[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 10, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37512-37513]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-13361]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XB03


Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
Reauthorization Act Provisions; Recovery Plan for Klamath River Coho

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

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

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SUMMARY: NMFS announces the completion of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act (MSRA) Klamath River 
Coho Salmon Recovery Plan (recovery plan). This document fulfills the 
requirement that a recovery plan for

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Klamath River coho salmon be completed and made available to the public 
by the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) within 6 months of the 
enactment of the MSRA on January 12, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to obtain a copy of the Recovery Plan can do 
so by any of the following methods:
     E-mail: KlamathCohoRecoveryPlan.SWR @noaa.gov. Include 
``Request for Klamath River Coho Recovery Plan'' in the subject line of 
the message.
     Southwest Region website portal: http://swr.nmfs.noaa.gov/klamath/index.htm
     Mail: Rodney R. McInnis, Regional Administrator, Southwest 
Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-
4213.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Irma Lagomarsino, Protected Resources 
Division, NMFS, at 707-825-5160.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 12, 2007, the MSRA was signed 
into law. The MSRA contains several new requirements related to salmon 
in the Klamath River Basin, including an obligation for the Secretary 
to complete a recovery plan for Klamath River coho salmon and make it 
available to the public within 6 months of the MSRA being implemented. 
The MSRA recovery plan was developed to satisfy that obligation and 
should not be confused with the recovery plan that NMFS is currently 
developing for the federally-listed Southern Oregon/Northern California 
Coast coho evolutionary significant unit under the Endangered Species 
Act.
    Given the statutory deadline, NMFS compiled and synthesized the 
best available information on coho salmon in the Klamath River in a 
cohesive framework to develop the MSRA recovery plan. This plan draws 
heavily on existing recovery and restoration plans developed with 
substantial stakeholder participation. The MSRA recovery plan presents 
long-range guidance for various agencies, organizations and individuals 
to use as they consider taking actions or pursuing projects that may 
affect Klamath River coho salmon.

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

    Dated: July 3, 2007.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator For Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-13361 Filed 7-9-07; 8:45 am]
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