[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 207 (Tuesday, October 27, 1998)] [Notices] [Pages 57310-57311] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-28660] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Reclamation Umatilla Basin Project Phase III Feasibility Study, Umatilla County, Oregon
Agency
Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
Action
Notice of public scoping meetings.
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Summary
Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), has scheduled public meetings to collect scoping input for the Umatilla Basin Project Phase III Feasibility Study (Study). These meetings will assist in determining issues, concerns, objectives, and opportunities to be evaluated in the Study. The primary purpose of the Study is to evaluate the potential for modifying and expanding Reclamation's existing Umatilla Basin Project which may provide additional flows in the Umatilla River for anadromous fish through a water exchange with the Westland Irrigation District. Additional project functions may also be considered.
Dates
The public meetings will be held on November 18, 1998, on the Umatilla Indian Reservation and November 19, 1998, in Hermiston, Oregon. Time of the meetings will be at 7:00 p.m. Written comments should be submitted by December 15, 1998.
Addresses
The public meetings will be held at: • Yellowhawk Clinic, Old Mission Highway, Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon • Hermiston Public Library, 235 East Gladys, Hermiston, Oregon
For Further Information Contact
Study Issues: Robert Hamilton, Activity Manager, Bureau of Reclamation, 1150 N. Curtis Road, Boise, ID 83706-1234; (208) 378-5087. NEPA Compliance Issues: John Tiedeman, NEPA Compliance Specialist, Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Columbia Area Office, PO Box 1749, Yakima, WA 98907-1749; (509) 575-5848 ext 238.
Supplementary Information
Public input is being sought to help refine the issues that will be examined during the course of the Umatilla Basin Project Phase III Feasibility Study. Public comments may be oral (presented at one of the meetings), written (presented to Reclamation staff at one of the meetings or sent to one of the contacts shown above), or both.
Dated: October 20, 1998 Walt Fite, Upper Columbia Area Manager, Bureau of Reclamation. [FR Doc. 98-28660 Filed 10-26-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-94-M