[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 21, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 16558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-6768]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Yakima River Basin Conservation Advisory Group Charter Renewal

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of renewal.

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SUMMARY: Following consultation with the General Services 
Administration, notice is hereby given that the Secretary of the 
Interior is renewing the charter for the Yakima River Basin 
Conservation Advisory Group (CAG). The purpose of the CAG is to provide 
recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior and the State of 
Washington on the structure and implementation of the Yakima River 
Basin Water Conservation Program.
    The basin conservation program is structured to provide economic 
incentives with cooperative Federal, State, and local funding to 
stimulate the identification and implementation of structural and 
nonstructural cost-effective water conservation measures in the Yakima 
River basin. Improvements in the efficiency of water delivery and use 
will result in improved streamflows for fish and wildlife and improve 
the reliability of water supplies for irrigation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Timothy McCoy, Manager, Yakima 
River Basin Water Enhancement Project, telephone 509-575-5848, 
extension 209.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published in accordance with 
Section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (Pub. L. 
92-463, as amended). The certification of renewal is published below.

Certification

    I hereby certify that Charter renewal of the Yakima River Basin 
Conservation Advisory Group is in the public interest in connection 
with the performance of duties imposed on the Department of the 
Interior.

Ken Salazar,
Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 2012-6768 Filed 3-20-12; 8:45 am]
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