[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 228 (Monday, November 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66643-66644]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-30916]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Elephant Butte/Caballo 
New Mexico Reservoirs Resource Management Plan

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Region, is 
announcing today the extension of the comment period for the Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Elephant Butte/Caballo 
Resource Management Plan (RMP).

DATES: The comment period is being extended an additional 30 days from 
November 23, 1999, to December 23, 1999. All comments are due on or 
before close of business on December 23, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to the Bureau of Reclamation, 
Attn: ALB-156, Albuquerque Area Office, 505 Marquette NW, Suite 1313, 
Albuquerque, NM 87102-2162. If you wish to have your name and/or home 
address withheld from public documents related to the DEIS, please 
indicate that with your written comments and we will honor your request 
to the extent allowable by law. For a complete copy of the DEIS, 
contact Ms. Rosemary Romero, Public Involvement Specialist, Western 
Network, 811 St. Michaels Drive, Suite 106, Santa Fe, NM 87505, 
telephone 1-800-326-9805. A summary of the DEIS is also available to 
download or view online at http://uc.usbr.gov. See the Supplementary 
Information Section for locations where the DEIS may be inspected and 
reviewed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clay McDermeit, telephone (505) 248-
5391.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Notice of Availability (NOA) and a summary 
of the proposed action was published in the Federal Register (64 FR 
24964) on September 24, 1999. The Draft Environmental Impact Statement, 
prepared by the Bureau of Reclamation, Albuquerque Area Office, and 
presently available for public review, analyzes the environmental 
consequences of proposed future management activities on Elephant Butte 
and Caballo Reservoirs.
    The DEIS may be inspected and reviewed at the following locations:
     Santa Fe Public Library, 145 Washington Ave., Santa Fe, NM 
87501.
     Rio Grande Valley Library, 501 Cooper Ave. NW, 
Albuquerque, NM 87102.
     Socorro Public Library, 401 Park Street, Socorro, NM 
87801.
     Truth or Consequences Public Library, 325 Library Lane, 
Truth or Consequences, NM 87901.
     Las Cruces Public Library, 200 East Picacho, Las Cruces, 
NM 88001.
     El Paso Public Library, 501 North Oregon Street, El Paso, 
TX 79901.
     Bureau of Reclamation, Elephant Butte Field Division, HC-
32, Box 312, Truth or Consequences, NM 87901, Telephone 505-894-6661.
     Bureau of Reclamation, El Paso Field Division, 700 E. San 
Antonio Ave., Room B318, El Paso, TX 79901, Telephone 915-534-6300.
     Bureau of Reclamation, Albuquerque Area Office, 505 
Marquette

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NW, Suite 1313, Albuquerque, NM 87102, Telephone 505-248-5357.

    Dated: October 29, 1999.
Charles A. Calhoun,
Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 99-30916 Filed 11-26-99; 8:45 am]
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