[Federal Register: November 15, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 219)]
[Notices]               
[Page 65583-65584]
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. 101304E]

 
Issuance of Permit 1493

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of decision and availability of decision documents on 
the issuance of ESA research/

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enhancement permit 1493 for takes of endangered species.

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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that a scientific research 
permit to the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) and the 
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, as their agent, 
pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA), has been issued 
and that the decision documents are available upon request.

DATES: Permit 1493 was issued on September 15, 2004, subject to certain 
conditions set forth therein. The permit expires on September 15, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the decision documents or any of the 
other associated documents should be directed to the Salmon Recovery 
Division, NOAA Fisheries, 525 NE Oregon Street, Suite 510, Portland, 
Oregon 97232. The documents are also available on the Internet at 
http://www.nwr.noaa.gov.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristine Petersen, Portland, OR, at 
phone number: (503) 230-5409, e-mail: Kristine.Petersen@noaa.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following species and evolutionarily 
significant units (ESUs) are covered in the permit:
    Steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss): endangered Upper Columbia River.
    Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha): endangered Upper Columbia River 
spring run.
    Issuance of this permit, as required by the ESA, was based on a 
finding that such permits: (1) were applied for in good faith; (2) will 
not operate to the disadvantage of the listed species which are the 
subject of the permits; and (3) is consistent with the purposes and 
policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA. This permit was issued in 
accordance with, and is subject to, 50 CFR part 222, the NMFS 
regulations governing listed species permits.

    Dated: November 9, 2004.
Phil Williams,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 04-25317 Filed 11-12-04; 8:45 am]

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