American River Water Resources Investigation, Central Valley, California

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

American River Water Resources Investigation, Central Valley,

California

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public workshops and public hearings on draft

planning report/draft environmental impact statement/draft

environmental impact report.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and

the California Environmental Quality Act, the Bureau of Reclamation

(Reclamation) and the Sacramento Metropolitan Water Authority (SMWA)

have prepared a draft planning report/draft environmental impact

statement/draft environmental impact report (DPR/DEIS/DEIR) for the

American River Water Resources Investigation (ARWRI). The DPR/DEIS/DEIR

was made available to the public on February 2, 1996. Reclamation and

SMWA have scheduled five public workshops to present material on the

alternatives and to answer questions. Five public hearings will also be

held to receive comments from interested organizations and individuals

on the environmental impacts of the project.

DATES: The public workshops will be held at the following locations:

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March 19, 1996, 7:00 p.m., Folsom Community Center, 52

Natoma Street, Folsom, CA 95630.

March 20, 1996, 1:00 p.m., Red Lion Sacramento Inn, 1401

Arden Way (at Business 80), Sacramento, CA 95815.

March 21, 1996, 7:00 p.m., Auburn Holiday Inn, 120 Grass

Valley Highway, Auburn, CA 95603.

March 27, 1996, 2:00 p.m., Best Western Placerville Inn,

6850 Greenleaf Drive, Placerville, CA 95667.

March 28, 1996, 7:00 p.m., Stockton Hilton, 2323 Grand

Canal Boulevard, Stockton, CA 95207.

The public hearings will be held at the following locations:

April 9, 1996, 7:00 p.m., Stockton Hilton, 2323 Grand

Canal Boulevard, Stockton, CA 95207.

April 10, 1996, 7:00 p.m., Auburn Holiday Inn, 120 Grass

Valley Highway, Auburn, CA 95603.

April 11, 1996, 7:00 p.m., Folsom Community Center, 52

Natoma Street, Folsom, CA 95630.

April 16, 1996, 7:00 p.m., Best Western Placerville Inn,

6850 Greenleaf Drive, Placerville, CA 95667

April 17, 1996, 7:00 p.m., Red Lion Sacramento Inn, 1401

Arden Way (at Business 80), Sacramento, CA 95815.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to Mr. Alan R.

Candlish, Study Manager, CC-102, Bureau of Reclamation, 7794 Folsom Dam

Road, Folsom CA 95630; telephone: (916) 989-7255.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Alan R. Candlish, Study Manager,

CC-102, Bureau of Reclamation, 7794 Folsom Dam Road, Folsom CA 95630,

telephone: (916) 989-7255; Mr. Gene Robinson, Sacramento Metropolitan

Water Authority, 5620 Birdcage Street, Suite 180, Citrus Heights, CA

95610-7632, telephone: (916) 967-7692; or Mr. David M. Haisten,

Activity Manager, MP-700, Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way,

Sacramento CA 95825-1898, telephone: (916) 979-2338.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

Requests to Testify

Written or telephone requests to present oral comments at the April

1996 public hearings should be addressed to Ms. Lynnette Wirth, MP-140,

Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825-1898,

(916) 979-2837. Registration cards for presenting oral comments will

also be at each public hearing.

Oral comments at each hearing will be limited to 5 minutes. The

hearing officer may allow any speaker to provide additional oral

comment after all persons wishing to comment have been heard. Speakers

not present when called will lose their privilege in the scheduled

order, and will be recalled at the end of the scheduled speakers.

Written comments from those unable to attend or those wishing to

supplement their oral presentation at the hearing should be received by

Reclamation by April 18, 1996, for inclusion in the hearing record.

Written comments received after April 18, 1996, will not be included in

the hearing record but will be included in the public comment period

which will close on May 3, 1996. All written comments should be

addressed to Mr. Alan R. Candlish, Study Manager, CC-102, Bureau of

Reclamation, 7794 Folsom Dam Road, Folsom CA 95630, telephone: (916)

989-7255.

Dated: February 29, 1996.

Franklin E. Dimick,

Acting Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 96-5184 Filed 3-5-96; 8:45 am]

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