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<br /> <br />..., <br /> <br /> <br />BUREAU OF RECLAMATION <br />jLower Colorado Regional Office <br />I P.O. Box 61470 <br />Boulder City, NV 89006-1470 <br /> <br />RECEIVED <br />AUG 2 b 1996 <br /> <br />,', ~, ~ ";1 to ~ <br />l)UG"",,J'J <br />United States Department of the Interior <br /> <br />IN REPLY REFER TO: <br />lC-2010 <br />ENV-7.00 <br /> <br />. L , <br />c ;;q <br />1'~'2"'_ <br /> <br />AUG 2 3 1996 <br /> <br />Colorado Water <br />Conservation Board <br /> <br />To: <br /> <br />Interested Stakeholders, lower Colorado River, Arizona-California_ <br />Nevada <br /> <br />From: <br /> <br />William E. Rinne, Director <br />Resource Management and Technical Services Office <br /> <br />tinal Biolo.ical Ass.ssment and Requesti ~r Formal Section 7 <br />ConsUltatiori, Endangered Species Act, ohlower Colorado River <br />Operations ~nd Maintenance - lake Mead to Southerly International <br />Boundary witih Mexico <br /> <br />Enclosed for your reference is a copy of the subject final biological assessment <br />(BA). This BA Was fo~arded to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) on <br />August 9, ]996 (copy o~ memorandum enclosed), with a request for formal <br />consultation under pro~isions of Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act. We <br />have been informed of tbe Service's receipt of the BA on AU9ust ]2, ]996, and <br />their determination that the due date for their draft biological opinion is <br />December 24, 1996. <br /> <br />SUbject: <br /> <br />Upon receipt of the Service's draft biological Oplnlon, Reclamation will <br />distribute copies for ai4S-day public review and comment period. As specified in <br />Step 6 of the March 29, '1996, Consultation A9reement (Appendix B in the final BA) <br />between Reclamation and ~he Service, Reclamation will consider the comments and <br />provide the Service inf~rmation regardin9 errors of fact and whether reasonable <br />and prudent alternativesi and/or measures can or cannot be implemented. The <br />Service will consider Re~lamation's comments and requests in providing a final <br />biol09ical opinion by April IS, 1997 (Step a of the Consultation Agreement). <br /> <br />As part of OUr commitmen~ to an open, public consultation process on lower <br />Colorado River operation$ and maintenance, we are available to discuss the <br />contents of the fi na I BA iwith any interested stakeholder. PI ease ca 11 <br />Mr. Tom Shrader at 702-2~3-a703 to arrange for a briefing on the BA. Finally, <br />thank yoU for taking the time to review and provide comments on the draft BA. <br />Your efforts assisted Us greatly in reVising and improving the final document. <br />I <br /> <br />tJ~ I. ;(~ <br /> <br />Enclosures (2) <br /> <br />