[Federal Register: April 17, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 74)]
[Notices]
[Page 18951-18952]
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. 032703F]
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 1430
and 1431 and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received an application
for scientific research from Jones & Stokes (J&S) in Sacramento, CA
(1430) and California Department of Water Resources (CDWR) in
Sacramento, CA (1431). These permits would affect federally threatened
Central Valley spring-run Chinook salmon and 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 May 19, 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 are available for review by appointment, for permits
1430 and 1431: Protected Resources Division, NMFS, 650 Capitol Mall,
Suite 8-300, Sacramento, CA 95814 (ph: 916-930-3600, 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
916-930-3600, 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. 1531B1543) (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 the federally threatened Central Valley
spring-run Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and threatened
Central Valley steelhead (O. mykiss).
Applications Received
J&S requests a 1-year permit (1430) for take of adult and juvenile
threatened Central Valley spring-run Chinook
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salmon and threatened Central Valley steelhead to assess potential
impacts of water transfers on Central Valley fall-run Chinook salmon,
spring-run Chinook salmon, and steelhead in the lower Yuba River. J&S
requests authorization for an estimated total take of 18,306 adult
spring-run Chinook salmon (that includes 0.5 percent incidental
mortality) and 2,000 adult steelhead (0.5 percent incidental mortality)
resulting from observation and release of adult fish, and 619,865
juvenile spring-run Chinook salmon (0.9 percent incidental mortality)
and 18,324 juvenile steelhead (2 percent incidental mortality)
resulting from capture, handling, and releasing of juvenile fish.
CDWR requests a 5-year permit (1431) for take of adult and juvenile
Central Valley spring-run Chinook salmon and Central Valley steelhead
associated with studies to evaluate the effects of Oroville-Thermalito
Complex operations on andromous fishes in the Feather River. The
studies concern spring-run Chinook salmon holding areas and spawning
areas, Chinook salmon spawning escapement surveys, and steelhead life
history. CDWR requests authorization for an estimated annual take
resulting from carcass surveys, marking, releasing, and/or tissue
samples of 40,555 adult spring-run Chinook salmon (that includes
0.01 percent incidental mortality) for the first 3 years and
50 adult spring-run Chinook salmon annually thereafter, 115 adult
steelhead (4 percent incidental mortality), and 775 juvenile steelhead
(3 percent incidental mortality) resulting from the proposed studies.
Dated: April 11, 2003.
Phil Williams,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-9492 Filed 4-16-03; 8:45 am]
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