[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 26, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20540-20541]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-10213]
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PACIFIC NORTHWEST ELECTRIC POWER AND CONSERVATION PLANNING COUNCIL
Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program; Power Plan
Amendments
April 18, 1995.
AGENCY: Pacific Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Planning
Council (Northwest Power Planning Council).
ACTION: Comments on proposed amendments to the Columbia River Basin
Fish and Wildlife Program.
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SUMMARY: Pursant to the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and
Conservation Act (the Northwest Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 839, et seq.) the
Pacific Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Planning Council
(Council) invites comments on proposed amendments to the resident fish
and wildlife measures in the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife
Program (program).
BACKGROUND: The proposed amendments are based on recommendations that
were submitted to the Council by fish and wildlife agencies, Indian
tribes and others earlier this year. Copies of the recommendations were
distributed to interested parties earlier in this process, and are
available on request (document 95-1). These recommendations provide the
basis and purpose for the proposed amendments. The Council will hold
public hearings on the proposed amendments in Idaho, Montana, Oregon
and Washington, on a schedule to be announced. After June 15, the
Council may initiate consultations with interested parties through July
7, 1995, to discuss issues raised in comments or in the Council's
analysis. The Council expects to make final decisions on the proposed
amendments, beginning on July 10. At the end of this process, the
Council will make findings required by the Northwest Power Act
regarding any recommendations the Council rejects. The Council wishes
to emphasize that it may adopt or reject any of these recommendations
after it has received public comment, and comment may be directed to
any of them.
[[Page 20541]] REQUEST FOR COMMENTS: You are invited to comment on
proposed amendments by 5 p.m. on June 15, 1995. Please label comments
``Resident Fish and Wildlife Amendments'' and submit them to Steve
Crow, Director of Public Affairs at 851 S.W. 6th Avenue, Suite 1100,
Portland, Oregon 97204.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For a full copy of the proposed amendments or for further information,
please contact the Council's Public Affairs Division 851 S.W. Sixth
Avenue, Suite 1100, Portland, Oregon 97204 or (503) 222-5161, toll free
1-800-222-3355. Copies of amendment recommendations previously
submitted to the Council (document 95-1) are available on request.
Please specify if you are interested in a particular recommendation(s),
as the recommendations are in several volumes and we may be able to
send you a particular volume instead of the entire set. The Council has
also prepared a paper (document 95-3) that discusses the amendment
recommendations on which the proposed amendments are based, and issues
raised by the recommendations. The paper is available on request.
Edward W. Sheets,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 95-10213 Filed 4-25-95; 8:45 am]
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