12116 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 42 / Thursday, March 3, 2022 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB860] 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a joint public meeting of its 

Scallop Committee via webinar to 

consider actions affecting New England 

fisheries in the exclusive economic zone 

(EEZ). Recommendations from this 

group will be brought to the full Council 

for formal consideration and action, if 

appropriate. 

DATES: This webinar will be held on 

Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at 9 a.m. 

Webinar registration URL information: 

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/ 

register/5050963324931766029. 

ADDRESSES: 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda 

The Committee will discuss Limited 

Access Leasing: Review the updated 

draft scoping document that will be 

used to gather input on: (1) The need for 

a leasing program, and (2) and if 

needed, what should the leasing 

program consider. They will also 

discuss the Evaluation of Rotational 

Management: Review final report, 

develop recommendations for next 

steps. Additionally, they plan to discuss 

the 2022–26 Council Research Priorities: 

Review current list of scallop research 

priorities and suggest updates. Other 

business will be discussed, if necessary. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained on the agenda may come 

before this Council for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Council 

action will be restricted to those issues 

specifically listed in this notice and any 

issues arising after publication of this 

notice that require emergency action 

under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Act, provided the public has 

been notified of the Council’s intent to 

take final action to address the 

emergency. The public also should be 

aware that the meeting will be recorded. 

Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy 

of the recording is available upon 

request. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at 

(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to 

the meeting date. 

(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) 

Dated: February 28, 2022. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB818] 

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 

Proposed Evaluation and Pending 

Determination for public comment. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

NMFS has received seven plans for 

hatchery programs rearing and releasing 

Chinook salmon, coho salmon, and 

chum salmon in the Snohomish River 

basin. The plans describe hatchery 

programs operated by the Tulalip Tribes 

and Washington Department of Fish and 

Wildlife (WDFW). This document serves 

to notify the public of the availability 

and opportunity to comment on a 

Proposed Evaluation and Determination 

Documents (PEPD) on the proposed 

hatchery programs. 

DATES: Comments must be received at 

the appropriate address (see ADDRESSES) 

no later than 5 p.m. Pacific time on 

April 4, 2022. Comments received after 

this date may not be considered. 

ADDRESSES: 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 Snohomish 

River hatchery programs. The document 

available for public comment are 

available on the internet at https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/ 

hatchery-plans-chinook-coho-andchum-salmon-snohomish-river-basin. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Morgan Robinson at (253) 307–2670 or 

by email at morgan.robinson@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

ESA-Listed Species Covered in This 

Notice 

• Puget Sound Chinook salmon 

(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha): 

Threatened, naturally and artificially 

propagated. 

• Puget Sound Steelhead (O. mykiss): 

Threatened, naturally and artificially 

propagated. 

Background 

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. The ESA prohibits the 

take of endangered salmonids and, 

pursuant to ESA section 4(d), ESA 

regulations can be extended to prohibit 

the take of threatened salmonids. 

However, NMFS may make exceptions 

to the take prohibitions for hatchery 

programs that are approved by NMFS 

under the limits on the prohibitions 

outlined in 50 CFR 223.203(b). The 

operators, including the Tulalip Tribes 

and WDFW, have submitted HGMPs to 

NMFS pursuant to NMFS’ limit six of 

the 4(d) Rule of the ESA for hatchery 

activities in the Snohomish River basin, 

Washington. 

The hatchery programs are designed 

to contribute to the survival and 

recovery of Skykomish River summer 

Chinook salmon and Skykomish River 

chum salmon. These hatchery programs 

are intended to contribute to fulfilling 

federal tribal trust responsibilities and 

treaty rights guaranteed through treaties 

and affirmed in U.S. v. Washington 

(1974) by enhancing fishing 

opportunities for Chinook, coho, and 

chum salmon. Included in these 

hatchery plans is research and 

monitoring activities to study the effect 

of these programs on the recovery of 

Puget Sound Chinook salmon and 

steelhead. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; 16 

U.S.C. 742a et seq. 

Dated: February 28, 2022. 

Angela Somma, 

Chief, Endangered Species Conservation 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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