[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 12 (Thursday, January 18, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4858-4859]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-1530]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

[INT-DES-01-02]


Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Angostura Unit, South Dakota

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability and public hearing on draft 
environmental impact statement (DEIS).

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969, as amended, the Department of the Interior, Bureau 
of Reclamation, has prepared a DEIS on the proposed renewal of a long-
term water service contract for irrigation water from the Federal 
Angostura Unit, Cheyenne River basin, South Dakota. The DEIS describes 
four alternatives, including no action, and evaluates their 
environmental consequences. No Preferred Alternative has been chosen at 
this time. One will be selected after the public review period. Public 
hearings have been scheduled to provide interested parties an 
opportunity to provide oral or written comments on the proposed renewal 
of a long-term water service contract.

DATES: A 90-day public review and comment period commences with the 
publication of this notice. Written comments on the DEIS should be 
submitted by April 27, 2001.
    Written comments from interested parties unable to attend the 
hearings, those not wanting to make oral presentations, or those 
wishing to supplement their oral presentations at the public hearing 
should be transmitted to the Rapid City Field Office by April 27, 2001, 
for inclusion in the public record.
    Public hearings have been scheduled for the following dates, times, 
and locations:

February 13, 2001, 7-9 PM, Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn 505 N 5th St., 
Rapid City, South Dakota
February 14, 2001, 7-9 PM, Mueller Civic Center, 801 S. 6th St., Hot 
Springs, South Dakota
February 15, 2001, 1-5 PM, Oglala Lakota College, 3 Mile Creek, Piya 
Wiconi Rd., Kyle, South Dakota
February 21, 2000, 2-4 PM, Super 8 Motel, West Highway 212, Eagle 
Butte, South Dakota
February 22, 2001, 2-4 PM, Lower Brule Convention Center, Lower Brule 
Sioux Tribe, Lower Brule, South Dakota

    Written comments on the DEIS should be submitted to the Rapid City 
Field Office Manager (Attention: Kenneth Parr), 515 9th Street, Room 
101, Rapid City, SD 57701, or through email to [email protected].
    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

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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 of organizations 
or businesses, available for public disclosure in their entirety.
    You may request a Summary of the DEIS or the entire DEIS (with 
appendices in printed copy or on computer disk). Copies may be obtained 
from the above address, by telephone (605) 394-9757 ext. 3004, or 
through email at [email protected]. Copies are also available for 
public inspection and review on the internet at ``www.dka.gp.usbr.gov'' 
in the ``Current Activities'' section under ``Angostura Unit''.
    See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for additional addresses 
where the DEIS is available for public inspection and review.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth Parr, Rapid City Field Office, 
515 9th Street, Room 101, Rapid City, SD 57701 telephone--(605) 394-
9757 ext. 3004, or email [email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

DEIS Public Inspection and Review Locations

Offices

     Bureau of Reclamation, Rapid City Field Office, 515 9th 
Street, Room 101, Rapid City, SD 57701--telephone (605) 394-9757 ext. 
3004.
     Bureau of Reclamation, Dakotas Area Office, 304 East 
Broadway Ave., Bismarck, ND 58502--telephone (701) 250-4242.
     Bureau of Reclamation, Great Plains Regional Office, 316 
North 26th Street, Billings, MT 59101--telephone (406) 247-7638.
     Bureau of Reclamation, Reclamation Service Center Library, 
Building 67, Room 167, Denver Federal Center, Sixth and Kipling, 
Denver, CO 80225--telephone (303) 445-2072.
     Bureau of Reclamation, Program Analysis Office, Room 7456, 
1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240--telephone (202) 208-4662.
     Angostura Irrigation District in South Dakota, Main 
Street, Oral, SD 57766.

Libraries

    South Dakota State Library, Mercedes MacKay Building, 800 Governors 
Drive, Pierre, South Dakota 57501-2294.
    Rapid City Public Library, 610 Quincy Street, Rapid City, SD 57701-
3655.
    Hot Springs Library, 1543 Baltimore Avenue, Hot Springs, South 
Dakota 57747.
    Custer County Library, 447 Crook #4, Custer, South Dakota 57730.
    Oglala Lakota College, 3 Mile Creek, Piya Wiconi Road, Kyle, South 
Dakota 57752.
    Cheyenne River Community College, Main Street, Box 212, Eagle 
Butte, South Dakota 57625.
    Lower Brule Tribal Library, Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, Lower Brule, 
South Dakota 57548.
    Pine Ridge Library, Main St., Box 439, Pine Ridge, South Dakota 
57770.

Hearing Process Information

    Organizations and individuals wishing to present oral statements 
are strongly encouraged to contact Kenneth Parr, Bureau of Reclamation, 
Rapid City Field Office, at the address above, telephone (605) 394-9757 
ext. 3004, or email at [email protected], to announce their intention 
to participate in the public hearing. Requests to make presentations 
will also be accepted at the hearings. Written statements may also be 
submitted at the hearings.
    Oral statements at the public hearings will be limited to 5 
minutes. If time permits, the hearing officer may allow speakers to 
extend their oral statement after all persons wishing to comment have 
been heard. Whenever possible, speakers will be scheduled according to 
the time preference requested in their letter or telephone request. 
Scheduled speakers not present at the public hearing when called will 
lose their privilege in the scheduled order and will be recalled at the 
end of all the scheduled speakers. Those registering at the meetings 
may choose from the remaining time slots.
    Please notify Reclamation at least 2 weeks in advance of the 
scheduled hearing if you require special needs in order to participate 
in the public hearing. Those having special needs should contact 
Kenneth Parr at (605) 394-9757 or through the Federal Relay System at 
(800) 877-8339 or via e-mail at [email protected]. Smoking will be 
prohibited in the hearing room and surrounding area.

    Dated: January 3, 2001.
Gerald Kelso,
Assistant Regional Director.
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