[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 47 (Thursday, March 11, 1999)] [Notices] [Pages 12177-12178] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-6019] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Reclamation Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project (YRBWEP), Washington
Agency
Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
Action
Notice of availability of record of decision.
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Summary
This notice is issued under authority of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The Record of Decision (ROD), signed on March 5, 1999, contains the decision of the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) Pacific Northwest Region, to select and implement the Preferred Alternative (Alternative 2A), as described in the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (FPEIS). Alternative 2A was identified as the most efficient and environmentally sound alternative for achieving the purposes of Title XII of Public Law 104-434.
Addresses
Copies of the ROD may be requested from the following locations: • Bureau of Reclamation, Pacific Northwest Region, 1150 North Curtis Road, Boise, Idaho 83706-1234. • Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Columbia Area Office, 1917 Marsh Road, Yakima, Washington, 98907-1794.
For Further Information Contact
John Tiedeman, Environmental Specialist, (509) 575-5848 extension 238.
Supplementary Information
Title XII authorized Phase 2 of the YRBWEP to protect, mitigate, and enhance fish and wildlife and to improve the reliability of the water supply for irrigation through improved water conservation and management, and other appropriate means. Evaluation of alternative methods of accomplishing Title XII objectives is the subject of the FPEIS, filed with the Environmental Protection Agency (FES-99-3) on January 20, 1999.
Dated: March 5, 1999. Kenneth R. Pedde, Acting Regional Director. [FR Doc. 99-6019 Filed 3-10-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-94-M