[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 16 (Thursday, January 24, 2013)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 5162-5163]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-01343]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 253
RIN 0648-BC68
Designation of a Nonessential Experimental Population of Central
Valley Spring-Run Chinook Salmon Below Friant Dam in the San Joaquin
River, CA
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings; correction.
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SUMMARY: On January 16, 2013, we, NMFS, published a proposed rule to
designate a nonessential experimental population of Central Valley
spring-run Chinook salmon under section 10(j) of the Endangered Species
Act in portions of the San Joaquin River and a notice of availability
for the draft environmental assessment associated with this action. The
proposed rule contained incorrect dates for two of our meetings. We
announce new dates for public meetings on this action.
DATES: The first meeting will be in Fresno, CA on January 29, 2013, at
the Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District, Board Meeting Room,
5469 E. Olive Avenue from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (The public should
park in the front parking area (rear parking area closes at 5:30 p.m.
with no exit after that time) and enter the door located on the west
side of the front building). The second meeting will be in Los Banos,
CA on January 30, 2013, at the Los Banos Community Center, 645 7th
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Street from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The third meeting will be in Chico, CA on
February 5, 2013, at the Chico Masonic Family Center, 1110 West East
Avenue from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this proposed rule, identified by
NOAA-NMFS-2012-0221 by any of the following methods:
Electronic submissions: Submit all electronic public
comments via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2012-0221, click the
``Comment Now!'' icon, complete the required fields, and enter or
attach your comments.
Mail: Submit written comments to Elif Fehm-Sullivan,
Fisheries Biologist, Protected Resources Division, Southwest Region,
National Marine Fisheries Service, 650 Capitol Mall, Suite 5-100,
Sacramento, CA 95814.
Fax: (916) 930-3629.
Email: [email protected].
Instructions: Comments sent by any other method, to any other
address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period,
may not be considered by NMFS. All comments received are part of the
public record and will generally be posted to http://www.regulations.gov without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address, etc.), confidential business
information, or otherwise sensitive information submitted voluntarily
by the sender will be publicly accessible. NMFS will accept anonymous
comments (enter ``N/A'' in the required fields if you wish to remain
anonymous). Attachments to electronic comments will be accepted in
Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF file formats only. You may access a
copy of the draft EA by one of the following:
Visit NMFS' Reintroduction Web site at http://swr.nmfs.noaa.gov/sjrrestorationprogram/salmonreintroduction.htm.
Call (916) 930-3723 and request to have a CD or hard copy
mailed to you.
Obtain a CD or hard copy by visiting NMFS' Central Valley
office at 650 Capitol Mall, Suite 5-100, Sacramento, CA 95814.
Please see the draft EA for additional information to comment on
that document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elif Fehm-Sullivan, National Marine
Fisheries Service, 650 Capitol Mall, Suite 5-100, Sacramento, CA 95814
(916-930-3723) or Dwayne Meadows, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver
Spring, MD 20910 (301-427-8403).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On January 16, 2013 we, NMFS, published a proposed rule (78 FR
3381) to designate a nonessential experimental population of Central
Valley spring-run Chinook salmon under section 10(j) of the Endangered
Species Act in portions of the San Joaquin River and a notice of
availability for the draft environmental assessment associated with
this action. The proposed rule contained incorrect dates for two of our
meetings. Three public meetings will be held at which the public can
make comments on the draft EA and proposed rule.
Public Meetings
The first meeting will be in Fresno, CA on January 29, 2013, at the
Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District, Board Meeting Room, 5469 E.
Olive Avenue from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (The public should park in the
front parking area (rear parking area closes at 5:30 p.m. with no exit
after that time) and enter the door located on the west side of the
front building). The second meeting will be in Los Banos, CA on January
30, 2013, at the Los Banos Community Center, 645 7th Street from 2 p.m.
to 4 p.m. The third meeting will be in Chico, CA on February 5, 2013,
at the Chico Masonic Family Center, 1110 West East Avenue from 5:30
p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1533 et seq.
Dated: January 16, 2013.
Helen Golde,
Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-01343 Filed 1-23-13; 8:45 am]
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