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Central Valley Project Improvement Act - Restoration Fund Roundtable Meeting

Media Contact: Jeffrey S. McCracken, 916-978-5100, 03/07/2006 22:33

For Release: March 07, 2006

The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), in coordination with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), will participate in a Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA) Restoration Fund Roundtable meeting to provide information on the background, purpose, and status of the CVPIA Program Performance Review.

Reclamation and the Service are reviewing the CVPIA program and the program activities specified in sections that deal with fish, wildlife, and habitat restoration activities. The review will clarify and improve performance in achieving the purposes of the CVPIA. Reclamation and the Service are assessing overall program effectiveness, from how well the program is designed to how well it is implemented, and what results it has and will achieve. This review will help identify program strengths and weaknesses and assist in funding and management decisions to further improve CVPIA program effectiveness. All factors that may affect and reflect program performance will be assessed, including program purpose and design, performance measurement, evaluations, strategic planning, program management, and program results. This effort will further the agencies' goal of completing actions mandated by the CVPIA to accomplish the program purposes.

The meeting will be held:

In Sacramento
Thursday, March 16, 2006
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Bureau of Reclamation
2800 Cottage Way
Conference Room W-2620

The public is welcome to attend. For more information, please contact Ms. Shana Kaplan, Reclamation, at 916-978-5211, TDD 916-978-5608, or e-mail skaplan@mp.usbr.gov, or Mr. Dale Garrison with the Service at 916-414-6728 or e-mail dale_garrison@fws.gov. Proper identification is required to enter the parking lot and the building. Camera phones are not allowed in this Federal building.

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