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Responses to CommentsIdaho Power CompanyRESPONSE TO COMMENT SBT1-205It is unclear what the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes are questioning or commenting on. No responseis necessary from IPC.RESPONSE TO COMMENT SBT1-206As to alleged off-reservation treaty rights, see Response to Comment SBT1-2 above.RESPONSE TO COMMENT SBT1-207IPC has described project impacts specifically in Exhibit E. This section of Exhibit H is intendedto capture other actions that IPC has undertaken that affect the public.RESPONSE TO COMMENT SBT1-208IPC will comply with all applicable legal requirements. As to alleged treaty rights, see Responseto Comment SBT1-2 above.RESPONSE TO COMMENT SBT1-209This section of the DLA addresses activities in which IPC is or has been involved in the past.The tribes’ statement that signs or sites should be established to inform the public of theimportance of the fishery resource to the Native American people is a proposal comparable to aPM&E measure. A PM&E measure has been included in Exhibit E.5. of the license applicationto develop an interpretive plan that could include specific measures such as the tribes propose.IPC will consider such a measure once a license is issued.RESPONSE TO COMMENT SBT1-210Again, as mentioned in Response to Comment SBT1-209, this section of the DLA is addressingactions that IPC is taking or has taken in the past. The tribes’ statement is a proposal for futureaction (PM&E measures) and will be considered as such by IPC in the development of itsinterpretive plan.RESPONSE TO COMMENT SBT1-211IPC defines consultation consistent with the requirements set forth by FERC in 18 CFR, Part 16.RESPONSE TO COMMENT SBT1-212See Response to Comment SBT1-2 above.RESPONSE TO COMMENT SBT1-213The objective of the joint tribal video, The River Has Many Stories, was to convey the value ofcultural resources from the Native American perspective, detail the laws pertaining to thePage 80Hells Canyon Complex
Idaho Power CompanyResponses to Commentsprotection of those resources, and impart a need for stewardship to the Hells Canyon visitor. Itwas an effort, on the part of IPC, to work cooperatively in a joint project with the tribal entitiesparticipating in the Hells Canyon Cultural Resource Work Group. IPC believes that theobjectives of this video were met successfully. As to the agreement with the Nez Perce Tribe, seeResponse to Comment SBT1-2 above.RESPONSE TO COMMENT SBT1-214In October 2001, Ms. Rozina George (Agaidika Shoshone) of the Sacajawea Interpretive andEducation Center, Inc., requested funding from IPC in the amount of $5,000.00 to support a filmdocumentary being produced by Lori Joyce of Idanha Films. The documentary’s objective was tohighlight the young Sacajawea as she accompanied the Lewis and Clark Expedition. IPC wastold that the production of Sacajawea’s story would utilize the expertise of Native Americansregarding the areas of tribal history, language, cultural values, and geography for the time inwhich Sacajawea lived. Given the project description provided by Ms. Rozina George, IPCbelieved that this was an appropriate and good faith contribution under our “grass roots” fundingcategory. The documentary, entitled The Journey of Sacajawea, was aired on Idaho PublicTelevision in March 2003.RESPONSE TO COMMENT SBT1-215In December 2001, Ed Galindo of Shoshone-Bannock High School and the North AmericanNative Research and Education Foundation (Dance of the Salmon Foundation) requestedassistance from IPC for the Indian Summer VIII program. The Dance of the Salmon Program, orIndian Summer Program, addresses the environmental issue of declining salmon and steelheadpopulations in certain areas. IPC agreed to support the program by funding the printing processof the Indian Summer VIII field report. This is yet another IPC grass-roots project that thecompany believed to be an appropriate contribution. The IPC grass-roots projects are notnecessarily intended as PM&E measures set forth in the DLA, section 4.2.RESPONSE TO COMMENT SBT1-216IPC has attempted to deal equitably with all legally implicated tribes. Different tribes haveresponded with varying degrees of cooperation with IPC. The Shoshone-Bannock Tribesacknowledge that they chose to not participate in the Collaborative Process. IPC will continue toattempt to equitably mitigate for the impacts of the HCC.RESPONSE TO COMMENT SBT1-217IPC’s proposed mitigation measures are shown in the DLA, Exhibit E. The recommendationsmade by the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes will be taken into consideration during preparation of theFLA.IPC proposes to place six interpretive kiosks along Brownlee, Oxbow, and Hells Canyonreservoirs in areas selected in consultation with the legally implicated Native American tribes.This effort would enhance cultural resources by educating the public about Native American useof the area. Kiosks would not include site locations that are considered confidential but wouldHells Canyon Complex Page 81
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