Animas-La Plata Project, Colorado and New Mexico

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

Animas-La Plata Project, Colorado and New Mexico

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed Amended Programmatic

Agreement.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) announces the

availability of the proposed Amended Programmatic Agreement (PA), under

Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). This PA

is between Reclamation, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation,

and the New Mexico and Colorado State Historic Preservation Officers

for the Animas-La Plata Project. The purpose of this notice is to

provide the public with an opportunity to comment on the Amended PA

prior to final execution.

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DATES: Comments must be received by September 20, 1996 for

consideration.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed Amended PA are available through the

Western Colorado Area Office--Southern Division, P.O. Box 640, Durango,

CO 81302. They are also available through the Advisory Council on

Historic Preservation--Western Office of Project Review, 730 Simms

Street #401, Golden, CO 80401. Comments should be addressed to Area

Archaeologist, Bureau of Reclamation, Western Colorado Area Office--

Southern Division.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact either Warren Hurley at (970)

385-6548 at the Bureau of Reclamation or Alan Stanfill at the Advisory

Council for Historic Preservation (303) 231-5320.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1989 Reclamation, in consultation with

the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and the New Mexico and

Colorado State Historic Preservation Officers, made a determination of

adverse effect regarding the impacts of the Animas-La Plata Project

(Project) on cultural resources in the proposed Project area. A PA was

executed in 1991 in order to resolve the adverse effects. The PA

furnishes guidelines that were to be complied with by Reclamation

throughout the course of the Project. Amendments to the NHPA in 1992

have prompted a re-initiation of consultation under NHPA in order to

develop an Amended PA. The original PA remains in effect until

execution of the Amended PA. Reclamation's intention is to take the

necessary steps to execute the Amended PA shortly after the 45 day

comment period.

Dated: August 1, 1991.

Charles A. Calhoun,

Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 96-20142 Filed 8-6-96; 8:45 am]

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