Central Valley Project Improvement Act, California

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

Central Valley Project Improvement Act, California

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of extension of time for review of draft programmatic

environmental impact statement (DPEIS).

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is extending the

public review period to April 17, 1998, for the DPEIS for the Central

Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA). The notice of availability for

the DPEIS was published in the Federal Register on November 7, 1997 (62

FR 60266). The public review period was originally to end on February

6, 1998.

DATES: Public comments on the DPEIS should be submitted on or before

April 17, 1998. There will be two sets of public meetings on the DPEIS:

forums and hearings. The forums will be information meetings designed

to assist

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the public in understanding the DPEIS. The hearings will be to receive

comments on the DPEIS. The public hearing identified for January 7

through 15, 1998, in the original Federal Register notice will be

changed to public forums. Formal comments on the DPEIS for the

administrative record will not be taken at these meetings. The forum

dates and locations are:

January 7, 1998, at 7:00 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, 355

Gilmore Road, Red Bluff, California

January 8, 1998, at 7:00 p.m. at the Tradewinds Lodge, 400

South Main Street, Fort Bragg, California

January 13, 1998, at 7:00 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, 2233

Ventura Street, Fresno, California

January 14, 1998, at 7:00 p.m. at the Oakland Federal

Building, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, California

January 15, 1998, at 7:00 p.m. in the Yosemite Room at the

Sacramento Inn, 1401 Arden Way, Sacramento, California

The NEW dates for public hearings to receive comments on the DPEIS

will be held:

April 1, 1998, at 7:00 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore

Road, Red Bluff, California

April 2, 1998, at 7:00 p.m. at the Tradewinds Lodge, 400

South Main Street, Fort Bragg, California

April 7, 1998, at 7:00 p.m. at the Airport Holiday Inn,

5090 East Clinton Street, Fresno, California

April 8, 1998, at 2:00 p.m. at the Oakland Federal

Building, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, California

April 9, 1998, at 7:00 p.m. in the Sierra Room at the

Sacramento Inn, 1401 Arden Way, Sacramento, California

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the DPEIS should be addressed to Mr.

Alan Candlish, Bureau of Reclamation, MP-120, 2800 Cottage Way,

Sacramento CA 95825. Request for either a computer diskette or printed

copy of the DPEIS should be addressed to Ms. Alisha Sterud, Bureau of

Reclamation, MP-120, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento CA 95825. Her

telephone number is (916) 978-5190.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

If requesting a copy of the DPEIS, contact Ms. Alisha Sterud at Bureau

of Reclamation, MP-120, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento CA 95825, or by

telephone at (916) 978-5190. For additional information, contact Mr.

Alan Candlish at Bureau of Reclamation, MP-120, 2800 Cottage Way,

Sacramento CA 95828, or by telephone at (916) 978-5190.

Dated: December 18, 1997.

Kirk C. Rodgers,

Deputy Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 97-34119 Filed 12-30-97; 8:45 am]

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