[Federal Register: November 29, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 228)]
[Proposed Rules]               
[Page 66601-66603]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Parts 223 and 224

[Docket No. 991116306-9306-01; I.D. 102099C]
RIN 0648-XA40

 
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding for 
a Petition to List Columbia River Eulachon (Thaleichthys pacificus) as 
Endangered or Threatened

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notification of petition finding.

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SUMMARY: NMFS has received a petition to list Columbia River 
populations of eulachon (Thaleichthys pacificus) as an endangered or 
threatened species and to designate critical habitat under the 
Endangered Species Act (ESA). NMFS determines that the petition does 
not present substantial evidence to warrant the listing of eulachon at 
this time.

ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the petition and comments regarding 
Columbia River eulachon should be submitted to Chief, Protected 
Resources Division, NMFS, 525 NE Oregon Street, Suite 500, Portland, OR 
97232. The petition and supporting data are available for public 
inspection, by appointment, Monday through Friday at this address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Garth Griffin, NMFS, Northwest Region, 
503/231-2005 or Marta Nammack, NMFS, Office of Protected Resources, 
301/713-1401.