[Federal Register: November 28, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 229)]
[Notices]
[Page 66819-66820]
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. 112003D]
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 research permits (1185, 1280, 1452)
and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received applications for
a permit for scientific research from Natural Resource Scientists, Inc
(NRS) in Red Bluff, CA (1185), Turlock Irrigation District (TID) in
Turlock, CA (1280), and California Rivers Restoration Fund (CRRF) in El
Dorado, CA (1452). The permits would affect federally threatened
Central Valley 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 December 29, 2003.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the permit applications 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 by appointment, for permits
1185, 1280, and 1452: Protected Resources Division, NMFS, 650 Capitol
Mall, Suite 8-300, Sacramento, CA 95814 (ph:916-930-3614, fax: 916-930-
3629). Documents may also be reviewed by appointment in the Office of
Protected Resources, F/PR3, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver
Spring, MD 20910 3226 (301-713-1401).
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 threatened Central Valley
steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss).
Applications Received
NRS requests a 5-year permit (1185) for take of adult and juvenile
Central Valley steelhead to monitor outmigrant salmonids in the Merced
River. NRS requests authorization for an estimated annual take of 5
adult and 10 juvenile Central Valley steelhead (with no incidental
mortality) resulting from capturing, measuring, and releasing fish.
TID requests a 5-year permit (1280) for take of adult and juvenile
Central Valley steelhead to study the relationship between fall-run
Chinook salmon outmigration patterns and flow fluctuation patterns in
the Tuolumne River. TID requests authorization for an estimated annual
take of 36 juvenile Central Valley steelhead (number includes 3 percent
incidental mortality) and 5 adult Central Valley steelhead (no
incidental mortality) resulting from seining, trapping, electrofishing,
and angling activities. CRRF requests a 3-year permit (1452) to measure
and collect scale samples from adult O. mykiss using hook and line and
adult carcasses in the lower Tuolumne River. CRRF requests
authorization for an estimated annual take of 340 adult Central Valley
steelhead, with less than 1 percent incidental mortality, resulting
from capture by hook and line fishing.
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Dated: November 21, 2003.
Lamont D. Jackson,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-29731 Filed 11-26-03; 8:45 am]
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