[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 140 (Friday, July 21, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37634-37635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-18038]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Bonneville Power Administration
Notice of Floodplain and Wetlands Involvement for the Albeni
Falls Wildlife Management Plan
AGENCY: Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), DOE.
ACTION: Notice of floodplain and wetlands involvement.
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SUMMARY: BPA proposes to fund the development and implementation of the
Albeni Falls Wildlife Management Plan
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in a cooperative effort with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, the
U.S.D.A. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S.
Forest Service, the Upper Columbia United Tribes, the Kalispel Tribe,
the Coeur d'Alene Tribe, and the Albeni Falls Interagency Work Group.
The proposed action would allow the sponsors to secure long-term
agreements with public and private landowners to protect and enhance a
variety of wetland and riparian habitats in the Lake Pend Oreille
vicinity of Bonner and Kootenai Counties, Idaho (T59N, T52S, R6W and
R3E).
In accordance with DOE regulations for compliance with floodplain
and wetlands environmental review requirements (10 CFR Part 1022), BPA
will prepare a floodplain and wetlands assessment and will perform this
proposed action in a manner so as to avoid or minimize potential harm
to or within the affected floodplain and wetlands.
The assessment will be included in the environmental assessment
(EA) being prepared for the proposed project in accordance with the
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act. A floodplain
statement of findings will be included in any finding of no significant
impact that may be issued following the completion of the EA.
DATES: Comments are due to the address below no later than August 21,
1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Robert Beraud, ECN, Bonneville Power
Administration, P.O. Box 3621, Portland, Oregon 97208-3621, phone
number 503-230-3599, fax number 503-230-5699, or Robert Shank, ECN,
Bonneville Power Administration, P.O. Box 3621, Portland, Oregon,
97208-3621, phone number 503-230-5115.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BPA proposes to fund activities that would
enable the sponsors to replace 28,587 habitat units lost as a result of
the construction and operation of Albeni Falls Dam, and to conduct
long-term wildlife management activities within the boundaries of the
Albeni Falls Wildlife Study Area of approximately 232,848 hectares
(575,360 acres).
Maps and further information are available from BPA at the address
above.
John M. Taves,
NEPA Compliance Officer, Office of Environment/Fish and Wildlife.
[FR Doc. 95-18038 Filed 7-20-95; 8:45 am]
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