[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 135 (Thursday, July 15, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 38214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18034]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Central Valley Project Improvement Act, California

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of supplement to a Draft Programmatic 
Environmental Impact Statement (DPEIS).

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 
1969 (as amended), the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) has prepared 
a supplement to the DPEIS for the Central Valley Project Improvement 
Act (CVPIA). The original DPEIS was released for public review on 
November 7, 1997, and numerous comments addressing a wide range of 
issues were received on the document. Reclamation is preparing this 
supplement in response to a general group of comments received on the 
DPEIS. These comments addressed an inconsistency that was discovered in 
the Project Simulation Model (PROSIM) hydrology shortly before the 
DPEIS was completed.

DATES: Public comments on the supplement to the DPEIS should be 
submitted on or before September 13, 1999.
    Public information forums and public hearings have been arranged. 
The dates for these forums and hearings are listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the supplement to the DPEIS should be 
addressed to Mr. Alan Candlish, Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage 
Way, MP-120, Sacramento, CA 95825. Requests for a copy of the 
supplement to the DPEIS should be addressed to Ms. Alisha Sterud, 
Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, MP-120, Sacramento, CA 95825, 
telephone: (916) 978-5190.
    See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for addresses of public 
information forums and public hearings. Copies of the supplement to the 
DPEIS are available for public inspection and review in libraries in 
the project area, and at the following locations:
     Bureau of Reclamation, Office of Policy, Room 7456, 1849 C 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20240; telephone: (202) 208-4662.
     Bureau of Reclamation, Denver Office Library, Building 67, 
Room 167, Denver Federal Center, 6th and Kipling, Denver, CO 80225; 
telephone: (303) 236-6963.
     Bureau of Reclamation, Public Affairs Office, 2800 Cottage 
Way, Sacramento, CA 95825-1898; telephone: (916) 978-5100.
     Natural Resources Library, U.S. Department of the 
Interior, 1849 C Street NW, Main Interior Building, Washington, DC 
20240-0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If requesting copies of the DPEIS, 
please contact Ms. Alisha Sterud at the address above, or by telephone 
at (916) 978-5190. For additional information contact Mr. Alan Candlish 
at the address above, or by telephone at (916) 978-5197.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Locations and Dates for Public Information Forums

     July 20, 1999, at 7 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore 
Road, Red Bluff, California.
     July 21, 1999, at 7 p.m. at the Ramada Inn, 13070 South 
Highway 33 (at Interstate 5), Los Banos, California.
     July 22, 1999, at 3 p.m. at Expo Inn, 1413 Howe Avenue, 
Sacramento, California.

Locations and Dates for Public Hearings

     August 17, 1999, at 7 p.m. at Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore 
Road, Red Bluff, California.
     August 18, 1999, at 7 p.m. at Ramada Inn, 1370 South 
Highway 33 (at Interstate 5), Los Banos, California.
     August 19, 1999, at 3 p.m. at the Expo Inn, 1413 Howe 
Avenue, Sacramento, California.

    Dated: July 7, 1999.
Robert F. Stackhouse,
Acting Deputy Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 99-18034 Filed 7-14-99; 8:45 am]
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