[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 16, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 3611]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-1229]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Lake Cascade Resource Management Plan; Draft Environmental 
Assessment

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public hearings.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969, as amended, the Department of the Interior, Bureau 
of Reclamation (Reclamation) has prepared a draft environmental 
assessment (Draft EA) to evaluate alternatives to update the Lake 
Cascade Resource Management Plan (RMP). The updated RMP will serve as a 
blueprint for the future use, management, and site development of 
Reclamation lands and resources at the reservoir for the next 10 years.

DATES: Public hearings are scheduled from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. on January 
31, 2001 in Boise, ID and on February 1, 2001 in Cascade, ID. The 
formal public hearings will be preceded by open houses from 6 to 7 
p.m., and a presentation describing the project from 7 to 7:30 p.m. 
Written comments on the Draft EA will be accepted through February 22, 
2001.

ADDRESSES: The public hearings will be held at the following locations:

Bureau of Land Management, 1387 S. Vinnell Way, Boise, ID
American Legion Hall, 105 E. Mill Street, Cascade, ID

    Our practice is to make comments, including names and home 
addresses of respondents, available for public review. Individual 
respondents may request that we withhold their home address from public 
disclosure, which we will honor to the extent allowable by law. There 
also may be circumstances in which we would withhold a respondent's 
identity from public disclosure, as allowable by law. If you wish us to 
withhold your name and/or address, you must state this prominently at 
the beginning of your comment. We will make all submissions from 
organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying 
themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or 
businesses, available for public disclosure in their entirety.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Those wishing to obtain a copy of the 
Draft EA or schedule time in advance to make oral comments at the 
hearing(s) may contact Ms. Carolyn Burpee-Stone at (208) 378-5395. 
Persons requiring any special services at the public hearing should 
contact Ms. Connie Wensman at (208) 378-5317 or TDD #1-800-377-3529, by 
January 22, 2001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Speakers will be called in order of their 
requests. Requests to comment may also be made at each hearing and 
speakers will be scheduled to follow the advance requests. Comments 
will be limited to 3 minutes and will be recorded by a court 
stenographer to be included in the hearing record.
    A planning process that included Federal, State, and local 
governments, Tribes and the public in developing alternatives to update 
the 1991 Lake Cascade RMP has occurred over the past two years. The 
Draft EA evaluates three action alternatives that combine various 
levels of recreation development and resource conservation. The 
Preferred Alternative emphasizes balanced recreation development and 
natural resource management. In addition to the action alternatives, 
the No Action Alternative of continuation of existing management 
practices was also evaluated. The Draft EA is available for viewing on 
the internet at http://www.pn.usbr.gov/project/rmp/cascade_pub/news.htm 
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    Dated: January 5, 2001.
J. William McDonald,
Regional Director, Pacific Northwest Region.
[FR Doc. 01-1229 Filed 1-12-01; 8:45 am]
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