Notice2022-03834
Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
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Published
February 23, 2022
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that the Hoopa Valley Tribe has provided a Tribal Resource Management Plan (TRMP) to NMFS pursuant to the limitation on take prohibitions for actions conducted under Tribal Plans promulgated under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The TRMP specifies harvest, research, and monitoring activities for tribal fisheries affecting ESA-listed Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast coho salmon in the portion of the Trinity River within the Hoopa Valley Reservation. NMFS has prepared a Proposed Evaluation and Pending Determination (PEPD) as to whether implementation of the TRMP will appreciably reduce the likelihood of survival and recovery of ESA- listed salmon and steelhead and an Environmental Assessment (EA) on the NMFS determination. Notice is hereby given that the PEPD and EA are available for public review and comment prior to NMFS making a final determination.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10174-10175]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03834]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XB736]
Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; availability of a Proposed Evaluation and Pending
Determination and a draft Environmental Assessment; request for
comments.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Hoopa Valley Tribe has
provided a Tribal Resource Management Plan (TRMP) to NMFS pursuant to
the limitation on take prohibitions for actions conducted under Tribal
Plans promulgated under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The TRMP
specifies harvest, research, and monitoring activities for tribal
fisheries affecting ESA-listed Southern Oregon/Northern California
Coast coho salmon in the portion of the Trinity River within the Hoopa
Valley Reservation. NMFS has prepared a Proposed Evaluation and Pending
Determination (PEPD) as to whether implementation of the TRMP will
appreciably reduce the likelihood of survival and recovery of ESA-
listed salmon and steelhead and an Environmental Assessment (EA) on the
NMFS determination. Notice is hereby given that the PEPD and EA are
available for public review and comment prior to NMFS making a final
determination.
DATES: Comments must be received at the appropriate address (see
ADDRESSES) no later than 5 p.m. Pacific time on March 25, 2022.
Comments received after this date may not be accepted.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by email. The mailbox address for
providing email comments is: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4734262b2a2829692f2635312234336924282a2a22293334072928262669202831"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fc8f9d90919392d2949d8e8a998f88d29f9391919992888fbc92939d9dd29b938a">[email protected]</span></a>. In the
subject line of the email, include the following identifier: ``Comments
on Hoopa Tribal Fisheries Determination.'' The documents available for
public comment can be found at: <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/tribal-resource-management-plan-trmp-hoopa-valley-tribe">https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/tribal-resource-management-plan-trmp-hoopa-valley-tribe</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony Siniscal at 971-322-8407, or
via email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b2f3dcc6dadddccb9ce1dbdcdbc1d1d3def2dcddd3d39cd5ddc4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7c3d120814131205522f1512150f1f1d103c12131d1d521b130a">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ESA Listed Species Covered in This Notice
Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus
kisutch): Threatened, naturally produced, and artificially propagated.
Background
The proposed TRMP provides a framework through which Tribal salmon
fisheries can be implemented while meeting requirements specified under
the ESA. Activities described in the plan include fisheries for coho
salmon in the Trinity River. The TRMP describes the proposed fisheries,
limits for harvest, and monitoring and evaluation associated with the
fisheries. The management objective is for the Tribe to conduct
fisheries in a manner that does not appreciably reduce the likelihood
of survival and recovery of ESA-listed coho salmon.
The Hoopa Valley Tribe submitted a TRMP for review under the ESA
Tribal 4(d) Rule. Under section 4 of the ESA, the Secretary of Commerce
(Secretary) is required to adopt such regulations as deemed necessary
and advisable for the conservation of species listed as threatened. The
ESA salmon and steelhead 4(d) rule (50 CFR 223.203; 65 FR 42422, July
10, 2000, as updated in 70 FR 37160, June 28, 2005) specifies
categories of activities that contribute to the conservation of listed
salmonids and thus are exempted from the ESA Section 9 take
prohibitions. The ESA Tribal 4(d) Rule (50 CFR 223.204; 65 FR 42481,
July 10, 2000) states that the take prohibitions of ESA Section 9 will
not apply to Tribal Plans provided that the Secretary has determined
that the Tribal Plan will not appreciably reduce the likelihood of
survival and recovery for the listed species (50 CFR 223.204(a)). Prior
to making a final determination on Tribal Plans, NMFS must take
comments on its pending determination as to whether or not
implementation of the plan will appreciably reduce the likelihood of
survival and recovery of ESA-listed salmonids (50 CFR 223.204(b)(3)).
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(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 742a et seq.)
Dated: February 17, 2022.
Ngagne Jafnar Gueye,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-03834 Filed 2-22-22; 8:45 am]
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