[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 9, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-5442]
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[Federal Register: March 9, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 022494A]
Endangered Species; Permits
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Receipt of Three Applications for Scientific Research
Permits and Two Applications for Modifications to Scientific Research
Permits.
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Notice is hereby given that the National Biological Survey (P45L
and P45M) and the NMFS Northwest Fisheries Science Center (P770#66)
have applied in due form for permits, and the National Biological
Survey and the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC)
have applied in due form for modifications to Permits 817 (P45K) and
825 (P513), respectively, to take listed species of Snake River salmon,
as authorized by the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531-
1543) and the NMFS regulations governing listed fish and wildlife
permits (50 CFR parts 217-227).
The National Biological Survey is requesting two permits. The first
request (P45L) is for authorization to take listed juvenile Snake River
fall chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in research activities
in order to characterize spawning and rearing habitat in the Snake
River and rearing habitat in the mainstem Columbia River reservoirs,
and to describe factors influencing their migratory behavior. The
applicant requests this authorization for a duration of three years.
The second request from the National Biological Survey (P45M) is
for authorization to take scale samples from listed juvenile Snake
River spring/summer chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha) that would be
lethally taken under a separate authorization. The purpose of the
research is to study the impacts of bacterial kidney disease on
survival of spring/summer chinook salmon stocks. The applicant requests
this authorization for a duration of five years.
The NMFS Northwest Fisheries Science Center requests authorization
to take listed juvenile Snake River spring/summer and fall chinook
salmon while conducting scientific research to assess the incidence of
gas bubble disease in selected aquatic biota of the Columbia River
basin during episodes of high spill volumes. The applicant requests
this authorization for a duration of five years.
The National Biological Survey has also applied for a modification
to Permit 817 to increase the number of listed juvenile Snake River
fall chinook salmon authorized to be Passive Integrated Transponder
(PIT) tagged in order to estimate migration timing to Lower Monumental
Dam. A similar increase was authorized for 1993. The applicant requests
this authorization for a duration of three years.
The CRITFC has applied for a modification to Permit 825 to change
two of the existing projects in their permit and to add two new
projects. The proposed changes are for increased capture and PIT
tagging of listed juvenile Snake River spring/summer chinook salmon in
order to collect additional life history information and to better
evaluate the hydropower systems operations and flow regimes. The two
new projects include (1) the take of listed adult Snake River spring/
summer chinook salmon in order to develop an accurate escapement
estimation method for Secesh River summer chinook that does not
interfere with, trap, or impede adult migratory fish, and (2) the take
of listed juvenile Snake River spring/summer and fall chinook salmon to
measure the outmigration timing, growth rates, and survival of spring/
summer and fall chinook salmon in the Clearwater River. The applicant
requests this authorization for the duration of five years.
Written data or views, or requests for a public hearing on these
applications should be submitted to the Director, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1335 East-West Hwy.,
Silver Spring, MD 20910, within 30 days of the publication of this
notice. Those individuals requesting a hearing should set forth the
specific reasons why a hearing on the particular application would be
appropriate. The holding of such hearing is at the discretion of the
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries. All statements and opinions
contained in these application summaries are those of the applicant and
do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Marine Fisheries
Service.
Documents submitted in connection with the above application are
available for review by interested persons in the following offices by
appointment:
Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service,
1335 East-West Hwy., Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301-713-2322); and
Environmental and Technical Services Division, National Marine
Fisheries Service, 911 North East 11th Ave., Room 620, Portland, OR
97232 (503-230-5400).
Dated: February 28, 1994.
William W. Fox, Jr.,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 94-5442 Filed 3-8-94; 8:45 am]
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