Document ID: FERC-2011-0490-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Memorandums of Understanding; Availability: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service To Promote Conservation of Migratory Birds
Posted Date: 2011-04-05T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 5, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 18754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8021]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Notice of Availability of a Memorandum of Understanding Between 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service To Promote Conservation of Migratory Birds

    This notice announces the availability of a Memorandum of 
Understanding (MOU) between the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(FERC) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to Promote 
Conservation of Migratory Birds signed March 30, 2011. The MOU provides 
for strengthening migratory bird conservation by identifying and 
implementing strategies that promote conservation and reduce or 
eliminate adverse impacts on migratory birds through enhanced 
collaboration between FERC and FWS.
    The MOU identifies specific activities where cooperation between 
FERC and FWS will contribute to the conservation of migratory birds and 
their habitat, and outlines a collaborative approach to promoting the 
conservation of migratory bird populations and furthering 
implementation of the migratory bird conventions, the Migratory Bird 
Treaty Act, the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, and other 
pertinent statutes. The implementation of the MOU will be coordinated 
through ongoing communication between the FERC Office of Energy 
Projects and the FWS Division of Migratory Bird Management.
    The MOU will be available on the FERC (http://www.ferc.gov/legal/maj-ord-reg/mou.asp) and FWS (http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/PartnershipsAndIniatives.html) Web sites.
    For further information, contact Alan Mitchnick, 202-502-6074, 
alan.mitchnick@ferc.gov (hydropower); Medha Kochhar, 202-502-8964, 
medha.kochhar@ferc.gov (natural gas pipelines); or Shannon Crosley, 
202-502-8853, shannon.crosley@ferc.gov (transmission lines).

    Dated: March 30, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-8021 Filed 4-4-11; 8:45 am]
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