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produced and artificially propagated
Central Valley spring-run (CVSR).
Steelhead (O. mykiss): threatened,
naturally produced and artificially
propagated California Central Valley
(CCV).
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XG128
Endangered and Threatened Species;
Take of Anadromous Fish
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of a draft
environmental assessment; request for
comments.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
NMFS has prepared a draft
environmental assessment (EA) under
the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) describing the potential effects
of the continued operation of one
hatchery program in the San Joaquin
River Basin of California. The Hatchery
and Genetic Management Plan (HGMP)
for the program was prepared and
submitted by the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the
California Department of Fish and
Wildlife (CDFW). All comments and
other information received will become
part of the public record and will be
available for review.
DATES: Comments or requests for a
public hearing on the applications must
be received at the appropriate address or
fax number (see ADDRESSES) no later
than 5 p.m. Pacific standard time on
June 6, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the
draft EA should be addressed to the
NMFS California Central Valley Office,
Attn: San Joaquin Hatchery EA, 650
Capitol Mall, Suite 5–100, Sacramento,
CA 95814. Comments may also be
submitted via fax to 916–930–3629 or by
email to SanJoaquinHatcheryEA.wcr@
noaa.gov. Include in the subject line of
the email comment the following
identifier: Comments on San Joaquin
Hatchery EA. When commenting on the
draft EA, please refer to the specific
page number and line number of the
subject of your comment. The
documents are available on the internet
at www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amanda Cranford, Sacramento, CA, at
phone number: (916) 930–3706, via fax:
(916) 930–3629, or via email:
Amanda.Cranford@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
ESA-Listed Species Covered in This
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Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus
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Background
The USFWS and CDFW, under the
auspices of the San Joaquin River
Restoration Program (SJRRP), are
working to restore a CVSR Chinook
salmon population in the San Joaquin
River. The reintroduced CVSR Chinook
salmon, taken from one or more out-ofbasin stocks, are designated as a nonessential, experimental population
under section 10(j) of the Endangered
Species Act (ESA), and have associated
4(d) take provisions (78 FR 79622). The
SJRRP determined that a conservation
hatchery would be the preferred and
primary strategy for reintroducing CVSR
Chinook salmon to the San Joaquin
River. The San Joaquin River Salmon
Conservation and Research Program
(Conservation Program) involves the
operation of two facilities: the Salmon
Conservation and Research Facility
(SCARF) currently under construction,
with completion expected summer of
2018, and an interim SCARF (Interim
Facility) currently in operation. The
Conservation Program is operated as an
Integrated-Recovery hatchery program,
intended to help meet fisheries
management objectives while achieving
restoration and recovery goals.
This CVSR Chinook salmon HGMP
submitted by the USFWS and CDFW,
pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the
ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and
regulations governing listed fish and
wildlife permits (50 CFR part 222),
provides guidance on the management
and operation of the SCARF and Interim
Facility in the San Joaquin River Basin.
The HGMP and the associated section
10(a)(1)(A) enhancement permit
application (20571) were made available
for public review and comment on July
27, 2017 (82 FR 34931). On August 8,
2017, NMFS determined that the
submitted HGMP was sufficient for
consideration under section 10(a)(1)(A)
of the ESA. The draft environmental
assessment available for comment
evaluates the potential effects of
approving the CVSR Chinook salmon
HGMP and issuing an ESA section
10(a)(1)(A) Permit 20571 to the USFWS
and CDFW.
Authority
NEPA requires Federal agencies to
conduct an environmental analysis of
their proposed actions to determine if
the actions may affect the human
environment. Therefore, NMFS is
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seeking public input on the scope of the
required NEPA analysis, including the
range of reasonable alternatives and
associated impacts of any alternatives.
Dated: May 1, 2018.
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–XF100
National Process for Permit
Applications To Retain Releasable
Rehabilitated Marine Mammals for
Public Display
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; response to comments.
AGENCY:
The National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) announces the
availability of its final Procedural
Directive clarifying the process for
eligible permit applicants to obtain
releasable marine mammals for public
display purposes under the Marine
Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). NMFS
will no longer grant permits for the
specific purpose of retaining releasable
marine mammals for public display.
Instead, applicants will now need to
apply for a permit to take (collect)
animals from the wild pursuant to the
MMPA.
DATES: This final Procedural Directive
will be applicable as of May 7, 2018.
ADDRESSES: The Procedural Directive is
available in electronic form via the
internet at https://www.fisheries.noaa.
gov/national/laws-and-policies/
protected-resources-policy-directives.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jaclyn Taylor, NMFS, Office of
Protected Resources, (301) 427–8402,
Jaclyn.Taylor@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
developed a national Procedural
Directive clarifying the process for
eligible permit applicants to obtain
releasable marine mammals for public
display purposes under the MMPA.
NMFS will no longer accept
applications for MMPA section 104
permits that specifically seek to obtain
releasable rehabilitated marine
mammals for public display purposes.
NMFS will instead require prospective
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG128
Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of a draft environmental assessment;
request for comments.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has prepared a draft
environmental assessment (EA) under the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) describing the potential effects of the continued operation
of one hatchery program in the San Joaquin River Basin of California.
The Hatchery and Genetic Management Plan (HGMP) for the program was
prepared and submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
(USFWS) and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). All
comments and other information received will become part of the public
record and will be available for review.
DATES: Comments or requests for a public hearing on the applications
must be received at the appropriate address or fax number (see
ADDRESSES) no later than 5 p.m. Pacific standard time on June 6, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the draft EA should be addressed to the
NMFS California Central Valley Office, Attn: San Joaquin Hatchery EA,
650 Capitol Mall, Suite 5-100, Sacramento, CA 95814. Comments may also
be submitted via fax to 916-930-3629 or by email to
[email protected]. Include in the subject line of the
email comment the following identifier: Comments on San Joaquin
Hatchery EA. When commenting on the draft EA, please refer to the
specific page number and line number of the subject of your comment.
The documents are available on the internet at
www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amanda Cranford, Sacramento, CA, at
phone number: (916) 930-3706, via fax: (916) 930-3629, or via email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ESA-Listed Species Covered in This Notice
Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha): threatened, naturally
produced and artificially propagated Central Valley spring-run (CVSR).
Steelhead (O. mykiss): threatened, naturally produced and
artificially propagated California Central Valley (CCV).
Background
The USFWS and CDFW, under the auspices of the San Joaquin River
Restoration Program (SJRRP), are working to restore a CVSR Chinook
salmon population in the San Joaquin River. The reintroduced CVSR
Chinook salmon, taken from one or more out-of-basin stocks, are
designated as a non-essential, experimental population under section
10(j) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and have associated 4(d)
take provisions (78 FR 79622). The SJRRP determined that a conservation
hatchery would be the preferred and primary strategy for reintroducing
CVSR Chinook salmon to the San Joaquin River. The San Joaquin River
Salmon Conservation and Research Program (Conservation Program)
involves the operation of two facilities: the Salmon Conservation and
Research Facility (SCARF) currently under construction, with completion
expected summer of 2018, and an interim SCARF (Interim Facility)
currently in operation. The Conservation Program is operated as an
Integrated-Recovery hatchery program, intended to help meet fisheries
management objectives while achieving restoration and recovery goals.
This CVSR Chinook salmon HGMP submitted by the USFWS and CDFW,
pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and
regulations governing listed fish and wildlife permits (50 CFR part
222), provides guidance on the management and operation of the SCARF
and Interim Facility in the San Joaquin River Basin. The HGMP and the
associated section 10(a)(1)(A) enhancement permit application (20571)
were made available for public review and comment on July 27, 2017 (82
FR 34931). On August 8, 2017, NMFS determined that the submitted HGMP
was sufficient for consideration under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA.
The draft environmental assessment available for comment evaluates the
potential effects of approving the CVSR Chinook salmon HGMP and issuing
an ESA section 10(a)(1)(A) Permit 20571 to the USFWS and CDFW.
Authority
NEPA requires Federal agencies to conduct an environmental analysis
of their proposed actions to determine if the actions may affect the
human environment. Therefore, NMFS is seeking public input on the scope
of the required NEPA analysis, including the range of reasonable
alternatives and associated impacts of any alternatives.
Dated: May 1, 2018.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-09570 Filed 5-4-18; 8:45 am]
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