Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program; Power Plan Amendments

PACIFIC NORTHWEST ELECTRIC POWER AND CONSERVATION PLANNING COUNCIL

Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program; Power Plan

Amendments

May 19, 1994.

AGENCY: Pacific Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Planning

Council (Northwest Power Planning Council).

ACTION: Extension of comment period on proposed amendments to the

Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program (mainstem passage

survival hypotheses).

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Pacific Electric Power Planning and

Conservation Act (the Northwest Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 839 et seq.) the

Pacific Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Planning Council

(Council) has proposed amendments to the Columbia River Basin Fish and

Wildlife Program (program). The amendments propose to establish

hypotheses regarding the relationship between river flows, velocity,

transportation, and the survival of anadromous fish in the mainstem of

the Columbia and Snake Rivers. The period for commenting on the

proposed amendments, which was previously scheduled to close on May 25,

1994, is hereby extended to June 24, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For copies of the proposed amendments and a background paper outlining

their rationale, contact the Council's Public Affairs Division, 851 SW.

Sixth Avenue, suite 1100, Portland, Oregon 97204 or (503) 222-5161,

toll free 1-800-222-3355, and request document no. 94-11.

Edward W. Sheets,

Executive Director.

[FR Doc. 94-12972 Filed 5-26-94; 8:45 am]

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