United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2009_register executive 2010-09-23 article Proposed Rules D09002ee1c80714b0 D09002ee1c8071533 United States Department of Commerce originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency We, the NMFS, have completed a review of the status of the Pacific eulachon (Thaleichthys pacificus; hereafter "eulachon") under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in response to a petition submitted by the Cowlitz Indian Tribe to list eulachon as a threatened or endangered species. After reviewing the best scientific and commercial information available, we have determined that the species is comprised of two or more distinct population segments (DPSs) that qualify as species under the ESA. Moreover, after evaluating threats facing the species, and considering efforts being made to protect eulachon, we have determined that the southern DPS is likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future throughout all of its range. We propose to list it as threatened under the ESA. The southern DPS of eulachon consists of populations spawning in rivers south of the Nass River in British Columbia, Canada, to, and including, the Mad River in California. Within the range of the southern DPS, major production areas or "core populations" for this species include the Columbia and Fraser rivers and may have historically included the Klamath River. We solicit information to inform the development of the final listing rule. Any protective regulations determined to be necessary and advisable for the conservation of the southern DPS of eulachon under ESA section 4(d) will be proposed in a subsequent Federal Register notice. We solicit information to inform the development of proposed protective regulations and designation of critical habitat in the event the DPS is listed. If the proposed listing is finalized, a recovery plan will also be prepared and implemented for the southern DPS. 74 FR 10857 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2009-03-13/E9-5403 E9-5403 FR13MR09-13 RIN 0648-XF87 3510-22-S Docket No. 080229343-81352-02 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2009-03-13/E9-5403 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2009-03-13/html/E9-5403.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2009-03-13/pdf/E9-5403.pdf 20 p. 10857 10876 74 FR 10857 Title 50 Part 223 50 CFR Part 223 RIN 0648-XF87 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Proposed Threatened Status for Southern Distinct Population Segment of Eulachon; Federal Register Vol. 74, Issue PRORULE E9-5403 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2009-05-12 2009-04-27 Docket No. 080229343-81352-02 3510-22-S E9-5403 Proposed rule; 12-month petition finding; request for comments.

We, the NMFS, have completed a review of the status of the Pacific eulachon (Thaleichthys pacificus; hereafter "eulachon") under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in response to a petition submitted by the Cowlitz Indian Tribe to list eulachon as a threatened or endangered species. After reviewing the best scientific and commercial information available, we have determined that the species is comprised of two or more distinct population segments (DPSs) that qualify as species under the ESA. Moreover, after evaluating threats facing the species, and considering efforts being made to protect eulachon, we have determined that the southern DPS is likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future throughout all of its range. We propose to list it as threatened under the ESA. The southern DPS of eulachon consists of populations spawning in rivers south of the Nass River in British Columbia, Canada, to, and including, the Mad River in California. Within the range of the southern DPS, major production areas or "core populations" for this species include the Columbia and Fraser rivers and may have historically included the Klamath River. We solicit information to inform the development of the final listing rule. Any protective regulations determined to be necessary and advisable for the conservation of the southern DPS of eulachon under ESA section 4(d) will be proposed in a subsequent Federal Register notice. We solicit information to inform the development of proposed protective regulations and designation of critical habitat in the event the DPS is listed. If the proposed listing is finalized, a recovery plan will also be prepared and implemented for the southern DPS.

Comments on this proposal must be received by May 12, 2009. A public hearing will be held promptly if any person so requests by April 27, 2009. Notice of the location and time of any such hearing will be published in the Federal Register not less than 15 days before the hearing is held. Eric Murray, NMFS, Northwest Region (503) 231-2378; or Dwayne Meadows, NMFS, Office of Protected Resources (301) 713-1401. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Proposed Threatened Status for Southern Distinct Population Segment of Eulachon , http://research.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/collection/index.asp http://www-sci.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/herring/herspawn/pages/river1_e.htm http://www.nwr.noaa.gov/ http://www.nwr.noaa.gov/Salmon-Harvest-Hatcheries/Hatcheries/Mitchell-Act-EIS.cfm http://www.regulations.gov Vol. 74, no. 48 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2009-03-13 continuing daily deposited born digital 198 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2009-03-13 P0b002ee1809a6bec 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:FR13MR09 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2009-03-13 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2009-03-13/pdf/FR-2009-03-13.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2009-03-13/xml/FR-2009-03-13.xml fdlp 10811 10999 DGPO 2010-09-23 2024-06-05 FR-2009-03-13 machine generated eng FR FR-2009-03-13 74 48