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 2026_register executive 2026-04-11 article Notices D09002ee1e072476e D09002ee1e0724826 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 Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received a Hatchery and Genetics Management Plan (HGMP) for seven hatchery programs rearing and releasing fall Chinook salmon, spring Chinook salmon, fall chum salmon, sockeye salmon, coho salmon and steelhead in the Skokomish River basin. The plan describes a hatchery program operated by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) in collaboration with the Skokomish Indian Tribe as co-managers, and Tacoma Power Utility. This document serves to notify the public of the availability and opportunity to comment on a Proposed Evaluation and Pending Determination Documents (PEPD) on implementing the proposed hatchery program and enforcing the associated HGMP, which concludes that it will not appreciably reduce the likelihood of survival and recovery nor modify or destroy critical habitat of Hood Canal-Strait of Juan de Fuca summer chum salmon, Puget Sound Chinook salmon, or Puget Sound steelhead. This notice was previously posted for public comment, but since the PEPD document was not available during the comment period, we are reopening the related documents for public comment with this notice. 91 FR 18830 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-04-13/2026-07034 2026-07034 fr13ap26-25 3510-22-P 0648-XF618 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-04-13/2026-07034 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-13/html/2026-07034.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-13/pdf/2026-07034.pdf 2 p. 18830 18831 91 FR 18830 Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish; Federal Register Vol. 91, Issue NOTICE 2026-07034 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2026-05-13 0648-XF618 3510-22-P 2026-07034 Notification; availability of a proposed evaluation and pending determination for public comment.

Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received a Hatchery and Genetics Management Plan (HGMP) for seven hatchery programs rearing and releasing fall Chinook salmon, spring Chinook salmon, fall chum salmon, sockeye salmon, coho salmon and steelhead in the Skokomish River basin. The plan describes a hatchery program operated by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) in collaboration with the Skokomish Indian Tribe as co-managers, and Tacoma Power Utility. This document serves to notify the public of the availability and opportunity to comment on a Proposed Evaluation and Pending Determination Documents (PEPD) on implementing the proposed hatchery program and enforcing the associated HGMP, which concludes that it will not appreciably reduce the likelihood of survival and recovery nor modify or destroy critical habitat of Hood Canal-Strait of Juan de Fuca summer chum salmon, Puget Sound Chinook salmon, or Puget Sound steelhead. This notice was previously posted for public comment, but since the PEPD document was not available during the comment period, we are reopening the related documents for public comment with this notice.

Comments must be received no later than 5 p.m. Pacific time on May 13, 2026. Comments received after this date may not be considered. Chante Davis at (503)321-2307 or chante.davis@noaa.gov. Endangered and Threatened Species Take of Anadromous Fish, chante.davis@noaa.gov https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/management/hatcheries/hgmp#comment https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/seven-hatchery-programs-skokomish-basin https://www.regulations.gov Vol. 91, no. 70 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2026-04-13 continuing daily deposited born digital 298 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-04-13 P0b002ee1e0704d2d 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr13ap26 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-04-13 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-13/pdf/FR-2026-04-13.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-13/xml/FR-2026-04-13.xml fdlp 18767 19056 DGPO 2026-04-11 2026-04-11 FR-2026-04-13 machine generated eng FR FR-2026-04-13 91 70