WSP12637

• File Number: 8282.300
• Description: Colorado River Operations and Accounting - Lower Basin Administrative Procedures
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 8/1/1996
• Author: DOI-BOR
• Title: Description and Assessment of Operations-Maintenance and Sensitive Species of the Lower Colorado River - Volume I - Report - 08-01-96
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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provided as Appendix B.

Pursuant to commitments in the Consultation Agreement, Reclamation provided a 30-day
public review and held a public meeting (May 3, 1996) on the March 1996 draft BA. A
summary of the public meeting and copies of the 29 written comments on the draft BA have
been distributed (via memo dated June 10, 1996) to stakeholders on Reclamation's mailing
list for this consultation.

Due to the number and technical extent of comments on the March 1996 draft of this
document, Reclamation has employed additional resources and time to significantly modify
this final BA. This major modification has delayed Reclamation's completion of the BA and
its submittal to FWS for formal consultation beyond the estimated date of June 30, 1996
(Step 3 of Consultation Agreement). FWS was notified of this rescheduling via
Reclamation's memorandum dated June 28, 1996 and verbal communication on
July 24, 1996. However, the April 15, 1997, deadline (Step 8, Consultation Agreement) for
issuance of the final biological opinion will not be changed.

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