Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Advisory Council, 61784 [2012-25014]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• Bureau of Reclamation

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 197 (Thursday, October 11, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 61784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25014]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Advisory Council

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Advisory Council 
(Council) was established by the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control 
Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-320) (Act) to receive reports and advise 
Federal agencies on implementing the Act. In accordance with the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Bureau of Reclamation announces 
that the Council will meet as detailed below. The meeting of the 
Council is open to the public.

DATES: The Council will convene the meeting on Wednesday, November 7, 
2012, at 3 p.m. and recess at approximately 6 p.m. The Council will 
reconvene the meeting on Thursday, November 8, 2012, at 8:30 a.m. and 
adjourn the meeting at approximately 11 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Central Arizona Water 
Conservation District Office, 23636 North 7th Street, Phoenix, Arizona. 
Send written comments to Mr. Kib Jacobson, Bureau of Reclamation, Upper 
Colorado Regional Office, 125 South State Street, Room 6107, Salt Lake 
City, Utah 84138-1147; telephone (801) 524-3753; facsimile (801) 524-
3847; email at: kjacobson@usbr.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kib Jacobson, telephone (801) 524-
3753; facsimile (801) 524-3847; email at: kjacobson@usbr.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any member of the public may file written 
statements with the Council before, during, or up to 30 days after the 
meeting either in person or by mail. To the extent that time permits, 
the Council chairman will allow public presentation of oral comments at 
the meeting. To allow full consideration of information by Council 
members, written notice must be provided at least 5 days prior to the 
meeting. Any written comments received prior to the meeting will be 
provided to Council members at the meeting.
    The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the accomplishments of 
Federal agencies and make recommendations on future activities to 
control salinity. Council members will be briefed on the status of 
salinity control activities and receive input for drafting the 
Council's annual report. The Bureau of Reclamation, Bureau of Land 
Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and United States 
Geological Survey of the Department of the Interior; the Natural 
Resources Conservation Service of the Department of Agriculture; and 
the Environmental Protection Agency will each present a progress report 
and a schedule of activities on salinity control in the Colorado River 
Basin. The Council will discuss salinity control activities, the 
contents of the reports, and the Basin States Program created by Public 
Law 110-246, which amended the Act.

Public Disclosure

    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, please be 
advised 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 14, 2012.
Larry Walkoviak,
Regional Director, Upper Colorado Region.
[FR Doc. 2012-25014 Filed 10-10-12; 8:45 am]
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