80 FR 50616 - Crooked River Valley Rehabilitation Project

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Bonneville Power Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 161 (August 20, 2015)

This notice announces the availability of the ROD to fund implementation of Crooked River Valley Rehabilitation Project in Idaho County, Idaho. BPA has decided to fund implementation of Alternative 2 identified in the Crooked River Valley Rehabilitation Project Final Environmental Impact Statement (DOE/EIS-0506, June 2015). Alternative 2 consists of: (1) Constructing a 6,000 foot temporary bypass channel and temporary access road/levee and, following construction of the channel, removing and decommissioning these structures; (2) regrading approximately 115 acres of floodplain by moving dredge tailings; (3) filling in approximately 10,960 feet of the current channel, reconstructing approximately 7,400 feet of new channel, and constructing more than 2,700 feet of side channels; (4) replanting the valley bottom with native and approved non-native plant species; (5) staging materials and equipment at campgrounds; and (6) monitoring project activities and effectiveness. All mitigation measures identified in the environmental impact statement (EIS) are adopted.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 161 (Thursday, August 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 50616]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20603]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Bonneville Power Administration


Crooked River Valley Rehabilitation Project

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 to fund 
implementation of Crooked River Valley Rehabilitation Project in Idaho 
County, Idaho. BPA has decided to fund implementation of Alternative 2 
identified in the Crooked River Valley Rehabilitation Project Final 
Environmental Impact Statement (DOE/EIS-0506, June 2015). Alternative 2 
consists of: (1) Constructing a 6,000 foot temporary bypass channel and 
temporary access road/levee and, following construction of the channel, 
removing and decommissioning these structures; (2) regrading 
approximately 115 acres of floodplain by moving dredge tailings; (3) 
filling in approximately 10,960 feet of the current channel, 
reconstructing approximately 7,400 feet of new channel, and 
constructing more than 2,700 feet of side channels; (4) replanting the 
valley bottom with native and approved non-native plant species; (5) 
staging materials and equipment at campgrounds; and (6) monitoring 
project activities and effectiveness. All mitigation measures 
identified in the environmental impact statement (EIS) are adopted.

ADDRESSES:  Copies of the ROD and EIS may be obtained by calling BPA's 
toll-free document request line, 1-800-622-4520. The ROD and EIS 
Summary are also available on our Web site, www.bpa.gov/goto/CrookedRiver.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Aguirre, Bonneville Power 
Administration--KEC-4, P.O. Box 3621, Portland, Oregon, 97208-3621; 
toll-free telephone number 1-800-622-4519; fax number 503-230-5699; or 
email [email protected].

    Issued in Portland, Oregon: August 13, 2015.
Elliot E. Mainzer,
Administrator and Chief Executive Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-20603 Filed 8-19-15; 8:45 am]
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