[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 101 (Thursday, May 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 45646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11278]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD977]


Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

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

ACTION: Notice; issuance for a permit to enhance the propagation and 
survival of endangered and threatened species; availability of a final 
environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact.

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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that a direct take permit has 
been issued pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) for 
research and enhancement purposes in the San Joaquin River Basin, 
Central Valley, California. Permit 20571-2R has been issued to the U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service for implementation of one Hatchery and 
Genetic Management Plan associated with the San Joaquin River 
Restoration Program's (SJRRP) Salmon Conservation and Research 
Facility, operating to reintroduce Central Valley spring-run Chinook 
salmon to the San Joaquin River and collection of broodstock to 
facilitate said reintroduction. The Final Environmental Assessment (EA) 
incorporates, where appropriate, agency and public comments received on 
the Draft EA, which was available for public review from November 24, 
2023, to December 24, 2023. During the public comment period of the 
Draft EA, NOAA received no comments; as a result no changes were made. 
This document has been prepared in compliance with the Council on 
Environmental Quality's (CEQ) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 
regulations currently in effect.

DATES: Permit 20571-2R was issued on March 25, 2024 with an expiration 
date of December 31, 2028. The issued permit is subject to certain 
conditions set forth therein. Subsequent to issuance, the necessary 
countersignatures by the applicants were received.

ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the decision documents or any of the 
other associated documents should be directed to NOAA's National Marine 
Fisheries Service, California Central Valley Office, 650 Capitol Mall, 
Suite 5-100, Sacramento, California 95814. The Final EA and associated 
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) are available online at: 
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/west-coast/laws-and-policies/hatchery-national-environmental-policy-act-nepa-documents. The decision 
documents for Permit 20571-2R are also available online at: http://www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/hatcheries/salmon_and_steelhead_hatcheries.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hilary Glenn, Sacramento, California 
(Phone: 916-930-3706; Fax: 916-930-3629; email: [email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is relevant to the following 
species and evolutionarily significant units (ESU)/distinct population 
segments (DPS):
    Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha): Threatened, naturally 
produced and artificially propagated Central Valley spring-run;
    Steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss): Threatened, naturally produced and 
artificially propagated California Central Valley; and
    North American green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris): Threatened, 
naturally produced Southern DPS.

    Dated: May 17, 2024.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-11278 Filed 5-22-24; 8:45 am]
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