Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement To Examine the Impacts of Artificial Production on Columbia River Fish To Facilitate Management Decisions Regarding Existing or Proposed Fish Hatchery Programs

Résumé

This notice advises the public that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), and the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) intend to gather information necessary for the preparation of a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS). The purpose of the PEIS is to assess the relative risks associated with alternative hatchery operating scenarios and to identify opportunity for maintaining biological diversity, promoting the integrated operation of Columbia River anadromous fish hatcheries, minimizing risks to long-term fitness of stocks, fulfilling Federal treaty trust responsibilities to Native Americans, accomplishing mitigation obligations to provide for other fisheries, and protecting and recovering fish stocks listed under the Endangered Species Act.