[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 194 (Thursday, October 8, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 51875]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-24295]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Advisory Council

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Advisory Council 
(Council) was established by the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control 
Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-320) (Act) to receive reports and advise 
federal agencies on implementing the Act. In accordance with the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Bureau of Reclamation announces 
that the Council will meet as detailed below.

Dates and Location:  The Council will conduct a meeting at the 
following time and location:
    Tuesday, October 27, 2009--Phoenix, Arizona--The meeting will be 
held at the Central Arizona Water Conservation District Office, 23636 
North 7th Street, Phoenix, Arizona. The meeting will begin at 8:30 
a.m., recess at approximately 2:30 p.m., and reconvene briefly the 
following day at approximately 1 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting of the Council is open to the public. Any member 
of the public may file written statements with the Council before, 
during, or up to 30 days after the meeting either in person or by mail. 
To the extent that time permits, the Council chairman will allow public 
presentation of oral comments at the meeting. To allow full 
consideration of information by Council members, written notice must be 
provided to Mr. Kib Jacobson, Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado 
Regional Office, 125 South State Street, Room 6107, Salt Lake City, 
Utah 84138-1147; telephone (801) 524-3753; facsimile (801) 524-3826; e-
mail at: [email protected] at least FIVE (5) days prior to the 
meeting. Any written comments received prior to the meeting will be 
provided to Council members at the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kib Jacobson, telephone (801) 524-
3753; facsimile (801) 524-3826; e-mail at: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting will be to 
discuss the accomplishments of federal agencies and make 
recommendations on future activities to control salinity. Council 
members will be briefed on the status of salinity control activities 
and receive input for drafting the Council's annual report. The Bureau 
of Reclamation, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, and United States Geological Survey of the Department of the 
Interior; the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the Department 
of Agriculture; and the Environmental Protection Agency will each 
present a progress report and a schedule of activities on salinity 
control in the Colorado River Basin. The Council will discuss salinity 
control activities, the contents of the reports, and the Basin States 
Program created by Public Law 110-246, which amended the Act.

Public Disclosure

    Before including your name, address, telephone number, e-mail 
address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you 
should be aware that your entire comment--including your personal 
identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time. 
While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal 
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we 
will be able to do so.

    Dated: September 15, 2009.
Brent Rhees,
Assistant Regional Director--Upper Colorado Region.
[FR Doc. E9-24295 Filed 10-7-09; 8:45 am]
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