{"abstract":"We, NMFS, announce 12-month findings on 2 petitions to list populations of spring-run Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) as threatened or endangered Evolutionarily Significant Units (ESUs) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and to designate critical habitat concurrently with the listings. We have completed a comprehensive analysis of Oregon Coast (OC) and Southern Oregon and Northern California Coastal (SONCC) spring-run Chinook salmon populations in response to the petitions. Based on the best scientific and commercial data available, including the ESU configuration report, we have determined that listing the OC and SONCC spring-run Chinook salmon populations as threatened or endangered ESUs is not warranted. We determined that the OC and SONCC spring-run Chinook salmon populations do not meet the ESU Policy criteria to be considered ESUs separate from the OC and SONCC fall-run Chinook salmon populations and, therefore, do not meet the statutory definition of a species under the ESA. We also announce the availability of an ESU configuration report we prepared to inform our determination.","action":"Notice of 12-month petition findings.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","id":361,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/361","parent_id":54,"slug":"national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2021/08/17/2021-17211.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"86 FR 45970","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"These findings were made on August 17, 2021.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. 210806-0159"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2021-17211","effective_on":null,"end_page":45974,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2021/08/17/2021-17211.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/08/17/2021-17211/listing-endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-12-month-findings-on-petitions-to-list-spring-run-oregon","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2021-17211?publication_date=2021-08-17","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2021-08-17/2021-17211/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":5,"page_views":{"count":875,"last_updated":"2026-04-04 16:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-08-17/pdf/2021-17211.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2021-17211.pdf?1629117918","publication_date":"2021-08-17","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2021/08/17/2021-17211.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":45970,"subtype":null,"title":"Listing Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; 12-Month Findings on Petitions To List Spring-Run Oregon Coast Chinook Salmon and Spring-Run Southern Oregon and Northern California Coastal Chinook Salmon as Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act","toc_doc":"12-Month Findings on Petitions to List Spring-run Oregon Coast Chinook Salmon and Spring-run Southern Oregon and Northern California Coastal Chinook Salmon as Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act","toc_subject":"Listing Endangered and Threatened Wildlife:\n","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":86}