82 FR 18614 - Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 75 (April 20, 2017)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 75 (April 20, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-07966 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 75 (Thursday, April 20, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 18614-18615] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-07966] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XF354 Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of final determination and discussion of underlying biological and environmental analyses. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has evaluated one Tribal Resource Management Plan (TRMP or Tribal Plan) submitted by the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation (CTCR) to NMFS pursuant to the limitation on take prohibitions for actions conducted under Tribal Plans promulgated under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The Tribal Plan specifies artificial propagation, harvest, predator control, kelt reconditioning, and monitoring and evaluation activities in the Okanogan River basin and portions of the Upper Columbia River (UCR). This document serves to notify the public that NMFS, by delegated authority from the Secretary of Commerce, has determined pursuant to the Tribal ESA section 4(d) Rule for salmon and steelhead that implementing and enforcing the plans will not appreciably reduce the likelihood of survival and recovery of ESA-listed UCR Spring Chinook salmon and steelhead. DATES: The final determination on the take limit was made on February 28, 2017. ADDRESSES: Written responses to the determination should be addressed to the NMFS Sustainable Fisheries Division, 1201 NE. Lloyd Blvd., #1100, Portland, OR 97232. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Natasha Meyers-Cherry at (503) 231- 2178 or by email at [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ESA-Listed Species Covered in This Notice Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha): Endangered (but functionally extirpated in the analysis area), naturally produced UCR spring-run. Steelhead (O. mykiss): Threatened, naturally produced and artificially propagated UCR. Background The CTCR have submitted to NMFS a Tribal Plan for hatchery, fishery harvest, predator control, kelt reconditioning, and monitoring and evaluation activities in the Okanogan River basin, in the UCR basin in Washington State. The Tribal Plan was submitted February 4, 2014, pursuant to the Tribal ESA section 4(d) Rule. The Tribal Plan describes actions involving fisheries, hatchery, predator control, and kelt reconditioning activities (with associated monitoring and evaluation) in the Okanogan Basin and Columbia River mainstem. The Tribal Plan is intended to contribute to the recovery of the steelhead population in the Okanogan Basin, and to responsibly enhance fishing opportunity on non-listed Chinook salmon. As required, NMFS took comments on how the plans address the criteria in 50 CFR 223.203(b)(5) prior to making that determination. Discussion of the Biological Analysis Underlying the Determination The hatchery, fishery, predator removal, kelt reconditioning, and monitoring and evaluation activities are intended to conserve native, ESA-listed UCR spring Chinook salmon and steelhead and to provide harvest in-tribal and non-tribal fisheries in the basin. The hatchery programs are designed to preserve, and bolster the natural spawning abundance of, the native UCR populations of the species. The programs described in the Tribal Plan would be operated in such a way as to minimize potential risks to ESA-listed natural-origin UCR spring Chinook salmon, and steelhead populations. These potential risks include interactions between hatchery and natural fish that may lead to adverse genetic and ecological effects. As part of the proposed hatchery programs, monitoring and evaluation would be implemented to assess their performance in meeting population conservation or harvest augmentation objectives, and their effects on ESA-listed natural-origin spring Chinook salmon and steelhead. Information gained through monitoring and evaluation will be used to assess whether the impacts of the programs on listed fish are as expected. Review of monitoring and evaluation results by NMFS and the co-managers will occur annually to evaluate whether assumptions regarding Tribal Plan effects and analysis remain valid, and whether the objectives of the Tribal Plan are being accomplished. The Tribal Plan includes provisions for annual reports that will assess compliance with performance standards established through the plan. Reporting and inclusion of new information derived from research, monitoring, and evaluation activities described in the plan provides assurance that performance standards will be achieved in future seasons. NMFS' evaluation is available on the West Coast Region Web site at http://www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov. Summary of Comments Received in the Response to the Proposed Evaluation and Pending Determination NMFS published notice of its Proposed Evaluation and Pending Determination (PEPD) on the plans for public review and comment on December 15, 2017 (81 FR 90783). The PEPD and an associated draft environmental assessment were available for public review and comment for 15 days. During the public comment period, NMFS received one comment letter on the PEPD. The comments were technical in nature, and did not require substantive modifications to the PEPD or the environmental assessment. The comments and NMFS' detailed responses are available on the West Coast Region Web site. Based on its evaluation and recommended determination, and taking into account the public comments, NMFS issued its final determination on the Tribal Plan. [[Page 18615]] Authority Under section 4 of the ESA, the Secretary is required to adopt such regulations as he deems necessary and advisable for the conservation of the species listed as threatened. The ESA Tribal 4(d) Rule (65 FR 42481; July 10, 2000) states that the ESA section 9 take prohibitions will not apply to Tribal Plans that will not appreciably reduce the likelihood of survival and recovery for the listed species. Dated: April 17, 2017. Donna Wieting, Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2017-07966 Filed 4-19-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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general, each individual or group will likelihood of survival and recovery of The programs described in the Tribal
be limited to a total time of five (5) ESA-listed UCR Spring Chinook salmon Plan would be operated in such a way
minutes. If members of the public wish and steelhead. as to minimize potential risks to ESA-
to submit written statements, they DATES: The final determination on the listed natural-origin UCR spring
should be submitted to the Designated take limit was made on February 28, Chinook salmon, and steelhead
Federal Official by Friday, May 19, 2017. populations. These potential risks
2017. include interactions between hatchery
Matters To Be Considered: The focus ADDRESSES: Written responses to the
determination should be addressed to and natural fish that may lead to
of the Committee’s meeting will be to adverse genetic and ecological effects.
discuss ways in which the Committee the NMFS Sustainable Fisheries
can most effectively work with NOAA Division, 1201 NE. Lloyd Blvd., #1100, As part of the proposed hatchery
and the Department of the Interior, to Portland, OR 97232. programs, monitoring and evaluation
elect new Committee leadership, and to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: would be implemented to assess their
establish Subcommittees and Working Natasha Meyers-Cherry at (503) 231– performance in meeting population
Groups, as needed, to address the 2178 or by email at natasha.meyers- conservation or harvest augmentation
Committee’s new charge. The agenda is cherry@noaa.gov. objectives, and their effects on ESA-
subject to change. The latest version SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: listed natural-origin spring Chinook
will be posted at http:// salmon and steelhead. Information
ESA-Listed Species Covered in This gained through monitoring and
marineprotectedareas.noaa.gov/fac.
Notice evaluation will be used to assess
Dated: April 12, 2017.
Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus whether the impacts of the programs on
John A. Armor, listed fish are as expected. Review of
tshawytscha): Endangered (but
Director, Office of National Marine monitoring and evaluation results by
functionally extirpated in the analysis
Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service, NMFS and the co-managers will occur
National Oceanic and Atmospheric area), naturally produced UCR spring-
Administration. run. annually to evaluate whether
Steelhead (O. mykiss): Threatened, assumptions regarding Tribal Plan
[FR Doc. 2017–07985 Filed 4–19–17; 8:45 am]
naturally produced and artificially effects and analysis remain valid, and
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propagated UCR. whether the objectives of the Tribal Plan
are being accomplished. The Tribal Plan
Background
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE includes provisions for annual reports
The CTCR have submitted to NMFS a that will assess compliance with
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Tribal Plan for hatchery, fishery harvest, performance standards established
Administration predator control, kelt reconditioning, through the plan. Reporting and
and monitoring and evaluation activities inclusion of new information derived
RIN 0648–XF354 in the Okanogan River basin, in the UCR from research, monitoring, and
basin in Washington State. The Tribal evaluation activities described in the
Endangered and Threatened Species;
Plan was submitted February 4, 2014, plan provides assurance that
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pursuant to the Tribal ESA section 4(d) performance standards will be achieved
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Rule. in future seasons. NMFS’ evaluation is
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and The Tribal Plan describes actions available on the West Coast Region Web
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), involving fisheries, hatchery, predator site at http://www.westcoast.fisheries.
Commerce. control, and kelt reconditioning noaa.gov.
ACTION: Notice of final determination activities (with associated monitoring
and discussion of underlying biological and evaluation) in the Okanogan Basin Summary of Comments Received in the
and environmental analyses. and Columbia River mainstem. The Response to the Proposed Evaluation
Tribal Plan is intended to contribute to and Pending Determination
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the recovery of the steelhead population
NMFS has evaluated one Tribal NMFS published notice of its
in the Okanogan Basin, and to
Resource Management Plan (TRMP or Proposed Evaluation and Pending
responsibly enhance fishing opportunity
Tribal Plan) submitted by the Determination (PEPD) on the plans for
on non-listed Chinook salmon.
Confederated Tribes of the Colville public review and comment on
As required, NMFS took comments on
Reservation (CTCR) to NMFS pursuant December 15, 2017 (81 FR 90783). The
how the plans address the criteria in 50
to the limitation on take prohibitions for PEPD and an associated draft
CFR 223.203(b)(5) prior to making that
actions conducted under Tribal Plans environmental assessment were
determination.
promulgated under the Endangered available for public review and
Species Act (ESA). The Tribal Plan Discussion of the Biological Analysis comment for 15 days.
specifies artificial propagation, harvest, Underlying the Determination During the public comment period,
predator control, kelt reconditioning, The hatchery, fishery, predator NMFS received one comment letter on
and monitoring and evaluation activities removal, kelt reconditioning, and the PEPD. The comments were technical
in the Okanogan River basin and monitoring and evaluation activities are in nature, and did not require
portions of the Upper Columbia River intended to conserve native, ESA-listed substantive modifications to the PEPD
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(UCR). This document serves to notify UCR spring Chinook salmon and or the environmental assessment. The
the public that NMFS, by delegated steelhead and to provide harvest in- comments and NMFS’ detailed
authority from the Secretary of tribal and non-tribal fisheries in the responses are available on the West
Commerce, has determined pursuant to basin. Coast Region Web site. Based on its
the Tribal ESA section 4(d) Rule for The hatchery programs are designed evaluation and recommended
salmon and steelhead that to preserve, and bolster the natural determination, and taking into account
implementing and enforcing the plans spawning abundance of, the native UCR the public comments, NMFS issued its
will not appreciably reduce the populations of the species. final determination on the Tribal Plan.
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Authority Average Burden per Response: 1 hour. personal identifiers or contact
Under section 4 of the ESA, the Annual Burden Hours: 400 hours. information.
Secretary is required to adopt such Needs and Uses: At the onset of OEF/ DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Frederick
regulations as he deems necessary and OIF/OND, few military rehabilitation Licari.
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The ESA Tribal 4(d) Rule (65 FR members with amputation(s). Since be sent to Mr. Licari at WHS/ESD
42481; July 10, 2000) states that the ESA then, providers have developed Directives Division, 4800 Mark Center
section 9 take prohibitions will not extensive skill sets to meet the Drive, East Tower, Suite 03F09,
apply to Tribal Plans that will not multifaceted needs of these patients. In Alexandria, VA 22350–3100.
appreciably reduce the likelihood of identifying core competencies required, Dated: April 14, 2017.
survival and recovery for the listed DoA can sustain and grow the highest-
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| Action | Notice of final determination and discussion of underlying biological and environmental analyses. | |
| Dates | The final determination on the take limit was made on February 28, 2017. | |
| Contact | Natasha Meyers-Cherry at (503) 231- 2178 or by email at [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 18614 | |
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