[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 243 (Thursday, December 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 66342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33043]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 120897A]


Endangered and Threatened Species; Revision of Species on 
Candidate Species List Under the Endangered Species Act

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

ACTION: Notice of modification to list of candidate species.

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SUMMARY: NMFS revises its candidate species list in regard to Atlantic 
salmon (Salmo salar).

ADDRESSES: Comments and reliable documentation concerning this revision 
should be sent to the Chief of Endangered Species, NMFS, Office of 
Protected Resources, 1315 East-West Highway, F/PR3, Silver Spring, MD 
20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Chu or Terri Jordan at (301) 
713-1401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a notice published today, NMFS and the 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) renamed the Seven Rivers Distinct 
Population Segment (DPS) of Atlantic Salmon the Gulf of Maine DPS in 
order to allow future inclusion in the DPS those extant populations 
from the Kennebec River north to, but not including, the St. Croix 
River. NMFS believes that the populations previously identified in 
Togus Stream, a tributary to the Kennebec River, and Cove Brook, a 
tributary to the Penobscot River, and other extant river populations 
warrant further investigation and may warrant future inclusion in the 
Gulf of Maine DPS.
    NMFS previously identified populations of Atlantic Salmon in the 
Kennebec River, Penobscot River, Tunk Stream, and St. Croix River as 
candidate species and included them in the July 14, 1997, candidate 
notice of review (62 FR 37560). With this notice, NMFS revises its List 
of Candidate Species to include the Gulf of Maine DPS of Atlantic 
salmon, which includes some of the populations previously identified as 
candidate species. In addition, NMFS notes that the proposed rule to 
list the Seven Rivers DPS as threatened under the ESA (60 FR 50530) was 
withdrawn in a notice published today.

    Dated: December 15, 1997.
Hilda Diaz-Soltero,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.

                                   Table 1.--Revised List of Candidate Species                                  
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             Common name                   Scientific name               Family              Area of concern    
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Atlantic salmon*.....................  Salmo salar............  Salmonidae.............  Gulf of Maine DPS.     
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*This is a revision of the listing for ``Atlantic Salmon'' found in the table at 62 FR 37562, July 14, 1997.    

[FR Doc. 97-33043 Filed 12-17-97; 8:45 am]
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