[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 31 (Friday, February 14, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 7041]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-3811]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation


Columbia River System Operation Review, Selection of a System 
Operation Strategy, Record of Decision

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of record of decision.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to announce the availability of 
the Record of Decision (signed February 7, 1997) which documents the 
decision of the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) to implement 
existing and modified plans related to reservoir regulation and project 
operation for Hungry Horse (Montana) and Grand Coulee (Washington) 
projects.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Record of Decision may be requested from: 
Regional Director, Bureau of Reclamation, Attention: Catherine Konrath, 
Pacific Northwest Region, 1150 North Curtis Road, Boise, ID 83706-1234; 
telephone (208) 378-5008.
    Copies of the Record of Decision are available for inspection and 
review at the following Reclamation offices:

--Commissioners Office, 1849 C Street NW, Room 7627, Washington, DC
--Lower Columbia Area Office, 825 NE Multnomah, Suite 1110, Portland, 
Oregon
--Upper Columbia Area Office, 1917 Marsh Road, Yakima, Washington
--Grand Coulee Power Office, Grand Coulee, Washington
--Hungry Horse Field Office, Hungry Horse, Montana

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bureau of Reclamation, Pacific Northwest Region, Attention: Catherine 
Konrath, 1150 North Curtis Road, Boise, Idaho 83706-1234; telephone 
(208) 378-5008.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Reclamation, the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers, and the Bonneville Power Administration are responsible for 
management of the Federal Columbia River Power System. In 1990, the 
three Federal agencies began the System Operation Review for the 
purpose of developing and implementing a coordinated system operating 
strategy for managing the multiple uses of the system while meeting the 
biological needs of the species protected under the Endangered Species 
Act. Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the 
selection of the system operation strategy preferred alternative is 
documented in the Final Environmental Impact Statement, November 1995.

    Dated: February 7, 1997.
John W. Keys, III,
Regional Director, Pacific Northwest Region.
[FR Doc. 97-3811 Filed 2-13-97; 8:45 am]
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