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CALFED Bay-Delta Program, California
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[Federal Register: July 20, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 140)]
[Notices]
[Page 45104-45105]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr20jy00-95]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
[FES-00-29]
CALFED Bay-Delta Program, California
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of the Final Programmatic Environmental
Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (Final Programmatic EIS/
EIR).
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as
amended, and the California Environmental Quality Act, the Bureau of
Reclamation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries
Service, Environmental Protection Agency, Natural Resources
Conservation Service, Army Corps of Engineers, and the California
Resources Agency, as joint lead agencies, have prepared a Final
Programmatic EIS/EIR for the CALFED Bay-Delta Program. The CALFED Bay-
Delta Program is a cooperative effort of 18 State and Federal agencies
with regulatory and management responsibilities in the San Francisco
Bay-Sacramento/San Joaquin River Bay-Delta to develop a long-term plan
to restore ecosystem health and improve water management for beneficial
uses of the Bay-Delta system. This Final Programmatic EIS/EIR is a
result of this collaborative planning
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process and identifies comprehensive solutions to the problems of
ecosystem quality, water supply reliability, water quality, and Delta
levee and channel integrity. The Final Programmatic EIS/EIR identifies
four alternatives including a preferred alternative, to implement these
solutions and programmatically analyzes the environmental impacts of
each of those alternatives.
DATES: The lead agencies will not make a decision on the proposed
action until 30 days after release of the Final Programmatic EIS/EIR.
After the 30-day waiting period, the lead agencies will complete a
Record of Decision (ROD). The ROD will state the action that will be
implemented and will discuss all factors leading to the decision.
ADDRESSES: To request printed or electronic copies of the Final
Programmatic EIS/EIR or for additional information, contact Mr. Rick
Breitenbach, CALFED Bay-Delta Program, 1416 Ninth Street, Suite 1155,
Sacramento, California 95814, telephone: (800) 900-3587. See the
Supplementary Information section for a listing of the available
documents and formats in which they may be obtained. Copies of the
Final Programmatic EIS/EIR are also available for public inspection and
review. These locations are listed in the Supplementary Information
section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Rick Breitenbach, CALFED Bay-Delta
Program, telephone: (800) 900-3587.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Available Formats
1. CALFED Bay-Delta Program Website: http://calfed.ca.gov--The
Final Programmatic EIS/EIR is posted on the CALFED website. The website
also provides several other documents released by CALFED since August
1996. Sections or pages of all these documents can be copied and pasted
into any word processing application or e-mail to make reviewing and
sharing the documents easier and faster.
2. CD-ROM--The CD-ROM contains all of the documents listed below.
The CD-ROM is easy to use and indexed for easy navigation. The software
required to view the documents is free and included with instructions
on the CD. The search capability is one of the CD's most desirable
features. For example, if you enter a word, such as ``watershed,'' the
search function will find every reference to ``watershed'' in the
document. The complete document, or portions of it, can be copied or
printed from the CD.
3. Printed Documents--The Final Programmatic EIS/EIR and appendices
are printed in 18 individual volumes totaling approximately 6,200
pages. Either individual documents or the entire package can be
requested. The following documents are part of the Final Programmatic
EIS/EIR package:
Final Programmatic EIS/EIR Main Document (Impact Analysis)
Executive Summary of the Final Programmatic Environmental
Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report
Phase II Report
Implementation Plan
Response to Comments Document, 3 Volumes
Ecosystem Restoration Program Plan, 3 Volumes
Levee System Integrity Program Plan
Water Quality Program Plan
Water Use Efficiency Program Plan
Water Transfer Program Plan
Watershed Program Plan
Multi-species Conservation Strategy
Comprehensive Monitoring Assessment and Review Program
Report
Copies of the Final Programmatic EIS/EIR are available for public
inspection at:
Bureau of Reclamation, Office of Policy, Room 7456, 1849 C
Street, NW, Washington DC; telephone: (202) 208-4662.
Bureau of Reclamation, Denver Office Library, Building 67,
Room 167, Denver Federal Center, 6th and Kipling, Denver CO; telephone:
(303) 445-2072.
Bureau of Reclamation, Public Affairs Office, 2800 Cottage
Way, Sacramento CA; telephone: (916) 978-5100.
Natural Resources Library, U.S. Department of the
Interior, 1849 C Street, NW, Main Interior Building, Washington DC.
Copies will also be available for inspection at the following
libraries:
Amador County Library; Auburn-Placer County Library; Berkeley
Public Library; Butte County Library; Calaveras County Library;
California State Archives; California State Library; California State
Polytechnic University, Pomona; California State Resources Library;
California State University, Bakersfield; California State University,
Chico; California State University, Fresno; California State
University, Long Beach; California State University, Sacramento;
California State University, San Diego; California State University,
San Francisco; California State University, San Jose; California State
University, Stanislaus; Colusa County Free Library; Contra Costa County
Library; The Council of State Governments; County of Los Angeles Public
Library, Government Publications; County of Los Angeles Public Library,
Lancaster Library; Dixon Unified School District Library; El Dorado
County Library; Fresno County Public Library; Golden Gate University;
Grass Valley Library, Nevada County Library; Humboldt County Library;
Inyo County Free Library; Kern County Library; Kings County Library;
Lake County Library; Library of Congress; Lodi Public Library; Los
Angeles County Law Library; Los Angeles Public Library; Los Banos
Branch Library, Merced County Library; Madera County Library; Marin
County Library; Mariposa County Library; Mendicino County Library;
Merced County Library; Mono County Free Library; Monterey County Free
Libraries; Napa City-County Library; Natural Resources Library; Nevada
County Library; Oakland Public Library; Orange County Public Library;
Orland Free Library; Plumas County Library; Quincy Library; Sacramento
County Law Library; Sacramento Public Library; San Diego County
Library; San Diego Public Library; San Diego State University, Malcolm
A. Love Library; San Francisco Public Library; San Jose Public Library;
San Luis Obispo City-County Library; Santa Barbara Public Library;
Santa Clara County Library; Santa Cruz Public Library; Shasta County
Library; Solano County Library; Sonoma County Library; Stanford
University, Green Library; Stanislaus County Free Library; Stockton-San
Joaquin County Public Library; Sutter County Library; Tehama County
Library; Tulare County Free Library; Tulare Public Library; Tuolumne
County Free Library; University of California, Berkeley; University of
California, Davis, Shields Library; University of California, Los
Angeles, Bruman Library; University of California, San Diego;
University of California, Santa Barbara; Willows Public Library; Yolo
County Library; Yuba County Library.
Dated: July 12, 2000.
John F. Davis,
Acting Regional Director.
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