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fisheries in the Columbia River Basin,
including designated off-channel sites,
which are intended to: (1) Ensure fair
sharing of harvestable fish between
tribal and non-tribal fisheries in
accordance with Treaty fishing rights
standards and U.S. v. Oregon, and (2) be
responsive to the needs of ESA-listed
species. While the agreement includes a
hatchery production component, the
NEPA analysis of hatchery production
within the action area has been
completed, or will be supplemented, in
a separate EIS that will be incorporated
by reference in this EIS. Consequently,
the Proposed Action in this EIS analysis
focuses on harvest. Construction of new
hatchery facilities to mitigate impacts to
fisheries from The Dalles Dam and John
Day Dam hydropower operations is
being analyzed by the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers in a separate analysis,
which will also be incorporated by
reference into this analysis.
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Environmental Impact Statement
NEPA (42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq.)
requires that Federal agencies conduct
an environmental analysis of their
Proposed Actions to determine if the
actions may significantly affect the
human environment. The Services have
determined that an EIS should be
prepared under NEPA for the purpose of
informing the Services’ proposed
signing of the new agreement. The
information and analysis in the EIS will
help to inform the subsequent ESA
Section 7 consultation on the new
agreement. The Services will prepare
the EIS as joint lead agencies (40 CFR
§§ 1501.5, 1508.16) in consultation with
the Treaty Tribes pursuant to the
Federal trust responsibility, Secretarial
Order 3206, and Executive Order 13175.
We will prepare an EIS in accordance
with NEPA requirements, as amended
(40 U.S. C. § 4321 et seq.); NEPA
implementing regulations (40 CFR
§§ 1500–1508); and other Federal laws,
regulations, and policies.
The Services’ purpose and need for
the Proposed Action is three-fold: (1) To
meet the Federal government’s tribal
treaty rights and trust and fiduciary
responsibilities; (2) to support fishing
opportunities to the states of Oregon,
Washington, and Idaho, and the tribes;
and (3) to work collaboratively with comanagers to protect and conserve ESAlisted and non-listed species.
Development of Initial Alternatives
The Services have preliminarily
identified the following six alternatives
for the public to consider. The preferred
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a policy direction that would be
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compatible with the Purpose and Need
indicated above.
No-action Alternative (status quo):
Under this alternative, the Services
would not sign a new agreement, and
the parties would continue to manage
salmonid fisheries in the Columbia
River consistent with the terms of the
2008–2017 agreement. A No-action
Alternative is required in the full range
of analyzed alternatives.
Abundance-based Management
Alternative: Under this alternative, the
Services would sign a new agreement
with the other parties, and salmonid
fisheries in the Columbia River would
be managed under an abundance-based
management framework.
Fixed Exploitation Rate Management
Alternative: Under this alternative, the
Services would sign a new agreement
with the other parties, and salmonid
fisheries in the Columbia River would
be managed under a fixed exploitation
rate management framework.
Escapement-based Management
Alternative: Under this alternative, the
Services would sign a new agreement
with the other parties, and salmonid
fisheries in the Columbia River would
be managed under an escapement-based
management framework.
Fixed Effort-based Management
Alternative: Under this alternative, the
Services would sign a new agreement
with the other parties, and salmonid
fisheries in the Columbia River would
be managed under a fixed effort
management framework.
No Fisheries Alternative: Under this
alternative, the Services would sign a
new agreement with the other parties;
however, the parties would decide that
salmonid fisheries would not be
allowed in the Columbia River.
Although this alternative does not meet
the purpose and need for the Proposed
Action, it is included to provide a full
range of alternatives for analysis.
Request for Comments
The Services request data, comments,
pertinent information, or suggestions
from the public, other concerned
governmental agencies, the scientific
community, tribes, the business
community, or any other interested
party regarding the Proposed Action
discussed in this notice. We will
consider all comments we receive in
complying with the requirements of
NEPA. We particularly seek specific
comments concerning:
(1) The direct, indirect, and
cumulative effects that implementation
of any reasonable alternative could have
on endangered and threatened species,
and other non-ESA-listed species and
their habitats;
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(2) Other reasonable alternatives (in
addition to the initial alternatives
presented in this notice), and their
associated effects;
(3) Measures that would minimize
and mitigate potentially adverse effects
of the proposed actions;
(4) Other plans or projects that might
be relevant to this project.
The EIS will analyze the effects that
the various alternatives would have on
salmon and steelhead and other fish
species in the Columbia River Basin as
well as the other aspects of the human
environment, including but not limited
to, water quality, habitat, wildlife (ESAlisted and non-ESA-listed), vegetation,
socioeconomics (including fishery
dependent communities and culture
and economic impacts), environmental
justice, cultural resources,
transportation, and the cumulative
impacts of the alternatives.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.
Dated: June 27, 2016.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, National
Marine Fisheries Service, Protected
Resources.
Dated: June 22, 2016.
Robyn Thorson,
Regional Director, Pacific Region, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon.
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Endangered and Threatened Species;
Take of Anadromous Fish
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of final determination
and discussion of underlying biological
analysis.
AGENCY:
NMFS has evaluated three
Resource Management Plans (RMPs)
submitted to NMFS pursuant to the
limitation on take prohibitions for
actions conducted under Limit 6 of the
4(d) Rule for salmon and steelhead
promulgated under the Endangered
Species Act (ESA). The RMPs specify
the propagation of three species of
salmon in the Dungeness River
watershed of Washington State. This
document serves to notify the public
that NMFS, by delegated authority from
the Secretary of Commerce, has
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determined pursuant to Limit 6 of the
ESA 4(d) Rule for salmon and steelhead
that implementing and enforcing the
plans will not appreciably reduce the
likelihood of survival and recovery of
the Puget Sound Chinook salmon and
Puget Sound steelhead.
DATES: The final determination on the
take limit was made on June 10, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Written responses to the
determination should be sent to NMFS
Sustainable Fisheries Division, 510
Desmond Dr., Suite 103, Lacey, WA
98503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tim
Tynan at (360) 753–9579 or email:
tim.tynan@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ESA-Listed Species Covered in This
Notice
Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha): Threatened, Puget Sound,
naturally produced and artificially
propagated.
Steelhead (O. mykiss): Threatened,
Puget Sound, naturally produced and
artificially propagated.
Chum salmon (O. keta): Threatened,
naturally produced and artificially
propagated Hood Canal summer-run.
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Background
The Washington Department of Fish
and Wildlife (WDFW) and the
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe have
submitted to NMFS RMPs for three
jointly operated hatchery programs in
the Dungeness River basin. The plans
were submitted in January 2013,
pursuant to limit 6 of the 4(d) Rule for
the listed Puget Sound Chinook Salmon
evolutionarily significant unit (ESU)
and listed Puget Sound Steelhead
distinct population segment (DPS). The
plans reflect refinements of existing
plans provided previously and
evaluated pursuant to the 4(d) Rule. The
hatchery programs release ESA-listed
Chinook salmon and non-listed coho
and fall-run pink salmon into the
Dungeness River watershed. All three
programs release fish native to the
Dungeness River basin. All of the
programs are currently operating.
As required by § 223.203(b)(6) of the
ESA 4(d) rule, NMFS must determine
pursuant to 50 CFR 223.209 and
pursuant to the government-togovernment processes therein whether
the three plans for Dungeness River
salmon hatchery programs would
appreciably reduce the likelihood of
survival and recovery of the Puget
Sound Chinook Salmon ESU or Puget
Sound Steelhead DPS. NMFS must take
comments on how the plans address the
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criteria in § 223.203(b)(5) in making that
determination.
objectives of the RMPs are being
accomplished.
Discussion of the Biological Analysis
Underlying the Determination
The RMPs include provisions for
annual reports that will assess
compliance with performance standards
established through the RMPs.
Reporting and inclusion of new
information derived from RMP research,
monitoring, and evaluation activities
provides assurance that performance
standards will be achieved in future
seasons. NMFS’ evaluation is available
on the West Coast Region Web site at
https://
www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov.
The hatchery activities described in
the three RMPs are intended to conserve
native, listed Dungeness River Chinook
salmon and non-listed fall-run pink
salmon populations, and provide coho
salmon for harvest in tribal and nonIndian fisheries in the basin. The
Chinook and pink salmon programs are
designed to preserve, and bolster the
natural spawning abundance of, the
native Dungeness River populations of
the species. The Chinook salmon stock
released through the Dungeness River
Hatchery Spring Chinook salmon
program is included as part of the listed
Puget Sound Chinook Salmon ESU. The
Dungeness River Hatchery spring
Chinook program would assist in the
recovery of the listed native Dungeness
Chinook salmon population. The coho
salmon program is operated for harvest
augmentation purposes, using
broodstock derived from the native,
non-listed Dungeness River coho
salmon population.
The three programs would be
operated in such a way as to minimize
potential risks to listed natural-origin
Dungeness River Chinook salmon,
summer chum salmon, and steelhead
populations, including interactions
between hatchery and natural fish that
may lead to adverse genetic effects and
competition and predation. The
proposed hatchery programs are
consistent with the Dungeness River
chapter of the Shared Strategy for Puget
Sound (SSPS 2005; Ruckelshaus et al.
2005) and the Hood Canal Summer
Chum Plan (HCCC 2005). These
recovery plans were approved by NMFS
to protect and restore listed Chinook
and summer chum salmon populations
across their range in Puget Sound
(NMFS 2006; NMFS 2007).
As part of the proposed hatchery
programs, monitoring and evaluation
would be implemented to assess their
performance in meeting population
conservation or harvest augmentation
objectives, and their effects on ESAlisted natural-origin Chinook salmon,
summer chum salmon, and steelhead.
Information gained through monitoring
and evaluation will be used to assess
whether the impacts of the programs on
listed fish are as expected. Review of
monitoring and evaluation results by
NMFS and the co-managers will occur
annually to evaluate whether
assumptions regarding RMP effects and
analysis remain valid, and whether the
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Summary of Comments Received in
Response to the Proposed Evaluation
and Pending Determination
NMFS published notice of its
proposed evaluation and pending
determination on the plans for public
review and comment on February 20,
2015 (80 FR 9260). The proposed
evaluation and pending determination
and an associated draft environmental
assessment were available for public
review and comment for 30 days.
During the public comment period,
NMFS received two comment letters on
the draft environmental assessment.
None of the comments raised issues that
required substantive modification of the
environmental assessment. The
comments and NMFS’ detailed
responses are available on the West
Coast Region Web site, as an appendix
to the environmental assessment. Based
on its evaluation and recommended
determination and taking into account
the public comments, NMFS issued its
final determination on the Dungeness
River salmon hatchery plans.
Authority
Under section 4 of the ESA, the
Secretary of Commerce is required to
adopt such regulations as he deems
necessary and advisable for the
conservation of species listed as
threatened. The ESA salmon and
steelhead 4(d) rule (65 FR 42422, July
10, 2000) specifies categories of
activities that contribute to the
conservation of listed salmonids and
sets out the criteria for such activities.
The rule further provides that the
prohibitions of paragraph (a) of the rule
do not apply to actions undertaken in
compliance with a RMP developed
jointly by a state and a tribe and
determined by NMFS to be in
accordance with the salmon and
steelhead 4(d) rule (65 FR 42422, July
10, 2000).
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Dated: June 28, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Dated: June 28, 2016.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office
of Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XE700
Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of final determination and discussion of underlying
biological analysis.
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SUMMARY: NMFS has evaluated three Resource Management Plans (RMPs)
submitted to NMFS pursuant to the limitation on take prohibitions for
actions conducted under Limit 6 of the 4(d) Rule for salmon and
steelhead promulgated under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The RMPs
specify the propagation of three species of salmon in the Dungeness
River watershed of Washington State. This document serves to notify the
public that NMFS, by delegated authority from the Secretary of
Commerce, has
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determined pursuant to Limit 6 of the ESA 4(d) Rule for salmon and
steelhead that implementing and enforcing the plans will not
appreciably reduce the likelihood of survival and recovery of the Puget
Sound Chinook salmon and Puget Sound steelhead.
DATES: The final determination on the take limit was made on June 10,
2016.
ADDRESSES: Written responses to the determination should be sent to
NMFS Sustainable Fisheries Division, 510 Desmond Dr., Suite 103, Lacey,
WA 98503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Tynan at (360) 753-9579 or email:
tim.tynan@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ESA-Listed Species Covered in This Notice
Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha): Threatened, Puget Sound,
naturally produced and artificially propagated.
Steelhead (O. mykiss): Threatened, Puget Sound, naturally produced
and artificially propagated.
Chum salmon (O. keta): Threatened, naturally produced and
artificially propagated Hood Canal summer-run.
Background
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and the
Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe have submitted to NMFS RMPs for three jointly
operated hatchery programs in the Dungeness River basin. The plans were
submitted in January 2013, pursuant to limit 6 of the 4(d) Rule for the
listed Puget Sound Chinook Salmon evolutionarily significant unit (ESU)
and listed Puget Sound Steelhead distinct population segment (DPS). The
plans reflect refinements of existing plans provided previously and
evaluated pursuant to the 4(d) Rule. The hatchery programs release ESA-
listed Chinook salmon and non-listed coho and fall-run pink salmon into
the Dungeness River watershed. All three programs release fish native
to the Dungeness River basin. All of the programs are currently
operating.
As required by Sec. 223.203(b)(6) of the ESA 4(d) rule, NMFS must
determine pursuant to 50 CFR 223.209 and pursuant to the government-to-
government processes therein whether the three plans for Dungeness
River salmon hatchery programs would appreciably reduce the likelihood
of survival and recovery of the Puget Sound Chinook Salmon ESU or Puget
Sound Steelhead DPS. NMFS must take comments on how the plans address
the criteria in Sec. 223.203(b)(5) in making that determination.
Discussion of the Biological Analysis Underlying the Determination
The hatchery activities described in the three RMPs are intended to
conserve native, listed Dungeness River Chinook salmon and non-listed
fall-run pink salmon populations, and provide coho salmon for harvest
in tribal and non-Indian fisheries in the basin. The Chinook and pink
salmon programs are designed to preserve, and bolster the natural
spawning abundance of, the native Dungeness River populations of the
species. The Chinook salmon stock released through the Dungeness River
Hatchery Spring Chinook salmon program is included as part of the
listed Puget Sound Chinook Salmon ESU. The Dungeness River Hatchery
spring Chinook program would assist in the recovery of the listed
native Dungeness Chinook salmon population. The coho salmon program is
operated for harvest augmentation purposes, using broodstock derived
from the native, non-listed Dungeness River coho salmon population.
The three programs would be operated in such a way as to minimize
potential risks to listed natural-origin Dungeness River Chinook
salmon, summer chum salmon, and steelhead populations, including
interactions between hatchery and natural fish that may lead to adverse
genetic effects and competition and predation. The proposed hatchery
programs are consistent with the Dungeness River chapter of the Shared
Strategy for Puget Sound (SSPS 2005; Ruckelshaus et al. 2005) and the
Hood Canal Summer Chum Plan (HCCC 2005). These recovery plans were
approved by NMFS to protect and restore listed Chinook and summer chum
salmon populations across their range in Puget Sound (NMFS 2006; NMFS
2007).
As part of the proposed hatchery programs, monitoring and
evaluation would be implemented to assess their performance in meeting
population conservation or harvest augmentation objectives, and their
effects on ESA-listed natural-origin Chinook salmon, summer chum
salmon, and steelhead. Information gained through monitoring and
evaluation will be used to assess whether the impacts of the programs
on listed fish are as expected. Review of monitoring and evaluation
results by NMFS and the co-managers will occur annually to evaluate
whether assumptions regarding RMP effects and analysis remain valid,
and whether the objectives of the RMPs are being accomplished.
The RMPs include provisions for annual reports that will assess
compliance with performance standards established through the RMPs.
Reporting and inclusion of new information derived from RMP research,
monitoring, and evaluation activities provides assurance that
performance standards will be achieved in future seasons. NMFS'
evaluation is available on the West Coast Region Web site at https://www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov.
Summary of Comments Received in Response to the Proposed Evaluation and
Pending Determination
NMFS published notice of its proposed evaluation and pending
determination on the plans for public review and comment on February
20, 2015 (80 FR 9260). The proposed evaluation and pending
determination and an associated draft environmental assessment were
available for public review and comment for 30 days.
During the public comment period, NMFS received two comment letters
on the draft environmental assessment. None of the comments raised
issues that required substantive modification of the environmental
assessment. The comments and NMFS' detailed responses are available on
the West Coast Region Web site, as an appendix to the environmental
assessment. Based on its evaluation and recommended determination and
taking into account the public comments, NMFS issued its final
determination on the Dungeness River salmon hatchery plans.
Authority
Under section 4 of the ESA, the Secretary of Commerce is required
to adopt such regulations as he deems necessary and advisable for the
conservation of species listed as threatened. The ESA salmon and
steelhead 4(d) rule (65 FR 42422, July 10, 2000) specifies categories
of activities that contribute to the conservation of listed salmonids
and sets out the criteria for such activities. The rule further
provides that the prohibitions of paragraph (a) of the rule do not
apply to actions undertaken in compliance with a RMP developed jointly
by a state and a tribe and determined by NMFS to be in accordance with
the salmon and steelhead 4(d) rule (65 FR 42422, July 10, 2000).
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Dated: June 28, 2016.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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