[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 26, 1995)] [Notices] [Page 49588] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 95-23834] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Bonneville Power Administration Notice of Floodplain and Wetlands Involvement for the Anderson Ranch 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 Anderson Ranch Wildlife Management Plan in a cooperative effort with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, and the Shoshone- Paiute Tribes. 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 Anderson Ranch Wildlife Management area within various parts of Camas, Elmore, Gooding, Lincoln, Blaine, Washington, and Ada Counties, Idaho. 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. DATE: Comments are due to the address below no later than, October 16, 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 9,620 habitat units lost as a result of the construction and operation of Anderson Ranch Dam and reservoir and to conduct long-term wildlife management activities within the boundaries of the Anderson Ranch Wildlife Management Plan area of approximately 9,211 hectares (22,760 acres). Maps and further information are available from BPA at the address above. Issued in Portland, Oregon, on September 18, 1995. Roberta M. Watson, NEPA Compliance Officer, Office of Environment/Fish and Wildlife. [FR Doc. 95-23834 Filed 9-25-95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P