80 FR 9260 - Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 34 (February 20, 2015)

Page Range		9260-9260
FR Document		2015-03499

Notice is hereby given that the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe have submitted three Hatchery and Genetic Management Plans, to be considered jointly, to NMFS pursuant to the limitation on take prohibitions for actions conducted under Limit 6 of the 4(d) Rule for salmon and steelhead promulgated under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The plans specify the propagation of three species of salmon in the Dungeness River watershed of Washington State. This document serves to notify the public of the availability for comment of the proposed evaluation of the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) as to whether implementation of the joint plan will appreciably reduce the likelihood of survival and recovery of ESA-listed Puget Sound Chinook salmon and Puget Sound steelhead. This notice further advises the public of the availability for review of a draft Environmental Assessment of the effects of the NMFS determination on the subject joint plans.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; availability of joint state/tribal hatchery plans and 
request for comment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Washington Department of Fish 
and Wildlife and the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe have submitted three 
Hatchery and Genetic Management Plans, to be considered jointly, to 
NMFS pursuant to the limitation on take prohibitions for actions 
conducted under Limit 6 of the 4(d) Rule for salmon and steelhead 
promulgated under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The plans specify 
the propagation of three species of salmon in the Dungeness River 
watershed of Washington State. This document serves to notify the 
public of the availability for comment of the proposed evaluation of 
the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) as to whether implementation of 
the joint plan will appreciably reduce the likelihood of survival and 
recovery of ESA-listed Puget Sound Chinook salmon and Puget Sound 
steelhead.
    This notice further advises the public of the availability for 
review of a draft Environmental Assessment of the effects of the NMFS 
determination on the subject joint plans.

DATES: Comments must be received at the appropriate address or fax 
number (see ADDRESSES) no later than 5 p.m. Pacific time on March 23, 
2015.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the proposed evaluation and pending 
determination should be addressed to the NMFS Sustainable Fisheries 
Division, 510 Desmond Dr., Suite 103, Lacey, WA 98503. Comments may be 
submitted by email. The mailbox address for providing email comments 
is: [email protected]. Include in the subject line of 
the email comment the following identifier: Comments on Dungeness River 
hatchery programs. Comment may also be sent via facsimile (fax) to 
(360) 753-9517.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Tynan at (360) 753-9579 or email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

ESA-Listed Species Covered in This Notice

    Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha): Threatened, naturally 
produced and artificially propagated Puget Sound.
    Steelhead (O. mykiss): Threatened, naturally produced and 
artificially propagated Puget Sound.
    Chum salmon (O. keta): Threatened, naturally produced and 
artificially propagated Hood Canal summer-run.
    Bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus): Threatened Puget Sound/
Washington Coast.
    The Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe and the WDFW have submitted to NMFS 
plans for three jointly operated hatchery programs in the Dungeness 
River basin. The plans were submitted in January 2013, pursuant to 
limit 6 of the 4(d) Rule for the listed Puget Sound Chinook salmon 
evolutionarily significant unit (ESU) and listed Puget Sound steelhead 
distinct population segment (DPS). The plans reflect refinements of 
existing plans provided previously and evaluated pursuant to the 4(d) 
Rule. The hatchery programs release ESA-listed Chinook salmon and non-
listed coho and fall-run pink salmon into the Dungeness River 
watershed. All three programs release fish native to the Dungeness 
River basin. All of the programs are currently operating.
    As required by the ESA 4(d) Rule (65 FR 42422, July 10, 2000, as 
updated in 70 FR 37160, June 28, 2005), the Secretary is seeking public 
comment on her pending determination as to whether the joint plans for 
hatchery programs in the Dungeness River would appreciably reduce the 
likelihood of survival and recovery of the ESA-listed Puget Sound 
salmon and steelhead.
    Under section 4(d) of the ESA, the Secretary is required to adopt 
such regulations as she deems necessary and advisable for the 
conservation of species listed as threatened. NMFS has issued a final 
ESA 4(d) Rule for salmon and steelhead, adopting in Limit 6 regulations 
necessary and advisable to harmonize statutory conservation 
requirements with tribal rights and the Federal trust responsibility to 
tribes (50 CFR 223.209).
    This 4(d) Rule applies the prohibitions enumerated in section 
9(a)(1) of the ESA. NMFS did not find it necessary and advisable to 
apply the take prohibitions described in section 9(a)(1)(B) and 
9(a)(1)(C) to artificial propagation activities if those activities are 
managed in accordance with a joint plan whose implementation has been 
determined by the Secretary to not appreciably reduce the likelihood of 
survival and recovery of the listed salmonids. As specified in limit 6 
of the 4(d) Rule, before the Secretary makes a decision on the joint 
plan, the public must have an opportunity to review and comment on the 
pending determination.

Authority

    Under section 4 of the ESA, the Secretary of Commerce is required 
to adopt such regulations as she deems necessary and advisable for the 
conservation of species listed as threatened. The ESA salmon and 
steelhead 4(d) Rule (65 FR 42422, July 10, 2000, as updated in 70 FR 
37160, June 28, 2005) specifies categories of activities that 
contribute to the conservation of listed salmonids and sets out the 
criteria for such activities. Limit 6 of the updated 4(d) Rule (50 CFR 
223.203(b)(6)) further provides that the prohibitions of paragraph (a) 
of the updated 4(d) Rule (50 CFR 223.203(a)) do not apply to activities 
associated with a joint state/tribal artificial propagation plan 
provided that the joint plan has been determined by NMFS to be in 
accordance with the salmon and steelhead 4(d) Rule (65 FR 42422, July 
10, 2000, as updated in 70 FR 37160, June 28, 2005).

    Dated: February 13, 2015.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER determination should be addressed to Under section 4(d) of the ESA, the
contains documents other than rules or the NMFS Sustainable Fisheries Secretary is required to adopt such
proposed rules that are applicable to the Division, 510 Desmond Dr., Suite 103, regulations as she deems necessary and
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, Lacey, WA 98503. Comments may be advisable for the conservation of species
committee meetings, agency decisions and submitted by email. The mailbox listed as threatened. NMFS has issued a
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
address for providing email comments final ESA 4(d) Rule for salmon and
petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are is: DungenessHatcheries.wcr@noaa.gov. steelhead, adopting in Limit 6
examples of documents appearing in this Include in the subject line of the email regulations necessary and advisable to
section. comment the following identifier: harmonize statutory conservation
Comments on Dungeness River hatchery requirements with tribal rights and the
programs. Comment may also be sent Federal trust responsibility to tribes (50
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE via facsimile (fax) to (360) 753–9517. CFR 223.209).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim This 4(d) Rule applies the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Tynan at (360) 753–9579 or email: prohibitions enumerated in section
Administration tim.tynan@noaa.gov. 9(a)(1) of the ESA. NMFS did not find
it necessary and advisable to apply the
RIN 0648–XD77 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
take prohibitions described in section
Endangered and Threatened Species; ESA-Listed Species Covered in This 9(a)(1)(B) and 9(a)(1)(C) to artificial
Take of Anadromous Fish Notice propagation activities if those activities
Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus are managed in accordance with a joint
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries plan whose implementation has been
tshawytscha): Threatened, naturally
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and determined by the Secretary to not
produced and artificially propagated
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), appreciably reduce the likelihood of
Puget Sound.
Commerce. survival and recovery of the listed
Steelhead (O. mykiss): Threatened,
ACTION: Notice; availability of joint naturally produced and artificially salmonids. As specified in limit 6 of the
state/tribal hatchery plans and request propagated Puget Sound. 4(d) Rule, before the Secretary makes a
for comment. Chum salmon (O. keta): Threatened, decision on the joint plan, the public
naturally produced and artificially must have an opportunity to review and
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that comment on the pending determination.
propagated Hood Canal summer-run.
the Washington Department of Fish and
Bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus): Authority
Wildlife and the Jamestown S’Klallam
Threatened Puget Sound/Washington
Tribe have submitted three Hatchery Under section 4 of the ESA, the
Coast.
and Genetic Management Plans, to be Secretary of Commerce is required to
The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe and
considered jointly, to NMFS pursuant to adopt such regulations as she deems
the WDFW have submitted to NMFS
the limitation on take prohibitions for necessary and advisable for the
plans for three jointly operated hatchery
actions conducted under Limit 6 of the conservation of species listed as
programs in the Dungeness River basin.
4(d) Rule for salmon and steelhead threatened. The ESA salmon and
The plans were submitted in January
promulgated under the Endangered steelhead 4(d) Rule (65 FR 42422, July
2013, pursuant to limit 6 of the 4(d)
Species Act (ESA). The plans specify 10, 2000, as updated in 70 FR 37160,
Rule for the listed Puget Sound Chinook
the propagation of three species of June 28, 2005) specifies categories of
salmon evolutionarily significant unit
salmon in the Dungeness River activities that contribute to the
(ESU) and listed Puget Sound steelhead
watershed of Washington State. This conservation of listed salmonids and
distinct population segment (DPS). The
document serves to notify the public of sets out the criteria for such activities.
plans reflect refinements of existing
the availability for comment of the Limit 6 of the updated 4(d) Rule (50
plans provided previously and
proposed evaluation of the Secretary of CFR 223.203(b)(6)) further provides that
evaluated pursuant to the 4(d) Rule. The
Commerce (Secretary) as to whether the prohibitions of paragraph (a) of the
hatchery programs release ESA-listed
implementation of the joint plan will updated 4(d) Rule (50 CFR 223.203(a))
Chinook salmon and non-listed coho
appreciably reduce the likelihood of do not apply to activities associated
and fall-run pink salmon into the
survival and recovery of ESA-listed with a joint state/tribal artificial
Dungeness River watershed. All three
Puget Sound Chinook salmon and Puget propagation plan provided that the joint
programs release fish native to the
Sound steelhead. plan has been determined by NMFS to
Dungeness River basin. All of the
This notice further advises the public be in accordance with the salmon and
programs are currently operating.
of the availability for review of a draft As required by the ESA 4(d) Rule (65 steelhead 4(d) Rule (65 FR 42422, July
Environmental Assessment of the effects FR 42422, July 10, 2000, as updated in 10, 2000, as updated in 70 FR 37160,
of the NMFS determination on the 70 FR 37160, June 28, 2005), the June 28, 2005).
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subject joint plans. Secretary is seeking public comment on Dated: February 13, 2015.
DATES: Comments must be received at her pending determination as to Angela Somma,
the appropriate address or fax number whether the joint plans for hatchery Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office
(see ADDRESSES) no later than 5 p.m. programs in the Dungeness River would of Protected Resources, National Marine
Pacific time on March 23, 2015. appreciably reduce the likelihood of Fisheries Service.
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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice; availability of joint state/tribal hatchery plans and request for comment.
Contact		Tim Tynan at (360) 753-9579 or email: [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 9260
RIN Number		0648-XD77

80 FR 9260 - Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCENational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 34 (February 20, 2015)

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