E7-16916. Sixth Public Meeting for Reclamation's Managing for Excellence

AGENCY:

Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION:

Notice of a public meeting and announcement of subsequent meetings to be held.

SUMMARY:

The Bureau of Reclamation is holding a meeting to inform the public about the Managing for Excellence project. This meeting is the third to be held in 2007 to inform the public about the action items, progress, and results of the Managing for Excellence project and to seek broad public input and feedback. Subsequent meetings are anticipated and will be held in collaboration with the public.

DATES:

September 25, 2007, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and September 26, 2007, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES:

Holiday Inn Portland Airport Hotel, 8439 Columbia Blvd., Portland, Oregon 97220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Debbie Byers at [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Managing for Excellence project will identify and address the specific 21st Century challenges Reclamation must meet to fulfill its mission to manage, develop, and protect water and related resources in an environmentally and economically sound manner in the interest of the American public. This project will examine Reclamation's core capabilities and the agency's ability to respond to both expected and unforeseeable future needs in an innovative and timely manner. This project will result in essential changes in a number of key areas, which are outlined in, Managing for Excellence—An Action Plan for the 21st Century Bureau of Reclamation. For more information regarding the project, Action Plan, and specific actions being taken, please visit the Managing for Excellence Web site at http://www.usbr.gov/​excellence.

Registration

Although you may register the first day of the conference beginning at 7 a.m., we highly encourage you to register prior to the date of the meeting online at http://www.usbr.gov/​excellence, or by phone at 303-445-2935.

Dated: August 13, 2007.

Ryan Serote,

Acting Deputy Commissioner—External and Intergovernmental Affairs.