[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 203 (Friday, October 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 64316]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25733]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC279


Endangered and Threatened Species; Recovery Plan South-Central 
California Coast Steelhead Distinct Population Segment

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

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: NMFS announces the availability for public review of the 
Public Review Draft Recovery Plan (Plan) for the South-Central 
California Coast (SCCCS) (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Distinct Population 
(DPS). NMFS is soliciting review and comment from the public and all 
interested parties on the Plan, and will consider all substantive 
comments received during the review period before submitting the Plan 
for final approval. In addition, public meetings will be held as 
opportunities for learning more about and providing comments on the 
Public Review Draft Plan (see Public Meetings paragraph).

DATES: Comments must be received no later than 5 p.m. Pacific daylight 
time on December 18, 2012.

ADDRESSES: NMFS will accept anonymous comments (enter N/A in the 
required fields, if you wish to remain anonymous). You may submit 
attachments to electronic comments in Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe 
PDF file formats only. You may submit comments by any of the following 
methods:
     Via email: [email protected] (No files larger than 
5MB can be accepted)
     Via U.S. Mail: Penny Ruvelas, National Marine Fisheries 
Service, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802. ATTN: 
Penny Ruvelas/SCCC Steelhead Public Review Draft Recovery Plan 
Comments.
     Hand delivered: National Marine Fisheries Service, 501 
West Ocean Blvd. Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802 ATTN: Protected 
Resources Division/SCCC Steelhead Public Review Draft Recovery Plan 
Comments. Business hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays.
     Via fax: 562-980-4027. Please include the following on the 
cover page of the fax: ``ATTN: Penny Ruvelas/SCCC Steelhead Public 
Review Draft Recovery Plan Comments.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark H. Capelli, Recovery Coordinator, 
South-Central/Southern California, (805) 963-6478 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS is charged with the recovery of Pacific 
salmon and steelhead species listed under the Endangered Species Act 
(ESA). Recovery means that listed species and their ecosystems are 
restored, and their future secured, so that the protections of the ESA 
are no longer necessary. The ESA specifies that recovery plans must 
include: (1) A description of management actions necessary to achieve 
the plan's goals for the conservation and survival of the species; (2) 
objective, measurable criteria which, when met, would result in the 
species being removed from the list; and (3) estimates of time and 
costs required to achieve the plan's goal and the intermediate steps 
towards that goal. Section 4(f) of the ESA, as amended in 1988, 
requires that public notice and an opportunity for public review and 
comment be provided during recovery plan development. NMFS is hereby 
soliciting relevant information on SCCC Steelhead DPS populations and 
their freshwater/marine habitats. In addition, NMFS is soliciting 
comment on the contents of the proposed recovery plan.
    Persons wishing to review the Public Review Draft Plan can obtain 
an electronic copy (i.e., CD ROM) from Aimee Fairbanks by calling (562) 
980-4013 or by emailing a request to [email protected] with the 
subject line ``CD ROM Request for SCCC Steelhead Public Review Draft 
Recovery Plan.'' Electronic copies of the Public Review Draft Plan are 
also available on line on the following NMFS Web site: http://swr.nmfs.noaa.gov/recovery.

Public Meetings

    Public meetings are planned for Monday, October 29th at 2 p.m. at 
the Ludwick Community Center, 864 Santa Rosa, San Luis Obispo CA 93401 
and Tuesday, October 30th at 2 p.m. at the Monterey Public Library, 
Community Room, 625 Pacific Street, Monterey CA 93940.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.

    Dated: October 12, 2012.
Larissa Plants,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-25733 Filed 10-18-12; 8:45 am]
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