[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 207 (Friday, October 25, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 57405]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23246]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XR061


Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

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

ACTION: Notice; availability of a fishery evaluation and management 
plan for public comment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Oregon Department of Fish and 
Wildlife (ODFW) has provided a Fishery Management and Evaluation Plan 
(FMEP) pursuant to the protective regulations promulgated for Pacific 
salmon and steelhead under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The FMEP 
specifies the implementation of fisheries targeting Coho salmon and 
resident trout in Oregon waters of the Snake River Basin. This document 
serves to notify the public of the availability of the FMEP for comment 
prior to a decision by NMFS on whether to approve the proposed 
fisheries.

DATES: Comments must be received at the appropriate address (see 
ADDRESSES) no later than 5 p.m. Pacific time on November 25, 2019. 
Comments received after this date may not be accepted.

ADDRESSES: A website link to the FMEP is available under the Notices 
and Rules Section on our website: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/region/west-coast. Written comments on the application should be 
addressed to the NMFS Sustainable Fisheries Division, 1201 NE Lloyd 
Boulevard, Suite 1100, Portland, OR 97232. Comments may be submitted by 
email. The mailbox address for providing email comments is: 
[email protected]. Include in the subject line of 
the email comment the following identifier: Comments on Snake River 
Salmon Fisheries.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charlene Hurst, at phone number: (503) 
230-5409, or via email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

ESA-Listed Species Covered in This Notice

    Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha): Threatened, naturally 
produced and artificially propagated Snake River Spring/Summer, and 
Snake River Fall;
    Steelhead (O. mykiss): Threatened, naturally produced and 
artificially propagated Snake River Basin;
    Sockeye salmon (O. nerka): Endangered, naturally produced and 
artificially propagated Snake River.
    The FMEP submitted by ODFW describes fisheries targeting adult 
hatchery-and natural-origin coho salmon and resident trout within Snake 
River Basin waters in Oregon and their boundary waters with Washington 
and Idaho. The FMEP was submitted to NMFS under limit 4 of the ESA 4(d) 
Rule for salmon and steelhead. These fisheries were designed to support 
recreational fishing opportunities while minimizing potential risks to 
ESA-listed species. The FMEP describes timing, location, harvest impact 
limits, licensing, gear requirements, and monitoring and evaluation. 
Prior to approving an FMEP, NMFS must publish notification announcing 
the availability of the FMEP for public review and comment.

Authority

    16 U.S.C. 1531 1543; subpart B, Sec.  223.201-202 also issued under 
16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 5503(d) for Sec.  223.206(d)(9).

    Dated: October 21, 2019.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-23246 Filed 10-24-19; 8:45 am]
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