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community to develop a Snake River salmon recovery plan. To 

 ensure a comprehensive, ecosystem approach to recovery planning, 

 the team was directed to address in one plan the three species of 

 listed Snake River salmon. 



NMFS has used an open process to ensure participation by all 

 interested groups. For example, all scientific information and 

 comments related to the ESA process have been deposited in an 

 administrative record which is available for review in four 

 separate locations (Seattle, WA; Portland, OR; Boise, ID; and 

 Washington, DC) . 



A Technical Committee comprised of biologists from the states, 

 Federal agencies, Indian Tribes, public utilities, and other 

 interested entities was established to provide information and to 

 review and comment on the data in the record. Technical 

 Committee meetings are open to the public. 



NMFS has established an Economics Technical Committee cort^rised 

 of economists from the states. Federal agencies, Indian Tribes, 

 public utilities, and other interested entities to ensure that 

 the economic information is available to complete the critical 

 habitat designations auid to develop recovery plans. 



The Team released its draft recovery recommendations in October 

 1993 for scientific peer review, and on June 14 submitted its 



