Central Valley Project Improvement Act Refuge Water Management Plans, 41050 [2017-18269]

Download as PDF 41050 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 166 / Tuesday, August 29, 2017 / Notices public requesting more time to comment on the scope of the draft EIS. This notice reopens that comment period for 30 days. Public Disclosure Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware 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: July 27, 2017. Travis B. Aberle, Assistant Regional Director of Business Services. [FR Doc. 2017–18267 Filed 8–28–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4332–90–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Reclamation [RR02050400, 17XR0687NA, RX.18527901.3000000] Central Valley Project Improvement Act Refuge Water Management Plans Bureau of Reclamation, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: To meet the requirements of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act of 1992 (CVPIA) and subsequent Department of the Interior administrative review process, the Bureau of Reclamation developed and published the Criteria for Developing Refuge Water Management Plans (Refuge Criteria). The 13 entities listed below each developed a Refuge Water Management Plan, which Reclamation evaluated and has preliminarily determined meets the requirements of the Refuge Criteria. Reclamation is publishing this notice to enable the public to review each plan and to comment on the preliminary determination. Public comment is invited at this time. DATES: Submit written comments on the preliminary determinations on or before September 28, 2017. ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Ms. Charlene Stemen, Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, MP– 400, Sacramento, CA 95825; or via email at cstemen@usbr.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To be placed on a mailing list for any VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:45 Aug 28, 2017 Jkt 241001 subsequent information, please contact Ms. Charlene Stemen at cstemen@ usbr.gov, or at 916–978–5218 (TDD 978– 5608). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following Refuge Water Management Plans are available for review: • San Luis National Wildlife Refuge • Kern National Wildlife Refuge • Merced National Wildlife Refuge • Pixley National Wildlife Refuge • Los Banos State Wildlife Area • Volta State Wildlife Area • North Grassland State Wildlife Area • Mendota State Wildlife Area • Grassland Resource Conservation District (GRCD) • Delevan National Wildlife Refuge • Colusa National Wildlife Refuge • Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge • Gray Lodge State Wildlife Area The Refuge Criteria provides a common methodology, or standard, for efficient use of water by Federal Wildlife Refuges, State wildlife management areas, and resource conservation districts that receive water under provisions of the CVPIA. The Bureau of Reclamation, in coordination with the Interagency Refuge Water Management Team, determined that the CVPIA Refuge Water Management Plan Criteria for 2010 shall be used as guidance for the proposed 2015 Refuge Water Management Plans. The press release can be found at the following Web site: www.usbr.gov/newsroom/ newsrelease/ detail.cfm?RecordID=49568. The 2010/ 2015 Refuge Criteria can be found at the following Web site: https:// www.usbr.gov/mp/watershare/docs/ 2010-refuge-criteria.pdf. A copy of these Refuge Water Management Plans will be available for review at Reclamation’s Mid-Pacific Regional Office, 2800 Cottage Way, MP–400, Sacramento, CA 95825. If you wish to review a copy of these Water Management Plans, please contact Ms. Stemen. Public Disclosure Our practice is to make comments, including names and home addresses of respondents, available for public review. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personally-identifying information in your comment, please be aware that your entire comment—including such identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. In your comment you may request us to withhold your personally-identifying information from public review; however, we cannot guarantee we will be able to do so. PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: August 21, 2017. Richard J. Woodley, Regional Resources Manager, Mid-Pacific Region, Bureau of Reclamation. [FR Doc. 2017–18269 Filed 8–28–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4332–90–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Reclamation Public Meeting of the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group Bureau of Reclamation, Interior. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. AGENCY: SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is publishing this notice to announce that a Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group (AMWG) will take place. DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 20, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton, 2100 South Priest Drive, Tempe, Arizona, 85282. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Katrina Grantz, Bureau of Reclamation, telephone (801) 524–3635; email at kgrantz@usbr.gov; facsimile (801) 524– 3807. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is being held under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552B, as amended), and 41 CFR 102–3.140 and 102–3.150. Purpose of the Meeting: The Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program (GCDAMP) was implemented as a result of the Record of Decision on the Operation of Glen Canyon Dam Final Environmental Impact Statement to comply with consultation requirements of the Grand Canyon Protection Act (Pub. L. 102–575) of 1992. The AMWG makes recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior concerning Glen Canyon Dam operations and other management actions to protect resources downstream of Glen Canyon Dam, consistent with the Grand Canyon Protection Act. The AMWG meets two to three times a year. Agenda: The AMWG will meet to approve the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget and Work Plan, and receive updates on: (1) Current basin hydrology and 2018 operations; (2) non-native fish issues; (3) E:\FR\FM\29AUN1.SGM 29AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 29, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 41050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18269]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

[RR02050400, 17XR0687NA, RX.18527901.3000000]


Central Valley Project Improvement Act Refuge Water Management 
Plans

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: To meet the requirements of the Central Valley Project 
Improvement Act of 1992 (CVPIA) and subsequent Department of the 
Interior administrative review process, the Bureau of Reclamation 
developed and published the Criteria for Developing Refuge Water 
Management Plans (Refuge Criteria). The 13 entities listed below each 
developed a Refuge Water Management Plan, which Reclamation evaluated 
and has preliminarily determined meets the requirements of the Refuge 
Criteria. Reclamation is publishing this notice to enable the public to 
review each plan and to comment on the preliminary determination. 
Public comment is invited at this time.

DATES: Submit written comments on the preliminary determinations on or 
before September 28, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Ms. Charlene Stemen, Bureau of 
Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, MP-400, Sacramento, CA 95825; or via 
email at cstemen@usbr.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To be placed on a mailing list for any 
subsequent information, please contact Ms. Charlene Stemen at 
cstemen@usbr.gov, or at 916-978-5218 (TDD 978-5608).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following Refuge Water Management Plans 
are available for review:

 San Luis National Wildlife Refuge
 Kern National Wildlife Refuge
 Merced National Wildlife Refuge
 Pixley National Wildlife Refuge
 Los Banos State Wildlife Area
 Volta State Wildlife Area
 North Grassland State Wildlife Area
 Mendota State Wildlife Area
 Grassland Resource Conservation District (GRCD)
 Delevan National Wildlife Refuge
 Colusa National Wildlife Refuge
 Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge
 Gray Lodge State Wildlife Area

    The Refuge Criteria provides a common methodology, or standard, for 
efficient use of water by Federal Wildlife Refuges, State wildlife 
management areas, and resource conservation districts that receive 
water under provisions of the CVPIA. The Bureau of Reclamation, in 
coordination with the Interagency Refuge Water Management Team, 
determined that the CVPIA Refuge Water Management Plan Criteria for 
2010 shall be used as guidance for the proposed 2015 Refuge Water 
Management Plans. The press release can be found at the following Web 
site: www.usbr.gov/newsroom/newsrelease/detail.cfm?RecordID=49568. The 
2010/2015 Refuge Criteria can be found at the following Web site: 
https://www.usbr.gov/mp/watershare/docs/2010-refuge-criteria.pdf. A 
copy of these Refuge Water Management Plans will be available for 
review at Reclamation's Mid-Pacific Regional Office, 2800 Cottage Way, 
MP-400, Sacramento, CA 95825. If you wish to review a copy of these 
Water Management Plans, please contact Ms. Stemen.

Public Disclosure

    Our practice is to make comments, including names and home 
addresses of respondents, available for public review. Before including 
your address, phone number, email address, or other personally-
identifying information in your comment, please be aware that your 
entire comment--including such identifying information--may be made 
publicly available at any time. In your comment you may request us to 
withhold your personally-identifying information from public review; 
however, we cannot guarantee we will be able to do so.

    Dated: August 21, 2017.
Richard J. Woodley,
Regional Resources Manager, Mid-Pacific Region, Bureau of Reclamation.
[FR Doc. 2017-18269 Filed 8-28-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4332-90-P
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