# Federal Register #2026-22071

NOAA Evaluation of Skagit River Fall-Run Chum Salmon Hatchery Plans

**Buyer:** U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
**Posted:** October 29, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-22071

NOAA is publishing an evaluation of salmon hatchery plans for the Skagit River basin; this is an informational notice, not a procurement request.
- **Government buyer/office:** U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), through the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
- **Plans and program co-managers:** Three Hatchery and Genetic Management Plans cover fall-run chum salmon programs in the Skagit River basin. Named co-managers are the Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, Upper Skagit Indian Tribe, and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
- **Evaluation finding:** NMFS concludes the programs will not appreciably reduce the likelihood of survival and recovery, or modify or destroy critical habitat, for Puget Sound Chinook salmon or Puget Sound steelhead.
- **Procurement details:** No products or services, quantities, part numbers, OEMs, or vendors are requested or identified.

### Description

The National Marine Fisheries Service received three Hatchery and Genetic Management Plans for hatchery programs that rear and release fall-run chum salmon in the Skagit River basin. The plans cover programs operated by the Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, Upper Skagit Indian Tribe, and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife as co-managers. The notice announces the availability of NMFS’s Evaluation and Recommended Determination following the public comment period. The evaluation concludes that the programs will not appreciably reduce the likelihood of survival and recovery, or modify or destroy critical habitat, of Puget Sound Chinook salmon or Puget Sound steelhead.

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