[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 23, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48530-48531]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22926]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Bonneville Power Administration
Washington-Action Agency Estuary Habitat Memorandum of Agreement
Record of Decision
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 under the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the Estuary Habitat
Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the State of Washington consistent
with and tiered to the Fish and Wildlife Implementation Plan
Environmental Impact Statement (DOE/EIS-0312, April 2003) and ROD
(October 31, 2003). The NEPA ROD for the MOA is included as part of the
Administrator's ROD for the MOA. BPA has decided to enter into a MOA
with the State of Washington and two Federal agencies (the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation) to provide for a
9-year funding commitment for Columbia River Estuary habitat projects
to help strengthen populations of steelhead and salmon listed under the
Endangered Species Act. The Columbia River Estuary includes the
mainstem Columbia River from the mouth of the River at its confluence
with the Pacific Ocean, up to Bonneville Dam, including tidally-
influenced tributaries below Bonneville Dam. The Columbia River
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Estuary includes important habitat for all Columbia Basin salmon and
steelhead species, as well as a wide variety of other fish and wildlife
species. The MOA is consistent with and will work in concert with the
2008 Biological Opinion issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration-Fisheries for the Federal Columbia River Power System
for listed salmon and steelhead. The MOA also supports BPA's
implementation of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council's
Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Program.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD may be obtained by calling BPA's toll-free
document request line, 1-800-622-4520. The ROD is also available on the
BPA Web site, http://www.bpa.gov/corporate/pubs/rods/2008/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra Ackley, 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 September 15, 2009.
Stephen J. Wright,
Administrator and Chief Executive Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-22926 Filed 9-22-09; 8:45 am]
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