[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 16, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 53900]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26499]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 100996D]
Endangered Species; Permits
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Issuance of incidental take permit 1,017 (P211K) and
modification 5 to scientific research permit 818 (P211C).
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has issued an incidental take
permit and a modification to a scientific research permit that
authorize takes of Endangered Species Act-listed species, subject to
certain conditions set forth therein, to the Oregon Department of Fish
and Wildlife (ODFW) at Portland, OR and La Grande, OR.
ADDRESSES: The applications and related documents are available for
review in the following offices, by appointment:
Office of Protected Resources, F/PR3, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway,
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3226 (301-713-1401); and
Environmental and Technical Services Division, 525 NE Oregon
Street, Suite 500, Portland, OR 97232-4169 (503-230-5400).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The permit and modification to a permit were
issued under the authority of section 10 of the Endangered Species Act
of 1973 (ESA) (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543) and the NMFS regulations governing
ESA-listed fish and wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 217-222).
Notice was published on August 7, 1996 (61 FR 41130) that an
application had been filed by ODFW (P211K) for an incidental take
permit. Permit 1,017 was issued to ODFW on September 30, 1996. Permit
1,017 authorizes ODFW an annual incidental take of resident, fluvial,
and anadromous, endangered, Umpqua River cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus
clarki clarki) associated with the state of Oregon's recreational and
commercial fisheries in the Umpqua River Basin. ODFW is charged by
statute with the management and protection of the fish and wildlife
resources of the state. An individual incidental take permit was issued
since ODFW is responsible for establishing the State's fishing
regulations and controls fishing activities by issuing licenses to
citizens. Pursuant to the incidental take authorization, ODFW will
implement a conservation plan that includes measures designed to
minimize the incidental take of ESA-listed cutthroat trout. ODFW
requested a five-year permit. However, since ODFW will monitor the
fisheries in the Umpqua River Basin for at least three years to obtain
more precise information on the incidental take of ESA-listed cutthroat
trout, NMFS determined that permit 1,017 be issued for a period of
three years, with annual review and authorization requirements.
Accordingly, Permit 1,017 will expire on September 30, 1999.
Notice was published on August 6, 1996 (61 FR 40821) that an
application had been filed by ODFW (P211C) for modification 5 to
scientific research permit 818. Modification 5 to permit 818 was issued
to ODFW on September 30, 1996. Permit 818 authorizes annual takes of
adult and juvenile, threatened, Snake River spring/summer chinook
salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) for scientific research. For
modification 5, permit 818 has been extended to be effective for
approximately five years. Permit 818 was issued to ODFW on April 22,
1993 and is now set to expire on June 30, 1998. Also for modification
5, ODFW is authorized an increase in the takes of adult and juvenile,
ESA-listed salmon associated with new studies in the Wallowa River
Basin. The new research will provide essential information on the life
history and critical habitat of the spring chinook salmon populations
in the Wallowa River Basin. The information collected will enable
managers to make more effective decisions concerning the protection and
enhancement of critical habitat.
Issuance of the permit and permit modification, as required by the
ESA, was based on a finding that such actions: (1) Were requested in
good faith, (2) will not operate to the disadvantage of the ESA-listed
species that are the subject of the permits, and (3) are consistent
with the purposes and policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA and
the NMFS regulations governing ESA-listed species permits.
Dated: October 9, 1996.
Robert C. Ziobro,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-26499 Filed 10-15-96; 8:45 am]
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