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<title>Public Scoping Meetings Scheduled on Proposed On-Project Plan for the Klamath Project</title><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; " id="yiv1983614331"><div><img alt="Reclamation News Release Header" src="http://www.usbr.gov/newsroom/images/nrheader.gif"></div>
<div><b>Mid-Pacific Region</b><br>
<b>Sacramento, Calif.</b></div>
<div>MP-14-113</div>
<div>Media Contact: Shana Kaplan, 916-978-5100, <a rel="nofollow" href="">skaplan@usbr.gov</a></div>
<div>(Note: Corrects comments’ deadline to <i>Tuesday</i>, July 15.)</div>
<div><b>For R</b>elease On: June 12, 2014</div>
<div><span style="font-size:14px;"><b>Public Scoping Meetings Scheduled on Proposed On-Project Plan for the Klamath Project</b></span></div>
<div><b>KLAMATH FALLS, Ore.</b> -- The Bureau of Reclamation announced today that public scoping meetings are scheduled to be held jointly with the Klamath Water and Power Agency to begin preparation of a combined environmental document. The environmental documentation will be a joint Environmental Impact Statement and Environmental Impact Report that will evaluate the proposed On-Project Plan as a solution for aligning water supply and demand within Reclamation’s Klamath Project.</div>
<div>The proposed OPP is a component of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement. The Klamath Project is located in Klamath County in Oregon, and in Modoc and Siskiyou counties in California. More information regarding the proposed OPP is available at <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.kwapa.org/">http://www.kwapa.org/</a>.</div>
<div>The Klamath Water and Power Agency is responsible for development, implementation and administration of the proposed OPP, while approval of the proposed plan is the responsibility of Reclamation, according to the terms of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement.</div>
<div>Public scoping meetings are being held to provide information about the proposed OPP and invite public comments on topics to be considered in the environmental analysis, including resources to be evaluated, alternatives to be considered, and concerns and issues. The meetings are scheduled as follows:<br>
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<div align="center"><b><u>Klamath Falls, Oregon</u></b></div>
<div align="center">Tuesday, June 24, 2014</div>
<div align="center">10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.</div>
<div align="center">Klamath Community College, Building 6, Room H138</div>
<div align="center">7390 South 6th Street, Klamath Falls, OR 97603</div>
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<div align="center"><b><u>Tulelake, California</u></b></div>
<div align="center">Wednesday, June 25, 2014</div>
<div align="center">5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.</div>
<div align="center">Tulelake-Butte Valley Fairgrounds, Home Economics Building–West Wing</div>
<div align="center">800 South Main Street, Tulelake, CA 96134</div>
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<div>Oral and written comments will be accepted at the scoping meetings. Written comments regarding the scope of the environmental documents should be received by close of business Tuesday, July 15, 2014, and should be sent to Tara Jane Campbell Miranda, Bureau of Reclamation, Klamath Basin Area Office, 6600 Washburn Way, Klamath Falls, Oregon 97603, or via e-mail to <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:sha-kfo-oppcmts@usbr.gov" target="_blank" href="mailto:sha-kfo-oppcmts@usbr.gov">sha-kfo-oppcmts@usbr.gov</a>. For more information, please contact Campbell Miranda, Klamath Basin Area Office, at 541-880-2583 (TTY 1-800-877-8339).</div>
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