[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 195 (Wednesday, October 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56981-56982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22248]


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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 meeting will be held virtually on Wednesday, October 27, 
2021, from 2:30 p.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m. (MDT), and on Thursday, 
October 28, 2021, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (MDT). Individuals 
wanting virtual access to the meeting should contact Melynda Roberts 
(see ADDRESSES) no later than October 22, 2021, to receive 
instructions. 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 held virtually. To access the meeting, 
please contact Melynda Roberts at (801) 524-3727; or by email at 
[email protected]. The public may submit comments up to 30 days after 
the meeting to the Bureau of Reclamation, Attn: UC-242, 125 South State 
Street, Room 8100, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melynda Roberts, telephone (801) 524-
3727; 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. 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/Special Accommodations: The meeting is open 
to the public. Individuals wanting virtual access to the meeting or 
those requiring special accommodations should contact Melynda Roberts 
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) no later than October 22, 2021, 
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

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Melynda Roberts (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 Melynda Roberts (see ADDRESSES) by October 22, 2021.
    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,
Regional Director, Upper Colorado Basin--Interior Region 7, Bureau of 
Reclamation.
[FR Doc. 2021-22248 Filed 10-12-21; 8:45 am]
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