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NOAA
Fisheries announced on August 24 that it would accept until Oct. 20 public comment
on its proposed hatchery listing policy and on proposed Endangered Species Act
listing determinations for West Coast salmon and steelhead. The federal agency
will hold community meetings in the Northwest from mid-September to mid-October
to facilitate discussion on both topics. The
meetings will be held: -
Sept. 14, Wenatchee, Wash., Chelan County PUD auditorium
327 N. Wenatchee Ave., Wenatchee, WA 98801 -
Sept. 16, Kennewick, Wash., Red Lion Hotel
N.
1101 Columbia Center Blvd, Kennewick, WA 99336 -
Sept. 22, Newport, Ore., Shilo Inn
536 SW Elizabeth,
Newport, OR 97635 -
Sept. 28, Salmon, Idaho, Stagecoach Inn
201 Highway
93 North, Salmon, ID 83467 -
Sept. 30, Lewiston, Idaho, Red Lion Hotel
621
21st St., Lewiston, ID 83501 -
Oct. 5, Seattle, Wash., Radisson Hotel (SeaTac)
17001
Pacific Highway South, Seattle WA 98118 -
Oct. 7, Roseburg, Ore., Umpqua Community College
1140 College Rd., Roseburg, OR 97470 -
Oct. 13, Portland, Ore., Portland Building
1120
SW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97204 (Dates and locations of public hearings to be held
in California will be announced separately.)
On
June 14, 2004, NOAA Fisheries published proposed ESA listing determinations for
27 salmon and O. mykiss Evolutionarily Significant Units (ESUs), including 18
ESUs that occur in Oregon, Washington and Idaho and announced 90-day public comment
periods. Comment periods for these proposals have now been extended to Oct. 20,
2004. (See
www.nwr.noaa.gov/AlseaResponse/20040528/index.html for more information).
Attendance
at the afternoon sessions (1:30 - 4:30 p.m.) will be on a pre-registration basis.
(There is no need to register for the evening sessions(6:30 - 9:30p.m.).) For
contact: Garth Griffin, NMFS, Northwest Region (503) 231-2005. If
you have any questions or comments please contact Legislative Research Analyst
Chil-Sook Hwang by fax: 202-347-1091
or by phone: 1-888-4GRANGE, ext 109. Thank
you for your grassroots participation in the National Grange Legislative program.
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