[Federal Register: November 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 222)]
[Notices]
[Page 67865]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Bonneville Power Administration
2008 Columbia Basin Fish Accords Memorandum of Agreement with the
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes
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 for the 2008
Columbia Basin Fish Accords Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes consistent with and tiered to the Fish and
Wildlife Implementation Plan Environmental Impact Statement (DOE/EIS-
0312, April 2003) and ROD (October 31, 2003). BPA has decided to enter
into a MOA with the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Indian
Reservation in Idaho and two Federal agencies (the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation) to provide for 10-year
mutual commitments to implement projects for the benefit of fish and
wildlife within the Columbia River Basin. BPA believes the agreement
will benefit fish and wildlife in the region by providing additional
actions, greater clarity regarding biological benefits, and secure
funding. The agreement also provides substantial benefits for wildlife
and fish populations, both anadromous and resident fish, within the
Basin and within Idaho. The agreement will also help BPA meet its
treaty and trust responsibilities to the tribes.
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 sjackley@bpa.gov.
Issued in Portland, Oregon, on November 6, 2008.
Stephen J. Wright,
Administrator and Chief Executive Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-27186 Filed 11-14-08; 8:45 am]
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