[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 73 (Monday, April 16, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 19426]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9386]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 041001B]


Re-opening of Comment Period for the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement (DEIS) for the Habitat Conservation Plans (HCP's) proposed 
for Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County, WA, and the Public 
Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County, WA

AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Re-opening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: NMFS is re-opening the comment period for the DEIS for the 
HCP's proposed for Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County, WA, 
and the Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County, WA. NMFS has 
received several requests to extend the comment period. NMFS has 
determined that these requests are reasonable and has re-opened the 
comment period to facilitate the receipt of the public's views on the 
DEIS. The original announcement of the notice of availability of the 
DEIS for the HCP's was published in the Federal Register on December 
29, 2000.

DATES: Written comments on the DEIS must be received on or before May 
1, 2001.

ADDRESSES: For copies of the DEIS, or to provide written comments, 
contact: Robert Dach, National Marine Fisheries Service, Northwest 
Region, Hydro Program, 525 NE Oregon Street, Suite 420, Portland, OR 
97232-2737. Comments may also be sent via fax to 503/231-2318. Comments 
will not be accepted if submitted via e-mail or the Internet.
    The DEIS and the proposed HCPs are available for review via the 
Internet at www.nwr.noaa.gov/1hydrop/hydroweb/ferc.htm (under the 
``Related Documents'' heading).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert Dach at phone number: 503/
736-4734, or e-mail:[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The notice of availability of the DEIS for comment was published on 
December 29, 2000 (65 FR 82976-82977). Since that time, NMFS had 
received numerous requests to extend the comment period. Requests have 
been received from the Department of Interior, the Environmental 
Protection Agency, several non-governmental organizations, and Native 
American Tribes. NMFS determined that these requests were reasonable, 
is re-opening the comment period, and is soliciting specific 
information, comments, data, and/or recommendations on any aspect of 
the DEIS.

    Dated: April 10, 2001.
Karen Salvini,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-9386 Filed 4-13-01; 8:45 am]
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