Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Task Force; Notice of Establishment

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 3974]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-1680]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Task Force; Notice of 
Establishment

    This notice is published in accordance with Section 9(a)(2) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463). Following consultation 
with the General Services Administration, notice is hereby given that 
the Secretary of the Interior is establishing the Trinity River Basin 
Fish and Wildlife Task Force (Task Force). The purpose of the Task 
Force is to assist the Secretary of the Interior in formulating and 
implementing a Trinity River watershed ecosystem management program for 
fish and wildlife. This ecosystem management program will incorporate 
the needs of multiple species and their interactions with physical 
habitats to assist the Secretary in restoring the natural function, 
structure, and species composition of the ecosystem, recognizing that 
all components are interrelated. The Task Force will advise the 
Secretary on (1) rehabilitation proposals for the Trinity River and its 
tributaries, (2) ways to increase the effectiveness of the Trinity 
River Fish Hatchery, and (3) on the establishment of an adaptive 
management program to monitor fish and wildlife populations and the 
effectiveness of the rehabilitation work.
    Further information regarding the Task Force, including nominations 
for membership, may be obtained from the Bureau of Reclamation, 
Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington, DC 20240. 
You may also call Bernice Sullivan, Trinity-Klamath Watershed Program 
Coordinator, at (916) 978-5113.
    The certification of establishment is published below:

Certification

    I hereby certify that establishment of the Trinity River Basin Fish 
and Wildlife Task Force is in the public interest in connection with 
the performance of duties imposed on the Department of the Interior.
Bruce Babbitt,
Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 99-1680 Filed 1-25-99; 8:45 am]
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