[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 31, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68299-68300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-34119]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Central Valley Project Improvement Act, California
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension of time for review of draft programmatic
environmental impact statement (DPEIS).
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is extending the
public review period to April 17, 1998, for the DPEIS for the Central
Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA). The notice of availability for
the DPEIS was published in the Federal Register on November 7, 1997 (62
FR 60266). The public review period was originally to end on February
6, 1998.
DATES: Public comments on the DPEIS should be submitted on or before
April 17, 1998. There will be two sets of public meetings on the DPEIS:
forums and hearings. The forums will be information meetings designed
to assist
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the public in understanding the DPEIS. The hearings will be to receive
comments on the DPEIS. The public hearing identified for January 7
through 15, 1998, in the original Federal Register notice will be
changed to public forums. Formal comments on the DPEIS for the
administrative record will not be taken at these meetings. The forum
dates and locations are:
January 7, 1998, at 7:00 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, 355
Gilmore Road, Red Bluff, California
January 8, 1998, at 7:00 p.m. at the Tradewinds Lodge, 400
South Main Street, Fort Bragg, California
January 13, 1998, at 7:00 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, 2233
Ventura Street, Fresno, California
January 14, 1998, at 7:00 p.m. at the Oakland Federal
Building, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, California
January 15, 1998, at 7:00 p.m. in the Yosemite Room at the
Sacramento Inn, 1401 Arden Way, Sacramento, California
The NEW dates for public hearings to receive comments on the DPEIS
will be held:
April 1, 1998, at 7:00 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore
Road, Red Bluff, California
April 2, 1998, at 7:00 p.m. at the Tradewinds Lodge, 400
South Main Street, Fort Bragg, California
April 7, 1998, at 7:00 p.m. at the Airport Holiday Inn,
5090 East Clinton Street, Fresno, California
April 8, 1998, at 2:00 p.m. at the Oakland Federal
Building, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, California
April 9, 1998, at 7:00 p.m. in the Sierra Room at the
Sacramento Inn, 1401 Arden Way, Sacramento, California
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the DPEIS should be addressed to Mr.
Alan Candlish, Bureau of Reclamation, MP-120, 2800 Cottage Way,
Sacramento CA 95825. Request for either a computer diskette or printed
copy of the DPEIS should be addressed to Ms. Alisha Sterud, Bureau of
Reclamation, MP-120, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento CA 95825. Her
telephone number is (916) 978-5190.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
If requesting a copy of the DPEIS, contact Ms. Alisha Sterud at Bureau
of Reclamation, MP-120, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento CA 95825, or by
telephone at (916) 978-5190. For additional information, contact Mr.
Alan Candlish at Bureau of Reclamation, MP-120, 2800 Cottage Way,
Sacramento CA 95828, or by telephone at (916) 978-5190.
Dated: December 18, 1997.
Kirk C. Rodgers,
Deputy Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 97-34119 Filed 12-30-97; 8:45 am]
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