82 FR 45887 - Notice To Reschedule Meeting Dates and Extend Comment Period for the Sites Reservoir Project Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement and Draft Feasibility Report, Sites, California

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 189 (October 2, 2017)

The Bureau of Reclamation, as the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Federal lead agency, and the Sites Project Authority, as the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) State lead agency, have rescheduled the public meetings dates and have extended the public comment period for the Sites Reservoir Project Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIR/EIS) and Draft Feasibility Report (Draft FR).

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 189 (Monday, October 2, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 45887]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-21084]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

[RR02030000, 17XR0687NA, RX18527906.6000000]


Notice To Reschedule Meeting Dates and Extend Comment Period for 
the Sites Reservoir Project Draft Environmental Impact Report/
Environmental Impact Statement and Draft Feasibility Report, Sites, 
California

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice to reschedule meeting dates and extend public comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation, as the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA) Federal lead agency, and the Sites Project Authority, 
as the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) State lead agency, 
have rescheduled the public meetings dates and have extended the public 
comment period for the Sites Reservoir Project Draft Environmental 
Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIR/EIS) and Draft 
Feasibility Report (Draft FR).

DATES: The comment period for the Draft EIR/EIS and Draft FR that 
published August 18, 2017, at 82 FR 39454, is extended. Submit written 
comments on or before January 15, 2018.
    Two public meetings have been rescheduled to receive oral or 
written comments regarding environmental effects. The new meeting dates 
are:
     Tuesday, December 5, 2017, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m., 
Sacramento, CA.
     Thursday, December 7, 2017, 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m., Maxwell, 
CA.
    Each meeting will begin with a 1-hour open house to view project 
information and interact with the project team.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on the Draft EIR/EIS or Draft FR to 
DEIR/EIS Comments, Sites Project Authority, P.O. Box 517, Maxwell, CA 
95955, or email to [email protected].
    The public meetings will be held at the following locations:
     Sacramento--Embassy Suites, 100 Capitol Mall, Old 
Sacramento Ballroom, Sacramento, CA 95814.
     Maxwell--Sites Project Authority, 122 Old Highway 99 West, 
Maxwell, CA 95955.
    Electronic CD copies of the Draft EIR/EIS may be requested from 
Sites Project Authority, at (530) 410-8250, or at [email protected]. The Draft EIR/EIS is also accessible from 
the following Web site: https://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_projdetails.cfm?project_ID=29024.
    Copies of the Draft EIR/EIS are available for public review at the 
following locations:
1. Sites Project Authority, 122 Old Highway 99 West, Maxwell, CA 95955
2. Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region, Regional Library, 2800 
Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825
3. Sacramento Public Library, Central Branch, 828 I Street, Sacramento, 
CA 95814
4. Colusa County Free Library, Main Branch, 738 Market Street, Colusa, 
CA 95932
5. Glenn County Public Library, Willows Branch, 201 N. Lassen Street, 
Willows, CA 95988
6. Tehama County Library, Red Bluff Branch, 645 Madison Street, Red 
Bluff, CA 96080

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact Mr. Michael Dietl, 
Bureau of Reclamation, at (916) 978-5070, or via email at 
[email protected]; or Mr. Rob Thomson, Sites Project Authority, at (530) 
438-2309, or via email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 154-day Draft EIR/EIS public review 
period provides an opportunity for regulatory agencies and the public 
to comment on the adequacy and completeness of the environmental 
analyses and proposed mitigation measures, helping inform project 
development.
    If special assistance is required at the public meetings, please 
contact Mr. Michael Dietl at (916) 978-5070; or via email at 
[email protected]. Please notify Mr. Dietl as far in advance as possible 
to enable Reclamation to secure the needed services. If a request 
cannot be honored, the requestor will be notified. A telephone device 
for the hearing impaired (TTY) is available at (800) 877-8339.
    Public Disclosure. Before including your address, phone number, 
email address, or other personal identifying information in your 
comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including your 
personal identifying information--may be made publicly available at any 
time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal 
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we 
will be able to do so.

    Dated: September 12, 2017.
Federico Barajas,
 Deputy Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 2017-21084 Filed 9-29-17; 8:45 am]
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