Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 103 / Tuesday, May 29, 2001 / Notices 29089

days after the date on which the

changed circumstances review is

initiated, in accordance with 19 CFR

351.216(e), and will publish these

results in the Federal Register.

While the changed circumstances

review is underway, the current

requirement for a cash deposit of

estimated antidumping duties on all

subject merchandise, including the

merchandise that is the subject of this

changed circumstances review, will

continue unless and until it is modified

pursuant to the final results of this

changed circumstances review.

This notice is in accordance with

sections 751(b)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the

Act and 19 CFR 351.216 and 351.222.

Dated: May 21, 2001.

Faryar Shirzad,

Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 01–13404 Filed 5–25–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 051801E]

Endangered and Threatened Species;

Take of Anadromous Fish

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of availability and

request for comment.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Washington Department of Fish and

Wildlife (WDFW) has submitted a

Fisheries Management and Evaluation

Plan (FMEP) pursuant to the protective

regulations promulgated for Lower

Columbia River (LCR) chinook salmon,

LCR steelhead and LCR chum salmon

under the Endangered Species Act

(ESA). The FMEP specifies the future

management of inland recreational

fisheries potentially affecting the LCR

chinook salmon, LCR steelhead, and

LCR chum salmon in the State of

Washington. This document serves to

notify the public of the availability of

the FMEP for review and comment

before a final approval or disapproval is

made by NMFS.

DATES: Written comments on the draft

FMEP must be received no later than 5

p.m. Pacific standard time on June 28,

2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

requests for copies of the draft FMEP

should be addressed to Richard Turner,

Sustainable Fisheries Division, Hatchery

and Inland Fisheries Branch, 525 N.E.

Oregon Street, Suite 510, Portland, OR

97232 or faxed to 503–872–2737. The

documents are also available on the

Internet at http://www.nwr.noaa.gov/.

Comments will not be accepted if

submitted via e-mail or the Internet.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard Turner, Portland, OR at phone

number 503–736–4737 or e-mail:

rich.turner@noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice is relevant to the Lower Columbia

River chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus

tshawytscha), Lower Columbia River

steelhead (O. mykiss), and Lower

Columbia River chum salmon (O. nerka)

Evolutionarily Significant Units (ESU).

Background

WDFW has submitted to NMFS an

FMEP for inland recreational fisheries

potentially affecting listed adults and

juveniles of the LCR ESUs. These

include fisheries occurring in the

Washington tributaries of the Columbia

River from the mouth at the Pacific

Ocean upstream to the White Salmon

River. The objective of the FMEP is to

harvest known, hatchery-origin chinook

and steelhead, natural and hatchery fall

chinook and other fish species in a

manner that does not jeopardize the

survival and recovery of the listed LCR

ESUs. All spring chinook and steelhead

fisheries included in this FMEP will be

managed such that only hatcheryproduced adult spring chinook and

steelhead that are adipose fin clipped

may be retained. The tributary fisheries

for fall chinook salmon will be managed

to meet natural and hatchery

escapements and limited by total

impacts from all fisheries including

those that occur in the Pacific Ocean

and mainstem Columbia River. Impact

levels to the listed LCR ESUs are

specified in the FMEP. Risk assessments

in the FMEP indicate the extinction risk

for the listed ESUs under the proposed

fishery impact levels to be low. A

variety of monitoring and evaluation

tasks are specified in the FMEP to assess

the abundance of chinook salmon,

steelhead and chum salmon; determine

fishery effort and catch of chinook

salmon and steelhead; and angler

compliance. WDFW will annually

conduct a review of fisheries

compliance with the provisions of the

FMEP. WDFW will conduct, at a

minimum of every 5 years, a

comprehensive review to evaluate the

effectiveness of the FMEP.

As specified in July 10, 2000 ESA 4(d)

rule for salmon and steelhead (65 FR

42422), NMFS may approve an FMEP if

it meets criteria set forth in § 223.203

(b)(4)(i)(A) through (I). Prior to final

approval of an FMEP, NMFS must

publish notification announcing its

availability for public review and

comment.

Authority

Under section 4 of the ESA, the

Secretary of Commerce is required to

adopt such regulations as he deems

necessary and advisable for the

conservation of species listed as

threatened. The ESA salmon and

steelhead 4(d) rule (65 FR 42422, July

10, 2000) specifies categories of

activities that contribute to the

conservation of listed salmonids and

sets out the criteria for such activities.

The rule further provides that the

prohibitions of paragraph (a) of the rule

do not apply to activities associated

with fishery harvest provided that an

FMEP has been approved by NMFS to

be in accordance with the salmon and

steelhead 4(d) rule (65 FR 42422, July

10, 2000).

Dated: May 23, 2001.

Phil Williams,

Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 01–13432 Filed 5–25–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 051801D]

Endangered and Threatened Species;

Take of Anadromous Fish

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of availability and

request for comment.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Oregon Department of Fish and

Wildlife (ODFW) has submitted a

Fisheries Management and Evaluation

Plan (FMEP) pursuant to the protective

regulations promulgated for Lower

Columbia River (LCR) chinook salmon

under the Endangered Species Act

(ESA). The FMEP specifies the future

management of inland recreational

fisheries potentially affecting the LCR

chinook in the State of Oregon. This

document serves to notify the public of

the availability of the FMEP for review

and comment before a final approval or

disapproval is made by NMFS.