[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 167 (Monday, August 30, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52930-52931]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-19830]


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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: Amended 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 on September 
9, 2004, rather than September 8 and 9, 2004, as noticed in the Federal 
Register on August 16, 2004. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the 
Chairman of the Bay-Delta Public Advisory Committee has determined it 
to be more appropriate to have a 1-day meeting. The agenda for the 
meeting will include administrative actions carried over from the July 
meeting, a report from the Independent Science board and the Lead 
Scientist, a discussion on the Finance Options Report and 10-Year 
Finance Plan, and consideration of Proposal Solicitation Packages for 
State agency grants with State and Federal agency representatives.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, September 9, 2004, from 9 
a.m. to 4 p.m. If reasonable accommodation is needed due to a 
disability, please contact Pauline Nevins at (916) 445-5511 or TDD 
(800) 735-2929 at least 1 week prior to the meeting.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the California Bay-Delta 
Authority offices at 650 Capital Mall, 5th Floor, Bay-Delta Room, 
Sacramento, California.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heidi Rooks, California Bay-Delta 
Authority, at (916) 445-5511, or Diane Buzzard, U.S. Bureau of 
Reclamation, at (916) 978-5022.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee was established to provide 
recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior, other participating 
Federal agencies, the Governor of the State of California, and the 
California Bay-Delta Authority on implementation of the CALFED Bay-
Delta Program. The Committee makes recommendations on annual 
priorities, integration of the eleven Program elements, and overall 
balancing of the four Program objectives of ecosystem restoration, 
water quality,

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levee system integrity, and water supply reliability. The Program is a 
consortium of 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 California 
Bay-Delta Authority Web site at http://calwater.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 USC. 661 et seq., the Endangered Species Act, 
16 USC 1531 et seq., and the Reclamation Act of 1902, 43 USC 371 et 
seq. and the acts amendatory thereto for supplementary thereto, all 
collectively referred to as the Federal Reclamation laws, and in 
particular, the Central Valley Project Improvement Act, P.L. 102-
575.)

Diane Buzzard,
Acting Special Projects Officer, Mid-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 04-19830 Filed 8-27-04; 8:45 am]
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