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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 31 / Thursday, February 18, 2021 / Notices
Discussion of the Biological Analysis Underlying the Determinations All of the submitted HGMPs are consistent with each of the ESA-listed species recovery plans and designed to help conserve their populations across the Evolutionary Significant Units ESU
and or Distinct Population Segment DPS range. NMFS, through its evaluation, has determined each of the programs are designed and operated to ensure that the impacts to ESA-listed natural-origin Chinook salmon, coho salmon, chum salmon, and steelhead populations will not appreciably reduce the survival and recovery of listed species. The programs use adaptive management procedures and the best available science to reduce adverse genetic effects and lessen competition and predation impacts typically associated with salmon and steelhead hatchery programs. Monitoring and evaluation will be implemented to assess each programs performance in meeting population conservation or harvest augmentation objectives and their effects on ESA-listed natural-origin Chinook salmon, coho salmon, chum salmon, and steelhead. The information gained through monitoring and evaluation will be used to assess whether the programs impacts on listed fish are consistent with NMFS
determinations.
A review of monitoring and evaluation results by NMFS and the comanagers will occur annually to evaluate whether assumptions regarding the HGMP and joint plans effects and analysis remain valid and whether the objectives are being accomplished. The HGMPs include provisions for annual reports that will assess compliance with performance standards established through the HGMPs. Reporting and inclusion of new information derived from HGMPs research, monitoring, and evaluation activities provides NMFS
with the information required to determine what performance standards have been met.

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Summary of Comments Received Duwamish-Green: NMFS published a notice of its Proposed Evaluation and Pending Determination PEPD on the joint plans for public review and comment on April 2, 2019 84 FR
12593, as required by the ESA Section 4d Rule. The PEPD was available for public review and comment for 30 days.
NMFS received four comments relevant to the PEPD. Our responses to those comments are addressed in our Evaluation and Recommended Determination ERD. Based on our ERD
and considering the public comments,
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NMFS issued its final determination for the Duwamish-Green River HGMP.
Stillaguamish: NMFS published a notice of its draft Environmental Assessment EA and PEPD on the proposed joint plans for public review and comment on June 28, 2019 84 FR
31031, as required by the ESA 4d Rule. The EA and PEPD were available for public review and comment for 30
days, NMFS received two comments.
Based on our ERD and considering the public comments, NMFS issued its final determination on the Stillaguamish River HGMPs.
Yankee-Panther: NMFS published a notice of its EA and PEPD on the joint plans for public review and comment on March 10, 2020 85 FR 13876, as required by the ESA 4d Rule. The EA
and PEPD were available for public review and comment for 30 days. NMFS
received no comments. Based on our ERD, NMFS issued its final determination on the Yankee Fork and Panther Creek HGMPs.
Elochoman/Beaver Creek: NMFS
published a notice of availability of the HGMP for public review and comment on October 4, 2019 84 FR 53104, as required by the ESA Section 4d Rule.
The HGMP was available for public review and comment for 30 days. NMFS
received no comments. Based on our ERD, NMFS approved the Elochoman River HGMP.

The FONSI documents NMFSs decision that the proposed joint plans are not likely to significantly affect the human environment.
Yankee-Panther Creek: NMFS has decided to select the agencys preferred alternative in the EA, Alternative 2.
Under the selected alternative, NMFS
would determine that the co-managers joint plans met the requirements of limit 6 of the ESA 4d Rule. The two hatchery programs in the Upper Salmon River Basin would be implemented as described in the submitted joint plans.
The FONSI documents NMFSs decision that the proposed joint plans are not likely to significantly affect the human environment.
Elochoman/Beaver Creek: NMFS
determined that the HGMP submitted by The Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife WDFW met the requirements of limit 5 of the ESA 4d Rule. The proposed action does not differ from that analyzed in the existing NEPA
analysis 2014 Mitchell Act FEIS. The Supplemental Information Report SIR
adequately addresses the impacts of the proposed action on the human environment and evaluates new information available since the existing NEPA analysis. The hatchery program in the Elochoman River Basin would be implemented as described in the submitted HGMP.

Determinations Duwamish: The notice of the FEIS
availability was published in the Federal Register on July 12, 2019 84 FR
33256. NMFS has decided to select the agencys preferred alternative, Alternative 5, from the FEIS. Under the selected alternative, NMFS determined that the co-managers joint plans met the requirements of limit 6 of the ESA 4d Rule. The 10 salmon and steelhead hatchery programs in the DuwamishGreen River Basin would be implemented as described in the submitted joint plans. The ROD
documents NMFSs decision, identifies all alternatives considered in reaching the decision, specifies the alternative considered to be environmentally preferable, and identifies and discusses relevant factors balanced by NMFS in making its decision.
Stillaguamish: NMFS has decided to select the agencys preferred alternative, Alternative 2, from the final EA. Under the selected alternative, NMFS
determined that the co-managers joint plans met the requirements of limits 6
of the ESA 4d Rule. The four hatchery programs in the Stillaguamish River Basin would be implemented as described in the submitted joint plans.

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16 U.S.C. 15311543; subpart B, 223.201202 also issued under 16
U.S.C. 1361 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 5503d for 223.206d9.
Angela Somma, Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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