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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 (evaluation of Lake Pend Oreille Lake levels).

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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) calling for an evaluation of the 
effect of lake levels and other factors on kokanee salmon in Lake Pend 
Oreille, Idaho. Copies of the proposed amendments, together with a 
proposed scope of work for the evaluation are available and comments 
are solicited.

BACKGROUND: The proposed amendments are intended to facilitate 
investigation of the relationship between water levels in Lake Pend 
Oreille and the health of kokanee salmon, which appears to have 
declined since the time that the Lake began to be deeply drafted for 
power production and other purposes. The effect of factors such as 
tributary habitat production potential, lake productivity and predator 
abundance would also be investigated. The evaluation is expected to 
take 5 years, and would constrain certain operations of the Federal 
Columbia River Power System.

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 ``Lake Pend Oreille 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 CONTACT:
For copies of the proposed amendments and the proposed scope of work, 
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. 94-15
Edward W. Sheets,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 94-12938 Filed 5-26-94; 8:45 am]
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