Tuesday, June 12, 2012 to Wednesday, June 13, 2012
DoubleTree Hotel
100 Madison Street
Missoula, MT 59802 (map)
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Tuesday, June 12
Fish and Wildlife Committee Meeting - 8:30am Mountain Daylight Time - Blackfoot Room
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- Project Review: Step 2 and 3 review of the Snake River Sockeye Captive Propagation, Project 2007-402-00 – Springfield Sockeye Hatchery
- Final Staff recommendations for Resident Fish, Data management and Coordination projects
- Planning for the Geographic Category Reviews
- Discussion of ISAB’s comments on the draft MERR program framework
- Background and context for a committee recommendation to release High Level Indicators for public comment
- Idaho hatchery/supplementation policies and activities (updated 6/20) - Paul Kline
- Next steps on ocean research projects
Power Committee - 8:30am Mountain Daylight Time - Bitterroot Room
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- RTF Charter & Bylaws - Jim West, Co-chair of RTF Policy Advisory Committee
- RTF membership solicitation plan
- Review of Sixth Power Plan Action Plan implementation status
- Proposed analysis for mid-term assessment
- Update on data center loads
- Enhancements to natural gas modeling
- Update (18mb PDF) on natural gas price forecast
- Update on generating resource database and improvements
Council Meeting - 3pm Mountain Daylight Time - Blackfoot Room
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| 3 - 3:15pm | Reports from Fish and Wildlife, Power and Public Affairs committee chairs: Phil Rockefeller, chair, fish and wildlife committee; Jim Yost, chair, power committee; and Bill Bradbury, chair, public affairs committee. |
| 3:15 - 3:30pm | Public comment on any issue before the Council
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1. | 3:30 - 4:15pm | NorthWestern Energy presentation (updated 6/20) on IRP and issues of interest: John Hines, Vice President - Supply; and John Bushnell, Lead Supply Planner, NorthWestern Energy, LLC. |
| 4:15 - 4:30pm | Break |
2. | 4:30 - 4:45 pm | Council decision on RTF Charter and Bylaws pending advice from RTFPAC: Jim West, Co-chair of RTF Policy Advisory Committee; and Sandra Hirotsu, senior counsel. |
3. | 4:45 - 5pm | RTF Membership Solicitation Announcement: Sandra Hirotsu. |
The Public Affairs Committee will meet at the close of business on Tuesday, June 12.
Wednesday, June 13
Continuation of Council Meeting - 8:30am Mountain Daylight Time - Blackfoot Room
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4. | 8:30 - 8:45am | Council decision on Project Review: Step 2 and 3 review of the Snake River Sockeye Captive Propagation, Project 2007-402-00. Springfield Sockeye Hatchery - Snake River Sockeye Program |
5. | 8:45 - 9:15am | Update (updated 6/20) on coordinated management of the Blackfoot River Watershed: Gary Burnett, Executive Director, Blackfoot Challenge. |
6. | 9:15 - 9:30am | Council decision to release High Level Indicators for public comment: Tony Grover, director, fish and wildlife division, Nancy Leonard, fish, wildlife and ecosystem monitoring and evaluation manager; and John Harrison, information officer. |
7. | 9:30 - 10am | Briefing on resident fish, data management and coordination projects: Lynn Palensky, program development. |
8. | 10 - 10:30am | Summary of input on mid-term assessment and planned analytics: Charlie Grist, senior analyst. |
9. | 10:30am | Council Business: |
The times listed for specific agenda items, and the order of those items, are approximate and are subject to change.
Reports from Fish and Wildlife, Power and Public Affairs committee chairs: Phil Rockefeller, chair, fish and wildlife committee; Jim Yost, chair, power committee; and Bill Bradbury, chair, public affairs committee.
1:45 - 2pm
Public comment on any issue before the Council
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2 - 3:30pm
Council decision on Resident Fish, Data management and Coordination projects: Tony Grover, director, fish and wildlife division; and Lynn Palensky, program development.
2.
3:30 - 4pm
Presentation by the Upper Snake River Tribes: Billy A. Bell, Chairman Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe - USRT Commission Chair; Charisse Soucie, Chairperson Burns Paiute Tribe – USRT Commission Member; Nathan Small, Chairman Shoshone-Bannock Tribes – USRT Commission Member; and Terry Gibson, Chairman Shoshone-Paiute Tribes – USRT Commission Member. Postponed for a later meeting.
The Public Affairs Committee will meet at the close of business on Tuesday, July 10, in the Boise Meeting Room.
Wednesday, July 11
Continuation of Council Meeting - 8:30am - Payette Meeting Room
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3. | 8:30 - 9am | Report on Idaho Power Company’s wind integration study: Mark Stokes, manager of power supply planning, Idaho Power Company. (updated 7/10) |
4. | 9 - 9:30am | Briefing on Idaho regional transmission issues: Marsha Smith, Commissioner, Idaho Public Utilities Commission. |
5. | 9:30 - 10am | Briefing on Sixth Power Plan mid-term assessment: Charlie Black, director, power division. (updated 7/10) |
| 10 - 10:15am | Break |
6. | 10:15 - 10:45am | Annual Report on Regional Technical Forum: Nick O’Neil, RTF manager; and Gillian Charles, energy policy analyst. (updated 7/10) |
7. | 10:45 - 11:15am | Briefing on progress in Lemhi River watershed: Don Olson, Rancher, Chairman of the Upper Salmon Basin Watershed Project Advisory Board; Hans Koenig, Upper Salmon Basin Watershed Program, Project Coordinator; and Mike Edmondson, Office of Species Conservation, Project Manager. (updated 7/10) |
8. | 11:15 - 11:45am | Update on activities and projects with the Columbia Basin Trust: John Harrison, information officer; JohnShurts, general counsel; and Peter Paquet, manager, wildlife and resident fish. |
9. | 11:45am | Council Business |
The times listed for specific agenda items, and the order of those items, are approximate and are subject to change.