[Federal Register: July 6, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 129)]
[Notices]
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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.062706C]
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 renew and to modify a scientific
research permit; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received an application
to renew and modify a permit for scientific research from the National
Park Service (NPS) in Point Reyes Station, CA (1046). The permit would
affect federally endangered Central California Coast coho salmon,
threatened California Coastal Chinook salmon, and threatened Central
California Coast steelhead. This document serves to notify the public
of the availability of the permit application for review and comment.
DATES: Written comments on the permit application must be received no
later than 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on August 7, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Comments submitted by e-mail must be sent to the following
address: FRNpermits.SR@noaa.gov. The application and related documents
are available for review by appointment, for Permit 1046 Modification
2: Protected Resources Division, NMFS, 777 Sonoma Avenue, Room 315,
Santa Rosa, CA 95404 (ph: 707-575-6097, fax: 707-578-3435).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Jahn at phone number 707-575-
6097, or e-mail: Jeffrey.Jahn@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 Central California
Coast coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), threatened California Coastal
Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha), and threatened Central California
Coast steelhead (O. mykiss).
Renewal and Modification Request Received
NPS requests to renew and modify a 5-year permit (1046) for take of
juvenile Central California Coast coho salmon, California Coastal
Chinook salmon, and Central California Coast steelhead to monitor out-
migrating salmonid smolts in Olema Creek, Pine Gulch, and Redwood Creek
watersheds in Marin County, California. NPS requests authorization for
an estimated annual non-lethal take of 9,875 juvenile Central
California Coast coho salmon, 750 juvenile California Coastal Chinook
salmon, and 9,875 juvenile Central California Coast steelhead, with no
more than 3 percent unintentional mortality to result from capture (by
fyke-net trap or pipe trap), handling, and release of fish. NPS also
requests authorization for an estimated annual non-lethal take of 2,625
juvenile Central California Coast coho salmon, 250 juvenile California
Coastal Chinook salmon, and 2,625 juvenile Central California Coast
steelhead, with no more than 5 percent unintentional mortality to
result from capture (by fyke-net trap or pipe trap), handling, passive
integrated transponder (PIT) tagging, fin-clipping, and release of
fish.
NPS requests take of juvenile Central California Coast coho salmon
and Central California Coast steelhead to conduct a juvenile salmonid
diet composition study in Olema Creek, Pine Gulch, and Redwood Creek
watersheds in Marin County, California. NPS requests authorization for
an estimated annual non-lethal take of 250 juvenile Central California
Coast coho salmon and 150 juvenile Central California Coast steelhead,
with no more than 5 percent unintentional mortality to result from
capture (by fyke-net trap, pipe trap, or electrofishing), handling,
stomach sampling (a process during which a blunt hypodermic syringe is
used to flush stomach contents out of the esophagus), and release of
fish.
NPS requests take of previously dead adult carcasses of Central
California Coast coho salmon, California Coastal Chinook salmon, and
Central California Coast steelhead to collect genetic information on
spawning salmonids in the following watersheds: Olema Creek, Lagunitas
Creek, Pine Gulch, Redwood Creek, and Easkoot Creek in Marin County,
California; West Union Creek, Martini Creek, San Vicente Creek, and
Denniston Creek in San Mateo County, California; and Alhambra Creek and
Frankin Creek in Contra Costa County, California. NPS requests
authorization to handle, tissue sample, and release an estimated 550
Central California Coast coho salmon adult carcasses, 150 California
Coastal Chinook salmon adult carcasses, and 750 Central California
Coast steelhead adult carcasses annually. NPS does not request any take
of live adult salmonids for this study.
NPS requests take of adult Central California Coast coho salmon,
California Coastal Chinook salmon, and Central California Coast
steelhead to conduct adult spawner population monitoring, population
abundance, fish migration, and population genetics studies in
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Olema Creek, Pine Gulch, and Redwood Creek in Marin County, California.
NPS requests authorization for an estimated annual non-lethal take of
500 adult Central California Coast coho salmon, 200 adult California
Coastal Chinook salmon, and 500 adult Central California Coast
steelhead, with no more than 3 percent unintentional mortality to
result from capture (by weir-trap), handling, tagging (with an external
anchor tag), and release of fish.
NPS requests take of juvenile Central California Coast coho salmon,
California Coastal Chinook salmon, and Central California Coast
steelhead to conduct summer fish population monitoring in the following
watersheds: Olema Creek, Lagunitas Creek, Pine Gulch, Redwood Creek,
and Easkoot Creek in Marin County, California; West Union Creek,
Martini Creek, San Vicente Creek, and Denniston Creek in San Mateo
County, California; and Alhambra Creek and Frankin Creek in Contra
Costa County, California. NPS requests authorization for an estimated
annual non-lethal take of 9,500 juvenile Central California Coast coho
salmon, 50 juvenile California Coastal Chinook salmon, and 11,500
juvenile Central California Coast steelhead, with no more than 3
percent unintentional mortality to result from capture (by seine or
electrofishing), handling, fin-clipping, scale-sampling, and release of
fish.
NPS requests take of juvenile Central California Coast coho salmon,
California Coastal Chinook salmon, and Central California Coast
steelhead to conduct fish rescue and relocation efforts of stranded
salmonids in dry streams in the following watersheds: Olema Creek,
Lagunitas Creek, Pine Gulch, Redwood Creek, and Easkoot Creek in Marin
County, California; West Union Creek, Martini Creek, San Vicente Creek,
and Denniston Creek in San Mateo County, California; and Alhambra Creek
and Frankin Creek in Contra Costa County, California. NPS requests
authorization for an estimated annual non-lethal take of 5,000 juvenile
Central California Coast coho salmon, 50 juvenile California Coastal
Chinook salmon, and 5,200 juvenile Central California Coast steelhead
with no more than 5 percent unintentional mortality to result from
capture (by seine or electrofishing), handling, transport, and release
of fish.
NPS requests take of juvenile Central California Coast coho salmon
and Central California Coast steelhead to conduct juvenile salmonid
winter movement and habitat utilization studies in Olema Creek, Pine
Gulch, and Redwood Creek watersheds in Marin County, California. NPS
requests authorization for an estimated annual non-lethal take of 3,000
juvenile Central California Coast coho salmon and 3,000 juvenile
Central California Coast steelhead, with no more than 3 percent
unintentional mortality to result from capture (by seine or
electrofishing), handling, and release of fish. NPS also requests
authorization for an estimated annual non-lethal take of 2,000 juvenile
Central California Coast coho salmon and 2,000 juvenile Central
California Coast steelhead, with no more than 5 percent unintentional
mortality to result from capture (by seine or electrofishing),
handling, PIT tagging, fin-clipping, and release of fish.
Dated: June 29, 2006.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-10557 Filed 7-5-06; 8:45 am]
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