Department of Energy May 12, 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This notice announces the availability of the ROD for the South Fork Flathead Watershed Westslope Cutthroat Trout Conservation Program, based on the South Fork Flathead Watershed Westslope Cutthroat Trout Conservation Program Final Environmental Impact Statement (DOE/ EIS-0353, July 2005). BPA is taking this action to preserve the genetic purity of the westslope cutthroat trout populations in the South Fork of the Flathead River drainage in Flathead County, Montana. BPA will fund Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (MFWP) pursuant to its authority under the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act to protect, mitigate, and enhance fish affected by the Federal Columbia River Power System in the Columbia River Basin. BPA is the lead agency; the U.S. Forest Service, Flathead National Forest (USFS) is a federal cooperating agency since it has jurisdiction and responsibility for the use and management of National Forest Lands, including the Bob Marshall Wilderness and the Jewell Basin Hiking area on the Flathead National Forest. The USFS will issue a separate ROD for its actions. MFWP is a cooperating agency and has jurisdiction and responsibility to manage all fish and wildlife resources on state, federal, and private lands in Montana. MFWP will issue a separate ROD on this project.