[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 40 (Thursday, February 28, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9319-9320]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-4691]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Potholes Reservoir Resource Management Plan

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the Record of Decision for the 
Potholes Reservoir Resource Management Plan, Grant County, Washington.

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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 (Reclamation), has prepared a Record of Decision 
identifying the alternative to be implemented for the Potholes 
Reservoir Resource Management Plan. This project is the subject of the 
Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS), INT-FES-01-40, Federal 
Register Notice of Availability, dated December 12, 2001 (66 FR 64272, 
Dec. 12, 2001). Reclamation's decision is to implement the Preferred 
Alternative (Alternative B) and associated environmental commitments 
(mitigation measures) as described in the FEIS. Implementing this 
alternative will support the recreational interests of visitors to the 
area while protecting the natural and cultural environment.

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ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD are available for public inspection and 
review at the following locations:
     Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior, 
Room 7455, 18th and C Streets NW., Washington, DC 20240.
     Bureau of Reclamation, Pacific Northwest Regional Office, 
1150 North Curtis Road, Suite 100, Boise, ID 83706-1234.
     Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Columbia Area Office, 1917 
Marsh Road, Yakima, WA 98901.
     Bureau of Reclamation, Ephrata Field Office, 32 C Street, 
Ephrata, WA 98823.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jim Blanchard at (509) 754-0239, 
extension 226. Those wishing to obtain a copy of the ROD in the form of 
a printed document may contact Mr. Blanchard.

    Dated: January 19, 2002.
J. William McDonald,
Regional Director, Pacific Northwest Region.
[FR Doc. 02-4691 Filed 2-27-02; 8:45 am]
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