[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 210 (Monday, November 2, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56656-56657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-26320]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


New Melones Lake Area Resource Management Plan, Tuolumne and 
Calaveras Counties, CA

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the Draft Resource Management Plan/
Environmental Impact Statement (RMP/EIS) and notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (as 
amended), the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) has made available 
for public review and comment a Draft RMP/EIS for the New Melones Lake 
Area. The Draft RMP/EIS describes and presents the environmental 
effects of four alternatives, including no action, for future use of 
the project area for recreation and resource protection and management. 
The purpose of the public meetings is to provide the public with an 
opportunity to comment on management and environmental issues addressed 
in the Draft RMP/EIS. Written comments will be accepted from 
individuals and organizations on the Draft RMP/EIS.

DATES: Two public open houses will be held on Wednesday, December 2, 
2009, one from 1 to 4 p.m. and the other from 6 to 9 p.m. in Sonora, 
California.
    Submit written comments on the Draft RMP/EIS to Ms. Melissa Vignau 
at the address below by January 4, 2010.

ADDRESSES: The public open houses will be held at New Melones Visitor 
Center, 6850 Studhorse Flat Road, Sonora, California 95370.

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    Send written comments on the Draft RMP/EIS to Melissa Vignau, 
Natural Resources Specialist, 7794 Folsom Dam Road, Folsom, CA 95630. 
Send requests for a compact disk or a bound copy of the Draft RMP/EIS 
to Melissa Vignau, at the above address; telephone: 916-989-7182. 
Copies of the Draft RMP/EIS will be available for review at: http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_projdetails.cfm?Project_ID=2536.
    See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Section for locations where copies of 
the Draft RMP/EIS are available for public review.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa Vignau, Natural Resources 
Specialist, Reclamation, at 916-989-7182 or Dan Holsapple, Acting New 
Melones Resource Manager, Reclamation, at 209-536-9094.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This planning activity encompasses 
approximately 30,000 acres of publicly accessible water and land owned 
and managed by Reclamation. The RMP, which will replace the New Melones 
Lake Area Master Plan of 1976, will be the primary management document 
for Reclamation's New Melones Lake Area, providing a defined purpose, 
vision, long-term goals, and management guidelines. It will be used by 
Reclamation as a framework for guiding decision-making related to 
future development potential, on-going management, public health and 
safety, and public use of the New Melones Lake Area.
    The RMP attempts to enhance and expand the recreation opportunities 
while also providing more active protection and management of natural 
and cultural resources. The RMP is intended to be implemented over an 
extended period as determined by both user demand and need. To do so, 
the RMP provides goals and guidelines relating to natural, cultural and 
visual resources, water quality, circulation, visitor services, 
interpretation and operations.
    The EIS is a program-level analysis of the potential environmental 
impacts associated with adoption of the RMP. The RMP is intended to be 
predominantly self-mitigating through implementation of RMP policies 
and management strategies, and the EIS will also includes measures 
intended to reduce the adverse effects of the RMP. Copies of the Draft 
EIS are available for public review at the following locations:
     Bureau of Reclamation, Central California Area Office, New 
Melones Lake Office, 6850 Studhorse Flat Road, Sonora, California 
95370.
     City of Angels Camp, City Hall, 584 S. Main Street, Angels 
Camp, CA 95222.
     Calaveras Planning Department, Calaveras County Government 
Center, 891 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas, CA 95249.
     San Andreas Central Library, 1299 Gold Hunter Road, San 
Andreas, CA 95249.
     Tuolumne County Administrator's Office, Administration 
Building, 2 South Green St., 4th Floor, Sonora, CA 95370.
     Sonora Main Branch Library, 480 Greenley Rd., Sonora, CA 
95370.
    If special assistance is required at the public hearings, please 
contact Mrs. Melissa Vignau at 916-989-7182 (e-mail: 
[email protected]). Please notify Mrs. Vignau as far in advance of the 
open houses as possible to enable Reclamation to secure the needed 
services. If a request cannot be honored, the requestor will be 
notified.
    Before including your name, address, phone 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: October 23, 2009.
Pablo R. Arroyave,
Deputy Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. E9-26320 Filed 10-30-09; 8:45 am]
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