[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 57 (Tuesday, March 25, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 14115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7529]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 031897C]
Endangered Species; Permits
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Receipt of three applications for scientific research permits
(P628, P630, P636).
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Trihey and Associates in Concord,
CA, the Natural Resources Management Corporation (NRMC) in Eureka, CA,
and Stephen Cannata in Arcata, 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 April 24, 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Trihey and Associates, NRMC, and Stephen
Cannata 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).
Trihey and Associates (P628) requests a five-year permit for takes
of adult and juvenile, threatened, central California coast coho salmon
(Oncorhynchus kisutch) associated with fish population and habitat
studies throughout the Evolutionarily Significant Unit (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) redd counts, (4) genetic sampling, and (5) habitat quality
evaluation. ESA-listed fish are proposed to be observed or captured,
anesthetized, handled, allowed to recover from the anesthetic, and
released. Indirect mortalities associated with research activities are
also requested.
NRMC (P630) requests a five-year permit for takes of adult and
juvenile, threatened, central California coast coho salmon
(Oncorhynchus kisutch) associated with fish population and habitat
studies throughout the ESU. The studies consist of four assessment
tasks for which ESA-listed fish are proposed to be taken: (1) Presence/
absence, (2) population estimates, (3) redd counts, and (4) habitat
quality evaluation. ESA-listed fish are proposed to be observed or
captured, anesthetized, handled, allowed to recover from the
anesthetic, and released. Indirect mortalities associated with research
activities are also requested.
Stephen Cannata (P636) requests a five-year permit for takes of
juvenile, threatened, central California coast coho salmon
(Oncorhynchus kisutch) associated with fish population and habitat
studies in the Albion and Navarro Rivers within the ESU. The studies
consist of four assessment tasks for which ESA-listed fish are proposed
to be taken: (1) Presence/absence, (2) population estimates, (3) life
history patterns, and (4) habitat quality evaluation. ESA-listed fish
are proposed to be observed or captured, anesthetized, handled, allowed
to recover from the anesthetic, and released. The applicant also
proposes to obtain scale samples from a portion of the ESA-listed
juveniles to be captured. Indirect mortalities associated with research
activities are also requested.
Those individuals requesting a hearing on any of the requests for a
permit 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: March 19, 1997
Joseph R. Blum,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-7529 Filed 3-24-97; 8:45 am]
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