[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 161 (Thursday, August 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 50616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20603]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Bonneville Power Administration


Crooked River Valley Rehabilitation Project

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 
implementation of Crooked River Valley Rehabilitation Project in Idaho 
County, Idaho. BPA has decided to fund implementation of Alternative 2 
identified in the Crooked River Valley Rehabilitation Project Final 
Environmental Impact Statement (DOE/EIS-0506, June 2015). Alternative 2 
consists of: (1) Constructing a 6,000 foot temporary bypass channel and 
temporary access road/levee and, following construction of the channel, 
removing and decommissioning these structures; (2) regrading 
approximately 115 acres of floodplain by moving dredge tailings; (3) 
filling in approximately 10,960 feet of the current channel, 
reconstructing approximately 7,400 feet of new channel, and 
constructing more than 2,700 feet of side channels; (4) replanting the 
valley bottom with native and approved non-native plant species; (5) 
staging materials and equipment at campgrounds; and (6) monitoring 
project activities and effectiveness. All mitigation measures 
identified in the environmental impact statement (EIS) are adopted.

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.bpa.gov/goto/CrookedRiver.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Aguirre, Bonneville Power 
Administration--KEC-4, P.O. Box 3621, Portland, Oregon, 97208-3621; 
toll-free telephone number 1-800-622-4519; fax number 503-230-5699; or 
email [email protected].

    Issued in Portland, Oregon: August 13, 2015.
Elliot E. Mainzer,
Administrator and Chief Executive Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-20603 Filed 8-19-15; 8:45 am]
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