[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 189 (Tuesday, September 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 61029]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21391]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

[RR04084000, XXXR4081X1, RN.20350010.REG0000]


Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Advisory Council Notice of 
Public Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation is publishing this notice to 
announce that a Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Colorado 
River Basin Salinity Control Council (Council) will take place.

DATES: The Council will convene on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, at 1:00 
p.m. Mountain Standard Time and adjourn at approximately 4:00 p.m. The 
Council will reconvene on Thursday, October 29, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. 
Mountain Standard Time and adjourn at 11:00 a.m. A public comment 
period will be held on both days.

ADDRESSES: Due to restrictions put in place to address the COVID 19 
pandemic the meeting will be a virtual meeting. For information about 
accessing the meeting you must contact Mr. Kib Jacobson; see FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting of the Council is being held 
under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972. The 
Council was established by the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control 
Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-320) (Act) to receive reports and advise 
Federal agencies on implementing the Act.
    Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose of the meeting is to discuss 
the accomplishments of Federal agencies and make recommendations on 
future activities to control salinity.
    Agenda: 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. A final agenda will be posted online at https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/salinity/ at least one week prior to the meeting.
    Meeting Accessibility: The meeting is open to the public. 
Individuals wanting access to the virtual meeting should contact Mr. 
Kib Jacobson (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) no later than 
October 26, 2020, to receive instructions.
    Public Comments: The Council chairman will provide time for oral 
comments from members of the public at the meeting. Individuals wanting 
to make an oral comment should contact Mr. Kib Jacobson (see FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) to be placed on the public comment list. 
Members of the public may also file written statements with the Council 
before, during, or up to 30 days after the meeting either in person or 
by mail. To allow full consideration of information by Council members 
at this meeting, written comments must be provided to Mr. Kib Jacobson 
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) by October 23, 2020.
    Public Disclosure of Personal Information: Before including your 
address, phone number, email 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.

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2.

Wayne Pullan,
Deputy Regional Director, Upper Colorado Basin--Interior Region 7, 
Bureau of Reclamation.
[FR Doc. 2020-21391 Filed 9-28-20; 8:45 am]
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