[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 43047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-21134]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 081396B]
Endangered Species; Permits
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting on an application for an incidental
take permit (P211K).
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a public meeting on an application
from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) for an
incidental take permit will take place.
DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for August 26, 1996 from 6:30
p.m. - 9:30 p.m., or until all comments have been heard. The comment
period for the permit application ends on September 6, 1996 and will
allow concerned parties to respond to the testimony presented at the
public meeting.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the Douglas County
Courthouse (Room 216), 1036 SE Douglas Avenue, Roseburg, Oregon. The
permit application and related documents are available for review in
the following offices, by appointment:
Office of Protected Resources, F/PR8, 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).
Send written comments to the Chief, Endangered Species Division,
Office of Protected Resources at the address above.
Special Accommodations
The meeting will be physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Keren Holtz at (503) 230-5424 at
least five days prior to the date of the meeting.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice was published on August 7, 1996 (61
FR 41130) that an application had been filed by ODFW (P211K) for an
incidental take 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). ODFW requests a permit for an annual incidental take of
resident, fluvial, and anadromous, endangered, Umpqua River cutthroat
trout (Oncorhynchus clarki clarki) associated with the state of
Oregon's recreational and commercial fisheries in the Umpqua River
Basin. ODFW is charged by statute with the management and protection of
the fish and wildlife resources of the State. An individual incidental
take permit is requested since ODFW is responsible for establishing the
State's fishing regulations and controls fishing activities by issuing
licenses to citizens.
ESA-listed cutthroat trout could be exposed to various fisheries in
the Umpqua River Basin. The actual probability of incidental take
varies among the fisheries. Those species that may be present and
fished for in the Umpqua River Basin include spring chinook salmon,
fall chinook salmon, coho salmon, summer and winter steelhead trout,
hatchery rainbow trout, smallmouth bass, striped bass, shad, and white
and green sturgeon.
ODFW included a conservation plan in their permit application that
includes measures designed to minimize the incidental take of ESA-
listed cutthroat trout. One such measure is the termination of hatchery
rainbow trout releases in areas of the North and South Umpqua Rivers
and, beginning in 1997, closing all remaining trout angling in the
Umpqua River Basin, except the North Umpqua River above Soda Springs
Dam. Other conservation measures include closing spawning habitat to
fishing, maintaining beneficial time and area closures, periodic
monitoring and evaluation programs, regulation enforcement, scientific
research, recovery planning, and public education.
Anyone wishing to make a presentation at the public meeting should
register upon arrival and be prepared to provide a written copy of
their testimony at the time of presentation. Depending on the number of
persons wishing to speak, a time limit may be imposed. All statements
and opinions summarized in this notice are those of the applicant and
do not necessarily reflect the views of NMFS.
Dated: August 14, 1996.
Robert C. Ziobro,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-21134 Filed 8-19-96; 8:45 am]
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