# New Ski Area Water Rights Clause
**AGENCY:**
Forest Service, USDA.
**ACTION:**
Notice of meeting; request for public input.
**SUMMARY:**
There will be three open houses, one in Denver, Colorado; one in Salt Lake City, Utah; and one in Lake Tahoe, California, to provide initial public input on a new water rights clause for ski area permits issued by the Forest Service. There will be several stations at the open houses that will remain open from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.; there will be no presentations by the Forest Service. The open houses will allow the public to provide comments and suggestions that the Forest Service will consider in developing a new ski area water rights clause. There will be another opportunity for the public to comment when the proposed clause is published in the *Federal Register* for public notice and comment.
**DATES:**
The open houses will be held in Denver, Colorado, on April 16, 2013, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.; in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 17, 2013, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.; and in Lake Tahoe, California, on April 18, 2013, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
**ADDRESSES:**
The open houses will be held at the offices of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 134 Union Boulevard, first floor conference room, in Lakewood, Colorado, on April 16, 2013; at the offices of the Utah Department of Natural Resources, 1594 West North Temple, Suite 3710, in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 17, 2013; and the offices of the Forest Service's Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, 35 College Drive, in South Lake Tahoe, California, on April 18, 2013.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Loren Kroenke, Winter Sports Program Manager, Recreation, Heritage, and Volunteer Resources Staff, at 801-975-3793. Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf may call the Federal Information Relay Service at 800-877-8339 between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time, Monday through Friday.
Dated: April 4, 2013.
Leslie A. C. Weldon,
Deputy Chief, National Forest System.