[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 179 (Monday, September 15, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53294-53295]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-21508]


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PACIFIC NORTHWEST ELECTRIC POWER AND CONSERVATION PLANNING COUNCIL


Proposed Amendments to Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife 
Program

AGENCY: Pacific Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Planning 
Council (Northwest Power and Conservation Council, Council).

ACTION: Proposed amendments to the Council's Columbia River Basin Fish 
and Wildlife Program.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and 
Conservation Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 839

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et seq.), the Council invites comments through October 30, 2008, on 
proposed amendments to its Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife 
Program (program), Council document 2008-11. The proposed amendments 
may be found on the Council's Web site at http://www.nwcouncil.org/fw/program/2008amend.
    Background: In November 2007, the Council formally requested 
recommendations for amendments to the program under section 4(h) of the 
Northwest Power Act. The Council received 65 sets of recommendations by 
the deadline of April 4, 2008, from fish and wildlife agencies, Indian 
tribes, and others. The recommendations and supporting information have 
been collected in Council document 2008-06. The Council provided notice 
of the amendment recommendations to interested parties and the public 
and asked for comments. The comments on the recommendations are 
collected in Council document 2008-09. The Council then based its 
program amendments on the amendment recommendations submitted to the 
Council by the deadline, data and information submitted in support of 
the recommendations, the comments received on the recommendations, and 
consultations with fish and wildlife agencies, Indian tribes, 
Bonneville customers, and others. The recommendations, supporting 
information, comments on the recommendations, and the Council's 
proposed program amendments (in Council document 2008-11) are all found 
on the Council's Web site at http://www.nwcouncil.org/fw/program/2008amend.
    The Council will accept written public comment on the proposed 
program amendments through October 30, 2008 and will hold public 
hearings to take written and oral comments in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, 
and Washington from mid-September through mid-October. For more 
information on the day, time and locations for the public hearings, 
please see the Council's Web site at http://www.nwcouncil.org/fw/program/2008amend/hearings.htm or call the Council's Central Offices at 
(503) 222-5161 or (800) 452-5161. The Council may schedule additional 
public hearings or consultations if necessary.
    The Council expects to make final decisions on the proposed 
amendments at the Council's meeting in Portland, Oregon, on December 9-
11, 2008. 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 may adopt or reject any of these proposed 
amendments after it has received and reviewed public comments.
    Request for Comments: You are invited to comment on the proposed 
program amendments by 5 p.m. on October 30, 2008. To learn how to 
comment, please visit the Council's Web site at http://www.nwcouncil.org/fw/program/2008amend. You may also submit comments by 
mail to Mark Walker, Director of Public Affairs at 851 SW. 6th Avenue, 
Suite 1100, Portland, Oregon 97204.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: For a full copy of the proposed program 
amendments, the amendment recommendations and comments, or for further 
information, please visit the Council's Web site at http://www.nwcouncil.org/fw/program/2008amend or contact the Council at (503) 
222-5161 or toll free (800) 452-5161.

Stephen L. Crow,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. E8-21508 Filed 9-12-08; 8:45 am]
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