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[Federal Register: January 24, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 15)]
[Notices]
[Page 3736-3737]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Bay-Delta Advisory Council Meeting

AGENCY:  Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION:  Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY:  The Bay-Delta Advisory Council (BDAC) will meet on February
17, 2000 to discuss the CALFED Preferred Alternative, Water Use
Efficiency, and CALFED Implementation, including the Ecosystem
Restoration Program. This meeting is open to the public. Interested
persons may make oral statements to the BDAC or may file written
statements for consideration.

DATE:  The Bay-Delta Advisory Council will meet in Sacramento from 8:30
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 17, 2000 in the Auditorium of
the Sacramento Association of Realtors.

ADDRESSES:  The Bay-Delta Advisory Council will meet at the Sacramento
Association of Realtors' Auditorium at 2003 Howe Avenue, Sacramento CA
95825, (916) 922-8294.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Eugenia Laychak, CALFED Bay-Delta
Program, at (916) 654-4214. If reasonable accommodation is needed due
to a disability, please contact the Equal Employment Opportunity Office
at (916) 653-6952 or TDD (916) 653-6934 at least one week prior to the
meeting.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin
Delta Estuary (Bay-Delta system) is a critically important part of
California's natural environment and economy. In recognition of the
serious problems facing the region and the complex resource management
decisions that must be made, the state of California and the Federal
government are working together to stabilize, protect, restore, and
enhance the Bay-Delta system. The State and Federal agencies with
management and regulatory responsibilities in the Bay-Delta system are
working together as CALFED to provide policy direction and oversight
for the process.
    One area of Bay-Delta management includes the establishment of a
joint State-Federal process to develop long-term solutions to problems
in the Bay-Delta system related to fish and wildlife, water supply
reliability, natural disasters, and water quality. The intent is to
develop a comprehensive and balanced plan which addresses all of the
resource problems. This effort, the

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CALFED Bay-Delta Program (Program), is being carried out under the
policy direction of CALFED. The Program is exploring and developing a
long-term solution for a cooperative planning process that will
determine the most appropriate strategy and actions necessary to
improve water quality, restore health to the Bay-Delta ecosystem,
provide for a variety of beneficial uses, and minimize Bay-Delta system
vulnerability. A group of citizen advisors representing California's
agricultural, environmental, urban, business, fishing, and other
interests who have a stake in finding long-term solutions for the
problems affecting the Bay-Delta system has been chartered under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) as the Bay-Delta Advisory Council
(BDAC) to advise CALFED on the program mission, problems to be
addressed, and objectives for the Program. BDAC provides a forum to
help ensure public participation, and will review reports and other
materials prepared by CALFED staff. BDAC has established a subcommittee
called the Ecosystem Roundtable to provide input on annual workplans to
implement ecosystem restoration projects and programs.
    Minutes of the meeting will be maintained by the program, Suite
1155, 1416 Ninth Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, and will be available
for public inspection during regular business hours, Monday through
Friday within 30 days following the meeting.

    Dated: January 18, 2000.
Lester A. Snow,
Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 00-1594 Filed 1-21-00; 8:45am]
BILLING CODE 4310-94-M

 
 

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