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)

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.

[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]


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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.

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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]
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