[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 189 (Tuesday, September 30, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 56332]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-24833]


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INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO, 
UNITED STATES SECTION


Notice of Public Review Period Extension for Draft Environmental 
Impact Statement for Alternative Vegetation Maintenance Practices for 
the Lower Rio Grande Flood Control Project in Cameron, Hidalgo, and 
Willacy Counties, TX

AGENCY: International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and 
Mexico, United States Section.

ACTION: Notice of public review period extension for Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement.

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SUMMARY: The United States Section, International Boundary and Water 
Commission (USIBWC), received a request from Department of Interior 
(DOI) on August 27, 2003 for an extension of the public review period 
for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on Alternative 
Vegetation Maintenance Practices for the Lower Rio Grande Flood Control 
Project in Cameron, Hidalgo, and Willacy Counties, Texas. The DOI 
indicated they did not receive the DEIS until August 25, 2003 and 
requested a 45-day extension from that date. The USIBWC has extended 
the public comment period for the DEIS to Thursday, October 9, 2003 to 
accommodate DOI s request.

DATES: Written comments are now requested by October 9, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to: Carolyn Murphy, Chief, 
Environmental Section, CESWG-PE-PR, Department of the Army, Galveston 
District, Corps of Engineers, P.O. Box 1229, Galveston, Texas 77553-
1229.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Douglas Echlin, Acting Chief, 
Environmental Management Division, USIBWC, 4171 North Mesa Street, C-
100, El Paso, Texas 79902 or call (915) 832-4741, e-mail: 
[email protected].

    Dated: September 24, 2003.
Mario Lewis,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 03-24833 Filed 9-29-03; 8:45 am]
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