[Federal Register: March 17, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 51)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
[INT-DES-02-51]
Banks Lake Drawdown, Columbia Basin Project, Washington
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension of comment period for the Banks Lake
Drawdown, Washington, draft Environmental Impact Statement.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969, as amended, the Department of the Interior, Bureau
of Reclamation (Reclamation), prepared a draft Environmental Impact
Statement (draft EIS) to examine the impacts of alternatives to lower
the minimum surface elevation for Banks Lake in August from 1,565 feet
to 1,560 feet. The notice of availability appeared in 68 FR 1196-1197
on January 9, 2003.
DATES: The comment period for written comments on the draft EIS has
been extended to April 11, 2003.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the Draft EIS should be submitted to Mr.
Jim Blanchard, Special Projects Officer, Bureau of Reclamation, 32 C
Street, PO Box 815, Ephrata, WA 98823-0815; or by fax 509-754-0239, or
by email at: jblanchard@pn.usbr.gov.
See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for locations where
copies of the DEIS are available for public review and inspection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jim Blanchard, Special Projects
Officer, at 509-754-0226 (relay users may dial 711). Those wishing to
obtain a copy of the draft EIS in the form of a printed document or on
compact disk (CD-ROM with reader included) or a summary of the draft
EIS may contact Mr. Blanchard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Public Disclosure
Our practice is to make comments, including names and home
addresses of respondents, available for public review. Individual
respondents may request that we withhold their home address from public
disclosure, which we will honor to the extent allowable by law. If you
wish us to withhold your name and/or address, you must state this
prominently at the beginning of your comment. We will make all
submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals
identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations
or businesses, available for public disclosure in their entirety.
Review and Inspection of the DEIS
Copies of the DEIS are available for public review and inspection
at the following locations:
[sbull] Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior,
Room 7455, 18th and C Streets, NW., Washington, DC 20240.
[sbull] Bureau of Reclamation, Denver Office Library, Denver
Federal Center, Building 67, Room 167, Denver, Colorado 80225.
[sbull] Bureau of Reclamation, Pacific Northwest Regional Office,
1150 North Curtis Road, Suite 100, Boise, Idaho 83706-1234.
[sbull] Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Columbia Area Office, 1917
Marsh Road, Yakima, Washington 98901.
[sbull] Bureau of Reclamation, Ephrata Field Office, 32 C Street,
Ephrata, Washington 98823.
Libraries
[sbull] Bridgeport Community Library, Douglas County, 1206 Columbia
Street, Bridgeport, WA 509-686-7281.
[sbull] Coulee City Community Library, 405 W. Main Street., Coulee
City, WA 509-674-2313.
[sbull] Des Moines Library, 21620 11th Avenue S, Des Moines, WA
206-824-6066.
[sbull] East Wenatchee Community Library, Douglas County, 271 9th
Street NE., East Wenatchee, WA 509-886-7404.
[sbull] Ephrata Public Library, 45 Alder NW., Ephrata, WA 509-754-
3971.
[sbull] Grand Coulee Community Library, 225 Federal, Grand Coulee,
WA 509-633-0972.
[sbull] Moses Lake Public Library, 418 E. 5th Avenue, Moses Lake,
WA 509-765-3489.
[sbull] Quincy Community Library, 108 B Street SW., Quincy, WA 509-
787-2359.
[sbull] Royal City Community Library, 356 Camelia, Royal City, WA
509-346-9281.
[sbull] Seattle Public Library, 800 Pike Street, Seattle, WA 206-
386-4636.
[sbull] Soap Lake Community Library, 32 E Main, Soap Lake, WA 509-
246-1313.
[sbull] Warden Community Library, 305 S Main, Warden, WA 509-349-
2226.
[sbull] Wenatchee Public Library, Chelan County, 310 Douglas Street
Wenatchee, WA 509-662-5021.
Internet
The DEIS is also available on the Internet at http://
www.pn.usbr.gov.
www.pn.usbr.gov.
Dated: February 28, 2003.
J. William McDonald,
Regional Director, Pacific Northwest Region, Bureau of Reclamation.
[FR Doc. 03-6268 Filed 3-14-03; 8:45 am]