[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 10 (Friday, January 14, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2428-2429]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-895]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Animas-La Plata Project, Colorado and New Mexico, INT-DES-00-02
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability and Notice of Public Hearings for the
Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement to the 1996 Final
Supplement to the Final Environmental Statement for the Animas-La Plata
Project.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969 (as amended), the Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Reclamation (Reclamation), has prepared a Draft Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) to the 1996 Final Supplement to
the Final Environmental Statement for the Animas-La Plata Project
(ALP). The DSEIS will evaluate the environmental impacts of various
alternatives for final implementation of the Colorado Ute Settlement
Act. One of the alternatives analyzed is the Administration Proposal,
which was announced on August 11, 1998, and is limited to a smaller dam
and reservoir designed to supply municipal and industrial water to the
Colorado Ute Tribes, Navajo Nation, and non-Indian entities in the
local area. This modified project deviates from those previously
evaluated for ALP, thus necessitating the need for supplemental
environmental review. The proposal also contains a nonstructural
element as part of the settlement implementation which has not been the
subject of any previous analysis under NEPA. Three public hearings will
be held to receive comments from interested individuals and
organizations on the environmental impacts of the proposal.
DATES: A 60-day public review period commences with the publication of
this notice. Written comments on the DSEIS are due by March 17, 2000
and should be submitted to the Four Corners Division Manager, Bureau of
Reclamation. Public hearings on the DSEIS will be held during the month
of February in Durango, Farmington, and Denver. The public hearings
schedule is as follows:
February 15, 2000, 7-9 p.m., Double Tree Hotel, Main Ballroom, 501
Camino Del Rio, Durango, Colorado
February 16, 2000, 7-9 p.m., Farmington Civic Center, Exhibition Hall
1, 200 West Arrington, Farmington, New Mexico.
February 17, 2000, 7-9 p.m., Denver Convention Center, Room A-209, 700
14th Street, Denver, Colorado.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the DSEIS should be addressed to Pat
Schumacher, Four Corners Division Manager, Four Corners Division of the
Western Colorado Area Office, 835 East Second Avenue, Suite 300,
Durango, Colorado 81301-5475; telephone (970) 385-6590; faxogram (970)
385-6539; E-mail ALPDSEISComments@uc.usbr.gov. The document is
available on the Internet at http://www.uc.usbr.gov under the
Environmental Studies, Summaries & Reports heading. If requesting
copies of the DSEIS, contact Mr. Schumacher using any of the methods
noted above.
Our practice is to make comments, including names and home
addresses of respondents, available for public review. Individual
respondents may request that we withhold their home address from public
disclosure, which we will honor to the extent allowable by law. If you
wish us to withhold your name and/or address, you must state this
prominently at the beginning of your comment. We will make all
submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals
identifying themselves as representatives or officials of
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organizations or businesses, available for public disclosure in their
entirety.
Copies of the DSEIS are also available for public review and
inspection at the following locations:
Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior,
Room 7455, 18th and C Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20240.
Bureau of Reclamation, Denver Office Library, Denver
Federal Center, Building 67, Room 67, Denver, Colorado 80225.
Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Regional Office,
125 South State Street, Room 6107, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138.
Bureau of Reclamation, Four Corners Division of the
Western Colorado Area Office, 835 East Second Avenue, Suite 300,
Durango, Colorado 81301-5475.
Bureau of Reclamation, Western Colorado Area Office, 2764
Compass Drive, Suite 106, Grand Junction, Colorado 81506.
Local Affairs Department/Division of Local Government,
Attention: Charles Unseld, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 521, Denver,
Colorado 80203.
Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department,
Attention: Jennifer A. Salisbury, Secretary, 2040 South Pacheco Street,
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505.
Libraries
Copies will also be available for public review and inspection at
the following public libraries:
Colorado
Colorado State University Library, Ft. Collins
Cortez City Library
Denver City Library
Durango High School Library
Durango Public Library
Ft. Lewis College Library, Durango
University of Northern Colorado Library, Greeley
University of Denver, Penrose Library, Denver
University of Colorado, Norlin Library, Boulder
New Mexico
Albuquerque Public Library
Alturian Public Library, Aztec
Bloomfield City Library
Farmington Public Library
Navajo Community College Library, Shiprock
New Mexico State Library, Santa Fe
New Mexico State University Library, Las Cruces
San Juan College Library, Farmington
University of New Mexico Library, Albuquerque
Zimmerman Library, Albuquerque
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken Beck, Team Leader, Bureau of
Reclamation, Four Corners Division of the Western Colorado Area Office,
835 East Second Avenue, Suite 300, Durango, Colorado 81301-5475,
telephone (970) 385-6558.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For supplementary information please see the
Federal Register notice of January 4, 1999, 64 FR 176-179.
Dated: January 10, 2000.
Eluid Martinez,
Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation.
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