[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 12, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 68685]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-28614]


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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, the 
California Bay-Delta Public Advisory Committee will meet jointly with 
the CALFED Bay-Delta Program Policy Group on December 4 and 5, 2002. 
The agenda for the Committee meeting will include a summary of CALFED 
Bay-Delta Program progress and balance, the lead scientist's report, 
discussion of annual work plans and subcommittee recommendations, 
Committee priorities for 2003, and implementation of the CALFED Bay-
Delta Program with State and Federal officials.

DATES: The meeting will be held Wednesday, December 4, 2002 from 9 a.m. 
to 6 p.m., and if needed, the meeting will resume on Thursday, December 
5, 2002 from 9 a.m. to 12 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 Sheraton Grand Hotel located 
at 1230 J Street, Grand Ballroom, Sacramento, California, on December 
4, 2002. If a second day is necessary to resume the meeting, the 
location will change to the Sacramento Convention Center located at 
1400 J Street, Room 203, Sacramento, California, on December 5, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eugenia Laychak, CALFED Bay-Delta 
Program, at (916) 654-4214, 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 Governor 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 3-5 
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. 661 et. seq., the Endangered 
Species Act, 16 U.S.C. 1531 et. seq., and the Reclamation Act of 
1902, 43 U.S.C. 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 
Improvement Act, Title 34 of Public Law 102-575.)

    Dated: October 28, 2002.
Nan M. Yoder,
Acting Special Projects Officer, Mid-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 02-28614 Filed 11-8-02; 8:45 am]
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