[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 214 (Wednesday, November 5, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 59848]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-29283]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 102397A]
Endangered Species; Permits
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Receipt of applications for scientific research permits (1061,
1062, 1085).
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the California Department of
Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF), in Santa Rosa, CA, Georgia-Pacific
West Inc. (GPWI), in Fort Bragg, CA, and ENTRIX, in Walnut Creek, CA,
have applied in due form for permits authorizing takes of a threatened
species for scientific research purposes.
DATES: Written comments or requests for a public hearing on any of
these applications must be received on or before December 5, 1997.
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
Protected Species Division, NMFS, 777 Sonoma Avenue, Room 325,
Santa Rosa, CA 95404-6528 (707-575-6066).
Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be
submitted to the Protected Species Division in Santa Rosa, CA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Hablett, Protected Resources
Division (707-575-6066).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CDF, GPWI and ENTRIX request permits 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 217-227).
CDF (1061) requests a five-year permit for takes of juvenile,
threatened, southern Oregon/northern California coast coho salmon
(Oncorhynchus kisutch) associated with monitoring projects in coastal
streams within the Evolutionarily Significant Unit (ESU). The studies
consist of coho salmon distribution and abundance surveys for which
ESA-listed fish are proposed to be taken. ESA-listed fish will be
captured, anesthetized, handled (identified and measured), allowed to
recover from the anesthetic, and released. ESA-listed salmon indirect
mortalities associated with the research are also requested.
GPWI (1062) requests a five-year permit for takes of juvenile,
threatened, southern Oregon/northern California coast coho salmon
(Oncorhynchus kisutch) associated with fish population studies on GPWI
properties in drainages of the south fork of the Eel River within the
ESU. The studies consist of coho salmon distribution and abundance
surveys for which ESA-listed fish are proposed to be taken. ESA-listed
fish will be captured, anesthetized, handled (identified and measured),
allowed to recover from the anesthetic, and released. ESA-listed salmon
indirect mortalities associated with the research are also requested.
ENTRIX (1085) requests a five-year permit for takes of adult and
juvenile, threatened, southern Oregon/northern California coast coho
salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) associated with fish population and
habitat studies on the Klamath and Trinity Rivers within the ESU. The
studies consist of five assessment tasks for which ESA-listed fish are
proposed to be taken: (1) Presence/absence, (2) population estimates,
(3) habitat quality evaluation, (4) spawner surveys, and (5) tissue
removal for genetic analysis. ESA-listed fish are proposed to be
observed or captured, anesthetized, handled (measured and tissue
samples taken), allowed to recover from the anesthetic, and released.
ESA-listed salmon indirect mortalities associated with the research are
also requested.
Those individuals requesting a hearing on these requests for
permits should set out the specific reasons why a hearing 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 above application summaries
are those of the applicant and do not necessarily reflect the views of
NMFS.
Dated: October 27, 1997.
Nancy Chu,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-29283 Filed 11-4-97; 8:45 am]
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