[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 59 (Thursday, March 27, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17135-17136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06805]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD003
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R8-ES-2013-N252]
Bay Delta Habitat Conservation Plan and Natural Community
Conservation Plan, Sacramento, CA; Draft Environmental Impact Report/
Environmental Impact Statement, Receipt of Applications; Extension of
Comment Period
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
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Commerce; Fish and Wildlife Service and Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The National Marine Fisheries Service, Bureau of Reclamation,
and the Fish and Wildlife Service are extending the comment period on
the Draft Bay Delta Conservation Plan and Natural Community
Conservation Plan (BDCP, or the Plan) and Draft BDCP Environmental
Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS). In response to
public requests, the comment period is being extended for an additional
60 days.
DATES: Comments on the Draft BDCP and Draft EIR/EIS must be received or
postmarked by 5 p.m. Pacific Time on June 13, 2014.
ADDRESSES: To view or download the Draft BDCP and Draft EIR/EIS, or for
a list of locations to view hardbound copies, go to
www.baydeltaconservationplan.com.
You may submit written comments by one of the following methods:
1. By email: Submit comments to bdcp.comments@noaa.gov.
2. By hard-copy: Submit comments by U.S. mail, or by hand-delivery,
to Ryan Wulff, National Marine Fisheries Service, 650 Capitol Mall,
Suite 5-100, Sacramento, CA 95814.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Wulff, National Marine Fisheries
Service, 916-930-3733; Lori Rinek, Fish and Wildlife Service, 916-930-
5652; or Theresa Olson, Bureau of Reclamation, 916-414-2433.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The comment period is being extended for the
jointly issued Draft Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) and Natural
Community Conservation Plan and Draft BDCP Environmental Impact Report/
Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS). On December 13, 2013, a 120-
day public comment period was opened through notification in the
Federal Register (78 FR 75939). In response to requests from the
public, the comment period is being extended for an additional 60 days.
The comment period will now officially close on June 13, 2014, at 5
p.m. Pacific Time. A draft Implementing Agreement is still under
preparation and will be made available to the public for review and
comment in mid 2014. It will be posted at
www.baydeltaconservationplan.com as soon as it is available.
Background
For background information, see the December 13, 2013, Federal
Register notice (78 FR 75939).
Public Comments
Submitting comments to the email and hard-copy addresses identified
in the ADDRESSES section of this notice will constitute effective
filing of the California Environmental Quality Act comments on the EIR
portion of the EIR/EIS. The National Marine Fisheries Service, Bureau
of Reclamation, and the Fish and Wildlife Service are furnishing this
notice to allow other agencies and the public an extended opportunity
to review and comment on these documents. All comments received will
become part of the public record for this action.
Public Disclosure
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you may
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
Dated: March 24, 2014.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Dated: February 27, 2014.
Paul McKim,
Acting Deputy Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region, Fish and
Wildlife Service.
Dated: March 13, 2014.
Pablo R. Arroyave,
Deputy Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region, Bureau of Reclamation.
[FR Doc. 2014-06805 Filed 3-26-14; 8:45 am]
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