Draft EIS_072312.pdf - Middle Fork American River Project ...

20120723-4002 FERC PDF (Unofficial) 07/23/2012
The Commission reserves the right to require changes to the plan. Upon
Commission approval, the licensee shall implement the plan, including any changes
required by the Commission.
Draft Article 4xx. Streamflow and Reservoir Elevation Gaging Plan. Implement
the Streamflow and Reservoir Elevation Gaging Plan required by U.S. Forest Service
condition no. 31 and filed with the Commission on September 6, 2011. In addition, the
licensee shall include in the annual monitoring reports filed with the Commission, in
accordance with section 5.0 of the plan, the daily average, minimum, and maximum
streamflow and reservoir elevations.
Draft Article 4xx. Annual Report on Status of Reintroduction of Endangered
Species Act-Listed Species. By December 31 of each year following license issuance, the
licensee shall file with the Commission a report on the status of reintroduction into the
American River watershed of Endangered Species Act-listed species. The report shall:
(1) include a discussion of the steps that have been taken to assist in the reintroduction
process; (2) provide a summary of the results of any studies that have been undertaken to
benefit the reintroduction effort; and (3) discuss the status of any reintroduction
programs.
The licensee shall prepare the report and all components after consultation with:
the U.S. Department of Commerce-National Marine Fisheries Service; the U.S.
Department of the Interior-Bureau of Reclamation; U.S. Department of the Interior-Fish
and Wildlife Service; and California Department of Fish and Game. The licensee shall
include with the report documentation of consultation, copies of comments on the
completed report after it has been prepared and provided to the agencies and specific
descriptions of how the agencies’ comments are accommodated by the report. The
licensee shall allow a minimum of 30 days for the agencies to comment and to make
recommendations before filing the report with the Commission. If the licensee does not
adopt a recommendation, the filing shall include the licensee’s reasons, based on projectspecific
information. The Commission reserves the right to require changes to the
reporting requirements.
Draft Article 4xx. Reservation of Authority to Prescribe Fishways. Authority is
reserved to the Commission to require the licensee to construct, operate, and maintain, or
to provide for the construction, operation, and maintenance of such fishways as may be
prescribed by the secretaries of the Interior and Commerce pursuant to section 18 of the
Federal Power Act.
Draft Article 4xx. Vegetation and Integrated Pest Management Plan. Implement
the Alternative 1 Vegetation and Integrated Pest Management Plan filed with the
Commission on November 30, 2011, and required by U.S. Forest Service condition no.
46 with the following revision: provisions to include the entire French Meadows
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