Notice of Decision and Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision

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This notice advises the public of (1) the decision of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) with respect to acquiring water rights for the Lahontan Valley wetlands, Churchill County, Nevada; and (2) the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the final Environmental Impact Statement (final EIS) for water rights acquisition for the Lahontan Valley Wetlands. The ROD was prepared in accordance with Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR 1505.2) and the Service's implementing procedures for the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (40 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) The ROD documents the decision of the Service based on the information contained in the final EIS, which was filed with the Environmental Protection Agency on October 4, 1996. The Service has selected the Preferred Alternative (Alternative 5), as described in the final EIS and ROD, for implementation. Additional clarification regarding implementation of the water rights acquisition strategies of Alternative 5 was added to the ROD.