WSR 14-21-170

[Filed October 22, 2014, 9:07 a.m.]

Revised HGMPs for six Puget Sound artificial production programs are available for a thirty day public review and comment period. The comments, WDFW's response, and any resultant modifications to the HGMPs will be subsequently posted on the WDFW web site and provided to NOAA fisheries for consideration.

The HGMPs describe, in a format prescribed by NOAA fisheries, the operations of WDFW artificial production programs and their potential effects of the programs on listed species. These include summer and spring Chinook salmon at Marblemount Hatchery, and coho salmon at Baker Lake, Marblemount and Issaquah hatcheries, and the sockeye salmon at Cedar River Hatchery. The HGMPs will be provided to NOAA fisheries for consideration as a significant conservation measure under Section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act.

The HGMPs may be accessed for review through one of the following means: (1) Electronically via the Internet on WDFW's web site at http://wdfw.wa.gov/hatcheries/; or (2) in person through a scheduled appointment at WDFW's headquarters in Olympia, Washington. To schedule an appointment or to obtain more information, please call (360) 902-2676.

WDFW will be accepting public comments on the HGMPs for these Puget Sound artificial production programs until December 5, 2014. Comments must be submitted in writing to Phil Anderson, Director, WDFW (Attention: Hatcheries - NRB 6th Floor), 600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091, or electronically through e-mail addressed to HGMP-PScomments@dfw.wa.gov. All comments must be received by WDFW at the appropriate address or via e-mail by 5 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time on December 5, 2014.

This notice can also be found on the Washington State Register web site at http://www.leg.wa.gov/CODEREVISER/Pages/Washington_State_Register.aspx.