69572 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 223 / Friday, November 17, 2000 / Notices

expressed in many of the comments

related to fishery resource analyses,

power generation impacts analyses,

mechanical modifications to riverine

habitat and the amount of river flow

proposed for restoration efforts. A list of

the commenters and the response of the

agencies to the comments is presented

in the FEIS/EIR.

The FEIS/EIR is intended to

accomplish the following:

(1) Inform the public of the proposed

action and alternatives;

(2) Address public comments received

during the scoping and comment

periods;

(3) Disclose the direct, indirect, and

cumulative environmental effects of the

proposed action and each of the

alternatives; and

(4) Indicate any irreversible

commitment of resources that would

result from implementation of the

proposed action.

This notice is provided pursuant to

Section 102(2)(c) of the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as

implemented by the Council on

Environmental Quality regulations (40

CFR parts 1500, 1508), and the

California Environmental Quality Act of

1970, as amended.

The Technical Appendixes (TA) for

this FEIS/EIR will be made available

upon request from the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, Arcata Office, 1655

Heindon Road, Arcata, CA 95521; (707)

822–7201. Documents cited in the FEIS/

EIR and its supporting TAs will be

available for viewing in Sacramento

(U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2800

Cottage Way, 946–414–6464), Arcata

(U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 1655

Heindon Road; 707–822–7201), and

Weaverville (Trinity County Library,

211 N. Main Street, Weaverville,

California 96093, 530-623–1373).

(Authority: NEPA, the National

Environmental Quality Improvement Act of

1970, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4371 et seq.);

E.O. 11514, March 5, 1970, as amended by

E.O. 11991, May 24, 1977; and CEQ

Regulations 40 CFR 1503.1)

Willie R. Taylor,

Director, Office of Environmental Policy and

Compliance.

[FR Doc. 00–29316 Filed 11–16–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA–690–00–5101–01–B109; CACA–CACA–

40467]

Proposed Cadiz Groundwater Storage

Dry-Year Supply Program, Pipeline

Right of Way and Plan Amendment

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Department of the Interior, Needles

Field Office, Desert District, California.

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting on the

Supplemental Draft Environmental

Impact Statement.

SUMMARY: A public meeting on the

Supplement to the Draft Environmental

Impact Report/Environmental Impact

Statement (EIR/EIS) for the Cadiz

Groundwater Storage Dry-Year Supply

Program is scheduled for November 29,

2000 at 7:00 p.m. in the Twentynine

Palms City Hall, 6132 Adobe Road,

Twentynine Palms, CA. The

Supplement was prepared in response

to comments about groundwater

resources and related air quality issues.

It provides more information and

presents a Groundwater Monitoring and

Management Plan (Plan) that is part of

the proposed project. The Plan would

govern water storage and extraction

operations, including the amount of

indigenous groundwater that may be

extracted over the project’s 50-year life.

Metropolitan Water District (MWD) and

the Bureau of Land Management jointly

prepared the Supplement, with the

National Park Service and the U.S.

Geological Survey as cooperating

agencies.

The 45-day public review period for

the Supplement ends December 4, 2000.

Copies may be reviewed at

Metropolitan’s headquarters in Los

Angeles, BLM offices in Riverside and

Needles, the Norman Feldhyme Library

in San Bernardino, and the Needles,

Twentynine Palms and Barstow Branch

Libraries. Written comments may be

submitted to Mr. Jack Safely, MWD, PO

Box 54153, Los Angeles, CA 90054–

0153 or Mr. James Williams, Bureau of

Land Management, 6221 Box Springs

Blvd., Riverside, CA 92507–0714.

DATES: Public Meeting November 29,

2000.

ADDRESSES: Twentynine Palms City

Hall, 6132 Adobe Road, Twentynine

Palm, CA.

TIME: 7:00 p.m.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:

Further information regarding the

project may be obtained from Mr. Jack

Safely of MWD at (213) 217–6981 or

James Williams of BLM at (909) 697–

5390.

Dated: November 13, 2000.

Alan Stein,

Acting District Manager.

[FR Doc. 00–29456 Filed 11–16–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–40–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MT–920–00–1310–FI–P; MTM 89255]

Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of

Terminated Oil And Gas Lease

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Under Pub. L. 97–451, the

lessee timely filed a petition for

reinstatement of oil and gas lease MTM

89255, Sweet Grass County, Montana .

The lessee paid the required rental

accruing from the date of termination.

We haven’t issued any leases affecting

the lands. The lessee agrees to new lease

terms for rentals and royalties of $5 per

acre and 162⁄3 percent respectively. The

lessee paid the $500 administration fee

for the reinstatement of the lease and

$125 cost for publishing this Notice.

The lessee has met the requirements

for reinstatement of the lease per Sec. 31

(d) and (e) of the Mineral Lands Leasing

Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 188). We are

proposing to reinstate the lease,

effective the date of termination subject

to:

• The original terms and conditions

of the lease;

• The increased rental of $5 per acre;

• The increased royalty of 162⁄3

percent.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Karen L. Johnson, Chief, Fluids

Adjudication Section, BLM Montana

State Office, PO Box 36800, Billings,

Montana 59107, 406–896–5098.

Dated: November 3, 2000.

Karen L. Johnson,

Chief, Fluids Adjudication Section.

[FR Doc. 00–29479 Filed 11–16–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–$$–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR–957–00–1420–BJ: G01–0033]

Filing of Plats of Survey: Oregon/

Washington

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: Notice.