[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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