[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 127 (Friday, July 2, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40416-40417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-14857]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

[INT-DES-04-3]


Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (Program)

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public hearings on a draft environmental impact 
statement (DEIS).

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as 
amended, the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service have prepared a DEIS for the Platte River Recovery 
Implementation Program. At the public hearings, individuals will have 
the opportunity to present written or short oral testimony on the 
environmental impacts of the Program. All testimony will be addressed 
in the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) as part of the 
comment and response process.

DATES: The following public hearings are scheduled from 7 to 10 p.m.:

 July 26, 2004, Saratoga, Wyoming
 July 27, 2004, Casper, Wyoming
 July 28, 2004, Torrington, Wyoming
 July 29, 2004, Gering, Nebraska
 August 2, 2004, Kearney, Nebraska
 August 3, 2004, Lincoln, Nebraska
 August 4, 2004, Sterling, Colorado
 August 9, 2004, Berthoud, Colorado
 August 10, Denver, Colorado

    There will be an additional public hearing from 3 to 6 p.m.:

 August 2, 2004, Kearney, Nebraska

    Written comments can also be sent to the Platte River EIS Office 
until August 20, 2004.

ADDRESSES: The hearings will be held at:

 Riviera Lodge, 104 East Saratoga Street, Saratoga, Wyoming;
 Holiday Inn, 300 West F Street, Casper, Wyoming;
 Holiday Inn, 1700 E. Valley Road, Torrington, Wyoming;
 Gering Civic Center, 1050 M Street, Gering, Nebraska;
 Holiday Inn, 110 S. 2nd Avenue, Kearney, Nebraska (both 
meetings);
 Holiday Inn, 141 N. 9th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska;
 Ramada Inn, I-76 & Hwy. 6, Sterling, Colorado;
 Northern Colorado Water Conservancy, 220 Water Avenue, 
Berthoud, Colorado
 Holiday Inn, 120th & I-25, Denver, Colorado.

    Written comments are to be submitted to the Bureau of Reclamation, 
Platte River EIS Office (PL-100), PO Box 25007, Denver, Colorado, 
80225-0007, or by e-mail at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Lynn Holt, Platte River EIS Office at 
the above address, or by telephone at (303) 445-2096, or e-mail at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Organizations and individuals wishing to 
present statements at the hearings should contact the Bureau of 
Reclamation, Platte River EIS Office, to announce their intention to 
participate.
    Oral comments at the hearings will be limited to 3-5 minutes, 
depending upon the number of persons wishing to speak. The hearing 
facilitator may allow any speaker to provide additional oral comments 
after all persons wishing to comment have been heard.
    Written comments from those unable to attend or those wishing to 
supplement their oral presentations at the hearings should be received 
by Reclamation's Platte River EIS Office at the above address by August 
20, 2004, for inclusion in the meeting notes.

Public Disclosure Statement

    Comments received in response to this notice will become part of 
the

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administrative record for this project and are subject to public 
inspection. Our practice is to make comments, including names and home 
addresses of respondents, available for public review. Individual 
respondents may request that Reclamation withhold their home address 
from public disclosure, which will be honored to the extent allowable 
by law. There also may be circumstances in which Reclamation would 
withhold a respondent's identify from public disclosure, as allowable 
by law. If you wish to have your name and/or address withheld, you must 
state this prominently at the beginning of your comment. Reclamation 
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.

    Dated: June 17, 2004.
Mary Josie Blanchard,
Deputy Director, Environmental Policy & Compliance.
[FR Doc. 04-14857 Filed 7-1-04; 8:45 am]
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