[Federal Register: January 6, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 4)]
[Notices]
[Page 916]
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. 123005A]
Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Extension of scientific research permit 1376 - Modification 1.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received a request to
extend the duration of a scientific research permit that currently
allows Pacific salmon to be taken. The research is designed to increase
knowledge of salmonids listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA)
and help guide management and conservation efforts.
DATES: Comments or requests for a public hearing on the application
must be received no later than 5 p.m. Pacific time on February 6, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the application should be sent to
Protected Resources Division, NMFS, 1201 NE. Lloyd Blvd., Suite 1100,
Portland, OR 97232-1274. Comments may also be sent via fax to 503-230-
5441 or by e-mail to resapps.nwr@NOAA.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Garth Griffin, Portland, OR (ph.:
503-231-2005, Fax: 503-230-5435, e-mail: Garth.Griffin@noaa.gov).
Permit application instructions are available at http://www.nwr.noaa.gov
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Species Covered in This Notice
The following listed species (evolutionarily significant unit) is
covered in this notice:
Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha): threatened naturally produced and
artificially propagated Puget Sound (PS).
Authority
Scientific research permits are issued in accordance with section
10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et. seq) and regulations
governing listed fish and wildlife permits (50 CFR Parts 222-226). NMFS
issues permits based on findings that such permits: (1) Are applied for
in good faith; (2) if granted and exercised, would not operate to the
disadvantage of the listed species that are the subject of the permit;
and (3) are consistent with the purposes and policy of section 2 of the
ESA. The authority to take listed species is subject to conditions set
forth in the permits.
Anyone requesting a hearing on this extension request should set
out the specific reasons why such a hearing would be appropriate (see
ADDRESSES). Hearings are held at the discretion of the Assistant
Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA.
Extension Request
Permit 1376 - Modification 1
Permit 1376 currently authorizes the Washington Cooperative Fish
and Wildlife Research Unit (University of Washington, School of Aquatic
and Fisheries Sciences) to take juvenile and adult PS Chinook salmon in
Lakes Washington and Sammamish, Washington. The purpose of the research
is to understand food web interactions, identify sources of mortality,
and determine the energetic requirements for sustaining fish and
zooplankton communities in each lake. The study helps researchers
identify and quantify factors limiting survival and growth of juvenile
salmon and other species. The UW captures (using gillnets, trawls,
hook-and-line, trot lines, minnow traps, beach seines, and backpack
electrofishing equipment), anesthetizes, handles, measures, weighs, and
releases juvenile PS Chinook salmon and examines their stomach
contents. The permittee is asking NMFS to allow the research to
continue until December 31, 2006. No other changes are proposed.
Further information on the actions covered by this permit may be
obtained from previous notices, from the biological opinion analyzing
the effects of the research (2002/01919C - which is still in effect),
and on the web at http://www.nwr.noaa.gov/.
This notice is provided pursuant to section 10(c) of the ESA. NMFS
will evaluate the request, associated documents, and comments submitted
to determine whether the request meets the requirements of section
10(a) of the ESA and Federal regulations. The final permit decision
will not be made until after the end of the 30-day comment period. NMFS
will publish notice of its final action in the Federal Register.
Dated: December 30, 2005.
Susan Pultz,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-16 Filed 1-5-06; 8:45 am]
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