[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 40 (Friday, February 28, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 9179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5047]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 022497B]
Endangered Species; Permits
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Receipt of an application for modification 8 to enhancement
permit 795 (P503A).
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Idaho Department of Fish and
Game in Boise, ID (IDFG) has applied in due form for modification 8 to
permit 795 authorizing takes of an endangered species for enhancement
purposes.
DATES: Written comments or requests for a public hearing on the
modification application must be received on or before April 29, 1997.
ADDRESSES: The application 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).
Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be
submitted to the Chief, Environmental and Technical Services Division,
Portland.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: IDFG requests modification 8 to permit 795
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).
For modification 8 to permit 795, IDFG (P503A) requests to release
juvenile, endangered, artificially-propagated, Snake River sockeye
salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) from their captive propagation program into
Alturas Lake in 1997. The request is consistent with the
recommendations of the Stanley Basin Sockeye Technical Oversight
Committee. Currently, releases of juvenile sockeye salmon from the
captive propagation program is authorized in Redfish and Pettit Lakes
each year. Using a third lake for juvenile sockeye salmon releases will
help offset stocking limitations brought on by the natural variability
of zooplankton abundance and species composition, and increase the
viability of the program by providing additional spawning and rearing
habitat. IDFG also request an extension of permit 795 through December
31, 1997 so that the permit may coincide with the captive propagation
program annual production cycle. Permit 795 is currently set to expire
on July 31, 1997. The modification is requested for the duration of the
permit.
Those individuals requesting a hearing on the permit modification
request 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 summary are
those of the applicant and do not necessarily reflect the views of
NMFS.
Dated: February 24, 1997.
Robert C. Ziobro,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-5047 Filed 2-27-97; 8:45 am]
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