[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 216 (Friday, November 7, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 60266] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-28763] [[Page 60266]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Reclamation Central Valley Project Improvement Act, California AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior ACTION: Notice of availability of the draft programmatic environmental impact statement (DPEIS). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (as amended), the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) as lead agency has prepared a DPEIS for the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA). The proposed alternatives provide a means for implementing the CVPIA. The proposed alternatives exercise the provisions of several federal laws as applicable to Reclamation. Public hearings will be held in a number of sessions to receive written or verbal comments on the DPEIS from interested organizations and individuals on the environmental impacts of the proposal. DATES: Public comments on the DPEIS should be submitted on or before February 6, 1998. Public hearings to receive comments on the PDEIS will be held as follows:January 7, 1998 at 7:00 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road, Red Bluff, California. January 8, 1998 at 7:00 p.m. at the Tradewinds Lodge, 400 South Main Street, Fort Bragg, California. January 13, 1998 at 7:00 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, 2233 Ventura Street, Fresno, California. January 14, 1998 at 7:00 p.m. at the Oakland Federal Building, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, California. January 15, 1998 at 7:00 p.m. at the Sacramento Inn, Yosemite Room, 1401 Arden Way, Sacramento, California. ADDRESSES: Written comments on the DPEIS should be addressed to Mr. Alan Candlish, Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, MP-120, Sacramento CA 95825. Requests for either a printed copy or a compact disk version of the DPEIS should be addressed to Ms. Alisha Sterud, Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, MP-120, Sacramento CA 95825, telephone: (916) 978-5190. Copies of the DPEIS are also available for public inspection and review at the following locations: Bureau of Reclamation, Program Analysis Office, Room 7456, 1849 C Street NW, Washington DC 20240; telephone: (202) 208-4662. Bureau of Reclamation, Denver Office Library, Building 67, Room 167, Denver Federal Center, 6th and Kipling, Denver CO 80225; telephone: (303) 236-6963. Bureau of Reclamation, Regional Director, Attention: MP- 140, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825-1898; telephone: (916) 978- 5100. Natural Resources Library, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW, Main Interior Building, Washington DC 20240-0001. Copies will also be available for inspections at the following public libraries: Alum Rock Library, Alturas Public Library, Amador County Library, Auburn-Placer County Library, Bakersfield Library, Burbank Public Library, Butte County Library, Calaveras County Library, California State Library, College of the Redwoods, Colusa County Free Library, Concord Library, Contra Costa Library, CSU--Chico, Meriam Library-Government Publications, CSU Long Beach, Library-Government Documents, CSU--Stanislaus, Del Norte County Library District, Dixon Unified School District Library, E.P. Foster and H.P. Wright Library, El Dorado County Library, Fresno County Public Library, Grass Valley- Sierra County Library, Humboldt County Library, Kern County Public Library, Kings County Library, Lake County Library, Lassen County Free Library, Lodi Public Library, Los Angeles Public Library, Los Banos City Library, Madera County Library, Marin County Civic Center Library, Mariposa County Library, Mendocino County Library, Mendota Unified School District, Merced Library, Modesto City Library, Monterey County Free Library, Napa City and County Library, Nevada City Library, Northwestern University, Oakland Public Library, Orange County Public Library, Plumas County Library, Red Bluff City Library, Redwood City- San Mateo County Library, Riverside City and County Library, Sacramento County Library, Sacramento Public Library, San Benito County Free Library, San Bernadino County Library, San Diego Public Library, San Diego State University, San Francisco Public Library, San Jose State University, San Luis Obispo City and County Library, San Rafael Civic Center Library, Santa Barbara Public Library, Santa Cruz Public Library, Shasta County Library, Siskiyou County Library, Solano County Library, Sonoma County Library, Stanford University Libraries, Stanislaus County Free Library, Stockton City Library, Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library, Sutter County Library, Tehama County Library, Trinity County Library, Tulare County Free Library, Tulare Public Library, Tuolumne County Library, U.C. Berkeley Library, U.C. Davis Library, U.C., Hastings College of Law, U.C. Los Angeles, University Research Library, U.C. San Diego, Government Documents/Maps Department, U.C. Santa Barbara, Library-Government Publications Section, U.C. Water Resources Center, Willows Public Library, Yolo County Library, Yuba County Library. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If requesting copies of the DPEIS, contact Ms. Alisha Sterud, Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, MP- 120, Sacramento CA 95825, telephone: (916) 978-5190. For additional information contact Mr. Alan Candlish, Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, MP-120, Sacramento CA 95825, telephone: (916) 978-5190. Dated: October 17, 1997. Kirk C. Rodgers, Deputy Regional Director. [FR Doc. 97-28763 Filed 11-06-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-94-P