[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 140 (Friday, July 21, 1995)] [Notices] [Pages 37634-37635] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 95-18038] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Bonneville Power Administration Notice of Floodplain and Wetlands Involvement for the Albeni Falls Wildlife Management Plan AGENCY: Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), DOE. ACTION: Notice of floodplain and wetlands involvement. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: BPA proposes to fund the development and implementation of the Albeni Falls Wildlife Management Plan [[Page 37635]] in a cooperative effort with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, the U.S.D.A. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, the Upper Columbia United Tribes, the Kalispel Tribe, the Coeur d'Alene Tribe, and the Albeni Falls Interagency Work Group. The proposed action would allow the sponsors to secure long-term agreements with public and private landowners to protect and enhance a variety of wetland and riparian habitats in the Lake Pend Oreille vicinity of Bonner and Kootenai Counties, Idaho (T59N, T52S, R6W and R3E). In accordance with DOE regulations for compliance with floodplain and wetlands environmental review requirements (10 CFR Part 1022), BPA will prepare a floodplain and wetlands assessment and will perform this proposed action in a manner so as to avoid or minimize potential harm to or within the affected floodplain and wetlands. The assessment will be included in the environmental assessment (EA) being prepared for the proposed project in accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act. A floodplain statement of findings will be included in any finding of no significant impact that may be issued following the completion of the EA. DATES: Comments are due to the address below no later than August 21, 1995. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Robert Beraud, ECN, Bonneville Power Administration, P.O. Box 3621, Portland, Oregon 97208-3621, phone number 503-230-3599, fax number 503-230-5699, or Robert Shank, ECN, Bonneville Power Administration, P.O. Box 3621, Portland, Oregon, 97208-3621, phone number 503-230-5115. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BPA proposes to fund activities that would enable the sponsors to replace 28,587 habitat units lost as a result of the construction and operation of Albeni Falls Dam, and to conduct long-term wildlife management activities within the boundaries of the Albeni Falls Wildlife Study Area of approximately 232,848 hectares (575,360 acres). Maps and further information are available from BPA at the address above. John M. Taves, NEPA Compliance Officer, Office of Environment/Fish and Wildlife. [FR Doc. 95-18038 Filed 7-20-95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P