[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 104 (Friday, May 30, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 29331]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-14148]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 052297A]
Endangered Species; Permits
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Issuance of modification 8 to permit 795 (P503A).
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has issued a modification to
a permit to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game at Boise, ID (IDFG)
that authorizes takes of Endangered Species Act-listed species for the
purpose of scientific research/enhancement, subject to certain
conditions set forth therein.
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).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The modification to a permit was issued
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 217-222).
Notice was published on February 28, 1997 (62 FR 9179) and April 8,
1997 (62 FR 16892) that an application had been filed by IDFG (P503A)
for modification 8 to scientific research/enhancement permit 795.
Modification 8 to permit 795 was issued to IDFG on May 21, 1997. Permit
795 authorizes IDFG takes of adult and juvenile, endangered, Snake
River sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) associated with a captive
propagation program. For modification 8 to the permit, IDFG is
authorized to release juvenile, artificially-propagated, Snake River
sockeye salmon from its captive propagation program into Alturas Lake
in 1997. 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. Permit 795 is also extended to expire on December 31, 1997.
Modification 8 to permit 795 is valid for the duration of the permit.
Issuance of the permit modification, as required by the ESA, was
based on a finding that the modification: (1) Was requested/proposed in
good faith, (2) will not operate to the disadvantage of the ESA-listed
species that is the subject of the permit, and (3) is consistent with
the purposes and policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA and the
NMFS regulations governing ESA-listed species permits.
Dated: May 23, 1997.
Nancy Chu,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-14148 Filed 5-29-97; 8:45 am]
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