[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 1, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9967-9968]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-3930]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Battle Creek Salmon and Steelhead Restoration Project 
(Restoration Project) Tehama and Shasta Counties, CA

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of draft supplemental environmental 
impact statement/revised environmental impact report (Draft SEIS/REIR).

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), CEQ NEPA Regulations (40 CFR 1502.9[c][1]), 
and Public Resources Code, sections 21000-21177 of the California 
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the California Code of 
Regulations, title 14, section 15088.5 of the CEQA Guidelines, the 
Bureau of Reclamation the lead Federal agency, the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission (FERC), a cooperating Federal agency, and the 
State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), the lead State agency, 
have made available for public review and comment a Draft SEIS/REIR for 
the Battle Creek Salmon and Steelhead Restoration Project (Restoration 
Project).
    The notice of availability of the original joint Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report) (Draft EIS/
EIR) and notice of public workshop and notice of public hearing was 
published in the Federal Register on Friday July 18, 2003 (68 FR 
42758). Numerous comments addressing a wide range of issues were 
received on the Draft EIS/EIR, with some warranting circulation of 
supplemental/revised information to the original joint environmental 
document.
    The Draft SEIS/REIR will disclose a new environmental analysis and 
propose mitigation regarding the increased risk of fish disease 
infection at private aquaculture facilities through the increase of 
naturally-spawning Battle Creek salmon and steelhead species under the 
Restoration Project. In addition, the Draft SEIS/REIR will disclose the 
potentially significant environmental effects of spreading certain 
harmful fish diseases from Battle Creek via private trout aquaculture 
operations that transfer trout from facilities in the Project Area to 
other State waters. The Draft SEIS/REIR will also disclose information 
regarding the 8 Dam Removal alternative and its dismissal from further 
consideration.

DATES: Public comments on the Draft SEIS/REIR should be submitted on or 
before April 29, 2005, to both Ms. Mary Marshall and Mr. Jim Canaday at 
the addresses below.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the Draft SEIS/REIR should be addressed 
to Ms. Mary Marshall, Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, 
Sacramento, CA 95825 (e-mail: [email protected]); and Mr. Jim 
Canaday, State Water Resources Control Board, 1001 I Street, 
Sacramento, CA 95814 (e-mail: [email protected]).
    Requests for a compact disk or a bound copy of the Draft SEIS/REIR 
should be addressed to Dr. Rosemary Stefani, Bureau of Reclamation, 
2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825, telephone: (916) 978-5309, or 
e-mail: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Mary Marshall at (916) 978-5248, 
TDD (916) 978-5608, e-mail: [email protected] or Mr. Jim Canaday at 
(916) 341-5308, e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of the Draft SEIS/REIR are available 
for public review at the following locations:

 Tehama County Library, 645 Madison, Red Bluff, CA 96080, (530) 
527-0604
 Shasta County Library, 1855 Shasta Street, Redding, CA 96001, 
(530) 225-5769
 Susanville Library, Lassen County, 1618 Main Street, 
Susanville, CA 96130, (530) 251-8127
 Bureau of Reclamation, Red Bluff Field Office, 22500 Altube 
Avenue, Red Bluff, CA 96080, (530) 529-3890
 Bureau of Reclamation, Office of Public Affairs, 2800 Cottage 
Way, Sacramento, CA 95825-1898, (916) 978-5100
 Bureau of Reclamation, Denver Office Library, Building 67, 
Room 167, Denver Federal Center, 6th and Kipling, Denver, CO 80225, 
(303) 445-2072
 Natural Resources Library, U.S. Department of the Interior, 
1849 C Street NW., Main Interior Building, Washington, DC 20240-0001

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 State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, 
1001 I Street, 14th Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814, (916) 341-5300

Public Disclosure Statement

    Comments, including names and home addresses of respondents, will 
be made available for public review. Individual respondents may request 
that their home address be withheld from public disclosure, which will 
be honored to the extent allowable by law. There may be circumstances 
in which a respondent's identity may also be withheld 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. All submissions from organizations or businesses, and 
from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials 
of organizations or businesses, will be made available for public 
disclosure in their entirety.

    Dated: January 7, 2005.
Kirk C. Rodgers,
Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 05-3930 Filed 2-28-05; 8:45 am]
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