[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 128 (Thursday, July 3, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 36049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17421]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 062397B]
Endangered Species; Permits
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Receipt of an application for a scientific research permit
(P649).
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Rick Golden, a fishery biologist
employed by the Umpqua National Forest at Idleyld Park, OR, has applied
in due form for a permit that would authorize a take of an endangered
species for scientific research.
DATES: Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this
application must be received on or before August 4, 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
Protected Resources Division, F/NWO3, NMFS, 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, Protected Resources Division, Portland.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Rick Golden requests a permit 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).
Rick Golden (P649) requests a 3-year permit for an annual take of
adult and juvenile, endangered, Umpqua River cutthroat trout
(Oncorhynchus clarki clarki) associated with research designed to
determine whether the fish is present in the Fish Creek watershed. Fish
Creek is a tributary of the upper North Umpqua River in southwest
Oregon. Anecdotal evidence suggests that anadromous cutthroat trout
were historically, and may still be present in the Fish Creek
watershed. The primary reason for determining the presence/absence of
resident cutthroat trout in the Fish Creek Basin is to clarify the
degree of impact that projected timber harvests in the basin would have
on ESA-listed cutthroat trout. The research also has significance in
ongoing discussions on whether fish passage facilities should be
constructed at Soda Springs Dam. In addition, knowledge of the presence
of resident cutthroat trout in Fish Creek above Soda Springs Dam, and
information concerning the size and distribution of that population,
will be useful to NMFS in designating critical habitat and designing a
recovery plan for the ESA-listed fish. Rick Golden proposes to observe
ESA-listed fish by snorkeling and to capture and handle ESA-listed fish
using electroshocking. An indirect mortality of ESA-listed fish
associated with the research is also requested.
Those individuals requesting a hearing (see ADDRESSES) should set
out the specific reasons why a hearing on this 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.
Dated: June 24, 1997.
Nancy Chu,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-17421 Filed 7-2-97; 8:45 am]
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