98-5031. Proposed Rule Making for Offstream Storage of Colorado River Water and Interstate Redemption of Storage Credits in the Lower Division States

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 39 (Friday, February 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10039-10040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5031]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Proposed Rule Making for Offstream Storage of Colorado River 
Water and Interstate Redemption of Storage Credits in the Lower 
Division States

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of draft programmatic environmental 
assessment (DPEA); extension of deadline for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) published a notice of 
availability of a DPEA on December 31,

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1997 (62 FR 68465). That notice specified how to obtain a copy of the 
DPEA and stated that comments on the DPEA will be accepted through 
March 2, 1998. Reclamation will extend the comment deadline an 
additional 32 days, until close of business on Friday, April 3, 1998.

DATES: Any comments must be received by Reclamation on or before April 
3, 1998, in accordance with the criteria set forth in the December 31, 
1997, notice of availability of the DPEA (62 FR 68465).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. James Green, telephone (702) 293-
8519 or fax [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Reclamation received several requests for an 
extension of the deadline for comments on the DPEA. In the interest of 
encouraging public participation, Reclamation is extending the deadline 
for written comments. If you have already prepared written comments to 
meet the March 2, 1998, deadline, you may supplement or replace those 
comments with an additional written response.

    Dated: February 20, 1998.
William E. Rinne,
Area Manager, Boulder Canyon Operations Office.
[FR Doc. 98-5031 Filed 2-26-98; 8:45 am]
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