[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 189 (Friday, September 29, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 50539-50540]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-24279]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 424

[I.D. 092595A]


Endangered and Threatened Species; Proposed Status for the West 
Coast Coho Salmon; Public Hearing

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

ACTION: Notice of public hearings.

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SUMMARY: NMFS is announcing dates and locations for public hearings 
concerning the proposed threatened listing of west coast coho salmon 
(Oncorhynchus kisutch) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Hearings 
on the proposed listings will provide the opportunity for the public to 
give comments and will permit an exchange of information and opinion 
among interested parties.

DATES: Written comments will be accepted until October 23, 1995. The 
meetings on the proposed listings will be held in October. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the specific dates and times of the 
hearings.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Garth Griffin, Environmental and 
Technical Services Division, NMFS, 525 NE Oregon Street - Suite 500, 
Portland, OR 97232-2737. Public hearings on the proposed listings will 
be held in Oregon, Washington, and California. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION for the specific locations of the hearings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Garth Griffin, 503-231-2005; Craig 
Wingert, (310) 980-4021; or Marta Nammack, 301-713-1401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 25, 1995, NMFS issued a proposed 
rule to list three evolutionarily significant units (ESUs) of west 
coast coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) as threatened under the ESA 
(60 FR 38011). The three coho salmon ESUs proposed for listing include: 
(1) Oregon coast, (2) southern 

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Oregon/northern California coasts, and (3) central California coast. In 
addition, NMFS has determined that two coho salmon ESUs warrant 
designation as candidates for listing due to uncertainty regarding 
their distribution and status. The two coho salmon ESUs proposed for 
candidate status include: (1) Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia, and (2) 
lower Columbia River/southwest Washington coast. NMFS has determined 
that the remaining coho salmon ESU, northwest Olympic Peninsula, WA, is 
presently neither threatened nor endangered. The 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)).
    The public will have the opportunity to provide oral and written 
testimony at the public hearings. Written comments on the proposed rule 
may also be submitted to Garth Griffin (see ADDRESSES and DATES).
    The hearings are scheduled from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. as follows:
    1. Wednesday, October 11, 1995--Hatfield Marine Science Center--
Meeting Room 9, 2030 Marine Science Drive, Newport, OR
    2. Thursday, October 12, 1995--Gold Beach City Hall--City Council 
Chambers, 510 South Ellensburg Avenue, Gold Beach, OR
    3. Monday, October 16, 1995--Northwest Fisheries Science Center--
Auditorium, 2725 Montlake Boulevard, East Seattle, WA
    4. Tuesday, October 17, 1995--Bonneville Power Administration--
Complex Auditorium, 911 NE. 11th Avenue, Portland, OR
    5. Tuesday, October 17, 1995--Red Lion Hotel--One Red Lion Drive, 
Rohnert Park, CA
    6. Wednesday, October 18, 1995--Evergreen State College--Lecture 
Hall 5, 2700 Evergreen Parkway NW, Olympia, WA
    7. Wednesday, October 18, 1995--Eureka Inn--518 7th St., Eureka, CA
    These hearings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Garth Griffin (see ADDRESSES).

    Dated: September 25, 1995.
William W. Fox, Jr.,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 95-24279 Filed 9-26-95; 4:38 pm]
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