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TESTIMONY OF 



MR. ROLLAND A. SCHMITTEN 



NORTHWEST REGIONAL DIRECTOR 



NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE 



NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 



U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 



BEFORE THE 



COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES 



U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 



PORTLAND, OREGON 



AUGUST 10, 1993 



Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: 



I am Rolland Schmitten, Regional Director of the Northwest Region 

 of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) , National Oceanic 

 and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. I 

 appreciate the opportunity to inform you about NMFS's many roles 

 in the protection and recovery of the Pacific salmon and the 

 progress we have made to date. 



NMFS's most visible role in the recovery of Pacific salmon 

 populations is through its delegated authority from the Secretary 

 of Commerce to administer the Endangered Species Act for marine 

 and anadromous resources and their habitat. However, NMFS also 

 has Federal authority and responsibility for marine, estuarine, 

 and anadromous resources under various laws that can affect the 

 recovery of salmon. The primary authorities include the Clean 

 Water Act, the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, the Federal 

 Power Act, the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 

 the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the Mitchell Act, the National 



