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PACIFIC NORTHWEST ELECTRIC POWER AND CONSERVATION PLANNING COUNCIL

 

Power Plan Amendments: Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife 
Program

May 17, 1994.
AGENCY: Pacific Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Planning 
Council (Northwest Power Planning Council).

ACTION: Notice of proposed amendments to the Columbia River Basin Fish 
and Wildlife Program (funding for resident fish projects above Hells 
Canyon and Pelton Dams).

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Pacific Electric Power Planning and 
Conservation Act (the Northwest Power Act, 16 U.S.C. section 839, et 
seq.) the Pacific Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Planning 
Council (Council) has proposed amendments to the Columbia River Basin 
Fish and Wildlife Program (program) to clarify funding responsibilities 
for resident fish substitution projects above Hells Canyon and Pelton 
Dams. Copies of the proposed amendments are available and comments are 
solicited.

BACKGROUND: The Council's fish and wildlife program calls for various 
parties to consult and propose funding responsibilities for resident 
fish substitution projects above Hells Canyon and Pelton Dams. If the 
parties were unable to agree, the program commits the Council to 
initiate rulemaking to clarify these responsibilities. The parties have 
submitted agreements, and the Council is initiating rulemaking based on 
the agreements. The proposed amendments call for: Bonneville Power 
Administration to fund certain projects on the Duck Valley Indian 
Reservation and the Fort Hall Reservation; for various parties to 
identify projects for funding by the Idaho Power Company and the Bureau 
of Reclamation; and for Bonneville and Portland General Electric 
Company to share funding of certain projects associated with Pelton 
Dam.

OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMENT: The Council will receive written comment on 
the proposed amendments through 5 p.m. Pacific time, June 17, 1994. 
Comments should be clearly marked ``Resident Fish Substitution 
Comments,'' and submitted to the Council's Public Affairs Division, 851 
SW. Sixth Avenue, suite 1100, Portland, Oregon 97204. After the close 
of comment, the Council may initiate further consultations, or reopen 
the record for further written comment before making a final decision. 
A final decision is expected to be made in July 1994. HEARINGS: The 
Council is in the process of scheduling hearings in the four Northwest 
states. Please call the Council's public affairs division for 
information on the schedule and location for hearings, and watch for 
further information in the Council's newsletter, Update. To reserve a 
time to testify at a hearing, please call Ms. Judi Hertz at 1-800-222-
3355 (if calling from Idaho, Montana or Washington), 1-800-452-2324 (if 
calling from Oregon), or 222-5161 (if calling from the Portland area).
    Please contact the Council's Public Affairs Division to reserve a 
time to testify. Witnesses should be prepared to summarize briefly, 
rather than read, any written statement they wish to enter into the 
record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
For copies of the proposed amendments, contact the Council's Public 
Affairs Division, 851 SW. Sixth Avenue, suite 1100, Portland, Oregon 
97204 or (503) 222-5161, toll free 1-800-222-3355, and request document 
no. 94-16.
Edward W. Sheets,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 94-12937 Filed 5-26-94; 8:45 am]
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