Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 39 / Monday, March 2, 2009 / Notices 9091 

Counsel, LP–7, Bonneville Power 

Administration, P.O. Box 3621, 

Portland, OR 97208–3621; via e-mail at 

pjburger@bpa.gov; or by telephone at 

503–230–4148. Mr. Bennett may be 

contacted as follows: by U.S. Mail at Mr. 

Barry Bennett, Office of General 

Counsel, LC–7, Bonneville Power 

Administration, P.O. Box 3621, 

Portland, OR 97208–3621; via e-mail at 

bbennett@bpa.gov; or by telephone at 

503–230–4053. 

Issued this 20 day of February, 2009. 

Stephen J. Wright, 

Administrator and Chief Executive Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–4323 Filed 2–27–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Bonneville Power Administration 

Lyle Falls Fish Passage Project 

AGENCY: Bonneville Power 

Administration (BPA), Department of 

Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice of availability of Record 

of Decision (ROD). 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of the ROD to implement the 

Proposed Action identified in the Lyle 

Falls Fish Passage Project EIS (DOE/ 

EIS–0397, November 2008). BPA has 

decided to fund modifications to the 

existing Lyle Falls Fishway on the lower 

Klickitat River (river mile 2.2) in 

Klickitat County, Washington to 

improve fish passage to the upper part 

of the Klickitat River watershed. In 

addition to improving fish passage, the 

modifications will facilitate collection 

and monitoring of biological 

information for future fishery 

management and enhance opportunities 

for adult salmonids to access and use 

habitat in the upper Klickitat River. The 

EIS was cooperatively prepared by BPA, 

the Confederated Tribes and Bands of 

the Yakama Nation (Yakama Nation), 

the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), and the 

Washington Department of Fish and 

Wildlife (WDFW). 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD and EIS 

may be obtained by calling BPA’s tollfree document request line, 1–800–622– 

4520. The ROD and EIS Summary are 

also available on our Web site, http:// 

www.efw.bpa.gov/ 

environmental_services/ 

Document_Library/Lyle_Falls/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Mr. 

Carl J. Keller, Environmental Project 

Manager, Bonneville Power 

Administration KEC–4, P.O.Box 3621, 

Portland, Oregon 97208–3621; 

telephone number 1–503–230–7692; fax 

number 503–230–5699; or e-mail 

cjkeller@bpa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lower 

10.8 miles of the Klickitat River are 

designated as a recreational river 

segment under the National Wild and 

Scenic Rivers Act. The USFS 

administers this portion of the Klickitat 

River and its corridor. The fishway at 

Lyle Falls is owned by WDFW and 

operated by the Yakama Nation. The 

existing fishway does not function 

effectively, particularly during low 

flows, and does not comply with fish 

passage standards established by the 

National Marine Fisheries Service and 

WDFW. The improvements will 

facilitate migration for spring and fall 

Chinook salmon, coho salmon, 

steelhead trout, Pacific lamprey, and 

bull trout, but the primary benefits will 

be to fall Chinook and coho salmon. 

In addition to increasing fish 

production in the Klickitat River, the 

project will contribute to an increase in 

fish production in the Columbia River 

Basin. The project will also help BPA 

fulfill its Federal Columbia River Power 

System off-site mitigation 

responsibilities under the Pacific 

Northwest Electric Power Planning and 

Conservation Act, and its 

responsibilities under the Endangered 

Species Act. 

Issued in Portland, Oregon, on February 

20, 2009. 

Stephen J. Wright, 

Administrator and Chief Executive Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–4324 Filed 2–27–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–8778–2] 

EPA Science Advisory Board Staff 

Office; Request for Nominations of 

Experts To Augment the Science 

Advisory Board Exposure and Human 

Health Committee 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The SAB Staff Office is 

requesting the nomination of experts to 

augment the Science Advisory Board 

(SAB) Exposure and Human Health 

Committee (EHHC) to review updated 

values for EPA’s Integrated Risk 

Information System (IRIS). 

DATES: Nominations should be 

submitted by March 23, 2009 per 

instructions below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public wishing further 

information regarding this Request for 

Nominations may contact Dr. Sue 

Shallal, Designated Federal Officer 

(DFO), SAB Staff Office, by telephone/ 

voice mail at (202) 343–9977; by fax at 

(202) 233–0643; or via e-mail at 

shallal.suhair@epa.gov. General 

information concerning the EPA Science 

Advisory Board can be found on the 

EPA SAB Web site at http:// 

www.epa.gov/sab. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: EPA’s Office of Research 

and Development has initiated a process 

for updating the values currently found 

in the Integrated Risk Information 

System (IRIS) database. The intent of the 

IRIS Update Project is to review all 

dose-response assessment values (oral 

reference doses [RfDs], inhalation 

reference concentrations [RfCs], cancer 

slope factors, and inhalation unit risks) 

in IRIS that have a posting date more 

than 10-years old. Further information 

on the IRIS Update process can be found 

at the following URL: http:// 

cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/ 

recordisplay.cfm?deid=204063. ORD 

has requested that the Science Advisory 

Board (SAB) conduct a pilot review of 

draft assessments for several chemicals. 

The SAB was established by 42 U.S.C. 

4365 to provide independent scientific 

and technical advice, consultation and 

recommendations to the EPA 

Administrator on the technical basis for 

Agency positions and regulations. In 

response to ORD’s request, the SAB 

Staff Office will augment the SAB 

Exposure and Human Health Committee 

(EHHC) with additional experts to 

review EPA’s draft assessments of 

several IRIS chemicals. The augmented 

EHHC will comply with the provisions 

of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) and all appropriate SAB 

procedural policies. Upon completion, 

the panel’s report will be submitted to 

the chartered SAB for final approval for 

transmittal to the EPA Administrator. 

The augmented EHHC is being asked to 

comment on the scientific soundness of 

nine draft assessments. 

Availability of the Review Materials: 

The EPA draft assessments to be 

reviewed by the augmented EHHC will 

be made available by the Office of 

Research and Development at the 

following URL: http://cfpub.epa.gov/ 

ncea/cfm/ 

recordisplay.cfm?deid=204063. For 

questions and information concerning 

the review materials, please contact Dr. 

Chon Shoaf, at (919) 541–4155, or 

shoaf.chon@epa.gov. 

Request for Nominations: The SAB 

Staff Office is requesting nominations of 

nationally recognized experts with 


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