Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Southpoint Power Plant, Fort Mojave Indian Reservation, Mojave County, AZ

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Southpoint

Power Plant, Fort Mojave Indian Reservation, Mojave County, AZ

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of amendment to dates for public comment.

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SUMMARY: On January 15, 1999, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)

published in the Federal Register (64 FR 2657) a Notice of

Availability, with public comment dates, for the Final Environmental

Impact Statement (FEIS) for the proposed Southpoint Power Plant, Fort

Mojave Indian Reservation, Mojave County, Arizona. The BIA now wishes

to amend its public comment dates for this FEIS, to make them

consistent with the comment period for the Notice of Availability for

this same FEIS published by the Environmental Protection Agency in the

January 22, 1999, Federal Register (64 FR 3510).

DATES: Written comments will be accepted through February 23, 1999. The

Record of Decision will be issued on or after February 26, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Address comments to Mr. Wayne Nordwall, Area Director,

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Phoenix Area Office, Attn: Environmental

Quality Services, P.O. Box 10, Phoenix, Arizona 85001, Telephone 602-

379-6750, Fax 602-379-3833.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Amy Heuslein, Environmental

Quality Services, Phoenix Area Office, 602-379-6750.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published pursuant to Section

1503.1 of the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR

parts 1500 through 1508) implementing the procedural requirements of

the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C.

4321 et seq.), and the Department of Interior Manual (516 DM 1-6), and

is in the exercise of authority delegated to the Assistant Secretary--

Indian Affairs by 209 DM 8.

Dated: February 9, 1999.

Kevin Gover,

Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 99-3721 Filed 2-16-99; 8:45 am]

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