[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 207 (Friday, October 25, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57404-57405]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23249]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XR062


Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

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

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ACTION: Notice; determination on a Tribal Resource Management Plan.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has a determination on the 
Nez Perce Tribe's Tribal Resource Management Plan (TRMP) for fall 
Chinook and coho salmon in the Snake River Basin, pursuant to the 
protective regulations promulgated for Pacific salmon and steelhead 
under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The TRMP specifies the 
implementation of fisheries targeting fall Chinook and coho salmon in 
the Snake River Basin and associated monitoring. NMFS took public 
comments on its recommended determination for how the plan addresses 
the criteria in Sec.  223.203(b)(4) prior to making its final 
determination.

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.

Discussion of the Biological Analysis Underlying the Determination

    The TRMP defines maximum impact rates/incidental mortality for 
listed species. Impacts to fall Chinook salmon are defined by a harvest 
schedule based on natural-origin fall Chinook salmon abundance measured 
at Lower Granite Dam. These maximum impact rates are part of a basin-
wide framework with which all fishery managers have agreed to 
coordinate so that impacts do not exceed these maximums.
    NMFS has analyzed the effects of the TRMP on ESA-listed salmon and 
steelhead species and has concluded that the TRMP would not appreciably 
reduce the likelihood of survival and recovery of ESA-listed species, 
while providing for the proposed tribal treaty harvest opportunities. 
Our determination depends upon implementation of all of the monitoring, 
evaluation, reporting tasks or assignments, and enforcement activities 
included in the TRMP. Reporting and inclusion of new information 
derived from research, monitoring, and evaluation activities described 
in the plan provide assurance that performance standards will be 
achieved in future seasons.

Summary of Comments Received on the Proposed Evaluation and Pending 
Determination

    NMFS published notice of its Proposed Evaluation and Pending 
Determination (PEPD) on the plan for public review and comment on July 
11, 2019 (84 FR 33062), as required by the Tribal 4(d) Rule. The PEPD 
was available for public review and comment for 30 days. No comments 
were received specific to the PEPD.

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. 2019-23249 Filed 10-24-19; 8:45 am]
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