[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 5, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10064-10065]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5347]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Western Water Policy Review Advisory Commission Meeting
AGENCY: Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public review of basin study reports.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Western Water Policy Review
Advisory Commission (Commission), established by the Secretary of the
Interior under the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment
Act of 1992, has been conducting studies of water issues in six major
river basins. The reports are in the draft stage and are being made
available to the public for comment. The basins being studied are the
Colorado River, Columbia River, Platte River, Sacramento-San Joaquin
Rivers, Truckee-Carson Rivers, and the Upper Rio Grande River.
DATES: Drafts will be available March 5, 1997, for all basins except
the Columbia, which will be available March 19, 1997. Comments will be
accepted through April 4, 1997, for all studies with the exception of
the Colorado and Columbia basins, for which comments will be accepted
through April 11, 1997.
ADDRESSES: email:wwprac@do.usbr.gov.Mail: Western Water Policy Review
Office, D-5001; P. O. Box 25007; Denver, CO 80225-0007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The Commission Office at telephone 303-236-6211, FAX 303-236-4286, or
email to rgunnar@sondo.usbr.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission has established a Website
(address:http//www.den.doi.gov/wwprac) which will be used to facilitate
this review and post current information on the Commission's
activities. Due to the size of the respective files, the basin reports
will be available on the
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Commission's Website for downloading only. Printed copies will be
available from the Western Water Policy Review Office. All comments
must be provided to the Commission Office, and may be provided by email
to the Commission email address, or in writing by mail or facsimile.
The Basin Study Researchers will review all comments and may or may
not incorporate the comments in the final reports; they will prepare
comment and response documents, which will be available to the public
after June 30, 1997. Specific replies to comments will not be provided.
Dated: February 27, 1997.
Larry Schulz,
Administrative Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-5347 Filed 3-4-97; 8:45 am]
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