[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 123 (Monday, June 28, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34677-34678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16195]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation
[DES 99-19]


Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental 
Impact Report (Draft Programmatic 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, U.S. 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 joint lead agencies, have prepared a 
Draft Programmatic EIS/EIR for the CALFED Bay-Delta Program. The CALFED 
Bay-Delta Program is a cooperative effort of 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. This Draft Programmatic EIS/
EIR is a result of this collaborative planning process and identifies 
comprehensive solutions to the problems of ecosystem quality, water 
supply reliability, water quality, and Delta levee and channel 
integrity. The Draft Programmatic EIS/EIR identifies four alternatives 
to implement these solutions and programmatically analyzes the 
environmental impacts of each of those alternatives. Public hearings 
will be held in 15 cities throughout California to receive comments on 
the Draft Programmatic EIS/EIR from interested organizations and 
individuals concerning the environmental impacts of the proposal.
    An earlier version of the Draft Programmatic EIS/EIR was released 
in March 1998. A Preferred Program Alternative was subsequently 
identified, and the current Draft Programmatic EIS/EIR includes this 
revision. In addition, the analysis for each of the alternatives has 
been updated, and the comments received on the March 1998 draft have 
been identified or addressed, as appropriate, in the current document.

DATES: Written comments on the Draft Programmatic EIS/EIR should be 
submitted by September 23, 1999. Public hearings to receive oral 
comments on the Draft Programmatic EIS/EIR will be held in various 
locations in California. See Supplementary Information section for 
hearing dates.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the Draft Programmatic EIS/EIR should be 
addressed to Mr. Rick Breitenbach, CALFED Bay-Delta Program, 1416 Ninth 
Street, Suite 1155, Sacramento, California 95814. Requests for a copy 
of the Draft Programmatic EIS/EIR may be addressed to Mr. Breitenbach 
at the address above. See the Supplemental Information section for a 
listing of the available documents and formats in which they may be 
obtained. Copies of the Draft Programmatic EIS/EIR are also available 
for public inspection and review. See Supplementary Information section 
for locations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request printed or electronic 
copies of the Draft Programmatic EIS/EIR or for additional information, 
contact Mr. Rick Breitenbach, telephone: (800) 900-3587.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Hearing Dates and Locations

     August 18, 1999, in Stockton, California.
     August 19, 1999, in San Bernardino, California.
     August 24, 1999, in Los Angeles, California.
     August 25, 1999, in Salinas, California.
     August 26, 1999, in Oakland, California.
     August 31, 1999, in Pasadena, California.
     September 1, 1999, in San Diego, California.
     September 2, 1999, in Costa Mesa, California.
     September 7, 1999, in San Jose, California.
     September 8, 1999, in Antioch, California.
     September 9, 1999, in Santa Rosa, California.
     September 14, 1999, in Visalia, California.
     September 15, 1999, in Chico, California.
     September 21, 1999, in Redding, California.

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     September 22, 1999, in Sacramento, California.
    The specific location and times for the hearings are not available 
at this time. A separate notice providing this information will be 
placed in the Federal Register at a later date.

Available Formats

1. CALFED Bay-Delta Program Website

    http://calfed.ca.gov--The Draft Programmatic EIS/EIR is posted on 
the CALFED website. The website also provides several other documents 
released by CALFED since August 1996. Sections or pages of all these 
documents can be copied and pasted into any word processing application 
or e-mail to make reviewing and sharing the documents easier and 
faster.

2. CD-ROM

    The CD-ROM contains all of the documents, which are listed below, 
that are part of the Draft Programmatic EIS/EIR and appendices package. 
The CD-ROM is easy to use and indexed for easy navigation. The software 
required to view the documents is free and included with instructions 
on the CD. The search capability is one of the CD's most desirable 
features. For example, if you enter a word, such as ``watershed,'' the 
search function will find every reference to ``watershed'' in the 
document. The complete document, or portions of it, can be copied or 
printed from the CD.

3. Printed Documents

    The Draft Programmatic EIS/EIR and appendices are printed in 14 
individual volumes totaling approximately 3,000 pages. Either 
individual documents or the entire package can be requested. The 
following documents are part of the Draft Programmatic EIS/EIR package:
     Draft Programmatic EIS/EIR Main Document (Impact 
Analysis).
     Executive Summary.
     Revised Phase II Report, June 1999.
     Implementation Plan.
     Ecosystem Restoration Program Plan, 3 Volumes.
     Levee System Integrity Program Plan.
     Water Quality Program Plan.
     Water Use Efficiency Program Plan.
     Water Transfer Program Plan.
     Watershed Program Plan.
     Multi-species Conservation Strategy.
     Comprehensive Monitoring Assessment and Review Program 
Report.
    Copies of the Draft Programmatic EIS/EIR are available for public 
inspection at:
     Bureau of Reclamation, Office of Policy, 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, Public Affairs Office, 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; 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 Diego State University, 
Malcolm A. Love 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, Green Library; 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, Shields Library; University of California, Los 
Angeles, Bruman Library; University of California, San Diego; 
University of California, Santa Barbara; Willows Public Library; Yolo 
County Library; Yuba County Library.

    Dated: June 10, 1999.
Kirk C. Rodgers,
Acting Regional Director.
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