[Federal Register: May 3, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 84)]
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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 to discuss 
several issues including: Preview of the draft programmatic EIS/EIR, 
including the draft preferred alternative, Phase II report and Water 
Management Strategy. There will also be an in-depth discussion with 
Policy Group members on major issues. This meeting is open to the 
public. Interested persons may make oral statements to the BRAC or may 
file written statements for consideration.

DATES: The Bay-Delta Advisory Council meeting will be held from 9 a.m. 
to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 12, 1999.

ADDRESSES: The Bay-Delta Advisory Council will meet at the DoubleTree 
Hotel, 2001 Point West Way, Sacramento, CA (916) 929-8855.

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 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 ecosystems, 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 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: April 27, 1999.
Kirk Rodgers,
Acting Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 99-10972 Filed 4-30-99; 8:45 am]
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