[Federal Register: October 13, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 197)]
[Notices]               
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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 October 28, 
1999, to discuss CALFED plannning and implementation, governance and 
ecosystem restoration. This meeting is open to the public. Interested 
persons may make oral statements to BDAC or may file written statements 
for consideration.

DATES: The BDAC meeting will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, 
October 28, 1999.

ADDRESSES: The BDAC will meet at the Veteran's Memorial Center, 203 
East 14th Street, Davis, CA 95616.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eugenia Laychak, CALFED Bay-Delta 
Program, at (916) 657-2666. 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 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). The BDAC 
provides advice to 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.
    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: October 5, 1999.
Kirk Rodgers,
Acting Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 99-26629 Filed 10-12-99; 8:45 am]
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