[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 27 (Thursday, February 9, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 7744-7745]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-3330]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 424

[I.D. 082694A]


Endangered and Threatened Species; Notice of Public Hearing On 
Reclassification of Snake River Spring/Summer Chinook Salmon and Snake 
River Fall Chinook Salmon

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

ACTION: Notice of public hearings.

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SUMMARY: On December 28, 1994, NMFS issued a proposed rule to 
reclassify Snake River spring/summer and Snake River fall chinook 
salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) as endangered, a change from the 
previous threatened status, under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(ESA). NMFS is announcing two public hearings on this proposed action.

DATES: The hearings are scheduled as follows:
    1. February 23, 1995, 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Boise, ID.
    2. February 24, 1995, 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Portland, OR.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the proposed rule should be sent to Garth 
Griffin at Environmental and Technical Services Division, NMFS, 
Northwest Region, 525 NE Oregon Street, Suite 500, Portland, OR 97232-
2737. The hearings will be held at the following locations:
    1. Boise--National Interagency Fire Center, 3833 S. Development 
Ave., (basement of Training Center Building), Boise, ID 83705.
    2. Portland--Federal Complex, 911 NE 11th Ave., (first floor, West 
Side), Portland, OR 97232.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Garth Griffin, 503/230-5430.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Department of Commerce ESA implementing regulations state that the 
Secretary of Commerce ``shall promptly hold at least one public hearing 
if any person so requests within 45 days of publication of a proposed 
regulation to list ***a species'' (50 CFR 424.16 (c)(3)). A public 
hearing on the proposed listing provides the opportunity for the public 
to give comments and to permit an exchange of information and opinion 
among interested parties.
    In response to a request by Mr. Mark Malkoski for a public hearing, 
NMFS [[Page 7745]] announces that hearings on the proposed 
reclassification of Snake River spring/summer and fall chinook salmon 
will be held. The public hearings will occur near the end of the public 
comment period for the proposed rule (February 26, 1995).

    Dated: February 6, 1995.
P.A. Montanio,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-3330 Filed 2-7-95; 8:45 am]
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