[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 51 (Monday, March 17, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12713-12714]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-6268]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

[INT-DES-02-51]


Banks Lake Drawdown, Columbia Basin Project, Washington

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of extension of comment period for the Banks Lake 
Drawdown, Washington, draft Environmental Impact Statement.

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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), prepared a draft Environmental Impact 
Statement (draft EIS) to examine the impacts of alternatives to lower 
the minimum surface elevation for Banks Lake in August from 1,565 feet 
to 1,560 feet. The notice of availability appeared in 68 FR 1196-1197 
on January 9, 2003.

DATES: The comment period for written comments on the draft EIS has 
been extended to April 11, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the Draft EIS should be submitted to Mr. 
Jim Blanchard, Special Projects Officer, Bureau of Reclamation, 32 C 
Street, PO Box 815, Ephrata, WA 98823-0815; or by fax 509-754-0239, or 
by email at: [email protected].
    See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for locations where 
copies of the DEIS are available for public review and inspection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jim Blanchard, Special Projects 
Officer, at 509-754-0226 (relay users may dial 711). Those wishing to 
obtain a copy of the draft EIS in the form of a printed document or on 
compact disk (CD-ROM with reader included) or a summary of the draft 
EIS may contact Mr. Blanchard.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Public Disclosure

    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 address from public 
disclosure, which we will honor to the extent 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.

Review and Inspection of the DEIS

    Copies of the DEIS are available for public review and inspection 
at the following locations:
    [sbull] Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior, 
Room 7455, 18th and C Streets, NW., Washington, DC 20240.
    [sbull] Bureau of Reclamation, Denver Office Library, Denver 
Federal Center, Building 67, Room 167, Denver, Colorado 80225.
    [sbull] Bureau of Reclamation, Pacific Northwest Regional Office, 
1150 North Curtis Road, Suite 100, Boise, Idaho 83706-1234.
    [sbull] Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Columbia Area Office, 1917 
Marsh Road, Yakima, Washington 98901.
    [sbull] Bureau of Reclamation, Ephrata Field Office, 32 C Street, 
Ephrata, Washington 98823.

Libraries

    [sbull] Bridgeport Community Library, Douglas County, 1206 Columbia 
Street, Bridgeport, WA 509-686-7281.
    [sbull] Coulee City Community Library, 405 W. Main Street., Coulee 
City, WA 509-674-2313.
    [sbull] Des Moines Library, 21620 11th Avenue S, Des Moines, WA 
206-824-6066.
    [sbull] East Wenatchee Community Library, Douglas County, 271 9th 
Street NE., East Wenatchee, WA 509-886-7404.
    [sbull] Ephrata Public Library, 45 Alder NW., Ephrata, WA 509-754-
3971.
    [sbull] Grand Coulee Community Library, 225 Federal, Grand Coulee, 
WA 509-633-0972.
    [sbull] Moses Lake Public Library, 418 E. 5th Avenue, Moses Lake, 
WA 509-765-3489.
    [sbull] Quincy Community Library, 108 B Street SW., Quincy, WA 509-
787-2359.
    [sbull] Royal City Community Library, 356 Camelia, Royal City, WA 
509-346-9281.
    [sbull] Seattle Public Library, 800 Pike Street, Seattle, WA 206-
386-4636.
    [sbull] Soap Lake Community Library, 32 E Main, Soap Lake, WA 509-
246-1313.
    [sbull] Warden Community Library, 305 S Main, Warden, WA 509-349-
2226.
    [sbull] Wenatchee Public Library, Chelan County, 310 Douglas Street 
Wenatchee, WA 509-662-5021.

Internet

    The DEIS is also available on the Internet at http://www.pn.usbr.gov.

    Dated: February 28, 2003.
J. William McDonald,
Regional Director, Pacific Northwest Region, Bureau of Reclamation.
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