82 FR 41050 - Central Valley Project Improvement Act Refuge Water Management Plans
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 166 (August 29, 2017)
Bureau of Reclamation
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 166 (August 29, 2017)
| Page Range | 41050-41050 | |
| FR Document | 2017-18269 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 29, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 41050] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-18269] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Reclamation [RR02050400, 17XR0687NA, RX.18527901.3000000] Central Valley Project Improvement Act Refuge Water Management Plans AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: To meet the requirements of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act of 1992 (CVPIA) and subsequent Department of the Interior administrative review process, the Bureau of Reclamation developed and published the Criteria for Developing Refuge Water Management Plans (Refuge Criteria). The 13 entities listed below each developed a Refuge Water Management Plan, which Reclamation evaluated and has preliminarily determined meets the requirements of the Refuge Criteria. Reclamation is publishing this notice to enable the public to review each plan and to comment on the preliminary determination. Public comment is invited at this time. DATES: Submit written comments on the preliminary determinations on or before September 28, 2017. ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Ms. Charlene Stemen, Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, MP-400, Sacramento, CA 95825; or via email at [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To be placed on a mailing list for any subsequent information, please contact Ms. Charlene Stemen at [email protected], or at 916-978-5218 (TDD 978-5608). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following Refuge Water Management Plans are available for review:San Luis National Wildlife Refuge Kern National Wildlife Refuge Merced National Wildlife Refuge Pixley National Wildlife Refuge Los Banos State Wildlife Area Volta State Wildlife Area North Grassland State Wildlife Area Mendota State Wildlife Area Grassland Resource Conservation District (GRCD) Delevan National Wildlife Refuge Colusa National Wildlife Refuge Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Gray Lodge State Wildlife Area The Refuge Criteria provides a common methodology, or standard, for efficient use of water by Federal Wildlife Refuges, State wildlife management areas, and resource conservation districts that receive water under provisions of the CVPIA. The Bureau of Reclamation, in coordination with the Interagency Refuge Water Management Team, determined that the CVPIA Refuge Water Management Plan Criteria for 2010 shall be used as guidance for the proposed 2015 Refuge Water Management Plans. The press release can be found at the following Web site: www.usbr.gov/newsroom/newsrelease/detail.cfm?RecordID=49568. The 2010/2015 Refuge Criteria can be found at the following Web site: https://www.usbr.gov/mp/watershare/docs/2010-refuge-criteria.pdf. A copy of these Refuge Water Management Plans will be available for review at Reclamation's Mid-Pacific Regional Office, 2800 Cottage Way, MP-400, Sacramento, CA 95825. If you wish to review a copy of these Water Management Plans, please contact Ms. Stemen. Public Disclosure Our practice is to make comments, including names and home addresses of respondents, available for public review. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personally- identifying information in your comment, please be aware that your entire comment--including such identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time. In your comment you may request us to withhold your personally-identifying information from public review; however, we cannot guarantee we will be able to do so. Dated: August 21, 2017. Richard J. Woodley, Regional Resources Manager, Mid-Pacific Region, Bureau of Reclamation. [FR Doc. 2017-18269 Filed 8-28-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4332-90-P
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public requesting more time to comment subsequent information, please contact Dated: August 21, 2017.
on the scope of the draft EIS. This notice Ms. Charlene Stemen at cstemen@ Richard J. Woodley,
reopens that comment period for 30 usbr.gov, or at 916–978–5218 (TDD 978– Regional Resources Manager, Mid-Pacific
days. 5608). Region, Bureau of Reclamation.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The [FR Doc. 2017–18269 Filed 8–28–17; 8:45 am]
Public Disclosure
following Refuge Water Management BILLING CODE 4332–90–P
Before including your address, phone Plans are available for review:
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your • San Luis National Wildlife Refuge DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
comment, you should be aware that • Kern National Wildlife Refuge
your entire comment—including your • Merced National Wildlife Refuge Bureau of Reclamation
personal identifying information—may • Pixley National Wildlife Refuge
be made publicly available at any time. • Los Banos State Wildlife Area Public Meeting of the Glen Canyon
While you can ask us in your comment • Volta State Wildlife Area Dam Adaptive Management Work
to withhold your personal identifying • North Grassland State Wildlife Area Group
information from public review, we • Mendota State Wildlife Area AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,
cannot guarantee that we will be able to • Grassland Resource Conservation Interior.
do so. District (GRCD) ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
Dated: July 27, 2017. • Delevan National Wildlife Refuge
Travis B. Aberle, • Colusa National Wildlife Refuge SUMMARY: In accordance with the
• Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Federal Advisory Committee Act of
Assistant Regional Director of Business 1972, the Bureau of Reclamation
Services. • Gray Lodge State Wildlife Area
(Reclamation) is publishing this notice
[FR Doc. 2017–18267 Filed 8–28–17; 8:45 am] The Refuge Criteria provides a to announce that a Federal Advisory
BILLING CODE 4332–90–P common methodology, or standard, for Committee meeting of the Glen Canyon
efficient use of water by Federal Dam Adaptive Management Work
Wildlife Refuges, State wildlife Group (AMWG) will take place.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR management areas, and resource
DATES: The meeting will be held on
conservation districts that receive water
Bureau of Reclamation Wednesday, September 20, 2017, from
under provisions of the CVPIA. The
8:30 a.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m.
[RR02050400, 17XR0687NA, Bureau of Reclamation, in coordination
with the Interagency Refuge Water ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
RX.18527901.3000000]
Management Team, determined that the the DoubleTree by Hilton, 2100 South
Central Valley Project Improvement CVPIA Refuge Water Management Plan Priest Drive, Tempe, Arizona, 85282.
Act Refuge Water Management Plans Criteria for 2010 shall be used as FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
guidance for the proposed 2015 Refuge Katrina Grantz, Bureau of Reclamation,
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, telephone (801) 524–3635; email at
Water Management Plans. The press
Interior. kgrantz@usbr.gov; facsimile (801) 524–
release can be found at the following
ACTION: Notice of availability. Web site: www.usbr.gov/newsroom/ 3807.
SUMMARY: To meet the requirements of
newsrelease/ SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
the Central Valley Project Improvement detail.cfm?RecordID=49568. The 2010/ meeting is being held under the
Act of 1992 (CVPIA) and subsequent 2015 Refuge Criteria can be found at the provisions of the Federal Advisory
Department of the Interior following Web site: https:// Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C.,
administrative review process, the www.usbr.gov/mp/watershare/docs/ Appendix, as amended), the
Bureau of Reclamation developed and 2010-refuge-criteria.pdf. A copy of these Government in the Sunshine Act of
published the Criteria for Developing Refuge Water Management Plans will be 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552B, as amended), and
Refuge Water Management Plans available for review at Reclamation’s 41 CFR 102–3.140 and 102–3.150.
(Refuge Criteria). The 13 entities listed Mid-Pacific Regional Office, 2800 Purpose of the Meeting: The Glen
below each developed a Refuge Water Cottage Way, MP–400, Sacramento, CA Canyon Dam Adaptive Management
Management Plan, which Reclamation 95825. If you wish to review a copy of Program (GCDAMP) was implemented
evaluated and has preliminarily these Water Management Plans, please as a result of the Record of Decision on
determined meets the requirements of contact Ms. Stemen. the Operation of Glen Canyon Dam
the Refuge Criteria. Reclamation is Final Environmental Impact Statement
Public Disclosure
publishing this notice to enable the to comply with consultation
Our practice is to make comments, requirements of the Grand Canyon
public to review each plan and to
including names and home addresses of Protection Act (Pub. L. 102–575) of
comment on the preliminary
respondents, available for public 1992. The AMWG makes
determination. Public comment is
review. Before including your address, recommendations to the Secretary of the
invited at this time.
phone number, email address, or other Interior concerning Glen Canyon Dam
DATES: Submit written comments on the personally-identifying information in operations and other management
preliminary determinations on or before your comment, please be aware that actions to protect resources downstream
September 28, 2017. your entire comment—including such
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of Glen Canyon Dam, consistent with
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to identifying information—may be made the Grand Canyon Protection Act. The
Ms. Charlene Stemen, Bureau of publicly available at any time. In your AMWG meets two to three times a year.
Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, MP– comment you may request us to Agenda: The AMWG will meet to
400, Sacramento, CA 95825; or via email withhold your personally-identifying approve the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget
at cstemen@usbr.gov. information from public review; and Work Plan, and receive updates on:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To however, we cannot guarantee we will (1) Current basin hydrology and 2018
be placed on a mailing list for any be able to do so. operations; (2) non-native fish issues; (3)
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of availability. | |
| Dates | Submit written comments on the preliminary determinations on or before September 28, 2017. | |
| Contact | To be placed on a mailing list for any subsequent information, please contact Ms. Charlene Stemen at [email protected], or at 916-978-5218 (TDD 978-5608). | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 41050 |
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