[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 22, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 14457]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-5605]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Bonneville Power Administration


Grande Ronde--Imnaha Spring Chinook Hatchery Project Final Design 
and Property Acquisition

AGENCY: Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), Department of Energy 
(DOE).

ACTION: Notice of availability of Record of Decision (ROD).

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of the ROD to fund the 
final design and property acquisition portions of the Proposed Action 
for the Grande Ronde--Imnaha Spring Chinook Hatchery Project in 
Northeast Oregon, as well as additional valuation studies recommended 
by the Northwest Power and Conservation Council. This decision is based 
on the Final Grande Ronde--Imnaha Chinook Hatchery Project 
Environmental Impact Statement (DOE/EIS-0340, July 2004). Decisions to 
fund the construction of the project itself, post-construction 
operations, facilities maintenance, and/or monitoring and evaluation of 
the project will follow after the design and additional cost 
evaluation. The purpose of the project is to aid the conservation and 
recovery of the Snake River spring/summer Chinook salmon native to the 
Grand Ronde and Imnaha subbasins of Northeast Oregon (Blue Mountain 
Province), which are listed as threatened and are protected by the 
Endangered Species Act. Adequate, contemporary hatchery facilities are 
needed to mitigate for and recover these fish stocks.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD and EIS may be obtained by calling BPA's 
toll-free document request line, 1-800-622-4520. The ROD and EIS 
Summary are also available on our Web site, www.efw.bpa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mickey Carter, Bonneville Power 
Administration--KEC-4, P.O. Box 3621, Portland, Oregon 97208-3621; 
toll-free telephone number 1-800-282-3713; fax number 503-230-5699; or 
e-mail [email protected].

    Issued in Portland, Oregon, on March 11, 2005.
Stephen J. Wright,
Administrator and Chief Executive Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-5605 Filed 3-21-05; 8:45 am]
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