Notice2025-17636
Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
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Published
September 12, 2025
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
This notice advises the public that two direct take permits 1454-2R and 1455-2R have been issued for operation, monitoring, and evaluation of a hatchery program rearing and releasing sockeye salmon in the Snake River basin of Idaho, and that the decision documents are available upon request. An Environmental Assessment (EA), and Finding of No Significant Impact were also completed for these actions.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 175 (Friday, September 12, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44170-44171]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-17636]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE807]
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 of issuance of permits.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that two direct take permits
1454-2R and 1455-2R have been issued for operation, monitoring, and
evaluation of a hatchery program rearing and releasing sockeye salmon
in the Snake River basin of Idaho, and that the decision documents are
available upon request. An Environmental Assessment (EA), and Finding
of No Significant Impact were also completed for these actions.
DATES: Permits 1454-2R and 1455-2R were issued on September 27, 2023,
subject to certain conditions set forth therein. Subsequent to
issuance, the necessary countersignatures by the applicants were
received. The permits expire on September 27, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the decision documents or any of the
associated documents should be
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directed to the NMFS Sustainable Fisheries Division, 1201 NE Lloyd
Blvd., Portland, OR 97232. The documents are also available on the
internet at <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/snake-river-sockeye-salmon-production-program">https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/snake-river-sockeye-salmon-production-program</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andreas Raisch at (503) 230-5405 or by
email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e786898395828694c995868e94848fa789888686c9808891"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d9b8b7bdabbcb8aaf7abb8b0aabab199b7b6b8b8f7beb6af">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ESA-Listed Species Covered in This Notice
<bullet> Snake River Sockeye (Oncorhynchus nerka): endangered,
naturally and artificially propagated.
<bullet> Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha): threatened, naturally and
artificially propagated;
[cir] Snake River Spring/Summer run: threatened, naturally and
artificially propagated;
<bullet> Snake River Steelhead (O. mykiss): threatened, naturally
and artificially propagated;
Background
Section 9 of the 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 Idaho Department of
Fish and Game, The Shoshone-Bannock Tribe, Oregon Department of Fish
and Wildlife, NMFS's Northwest Fisheries Science Center and Bonneville
Power Administration (BPA), submitted a Hatchery and Genetic Management
Plan to NMFS pursuant to ESA Section 10(a)(1)(A) for hatchery
activities in the Snake River basin (88 FR 53477, August 8, 2023). 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 Snake River
Sockeye Salmon Evolutionarily Significant Unit.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
Dated: September 9, 2025.
Jennifer Quan,
Regional Administrator, West Coast Region, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-17636 Filed 9-11-25; 8:45 am]
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