[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 180 (Wednesday, September 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48885-48886]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24638]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact 
Report on the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-
San Joaquin River Delta, California

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Amended supplemental notice of intent to prepare an 
environmental impact statement/environmental impact report.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA), the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is issuing 
this amended supplemental notice of intent (NOI). The supplemental 
notice, published in the Federal Register at 62 FR 97-22895, August 28, 
1997, expanded the scope of the Programmatic EIS/EIR to include the 
preparation of a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) as defined under 
Section 10 of the Federal Endangered Species Act (FESA) and satisfying 
the requirements of the California Endangered Species Act (CESA). The 
amended supplemental notice adds two additional scoping meetings and 
changes the date and location of another scoping meeting.

DATES: The date for submitting written public comments to CALFED on the 
options for structuring an HCP and the potential of granting assurances 
by way

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of the HCP process remains October 20, 1997.
    The following are changes/additions to scoping meetings published 
in the supplemental notice. Specific times and locations of these 
meetings will be sent to individuals, agencies, and organizations on 
the CALFED mailing list and will be published in local newspapers prior 
to the meeting dates.
    <bullet> September 24, 1997 at the Orange County Airport Hilton in 
Irvine, California (changed from October 2, 1997 in Los Angeles);
    <bullet> October 14, 1997 at the Berkeley Marina Marriott in 
Berkeley, California; and
    <bullet> September 30, 1997 at the Los Banos Fairgrounds, Germino 
Building in Los Banos, California.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the proposal to prepare an HCP for the 
CALFED Bay-Delta Program should be sent to Ms. Sharon Gross, CALFED 
Bay-Delta Program, 1416 Ninth Street, Suite 1155, Sacramento, 
California 95814.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Sharon Gross at the above address 
or call at the CALFED Bay-Delta Program Office at (916) 657-2666.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CALFED Bay-Delta Program is a joint 
effort among State and Federal agencies with management and regulatory 
responsibilities in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Bay-Delta system 
of California. The mission of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program is to 
develop a long-term comprehensive plan that will restore ecological 
health and improve water management for beneficial uses of the Bay-
Delta system. The Program addresses four primary resource areas; 
ecosystem quality, water quality, water supply reliability, and system 
vulnerability.
    The CALFED agencies are seeking comments on the development of an 
HCP for actions included as part of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program and 
comments on assurances provided in conjunction with an HCP, pursuant to 
the Department of the Interior's No Surprises Policy, which could be 
given to non-Federal participants.

    Note: If special assistance is required, contact Ms. Pauline 
Nevins at least one week prior to each public meeting to enable 
CALFED 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 from TDD phones at 1-800-735-
2929; from voice phones at 1-800-735-2922.

    Dated: September 11, 1997.
Roger Patterson,
Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 97-24638 Filed 9-16-97; 8:45 am]
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