[Federal Register: August 31, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 169)] [Notice] [Page 50328-50330] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr31au07-51] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XC16 Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Issuance of research permits. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Permits1564, 1565, 1566, and 1567 were issued on November 29, 2006; all other permits in this notice were issued on June 30, 2007. All the research actions and the species they affect are listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. ADDRESSES: The permits, permit applications, and related documents are available for review during business hours by appointment at NMFS' Protected Resources Division, F/NWO3, 1201 NE., Lloyd Blvd., Suite 1100, Portland, OR. 97232-1274 (ph: 503-230-5400, fax: 503-230-5441). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Garth Griffin, Portland, OR (phone: 503-231-2005, fax: 503-230-5441, e-mail: Garth.Griffin@noaa.gov). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) requires that permits and modifications be issued based on findings that such actions: (1) Are applied for in good faith; (2) would not operate to the disadvantage of the listed species that are the subject of the actions; 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). Species Covered in This Notice The ESA-listed species/evolutionarily significant units (ESUs)/ distinct population segments (DPSs) covered by this notice are identified below and listed in the subsequent table by the numbers that precede each of them in the following text: (1) Threatened Puget Sound Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) (2) Threatened Lower Columbia River (LCR) Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha) (3) Threatened Snake River (SR) spring/summer Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha) (4) Threatened SR fall Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha) (5) Endangered Upper Columbia River (UCR) spring-run Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha) (6) Threatened Upper Willamette River (UWR) Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha) (7) Threatened Hood Canal summer-run chum salmon (O. keta) (8) Threatened Columbia River chum salmon (O. keta) (9) Threatened LCR steelhead (O. mykiss) (10) Threatened Middle Columbia River steelhead (O. mykiss) (11) Threatened SR steelhead (O. mykiss) (12) Threatened UWR steelhead (O. mykiss) (13) Endangered UCR steelhead (O. mykiss) (14) Threatened PS steelhead (O. mykiss) (15) Endangered SR sockeye salmon (O. nerka) (16) Threatened Ozette lake sockeye salmon (O. nerka) (17) Threatened LCR coho salmon (O. kisutch) (18) Threatened Southern Oregon-Northern California Coasts coho salmon (O. kisutch) Table 1. Scientific Research Permit Actions Affecting Listed Pacific Salmonids ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL REGISTER Notice Permit Number Affected Species/ESUs Permittee of Application Receipt ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1135 9 The United States 71 FR 44615 (August 7, Geological Survey (USGS) 2006) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1175 1, 2, 9, 14,17 The Gifford Pinchot 71 FR 65474 (November 8, national Forest 2006) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1290 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, The Northwest Fisheries 71 FR 44615 (August 7, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17 Science Center (NWFSC) 2006) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1313 1, 14 Pentec Environmental 71 FR 65474 (November 8, 2006) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1318 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, Oregon Department of Fish 71 FR 44615 (August 7, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17 and Wildlife (ODFW) 2006) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 50329]] 1322 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, NWFSC 71 FR 44615 (August 7, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17 2006) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1330 2, 9, 17 Weyerhauser Corporation 71 FR 44615 (August 7, 2006) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 333 6, 12 Oregon State University 71 FR 44615 (August 7, 2006) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1335 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, The United States Forest 71 FR 27710 (May 12, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18 Service 2006) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1339 3, 11 The Columbia River Inter- 72 FR 7769 (February 20, Tribal Fish Commission 2007) (CRITFC) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1341 3, 15 The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes 72 FR 28683 (May 22, 2007) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1345 1, 3, 5, 10, 11, 13, 14 The Washington Department 72 FR 28683 (May 22, of Fish and Wildlife 2007) (WDFW) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1365 10 The Confederated Tribes of 72 FR 28683 (May 22, the Umatilla Indian 2007) Reservation ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1372 1, 14 Puget Sound Energy 71 FR 65474 (November 8, Corporation 2006) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1379 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, CRITFC 72 FR 7769 (February 20, 13, 15, 17 2007) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1386 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, The Washington Department 71 FR 65474 (November 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17 of Ecology 2006) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1423 5, 13 The United States Fish and 72 FR 28683 (May 22, Wildlife Service 2007) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1461 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, USGS 71 FR 44615 (August 7, 11, 13, 12, 17 2006) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1521 1, 2, 8, 9, 17 Wyllie-Echeverria 71 FR 65474 (November 8, Associates 2006) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1564 1 The University of 71 FR 27710 (May 12, Washington 2006) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1565 1, 2, 9, 17 The U.S. National Park 71 FR 27710 (May 12, Service 2006) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1566 1 NWFSC 71 FR 27710 (May 12, 2006) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 567 1 Ridolfi, Inc. 71 FR 27710 (May 12, 2006) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1568 1, 14 NWFSC 71 FR 27710 (May 12, 2006) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1585 1, 7, 14 The Washington Department 71 FR 65474 (November 8, of Natural Resources 2006) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1586 1, 14 NWFSC 71 FR 65474 (November 8, 2006) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1587 1, 14 USGS 71 FR 65474 (November 8, 2006) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1588 1, 14 USGS 71 FR 65474 (November 8, 2006) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1590 1, 14 The U.S. Army Corps of 72 FR 7769 (February 20, Engineers 2007) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1598 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, The Washington Department 72 FR 7769 (February 20, 13,14, 15, 16 of Transportation 2007) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1611 10 Confederated Tribes of Warm 72 FR 28683 (May 22, Springs Reservation, 2007) Oregon ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1612 5, 13 Washington Trout 72 FR 28683 (May 22, 2007) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 50330]] Dated: August 24, 2007. Angela Somma, Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E7-17350 Filed 8-30-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S