[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 54 (Thursday, March 20, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13365-13366]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6974]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 011597A]


Pacific Salmon Fisheries Off the Coasts of California, Oregon, 
Washington, Alaska and in the Columbia River Basin

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

ACTION: Notice of intent; scoping meeting; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: In the Federal Register of January 27, 1997, NMFS announced 
its intent to hold scoping meetings, prepare Environmental Assessments 
(EAs) and an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on ocean and in-river 
fisheries that may result in the incidental take of Pacific salmonids 
currently listed or proposed for listing under the Endangered Species 
Act. In the Federal Register of March 4, 1997, NMFS announced the time 
and place for the Alaska meeting and extended the comment period. Due 
to severe winter weather conditions the Alaska meeting was postponed. 
NMFS is therefore announcing a new scoping meeting in Alaska and is 
also extending the comment period on the EIS and EAs.

DATES: Written comments will be accepted through March 31, 1997. The 
scoping meeting will be held on March 20, 1997, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Sitka, 
AK.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and requests to be included on a mailing 
list of persons interested in the EIS should be sent to Joseph R. Blum, 
Office of Protected Resources, Endangered Species Division (PR3), NMFS, 
1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
    The scoping meeting for Alaska will be held at the Sitka Centennial 
Building, 330 Harbor Drive, Sitka, AK 99835.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph R. Blum (301) 713-1401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Background and rationale for this action were provided in the 
notice of intent (62 FR 3873, January 27, 1997) and are not repeated 
here.
    NMFS announced the time and place for the Alaska meeting and 
extended the comment period (62 FR 9750, March 4, 1997).

Special Accommodations

    Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Tamra Faris (907)

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586-7228 at least 3 days before the meeting date.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. et seq.

    Dated: March 13, 1997.
Gary C. Matlock,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 97-6974 Filed 3-19-97; 8:45 am]
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