[Federal Register: August 18, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 159)]
[Notices]
[Page 49438-49439]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 081203A]
Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Receipt of applications for scientific research permits 1433
and 1440 and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received an application
for scientific research from US Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) in Shasta
Lake, CA (1433) and Interagency Ecological Program (IEP) in Stockton,
CA (1440). These permits would affect federally endangered Sacramento
River winter-run Chinook salmon, threatened Central Valley spring-run
Chinook salmon, and threatened Central Valley steelhead. The latter
permit (1440) would also affect threatened Central California Coast
steelhead. This document serves to notify the public of the
availability of the permit applications for review and comment.
DATES: Written comments on the permit applications must be received at
the appropriate address or fax number (see ADDRESSES) no later than 5
p.m. Pacific standard time on September 17, 2003.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on this 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 for permits 1433 and 1440 are available for review by
appointment at the following address: Protected Resources Division,
NMFS, 650 Capitol Mall, Suite 8-300, Sacramento, CA 95814 (ph: 916-930-
3614, fax: 916-930-3629).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosalie del Rosario at phone number
916-930-3614, or e-mail: Rosalie.delRosario@noaa.gov.
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 NMFS 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 NMFS.
Species Covered in This Notice
This notice is relevant to federally endangered Sacramento River
winter-run Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), threatened
Central Valley spring-run Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha), threatened
Central Valley steelhead (O. mykiss), and threatened Central California
Coast steelhead (O. mykiss).
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Applications Received
BOR requests a 3-year permit (1433) for take of juvenile endangered
Sacramento River winter-run Chinook salmon, threatened Central Valley
spring-run Chinook salmon, and threatened Central Valley steelhead to
characterize the biological community in the upper Sacramento River
during gate operations of the Red Bluff Diversion Dam. BOR requests
authorization for an estimated total take of 1,950 juvenile winter-run
Chinook salmon (that includes 1 percent incidental mortality), 50
juvenile spring-run Chinook salmon (that includes 4 percent incidental
mortality), and 65 juvenile steelhead (3 percent incidental mortality)
resulting from capturing by beach seine, measuring, and releasing of
fish.
IEP requests a 5-year permit (1440) for incidental take of adult
and juvenile Sacramento River winter-run Chinook salmon, Central Valley
spring-run Chinook salmon, Central Valley steelhead, and Central
California Coast steelhead associated with 11 studies that aim to
evaluate the effects of water export facilities (State Water Project
and Central Valley Water Project) on aquatic organisms. IEP requests
authorization for an estimated annual take of 18 adult and 167 juvenile
winter-run Chinook salmon (that includes 6 percent and 13 percent
incidental mortality, respectively), 17 adult and 1,040 spring-run
Chinook salmon (that includes 6 percent and 7 percent incidental
mortality), 22 adult and 143 juvenile steelhead (that includes 5
percent and 12 percent incidental mortality), and 2 juvenile Central
California Coast steelhead (no mortality) resulting from the proposed
studies.
Dated: August 12, 2003.
Susan Pultz,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-21066 Filed 8-15-03; 8:45 am]
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