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than 620,000 square miles
(approximately 1,606,000 square km) of
marine and Great Lakes waters from
Washington State to the Florida Keys,
and from Lake Huron to American
Samoa. The network includes a system
of 15 national marine sanctuaries and
Papaha¯naumokua¯kea and Rose Atoll
marine national monuments. National
marine sanctuaries protect our Nation’s
most vital coastal and marine natural
and cultural resources, and through
active research, management, and
public engagement, sustain healthy
environments that are the foundation for
thriving communities and stable
economies.
One of the many ways ONMS ensures
public participation in the designation
and management of national marine
sanctuaries is through the formation of
advisory councils. The Sanctuary
System Business Advisory Council
(council) has been formed to provide
advice and recommendations to the
Director regarding the relationship of
ONMS with the business community.
Additional information on the council
can be found at https://sanctuaries
.noaa.gov/management/bac/.
Matters to be discussed: The meeting
will include a discussion and vote on a
letter from the council that would
respond to a request for input on the
development of a National Strategy for
a Sustainable Ocean Economy from the
Office of Science and Technology Policy
and the Council on Environmental
Quality, on behalf of the interagency
Ocean Policy Committee (docket
number OSTP–CE–2023–0009). This
emergency meeting is called because,
due to the deadline to submit comments
on the request for input, the council’s
discussion and vote cannot wait until
the next scheduled council meeting. For
a complete agenda, including times and
topics, please visit https://
sanctuaries.noaa.gov/management/bac/
meetings.html.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431, et seq.
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Matthew Stout,
Chief Of Staff, Office of National Marine
Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XD224]
Endangered and Threatened Species;
Take of Anadromous Fish.
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; availability of a permit
application and request for public
comment.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
NMFS has received an update to an
application for a direct take permit, in
the form of a Hatchery and Genetic
Management Plan (HGMP) for hatchery
plans rearing and releasing Sockeye
salmon into the Snake River basin. The
permits describe hatchery programs
operated by the Idaho Department of
Fish and Game (IDFG), ShoshoneBannock Tribe (SBT), National Marine
Fisheries Service’s Northwest Fisheries
Science Center (NWFSC) and Oregon
Department of Fish and Wildlife
(ODFW). This document serves to notify
the public of the availability and
opportunity to comment on a draft
Environmental Assessment (EA) and an
HGMP on the proposed hatchery
program.
SUMMARY:
Comments must be received at
the appropriate address (see ADDRESSES)
no later than 5:00 p.m. Pacific time on
September 7, 2023. Comments received
after this date may not be considered.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be addressed to the NMFS Sustainable
Fisheries Division, 1201 NE Lloyd
Blvd., Portland, OR 97232. Comments
may be submitted by email. The
mailbox address for providing email
comments is:
Hatcheries.Public.Comment@noaa.gov.
Include in the subject line of the email
comment the following identifier:
Comments on the Snake River sockeye
hatchery program.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andreas Raisch at (503) 230–5405 or by
email at andreas.raisch@noaa.gov
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
ESA-Listed Species Covered in This
Notice
Æ Snake River Spring/Summer run:
threatened, naturally and artificially
propagated;
• Snake River Steelhead (O. mykiss):
threatened, naturally and artificially
propagated.
Background
Section 9 of the Endangered Species
Act (ESA) and Federal regulations
prohibit the ‘‘taking’’ of a species listed
as endangered or threatened. The term
‘‘take’’ is defined under the ESA to
mean harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot,
wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or
to attempt to engage in any such
conduct. NMFS may make exceptions to
the take prohibitions in section 9 of the
ESA for programs that are approved by
NMFS under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the
ESA (50 CFR 222.308).
The operators and funding agencies,
including IDFG, SBT, ODFW, NMFS’s
NWFSC and Bonneville Power
Administration (BPA), submitted an
HGMP to NMFS pursuant to NMFS’
ESA Section 10(a)(1)(A) for hatchery
activities in the Snake River basin. An
EA was also prepared pursuant to the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) by NMFS for the Snake River
sockeye salmon hatchery program.
The programs are intended to
contribute to the survival and recovery
of Snake River Sockeye salmon in the
Snake River basin. The proposed
program would maintain the Snake
River sockeye salmon captive
broodstock, collect and spawn adult
sockeye salmon returning to the Snake
River basin, rear juveniles, and release
eggs, juveniles, and adult fish in upper
Salmon River basin lakes as well as into
Tanner Creek. The proposed
continuation of the program would
indicate best management practices to
minimize adverse effects on the ESU.
Authority
16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 742a
et seq.
Dated: August 3, 2023.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Conservation
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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• Snake River Sockeye (O. nerka):
endangered, naturally and artificially
propagated.
• Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha): threatened, naturally and
artificially propagated;
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD224]
Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish.
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; availability of a permit application and request for
public comment.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received an update to an
application for a direct take permit, in the form of a Hatchery and
Genetic Management Plan (HGMP) for hatchery plans rearing and releasing
Sockeye salmon into the Snake River basin. The permits describe
hatchery programs operated by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game
(IDFG), Shoshone-Bannock Tribe (SBT), National Marine Fisheries
Service's Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC) and Oregon
Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW). This document serves to notify
the public of the availability and opportunity to comment on a draft
Environmental Assessment (EA) and an HGMP on the proposed hatchery
program.
DATES: Comments must be received at the appropriate address (see
ADDRESSES) no later than 5:00 p.m. Pacific time on September 7, 2023.
Comments received after this date may not be considered.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the NMFS Sustainable
Fisheries Division, 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Portland, OR 97232. Comments
may be submitted by email. The mailbox address for providing email
comments is: [email protected]. Include in the subject
line of the email comment the following identifier: Comments on the
Snake River sockeye hatchery program.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andreas Raisch at (503) 230-5405 or by
email at [email protected]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ESA-Listed Species Covered in This Notice
Snake River Sockeye (O. nerka): endangered, naturally and
artificially propagated.
Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha): threatened,
naturally and artificially propagated;
[cir] Snake River Spring/Summer run: threatened, naturally and
artificially propagated;
Snake River Steelhead (O. mykiss): threatened, naturally
and artificially propagated.
Background
Section 9 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Federal
regulations prohibit the ``taking'' of a species listed as endangered
or threatened. The term ``take'' is defined under the ESA to mean
harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or
collect, or to attempt to engage in any such conduct. NMFS may make
exceptions to the take prohibitions in section 9 of the ESA for
programs that are approved by NMFS under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA
(50 CFR 222.308).
The operators and funding agencies, including IDFG, SBT, ODFW,
NMFS's NWFSC and Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), submitted an
HGMP to NMFS pursuant to NMFS' ESA Section 10(a)(1)(A) for hatchery
activities in the Snake River basin. An EA was also prepared pursuant
to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) by NMFS for the Snake
River sockeye salmon hatchery program.
The programs are intended to contribute to the survival and
recovery of Snake River Sockeye salmon in the Snake River basin. The
proposed program would maintain the Snake River sockeye salmon captive
broodstock, collect and spawn adult sockeye salmon returning to the
Snake River basin, rear juveniles, and release eggs, juveniles, and
adult fish in upper Salmon River basin lakes as well as into Tanner
Creek. The proposed continuation of the program would indicate best
management practices to minimize adverse effects on the ESU.
Authority
16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 742a et seq.
Dated: August 3, 2023.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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