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                   United States Deparmetof
                                    FISH AND WILDLF SERVICE
                                          1875 CiiwBoulevard
                                          AdlnS Goia 30345
                                             August 23. 2002
      InRepyRfer TO:
FWS/RfFI         &




MW. Gary Kzster. Chairman
UtiliTrec Carbon Company
d/o Edison Electric Institute
                             NW
 701 Pennsylvania Avenu.e,
 Washington, D.C. 20004
 Dear
                                              to     sod elecricg
                                                        gas
                                                       tes        poer idsy'eforst
  The Fish and  Wildlif Service would like greenpu       asles hog eretilcro
                                  to address
  support President Bush's plan lower Mississippi  Rivr aley
  sequestfBtiOD projects in the
                                                                         folire'yor e  bertt~~l
                              reforestt~ion  projet wer dicsenefats                 member
   A num-ber of possible new would result in                  aro thnfc~l yurMissip
                                                                     lor
                                                                   enft
   Natchitoebes, Louisiana. that                                   bloeMsisppRvr
                                 the Service's consrvtflgasi
   companies and help achieve

                                                                               mandory suitabesiteswich wouldsn
                                           River  Vvally, we have identified                                          nd-
   Within the lower Mississippi                                                     oritYmonsevaio ned
                                                       effortswblue addresing P:                                 tar as
     suport teurestrhhl carbon sequestratlon with lekg, emnelC praddid wldlife habdiman ra               aia
                                           associated        plannedwt connect~imP~ttwllf
   avoiding potential problems
           efre~ft~f prjetsare purposefally                                                      reducing forest
           Thee
                                         coriotinycFlfl           contiguous forest blacks by
   byes reftbbeslfaflsbvemfjolt                                              signiificanlt habitat for Tmirot
                                               o heeprojf tswill create
   frgmeftalistXO Impemnalo                                           other native wilndlf secimes.tbyalsonfo
                                         LuisiBDLblack bea, and reduce cro siOfland                   soimelstotihflp
   waterfowl ands50ngbirds,                                        help
                               of    other benefits in that hey
    provide a wide arraysepractices. enhance watr quafltyimaprove wtrsoaei
                                                                                                       ol ohl
          incmpaibe lnd                                            rvd motatoptatisfrpbi
    maintain   stream flows and reduce floodliLandg
    outdoor recreatiofl activities.
                                                                                    we have wit,: the UitiliTTee
                    Suc reoittat~flproect wil frthr te eistngpartnerships                       adiioft o
                                                                                                    the                  o
                                                   comMP~I an coula~d     reslti iportan N~OAl
     Carbon Company and its m.ember whic oul e agda                               parviet NtonalrWildlife
                                                                                        at
     Nationsl   Wildlife Reibse System,                              w wihathe     Serie'at ronis&Vtdof galsafor
                                                agcelfeflticos,
     Refuge System under 100-year
     the Region.    These ron-tradidiofalftpublic-PfhCp&irbsavpetpmieoadae
                                           priorritis.
      our Nation's cOnserataOfl
2
Mr. GMr K~aster
                                                                                             of
                                                       intends to work with the Department
     Futemre, in support Of tbese efforts, the service             to the projoot crediting and
                       tepresident's request for iriprovernents intend to continue workinig woith
AgnicUlttUr to SUPPOrltl
                                      reduto egsr.We also
voluntary greenhouse gas emissions                               sequestrat1ioprjcSithlwe
                    at a grasS-TOctS level oTn teresttal carbon
the energy industryValley.
MAississppi River
                                                                   that is shared and supported by
The restorationl of these lands is a national cons j~~lpriority
                                          Federal agnisadntoafosVhOlognztos
numerous partners including state and
                                    and cannot be ac onpishcd without
                                                                          The contnuedspotf
Much of this restoration will not
groups like the UINliTrec Carbon Company.wilrstinlgte
                                         relationship. which we are certainwilrstinog-en
We look forward to continuing these will benefit teAmerican Public.
                                     that
 consetvatiofl and carbon benefits
                                                        Sincerely yours,



                                                       Sam D. Hamilton
                                                       Regional Director

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Letter from the Department of the Interior 8.23.02

  • 1. the interior United States Deparmetof FISH AND WILDLF SERVICE 1875 CiiwBoulevard AdlnS Goia 30345 August 23. 2002 InRepyRfer TO: FWS/RfFI & MW. Gary Kzster. Chairman UtiliTrec Carbon Company d/o Edison Electric Institute NW 701 Pennsylvania Avenu.e, Washington, D.C. 20004 Dear to sod elecricg gas tes poer idsy'eforst The Fish and Wildlif Service would like greenpu asles hog eretilcro to address support President Bush's plan lower Mississippi Rivr aley sequestfBtiOD projects in the folire'yor e bertt~~l reforestt~ion projet wer dicsenefats member A num-ber of possible new would result in aro thnfc~l yurMissip lor enft Natchitoebes, Louisiana. that bloeMsisppRvr the Service's consrvtflgasi companies and help achieve mandory suitabesiteswich wouldsn River Vvally, we have identified nd- Within the lower Mississippi oritYmonsevaio ned effortswblue addresing P: tar as suport teurestrhhl carbon sequestratlon with lekg, emnelC praddid wldlife habdiman ra aia associated plannedwt connect~imP~ttwllf avoiding potential problems efre~ft~f prjetsare purposefally reducing forest Thee coriotinycFlfl contiguous forest blacks by byes reftbbeslfaflsbvemfjolt signiificanlt habitat for Tmirot o heeprojf tswill create frgmeftalistXO Impemnalo other native wilndlf secimes.tbyalsonfo LuisiBDLblack bea, and reduce cro siOfland soimelstotihflp waterfowl ands50ngbirds, help of other benefits in that hey provide a wide arraysepractices. enhance watr quafltyimaprove wtrsoaei ol ohl incmpaibe lnd rvd motatoptatisfrpbi maintain stream flows and reduce floodliLandg outdoor recreatiofl activities. we have wit,: the UitiliTTee Suc reoittat~flproect wil frthr te eistngpartnerships adiioft o the o comMP~I an coula~d reslti iportan N~OAl Carbon Company and its m.ember whic oul e agda parviet NtonalrWildlife at Nationsl Wildlife Reibse System, w wihathe Serie'at ronis&Vtdof galsafor agcelfeflticos, Refuge System under 100-year the Region. These ron-tradidiofalftpublic-PfhCp&irbsavpetpmieoadae priorritis. our Nation's cOnserataOfl
  • 2. 2 Mr. GMr K~aster of intends to work with the Department Futemre, in support Of tbese efforts, the service to the projoot crediting and tepresident's request for iriprovernents intend to continue workinig woith AgnicUlttUr to SUPPOrltl reduto egsr.We also voluntary greenhouse gas emissions sequestrat1ioprjcSithlwe at a grasS-TOctS level oTn teresttal carbon the energy industryValley. MAississppi River that is shared and supported by The restorationl of these lands is a national cons j~~lpriority Federal agnisadntoafosVhOlognztos numerous partners including state and and cannot be ac onpishcd without The contnuedspotf Much of this restoration will not groups like the UINliTrec Carbon Company.wilrstinlgte relationship. which we are certainwilrstinog-en We look forward to continuing these will benefit teAmerican Public. that consetvatiofl and carbon benefits Sincerely yours, Sam D. Hamilton Regional Director