NOVEMBER 15, 2016
PROPOSED INDEPENDENT
TRIBAL PRESS ORDINANCE
OPEN FOR COMMENT
The Tribal Council has proposed adoption of an Independent Tribal
Press Ordinance. The first reading of the proposed Ordinance was
presented at the October 26, 2016, Tribal Council meeting.
The purpose of the new Independent Tribal Press Ordinance is
to establish a free and independent press and to ensure the Tribal
publication has the independence to report objectively.
Under the new Ordinance, the Editor of Smoke Signals would re-
port to an Editorial Board. The Editor and Editorial Board members
would be required to adhere to the standards of accepted ethics of
journalism as defined by the Society of Professional Journalists and
endorsed by the Native American Journalists Association.
Tribal Council invites comment on the proposed Independent Tribal
Press Ordinance.
For a copy of the proposed Ordinance, please contact the Tribal
Attorney’s Office at 503-879-4664.
Please send your comments to the Tribal Attorney’s Office, 9615
Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347 or by e-mail to
legal@grandronde.org.
Comments must be received by Dec. 1, 2016. 
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PUBLIC NOTICE
COLUMBIA RIVER SYSTEM OPERATIONS —
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, and Bon-
neville Power Administration, referred to as the Action Agencies,
intend to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) on the
Columbia River System operations and configurations for 14 federal
projects in the interior Columbia Basin.
In this Columbia River System Operations EIS, the three agen-
cies will present a reasonable range of alternatives for long-term
system operations and evaluate the potential environmental and
socioeconomic impacts on flood risk management, irrigation, power
generation, navigation, fish and wildlife, cultural resources and
recreation. The Action Agencies will serve as joint-lead agencies in
developing the EIS.
Comments received during the public scoping period (Sept. 30,
2016 — Jan. 17, 2017) provides anyone who is interested an oppor-
tunity to help the agencies identify issues and concerns that could
be analyzed in the EIS. The Agencies welcome your comments,
suggestions and information that may inform the scope of issues,
potential effects, and range of alternatives that should be evaluat-
ed in the EIS. Letters of comment or inquiry can be submitted to
comment@crso.info or addressed to: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Northwestern Division, Attn: CRSO EIS, P.O. Box 2870, Portland,
Ore. 97208-2870. Comments may also be submitted at public scoping
meetings to be conducted by the Agencies as follows:
• Tuesday, Dec. 6, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., The Columbia Gorge Discovery
Center, River Gallery Room, 5000 Discovery Drive, The Dalles,
OR.
• Wednesday, Dec. 7, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Oregon Convention Center,
777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR.
• Thursday, Dec. 8, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., The Loft at the Red Building,
20 Basin St., Astoria, OR.
All comments need to be submitted by Jan. 17, 2017. For additional
information, please visit www.crso.info or call 1-800-290-5033.
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