[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 164 (Friday, August 23, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54632-54633]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21590]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 081402A]
Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Receipt of an application to modify an existing scientific
research/enhancement permit (1044) and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NOAA Fisheries has received an
application for a permit modification for permit number 1044 from the
Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) in Santa Cruz, CA. The
modified permit would affect ten Evolutionarily Significant Units
(ESUs) of salmonids identified in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION following.
This document serves to notify the public of the availability of the
permit modification application for review and comment before a final
approval or disapproval is made by NOAA Fisheries.
DATES: Written comments on the permit application must be received at
the appropriate address or fax number (see ADDRESSES) no later than 5
p.m. Pacific Standard Time on September 23, 2002.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the modification request should be sent
to the appropriate office as indicated below. Comments may also be sent
via fax to the number indicated for the request. Comments will not be
accepted if submitted via e-mail or the Internet. The applications and
related documents are available for review in the indicated office, by
appointment: Daniel Logan, Protected Species Division, NOAA Fisheries,
777 Sonoma Avenue, Room 325, Santa Rosa, CA 95404-6528 (ph: 707-575-
6053, fax: 707-578-3435). Documents may also be reviewed by appointment
in the Office of Protected Resources, F/PR3, NOAA Fisheries, 1315 East-
West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3226 (301-713-1401).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Logan at phone number 707-575-
6053, or e-mail: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority
Issuance of permits and permit modifications, as required by the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543) (ESA), is based on
a finding that such permits/modifications: (1) are applied for in good
faith; (2) would not operate to the disadvantage of the listed species
which are the subject of the permits; and (3) are consistent with the
purposes and policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA. Authority to
take listed species is subject to conditions set forth in the permits.
Permits and modifications are issued in accordance with and are subject
to the ESA and NOAA Fisheries regulations governing listed fish and
wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 222-226).
Those individuals requesting a hearing on an application listed in
this notice should set out the specific reasons why a hearing on that
application would be appropriate (see ADDRESSES). The holding of such a
hearing is at the discretion of the Assistant Administrator for
Fisheries, NOAA. All statements and opinions contained in the permit
action summaries are those of the applicant and do not necessarily
reflect the views of NOAA Fisheries.
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Species Covered in This Notice
This notice is relevant to the following eight threatened and two
endangered salmonid ESUs: threatened Southern Oregon/northern
California Coasts coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), threatened
Central California Coast coho salmon, threatened California Coastal
Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha), threatened Central Valley Spring-run
Chinook salmon, endangered Sacramento River Winter-run Chinook salmon,
threatened Northern California steelhead (O. mykiss), threatened
Central California Coast steelhead, threatened Central Valley
steelhead, threatened South-central California Coast steelhead, and
endangered Southern California steelhead.
Modification Request Received
SWFSC requests a modification to permit 1044 for takes of adult and
juvenile ESA-listed coho salmon, chinook salmon, and steelhead
associated with population studies, carcass counts, redd surveys,
genetic analyses, and habitat association studies. Presently, permit
1044 authorizes intentional takes of adult and juvenile threatened
Southern Oregon/northern California Coasts coho salmon, and threatened
Central California Coast coho salmon for projects in northern
California. This requested modification would add intentional takes of
threatened California Coastal chinook salmon, threatened Central Valley
Spring-run chinook salmon, endangered Sacramento River Winter-run
chinook salmon, threatened Northern California steelhead, threatened
Central California Coast steelhead, threatened Central Valley
steelhead, threatened South-central California Coast steelhead, and
endangered Southern California steelhead to the SWFSC permit.
Dated: August 19, 2002.
Susan L. Pultz,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-21590 Filed 8-22-02; 8:45 am]
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