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best professional judgement in developing the procedures. The guidelines provide information about proper permitting procedures with States and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The protocol for euthanising fish that was developed jointly by the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, American Fisheries Society, and the American Institute of Fishery Research Biologists (Nickum 1988) will be employed if necessary. CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION ACTIONS The "Guidelines for Disposition of Captive-Reared Endangered Fish" (Appendix A) were developed through the Biology Committee for the Recovery Program for Endangered Fishes in the Upper Colorado River Basin. They were reviewed by numerous other persons interested in the Recovery Program. The final guidelines are contained in the "Genetics Management Guidelines" Williamson and Wydoski (1994) and in the "Coordinated Hatchery Facility Plan: Need for Captive-Reared Endangered Fish and Propagation Facilities" Wydoski (1994). These documents were widely distributed to Recovery Program participants that include persons with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, States of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, water development interests, and environmental organizations. This draft Environmental Assessment will be provided to appropriate Federal and State agencies, environmental organizations, and other interested parties for review and comment. A public notice will be published in key newspapers in the States of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming to inform other persons where the Environmental Assessment is on file for review. After a 30-day review period, all comments will be considered and revisions made to the document as necessary. REFERENCES Brookshire, D.S., M. McKee, and G. Watts. 1993. Draft economic analysis of proposed habitat designation in the Colorado River Basin for the razorback sucker, humpback chub, Colorado squawfish, and bonytail. U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Fish and Wildlife Enhancment Division, Denver, Colorado. Volume I - 47 pp. Volume II - 536 pp. Burdick, B.D. 1992. A plan to evaluate stocking to augment or restore razorback sucker in the upper Colorado River. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Colorado River Fishery Project, 529 25 1/2 Road, Suite B-110, Grand Junction, Colorado 81505. 56 pp. Crawford, A.B. and D.F. Petersen, Editors. 1974. Environmental managem3ent of the Colorado River Basin. Utah State University Press, Logan. 313 pp. Heidinger, R.C. 1993. Stocking for sport fisheries enhancement. Pages 300-333 in C.C. Kohler and W.A. Hubert, Editors. Inland fisheries management in North America. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland. 9