Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 15.10.1998

Long-Term Contract Renewal, Central Valley Project, California

Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) proposes to prepare environmental documents for the purpose of renewing existing long-term and interim contracts for the Central Valley Project, California. Specific quantities of water to be in the renewal contracts will be subject to a needs assessment. At present, it is not clear whether the scope of the action and anticipated project impacts will require preparation of an environmental impact statement (EIS) instead of an environmental assessment (EA). However, to ensure a timely and appropriate level of NEPA compliance and limit potential future delays to the project schedule, Reclamation is proceeding, at this time, as if the project impacts would require preparation of an EIS. Reclamation will reevaluate the need for an EIS after obtaining written and oral comments on project alternatives and impacts during the scoping process. Reclamation will publish a notice of cancellation if, as a result of scoping, a decision is made to prepare an EA rather than an EIS.