[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 56 (Thursday, March 24, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 15122]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-5799]


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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: 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 jointly with 
the California Bay-Delta Authority on April 13 and 14, 2005. The agenda 
for the joint meeting will include reports from the Director, the Lead 
Scientist, and the Bay-Delta Public Advisory Committee Subcommittees; 
updates on the Delta Improvements Package and the State Water Plan; and 
discussions leading to recommendations on several grant awards, the 
Finance Plan, and the Multi-Year Program Plans with State and Federal 
agency representatives.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 13, 2005, from 9 to 
4 p.m., and on Thursday, April 14, 2005, 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 Sheraton Grand Hotel, 1230 J 
Street, Sacramento, California.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jamie Cameron-Harley, California Bay-
Delta Authority, at 916-445-5511, or Diane Buzzard, 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, 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 U.S.C. 661 et. seq., the Endangered Species 
Act, 16 U.S.C. 1531 et. seq., and the Reclamation Act of 1902, 43 
USC 371 et. seq., and the acts amendatory thereof or supplementary 
thereto, all collectively referred to as the Federal Reclamation 
laws, and in particular, the Central Valley Project Improvement Act, 
Public Law 102-575.)

    Dated: March 3, 2005.
Allan Oto,
Special Projects Officer, Mid-Pacific Region, U.S. Bureau of 
Reclamation.
[FR Doc. 05-5799 Filed 3-23-05; 8:45 am]
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