[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 12, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 43037]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-17637]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Allocation of Water Supply and Long-Term Contract Execution, 
Central Arizona Project

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of a draft environmental impact 
statement for public review and comment on the proposed allocation of 
water supply and long-term contract execution, Central Arizona Project.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, and the Council on Environmental 
Quality's Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of 
NEPA, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), has issued a Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Central Arizona Project. 
This notice updates the Federal Register notice published on June 23, 
2000 (65 FR 39177) and provides notice that the public comment period 
on this DEIS remains unchanged and notice that Reclamation will not be 
holding public hearings on this DEIS. Information on the public comment 
period may be found below in the DATES section. Information on public 
hearings may be found below in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on the DEIS to Mr. Bruce Ellis, 
Environmental Program Manager, Phoenix Area Office, Bureau of 
Reclamation, P.O. Box 81169, Phoenix, Arizona 85069-1169, by August 25, 
2000.
    Our practice is to make comments, including names and home 
addresses of respondents, available for public review. Individual 
respondents may request that we withhold their home address from public 
disclosure, which we will honor to the extent allowable by law. There 
also may be circumstances in which we would withhold a respondent's 
identity from public disclosure, as allowable by law. If you wish us to 
withhold your name and/or address, you must state this prominently at 
the beginning of your comment. We will make all submissions from 
organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying 
themselves as representatives or officials or organizations or 
businesses, available for public disclosure in their entirety.
    The draft EIS document remains available for public inspection on 
the Internet at http://www.apo.lc.usbr.gov. In addition, copies of the 
draft EIS remain available at the following address: Phoenix Area 
Office, Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 81169, Phoenix, Arizona 85069-
1169, faxogram 602-216-4006, or telephone 602-216-3812.
    See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of the Federal Register 
notice dated June 23, 2000 (65 FR 39177) for a list of libraries where 
the draft EIS remains available for public inspection and review.

DATES: Written comments on this DEIS must be received no later than 
August 25, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, contact 
Mr. Bruce Ellis, Environmental Program Manager, at Phoenix Area Office, 
Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 81169, Phoenix, Arizona 85069-1169, or 
telephone (602) 216-3812.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As noted above in the DATES section, the 
public comment period on this DEIS remains unchanged and written 
comments must be received no later than August 25, 2000. In addition, 
in the Federal Register notice dated June 23, 2000 (65 FR 39177) 
Reclamation indicated that public hearings would be held during the 
public comment period to receive written or verbal comments on the 
DEIS. Based on legislation recently passed by Congress, Reclamation 
will not be holding public hearings on this matter. Interested members 
of the public may still provide comments on the DEIS and Reclamation 
therefore encourages all interested entities to provide written 
comments to Reclamation during the public comment period.

    Dated: July 7, 2000.
V. LeGrand Neilson,
Deputy Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 00-17637 Filed 7-11-00; 8:45 am]
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