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<br />" <br /> <br />Public Scoping <br /> <br />Scoping meetings will be held in Wyoming, Colorado, and Nebraska in February <br /> <br /> <br />through April of 199& for the purpose of obtaining public input and suggestions on the <br /> <br /> <br />significant issues related to the proposed action, The schedule and locations for these <br /> <br /> <br />activities are shown below, The public is especially asked to provide input on: <br /> <br /> <br />(1) alternative approaches to meeting the needs and purposes of the Federal <br /> <br /> <br />action, For example, are there more effective or feasible ways to improve or protect the <br /> <br /> <br />habitat of the four target species? Suggestions could address indi...idual eI=ents of a <br /> <br />plan, such as ways to conserve water or to improve habitat management, or could provide <br /> <br />broader options, such as reoperation of the Federal reservoirs in the Platte River Basin, <br /> <br />Suggestions also could address such factors as the timing of a program, e,g,. <br /> <br />implementing an entire program at the onset, rather than using the phased, adaptive . <br />management approach in the proposed Program, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />(2) impacts of the proposed Program and alternatives that should be evaluated and <br /> <br /> <br />reported, In addition to the effects of the alternatives on the habitat of the target species, <br /> <br /> <br />what are likely to be significant consequences of the various options that should be <br />considered and reported? <br />Schedule of Scoping Meetings <br /> <br /> <br />A series of meetings will be conducted in Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming, <br /> <br /> <br />Each will begin with a I-hour open house at which the public can informally discuss <br /> <br /> <br />issues and ask questions of staff and managers involved in the Platte River Endangered <br /> <br /> <br />Species Partnership, <br /> <br />10 <br /> <br />. <br />