[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 68 (Monday, April 10, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18115-18116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-5175]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Northwest Area Water Supply Project, North Dakota

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public open-house scoping meetings associated with an 
environmental impact statement (EIS) being prepared for the completion 
of the Northwest Area Water Supply Project.

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SUMMARY: The original notice of intent to prepare this EIS was 
published in the Federal Register on March 6, 2006 (71 FR 43, 11226-
11227). This notice is being published to notify interested parties of 
the dates, times and locations of the public scoping meetings scheduled 
to solicit public comments. These public scoping meetings will be 
conducted in an open-house format with displays and Reclamation 
representatives who will be available for visitation or to accept a 
written comment. Reclamation is engaging in this planning and EIS 
effort to address the relevant issues related to completion and 
operation of the NAWS Project. We are seeking input from the public on 
the development of reasonable alternatives to the proposed action and 
analysis of their environmental effects that will be described in the 
EIS.
    Reclamation invites all interested parties to submit verbal or 
written comments related to the significant issues, potential impacts 
and reasonable alternatives to the proposed action during the scoping 
period.

DATES: The public scoping meetings will be held on:
     Tuesday, April 25, 2006, 6:30 p.m., Bismarck, North 
Dakota.
     Thursday, April 27, 2006, 6:30 p.m., Fort Yates, North 
Dakota.
     Monday, May 1, 2006, 6:30 p.m., Minot, North Dakota.
     Tuesday, May 2, 2006, 6:30 p.m., New Town, North Dakota.
     Wednesday, May 3, 2006, 6:30 p.m., Bottineau, North 
Dakota.
     Thursday, May 4, 2006, 6:30 p.m., Mohall, North Dakota.

To be most helpful to Reclamation, scoping comments should be received 
on or before the close of the formal scoping period, May 6, 2006. 
Comments received after May 6, 2006 will be considered to the extent 
possible in the development of the Draft EIS.

ADDRESSES: The open-house, public scoping meetings will be held at:
     Best Western Doublewood Inn, Executive Suite 114, 1400 
Interchange Avenue, Bismarck, ND.
     Prairie Knights Casino and Resort, 7932 Highway 24, Fort 
Yates, ND.
     Sleep Inn--Inn and Suites, 2400 10th Street NW., Minot, 
ND.
     4 Bears Casino & Lodge, Mandan Hidatsa Room, 202 Frontage 
Road, New Town, ND.
     MSU--Bottineau, Nelson Science Center Room 125, 105 
Simrall Boulevard, Bottineau, ND.
     Mohall City Hall, 203 Main Street East, Mohall, ND.
     Send written comments to Alicia Waters, Northwest Area 
Water Supply Project EIS, Bureau of Reclamation, Dakotas Area Office, 
P.O. Box 1017, Bismarck ND 58502.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alicia Waters, Northwest Area Water

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Supply Project EIS, Bureau of Reclamation, Dakotas Area Office, P.O. 
Box 1017, Bismarck ND 58502; Telephone: (701) 250-4242 extension 3621; 
or FAX to (701) 250-4326. You may submit e-mail to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The formal scoping period began on March 6, 
2006 and concludes on May 5, 2006. Oral and written comments, including 
names and home addresses of respondents, will be made available for 
public review. However, individual respondents may request that we 
withhold their home address 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 written comment or verbally to the Reclamation representative. 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.
    Persons needing reasonable accommodations in order to attend and 
participate in the public meeting should contact Patience Hurley, at 
(701) 250-4242 extension 3107 as soon as possible. In order to allow 
sufficient time to process requests, please call no later than 1 week 
before the meeting.

    Dated: March 22, 2006.
Donald E. Moomaw,
Acting Regional Director, Great Plains Region, Bureau of Reclamation.
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