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style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>TRINITY</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
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w:st="on">COUNTY</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=4
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-weight:bold'>PLANNING
DEPARTMENT<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=4
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-weight:bold'>NATURAL
RESOURCES DIVISION</span></font></b><font size=4><span style='font-size:15.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on"><font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:8.5pt'>60
Glen Rd.</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><font size=1><span
style='font-size:8.5pt'> <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street
w:st="on">PO Box 2819</st1:Street> <st1:City w:st="on">Weaverville</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">CA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">96093</st1:PostalCode></st1:address><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>NOTICE
OF PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Indian
Creek Rehabilitation Project: <st1:place w:st="on">Trinity River</st1:place>
Miles 93.7 to 96.5<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoBodyText2><span class=BodyTextChar1><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Working
together under guidance of the Trinity River Restoration Program, the federal
lead agency, Bureau of Reclamation, and the state lead agency, Trinity County
Planning Department, announced the publication and distribution of an
Environmental Assessment/Draft Environmental Impact Report (EA/DEIR) on August
2, 2006. The EA/DEIR fully discloses and evaluates the environmental impacts
associated with implementation of the proposed project within the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Douglas</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">City</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> area entitled the Indian Creek
Rehabilitation Project: Trinity River Miles 93.7 to 96.5</span></font></span><b><font
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:
bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The Indian Creek Rehabilitation Project is located along approximately
2.8 miles of the mainstem Trinity River within the community of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Douglas</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">City</st1:PlaceName>,
located between <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Biggers</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Road</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Bridge</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
and Weaver Creek. Multiple parcels may be temporarily affected by the project.
The project is the third channel rehabilitation project already built or in the
planning stages that will work to enhance river processes and ultimately
increase fisheries habitat as described in the December 19, 2000, Record of
Decision (ROD) for the Trinity River Mainstem Fishery Restoration Environmental
Impact Statement. The project purpose and need is to provide increased
juvenile salmonid rearing habitat on the mainstem Trinity River, and to reduce
flow impacts to homes and other human improvements located adjacent to the <st1:place
w:st="on">Trinity River</st1:place>, from implementation of ROD flows.
Actions which may be conducted in the project area include removal of
vegetation, earthwork in the <st1:place w:st="on">Trinity River</st1:place>
floodplain, material transportation and disposal, removal of in-river
materials, and revegetation.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=BodyTextChar1><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>A 45-day public review period has been established for
the EA/DEIR. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>The review period began on
August 3, 2006, and ends on September 18, 2006.</span></b> Electronic
copies of the EA/DEIR are available for public review on the TRRP’s
website at: </span></font></span><a
href="http://www.trrp.net/RestorationProgram/IndianCreek.htm">http://www.trrp.net/RestorationProgram/IndianCreek.htm</a>
or on <span class=BodyTextChar1>Reclamation’s Mid-Pacific website at </span><a
href="http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_projdetails.cfm?Project_ID=2094">http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_projdetails.cfm?Project_ID=2094</a><span
class=BodyTextChar1>. Hard copies of the document are available in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Weaverville</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">California</st1:State></st1:place>
at the following locations: the Trinity County Planning Department, <st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">60 Glen Road</st1:address></st1:Street>; the
Trinity River Restoration Program Office at <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">1313 South Main Street</st1:address></st1:Street>; and the Trinity
County Library at <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">211 N. Main
Street</st1:address></st1:Street>. All referenced materials will be
available at the Trinity River Restoration Program office. Electronic CD
copies of the EA/DEIR, and a limited number of paper copies, may be obtained at
the Trinity River Restoration Program Office free of charge (subject to
availability). <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Written comments must be
received by the <st1:place w:st="on">Trinity River</st1:place> Restoration
Program, <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">P.O. Box 1300</st1:Street>,
<st1:City w:st="on">Weaverville</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">CA</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">96093</st1:PostalCode></st1:address> no later than
5:00 p.m., September 18, 2006.</span></b> Emailed comments may be sent to
Brandt Gutermuth, TRRP Environmental Specialist, at <a
href="mailto:bgutermuth@mp.usbr.gov">bgutermuth@mp.usbr.gov</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=n1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
text-indent:0in;mso-list:none'><b><u><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>The Trinity County Planning
Commission will hold a public scoping meeting, which will also serve to meet
Trinity County’s public hearing requirement, on September 14, 2006</span></font></u></b><b><font
size=3><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>. The meeting will be
held at 7:00 p.m. and will be located at the Trinity County Board of
Supervisors Chambers within the Trinity County Library; 351 Main Street,
Weaverville.</span></font></b><font size=3><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>
Written and oral comments on the EA/DEIR will be received at this meeting. <u>Written
comments are highly encouraged. <span class=BodyTextChar1><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></font></p>
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<p class=n1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;
text-indent:0in;mso-list:none'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>NOTE: If you Challenge the action or proposed action
in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else
raised through the public hearings and public comment period described in this
notice.<span class=BodyTextChar1><o:p></o:p></span></span></font></p>
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