12756 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 45 / Tuesday, March 8, 2011 / Notices 

The purpose of the update to the 2001 

M&I WSP, as modified, is to provide 

detailed, clear, and objective guidelines 

for the distribution of CVP water 

supplies during water shortage 

conditions, thereby allowing CVP water 

users to know when, and by how much, 

water deliveries may be reduced in 

drought and other low water supply 

conditions. 

The increased level of predictability 

that will be provided by the update to 

the 2001 M&I WSP is needed by water 

managers and the entities that receive 

CVP water to better plan for and manage 

available CVP water supplies, and to 

better integrate the use of CVP water 

with other available Non-CVP water 

supplies. The update to the 2001 M&I 

WSP is also needed to clarify certain 

terms and conditions with regard to its 

applicability and implementation. The 

proposed action is the adoption of an 

updated 2001 M&I WSP, as modified, 

and its respective implementation 

guidelines. 

The EIS will be used to develop and 

evaluate alternatives to the 2001 M&I 

WSP, as modified, and will include 

analysis of the adverse and beneficial 

effects on the quality of the human and 

physical environment. 

Issues to be addressed may include, 

but are not limited to, CVP water supply 

availability, impacts on biological 

resources, historic and archaeological 

resources, hydrology, groundwater, 

water quality, air quality, safety, 

hazardous materials and waste, visual 

resources, socioeconomics, including 

real estate, agriculture and 

environmental justice. 

At this time, there are no known or 

possible Indian trust assets or 

environmental justice issues associated 

with the Proposed Action. 

Special Assistance for Public Scoping 

Meetings 

If special assistance is required at the 

scoping meetings, please contact Mr. 

Louis Moore at (916) 978–5106, or via 

e-mail at wmoore@usbr.gov. Please 

notify Mr. Moore as far in advance as 

possible to enable Reclamation to secure 

the needed services. If a request cannot 

be honored, the requestor will be 

notified. A telephone device for the 

hearing impaired (TDD) is available at 

(916) 978–5608. 

Public Disclosure 

Before including your name, address, 

phone number, e-mail address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment including your 

personal identifying information may be 

made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Dated: January 21, 2011. 

Anastasia T. Leigh, 

Acting Regional Environmental Officer, MidPacific Region. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5153 Filed 3–7–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

Central Valley Project Improvement 

Act, Water Management Plans 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The following Water 

Management Plans are available for 

review: 

• Truckee-Carson Irrigation District. 

• Goleta Water District. 

• Delano-Earlimart Irrigation District. 

• Feather Irrigation District. 

To meet the requirements of the 

Central Valley Project Improvement Act 

of 1992 (CVPIA) and the Reclamation 

Reform Act of 1982, the Bureau of 

Reclamation developed and published 

the Criteria for Evaluating Water 

Management Plans (Criteria). For the 

purpose of this announcement, Water 

Management Plans (Plans) are 

considered the same as Water 

Conservation Plans. The above entities 

have each developed a Plan, which 

Reclamation has evaluated and 

preliminarily determined to meet the 

requirements of these Criteria. 

Reclamation is publishing this notice in 

order to allow the public to review the 

plans and comment on the preliminary 

determinations. Public comment on 

Reclamation’s preliminary (i.e., draft) 

determination is invited at this time. 

DATES: All public comments must be 

received by April 7, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Please mail comments to 

Ms. Christy Ritenour, Bureau of 

Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, MP– 

410, Sacramento, California 95825, or 

contact at 916–978–5281 (TDD 978– 

5608), or e-mail at critenour@usbr.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

be placed on a mailing list for any 

subsequent information, please contact 

Ms. Christy Ritenour at the e-mail 

address or telephone number above. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are 

inviting the public to comment on our 

preliminary (i.e., draft) determination of 

Plan adequacy. Section 3405(e) of the 

CVPIA (Title 34 Pub. L. 102–575), 

requires the Secretary of the Interior to 

establish and administer an office on 

Central Valley Project water 

conservation best management practices 

that shall ‘‘* * * develop criteria for 

evaluating the adequacy of all water 

conservation plans developed by project 

contractors, including those plans 

required by section 210 of the 

Reclamation Reform Act of 1982.’’ Also, 

according to Section 3405(e)(1), these 

criteria must be developed ‘‘* * * with 

the purpose of promoting the highest 

level of water use efficiency reasonably 

achievable by project contractors using 

best available cost-effective technology 

and best management practices.’’ These 

criteria state that all parties 

(Contractors) that contract with 

Reclamation for water supplies 

(municipal and industrial contracts over 

2,000 acre-feet and agricultural 

contracts over 2,000 irrigable acres) 

must prepare a Plan that contains the 

following information: 

1. Description of the District. 

2. Inventory of Water Resources. 

3. Best Management Practices (BMPs) 

for Agricultural Contractors. 

4. BMPs for Urban Contractors. 

5. Plan Implementation. 

6. Exemption Process. 

7. Regional Criteria. 

8. Five-Year Revisions. 

Reclamation will evaluate Plans based 

on these criteria. A copy of these Plans 

will be available for review at 

Reclamation’s Mid-Pacific Regional 

Office located in Sacramento, California, 

and the local area office. Our practice is 

to make comments, including names 

and home addresses of respondents, 

available for public review. 

Public Disclosure 

Before including your name, address, 

phone number, e-mail address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

If you wish to review a copy of these 

Plans, please contact Ms. Christy 

Ritenour to find the office nearest you. 

Dated: March 2, 2011. 

Richard J. Woodley, 

Regional Resources Manager, Mid-Pacific 

Region, Bureau of Reclamation. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5163 Filed 3–7–11; 8:45 am] 

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