[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 212 (Thursday, October 31, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 56246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27949]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Review of Existing Coordinated Long-Range Operating Criteria for
Colorado River Reservoirs
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The 1970 Criteria for Coordinated Long-Range Operation of
Colorado River Reservoirs (Criteria), promulgated pursuant to Public
Law 90-537, were published in the Federal Register on June 10, 1970.
The Criteria provided for the coordinated long-range operation of the
reservoirs constructed and operated under the authority of the Colorado
River Storage Project Act, the Boulder Canyon Project Act, and the
Boulder Canyon Project Adjustment Act for the purposes of complying
with and carrying out the provisions of the Colorado River Compact, the
Upper Colorado River Basin Compact, and the Mexican Water Treaty.
The 1970 Criteria specified that a formal review take place at
least once every five years with participation by such Colorado River
Basin state representatives as each Governor may designate, and other
parties and agencies as the Secretary of the Interior may deem
appropriate. Public law 90-537 allows the Secretary, as a result of
actual operating experience or unforeseen circumstances, to modify the
Criteria to better accomplish the purposes of the two basin compacts
and the Mexican Water Treaty. The Commissioner of Reclamation is the
authorized agent of the Secretary for the purpose of conducting and
coordinating this review.
Reclamation will be conducting public meetings for this review in
November and December of 1996. At that time, members of the Reclamation
review team will be available to listen to and discuss ideas, issues,
and concerns, and to answer any questions about the Criteria review.
The various public viewpoints expressed during the review process will
be considered in determining if a change to the Criteria is warranted.
In addition to the public meetings, written comments on issues will be
accepted until January 1, 1997.
DATES AND LOCATIONS: Public meetings will be held at the following
times and locations.
Phoenix, Arizona--Monday, November 18, 1996, at 10 a.m. at the La
Quinta Inn, 2510 West Greenway Road (via Black Canyon Freeway),
Phoenix, Arizona.
Denver, Colorado--Monday, December 2, 1996, at 1 p.m. at the Red
Lion Hotel, 3203 Quebec Street, Denver, Colorado.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bruce Moore, Bureau of Reclamation,
125 South State Street, Room 6107, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138-1102,
telephone (801) 524-5415, or Jayne Harkins, Bureau of Reclamation, P.O.
Box 61470, Boulder City, Nevada 89005, telephone (702) 293-8190.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This will be the fifth review of the
Criteria conducted since their initial promulgation in 1970. The
Criteria and a Notice asking for written comments were published in the
Federal Register on August 20, 1996. Previous reviews of the Criteria
were initiated in 1975, 1980, 1985, and 1990. They resulted in no
changes to the operating Criteria.
Dated: October 28, 1996.
Eluid L. Martinez,
Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation.
[FR Doc. 96-27949 Filed 10-30-96; 8:45 am]
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