[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 140 (Thursday, July 20, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45104-45105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-18240]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

[FES-00-29]


CALFED Bay-Delta Program, California

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the Final Programmatic Environmental 
Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (Final Programmatic EIS/
EIR).

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as 
amended, and the California Environmental Quality Act, 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 Final 
Programmatic EIS/EIR for the CALFED Bay-Delta Program. The CALFED Bay-
Delta Program is a cooperative effort of 18 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 Final Programmatic EIS/EIR is a 
result of this collaborative planning

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process and identifies comprehensive solutions to the problems of 
ecosystem quality, water supply reliability, water quality, and Delta 
levee and channel integrity. The Final Programmatic EIS/EIR identifies 
four alternatives including a preferred alternative, to implement these 
solutions and programmatically analyzes the environmental impacts of 
each of those alternatives.

DATES: The lead agencies will not make a decision on the proposed 
action until 30 days after release of the Final Programmatic EIS/EIR. 
After the 30-day waiting period, the lead agencies will complete a 
Record of Decision (ROD). The ROD will state the action that will be 
implemented and will discuss all factors leading to the decision.

ADDRESSES: To request printed or electronic copies of the Final 
Programmatic EIS/EIR or for additional information, contact Mr. Rick 
Breitenbach, CALFED Bay-Delta Program, 1416 Ninth Street, Suite 1155, 
Sacramento, California 95814, telephone: (800) 900-3587. See the 
Supplementary Information section for a listing of the available 
documents and formats in which they may be obtained. Copies of the 
Final Programmatic EIS/EIR are also available for public inspection and 
review. These locations are listed in the Supplementary Information 
section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Rick Breitenbach, CALFED Bay-Delta 
Program, telephone: (800) 900-3587.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Available Formats

    1. CALFED Bay-Delta Program Website: http://calfed.ca.gov--The 
Final 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 listed below. 
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 Final Programmatic EIS/EIR and appendices 
are printed in 18 individual volumes totaling approximately 6,200 
pages. Either individual documents or the entire package can be 
requested. The following documents are part of the Final Programmatic 
EIS/EIR package:
     Final Programmatic EIS/EIR Main Document (Impact Analysis)
     Executive Summary of the Final Programmatic Environmental 
Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report
     Phase II Report
     Implementation Plan
     Response to Comments Document, 3 Volumes
     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 Final 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) 445-2072.
     Bureau of Reclamation, Public Affairs Office, 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; 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: July 12, 2000.
John F. Davis,
Acting Regional Director.
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