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COLUMBIA RIVER INTER-TRIBAL FISH COMMISSION 



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December 16, 1993 



Mr. Douglas K. Hall 



Asastant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere 

 National Oceanic and Atmg^heric Administration 

 Herbert Claric Hoover Building, Room 5804 

 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W. 

 Washington, D.C. 20230 



RE: Draft Snake River Salmon Recovery Plan Recommendations prepared by Snake 

 River Salmon Recovery Team 



Dear Mr, HalL ' • 



The Columbia River Inter-TWbal Fish Commissioa recently submitted P«^ J^^J* 

 comments (attached) on. the Draft Snake River Salmon R^very Plan ^^^^^^ 

 prq^redbyVeSnakeRiverSalmonRecoveryTeam. The listed salmon are among &ose fish 

 d^ed to pass the Commission's member tribes' usual and accustomed fishmg places. 



Since many of flieiecoveiy recommendations presented in the Team;s Draft ?la^^ 

 •ofasd^McnatL. but are ofTpoHcy and legal xntare._thefo^Cob^I^^ 

 ^vfaogovem flie Columbia River Inter-Ttibal H5!h Commission ha^ ^^^^''^^s 

 letter to you regarding some serious . concerns aridng ^^ .^^- ^'^^ J^ 

 recommenSms Hea^ refer to the attached tedmical peer review comments to better 

 imderstand.flie technical basis of our concerns. 



Our review found theTeam's recommendations sdentificaUy ^f ''f ' ^^^^^^^ 

 requireinents of (he ESA and flie needs of the resource. ^^ J^f^t of w^ es^ed 1^^ 



^cjples regarding the tribes' treaty rights. If NMFS adopts ^^.J^^^ 



LoXendSr^^ -ffl fea in its federal trust and fiduda^resp^fl^ 



Tbe foUowingdiscussion highlights our major concerns with the Teams draft recovery 



recommendations. 



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