[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 21, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8873-8874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2393]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Red River Valley Water Supply Project, ND

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice for extension of the public comment period for the Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and two additional public 
hearings to receive comment on the DEIS.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation is announcing a 30-day extension of 
the public comment period for the Red River Valley Water Supply Project 
DEIS. The originally announced comment period ends on February 28, 
2006, but has been extended until March 30, 2006. The original notice 
of availability of the DEIS, notice of public hearings, and additional 
information on the Red River Valley Water Supply Project were published 
in the Federal Register on December 30, 2005 (70 FR 250, 77425-77427).

DATES: Comments on the DEIS should be postmarked by March 30, 2006.
    The two additional public hearings will be held on:
     Thursday, March 9, 2006, 1 p.m., Fort Yates, ND
     Monday, March 20, 2006, 7 p.m., New Town, ND

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the DEIS to Red River Valley Water Supply 
Project EIS, Bureau of Reclamation, Dakotas Area Office, P.O. Box 1017, 
Bismarck, ND 58502.
    The additional public hearings will be held at:
     Fort Yates-Prairie Knights Casino and Resort, 7932 Highway 
24, Fort Yates, ND
     4 Bears Casino, Mandan-Hidatsa Room, 202 Frontage Road, 
New Town, ND

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Signe Snortland, telephone: (701) 
250-4242 extension 3621, or Fax to (701) 250-4326. You may submit e-
mail comments to [email protected] or comments may be submitted 
through the Red River Valley Water Supply Project Web site at http://www.rrvwsp.com by March 30, 2006.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Reclamation's practice is to make comments, 
including names and home addresses of respondents, available for public 
review. Individual respondents may request that we withhold their home 
address from public disclosure, which we will honor to the extent 
allowable by law. There may be other circumstances in which we would 
withhold a respondent's identity from public disclosure, as allowable 
by law. If you wish us to withhold your name and/or address, you must 
state this prominently at the beginning of your comment. We 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.


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    Dated: February 9, 2006.
Craig G. Peterson,
Manager, Infrastructure and Engineering Services, Great Plains Region, 
Bureau of Reclamation.
[FR Doc. E6-2393 Filed 2-17-06; 8:45 am]
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