, contains the decision of the Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) Pacific Northwest Region, 
to select and implement the Preferred Alternative (Alternative 2A), as 
described in the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement 
(FPEIS). Alternative 2A was identified as the most efficient and 
environmentally sound alternative for achieving the purposes of Title 
XII of Public Law 104-434.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD may be requested from the following 
locations:
     Bureau of Reclamation, Pacific Northwest Region, 1150 
North Curtis Road, Boise, Idaho 83706-1234.
     Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Columbia Area Office, 1917 
Marsh Road, Yakima, Washington, 98907-1794.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
John Tiedeman, Environmental Specialist, (509) 575-5848 extension 238.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title XII authorized Phase 2 of the YRBWEP 
to protect, mitigate, and enhance fish and wildlife and to improve the 
reliability of the water supply for irrigation through improved water 
conservation and management, and other appropriate means.
    Evaluation of alternative methods of accomplishing Title XII 
objectives is the subject of the FPEIS, filed with the Environmental 
Protection Agency (FES-99-3) on January 20, 1999.

    Dated: March 5, 1999.
Kenneth R. Pedde,
Acting Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 99-6019 Filed 3-10-99; 8:45 am]
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