[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 245 (Thursday, December 22, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-31401]
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[Federal Register: December 22, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 121394A]
Endangered Species; Permits
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Issuance of Modification 4 to Scientific Research and
Enhancement Permit 747 (P45H) and Notice of Receipt of an Application
for a Scientific Research Permit (P578).
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On September 12, 1994, an application was filed by the U.S.
Department of Fish and Wildlife (FWS) for a modification to their
scientific research and enhancement Permit 747 (P45H). Permit 747
allows FWS to take threatened Sacramento River winter-run chinook
salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) as authorized by the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (ESA) (16 U.S.C. 1531-543) and the NMFS regulations
governing listed fish and wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 217-22).
FWS requested an expansion of their research sampling area to
include the lower reaches of the creeks and tributaries of the
Sacramento River in Butte, Glenn, and Tehama Counties in CA. The
expanded sampling will occur in the tributaries within 5 miles of their
confluence with the mainstem Sacramento River. In addition, FWS
requested authorization to allow Dr. Paul E. Maslin, Department of
Biological Sciences, California State University at Chico and his
graduate students to carry out this expanded sampling and to
participate in the part of the research involving the annual collection
and sacrifice of up to 450 adipose fin-clipped and coded-wire tagged
juvenile, listed, Sacramento River winter-run chinook salmon released
from the FWS's Coleman National Fish Hatchery.
Notice is hereby given that on December 6, 1994, as authorized by
the provisions of the ESA, NMFS issued Modification 4 to Permit 747 for
the above taking, subject to certain conditions set forth therein. This
modification will be in effect for the duration of the permit, which
expires on December 31, 1995.
Issuance of this permit, as required by the ESA, was based on a
finding that such permit: (1) Was applied for in good faith; (2) will
not operate to the disadvantage of the listed species which is the
subject of this permit; (3) is consistent with the purposes and
policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA. This permit was also issued
in accordance with and is subject to parts 217-222 of Title 50 CFR, the
NMFS regulations governing listed species permits.
Notice is hereby given that the California Department of Water
Resources (DWR) has applied in due form to take listed species as
authorized by the ESA and the NMFS regulations governing listed fish
and wildlife permits.
DWR (P578) requests authorization to take juvenile and adult,
threatened, Sacramento River winter-run chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha) for scientific research purposes while conducting an
acoustic barrier applied research project at the confluence of
Georgiana Slough with the Sacramento River. The purpose of the proposed
project is to determine the effectiveness of an underwater acoustic
barrier in diverting migrating juvenile chinook salmon away from
Georgiana Slough under various hydraulic and hydrologic conditions.
Previous studies have demonstrated substantially higher mortality rates
for downstream migrating juvenile chinook salmon which pass from the
Sacramento River into Georgiana Slough when compared with salmon which
continue their migration downstream within the Sacramento River
channel. The proposed study involves Kodiak trawling within the
Sacramento River and Georgiana Slough between February and June 1995 to
determine the guidance efficiency of the barrier.
Written data or views, or requests for a public hearing on this
application should be submitted to the Chief, Endangered Species
Division, Office of Protected Resources, F/PR8, NMFS, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3226, within 30 days of the
publication of this notice. Those individuals requesting a hearing
should set out the specific reasons why a hearing on this particular
application would be appropriate. The holding of such hearing is at the
discretion of the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA. All
statements and opinions contained in this application summary are those
of the Applicant and do not necessarily reflect the views of NMFS.
Documents submitted in connection with the above actions are
available for review by interested persons in the following offices by
appointment:
Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, NOAA, 1315 East-West Highway,
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3226 (301-713-1401); and
Director, Southwest Region, NMFS, NOAA, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite
4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 (310-980-4016).
Dated: December 14, 1994.
William W. Fox, Jr., Ph.D.,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 94-31401 Filed 12-21-94; 8:45 am]
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