[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 189 (Friday, September 29, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 50539-50540]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-24279]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 424
[I.D. 092595A]
Endangered and Threatened Species; Proposed Status for the West
Coast Coho Salmon; Public Hearing
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public hearings.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is announcing dates and locations for public hearings
concerning the proposed threatened listing of west coast coho salmon
(Oncorhynchus kisutch) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Hearings
on the proposed listings will provide the opportunity for the public to
give comments and will permit an exchange of information and opinion
among interested parties.
DATES: Written comments will be accepted until October 23, 1995. The
meetings on the proposed listings will be held in October. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the specific dates and times of the
hearings.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Garth Griffin, Environmental and
Technical Services Division, NMFS, 525 NE Oregon Street - Suite 500,
Portland, OR 97232-2737. Public hearings on the proposed listings will
be held in Oregon, Washington, and California. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for the specific locations of the hearings.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Garth Griffin, 503-231-2005; Craig
Wingert, (310) 980-4021; or Marta Nammack, 301-713-1401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 25, 1995, NMFS issued a proposed
rule to list three evolutionarily significant units (ESUs) of west
coast coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) as threatened under the ESA
(60 FR 38011). The three coho salmon ESUs proposed for listing include:
(1) Oregon coast, (2) southern
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Oregon/northern California coasts, and (3) central California coast. In
addition, NMFS has determined that two coho salmon ESUs warrant
designation as candidates for listing due to uncertainty regarding
their distribution and status. The two coho salmon ESUs proposed for
candidate status include: (1) Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia, and (2)
lower Columbia River/southwest Washington coast. NMFS has determined
that the remaining coho salmon ESU, northwest Olympic Peninsula, WA, is
presently neither threatened nor endangered. The ESA implementing
regulations state that the Secretary of Commerce ``shall promptly hold
at least one public hearing if any person so requests within 45 days of
publication of a proposed regulation to list * * *a species'' (50 CFR
424.16 (c)(3)).
The public will have the opportunity to provide oral and written
testimony at the public hearings. Written comments on the proposed rule
may also be submitted to Garth Griffin (see ADDRESSES and DATES).
The hearings are scheduled from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. as follows:
1. Wednesday, October 11, 1995--Hatfield Marine Science Center--
Meeting Room 9, 2030 Marine Science Drive, Newport, OR
2. Thursday, October 12, 1995--Gold Beach City Hall--City Council
Chambers, 510 South Ellensburg Avenue, Gold Beach, OR
3. Monday, October 16, 1995--Northwest Fisheries Science Center--
Auditorium, 2725 Montlake Boulevard, East Seattle, WA
4. Tuesday, October 17, 1995--Bonneville Power Administration--
Complex Auditorium, 911 NE. 11th Avenue, Portland, OR
5. Tuesday, October 17, 1995--Red Lion Hotel--One Red Lion Drive,
Rohnert Park, CA
6. Wednesday, October 18, 1995--Evergreen State College--Lecture
Hall 5, 2700 Evergreen Parkway NW, Olympia, WA
7. Wednesday, October 18, 1995--Eureka Inn--518 7th St., Eureka, CA
These hearings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Garth Griffin (see ADDRESSES).
Dated: September 25, 1995.
William W. Fox, Jr.,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 95-24279 Filed 9-26-95; 4:38 pm]
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