[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 73 (Monday, April 15, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 16511]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9181]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Draft Biological Assessment of Operations, Maintenance, and
Sensitive Species of the Lower Colorado River
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of Draft Biological Assessment and
notice of public meeting on Bureau of Reclamation's lower Colorado
River operations and maintenance.
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SUMMARY: The purpose of this action is to provide notice of the
availability for review, the Draft Biological Assessment prepared under
the requirements of Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act for
operations and maintenance of the lower Colorado River. A public
meeting will be held to summarize the assessment and to accept
comments.
DATES AND ADDRESSES: Technical comments on the Draft Biological
Assessment are requested no later than May 15, 1996. A public meeting
to summarize the assessment and to accept comments will be held on May
3, 1996, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., in the Commissioner's Meeting Room,
5th floor, McCarran Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada. A copy of the Draft
Biological Assessment may be reviewed between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to
4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday at the following locations:
Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Regional Office,
Administration Building Receptionist, Nevada Highway and Park Street,
Boulder City, Nevada
Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office, Environmental
Resource Management Division, 23636 North 7th Street, Phoenix, Arizona
Bureau of Reclamation, Yuma Area Office, Technical
Services Office, 7301 Calle Agua Salada, Yuma, Arizona
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Comments and questions should be
addressed to Mr. William E. Rinne, Bureau of Reclamation, Lower
Colorado Region, P.O. Box 61470, Boulder City, NV 89006-1470,
telephone: (702) 293-8709, or to Mr. Tom Shrader, telephone (702) 293-
8703.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft Biological Assessment addresses
Reclamation's current and projected routine, ongoing lower Colorado
River operations and maintenance over the next five years, critical
habitat and the biology and distribution of sensitive species found
along the lower Colorado River, and the potential effect of such
operations and maintenance on species and habitat that have protected
status under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. The
geographic area addressed in this document is the mainstem reach of the
Colorado River from the upper end of Lake Mead at Pierce Ferry to the
Southerly International Boundary with the Republic of Mexico.
Reclamation will consider all comments on the draft document in
finalizing the Biological Assessment, and all comments received will be
distributed as part of the public record on this consultation.
Dated: April 2, 1996.
William E. Rinne,
Director, Resource Management and Technical Services.
[FR Doc. 96-9181 Filed 4-12-96; 8:45 am]
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