[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 76 (Thursday, April 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 23463]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-9479]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XB167


Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

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

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: NMFS has completed a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for 
10(a)(1)(A), Enhancement of the Species Permit Application for the 
collection and transport of Spring-Run Chinook for the San Joaquin 
River Restoration Program.

DATES: Written comments on the draft EA must be received at the 
appropriate address or fax number (see ADDRESSSES) no later than 5 p.m. 
Pacific Standard Time on May 21, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the draft EA should be submitted to the 
Protected Resources Division, NMFS, 650 Capitol Mall, Suite 5-100, 
Sacramento, CA 95814. Comments may also be submitted via fax to (916) 
930-6329 or by email to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elif Fehm-Sullivan, Sacramento, CA 
(ph: 916-930-3723, email: [email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EA is available for review upon written 
request or by appointment in the following office: the Protected 
Resources Division, NMFS, 650 Capitol Mall, Suite 5-100, Sacramento, CA 
95814.; or on the Web site http://swr.nmfs.noaa.gov/sjrrestorationprogram/salmonreintroduction.htm or http://swr.nmfs.noaa.gov/nepa.htm.
    This EA is for issuance of an Endangered Species Act section 
10(a)(1)(A) permit to US Fish and Wildlife Service to collect Central 
Valley spring-run Chinook salmon eggs and juveniles from the Feather 
River Fish Hatchery to place into the San Joaquin Conservation Facility 
and enclosed net pens and egg boxes placed within the San Joaquin 
River, as an initial step to further the process of re-establishing 
this species in the San Joaquin River below Friant Dam.

Meetings

    Three public meetings are to be held at which the public can make 
comments on the Draft EA. The first meeting will be held in Chico, CA 
on May 1 at the Chico Area Recreation and Park District, 545 
Vallombrosa Avenue from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The second meeting will 
be in Fresno, CA on May 3 at the Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control 
District Board Meeting Room, 5469 E. Olive from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. 
(The public should park in the front parking area (rear parking area 
closes at 5:30 p.m. with no exit after that time) and enter the door 
located on the west side of the front building); and the third meeting 
will be in Los Banos, CA on May 4 at the Los Banos Community Center, 
645 7th Street from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

    Dated: April 13, 2012.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-9479 Filed 4-18-12; 8:45 am]
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