81 FR 90784 - Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 241 (December 15, 2016)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 241 (December 15, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-30180 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 241 (Thursday, December 15, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 90784-90785] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-30180] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XF75 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 evaluation of joint state/tribal hatchery plans and request for comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Tulalip Tribes have submitted six 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 Snohomish River basin of Washington State. This document serves to notify the public of the availability for comment of the proposed evaluation of the Secretary of Commerce [[Page 90785]] (Secretary) as to whether implementation of the joint plans 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 5:00 p.m. Pacific time on January 17, 2017. ADDRESSES: Written comments on the proposed evaluation and pending determination should be addressed to the Tim Tynan, NMFS Sustainable Fisheries Division, 510 Desmond Drive, Suite 103, Lacey, WA 98503. Comments may be submitted by email. The mailbox address for providing email comments is: SnohomishHatcheries.wcr@noaa.gov. Include in the subject line of the email comment the following identifier: Comments on Snohomish River hatchery programs. The documents are available on the Internet at www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov. Comments received will also be available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours by calling (360) 753-9579. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Tynan at (360) 753-9579 or by email at tim.tynan@noaa.gov. 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. Background The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Tulalip Tribes have submitted to NMFS plans for six jointly operated hatchery programs in the Snohomish River region. The plans were submitted from December 2012 to September 2016, pursuant to limit 6 of the 4(d) Rule for ESA-listed salmon and steelhead. The hatchery programs release ESA- listed Chinook salmon and non-listed coho and fall chum salmon into the Snohomish River basin and nearby. 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 Snohomish River basin would appreciably reduce the likelihood of survival and recovery of the ESA-listed Puget Sound salmon and steelhead. 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: December 12, 2016. Donna S. Wieting, Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2016-30180 Filed 12-14-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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appreciably reduce the likelihood of provides updated climate science demonstrated subject matter expertise,
survival and recovery for the listed findings and projections, and is an relevant publications, and knowledge of
species. important input to the authors of the specific topics designated in an outline
Dated: December 12, 2016. next quadrennial NCA, expected in included in the special report
Donna S. Wieting, 2018. prospectus (https://
DATES: Comments on this draft scientific downloads.globalchange.gov/cssr/
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service. assessment must be received by 11:59 USGCRP_CSSR-Prospectus_FINAL.pdf).
p.m. ET on 28 January 2017. The draft assessment responds to the
[FR Doc. 2016–30181 Filed 12–14–16; 8:45 am]
1990 Congressional mandate to
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P ADDRESSES: The draft USGCRP Climate
periodically produce National Climate
Science Special Report can be accessed Assessments and to assist the nation in
via the USGCRP Open Notices page understanding, assessing, predicting,
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (http://www.globalchange.gov/notices) and responding to human-induced and
or directly at the USGCRP Review and natural processes of global change. The
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Comment System (https://
Administration report adheres to the Information
review.globalchange.gov/). Registration Quality Act requirements (http://
Notice of Availability of Draft Scientific details can be found on the review site www.cio.noaa.gov/services_programs/
Assessment for Public Comment home page, and review instructions on info_quality.html) for quality,
a dedicated special report page where transparency, and accessibility as
AGENCY: The National Oceanic and comments from the public will be appropriate for a Highly Influential
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) accepted electronically. Comments may Scientific Assessment (HISA).
on Behalf of the United States Global be submitted only via this online
Change Research Program (USGCRP) mechanism. Dated: Tuesday, December 6, 2016.
ACTION: Notice of availability of draft All comments received through this Dan Barrie,
scientific assessment for public process will be considered by the Program Manager, Assessments Program,
comment. relevant chapter authors without NOAA Climate Program Office.
knowledge of the commenters’ Dated: December 9, 2016.
SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and identities. When the final assessment is Jason Donaldson,
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is issued, the comments and the Chief Financial Officer, Office of Oceanic and
publishing this notice on behalf of the commenters’ names, along with the Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and
United States Global Change Research authors’ responses, will become part of Atmospheric Administration.
Program (USGCRP) to announce the the public record and made available on [FR Doc. 2016–30102 Filed 12–14–16; 8:45 am]
availability of a draft assessment, the http://www.globalchange.gov. BILLING CODE P
Climate Science Special Report, for a Information submitted by a commenter
45-day public review, collected as part of the registration process (such
comments will be carefully reviewed by as an email address) will not be DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
the relevant chapter author teams. disclosed publicly.
Following revision and further review, a Instructions: Response to this notice National Oceanic and Atmospheric
revised draft will undergo final Federal is voluntary. Responses to this notice Administration
interagency clearance. may be used by the government for
Context: The U.S. Global Change RIN 0648–XF75
program planning on a non-attribution
Research Program (USGCRP) is basis. NOAA therefore requests that no Endangered and Threatened Species;
mandated under the Global Change business proprietary information or Take of Anadromous Fish
Research Act (GCRA) of 1990 to conduct copyrighted information be submitted in
a quadrennial National Climate response to this notice. Please note that AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Assessment (NCA). Under its current the U.S. Government will not pay for Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
decadal strategic plan (http:// response preparation, or for the use of Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
go.usa.gov/3qGU4), USGCRP is building any information contained in the Commerce.
sustained assessment capacity. The response. ACTION: Notice; availability of evaluation
sustained assessment supports the of joint state/tribal hatchery plans and
Nation’s ability to understand, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
request for comment.
anticipate, and respond to risks and USGCRP Contact: David Dokken;
potential impacts brought about by telephone 202–419–3473; or email: SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
global environmental change. As part of ddokken@usgcrp.gov. the Washington Department of Fish and
the ongoing NCA process, a Climate NOAA Contact: David Fahey; Wildlife and the Tulalip Tribes have
Science Special Report is being telephone 303–497–5277; or email: submitted six Hatchery and Genetic
developed to inform the assessment. david.w.fahey@noaa.gov. Management Plans, to be considered
The last NCA from 2014 (NCA3: http:// SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The jointly, to NMFS pursuant to the
nca2014.globalchange.gov) and the Climate Science Special Report is a limitation on take prohibitions for
process to develop it provided a product of the USGCRP, organized and actions conducted under Limit 6 of the
foundation for subsequent activities and led by an interagency team. The draft 4(d) Rule for salmon and steelhead
reports. This special report provides an assessment was written by Federal and promulgated under the Endangered
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update to the physical climate science non-Federal authors identified via an Species Act (ESA). The plans specify
presented in the 2014 National Climate Open Call for nominations (https:// the propagation of three species of
Assessment (NCA). Specifically, the www.federalregister.gov/documents/ salmon in the Snohomish River basin of
special report updates Chapter 2 and 2016/03/31/2016-07208/united-states- Washington State. This document serves
Appendices 3 and 4 of the 2014 NCA global-change-research-program). An to notify the public of the availability
(http://www.globalchange.gov/nca3- interagency Federal steering committee for comment of the proposed evaluation
downloads-materials). The report selected authors based on their of the Secretary of Commerce
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(Secretary) as to whether her pending determination as to ESA, and the Snake River Steelhead
implementation of the joint plans will whether the joint plans for hatchery (Onchorhynchus mykiss) distinct
appreciably reduce the likelihood of programs in the Snohomish River basin population segment (DPS), which is
survival and recovery of ESA-listed would appreciably reduce the listed as threatened under the ESA. The
Puget Sound Chinook salmon and Puget likelihood of survival and recovery of geographic area covered by the
Sound steelhead. the ESA-listed Puget Sound salmon and Proposed Plan is the lower mainstem
This notice further advises the public steelhead. Snake River and its tributaries, as well
of the availability for review of a draft as the mainstem Columbia River below
Authority
Environmental Assessment of the effects its confluence with the Snake River. As
of the NMFS determination on the Under section 4 of the ESA, the required under the ESA, the Proposed
subject joint plans. Secretary of Commerce is required to Plan contains objective, measurable
DATES: Comments must be received at
adopt such regulations as she deems delisting criteria, site-specific
the appropriate address or fax number necessary and advisable for the management actions necessary to
(see ADDRESSES) no later than 5:00 p.m. conservation of species listed as achieve the Proposed Plan’s goals, and
Pacific time on January 17, 2017. threatened. The ESA salmon and estimates of the time and cost required
steelhead 4(d) Rule (65 FR 42422; July to implement recovery actions. We are
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the
10, 2000, as updated in 70 FR 37160; soliciting review and comment from the
proposed evaluation and pending June 28, 2005) specifies categories of
determination should be addressed to public and all interested parties on the
activities that contribute to the Proposed Plan. The close of the
the Tim Tynan, NMFS Sustainable conservation of listed salmonids and
Fisheries Division, 510 Desmond Drive, comment period is being extended—
sets out the criteria for such activities. from December 27, 2016, to February 9,
Suite 103, Lacey, WA 98503. Comments Limit 6 of the updated 4(d) Rule (50
may be submitted by email. The 2017—to provide additional
CFR 223.203(b)(6)) further provides that opportunity for public comment.
mailbox address for providing email the prohibitions of paragraph (a) of the
comments is: DATES: The deadline for receipt of
updated 4(d) Rule (50 CFR 223.203(a))
SnohomishHatcheries.wcr@noaa.gov. do not apply to activities associated comments on the Proposed Plan
Include in the subject line of the email with a joint state/tribal artificial published on October 27, 2016 (81 FR
comment the following identifier: propagation plan provided that the joint 74770), is extended to close of business
Comments on Snohomish River plan has been determined by NMFS to on February 9, 2017.
hatchery programs. The documents are be in accordance with the salmon and ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
available on the Internet at steelhead 4(d) Rule (65 FR 42422; July on the Proposed Plan by the following
www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov. 10, 2000, as updated in 70 FR 37160; methods:
Comments received will also be June 28, 2005). • Electronic Submissions: Submit all
available for public inspection, by electronic public comments via: nmfs_
appointment, during normal business Dated: December 12, 2016.
snakeriver_ssch_st_plan.wcr@noaa.gov.
hours by calling (360) 753–9579. Donna S. Wieting, Please include ‘‘Comments on Snake
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Director, Office of Protected Resources, River Spring/Summer Chinook and
National Marine Fisheries Service. Steelhead Recovery Plan’’ in the subject
Tynan at (360) 753–9579 or by email at
[FR Doc. 2016–30180 Filed 12–14–16; 8:45 am] line of the email.
tim.tynan@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P • Facsimile: (503) 230–5441.
• Mail: Rosemary Furfey, National
ESA-Listed Species Covered in This Marine Fisheries Service, 1201 NE.
Notice DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Lloyd Boulevard, Suite 1100, Portland,
Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus OR 97232.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
tshawytscha): threatened, naturally Instructions: Comments must be
Administration
produced and artificially propagated submitted by one of the above methods
Puget Sound. RIN 0648–XE939 to ensure that they are received,
Steelhead (O. mykiss): threatened, documented, and considered by NMFS.
naturally produced and artificially Endangered and Threatened Species; Comments sent by any other method, to
propagated Puget Sound. Recovery Plans any other address or individual, or
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries received after the comment period, may
Background not be considered. Attachments to
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
The Washington Department of Fish Atmospheric Administration, electronic comments will be accepted in
and Wildlife and the Tulalip Tribes Commerce. Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF
have submitted to NMFS plans for six ACTION: Notice of availability; extension file formats only. All comments
jointly operated hatchery programs in of public comment period. received are part of the public record
the Snohomish River region. The plans and NMFS will generally post for public
were submitted from December 2012 to SUMMARY: We, NMFS, announce the viewing on www.regulations.gov
September 2016, pursuant to limit 6 of extension of the comment period for the without change. All personal identifying
the 4(d) Rule for ESA-listed salmon and Proposed Endangered Species Act (ESA) information (e.g. name, address, etc),
steelhead. The hatchery programs Recovery Plan for Snake River Spring/ confidential business information, or
release ESA-listed Chinook salmon and Summer Chinook Salmon and Snake otherwise sensitive information
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non-listed coho and fall chum salmon River Steelhead (Proposed Plan) submitted voluntarily by the sender is
into the Snohomish River basin and published on October 27, 2016. The publicly accessible. NMFS will accept
nearby. Proposed Plan addresses the Snake anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/A’’ in
As required by the ESA 4(d) Rule (65 River Spring/Summer Chinook Salmon the required fields if you wish to remain
FR 42422; July 10, 2000, as updated in (Onchorhynchus tshawytscha) anonymous).
70 FR 37160; June 28, 2005), the evolutionarily significant unit (ESU), Electronic copies of the Proposed Plan
Secretary is seeking public comment on which is listed as threatened under the are available at: http://
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| FR Citation | 81 FR 90784 | |
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