57324 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 189 / Friday, September 30, 2005 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

[DES 05–55] 

San Luis Unit Long-Term Contract 

Renewal 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of the 

Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

(DEIS). 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

1969 (as amended), the Bureau of 

Reclamation (Reclamation) has made 

available for public review and 

comment a DEIS for the renewal of 

Long-Term Water Service Contracts for 

the San Luis Unit of the Central Valley 

Project (CVP). The DEIS describes and 

presents the environmental effects of 

three altern atives, including no action, 

for implementing the renewal of the 

Long-Term Water Service Contracts. A 

45-day public comment period will be 

allowed to receive comments from 

individuals and organizations on the 

DEIS. 

Reclamation issued a previous version 

of the DEIS on December 9, 2004 (69 FR 

71424). Due to information received 

during the comment period on the 

previous DEIS, Reclamation has 

prepared and is issuing a new DEIS. 

DATES: The DEIS is available for a 45- 

day public review period. Written 

comments on the DEIS will be accepted 

on or before November 21, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the Draft 

EIS to Bureau of Reclamation, MidPacific Region, Attn: Joe Thompson, 

1243 ‘‘N’’ Street, Fresno, CA 93644. 

Copies of the Draft EIS may be 

requested from Ms. Janet Sierzputowski, 

Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, 

Sacramento, CA 95825, or by calling 

(916) 978–5112. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section for locations where 

copies of the DEIS are available for 

public inspection. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe 

Thompson, Environmental Specialist, 

Reclamation, at (559) 487–5179. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DEIS 

addresses impacts related to the renewal 

of long-term water service contracts 

between Reclamation and the 

contractors in the San Luis Unit. The 

alternatives present a range of water 

service agreement provisions that could 

be implemented for long-term contract 

renewals. The first alternative, the NoAction Alternative, consists of renewing 

water service contracts as described by 

the preferred alternative of the 

Programmatic Environmental Impact 

statement for the Central Valley Project 

Improvement Act. The No-Action 

Alternative serves as the basis for 

determining impacts of the action 

alternatives. A proposal by Reclamation 

was submitted to the contractors in 1999 

with an alternative contract being 

submitted by the contractors in 2000. 

Reclamation and the Contractors have 

negotiated in a public forum the CVPwide terms and conditions with these 

proposals serving as the basis for 

analysis of such ‘‘bookends.’’ The 

contract provisions that were selected as 

a result of the negotiation process 

together constitute the Preferred 

Alternative. The Preferred Alternative is 

described in the Alternatives section of 

the DEIS. The DEIS evaluates the 

Preferred Alternative against the NoAction Alternative for the 

environmental documentation that 

evaluates the impacts and benefits of 

renewing the long-term water service 

contracts. 

Copies of the DEIS are available for 

public inspection and review at the 

following locations: 

• Bureau of Reclamation, Denver 

Office Library, Building 67, Room 167, 

Denver Federal Center, 6th and Kipling, 

Denver, CO 80225; telephone: (303) 

445–2072. 

• Bureau of Reclamation, Office of 

Public Affairs, 2800 Cottage Way, 

Sacramento, CA 95825–1898; telephone: 

(916) 978–5100. 

• Bureau of Reclamation, South 

Central California Area Office, 1243 ‘‘N’’

Street, Fresno, CA 93721. 

• Natural Resources Library, U.S. 

Department of the Interior, 1849 C 

Street, NW., Main Interior Building, 

Washington, DC 20240–0001. 

The DEIS is also available for 

inspection in public libraries in Fresno, 

Madera, Merced, Kings, Stanislaus, and 

Kern counties. 

Oral and written comments, including 

names and home addresses of 

respondents, will be available for public 

review. Individual respondents may 

request that we withhold their home 

address from public disclosure, which 

will be honored to the extent allowable 

by law. There may be circumstances in 

which a respondent’s identity may also 

be withheld from public disclosure, as 

allowable by law. If you wish to have 

your name and/or address withheld, 

you must state this prominently at the 

beginning of your comment. All 

submissions from organizations or 

businesses, and from individuals 

identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, will be 

made available for public disclosure in 

their entirety. 

Dated: July 19, 2005. 

Allan Oto, 

Acting Assistant Regional Director, MidPacific Region. 

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

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Notice of Appointment of Individuals 

To Serve as Members of Performance 

Review Boards 

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Appointment of Individuals to 

serve as members of Performance 

Review Board. 

EFFECTIVE DATES: September 26, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeri 

L. Buchholz, Director of Human 

Resources, U.S. International Trade 

Commission (202) 205–2651. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Chairman of the U.S. International 

Trade Commission has appointed the 

following individuals to serve on the 

Commission’s Performance Review 

Board (PRB): 

Chairman of PRB—Vice-Chairman 

Deanna Tanner Okun. 

Chairman of PRB—Commissioner 

Jennifer A. Hillman. 

Member—Robert A. Rogowsky. 

Member—Lyn M. Schlitt. 

Member—Stephen A. McLaughlin. 

Member—Lynn I. Levine. 

Member—Robert G. Carpenter. 

Member—Robert B. Koopman. 

Member—James Lyons. 

Member—Karen Laney-Cummings. 

This notice is published in the 

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requirement of 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4). 

Hearing-impaired individuals are 

advised that information on this matter 

can be obtained by contacting our TDD 

terminal on (202) 205-1810. 

By order of the Chairman: 

Issued: September 26, 2005. 

Marilyn R. Abbott, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

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