80 FR 67386 - Endangered and Threatened Species; Recovery Plans
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 211 (November 2, 2015)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 211 (November 2, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 211 (Monday, November 2, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 67386-67389] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-27854] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XE232 Endangered and Threatened Species; Recovery Plans AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We, NMFS, announce that the Proposed Endangered Species Act (ESA) Recovery Plan for Snake River Fall Chinook Salmon (Proposed Plan) is available for public review and comment. The Proposed Plan addresses the Snake River Fall Chinook Salmon (Onchorhynchus tshawytscha) evolutionarily significant unit (ESU), which is listed as threatened under the ESA. The geographic area covered by [[Page 67387]] the Proposed Plan is the lower and middle mainstem Snake River and tributaries as well as the mainstem Columbia River below its confluence with the Snake River. As required under the ESA, the Proposed Plan contains objective, measurable delisting criteria, site-specific management actions necessary to achieve the Proposed Plan's goals, and estimates of the time and cost required to implement recovery actions. We are soliciting review and comment from the public and all interested parties on the Proposed Plan. DATES: We will consider and address, as appropriate, all substantive comments received during the comment period. Comments on the Proposed Plan must be received no later than 5 p.m. Pacific daylight time on January 4, 2016. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the Public Draft Recovery Plan by the following methods:Electronic Submissions: Submit all electronic public comments via: nmfs.wcr.snakeriverfallchinookplan@noaa.gov. Please include ``Comments on Snake River Fall Chinook Salmon Recovery Plan'' in the subject line of the email. Mail: Patricia Dornbusch, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1201 NE. Lloyd Boulevard, Suite 1100, Portland, OR 97232. Facsimile: (503) 230-5441. Instructions: Electronic copies of the Proposed Plan are available on the NMFS Web site at: http://www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/protected_species/salmon_steelhead/recovery_planning_and_implementation/snake_river/current_snake_river_recovery_plan_documents.html. Persons wishing to obtain an electronic copy on CD ROM of the Proposed Plan may do so by calling Bonnie Hossack at (503) 736-4741 or by emailing a request to bonnie.hossack@noaa.gov with the subject line ``CD ROM Request for Snake River Fall Chinook Salmon Recovery Plan.'' FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Dornbusch, NMFS Snake River Fall Chinook Salmon Recovery Coordinator, at (503) 230-5430, or patty.dornbusch@noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background We are responsible for developing and implementing recovery plans for Pacific salmon and steelhead listed under the ESA of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Recovery means that the listed species and their ecosystems are sufficiently restored, and their future secured, to the point that the protections of the ESA are no longer necessary. Section 4(f)(1) of the ESA requires that recovery plans include, to the extent practicable: (1) Objective, measurable criteria which, when met, would result in a determination that the species is no longer threatened or endangered; (2) site-specific management actions necessary to achieve the plan's goals; and (3) estimates of the time required and costs to implement recovery actions. The ESA requires the development of recovery plans for each listed species unless such a plan would not promote its recovery. We believe it is essential to have local support of recovery plans by those whose activities directly affect the listed species and whose continued commitment and leadership will be needed to implement the necessary recovery actions. We therefore support and participate in collaborative efforts to develop recovery plans that involve state, tribal, and federal entities, local communities, and other stakeholders. For this Proposed Plan for threatened Snake River Fall Chinook Salmon, we worked collaboratively with state, tribal, and federal partners to produce a recovery plan that satisfies the ESA requirements. We have determined that this Proposed ESA Recovery Plan for Snake River Fall Chinook Salmon meets the statutory requirements for a recovery plan and are proposing to adopt it as the ESA recovery plan for this threatened species. Section 4(f) of the ESA, as amended in 1988, requires that public notice and an opportunity for public review and comment be provided prior to final approval of a recovery plan. This notice solicits comments on this Proposed Plan. Development of the Proposed Plan For the purpose of recovery planning for the ESA-listed species of Pacific salmon and steelhead in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, NMFS designated five geographically based ``recovery domains.'' The Snake River Fall Chinook Salmon ESU spawning range is in the Interior Columbia domain. For each domain, NMFS appointed a team of scientists, nominated for their geographic and species expertise, to provide a solid scientific foundation for recovery plans. The Interior Columbia Technical Recovery Team included biologists from NMFS, other federal agencies, states, tribes, and academic institutions. A primary task for the Interior Columbia Technical Recovery Team was to recommend criteria for determining when each component population within an ESU or distinct population segment (DPS) should be considered viable (i.e., when they are have a low risk of extinction over a 100-year period) and when ESUs or DPSs have a risk of extinction consistent with no longer needing the protections of the ESA. All Technical Recovery Teams used the same biological principles for developing their recommendations; these principles are described in the NOAA technical memorandum Viable Salmonid Populations and the Recovery of Evolutionarily Significant Units (McElhany et al., 2000). Viable salmonid populations (VSP) are defined in terms of four parameters: abundance, productivity or growth rate, spatial structure, and diversity. We also collaborated with state, tribal, and federal biologists and resource managers to provide technical information used to develop the Proposed Plan. In addition, NMFS established a multi-state (Idaho, Oregon, and Washington), tribal, and federal partners' regional forum called the Snake River Coordination Group that addresses the four ESA- listed Snake River salmon and steelhead species. They met twice a year to be briefed and provide technical and policy information to NMFS. We presented regular updates on the status of this Proposed Plan to the Snake River Coordination Group and posted draft chapters on NMFS' West Coast Region Snake River recovery planning Web page. We also made full drafts of the Proposed Plan available for review to the state, tribal, and Federal entities with whom we collaborated to develop the plan. In addition to the Proposed Plan, we developed and incorporated the Module for the Ocean Environment (Fresh et al. 2014) as Appendix D to address Snake River Fall Chinook Salmon recovery needs in the Columbia River estuary, plume, and Pacific Ocean. To address recovery needs related to the Columbia River Hydropower System, we developed and incorporated the Supplemental Recovery Plan Module for Snake River Salmon and Steelhead Mainstem Columbia River Hydropower Projects (NMFS 2014b) as Appendix E of this Proposed Plan. To address recovery needs related to the Lower Columbia River mainstem and estuary, we incorporated the Columbia River Estuary ESA Recovery Plan Module for Salmon and Steelhead (NMFS 2011a) as Appendix F. To address recovery needs for fishery harvest management in the mainstem Snake and Columbia Rivers, Columbia River estuary, and ocean, we developed and incorporated the Snake River Harvest Module (NMFS 2014a) as Appendix G. [[Page 67388]] The Proposed Plan, including the recovery plan modules, is now available for public review and comment. Contents of Proposed Plan The Proposed Plan contains biological background and contextual information that includes description of the ESU, the planning area, and the context of the plan's development. It presents relevant information on ESU structure, guidelines for assessing salmonid population and ESU status, and a brief summary of Interior Columbia Technical Recovery Team products on population structure and species status. It also presents NMFS' proposed biological viability criteria and threats criteria for delisting. As described in Chapter 2 of the Proposed Plan, the historical Snake River fall Chinook salmon ESU consisted of two populations. The population above the Hells Canyon Dam Complex is extirpated, leaving only one extant population--the Lower Mainstem Snake River population. An ESU with a single population would be at greater extinction risk than an ESU with multiple populations. This is a key consideration in the proposed Snake River fall Chinook salmon biological viability criteria, since there is more than one possible scenario for achieving the criteria. The proposed viability criteria include two possible scenarios and a placeholder for developing additional scenarios that would be consistent with delisting. Scenario A focuses on achieving ESA delisting with two populations (i.e., the extant Lower Mainstem Snake River population and a recovered Middle Snake population above the Hells Canyon Complex). Scenario B illustrates a single-population pathway to delisting. The placeholder scenario describes a framework under which additional single-population scenarios could be developed that would involve developing natural production emphasis areas that would have a low percentage of hatchery-origin spawners. NMFS is interested in comments on how such additional scenarios might be developed, potentially for inclusion in the final recovery plan. The Proposed Plan also describes specific information on the following: Current status of Snake River Fall Chinook Salmon; limiting factors and threats throughout the life cycle that have contributed to the species decline; recovery strategies and actions addressing these limiting factors and threats; and a proposed research, monitoring, and evaluation program for adaptive management. For recovery actions, the Proposed Plan includes a table summarizing each proposed action, life stage affected, estimated costs, timing, and potential implementing entities. It also describes how implementation, prioritization of actions, and adaptive management will proceed. The Proposed Plan also summarizes time and costs (Chapter 9) required to implement recovery actions. In some cases, costs of implementing actions could not be determined at this time and NMFS is interested in additional information regarding scale, scope, and costs of these actions. We are also particularly interested in comments on establishing appropriate forums to coordinate implementation of the recovery plan. How NMFS and Others Expect To Use the Plan With approval of the final recovery plan, we will commit to implement the actions in the plan for which we have authority and funding; encourage other federal and state agencies and tribal governments to implement recovery actions for which they have responsibility, authority, and funding; and work cooperatively with the public and local stakeholders on implementation of other actions. We expect the recovery plan to guide us and other federal agencies in evaluating federal actions under ESA section 7, as well as in implementing other provisions of the ESA and other statutes. For example, the plan will provide greater biological context for evaluating the effects that a proposed action may have on a species by providing delisting criteria, information on priority areas for addressing specific limiting factors, and information on how the ESU can tolerate varying levels of risk. When we are considering a species for delisting, the agency will examine whether the section 4(a)(1) listing factors have been addressed. To assist in this examination, we will use the delisting criteria described in Section 3.2 and Section 3.3 of the Proposed Plan, which include both biological criteria and criteria addressing each of the ESA section 4(a)(1) listing factors, as well as any other relevant data and policy considerations. We will also work with the proposed implementation structure, as described in Chapter 8 of the Proposed Plan, to coordinate among existing forums, develop implementation priorities, and address science and adaptive management issues. Conclusion Section 4(f)(1)(B) of the ESA requires that recovery plans incorporate, to the extent practicable, (1) objective, measurable criteria which, when met, would result in a determination that the species is no longer threatened or endangered; (2) site-specific management actions necessary to achieve the plan's goals; and (3) estimates of the time required and costs to implement recovery actions. We conclude that the Proposed Plan meets the requirements of ESA section 4(f) and are proposing to adopt it as the ESA Recovery Plan for Snake River Fall Chinook Salmon. Public Comments Solicited We are soliciting written comments on the Proposed Plan. All substantive comments received by the date specified above will be considered and incorporated, as appropriate, prior to our decision whether to approve the plan. While we invite comments on all aspects of the Proposed Plan, we are particularly interested in comments on developing specific scenarios to address the placeholder recovery scenario, comments on the cost of recovery actions for which we have not yet determined implementation costs, and comments on establishing an appropriate implementation forum for the plan. We will issue a news release announcing the adoption and availability of the final plan. We will post on the NMFS West Coast Region Web site (www.wcr.noaa.gov) a summary of, and responses to, the comments received, along with electronic copies of the final plan and its appendices. Literature Cited Fresh, K. et al. 2014. Module for the Ocean Environment. NMFS Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, WA. http://www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/publications/recovery_planning/salmon_steelhead/domains/interior_columbia/snake/ocean_module.pdf. McElhany, P., M.H. Ruckelshaus, M.J. Ford, T.C. Wainwright, and E.P. Bjorkstedt. 2000. Viable salmon populations and the recovery of evolutionarily significant units. U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA Tech. Memo., NMFS NWFSC 42, 156 p. NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service). 2011. Columbia River Estuary ESA Recovery Plan Module for Salmon and Steelhead. NMFS Northwest Region. Portland, OR. January. Prepared for NMFS by the Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership (contractor) and PC Trask & Associates, Inc., subcontractor. http://www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/publications/recovery_planning/salmon_steelhead/domains/interior_columbia/snake/estuary-mod.pdf. NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service). 2014a. Supplemental recovery plan module for Snake River salmon and steelhead mainstem Columbia River [[Page 67389]] hydropower projects. Portland, OR. http://www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/publications/recovery_planning/salmon_steelhead/domains/interior_columbia/snake/hydro_supplemental_recovery_plan_module_063014.pdf. NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service). 2014b. Snake River Harvest Module. Portland, OR. http://www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/publications/recovery_planning/salmon_steelhead/domains/interior_columbia/snake/harvest_module_062514.pdf. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. Dated: October 27, 2015. Angela Somma, Chief, Endangered Species Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2015-27854 Filed 10-30-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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Commerce. regarding the strengths and weaknesses Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
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Webinar 2 and 3. Participants for SEDAR Workshops are Commerce.
appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South ACTION: Notice of availability; request
SUMMARY: The SEDAR 41 assessments of Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery for comments.
the South Atlantic stocks of red snapper Management Councils and NOAA
and gray triggerfish will consist of a Fisheries Southeast Regional Office, SUMMARY: We, NMFS, announce that the
series of workshop and webinars: Data Highly Migratory Species Management Proposed Endangered Species Act (ESA)
Workshops; an Assessment Workshop Division, and Southeast Fisheries Recovery Plan for Snake River Fall
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and webinars; and a Review Workshop. Science Center. Participants include: Chinook Salmon (Proposed Plan) is
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Data collectors and database managers; available for public review and
DATES: SEDAR 41 Assessment Webinar stock assessment scientists, biologists, comment. The Proposed Plan addresses
2 will be held on Tuesday, November and researchers; constituency the Snake River Fall Chinook Salmon
17, 2015, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. and representatives including fishermen, (Onchorhynchus tshawytscha)
Assessment Webinar 3 will be held on environmentalists, and non- evolutionarily significant unit (ESU),
Tuesday, December 1, 2015, from 9 a.m. governmental organizations (NGOs); which is listed as threatened under the
until 1 p.m. international experts; and staff of ESA. The geographic area covered by
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hydropower projects. Portland, OR. Chapter, and the stock assessments for 1. Policy Guidance
http://www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/ BSAI and GOA groundfishes), and
publications/recovery_planning/salmon_ Joint Statement of Principles on Student
recommend final groundfish harvest
steelhead/domains/interior_columbia/ Loan Servicing
specifications for 2016/17.
snake/hydro_supplemental_recovery_ The U.S. Department of Education,
plan_module_063014.pdf. PLEASE NOTE: Beginning October
10th, U.S. Driver’s licenses will be the U.S. Department of the Treasury,
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service).
2014b. Snake River Harvest Module. accepted for admittance to the NOAA and the Consumer Financial Protection
Portland, OR. http:// facility only if they are Real ID Bureau have developed a Joint
www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/ compliant. Alternative identification, Statement of Principles on Student Loan
publications/recovery_planning/salmon_ such as a passport, will be required if a Servicing as a framework to improve
steelhead/domains/interior_columbia/ license is non-compliant. For more student loan servicing practices,
snake/harvest_module_062514.pdf. information see http://www.dhs.gov/ promote borrower success and minimize
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. real-id-public-faqs. defaults.1
Dated: October 27, 2015. The Agenda is subject to change, and General Principles for Student Loan
Angela Somma, the latest version will be posted at Servicing 2
Chief, Endangered Species Conservation http://www.npfmc.org/fishery- Consistent with their respective
Division, Office of Protected Resources, management-plan-team/goa-bsai- authorities, responsibilities, and
National Marine Fisheries Service. groundfish-plan-team/. missions, the Departments and the
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These meetings are physically borrowers have access to (1) the
accessible to people with disabilities. information they need to repay their
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Requests for sign language loans responsibly and avoid default; (2)
interpretation or other auxiliary aids protections so that they will be treated
National Oceanic and Atmospheric should be directed to Shannon Gleason fairly even if they are struggling to repay
Administration at (907) 271–2809 at least 7 working their loans; and (3) mechanisms so that
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Dated: October 28, 2015. assurances that student loan servicers,
North Pacific Fishery Management Jeffrey N. Lonergan, both in the marketplace and through
Council; Public Meeting Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable federally-contracted companies, are
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. held accountable for their conduct. The
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries following principles have been
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and [FR Doc. 2015–27832 Filed 10–30–15; 8:45 am]
developed to advance these goals.
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
There are four main types of
Commerce. postsecondary education loans under
ACTION: Notice of public meeting. which borrowers have outstanding
BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL balances. Direct Loans are federal loans
SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery made directly to borrowers by the U.S.
Management Council (Council) PROTECTION
Department of Education through the
Groundfish Plan Team will meet in William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan
Seattle, WA. Joint Statement of Principles on
Student Loan Servicing program. Federal Family Education
DATES: The meeting will be held on Loan Program (FFELP) loans were
Monday, November 16, to Friday, AGENCY: Bureau of Consumer Financial originated by private lenders and
November 20, 2015, from 8 a.m. to 5 Protection. guaranteed by the federal government.
p.m. ACTION: Policy Guidance. Federal Perkins Loans, which are co-
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at funded by institutions of higher
the Alaska Fishery Science Center, SUMMARY: On September 29, 2015, the education and the federal government,
Traynor Room 2076 and NMML Room Bureau of Consumer Financial
2039, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Protection (Bureau) joined with the U.S. 1 On March 10, 2015, the President signed a
Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Presidential Memorandum on a Student Aid Bill of
Building 4, Seattle, WA 98115. Rights to Help Ensure Affordable Loan Repayment.
Council address: North Pacific Department of Education to release a The President directed the Secretary of Education,
Fishery Management Council, 605 W. Joint Statement of Principles on Student in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury
Loan Servicing as a framework for and the Director of the Consumer Financial
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK Protection Bureau, to issue a report by October 1,
99501–2252; telephone: (907) 271–2809. policymakers and market participants 2015 on, among other things, recommendations
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
looking to improve student loan concerning private and federal student loan
Diana Stram, Council staff; telephone: servicing practices, promote borrower servicing standards, flexible repayment
success, and mitigate defaults. This opportunities for all student loan borrowers, and
(907) 271–2809. changes to bankruptcy laws. This Joint Statement of
Policy Guidance sets forth those joint Principles on Student Loan Servicing informed this
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
principles. required report.
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Agenda DATES: This Policy Guidance is
2 On September 30, 2015, the Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau released Student Loan Servicing:
Monday, November 16, 2015 to Friday, applicable November 2, 2015. Analysis of Public Input and Recommendations for
November 20, 2015 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reform, analyzing comments the Bureau solicited
from stakeholders including student loan
The Plan Teams will compile and Michael Pierce, Program Manager, borrowers, federal student loan servicers, private
review the annual Groundfish Stock Office for Students and Young student loan market participants, policy experts,
Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Americans, 1700 G Street NW., 20552, and state law enforcement officials and regulators
202–435–7938. as part of the Departments’ and the Bureau’s joint
(SAFE) reports, (including the Economic efforts to identify initiatives to strengthen student
Report, the Ecosystems Consideration SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: loan servicing.
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