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 2016_register executive 2016-02-23 article Part II Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7f68573 D09002ee1c7f68658 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 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), issue a final rule to designate critical habitat for lower Columbia River coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and Puget Sound steelhead (O. mykiss) pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The specific areas designated for lower Columbia River coho include approximately 2,300 mi (3,701 km) of freshwater and estuarine habitat in Oregon and Washington. The specific areas designated for Puget Sound steelhead include approximately 2,031 mi (3,269 km) of freshwater and estuarine habitat in Puget Sound, WA. In developing this final rule we considered public and peer review comments, as well as economic and other relevant impacts. We are excluding a number of particular areas from designation because the benefits of exclusion outweigh the benefits of inclusion, and exclusion will not result in the extinction of the species. 81 FR 9252 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-02-24/2016-03409 2016-03409 fr24fe16-11 RIN 0648-BB30 3510-22-P Docket No. 110726419-6003-02 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-02-24/2016-03409 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-02-24/html/2016-03409.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-02-24/pdf/2016-03409.pdf Endangered and Threatened Species Exports Transportation 74 p. 9252 9325 81 FR 9252 Title 50 Part 223 50 CFR Part 223 Title 50 Part 226 50 CFR Part 226 RIN 0648-BB30 Endangered and Threatened Species; Designation of Critical Habitat for Lower Columbia River Coho Salmon and Puget Sound Steelhead; Federal Register Vol. 81, Issue RULE 2016-03409 II DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2016-03-25 Docket No. 110726419-6003-02 3510-22-P 2016-03409 Final rule.

We, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), issue a final rule to designate critical habitat for lower Columbia River coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and Puget Sound steelhead (O. mykiss) pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The specific areas designated for lower Columbia River coho include approximately 2,300 mi (3,701 km) of freshwater and estuarine habitat in Oregon and Washington. The specific areas designated for Puget Sound steelhead include approximately 2,031 mi (3,269 km) of freshwater and estuarine habitat in Puget Sound, WA. In developing this final rule we considered public and peer review comments, as well as economic and other relevant impacts. We are excluding a number of particular areas from designation because the benefits of exclusion outweigh the benefits of inclusion, and exclusion will not result in the extinction of the species.

This final rule becomes effective on March 25, 2016. Steve Stone, NMFS, West Coast Region, Endangered and Threatened Species Exports Transportation Endangered and Threatened Species: Designation of Critical Habitat for Lower Columbia River Coho Salmon and Puget Sound Steelhead , http://www.cio.noaa.gov/services_programs/info_quality.html http://www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/ http://www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/habitat/critical_habitat/critical_habitat_on_the_wc.html Regulations.gov Vol. 81, no. 36 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2016-02-24 continuing daily deposited born digital 258 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-02-24 P0b002ee18eb7f043 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr24fe16 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-02-24 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-02-24/pdf/FR-2016-02-24.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-02-24/xml/FR-2016-02-24.xml fdlp 9081 9329 DGPO 2016-02-23 2024-06-02 FR-2016-02-24 machine generated eng FR FR-2016-02-24 81 36