Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- RIN 0648-XR061
AGENCY:
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION:
Notice; availability of a fishery evaluation and management plan for public comment.
SUMMARY:
Notice is hereby given that the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) has provided a Fishery Management and Evaluation Plan (FMEP) pursuant to the protective regulations promulgated for Pacific salmon and steelhead under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The FMEP specifies the implementation of fisheries targeting Coho salmon and resident trout in Oregon waters of the Snake River Basin. This document serves to notify the public of the availability of the FMEP for comment prior to a decision by NMFS on whether to approve the proposed fisheries.
DATES:
Comments must be received at the appropriate address (see ADDRESSES ) no later than 5 p.m. Pacific time on November 25, 2019. Comments received after this date may not be accepted.
ADDRESSES:
A website link to the FMEP is available under the Notices and Rules Section on our website: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/region/west-coast. Written comments on the application should be addressed to the NMFS Sustainable Fisheries Division, 1201 NE Lloyd Boulevard, Suite 1100, Portland, OR 97232. Comments may be submitted by email. The mailbox address for providing email comments is: Snake.River.Salmon.Fisheries@noaa.gov. Include in the subject line of the email comment the following identifier: Comments on Snake River Salmon Fisheries.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Charlene Hurst, at phone number: (503) 230-5409, or via email: Charlene.n.hurst@noaa.gov.