[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 21, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 58523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-29205]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


California Bay-Delta Public Advisory Committee Public Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION:  Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
California Bay-Delta Public Advisory Committee will meet on December 5, 
2001. The agenda for the Committee meeting will include discussions 
about the implementation of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program with State and 
Federal agency representatives and the Executive Director of the 
Program and set up Committee operations.

DATES: The meeting will be held Wednesday, December 5, 2001, from 9:00 
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. If reasonable accommodation is needed due to a 
disability, please contact Pauline Nevins at (916) 657-2666 or TDD 
(800) 735-2929 at least 1 week prior to the meeting.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Library Galleria located at 
828 I Street, Sacramento, CA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eugenia Laychak, CALFED Bay-Delta 
Program, at (916) 654-4214. Nan Yoder or Diane Buzzard, U.S. Bureau of 
Reclamation, at (916) 978-5022.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee was established to provide 
assistance and recommendations to Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton 
and California Gray Davis on implementation of the CALFED Bay-Delta 
Program. The Committee will advise on annual priorities, integration of 
the eleven Program elements, and overall balancing of the four Program 
objectives of ecosystem restoration, water quality, levee system 
integrity, and water supply reliability. The Program is a consortium of 
23 State and Federal agencies with the mission to develop and implement 
a long-term comprehensive plan that will restore ecological health and 
improve water management for beneficial uses of the San Francisco/
Sacramento and San Joaquin Bay Delta.
    Committee and meeting materials will be available on the CALFED 
Bay-Delta web site: http://calfed/ca/gov and at the meeting. This 
meeting is open to the public. Oral comments will be accepted from 
members of the public at the meeting and will be limited to 5 minutes.

    Authority: The Committee was established pursuant to the 
Department of the Interior's authority to implement the Fish and 
Wildlife Coordination Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 661 et. seq., the 
Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 1531  et. seq. and the 
Reclamation Act of 1902, 43 U.S.C. Sec. 371 et. seq., and the acts 
amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, all collectively 
referred to as the Federal Reclamation laws, and in particular, the 
Central Valley Project Implementation Act, Title 34 of Pub. L. 102-
575.

    Dated: November 16, 2001.
Kirk C. Rodgers,
Acting Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 01-29205 Filed 11-20-01; 8:45 am]
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