[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 147 (Tuesday, August 2, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-18842]
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[Federal Register: August 2, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Navajo Project, Colorado-New Mexico
AGENCY: Bureau of Exclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of environmental scoping meetings.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and
agency policy, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), in cooperation
with the Public Service Company of New Mexico, will conduct two
environmental scoping meetings on the proposal to renew/extend Public
Service Company of New Mexico's water service contract. The two
meetings will be held to obtain information for use in determining the
scope of environmental issues and impacts related to the proposal. The
results of the meetings will help Reclamation determine whether an
environmental impact statement will be prepared on the proposed action.
DATES: The scoping meetings will be held on:
August 17, 1994, from 4 to 9 p.m., Farmington, New Mexico
August 18, 1994, from 4 to 9 p.m., Shiprock, New Mexico
The public is invited.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held in the:
City Council Chambers, 800 Municipal Drive, Farmington, New
Mexico
Central Consolidated School Administration Office Boardroom,
Shiprock, New Mexico
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The contact person for this environmental scoping effort is Errol
Jensen, Bureau of Reclamation, Durango Projects Office, P.O. Box 640,
Durango, Colorado 81302, telephone (303) 385-6570. Written comments
regarding the proposed action and requests to be included on a mailing
list should be mailed to PRC Environmental Management, Inc., 2021
Girard Boulevard, SE., Suite 250, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Public Service Company of New Mexico
currently has a water service contract (USBR Contract No. 14-06-400-
4831) with Reclamation for an annual use of 16,200 acre-feet of water
from Navajo Reservoir, in San Juan County, New Mexico. The contract
water is diverted from the San Juan River near Waterflow, New Mexico,
via a weir and backwater pumping system. Water is stored in a small
reservoir at the San Juan Generating Station. The existing water
service contract was executed in 1968, amended in 1977, and expires in
2005.
Reclamation is the lead Federal agency to ensure compliance with
the NEPA for the proposed action. The Public Service Company of New
Mexico has requested Reclamation to initiate the environmental scoping
process and prepare the environmental document. Reclamation is
initiating the scoping process now to allow sufficient time to identify
and resolve environmental concerns relevant to the proposed water
service contract renewal and extension.
Dated: July 28, 1994.
Charles A. Calhoun,
Regional Director, Upper Colorado Region, Bureau of Reclamation.
[FR Doc. 94-18842 Filed 8-1-94; 8:45 am]
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